| Show DIus muscular eular promptly Reu eed mr J K X holton II ollon a well known fur for dealer at oxford pa davs ea vs he sometimes suffers with mut muscular cular rheumatism anil and gyhl a having one of the most painful attacks he be called at W T J browns drug drill store and mr brown advised him to try chamberlains Chamberla ints pain balm lie he did so eo and it rave gave him immediate relief pain balm is also recommended for rheumatism by mr E W wheeler of luthers mills pa who has used it and found it to be an excellent remedy it if troubled with rheumatism give it a trial it Is certain to relieve the pain as soon as applied and its continued linued use will effect a n cure for sale ale at 25 and 50 0 cents per bottle by luz IKE ferry over east river I 1 shall iball never for get this short rioe ride of half a mile tin tile river was packed with ferry steamboats tugboats tug boats and sailing vessels each with will ai signal gnal lights and whistles of if different tones while we were gawking garking at these and tho the beautiful seven and eight story stor buildings rising up from the edge of and ani casting their bright electric lights over the clear still water our porter handed each of us the hotel card on which was written green hotel yes boys boesl I 1 said 1 I this is the hotel for us next morning wo rose early and walked over the brooklyn bridge to pres richards office on oil sand st where wo we mot met six elders just juet getting ready to go to their various fields of labor also the elders that came by the southern route tile the N whole hole company of us however took the train for coney island tho hargea pleasure resort it iu tile the world eight 1 miles south ot of new york city it Is is a city about tile the size of randolph and has shows and pavilions of all descriptions tile the water ii as too cold for bathing we next visited tile the statue of liberty which is so eo large that 14 persons were standing in the skull with us at a height ut of feet from it ie e could see up tile the streets of jersey city new yolk boik and brooklyn after taking a ride through central park and a look through gh the zoological Garden Garde swo ngwe lial ha 1 to hurry burry to tile the depot to take tile the train for philadelphia on oil the road tho the train stopped at trenton on the delaware river both familiar to students of U S history on arriving in philadelphia we ie visited the tha different chambers of the old independence pen dence liall hall saw tho the liberty bell etc etc we also visited fairmount park the Tie great question now is was as to gat our baggage e down to the docks as our ship was to leave in two hours we hired a truck piled on the luggage and in n half balf an bour wo we were at tile the docks tying trying to elbow our way through tile the large arge crowds there lay lav our stilli tile the Belgian land apparently already to start so we lose any time in getting aid tile the chief steward conducted us to our cabin which briefly is a small room about 6 X 6 with two berths on each side one above the other making four our in each room with just room enough for a person to stand between them we did not stop below very on because of the bad smell from tile the disinfectants disinfect ants paints etc at ever thera is good ventilation by y th this Is time tile tugboat had bad hauled our s ship h ip out into tho the river ready to sail down t tho he delaware presently we were start startled ed by the loud blast from tile lie buzzar or whistle then we were attracted by the people leople on the shore cheering and dav ing ng their handkerchiefs to their friends on oil the ship and we with them here bid adieu to the stars and stripes the great reat steamer glided so BO quietly down the hu river that nothing could bo be hoard heard but ut the thump thump of the engines and the whirling water from the pro bellor on both banks of abo river are seen the famous old cities of the revo ution lution and tile the civil war after eight hours of smooth sailing we reached what sailors dill call the breakwater and the he scene began to change land had bad BU sunken aken out of sight it began to get dark and tho the ship began to rock somewhat like ike a load of hay we there fore ore decided to go down to the cabin and sleep out the difficulty but after getting into bod bed the question was how bow to io keep from rollf rolling fig out again or getting a black eye 1 ive I e struck st ruck it I 1 tl said young youn put your back against tho the all knees against the sideboard and lie in the shape of the letter Z As soon boon its aa 1 pot got used to the clothes swinging across tile the room as if they were on a spree I 1 fell asleep aud and did not awake till the breakfast bell rang I 1 jumped out of bed dressed washed and started on a trot fearing fearins 0 I 1 would be ba late but alas one y solemn thought came to mo me oer and oer that the fillies hall haa not dined yet I 1 therefore postponed eating for twenty conr hours our voyage was very pleasant we saw five whales the last laet being very close tile the porpoises were also numerous they are from six to twelve feet feel in length we could seo see or parts of them everyday they have to be about five miles to see anything hut but sails bails or smokestack it was a common sight to see a at steamer camer a distance off going west and ours boint cast each having head bead winds fit the same time the weather was good except excepting iti the first day an occasional wave would come DD over the bow of the ship aud and run along under the seats beats on the upper deck we had bad the best of everything on tile ship and made lots of friends they did not invite us to speak in the sabbath meetings but wo we were respected they considered mormons cormons arid and singers as synonymous la in mid ocean the only air breathing animal was a small email bird the seagulls reappeared about a day before we reached land about noon on oil the day we could see the mountain topa tolls of leland and next night at sundown n 9 we landed at liverpool where wo we received our appointments as follows follos young to bomay knudson to sweeden Sweed cn to germany jacques to england mckinnon to scotland after looking around tho the smoky elty eity of liverpool one day dav we all shook hands an and took look the train for our various fields A ride of ISO miles landed mein me in the city of glascow I 1 have labored forever for over six months mont lis I 1 am now laboring in edinboro with professor paul arid and bros gilchrist and anderson till nil jolly good fellows some soma have asked do you vou beg no not in the lie british mission the average avera c cost of a two years mission here is ie we pay for everything be ging is an impossibility and therefore not advised by the authorities my health is excellent and the time passes very rapidly anybody having relatives in this country or city is will ill do well to send their addresses to me and ami I 1 may be able to visit dijt them MALCOLM MCKINNON edinburgh scotland feb it 1897 |
