Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-05-21
NO. Z.
JOHN B. GOCGH'S NEW MOI X.
IIIHffnrnl Echnea.

Ihls entirely new and splendidly
illustrated volume is the crownine
life-work Of the
B. Cough. Every one is familiar with
the story of his early life, anu of his
rescue from drnnkards grave, and
how this once wretched and despised
sot became one of the most famous
men OF our time and the best known
speaker In the world. For seven
years he stood amid the horrors of
deiirlum tremens, an abject slave to
the bottle; and his condition and
wretched appearance were such as to
cause people to exclaim, 'sThere's the
man who has been in hell" Since
That time the good he has accomplished
cannot be estimated. The rich and
poor, the high, the low, the learned
and unlearned, have been alike thrilled
ana moved by his burning words.
tie has swayed brilliant audiences of
royalty and fashion; has spoken in
state prisons, jails, poor houses, pen
lCentlarles, reform schools, and houses
OF correction; to the deaf, and dumb,
and blind, to audiences composed
wholly of outcasts; and audiences
numbering thousandsV of children.
at his feet more than ten million
people have sat and listened in admi-
ration and wonder. In his library NAV
be seen a set Of large volumes-a far
better memorial of his life and labors
than any monument of marble or
bronze-containing the original sigma
lures OF one hundred and fifty thousand
men and women who were induced to
sign the pledge through his personal
efforts. These names many of them
tear bedewed and written with tremb-
ling hand represent stories of happi-
ness and woe, of ruin and remorse. of
blighted hopes and wasted lives, of
battles fought and victory won. To
give some of these thrilling life histories;
to depict scenes of joy and sadness; to
lift the curtain of life's stage and
show its tragedy and comedy; and to
draw Giving truths from the lessons
thus taught, and bring them home tc
every heart, is the prime object of this
volume.
Many distinguished men and women
have long urged Mr.. Cough to write
this book. They knew that in forty
five years Of unceasing work among all
classes in Europe and America, lie
has seen much of the bright and shady
side of life, and the wealth of material
in his possession would make one of
the most valuable and thrilling books
OF the day. Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott,
the eminent editor and divine, has
written the story of Mr.. Coughs life
and career for the book.
1t is John B. Cough in print. In
it he gives to the world in permanent
form his best thoughts on many topics,
his most touching tales, his most stir
ring anecdotes and incidents, his most
telling stories of deepest pathos and
keenest humor. AS story teller he
has never been equaled. The tender
ness of his pathos and the spice Of his
humor are irresistible,u But whether
he narrates story of mirth or of sor-
row, it is always to illustrate great and
living truths. Stranger stories are here
told than romance eyer dreamed of.
every one of them drawn from real life
by master hand In every chapter
he weaves In anecdote after anecdote.
incident after incident, story after
story, and underneath them all lie
Living Truths" that stand out as bea
con lights. He plays upon the read
ers feelings as with an enchanter's
wand, at one time filling his heart with
gladness, at another binding his ewes
with tears. AT his bidding hearts are
melted, and stern, strong men, as well
as sensitive women, weep tears of com.
passion, are aroused to Indignation. or
moved to uncomfortable laughter in
spite of every effort to control his feel.
| ings.
This work is wholly and entirely new,
Not one word of it has ever before been
published. 1t contains nothing tha,
appears in MIR. Coughs '.Autobiogra
ply" 1S69), or in his Sunlight and
Shadow" $780,. This is totally diff
ferent work, and is conceded by critics,
and by the entire press, to be the crown.
ing life-work of its illustrious author.
Its illustrations are the best we have
ever seen. 1t contains two hundred
and twenty-seven fine engrayiDgs by
the best artists and engravers in the
world. Many of these illustrations are
"too funny for anything" while Others
depict wretchedness and woe. Sixteer
OF these engravings are full PACED ones
and are magnificent specimens of art
Two hundred and nine are text illus
trations. There are two fine steel-platt
portraits. One is from life-size full
length painting, showing Mr.. Gougl
as he appeared shortly after his rescue
The other is from a photograph JUS
taken. All in all, it is one Of the fin
l ocf and pnoof a1o oko,o11l- .IlI.