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While Others TRY to Follow
OREGON CITY AUCTION HOUSE
W. L. BLOCK, PROP'R
I tiike plensure in announcing t the public that I have put in a
Fine Line of JOJW Furniture, NEW Carpels, NEW Matting,
NEW line of Fine Steel Ranges and Stoves, NEW Air-tight Heaters,
NEW H inlvvare, NEW Portieres and L-c, Curtains,
line of NEW Crockery, Haruing Lamps, Glassware and
, Aao a fine
Till war.
My
Second-Hand Stock
Of Furniture, Carpets and StoveB
Is Always Complete
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Convince yourself by pelting our pri es before buying.
Prlsss ChserfuJIy Gtvon.
flnn'l L'nrrTQT Q Piano
Mllll I U Wbi I b ! IU'j'jI
Main Street....
Opp. PostoSlce
. mill rfEPfL
yis
Mcdl
Since buying his Groceries
of MARK MUM, after
hiving traded for some time
at other stores. No stale or
inferior goods kept.
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Good for ' & . Cents....
.IN TRADE AT.
I ....Gharman & Co. I
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. With 'Any ,"0c Purtfiace if Presented by October 1st, 189S.
THE FARMERS- i
Of Clackama3 County can buy their Goods
1 trA coll thoir Produce to advantage at
John Mart's General Merchandise Store
ELYVILL.E, OREGON. A Largo Stock ot -Moots
and Shoes. Also Flour and Feed. Prices Guaranteed
There Is No Sentiment In the Maneze-
ment of Thin Vait Property Tenants
Must face the Mnslc Not Very Pro
gressive and Wait For Others to Lead.
We are all inclined to regard the
great American landlord with disfavor.
He ia associated in our minds -with the
idea of high rents, demanded the instant
they are dne, with unfulfilled promises
as to repairs and little improvements
that would add so much to our comfort
and with many other small annoyances
that make him the man terrible, the
man unfaithful, the man hostile. '
Through the obscurity of these preju
dices it is doubtful if many of us see
him clearly or judge him fairly. Ac
cording as we are near moving day or
not and as we secure repairs we are apt
to regard him as a very - disagreeable!
person, indeed, with few of the higher
human attributes or else the reverse,
and in the meantime we pay rent and
tolerate him because he continues to ex
ist and the law protects him. ; '
Perhaps the best , example of the
American landlord, is Astor, or rather
the Astors, The interests of this famous
New York family are so numerous and
so extensive, so widely distributed and
so varied in character, that as landlords
they hold sway over all classes of so
ciety, occupying every kind. of struc
ture. Then, too, the Astors are typical in
that no santiment enters into the man
agement of their properties, and, after
all, this is true of the management of
most real estate in this city.
As landlords the Asters demand the
market rate for rents, and they demand
it the first cf every mouth or quarter,
a3 tho case may be. Sooner than make
material concessions in the amount to
be paid on a lease the Astors will nllow
house to remain vacant, not one sea-
sou or year only, but two, throe or
ruoro years, and if then a good tenant
is not at hand the building will bo al
tered, provided the condition of the
neighborhood requires it. It is appar
ent, therefore, that the Astors get the
figures they ask. , Tbesareuotthe high
est paid, for tho estates take no risks,
but they are well np to tho average.
17o one possibly requires more assur
ance 01 responsibility in tenants than
e Asters. References as to character
and liunucial standing must be forth
coming if you would beau Astor tenant,
and they must be more than pnp'T ref
erences, for they will be investigate
carefully. If you are unknown or can-
uot show who yon uro and what you
have cot, and that yon uro fairly ctr-
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I School Books at Portland Prices
I Charm an & Co,, Cut-Cut Rate Druggists
G. H. YOUNG-
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GREAT LANDLORDS.
ASTOR PROPERTY
WORTH NEARLY
IN NEW YORK
$200,000,000. .
MORTALITY OF SLANG
WORDS AND
WILD AND
PHRASE3 THAT RUN
ARE SHORT LIVED.
rhe Use of Slong as a Habit Compared
to Swearing and the Intemperate Use
of Intoxicants The Harm That Results
From the KouBtnitlcal Custom.1
The Italian method of prefixing an s
lo a word to give it a damaging signifl
s.iuce can be employed with good elfect
In christening that wayward and de
generate offspring of English known as
iluug. In iis present state slanguage
has attained' to such a luxurious com
pleteness that it warrants serious treat
ment. So copious and comprehensive
has it become that there is hardly a hu
man want, fooling or emotion of the
heart that cannot be translated into the
vernacular of tho bootblack. In study
ing the ' philosophy of slang tho first
oatural query is, How and why did it
originate? To the ; first , question one
might give, with certain modifications,
the same answer that would be given to
the question, Why do people swt-arT
The human animal, like a locomotive,
seems to requiri escape valves for occa
sions when there is too much steam in
the boinr. W hen a man is overflowing
with admire in, anger or wonder, the
ordinary adjectives do not (or he thinks
they do not) meet the emergency. They
do not relievo his pent up fullness any
more than n sip from a dewdrop would
quench a man's thirst. The natural man
and the natural won; an sometimes tine
relief under stroug emotion in nxplosivt
utterances. In the case of auger tho es
cape valve expletive is au oath unless
the man in question happens to l s
gentleman and sometimes, though verj
rarely, when he in.
It will thus be seen that slaus, beinj.
of emotional ancestry, in a first cousin
to the oath, and both are nsed by those
who mentally resemble the man whose
nseof intoxicating drinks has made hi::
forget or underestimate the attractions
of pure water tdan'. in sonib, U a
whisky distillation - of language hit
so strong that it may betaken only very
rarely with impunity, and heroin liet
the chief danger in its use t,'ot oah
does the slanguist find ordinary Luplish
tamo, but be eurls in not being abl.) to
find aay Englis h at ail. .
Another fatal elu.ru:Ccristio of thing
is the very one which at fir .it srecres ittt
adoption namely, us pungency The
same law that uiakt-s quiet colors ami
shades went well 111 the world of tab;i;
has its coRiau'i'urt in . the world ii
kpeech We tiro vt ry speedily of a ,'tnrt
ling costunin, in hi;:h colois. iinO jv.-'t
as speedily do we tii-e of slauj, whiil;
is ttiirUing. L-'.f. h colon -d fi'neti
Ltiil wiui-iii.r reaa 11 y jy nung ai'
never gain a permanent lootlitJd in tin
aKer
1111.'.
est Prices.
Next T).vtr lo Popd'g h irdware storo.
JU'.n Sireet. Okeoo.v City, Oh.
ta'n cf bei-T nhlo to meet tho rent for I hmgnage is its or 1. -.K of diKuity
H'O tem of i'm lea so. fln not trv to rnr.t ! reject eu-i If bel'iouy mulwi i;
an Astor house. You will be refused.
As a matter, of fact, the Astor rent
rolls, if one could secure copies of them,
would be an excellent commercial tli
rcctory, far mere reliable wUhin (he
limited sphero, perhaps, than anything 1
ever attempted in this city. Ninety-five
per cent of the persons whoso names are
011 them pay tho rent they agreed to ray
on tho first of every month. Those o:i
the rolls who do not disappear when
their leases are up or beforo if possible.
The Astors are not hard landlords, but.
they pro very busineselil e, end tho 0.:s
possess proceeding is resorted to when
ever occasion demands.
Though of Dutch stock tho Astors
have no feeling of friendliness foi1 tho
liquor traffic, Tho saloon keeper is not
wanted, even at the high rates he oners,
and neither is any other sort of tenant
who is likely to clash with tho police.
From time to time, of course, persons
not in favor with the authorities creep
into Astor properties, but when discov
ered they aro ousted as quickly and us
quiotly as possible. '
So far as improvements go, the estates
aro behind many 01 too otner large
landlords and a host of the smaller ones.
Up to a very rece-ut period tho mr.unga
meut of the family possessions was ex
ceedingly unpiMgressivo, mid it is 'hard
ly up to what might be expected of it
yet. It is urged in defense of this policy
that various sections of tho city in
which Astor holdings are large are at
present undergoing a change and that
alterations appropriate ia charactt r will
bo mado later. That is the trouble with
the Astors. They aro always backward
in aiding a change. Tueir conservatism
holds them in chock, while smaller and
weaker men take the risk, and often
they stand in tho way of progress by
presenting immense blocks of property
directly in tho lino of great improve
ments. If changes are effected all around
them, they will alter also, bat they are
always the last to do so.
In the matter of individual repairs,
decorations and the like they are not
liberal, but they have the reputation of
doing what they promise. Usually resi
douoes aro put in order beforo tho now
tenant got's in, and then tho occupant
has got to be very careful. It is not ex
pected by the estates that much money
will be spent upon the house except at
long intervals.
Tho Astors h dd few tenements and
Cats directly, though they own the
ground upon which hundreds of such
structures stand. This kind of building
is not popular with either branch of
tho family, and they only have to do
with it so far as receiving leasehold
rents are conoerued. Dwellings in great
nnuilxT and coiunrisiug all kinds, from
one bringing in hundreds yearly to one
yielding thousands, and business and
Leather ana nerosene.
There is cue use of kerosene which is
Kldom mentioned. It often happens
that when a heavy shoe or boot has boon
wet it hardens aud draws so that it
hurts the toot. If the shoo is put ou
and, the leather thoroughly wet with
kerosene, the stiffness will disappear
and the leathor become pliable, adapt
ing itself to the foot. If oiled vhln
wet the leather retains its softness a
longer time. The kerosene does not in
fara the leather ottili
Your Choice
Of Toe
English ladies choose round toes for
their boots. American ladies prefer the
toes that point, but the point we make
is in both round and pointed toes and
the fact that we furnish newer styles,
and better goods and give more perfect
satisfaction for leys money than any
other dealer. We you best shoe induce
ments, T ' i V '
' "' ' ' ' ' ' i ' M I H M ' '
KRAUSSE BROS.
HARRIS'
GROCERY.
-Frpph Stock
First-Class
of
Depot for If AY and FKEO
THE . , -
LEADER :
OF LOW PRICES
GROCERIES
Willamette Block, Oregon City
A PERFECT CATARACT
of" Groceries flows from our store in a
weeis. Those who have once purchased
here need no second urging to deal with
us They are satisfied that the quality is
the best obtainable, and prices the lowest
consistent with good value.
We endeavor 10 make dissatisfaction
impossible and customers who believe
they have cause of complaint are request
ed to inform ua We will gladly rectify
errors.
HEINZ & CO.,
Bakers and Grocers
Opposite Postoffice, - Oregon City
w
Fit
1
russcs
a?;d we guarantee the
We
have 2000 Trusses in stock to select from
Why suffer from the effects of ill fitting
trusses when you can be fitted perfectly by
blanguago. Its sole i unci inn in lo uckk
by its -patuosa or it gretosqvieue.-.s. It
reflects a fugitive iridesrauce epe- err
cut wit and humor, a, hku the l-ub
tie catches pn-i: u: tic color but.
tho -bnbbto, it vanishes even while yon
ueiiOld it ' Ncfwrnliv theie are sl.:;)p.
phrases cf all (l,'grc.-.:i of goodness : mi
ueilmss, rangiii;. irt'.ui the word whn-h
is only a siurht remove from a forcible
bi't purfooiiy decor. i-s elective to
slang ot tho iuo;.t dari;'. deep dyed or
ucr At one end cf th r-j.U for in
stance, one inie-ht place "ft-tebing" aud
ut lae ou..r el.u i.i. teorh.ilec "rti...'
Again, tlm uijiiiit tiou 'iay 111" i
feutli and seemly, in oaiparison with
the brus()ue commuiui "get a move on."
Along ceilain hues the sl;:ngui;,t sesniK
to revel in exrravugant Kyuonyius and
antot.yms, especially ij those express
ing some iuih'iiiity in tho npper story
The man who has "wheels" is also
popularly known as "unity, " "cracked"
cr"otl his trolley." Ag.uu, if he comes
from the country, ho ia "corn raised,"
has "seed in his hair, " or his "face
doesn't tit him." "G.ill, " "uerve, "
"cheek," "sand," "brass" and "face"
ar.e also nearly synonymous terms for
qualities whoso universality has made
(hem a target ior popular wit-ire. Equally
proiifio is the slunguist in coining
terms for money. "Dust," "tin,"
"sand," "rocks," "chink" aud "spon
dulicks" aro only a few of the words
that translate "filthy lucer. "
Two of the slang phrases uow in
galliugly frequent use are, "That's
right," nrd "That won't cut much
ico." The latter, it must be confessed,
has certain cool figurative qualities
which give it a saving color of gface
But most of these phrases rely chiefly
upon their condensed expressiveness,
which is tho trademark of their Amer
ican manufacture. They are but one of
the many devices of the masses to com
pass a crosscut and avoid circumlocu
tions Thus "snap' aim "ciucn sre
time economy tor a moneyed siutcuro
and an assured competence.
Ouo of the surest tests of the rapid
mortality of slang is the extremely pain
ful sensation produced by hearing auti
qnated slang phrases used and there
are always people who are two or
three or ten years behind in their use
of such phrases. When other people are
savins "Not ou your tintype," the
riser of mildewed slang leeoiy ejac
ulates"! should smile." The piquancy
and patnoss of certain phrases make it
hard to declare that slang has no legiti
mate use. But concerning its misuse.
thiTe can hardly be two opinions amonj
people whose opinions are worth any
thing. A careful sluuy of the qualities
of men and women who habitually in
terlard their remarks with slang will
furnish anybody with a world of con
vincing ceuiclusions in favor of pure
English. Critic
Farmers Took the Lead.
It was tho farmers who originated
the state uid law of New Jersey and
who curried it into execution, with its
vastly benefioial result, not only iu the
state, but as an example to many other
states. It was also the farmers who
built the excellent Canandaigua voadi
iu New York at their own cost. , . ,
Remember we GUARANTEE a fit, also Re
member the Name and address
G. 11
'.I !:n; EL
WOODARD & GO.
WASHINGTON
ST.,
PORTLAND
S. G. ...SKIDEMORE & GO.
Cut Rate Druggists
We offer special
Brushes of al! kinds.
Sponges and Chamois.
inducements in every branch of onr business
Combs, Rubber Goods, Soap, Prefumery,
Selection of PURE DRUGS,
Prescriptions a Specialty. -f
and Compounding
: ..' '
of
The oldest druggists in the Northwest, doing
business for thirty yeais enables us to under
stand the peoples wants. ,
Remember our Prices arc the Lowest
151 3RD STREET, NEAR MORRISON ST.
PORTLAND, OR.
IS 'V V , ,t;r
tl, . .. f t, ,S
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
To Watch Buyers for 30 DAYS; if
you never possessed a watch now' is
the TIME to own TIME of your own.
293 Morrison Street
PORTLAND, OREGON
A. N. WRIGHT,
The Iowa Jcwsler
...OO TO...
G. E. BESTOW
roit
DOORS,
WINDOWS,
MOULDING and
MATERIAL.
EUILDING
LOWST CH3 PdW Si EVE-w :RED FOtt FIRST-CLASS GOODS.
Shop Oppolt ConsrvCHtlonal :imroh. Main Street, Oregon City
Ore.
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'feiji ' Carries a complete lineof casket-
Carries a complete line of casket
setvicesatmost moderate prices
do irto Commercial bank.
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