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Thomas A. Hekdricks,
GE5EEALDIRE0T0BY.
.President.
Vice President.
thos. f. batabd. . . . . f re7 ?Tr;. ;;;;
Daniel T. Makiw, Secretary of' TrerT-
L. Q. C. Lamar. .Secretary i
Wm. C. Ekdicott. . . .
W. 0. Whitnet. ...
VV. T. Vilaj
A. H. Oaei.asd....
MoRRISOSK.WAItE.
secretary o Vt r
...Secretary of Navy.
Muter General .
Attorney General.
Chief Justice
. STATE OF
J. N. Dolph.
Bisokk Hermann. . . .
Z. F. Moody. .
n. P. Eariiart
Edward Hirsch . .
OREGON.
. .U. S. Senator.
Congressman.
... ....Governor.
. ..Secrctaryof State,
State Treasnrer.
Pub. Instruction
State Printer.
.Suprent Judges
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; SECOND JUDICIAL MSTMCT.
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J. V' Hamilton Prosecuting Attorney
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Senators.
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J. H. Shite, j
Wm. Maksino,
HE5Ry ItoUEKS,
. W, UlliPLE,
C. B. Wilcox,
U. W. Kimball. .
(i. A. Taylor, .....
W. N. Moore,,...
F. W. B.sos
K. C. Sacry
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VOL. X.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE-
ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 20,
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Sash kl Marks,
Abher Marks,
W. I. Friedlasder
S. MAEES & Co.
-DEALERS IN-
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.... Clerk
Sheriff.
, Treasurer.
.School Superintendent.
. .....Assessor.
.County Judge.
J. Hall, C. A. McGke Commissioners
Wm. TniKL Surveyor.
Dr. S. 8. Maroters Coroi.cr.
CITY OF ROSEBURG.
John Kast,
tP. SlfKKIDAN,
. C. Wheeler,
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T. Ford Recorder.
G. J. IjASGKOBKRU
John Chase... .
Trustees.
.Marshal
.Treasurer.
PROFESSIONAL-
L F. LANE, JOHN LANE
J ANE & LANE,
Attorneys at Law.
Maiu street, opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel.
C. FULLERTON,
Attorney at Law.
Office in Marks' brick, ..up stairs.
Crockery, Glassware,
Provisions, Cigars,
Boots and Shoes.
Wool and Produce of every Descrip
tion Bought
AND THE VERY HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR THEM.
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Twelve miles from
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lioscburg, o:i
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Wwgon
1835.
- Physicians hi tlio Sandwich Islands
liuvo come to the conclusion that the
only way lo stop the alarming spread
of leprosy is to begin vaccinating with
leprosy inierjbfH. Tiny think the op
oration will bo :i success.
NO. 33.
M. JOSEFHSON.
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A. SEHLBREDE,
A TTOILXEY AT LAW,
OAKLAND, OREGON.
Notary Public-
W.
N. MOORE,
General Insurance Agent.
Office at Court House, Bose-burg.
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Keeps a full line of Dress Goods of cveiy variety and Shade.
A full line of Silks.
A full line of Satins, Brocades and Velvets.
A full line of Fancy Dress Goods.
A full line of Hosiery.
A full line of Clothing.
A fall lino of Furnishing Goods.
A full line of Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes.
A full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries and Tobaccos.
1 lull Vl JlJiiVi J ii.i iM t -
And last, but not least, a full line of Ostricu flumes and lips, wun an
kinds of Ladies Hat Trimmings and Hat Shapes of latest pattern.
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OF RECTAL OISE ASKS
AS
"ITiwi'K, Xi'iii-itw-sii,
I11iik lioti.
ETC., ETC ,
CURED IN 6 YEARS BY THE BRINKERHOFF SYSTEM
Dr. J. B. I'ilkiniftou 1'ri'prictor l Hie l'ortlaiul
kvr ami ear ijriKMARY ami Vamtaiuan for Nkbvoi s
Dwbasks h'lahcou noiiived Agent and l'liyaician
fr.r this in Oregon & Y. T. No sf.vkrk si roical
Ol'F.RATI0S, no 1'AIS uo l,oss of BfcooD. In 2 month.,
hare cureil several cases in which severe cutting op
erations have faileil. Am permitted to refer to Mr
Jas. W. WcntherforJ, Jruffifist forinerly of Salem.
Mr. Frank Oanliner, niauhiiiest, Mr. R. A. Uampy.
Harrisburg, and otlierg. If several patients apply,
will upend uue day in each month in Hoselmr.
A'M ews for pamphlet etc.
J. 11. P1LKIXGT0N M. D.
.PORTLAND OR.
Auy amount of Lmnber Sugar Pine,
0dar, Yellow Fir, Flooring,
Rustic, Mouldings, etc.
WE WILL HOT BE UNDERSOLD.
We have appointed A. J. BELLOWS and IIKNKY
GATES agenU for Hoschun;, who will have lumlier
always on hand. Will deliver to any part of tiie city
from the Mill at rcammalde rates.
PRICES AT MILL;
Roujjh Lumber." i 00 ir 11
HooriiiK - 13 00 per M
H-i.- .. ...... ...-vl3 00 perU
HUBBARD
GREEK MILLS,
CLARK it BAKER, F.ops.
llaviii-r lmrL-liaiAMl ti e alxc e named mills of L
" e i ,
Stephens & Co., we ale now prepaptd to fiirnioh any
amount of the licit quality of
AN AMATEUJt " CABBY."
In "my salad days" I was a striking ex
amplo ot that class of young men. who
are unfortunately weighted with an extra
crop . of wild oats to dispose of cro they
are transformed into conventional, steady
croine. tax-pavinu members of the com
munity. Sly personal allowance being
considerable, I was able to indulge in all
the follies of a man about town. For
tunately or unfortunately, I soon probtd
to the bottom of things, and speedily
tasted the ashea in the cup of pleasure, so
that one follv after another was discarded
and relegated to the limbo of the past,
until, like Ueliogabalus, I eighed for a
new delight, and would have paid liberally
for a fresh sensation. The turf and its
wretched gambling associatsons palled
unon me: I was weary of the theatre,
both before and behind the curtain. The
senseless chatter of my young associates
in the club smoking-room rouseu a leci-
ROSEBURG REVIEW
HAS THE
FIIIEST JOB OFFICE
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
CARDS, BILL HEADS, LEGAL BLANKS
And other Printing, Including
Large and Heavy Posters and Showy Hand-Bill
Neatly and Expeditiously executed
AT PORTLAND PRICES.
J.UMBER
ever offered to the public in Douglas County,
will furnish at the mill at the Mlowmur prices;
No-1 ruush lumber 1-
Ni., 1 floorm;;, G inch
No. 1 flooring, 4 inch
No. 1 finihins lumber -"-
No. 1 finishing lumber dresicd on i sides .21
No. 1 finis-hiu; lumber dressed on I sides--"-
CLAUSE it BAKER.'
We
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iM JOSEFHSON.
TDr. Pilkington will be at the
McClalleii llouw, Rosebtug from Fri
day eveningjNovt'UiberGth loSatuiday
evening Novt-inbcr 7lh, 1885.
J. C. SHERIDAN
fsL'Successor lojr
l9 q. mmomm,
DEALER IN
lirmtoi, sikIi, Doors
iiml 3Xoullin
OF THE VERA' BEST MATERIAL.
COME AND GET. TERMS BEFORE PL" RCH 'S
J ing clsewhei-o.
Offlco near l)cp"t Kobehurjf.
Aent for J. J. Whitsett's Lumber.
R. s & J. C SHERIDAN, Douglas County Bank,
JIUMPHHEY k FLINT,
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
BAILEY'S HOTEL.
Oakland, Oregon.
Board $1 per Day; Single Meals, 25 cents, ;
i
t3TTri bouse has lately changed bands and Is !
thoroujchly renovated and refurnished. " The travel- i
ng public will find the best of accommodations. j
IV o Chluameu lmplo'vcl. j
SMITH BAILEY.
This Space is Reserved for
W. N. MOORE.
DEALER IN
HARDWARE
Stoves and Tinvrnrc,
KoscIhii'ss, Oregon.
rpHE nndorsignr.il takco pleasure in an-
I nouncing to the public that he selling
everything in liis liue at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION!
- IF YOU WANT
STOVES, AGRIOULTUKiL TUOLS
IRON, ST1ILL, HAILS,
H0R3B3H0ES, TIMWARC, (JUTLERY
Or anylhinjx in my line, cnll and exatnine isty
stock and learn prices before purchasing else
where, as I am selling lower than ever.
.1 C. SIIKRIDAN
Roaoburg - : Oregon-
TRANSACT A GENERAL
BANKINGJBUSINESS
Sight Drafts Drawn on
I'ortland, San Francisco, New York and
other points. Bills of exchange on the
ttrincinal cities of Europe. Deposits re
ceived subject to check. Collections made
on nil accessablcpoints at reasonable rates.
A gee & Ilauan.
New Butcher Shop
ai
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ABSOLUTELY
DC. McCLALLEN,
Proprietor of the
McCLALLEN HOUSE
FIRST C LASS
Larjre Sample Rooms for Commercial
Travelers.
ree Coach to and from the ho line
B(.'f!ixe delivered free of chtrge.
K
CORBJUTTj
Successor to J. D. JOlimOK
DEALER IN
DEPOT HOTEL,
OAKLANO, OREGON.
Ttlolittrtl ThouuiH, I?roi.
SLEEPING ACCOMODATIONS.
AND THE
Table supplied with the Best the Market affords
MJBBCBMDI&M
DRY GOODS, BOOTS ami SHOES,
CLOTHING. II ATS and CAIJS
OllUttS siiid PATENT MEDICINES
ChwiiHir 'than tho Cheapest. i
STANDARD FOWLS.
PlymouUi Kock,
Wyandot (es,
ISrown Leglioriis.
Having been en:igcd inyibe busiuess of breeding
thoroughbred fowls for the past ciht yearn, 1
am able to furnish as fine xpcciuieus of the alnive
named breeds as can be Imd either on tlii coast or
in the East.
We keep all kinds of FltEtfH
PICKLED meats.
STISFACTI0N ASSURED.
Hides of all kinds bo'i'jhl.
Til K OLD 11ULIA1JLH
Established in 18G7.
I:tcol fiifzer
Plymouth Rocln, wiintlu bit J, si.n-i t
pairs, i to .sS; trios jo t o 1 1.
II.
PAllilV,
M rehu.t lailor.
stairs, over
Wyandottosi
4i:..
stoylv l-ird, :'int 10; tr'.o
FIrnt right-liaiid room, tip
Marks' Store
llfpaira ami Alter-dioiH neatly tione.
SHERIDAN BROTHERS,
Hotel at the DeKt of the l'ailroad.
MOORE'S KGSTAVRAXT.
(Principaul Business Street.)
lloolniftf, Oregon
MEALS 25 CENTS, LODGING 25 CENTS
We Keep the Best the Market Affords.
W . . . i - . i . 1 ... i . -
BUCK8MITH AND WHEELWRIGHT
BOWEN BROS.
Having dissolved the copartnership exist
ing between Bunnell & Bowen Bros, and
are now prepared to do all work in their
liue in a
WORKMANLIKE
MANS ER, AND AT REASONABLE RATES.
Roscbttrg, Oregon,
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They would announce that they have just received and now have on
; hand one of the largest stocks of
General Hardware, etc.
Ever Brought to Douglas, nl,whcn added to their
Stoves of all Patterns and Ready-made Tinwar
They are prepared to declare they have tie best supply in their line of.any house in j
Southern Orecon. which they propose selling Cheaper than can bo purchased elsewhere
t k h.o f nmi.lUNn MATEHTALS. in the wav of Locks, Butts, etc., we can
All ll J V v -r V mm .m. , -t - - J -
offer superior indncements to purchasers. Try ns.-
We can givo you bargains in the following brands of STO ES not equaled elsewhere:
BUCK'S BONANZA, FARMER'S UTILITY, DEXTER, PACIFIC, WIDE WEST,
rr .un-nnv OPftrtEST. IRON KING. EMPIRE CITY
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And other Sioves and Ranges. -,vt
The best of workmen are constantly employed in the manufacture of our TIN WAR
and lkS1A0 Call -kll Is? Ia11l mil nMAAQ
w;ua w.n.tnirir ;.. i:i!NrS. snr.h as Winchester, bharp and other
IT v im v a3vr kmuo w 'hji -w --
BiHee, as well as Shotguns and Pistols. pirivinuimtvn!
We are also Aeents for the White. Peerless and New Home bE AlALIilM,
which we sell at the lowest rates and warrant as complete in eyery respect.
We can also supply
AveriU and Rubber Paints.
The best in the market, at lowest rates. Give us a call, inspect ottr stocR; impure as to
prices, and we promise to suit you if any one con.
Brown Leghorun, single birds : ; pairs
to ;; trios, to l(l
EGGS IK SEASON
First and ecial riiniunm awarded my fow ls at
the lost State Fair, and wherever else exhibited.
My strains of the alw.ve varieties of fowls ar
known In most irts of Oregon and Washington,!
iiiiino, aim tinttsn i oluinl.ia. No one who
wants fine birds, and knows wh;it !r.xd stis-k is. will
object to the price stated, which are much Icm
tnan at the r.ast.
Parties will please state Just w hat t hey want, and
can't furnish it I will tell thtiu so.
CASH must aeconijHny all orders, fknd stamp
for ll lustrated eatabnrue. Don't wait till spring i
ore oruerinjr.
J ill. OillilCISO,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
N. R. Wells, Farw-o & Co. 's exprcij nrike a spesia
reuuciio-.i oi iv jiercent in ot i all niv cuitonii r s
MRS. S. A- iUITCiilXSO.
MILLINERY STORE!
Onknlnd,
Oi'ojjroii.
L
A DIES WILL F.XD MY STOCK LARGE AND
Complete. Prices moderate.
r. M Till. Mi:s. S. A. HurciiiN.os.
J.
JASKULEK,
Practical
Wakhmakcr, Jeweler aud Optician.
ALL WOUK W'AU RANTED.
Dealer in Watt'lieo, Ciockr, Jewelry,
Spectacles and JEyeglat-acrf...
A FULL 1.1 NB OF
CIU A1W, TOBACCO & FANCY GOODS.
STATE
(i Kit' U LTUR AL COLLEGE.
CorvivlliH Orcgou.
The next Session will begin on Septeai
her 10th, with same Faculty
as last year.
B. L Ariioltl, PRES.
milE ONLY RELHRLE OPTOMER I TOWN
X for the pror adjnstntent of Spectacles. leot
oi me ueiiumc ttranuian rel.lile SH-ctai-lcs anj Eye
giassc. um in Hamilton l.ru-K lii.n a.
Horse Shoe Restaurant.
FRESH OYSTERS.
Meals A-fc All Hours
KEPT IM FIRST CLASS STYLE.
"YE THAT UUXCER," CALL AT ONCE.
WARD & Co.
DON'T FORGET THE
Daisy rhoto Gallery
Now located one door North of the l'lain
dcaler office, where you can get San Francisco
work at less than San Francisco price.
Now is your time to purchase for we will
not be with you long.
We also do enlarging from any old and
faded picture of any kind, and make you a
Beautiful Tastal Portrait that will last always.
Call and examine ovr work before going
elsewhere. MILLER & WARD, '
Pbotograghers.
L.
BELFILS,
Watchmaker,
IT
fAVINO HAD 23 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS
Watchmaker in Orertm, I feel confident of
giving satisfaction in all work entrusted to mc.
I have the Comity patent ri-j;ht ft aale of Concrete
Cement Ijje for conyeylnj; water to any place de
sired. L. BELrlLS.
APR
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m
if enu aix c 311 is or. poatajre ana
llreeeivefree, costly box of iroods
U which will help all. of either sex to
more money riyht away than anything else in the
world. Fortunes await the workers absolutely sure
At onoc address TRUE and Co., Augusta, Maine.
wiutj'i'iKwiwi h a mm ip
and to customers of Ust Tear without
ordering it It contains iuastrstions, price i,
deacripuons and direct lone forplanting- all
VeseUble and Flower SEEDS, BULBS, eta
D. M. FERRY & CO.DK,T
Th BITTERS OTTIDE IM
luwed BIsvrelk aptt
eKhftw, Jai0 Pgt
t)(xUK lnehewitli over
3.50O ( tllntrUoi
whole Pletwr OaUery.
GIVES mTkoIcsl Price
Mr to eonrumera on mU ood for
penoMd or fcmHy wh Tell, how to
rdcr, and ghr ot ot ererjr-
tfelnc yo W) rtoltrwr'
iWftn wttHi.Tbee KiyAJLUABt
BOOKS contain Information gleam
from tne sMurkcta of tne world. Wo
wuToaU copy FBEE to mnr -drcM
npoa oriOct.ttaefrmy
czpcjmo Of mlSff. n
nlhi) XbeeetraUr '-oo Q
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
Wl S WafeiwM ATcaae, Cklcao, IU.
ROSEBURG SODA WORKS.
m . . 1'. ... 1 . 1 1 1
ing ot Dorcuom almost intoicrauic. iw
this period, the great cab question was the
topic of the hour. The character and re
muneration of tho London cabman were
discussed at every dinner-table in the
metropolis. There were two parties in
this discussion, which advocated views to
tally opposed to each other. On tho one
hand, the earnings of Cabby were de
scribed as wealth; on the other, as pov
erty. He was portrayed as drunken, ex
travagant, uncivil, and, iu fact, na only fit
to be the associate of the most vile. The
reverse side of the medal was thnt of a
man sober, frugal, civil, and so courteous
in his intercourse with his fares, that the
late Lord Chesterfield might have taken
lessons of i 'm iu politeness.
A sudden determination possessed me.
I would be a cabman for the nonce. At
all events, for twelve hours I would don
the badge and learn for myself the truth
of the matter. I frequently employed the
same cabman on tho rank in Piccadilly,
lie drove a thoroughbred mare, and his
hansom was a model of neatness and ele
gance. Bo I took an early opportunity of
interviewing the man, whose name was
Bmlth; although in those days "interview"
was not classed as an activo verb. I told
him I wished to hire hi3 cab for the night.
At first, Mr. Smith was hazy as to my
meaning. I asked him now much no
paid for the hire of his vehicle. He re
plied, "Seventeen shillings per night."
"Very well," I said; I will give you
that sum for the use of your cab for
twelve hours, and baud you over, besides,
the amount in fares I may chance to re
ceive during that period. "
I could sec that my friend entertained
doubts for a moment as to my sanity; but
I speedily explained matters to him. Mr.
Smith shook his head, and said that he
might losa his license if the fact became
known to tho police that he had lent his
badge, and so on, and that an intimate
knowledge of London streets was indis
pensable. 1
I pooh-poohed both these objections, es
pecially the lait, asserting that I was capa
ble of making a map of western London,
if circumstances required it. Eventually.
Mr. Smith agreed to my proposal, giving
me several hints as to my conduct; I re
member one of these being, that I must
on no account apply for hire, as it is
termed, while driving through the stroeU,
but wait till I was bailed. -
The eventful hour arrived in due
course, and at 9 o'clock I met Mr. Smith
by appointment in a quiet street in the
parish of St James. It was October; and
the night being chilly, I wore an over
coat somewhat the worse for wear, and a
wide-awake, which I could slouch' over
my eyes, if occasion required; for my
chief fear was, that I might, by an un
lucky chance, be recognized by 6$fne of
my numerous acquaintances, i moumea
the box, and nodding gayly to Mr. Smith,
left that individual transfixed with wonder
that a gentleman of means and position
should voluntarily undergo tho pains and
penalties of a cabman's life, even! for so
brief a period as twelve hours, j
I have stated that the maro was a thor
oughbred, and in doing so I am only re
cording a literal fact. In the famous
days when Andrew Ducrow reigned su
preme at Astley's theatre, there was a very
popular drama which depicted the life of
a racehorse through all its vicissitudes,
till it found itself in the shafts of a sand
cart. There is an undoubted instance of
a horso (Black Tommy, 1857) which only
lost the Derby by a short head, figuring
subsequently in the shafts of a cab in
Camden Town.
For a time I imagined that I was tho
center of observation, c3pecially by the
cabmen on the ranks. Suddenly I was
hailed by a short, thick set man with a
very red face, who in an imperious tone
Ishoutcd "Or me square" and plunged into
the recesses of my cab. I was
floored completely! My boastod
knowledge of the topography of
the metropolis was at a fault I lhad
never heard of Orme square. I ven
tured to ask my fare if he could direct me
to the pace. Ilia surprise and indigna
tion were so excessive that I feared lor a
moment he would succumb to a i't of apo
plexy. But he relieved himself by a burst
of Btrong language such as I had rarely
listened to in my life before. My first
impulse was an angry reply, but I fortun
ately nipped that impulse in the bud.
The line of Jerrold the dramatist occur
red to me: UA rich man feola through
his glove, and thinks all things are soft
For the first time I realized what a cab
man has occasionally to submit to, and
and what a Janus-headed thing
society was m its intercourse
with the rich and - the poor, i But
it is a remarkable fact that although Orme
square is situated in the Bayswater j- road,
immediately opposite Kensington gardens.
as a duct When we arrived at our
destination, they sprung out of the cab
and inquired my fare. I replied: "Two
ahillings." The countenance of the
younger assumed a plaintive expression as
Bhe whispered: "Give the poor cabby an
extra tanner, Looj 1 daresay he has a wife
and children at home. "
Aa I did not wish to obtain money
under false pretenses, I modestly dis
claimed the honor of paternity, at the
same time pocketing my fare. As I did
so, two gentlemen approached, and my
feelings may be Imagined when I recog
nized in one of them Mr. Bpallatd, my
father's curate! There was a gas-lamp
close at hand, so that my features must
have been plainly discernible. The girls
had just bidden me 'good night Observ
ing the look of wonder and horror on Mr.
SpallanrTs features, I boldly took the bull
by the horns, and exclaimed: "Cab, sir?"
"The very voice.'" cried the curate.
" What a marvelous resemblance 1 " Then
h(J whispered few words to his compan
ion, who was a stranger to me.
"Nonsense!" came from his lips. "The
thing is impossible. What is your n&me, ,
cabby t" . t
"Ilerels my ticket, sir, w I promptly re
plied. "John Smith, Lissou Grove. "
The curate indulged in another pro
longed stare, and then they both entered
the cab, and I drove them to an address
where I was as well known as in my own
home. I managed to drive rapidly away
as soon as I had deposited the
worthy curate and his friend, as I
did not wish to undergo the critical exam
ination or the hall porter, ho might not
have been put off so easily.
At this moment I observed a crimson
clow in the sky, which was clearly caused
by some conflagration, hut evidently at a
very considerable distance. JNol with
standing, a man almost insisted on my
driving him to the scene of the fire, no
matter what might bo the distance. This
I declined to do, alleging that my horse
was tired; and, after a volley of objurga
tions, the fellow departed, making some
strong remarks about the independence
of cabmen and their large earnings. Up
to this time, I had not earned the amount
of the hire of the horse and cab. Whether
my experience on this point was special or
normal, I am unable to judge, but I could
easily picture the despair of a cabman
who in similar circumstances would have
but a gloomy outlook for the morrow.
True, . tHere were several hours re
maining, and it was impossible
to teu what they might produce.
The aspect of a mighty, slumbering
city at early dawn is a remarkable spec
tacle 2e-line of Wordsworth involun
tarily recurred to me:
"And all that mighty heart Is lying etilL'
Lionaon at sunrise was by no means a
novel 6ight to one who had kept "early
hours" for several years; but I do not
think I was ever so Impressed with the
sight as I was when perched on that ele
vated seat at the oack or a hansom cab.
Tho first faint streaks of red in the dis
tant east, succeeded by a pale primrose
light, and then tho gradual dispersal of
the midnight gloom, was inexpressibly
lovely. The scenes I had witnessed had
aroused certain trains of thought more
or less painful, as I beheld the varied for
tunes of my fellow-creatures, the strutrelc
for a bare existence, the sins and follies
created in a great measure by "iron cir
cumstances."
With the history of my final fare I must
conclude this veritable account of my ex
perience as a cab-driver. It was exactly
a quarter to 6, and I was crawling along
Holborn, when a man of gentlemanly ap
pearance and address emerged rapidly
A BLOW fOR TEXVBRA XCE
from a side-street, and springing into my
cab, Bald: "Cabman Victoria, If you
can catch the 6 o'clock train for New-
haven. I will pay you double fare. "
I glanced at the church clock, and
found I had exactly a quarter of an hour
to accomplish a distance of nearly three
miles. Fortunately, the streets were com
paratively empty,- and I sent the mare
along at a pace of something like twelve
miles an hour. Although I had only seen :
the face of my fare- for a couple of sec
onds, the expression and features are in
delibly impressed on my memory. It was
a handsome face, but the eyes were more
liko those of a hunted stag than of a
human being. The color of tie face was
ashen gray, and I fancied the teeth chat
tered somewhat a3 he addressed me. But
the last Circumstance I attributed to the
cold, raw October morning. I felt so curi
ous about my fare that I cautiously lifted
the small wooden flap in the roof
of tho cab, and felt almost pleased
to . behold him imbibing brandy
from a flask. One or two police
men peered at the cab as it flew past ap
parently undecided whether or not to take
cognizance of the excessive speed; but I
cared hot; I felt as anxious to catch the
train for Newhaven as if my life depended
on it At length I sighted ictoria station.
The minute-hand wanted two minutes to
6. Passing a half-sovereign through the
trap, my faro shouted: "Never mind the
change! " and sprung out of tho cab.
Involuntarily, I paused to watch the
end of the affair. I saw him leave tho pay
oox wun mc ticKet, ana then in can a
minute I heard the shriek of the engine,
and congratulated myself on having ac
complished my task. Ero I could drive
from the entrance of tho booking-office, an
other hansm.t deposited two men, who
simultaneously rushed to the booking
office. The horse of tho cab was covered
with lather, and seemed com
pletely uiown. me men ap
peared asain on tho pavement with
vexation and disappointment plainly writ
ten on their features. Suddenly their
eyes lighted on the cab which I drove.
They advanced, and the shorter man of
the two said: "Cabman, we are polico
officers. Have you just brought any one
who was anxious to catch tho 6 o'clock
express?"
New York, N ov. 6. The archbish -ops
and bishops of Catholic churches
of the United States, at the close of
the third plenaiy council held ot Bal
timore in December, 1884, issued a
pastorial letter to the clergy and laity
in their charges. The pastorial letter,
as usual, contained a summary of de
crees or ruhs passed by the council,
and when published, one taragrapb .
attracted considerable attention. It
read as follow:
"There is one way of profaning ths ' .
Lord's day which is so prolific of evi 1
results that we consider it our duty to
utter against it our sjiecial condemn- -Cion.
This is the practice of selling -
beer ot other liquors on tvinday, or of
frequenting places where liquor is sold.
This practice tends more than any
other lo turn tl;etlay of the Lord into
dissipation and make it an occasion for
breeding intemperance. While we
hope thatS nudity laws ou this point
will not be relaxed, but even more
rigidly enforced, we implore all Cath
olics, for the love of God and of the
country, never to take part in such"
traffic, nor to counlcnence or to pat
ronize it, aud we not only direct h
attention of all pastors to the Cxpres:
sion of this abuse, but we also call u- 5
on them to induce all of their - flocks
that may be encMrred in the sale of
iquors to abandon as soon as they can
the dangerous traffic, and to embrace
a more Incoming way of making a liv
ing"
IN A NEW LIGHT.
This straightforward admonition
from the. bishops placed the 'linuor
a - t
traffic in a new light in its relation to
the Catholic Church. Up to this time
it had been the general impression
among those who were not members
of that church that while it did not in
any way encourage the liquor- traffic,
it was j ot directly opjiosed to it. When
this p ir.toral letter apared, however,
it beca-'ie- evident that the Catholic
Church in America had resolved to de
clare itself opjiosed t inteinjrance and
grog shops. There were some who
shrugged their shoulders when they read
the above paragraph, and declared that
they did not' believe it would have any
perceptible effect upon liquor selling
members of the church. Tho matter
has been so thoroughly brought out
fore their several congregntions by the
priests as it will b, should tho decrees
which were forwarded to Rome. Ie
returned. with the endorsement of the
poj. As is si Ways customary, the
decress adopted by the last plenary
council, were forwarded to Rome by
Rev. Dr. O'Conrodl. rector of ' the
American college and procurator
for the archb'shop of Baltimore, acting
as messenger and ambassador. On hia
arrival at the eternal city, ths decrees
were delivered into the hands of Car-
dinal Simeoni, prefect of the ropa-
ganda, by whom the decrees were
handed over to the congregation of the'
propaganda, a bodi of cardinals and '
thto'ogkns, who examined them care
fully. The congregation of the propa
ganda then submitted their reiiort up.
on the decrees to the holy see. - .
Xot h'OH Hit.
Professor S. P. Langy has been
unable to find the recenllv-ieiorfftrl
"re.l rt i caked meteoiite, fifty feet in
diameter. '' He writes to Science: 'Or
the afternoon of Saturday. Sentemhor
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26, at a li'tlo after four o'clock, loud
detonations were heard over a con&id
eraole area ot w-i-stern .rennsvlvaniH
and circumstantial rejtoits were subset
quetly given in the press f the fall as
Iar": meteorite, which was described
as being half btu ied in the ground antl
visilwl by numbers of people. On ex-
I had felt certain that they were officers animation, these latter reporfs annearwl
t I'nortnA If Aftf fa If tlinf tvtlSiAmnn Aitt I
of uniform and servants out of livery are w . w '
always distinguishable? There is a hall- j have given the matter no furthnr al
mailt, eu iu Buy, ttiiiuu otuuim mtiu. i , , i . e .1 .
stated all I knew, which, as the reader I tention but for the .numerous inquiries
knows, was not much. Then they left which are being addressed to this ob-
for the arrest of the unhappy fugitive -a servawiy wuu wjurws ior specimens.
forger, as they told me 1 never Knew. To settle the question: I sent a corop.
mot one Londoner m ten can denne its lo- amounted to 1 pound 5 shillings, making I tent observer, MivJ. K Keeler. to the
(o)
with three sides onlv. the fourth side be
ing the great thoroughfare I have men
tioned. I excused my ignorance ny say
ing that I was new to the neighborhood.
As I drove alonr, I placed my. experience
to the credit of Ihc much-abused 'cabby.
I received my exact fare, for which I po
litely thanked my irritable f riend,! for I
was resolved to do nothing to increase the
prejudice existing in so many quarters
against my brother-cabmen, but practice
civility under all temptations to the con-
trar3'- . . . ... , ,
I suppose it was about l o ciocK, ami i
was procecdiug leisurely along Oxford
street, the "stony-hearted stepmother,"
:is Dc tniricev styles it in
his immortal work," almiringthc effect
of the long vista of gas lamps in the de
serted street, when I heard a woman's
voice: "Arc you going Pimlico-way?" I
turned, and beheld two young girls, in
gaudy finery and painted cheeks. I
replied that my services were at their dis
posal I suppose there was something in
the words and manner of my answer
which created surprise in their minds,
for they stared curiously in my face
before jumping into the caU
a profit of 8 shillings. But it Is not the
luck of every cabman to have as a fare a
runaway forger who will pay so liberally
as ill shiillings for three miles.
Mr.' Smith was quite satisfied with the j
result, and expressed his willingness to
lend his horse and cab again on similar
terms. But this was my first and last
cab-drive. I cannot explain it, but that
night was a lurnine point in my career. 1 1
married soon afterward; and not even the
wife of mv bosom is aware that her hus
band once officiated in the character of a
London cab-drlverl
Tuition tjr Correapomlence.
scene of the alleged fall neat the West
Virginia boundary in Washington
County. After an investigation on
the spot, he finds that no re,eteorite!!ia8
been found. A meteorite undoubtedly
passed over, and ; wa3 seen by Mr.
Buckston and others to burst "In" a.
southerly direction from the town of
Independence. Tlio report, according
to Mr. Buckston, was heard a minute
In The London Medical Record a man or. more after the explosion was seen
advertises to furnish "tuition by corro- ftn i thi ami tht armnrpnt
spondence. " so that theological, medical, rom. tins anrt the apparent hieght
pharmaceutical and civil service examlna- at which he saw the meteor, burst,
of avcrTlc ca "fcarirt lb Mr. Keeler i,,fera that the actual ex-
maintained and arrangement! may be plosion oi-cu red twelve or fifteen miles
to the southward, when tho meteor
was still two or three miles above thai
made with candidates until successful.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve-
The Best Salve in tho world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
In a few seconds I was careering along Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
at the rate of ten miles an hour. What a Hands. Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
ANUFACrURES A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF
nU umjfer Aie. ur-1
lirumptncss and at
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l &k1i. Water. K.-irwin&riUa and G'uiirer Ale. Or-
ers from abroad filled with
eaiQjable rates.
situation for the son of the much-
M(nnmAl sisatsti sif Po wlor.nii m .AT Art
lock. My fares sang snatches of or no pay required. It is guaranteed
tho popular melodies of tho day, I to give perfect satisfaction, or money
sometimes as a solo sometime refunded. Price 25 cw : box.
earth. In spite of statements to the
contrary, no fragments eve as yet
known to be found."
The city population of the United
States is 22 per cent of the vixb4
In 1810 it was only 8 per cez&
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