davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05

One lot Silk Serge Umbrellas, size %
inches, (for men or ladies'; oxidized
crook handles; never sold before for less
than $3.50; we will fill orders for these at
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
ENGLISH COURT ETIQUETTE.
Some OF tho Things Which Make II Cour.
i;ill Well Worth Seeing.

''o-~'S va Wv lungs w tllcl Make u Court
i;ill Well Worth Seeing.
Etiquette is the very life and health
Of Il court. 1t is observed even in the
arrangements OF seats On each side Of
the small low dias. intended exclusively
Tor royalty. are rows of chairs which. |
was told, were definitely and clearly as
signed, not by law, but by absolute al
though unwrttcn custom, to the differ
ent orders in the social scale who accent
the Queens invitation. No one but
those prescribed might occupy them.
Thus on one side arc Duchcsscs and
Aarchloncsscs; on tho other, Ambassa-
dresses and ladies Of the Corps Diplo-
matique. 1t was my good fortune to
witness very pretty and graceful
nttlo ceremony in connection
with these distinctions, when
young ana beautiful bride arrived.
who, within the last few months. had
become a Duchess. This was her first
appearance rs Such at court ball, and
She was making her Way dinidcntly TO-
ward tho position to which her newly
acquired ranl, entitled her when The
whole OF the DucEcsscs present rose
simultaneously to greet their sister
peerless and to receive her into their
circle.
What makes the court ball so well
worth seeing is the fact that almost
every body in the room has some we'll
grounded claim to distinction NV own.
| will admit, was but reflected lustre,
and entered paradise under the wing
OF others, like the rcStof the dcbutantos.
But these Others represented all that is
most notable and prominent in London.
Social rank Of all the higher grades was
fully represented. wealth where it WAS
associated Emcritorious money getting,
distinguished service to the State. and
high professional rcputc Nothing
proved this better than the brilliant dis
play OF decorations, the constellation of
stars, crosses and medals, all attcsting
the presence of every degree of merit,
and every form of celebrity. Little less
distinguished but from extreme contrast
was the plain, almost homoly, black
dress suit of the American Minister.
who, OF course, wore no decorations
whatever. He was tho only man there
thus simply attircd. the type of a great
Republic which acknowledges no kind
of distinction but that Of personal merit.
and perhaps, so my father saws. Thinks
moro OF such baublcs than the most ar,
tocratic ration i'll the world. --Muggay
Magazine
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
ell tiANpS ASLEEP.
Engineer, Conductor and Passengers Lot
the Train Kun ItscIr


Engineer, Conduct or and Passengers Lot
the Train Kun ItscIr
"IVc had been shooting prairie chick
ems in Uinta County, Wyoming Terri
tory, and lost our way" he said. "Wo
had expected to strike tho Union Pacif-
&c railroad at billiard, about shutdown,
bnt 1T was nearly > o'clock in the morn
ing whom we crawled up to the
littlo station platform, tired,
sore, and dead faggcd We
sat there shivcring waiting for the next
down freight until the red light round
ed the curve and came toward us shivcr-
ing and toJtcrinr as il seemed. in tho
darkness. We did not expect to bc able
to stop the train, but the Grade was
slight hero ard rs all trains from Pied
mont 10 Evanston arc run on grade
only we had determined to Jump tho
tram. > ----- was 20 take the engine at
the cal docr. That left for mo the ca
booscat thc end possibly thc cmigrant-
cars II tic vain carried any. III isucxt
to impo7siile 90 jump q freight car, as
there arc 20 steps or 10 place TO seize
rs ycn ma'1e the spring. was to climb
up, walk along the frcight-cars and Join
S. in the engine where it was warm
and where we could talk to the engineer
and fireman
Tile heavy freight train rumblcd
down upon us, and rs the cngino shot
past saw S suddenly pull himself up
and then he was gonc in the darkness.
a moment later, after the rattle and
rush OF Il string OF cars. | spicd my
chance on an cmigrant-car, and |, too,
was safe on board. l had not expected
to End an cmigrant train, but when
landed on the platform OF the first coach
L opened the door and went in. Every
one, including 4 brakeman, was fast
asleep. l went through the three cars
and back TO the caboosc Every one
was fast asleep Ihcn | walked back
through tho cars, and climbing to the
top of tho last freight car, started to
walk ahead to find s.. met him COM
ing my way, as he was afraid | had not
made my connection and had been left
behind.
THE engineer and fireman arc both
sound asleep he said.
Then every one on this train is
asleep answered, and there arc
hundred or so of cmigrants back
! there
eve wont ahead, and |, getting down
| to the tender, sat Oh the coal and looked
at the engineer and fireman. From
billiard to Evanston tho grade increases
and it is Il lively run. Tho train went
ahead at Il smashing rate, not n single
brake being on, but both tho men in the
cab slept on peacefully.
at was full daylight when we cnter-
al tho cut above Evanston. S.
/ =, .l,,.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
THE GAMBLING MANIA.
An Epidemic THAT Il Growing More Writ
lent Every Day.

icHt Every
The passion for gambling has for
many years boon Increasing in this
, country, until it threatens to become
prc-emincntly the national vice.
Whether il arose from the fever for
speculation which Indirectly was ono of
the most evil OF the results of the rebel
lion i'll the North, or whether tho cause
is to be looked for in that general spirit
Fastening to be rich that is prominent
characteristic OF American civilization
1T might not be easy TO determine: but
OF the fact there Is unhappily no room
for doubt
1t is not alone that the lottery has be-
como national institution; for however
much one may shirli from acknowledge
ing this il is practically tho truth.
1t is not alone that so many millions
flow year by year into the pockets of
avoWcd lotteries, American and forcirn.
or that The resources of the country are
constantly "n the strain caused by The in
iucncc OF lcgalized gambling of tic
Stock Exchange. IT is in hundred diff
fercnt ways that the tendency of tho
times SHOWS itself. 1t is in the constant
illusions 10 pokcr-playing which figure
III the columns OF ovcry newspaper which
ado:n every farce, and which form half
the stock IN trade of the so.callcd comic
paragraphcr II is in the complete mania
for betting on horsc-racing that has tn.
ken possession of tho clerks and tho
young men Of Now York. and which is
steadily Oh tho increase in boston.
Every day. = n or shine, summer and
winter. IN oW storms which would
seem tolnalo il impossible. and in going
SO bad THAT 'hud-horses'' arc feature
of the bciti9t. the races go on not at
all in the interest of the sport, but en-
tirely for the sake Of the book making.
The same spirit shows itself on every
side; and ii halt is not called soon. wo
shall excel the Chinese in tho vice of
gambling. Tho epidemic is upon us, and
who has any remedy to proposc?-Bos-
ton Courier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
Large Foundry, Machine Shops
and Stove Works


Under inducements to manufacturers
immense
within the negotiations
a railroad junction in the heart of the greatest
iron region in the United States The onIv
town on this great Southern connec-
ton of the Norfolk and Western
system.
of
ley and the celebrated
coal fields
forests close to hand that noIv
Magnificent hotel, stores and DWELLINGS under
contract. The cheapest and best lots
in the South
lions for lots Only those
Il auction. 49, 80
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28

EXtcrminatcs tho microbes and drives
them out Of the system, and when that
is done You cannot have an ache or pain.
No matter what the disease, whether a
simple case OF malari;. fever or Il comb
nation Of diseases, we euro them all at
the same time, as we treat all diseases
constitutionally
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28

hey have done for me. [ have been
roubled with dyspepsia for years. |
commenced the use Of your Burdoclt
me out all right. The use of three
bottles conferred the great benefit,
for which feel profoundly grateful.
1 will never be without it.
an14 d 1y VIM. Fl DELKER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
RAILROADS..
IA. IlENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL
~ ROAD.
). L. TYLrR. Rccciv

Schedule in effect Juno >. 1890.
ARRIVE AT EoANokE.
300 p IN. Naiiy--Niemphis Express.
rom Hagerstown and The
Nosth. Through Pullman
sleeping cars from New
ork and Philadelphia to
'hattanooga and Memphis
VIA tiariisnurg. uagorS-
,oWn ana hoanoAc.
~ L. III. DAILY New Orleans Tx
press rom New orN. ihil-
aociphla and Baltimore.
making connection through
to the south Carries
through fuiiman palace
Philadelphia TO New Or
leans. without clangc. via
Harrisburg. liagerstown.
Roanoke, cleveland. Calcra
ana H. * y. IL. Il.
LEANE ROANOKE.
''' a. H. nali tlinorc Express
rom an points south Tor
Masnlngton' haltimore.
liarrlSDurg' philadelphia
anu New York. Carries
Iuilnan palace buffet
Sleeping car from Roanoke
" nt'"ucl phia without
chanTe' VIA Hagerstown
-.oo an! liarriSourE.
''-o p ILL., Dai,S.NcW ork ana Fhil-
auclP"l" Express. from
Memphis' Ohattanooga ana
an Poi.'s south; FOR i'hii-
Iuci phia nnu nc" ork.
IarrieS iuii'han palace
o"nct Sleeping cars through
~ ihllaoHiphia ana New
iork VIA hoanokc' layers
r,:., Town ana Harrisburg.
,,,,+;a', N.Y. ic ., vii lurulSh All ihtor-
,'i: :.ao;' "',o '"lo'sii schc""icS upon APP
p'io' ''o' 10 -
&C. - y W. ~, ~" N"n law EH.
Agent h"anoN", VA.
NORFOLK y WESTERN p,,,
~ Roam
Schedule in oTort t;n,,t w., ism
WEST roI,En
,r,v. rn,>,,
1905 Il. III. Daily: arrive Bristol 400
p. N. Stops at all stations.
connecting at Rudford with
trains on New River Branch:
arriving at pocahontas at
3:35 p. IN.
5:i' p. m. Daily, arrives Radford 7:2O
p. M, connecting with Now
River Branch at 7:35 p. M.
Tor biucheld and Pocahon
tas; arrives Pocahontas l0:i5
p. IN. Arrives Bristol ll:30
p: M, connecting with L.
4. Y. " q. X. X. for all
points south and west. Has
Iuilman Palace Sleeper.
Roanoke TO Memphis, with
our change.
-" H. H. baily, arrive kadtord Ola
Il. H., connecting With New
LIVER hrahc'' leaving lad
i n l';io ?. M Arrives
h.tS.o, ';;tu p m: conn'ctS
w." =" ~ q. IL. Ii;
io' an po,ntS south ana
vs., VS. mas ruliinah ialac'
NNtrrprr rom hoanoN' 10
I" II WI IL o"
on''ls''
EAST BOUND.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
30 n. m. Daily: for Ivnchhurr Pc.
tcrsburg. Richmond wi.
Petersburg ana r. & u. r.
,, R..) Norfolk and intcrmn.
diate points: Connects -,
T.ynchburr with Y. NJ II.
4. for Washington and the
East LEAVING Lvnchl.uyn
7:I0 y. m. daily Arrives
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28

Asthma, Consumption. Catarrh. Bron-
chitis, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver
Disease. Chills and Fever, Female
Troubles, in all its forms. and in fact.
every disease known to the human sys-
TEN.
beware of Fraudulent limitations.
Sec that our Trade Mark (samc as
abovc) appears on each jug.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON,
Druggists, Sole agents. or. Jefferson
ana FIRST ave. S. w. junl7-iy
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-28
DYSPEPSIA.

RIGA, Mi. H.,
Gents I now
write to let you
know that | have
been using your
HurdOck Blood
Bitters, and also
to tell you what
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02

En- stark 0rican rasade | fredags
Staunton, Va, hvarvid en- massa trad upp-
rycktes med r5tterna och en- mangd bo-
ningshus ramponerades.
Olyckshd,sdelse. l fredags midday
nedrasade tva h6ga stenmurar till EFT
bryggeri Evansville, Ind. Vid tillfallet
voro sex porsoner narvarande byggnaden
at hvilka tire d8dades. Afven har hade
man kanningar af cyklonen, dock gjorde
den ingen vidare skada.
Skildd och f0rendde af d0den. En-
fyra ar gammal son till kapten John Pc
terson skonaren Minnie, liggande vid
dockan Black Toms Island, N. j., foil
s5ndags 6fverbord och drunknade, och
den d6da kroppen forbes till barhuset Pa
aftnnen f6retog Peterson anstalter for be-
grafningen och skulle just ga 6fver iern-
vag ssparet, da EFT tag kom framrusandes
och 6fverk6rde honom med den paf6ljd
att han genast afled. Den d6da kroppen
f6rdes till barhnset och ladies' vid sidan af
sonens lik. F6rst dagen derpa blef det
bekant att de d6da kropparne voro efter
fader och son.
D6d och f0r6deIse. En- till sina verk-
ningar f0rfarlig cyklon hems5kte fredags
alton staden Louisville, Ky. Stormvagen
br6t ut fran sydvest och rasade Wild FORD
dande jagt at nora delen af staden, lem
nande lik och spillror sin vag. Den
stadsdel, som f0rskenades, erh0ll den for
sta signalen om olyckan genom samtidigt
gifven alarm for eldslackningsstatione
Cyklonen utt6mde pa en- kort stund slit
raseri, men laDge nog for att lagga murfa
sta stenhus, bangardar. f6rlustelselokaler
och boningshus ruiner. Efter gjord for
6delse, delade sig molnen och den bleka
manen belyste en- bid af graslig f0rst6rel-
relse. Brandkaren och manga frivilliga
lade genast hand vid raddningsverket.
Sjelfva staaen f6reter en- sorglig anblick.
Stora mass0r af stem och thinner ligga ho-
pade pa gatOrna; har och der ligga d6da
mulasnOr, hvilka utgrafts UT ruinerna.
POlisen har sparrat gatorna for att halla
obeh6riga personer borta fran de fallfardi-
ga ruinerna. Stormbanan hade en- bredd
af fem block och drog genom staden anda
upp till stun ie gatan. Bland de f6rst6rda
byggnaderna voro manga tobaksmagasiner.
Man beraknar, att 2,5OO byggnader blifvit
f6rst5rda och att bortat 200 menniskolif
gait f0rlorade. F6rlusten pa egendom
raknas i millioner dollars. Cyklonen Of
velskred foden och drog tfyer jefferson.
vile, Ind., hvarest den fortsatte slit for
st6relseverk. ALA jernvagarne, med un-
dantag af Pennsylvania banan, maste in.
stalla traiken.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02
Red RiVer Talley Farmers Asse

Red RiVer Talley Farmers Asse-
citation Or namnet pa en- f6rening af skan-
dinaviska farmare omnejden af Grand
Forks med syfte att satta N. Dakotas far
mare stand till att salja sina produkter
direkt till engelska marknaden, stallet
for att ligga handerna pa commissioner.
F6reningen amman sanda iva representan-
ter till England for att traffa 5fverenskom-
melser med storre spanmalsfirmor dersta-
des.
PartigrGnsen mellsn republikanerna
och demokraterna, dr. for f0restaende stads-
val Huron, 8. Da,, ganska skarpt app
dragon. For f5rsta gangen stadens hi
storia hafva de iva partierna nominerat
hvar sin valsedel. Annars playa de lokala
valen f6rsigga utan nsgon egentig kamp
mellan partierna,i det en- 6fverenskommel.
SO f6rut traffats. l ar var Diet emellertid
om6jligt att komma till enighet, hvarf6r
hvarje parti nominerade sin valsedel. Re-
publikanerna hafva dock den basta utsig-
ten att segra.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02
N. OCH s. DAKOT A.

UtsGde for DaVisOn co. Kommis-
sionarerna af Davisons co. 3. Da., hafva
f6rsett 11s beh5fvande farmare med utsa-
de, hvilket skall betalas da sk6rden dr.
gjord.
OfUerU5ld. Thomas Nelson Grand
Forks blef nyligen 6fverfallen af tva per-
soner, Currie och Anderson, hvilka emel-
it'd blefvo lrresterade och insatta fan
gelSe.
En- ssatiOHalba,sE skall upprattas
Hot Springs, s. Da. Ans6kning ON ratt
att b8rja en- sadan under namn af First
National Bank, ar inlemnsd till vederbB-
rande myndighet Washington.
EFT stGrict snGfuU iniraffade tors
days Mitchell, s. Da., och dess omnej1.
Frosten har gait ur jorden, sa att vararbe-
tet redan b6rjat pa flera stalen. Jorden
Synes ar vara tjenlig. Il YanktOn foil
tolf tum sn6, som for de nysadda falten var
af sardeles stort varde. - Milbank b6r
jade det att sn0a kl. Q pa mOrgonen och sa
fortfOr det hela dagen till stor glade for
traktens farmare, hvilka ansago sn5n vara
vardefull for gr5dan.
MisstrOe,ltte fdg'nadre. Fran James
town, N. Dd., skrifves den 20 mars: Far
marne delta county hafva ingen tilltro
till tvillingstadernas hvetesyndikat. DE
beh5fvande farmarne draga sig for att un-
derteckna f0rbindelser for 81 per bushel,
da hvetet endast CALLER IS cts. Borgarne
jamestown aro villiga att utstalla bonds
for EFT visst hveteparti, hvilket de sedan
ANNA salja till ink0pspris. bet beraknas
att countiet icke beh6fves mera an SOC
bushels.
En-, h0td,.C,e eIdsUdCiG hems5kte den
25 mars staden Bismarck, N. Da. Under
en- stark storm uppgjorde en- person ett
starkt bal meIlan tvenne obebodda bygg.
nader, hvilka smart fattade cid. Harifran
spred eIden sig med valdsamhet till narlig
gande hus, hvilka afven ladies' aska. Mar
befarade en- stund att hela staden skullt
stryka med. Samtidigt uppstod eld et
timmerupplag 5stra delen af staden, mer
denna slacktes smart. Man trOr att elder
var med uppsat anlagd.
En- a4fshtstOrta. For EFT par mana
der sedan mottog svensk-nOrske V. kon-
suIn Crank Forks o. r. Boysen EFT bre
fran mrs Linde Dunseith, Route county
hvari hon meddelade, att EFT arf pa 700, 00'
kr. tillfallit henne efter en- for 4 ar sedal
afiden slagting. Mr.. Boysen skref till 81
bekant person Stockholm och bad honon
unders5ka saken. Harom dagen fick hal
] ett bref, hvari det upplystes att kontrakt5
: rem Engstr5m Stockholm afidit 1885 ocl
!; lennat sfter sig 100000 kr. Bland del
. afiidnes arfvingar var afyen mrs Linde
, men af handlingarne framgick det, att 81
I advokat hade pa hennes vagnar underskrif
, Wit en- f5rklaring. att hennes andel skull
"a till andra personer. Delta dokumen
var falskt. Kensul Boysers ombud Stock
: holm ar f0rvissad om att mrs Linde ska
70 sin ratt.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02
Eft genOnsgde,ade VidstrGcict OvG-

Eft genOnsgGSende VitlstTdcEt OvG-
der, med storm, sn6, regn och hagel,
hems6kte | torsdags atskiIliga slater / Ve-
stern. Fran st. Louis, Mo-. meddelas; pa
eftermiddagen b6rjade himlen pl6tsligt att
m6rkna och smart br0t EFT haftgt ovader
lost med starka regnskurar, hvarefter stor-
men br0t ut och ryckte taken fran flera
hus och slungade ned en- del skorstenar.
Nagon AMMAN skada skedde icke.-l Gin
cinnati regnade det starkt hela dagen med
aska och blixt och da b6rjade floden, som
fallit iva fot, ater att stigs, till stort be-
kymmer for invanarne.-Fran wichita,
Kans., berattar, att staden fOrmligen ska
kades af stormen; skorstenar ramlade, f6n-
sterrutor krossades, telegrafstolpar kull-
vraktes och kyrkotornen och mistaken
ramponerades. i staten Iowa rasade hela
dagen en- stark sn6stOrm, synnerligast
nora delen, So att jernvagstrafiken install
des. Pa aftonen lag sn0n Is tam dup
hela Kansas stormade sch sn6ade det
hela dagen. synnerhet pafallande var
det laga barometerstandet, hvilket icke pa
manga Or varit SO lagt. Stormen drog
fran med en- hastigAet af 40 mil timmen.
l Kansas City f6rst6rdes vattenverket, och
och vid nedrasandet af en- muir blef en- ar.
betare svart skadad. vid stadsgranser
blefvo nagra mindre hus 6delagda, Ocf
blefvo telegrafstolparne f6rst0rda tusen
tails. II staden Cairo, H., utbr5t pa efter
middagen en- stark hagelstorm, hvilken p'
fiera stallen anrattade stor skada. Hage
folio till en- vigt af tire uns. Stormer
gjorde stGr skada langs Mobile och Ohis
banan.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02
FRAN .SKOLANS VERLD.
cusTAvUs ADoLPhUs COLLEGE

Den stilla veckan ar inne. f6rsamlin-
gems kyrka halles en- kort passionsbetrak-
telse hvarje alton under veckan. Pask-
l0f gifves fran torsdagsmiddag till tisdags-
mOrgon, tredjedag pask.
Pa mandagsmorgonen. annandag pask,
beger sfg sangarsallskapet pa sin fard.
Hoppas att den blir lyckosam. Qvartet-
ten 6fvar sig ALA stunder den har. Den
sjunger bra, det maste t. o. m. den som
ej gerna medgifver, att nagot godt kan
kommer fran st. Peter, erkanna. Da nu
sangarsallskapet g6r ALT hvad det kan,
managern g6r ALT hvad han kan, So torde
vi hoppas att Herren af himmelen ger
vackert vader och vart folk mangrant
kommer och h6r oss. Manga andra haf-
ven I nog hort, bade battre och samre,
men oss hafven ej hort. Warren valkom-
ma att h5ra. Inkomsten gar till piporgel-
foDden vid skolan. Kommen bade sma
och stora, 50 att kyrkorna bli fulla.
Fredagen den % mars h0ll prof. J. S.
Carlson en- f0relasning for Philomatiska
sallskaper 6fver amnet: 'Den siste svensk
/ Amerika", hvari talaren obarmhertgt
gisslade svenskens benagenhet att antaga
ALT utlandskt, lata omst0pa sig, slit sprak,
sina seder, sin religion efter det framman-
des mattstock; att gl6mma, ia, skammas
for slit fosterland, sina f0rfader, slit
svenska namn. Talet wore vardt att tryc-
kas och spridas vidt och bredt bland vart
svenska folk. Det fosterlandska blodet
b5rjar blifva litet for mycket utspadt
ibland oss. Lefve Sverges minnen, dess
folk, dess seder, dess religion, dess bid
ming lange, lGnge delta land.
Katalogen ar nu fardig. Den ar tryckt
hos firman Essler & johnson st. Peter
och ar val utf0rd. Den som 6nskar sig
ett exemplar tilIskrifve prof. M. VAIL
strom, st. Peter, MINI. Postportot ko-
star cts.
Past. G. j. Petri gJorde skolan EFT kort
bes6k f6rliden vecka. Han var pa jagt
efter en- studerande under sommaren. At
venledes var han ute the Luth. Augusta
ma Book Concerns angelagenheter. ON
vi f5rsta saken ratt, amman delta upprat-
ia en- flialafdelning nagon af tvilling-
staderna.
Stud. G. A. Bar fran Seminariet Rock
Island gjorde afvenledes en- kort pahels-
ming.
Nagra lett trettitaD af stadsbarnsn hade
gripits af den allmanna entusiasmen for
8. k. surpriseparties och 6fyerraskade
prof. Wahlstroms lila gosse en- qvall.
Sedan f5rsta best6rtningen var 0fver, stod
gladden. h5gt tax. Barnen CORA hvad de
50 f6raldrarna CORA. Moral: g6r aldrig /
barnens narvaro nagot som du icke will,
att de skulle CORA efter.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1890-04-02
Till Minnesota konferensen pastOrer och
f6rsamlingar.
Mad och frid!

Till Minnesota konferensen pastorer och
f6rsamlingar.
Mad och frid!
Det b0rjar nu Ida inpa tiden, att jag
b6r lata h0ra af mig det arendet, som
blifvit mig af konferensen genom styrel-
sen for G. A. College anf0rtrodt. Jag will
icke neka, utan att det ar med nagon kan
sla af bekymmer, jag patagit mig upp-
draget att insamla medel till betalandet af
den dryga skolskuldeu och till bedrifvan-
det 0frigt af var skolverksamhet; och
dock kan jag q andra sidan icke heller
neka att jag gar till verket med en- kansla
af tillfredsstallelse att "a anvanda den It'd
som annu kan atersta af mitt lif och for
den skolas tjenst, for hvilken jag redan
lidit och f0rsakat icke sa litet under de
f0rsta tretton aren af hennes tillvaro.
Den st0rre eller mindre framgang jag
kan komma att roma min verksamhet be-
ror val, sedt fran mensklig synpunkt, pa
den Store eller mindre skicklighet, hvar-
med jag kan bedrifva den; dock tror jag
att vi CORA bast uti att Sc bort fran denna
och andra biomstandigheter sasom varan-
de af mindre betydelse, och stallet wanda
vara blickar uppat - ''upp till bergen,
fran hvilka oss hjelpen kommer". Lyckas
jag da val. sa will jag genom Guds mad af
hiertat saga: ''Icke oss HERE, icke oss,
utan dino namne gif aran for din nads och
sannings skull"; skulle jag deremot miss
ayckas eller lyckas mindre val, sd vile
jag gerna dervid hafva det nedvetandet,
att Jag icke gait ut / h0gmodig f0rtr6stan
pa egen eller andras klokhet eller skick-
lighet, utan d8 taga afven m0tgangen
ifran Herren. Jag har trott det vara pa
sin plats att pa f6rhand saga nina en-
betsbr0der och deras f6rsamlingar, att
delta ar den synpunkt, fran hvilken jag
betraktar min nya verksamhet och will
sammanhang dermed pa samma Yang be-
CARA af eder, att l g6ren mig och saken
den st5rsta tjenst, som jag tror .kunnen
CORA, nemligen att l fitigt och troget bed.
len Herren valsigna mitt arbete. For den
st6rre endragtighetens skull denna SAX,
tager jag mig friheten sarskilt begara def
konferensens ala pastorer och f6rsamlin.
gar villa pa nastkommande Paskdag efter
h6gmessopredikans slut AMANDA en- liten
stund att bon till Herran, fran hvilker
all help kommer, frambara var skola och
min f5restaende verksamhet med afseen-
de pa den. De som tro, att verket I'll
Herrans och att framgangen beror pa der
yalsignelse Han behagar skanka dera
skola sakert icke undandraga sig att pa
ofvannamda satt uppmuntra mig arbetet
Efter pask amman jag, v. g., begynna mil
verksamhet.
For CODA rad som skriftligen till mig In
sandas skall jag kama mig tacksam.
ANDR, JACKSON,
722 Hawthorn st., st. Paul, Minn