OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD. FRIDAY, MARCH 29,1901.
II HIS STEPS.
"What Would Jesus Do?"
By CHAELES M. SHELDON.
Oopyri''6d nnd published In boolc form by
the A' ance Publishing Co. of Chicago.
CONTINUED.
He suddenly stopped, took off his hat,
. Iiowed gravely and turned back. Rachel
went on home and hurried into her
room, disturbed in many ways by the
mnt which had so unexpectedly thrust
itself into her experience.
When she had time to think it all
over, she fonnd herself condemned by
the very judgment she had passed on
Rollin Page. What purpose had she in
life ? She had been abroad and studied
music with 0110 of the famous teachers
of Europe. She had come home to Ray
mond and had been singing in the First
church choir now for a year. She was
well paid. Up to that Sunday two weeks
ago she had been quite satisfied with
herself and her position. She had shared
her mother's ambition and anticipated
growing triumphs in the musical world.
What possible career was before her ex
cept the regular career of every singer?
She asked the question again and, in
tho light of her recent reply to Rollin,
asked again if she had any very great
purpose in life herself? What would
Jesus do? There was a fortune in her
voice. She knew it, not necessarily as
a matter of personal pride or profes
sional egotism, but simply as a fact,
and she was obliged to acknowledge
that until two weoks ago she had pur
posed to nse her voice to make money
and win admiration and applause. Was
that a much higher purpose, after all,
than Rollin Page lived for?
She sat in her room a long time and
finally went down stairs resolved to
have a frank talk with her mother
about the concert company's offer and
her new plan, which was gradually
shaping in her mind. She had already
had one talk with hor mother and knew
that she expected Rachel to accept the
offer and enter on a successful career as
a pnblio singer.
"Mother," Rachel said, coming at
once to the point, as much as she dread
ed the intorview, "I have decided not
to go out with the company. I have a
good reason for it. "
Mrs. Winslow was a large, handsome
woman, fond of much company, ambi
tious for a distinct place in society and
devoted, according to her definitions of
success, to the success of her children.
Her youngest boy, Lewis, ten years
younger than Rachel, was ready to
graduate from a military academy in
the summer. Meanwhile she and Rachel
were at home together. Rachel's father,
like VL inia's, had died while the fam
ily we abroad. Like Virginia, she
found 1 :Helf, under her present rule of
condnc in coniploto antagonism with
her ow;. immediate home circle.
1 Mrs. Winslow waited for Rachel to
go on.
"You know the promise I made two
weeks ago, mother?"
"Mr. Maxwell's promise?"
"No, mine. You know what it was,
mother?"
"I Bupposo I do. Of course all tho
church members mean to imitate Christ
and follow him as far as is consistent
with our present day surroundings. But
what has that to do with yonr decision
in the concert company's matter?"
"It has everything to do with it.
After asking, 'What would Jesus do?'
and going to tho sourco of authority for
wisdom I have been obliged to say that
I do not beliovo ho would in my case
make that use of my voice. "
"Why? Is there anything wrong
about such a career?"
"No; I don't know that I can say
there is. "
"Do you proHumo to sit in judgment
on other people who go out to sing in
this way 'I Do you presume to say that
thev are doing what Christ would not
do?"
"Mother, I wish you to understand
me. I judge no one else. I condemn no
other professional singevs. I simply de
cide my own course. As I look nt it, I
have a conviction that Jesus would do
something else. "
"What else?" Mrs. Winslow had not
yet lost her temper. She did nut under- j
stand the situation or Rachel in tho !
midst of it, but she was anxious that i
her daughter's career should bo as dis- i
iuguished as her natural gifts proni
'td, and she felt confident that when
tile present unusual religions excite
ment in the First church had passed
away Rachel would go on with her
public life according to the wishes of
the family. She was totally unprepared
for Rachel's next remark.
"What? Something that will serve
mankind where it most needs the serv
ice of song. Mother, I have made up
my mind to use my voice in somo way
po as to satisfy my soul that I am doing
something better than pleasing fashion
uble audiences or making money or even
gratifying my own love of singing. I am
going to do something that will satisfy
me when 1 ask, 'What would Jesus
do?' and I am not satisfied and cannot
l0 when 1 think of myself as singing
myself into the career of a concert com
pany performer."
Vnchel spoke with a vigor and ear
nestness that surprised her mot iter. .Mrs.
Winslow was angry now, and she never
tried to conceal her feelings.
"It is simply absurd! Rachel, yon
mtuM What can you do?"
world has been served by men
r . en who have given it other
. ' hat were gifts. Why Blionld I,
l'. ; I am blessed with a natural
gift, nt once proceed to put a market
price on it and make all the money I
can out of it ? You know, mother, that
yon have taught mo to think of a mu
sical career always in the light of a
financial and social success. I have been
unable since I made my promise two
weeks mo to imagine Jesus joining
concert company to do what I would
do and live the life I would have to live
if I joined it. "
Mrs. Winslow rose and then eat down
again. With a great effort she com
posed herself.
"What do yon intend to do, then?
You have not answered my question. "
"I shall continue to sing for the time
being in the church. I am pledged to
sing there through spring. During the
week I am going to sjng at the White
Cross meetings down in the Rectangle. ''
"What I Rachel Winslow 1 Do yon
know what you are saying? Do yon
know what sort of people those are
down there?"
Rachel almost quailed before her
mother. For a moment she shrank back
and was silent
"I know very welL That is the rea
son I am going. Mr. and Mrs. Gray
have been working there several weeks.
I learned only this morning that they
wanted singers from the churches to
hln thnm in the r meetings. Thev use
a tent. It is in a part of the city where
Christian work is most needed. I shall
offer them my help. Mother," Rachel
cried out with the first passionate ut
terance she had yet used, "I want to do
something that will cost me something
in the way of sacrifice. I know you will
not understand me. But I am hungry
to suffer something. What have we
done all our lives for the suffering, sin
ning side of Raymond? How much
have we denied ourselves or given of
our personal ease and pleasure to bless
the place in which we live or imitate
the life of the Saviour of the world?
Are we always to go on doing as so
ciety selfishly dictates, moving, on its
narrow little round of pleasures, and
entertainments and never knowing the
pain of things that cost?"
"Are you preaching at me?" asked
Mrs. Winslow slowly. Rachel under
stood her mother's words.
"No; I am preaching at myself," she
replied gently. She paused a moment
as if she thought her mother would say
something more and then went out of
the room. When she reached her own
room, ehe felt that, so far as her moth
er was concorned, she could expect no
sympathy or even a fair understanding
from her
She kneeled down. It is safe to say
that within the two weeks since Henry
Maxwell's church had faced that shab
by figure with the faded hat more mem
bers of his parish had been driven to
their knees in prayer than during all
the previous term of his pastorate.
When she rose, her beautiful face
was wet with tears. She sat thought
fully a little while and then wrote a
note to Virginia Page. She sent it to
hor by a messenger and then went down
stairs again and told her mother that
she and Virginia were going down to
the Rectangle that evening to see Mr
and Mrs. Gray, the evangelists.
"Virginia's uncle. Dr. West, will go
with us if she goes. I have asked her to
call him up by telephone and go with
us. The doctor is a friend of the Grays
and attended some of the meetings last
winter. "
Mrs. Winslow did not say anything.
Her manner showed her complete dis
approval of Rachel's course, and Rachel
felt her unspoken bitterness.
About 7 o'clock the doctor and Vir
ginia appeared, and together the three
started for the scene of the White Cross
meetings
The Rectangle was the most notori
ous district in all Raymond It was in
the territory close by the great railroad
shops and the packing houses Tho slum
and tenement district of Raymond con
gested its most wretch"d clem, nts about
the Rectangle This was n barren field
used in the summer by circus com
panies and wandering showmen It
was shut in by rows of saloons, gam
bling hells and cheap, dirty boarding
and lodging houses.
The First church of Raymond had
nover touched the Rectangle problom.
It was too dirty, too coarse, too sinful,
too awful, for close contact. Let us be
honest. There had been an attempt to
cleanse this sore spot by seucVing down
an occasional committee of singers, of
Sunday school teachers or gospel vis
itors from various churches, but the
church of Raymond as an institution
had never really dono anytning lo uiukb
the Rectanglo any less a stronghold of
tho devil as the years went by
Into this heart of tho coarso part of
tho sin of Raymond tho traveling evan
gelist and his brave little wife had
pitched a good sized tent and begun
meetings. It was tho spring of the year,
and the evenings were beginning to be
pleasant Tho evangelists had asked for
the holp of Christian people and had
received more than the usual amount
of encouragement, but they felt a great
need of more and better music. During
the meetings on the Sunday jnst gone
the assistant at the organ had been
taken ill The volunteers from the city
were few and the voices of ordinary
quality
"There will bo a small meeting to
night, John, " said his wife as they en
tered the tent a little after 7 o'clock
and began to arrange the chairs and
light up.
"Yes; I think so.' Mr Gray was a
small, energetic man, with a pleasant
voice and the courage of a highborn
fighter Ho had already made friends
in the neighborhood, and one of his
converts, a heavy faced man, who had
just come in. began to help in tho ar
rangement of tho seat
It was after 8 o'clock when Alexan
der Powers opened the door of his office
and started to go homo Ho was going
to take a car at tho corner of tho Rec
tangle, but as lie ueared it he was
aroused by a voice coming from the
tent
It was the voice of Rachel Winslow.
It struck through his consciousness of
struggle over his own question that had
sent him into the Divine presence for
an answer Ho had not yet reached a
conclusion. He was troubled with un
certaintv fin whole previous course of
action as a railroad man was the poor--
i '' ible preparation for anything
sacrificial, and he could not yet lay
what he would do in the matter.
Hark I What was she singing? How
did Rachel Winslow happen to be down
here ? Several windows near by went
up. Some men quarreling in a saloon
stopped and listened. Other figures
were walking rapidly in the direction
of the Rectangle and the tent
Surely Rachel Winslow never was
happier in her life. She never had sung
like that in the First church. It was a
marvelous voica What was it she was
pinging ? Again Alexander Powers, su
perintendent of the machine shops,
paused and listened.
"Where he leada me I will follow,
Where he leada me I will follow.
Where he leads me I will follow.
I'U go with him, with him all tho way."
The brntal, stolid, ooarse, impure life
of the Rectangle stirred itself into new
life as the song, as pure as the sur
roundings were vile, floated out into
loon andden and foul lodging. Some I
"""'"" "-".y uy euuer
Powers said in answer to a question
"The tent's beginning to run over to
night. That's what the talent calls
music, eh?"
The superintendent turned toward
the tent. Then he stopped, and after a
moment of indecision he went on to the
corner and took the car for his home,
but before he was out of the sound of
Rachel's voice he knew that he had set
tled for himself the question of what
Jesus would do.
1 o be continued.
At Your Price.
The following property will be sold
very cheaply. Make us an ff.ir at the
Courier Herald office.
Park Place:
Lot 15 in blk 9 of J. T. Apperson'e
tub-division of blocks 5, 6 and 7.
Lot 16 in blk 9 of J. T. Apperaon's
sun-division of blocks 5, o and 7.
Gladstone:
Lot 15 in blk 37.
Lot 16 in blk 37.
Second-Hand Bicycles Vlieap.
If you want to buy a good second-hand
bicycle for little money, go to Huntley's
Book Store. They have them from $10
to $20 boys,' ladies' and men's styles
Everyone carefully overhauled aud re
paired and put in good running con
dition. Teachers' Examination.
Notice is 'hereby given that for the
purpose of making an examination of all
persons who may oftVr themselves as
candidates for teachers of the schools of
this county, the county school superin
tendent thereof will hold a public ex
amination at the court house, Or gou
City, Wednesday, April 19, at 9 o'clock
a. m., and continuing until Friday, April
12, at 4 o'clock.
J. 0. Zinseb,
County School Supt. of Clackamas Co.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1901.
A Hare Opportunity .
One-liundred-and-sixty acres, o
miles southeast of Oregon City, at $37.50
per acre; 110 acres in Beed, 10 acres in
pasture, 40 acres of good wood timber ;
house and barn ; living spring ; on plank
road, improved to town ; just the place
for a dairy farm. Terms Half cash;
balance on timeat5percentinterest. For
further particulars call at Courier Her
ald office, Oregon City.
Also a horse, weight between 1200
and 1300 rounds, 4 years old, we 1 broke;
Weber wagon, 3)i'xl incn the, good
running order; good wood rack and
spring seat; can be had at a bargain.
Can be seen at Seventh ftreet livery sta
ble, Oregon City.
Aew lira.
Why do the New Era. girls prefer a
young brakeman to an old huler of a
conductor?
For &de.
Kggs from pure blood Wyandotte ?2
per setting of 15. Airs. George lloeye,
comer lltli & Madison street, Oregon
City.
I -
$20 to $100 to loan on oil ii tel or per
SMial security.
Dimick & Eahtiiam, Agts.
Hu1 to Conquor or Oie.
"I was just about gone." writes Mrs
Rosa Kiciardson, of Laurel Springs, N.
('., ''I had Consumption bo bail that the
best doctors said I could not live more
than a month, but I began to use Dr.
King's New Discovery and was wholly
cured by Beven bottles and am now
stout and well." It's a i' unrivaled life
saver iu Consumption, Pneumonia, La
(irippe and Bronchitis; infallible for
Coughs, Cold, Asthma, Hay Fever,
Croup or Whooping Cough. Guaran
teeed bottles 50c and $1.00. Trial bot
tles free at Geo. A Harding's drug store.
SUMMONS.
Ill the Circuit Court ot the Slate of Oregon , lor
he Count)' of Clackamas.
Tlannah 0. Shephonl,
lMnhittir.
1
Walter S. Shepherd, j
Defendant. J
To Walter S. shepherd, Defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon sou arc
hereby required to appear ami answer to the
complaint liteil against yon in tho above entitled
suit on or before Hie 11th day of May, lwi, that
King the time pu scribed In the order for pub
lication of this summons the date of the tlrst
publication of Ibis summons Wine on the ?Jth
day of March, Wli and if you fail to so appear
and answer, the plaintiff herein will apply to the
said court for the relief prayed for In the com
plaint: to-tt ll, a decree dissolving theinanlage
contract now existing belwoeu you and the
plaintiff mid for such other relief prayed for In
said complaint.
This luminous Is published by order ot the
Hon, T. F. Kyar, Judge of the County Court,
of the State of Oregon, for Clackamw County,
dated and eutercd on the IKth day of March, 1301.
C. H. PYE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
A HMer s Tree Friend
"I would like to express my gratitude
for the benefit received from your won
derful medicine, 'Favorite Prescrip
tion,'" writes Mrs. H. C. Anderson, of
South Britain, New Haven Co., Conn.,
(Box 33). "During the first month of
pregnancy I could not keep anything
on my stomach. Was so sick that I
had to fp to bed and stay for weeks. I
tried different doctors, but with little
benefit. I read about many being
helped by using your medicine so I
thought I would five it a trial. I be-
. gan to take your Favorite Prescrip-
tion ' in wovemDer ana l naa a nice
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My baby weighed over eight pounds.
I was only in hard labor about one
hour and got along nicely during con
finement ; was np nd dressed on the
eighth day. I never had the doctor
with me at all. My friends thought
that I was sick a very short time. I
think Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion is indeed a mother's true friend,
for it helped me wonderfully."
FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONO,
SICK WOriEN WELL.
Teachers' Profes lonal Library.
The following list of professi' nal books
has been received at the office of the
county superintendent, where members
of the Lihrary AsociMtion may now be
accommodated :
Brooks and Biook-Basins Fry
PriniH-y Methods Haillman
Talks to Teachers James
General Method McMurry
School Building Gardner
Apperception Rooper
Suggestive Leesons Bdlam
Essentials of Metbod DeUarmo
Teaching the Language Arts. . Binsdale
European Schools Klein
Evolution o( Dodd Smith
Mental Science ...Brooks
Pedagogics Rein
How to Study Geogiaphy . ...Parker
Lectures on Education Payne
Lectures on Teaching Comayre
Reformers Quick
Frnebels Ed Laws .Hughes
Child Observation .Russell
Children's Ways Sully
The School of Society Dewey
Normal Methods of Teaching. . . .Brooks
The Quincy Method Partridge
The Chautauqua Movement. . . .Vincent
KateThurston'aCbaiuauquaCircles Field
Theory and Practice Page
Ufer's Introduction to Herbart. .Zinser
The Educational Ideal Meuroe
School Room Devices.Shaw and Donnell
Educational Mosaics Morgan
Education Herbert Spencer
Levsna Jean Paul Richter
LeBsons in Psychology
Wedding Annlversiry.
A yen entertaining function took
place in the Odd Fellows hall last Fri
day night in honor of the 18th wedding
anniversary of Mr. aud Mrs William H.
Howell. The affair was given under
the auspices of Willamette Ke
bekali Degree lodge, and only members
of the Older were present. An interest
ing program was presented consisting of
a juvenile cake walk by Misses Florence
Grace, Clara Fields and Master Orin
Cheney, There were raeretorious solos
by Mrs. E II. Cooper and Frank Con
fer, a reciation by Miss Essie Block,
and a recitation und song by Master
Hankins. One of the enteratining fea-
ures was Mrs. G. W. Grace's Highland
fling, danced in elaborate costume her
mother a wedding gown. Games wore
played and refreshments were served.
Weather Report for April.
The following dita, covring a period
of 29 years, have been compiled from
the weather bureau at 1 ortlan I, Ore
gon :
Tcuipetature
Mean or normal temperature, 52 degrees.
Tne warmest month was that of 1881,
with an average of 55 degrees.
The coldest month was that of 1872,
with an average of 4ti degrees.
The highest temperature wra 89 degiees
on the 17th, 1897.
The lowest temperature was 28 degrees
on the 7th, 1875.
Average date on which first "killing"
frost occurred in autumn, November
20.
Average date on which last "killing"
frost occurred in spring, April 11.
Precipitation (rain and melted snow)
Average for the month, 3.30 inches.
Average number of days with .01 of an
inch or more, 14.
The greatest monthly precipitation w as
7.88 inches in 18S3.
The least monthly precipitation was 1.12
inches in ISSi.
The greatest amount of prccipation re
corded in any 21 consecutive hours
was 1 34 inches on the 2nd, 1833.
The greatest amount of snowfall recorded
in any 21 CJiisecutive houis (record
extending to winter of ii-) only; was
0.1 inches on the 4th, 1895.
Clouds and weather
Average number of clear d.iys, 0; partly
cloudy days, 1 1 ; cloudy days, 13.
The prevailing winds have ' been from
the sou h.
Tim highest velocity of the wind was 40
miles from the
southeast on the 3rd
1S;i.
A. B. Wot.l.AllER,
Observer,
K YEARLY toChrlstlan man
Jr or womau to look after our
graving business to this and adjoining Counties,
to act as Manager and Correspondent; work can
be dime at your home. Knclose self-addreesed,
stamped envelope for particulars lo J. A.
Knlgl t, lienvrMl Manager, Corcoran Build
ing, opposite I' uiual States Treasury Washing
tou,I. C.
John Soldi tt will have his finely bred
'st'llion, Belgian here on Saturdays.
Considerable loral matter on tirst,
eighth and other pages.
! Coming Events Teachers' meeting at
Mount Pleasant Saturday ; county board
of commissioners, April 3rd, city coun
cil ditto, and circuit court April 15th.
A marriage license was issued Satur
day to Mjrtle Wells and Bert Hayes.
I Rev. J. H. Beaven will give a Bterop
i . .. .
ticon entertainment at the iiapt'st
church this (Friday evening for the ben
fit of the piano fund.
A slightly used parlor organ for sale
by W. L. Block, the homefuruisher.
Obituary of the Lite Mrs. Shaw.
Mrs. Martha J. Shaw died in this city
on Thursday morning, March 14th, 1901
at the age of 7 years, 1 month and 5
days
Deceased was born in Hickman county
Kentucky, Feb. 9th, 1820. She was mar
ried to Jefferson Rioe Shaw in 1844, and
after living in Piatt City, Missouri, for
six years, they moved to Andrew county,
Mo., near St. Joseph and resided there
until 1852, when they started for Oregon
in company with relatives and friends.
The journey across the plains lasted four
and one half montlis. Sickness, danger
and dei th visited the bttle company.
Mrs. Shaw was hop"leesly ill, but seeing
the need that her childien had for a
in .tlier's c ire, prayed for restoration,
snd her prayer was answered. But Joel,
the eldest child, succumbed to the hard
ships and was. laid lo rest by the side of
the I ng route The remainder of the
family arrived in Oregon City in the fall
of 1852, Mrs. Shaw's father having been
here three years previous. They rested
for a Bhort time in happy reunion with
loved ones from whom they ha i been
separated by great distances of those
days. They purchased a home 15 miles
above Oregon City near the Willamette
on a section of land on which they lived
six years, making many improvemenis,
some of which Blill stand today.
From 1862 to '77 the Saffarran dona
tion claim was the home of open hospi
tality to many of the fami ly'a friends
from far and near.
Nearly 25 years ago, after a life of
busy toil, mother and father desired to
enjoy the well earned rest of their busy
life, and came to Oregon City to reside.
About a decade alter this, fattier died
and mother was left as a comfoit and
refuse for her seven living children.
Mrs. Shaw was a devoted Christian,
having cast her lot with the Congrega-
lonal chu en ot tins city twenty years
ago.
She was the mottierof nine children,
Seven if whom are now living. The de
ceased also leaves twenty grand-children
and four great grand children, besides
many fnunds to mourn her loss.
Oar Servant Electricity .
"The earliest use of the electric cur-
rent in houses was the common push
button for street door . Tod ay a variety
of contrivances on the same principle
enable the householder to protect his
property trom the spread of fire, from
damage by an overflowing tank, from
the explodon of a boiler whose water
level Mas fallen too low," says George
lies in Everybody's Magazine. "Of
1 ke de ign are the alarms which soucd
continuously when a paottctive wire is
tampered wilh, when a door or window
is wrongfully opened, or a mat is trod
den upoii by a marauder. All these
telltales may ring a bell at. a distance, at
a police or fire station, if required, and
summon aid in the nick of tune. Less
important, but still useful enough, are
the electric clocks which, at any desired
hour, day after day, for a month or
year, will call a sleeper. Tj avoid call
ing anybody el-ie, the alarm sounds at
the head of a bed, and continues its ap
peal until the victim gets up and
switches off iis current. Clocks without
alarms, an. I electricity actuated from
central stations, are steadily gaining
favor iu household use."
Jury List.
County Clerk Cooper and Sheriff
Cooke drew the following jurymen for
the April term of circuit court yesterday.
The box was repeatedly shaken but the
drawing would not make an equitable
distribution of names over the county :
Marion Johnson, farmer, Clackamas
Jacob Hoylan.tarmer, West Side
Henry Zeigler, farmer, Barlow
Ed Seil'er, farmer, Diniascus
John VV. Noble, laborer, Oregon City
lames Parrish, fanner, ll ehland.
A. B. Marquam, farmer, Marquam
Samuel Wolfer, farmer, Needy
li. S. McLaughlin, fanner, Milwaukee
F. W. Youmans, farmer, C'ackanms
G. W. Church, speculator.Oreiron City
David McArthur, farmer, New Era
W. II. Mattoon, farmer, Viola
E. O. tlackett, farmer, Abernethy
A. Bramer, farmer, New Eia
E. E. Howell, dresser, Oregon City
P. Harris, farmer, Abernethy
George Hess, fanner, Abernethy
William Ulrich, farmer, Damascus
D. K. Dimick, liveryman, Cinby
William Heecdt, farmer. New Era
George K Califf,millwright,Oregon0ity
William Phillips, farmer, Clackamas
J. M. Tracy, farmer, Logan
S. C. Young, farmer, Damascus
Charles E. Shannon, West Side
H. E. Straight, clerk, Oregon City
Hiram Dannais, farmer, Milwaukie
lleuian Lee, farmer, Canby
John K. Walker.carpenter, Oregon City
George B. Wise, farmer
More Probate' Court.
In the matter of the estate of Walter
A. Bradley, deceased, Herman D. Gra
dou appointed administrator. The value
of the estate is $350. O. G. Huntley,
Hvy Stipp and George Hoeye named as
appraisers
In the matter of the estate ofj. K.
Spahr, decease I, the final account of
Huns Spahr, Frederick .Moshberizer and
Clark, executors, approved.
In the matter of the estate of William
D. Bedford, deceased, Asa B. Hawkins,
administrator, it was ordered that the
administrator lie permitted to sell the
remaining; at tides belonging to the es
tate at private sale.
In the matier of tho estate of Ezra
. Crssy, deceased, Uchard Scott was
appointed administrator. The value of
tho estate is valued at $2500.
Pure Water.
Seeing a filter plant on Main street
and hearing that a company was flur
iug to plant another graft on our citizens
to the tune of thousands of dollars, allow
me to say that anyone can filter water
in small quantities, but to talk of filter
ing all the water our citv uses is simply
absurd. The water being forced
through their preparation would foul it
in twenty-four hours. Who then will
stop the pump, open the main and re
charge the filter? They might filter the
river water in small quantities so it
would do to wash dishes or bathe feet,
but to drinf, excuse us. Come with me
if you please, and I will show you, with
in a radius of one mile from the reser
voir, twelve or more never failing
springs. Dig down thirty feet and you
strike the water strata; dig fifty feet
and you have a basin of twenty feet of
pure water, filtered through miles of
sand and gravel; pure and inexhausl
able It can be pumped into the reser
voir for one fourth of the cost that it
takes to pump it up the hill.
Economy.
Galveston Disaster.
B. F. Munson,of Oregon City, has
been appointed sole agent for this
Bection of the state for the
book descriptive of tb.it great horror.
The name of the neat work is "The
Great Galveston Disaster" by Paul Les
ter, the noted author, the only authentic
edition, and contains a full and thrilling
account of the most appalling ci'atnity
of modern times.
The editor of this paper hz carefully
examined this work and finds it to con
tain all that is el limed for it and cheer
fully recommends it to the readers of
this paper and others interested in get
ting an authentic book description of
this great calamity.
MARKET REPORTS.
PORTLAND.
(Corrected on Thursday.)
Flour Best $2.903.40; graham
$2.60.
Wheat Walla Walla 5557c; valley
58c59; bluestem 59c.
O.HS White 4445c; gray 42 43c.
Barley Feed $17; brewing $16 per t.
Millstuffs Bran $16; middlings 21 ;
shorts $18; chop $16.
Hay Timothy $1213; clover, 79;
Oregon wild $7.
Butter Fancy creamery 4) an I 51c ;
store, 20 and 25.
Eggs 13 1-2 ecnts per doz.
Poultry Mixed chickens $3.003.50 ;
hens $3.504; springs $23 50; geese
$67; ducks $56; live turkeys HQ
12c; dressed, 1214c.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, weathers
and ewes, sheared, $4 50; dressed, 6
and 7 cents per pound.
Hogs choice heavy ,l$5JO0 and $5 25;
light, $5 ; dressed, 5 1-2 and 6 cents per
pound.
Veal Large, 61-2 and 7 cents per
pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4 50 and $5 ,
dressed beef, 7 and 8 cents per pound.
Che-se Full cream 12c per pound
Young America 13c.
Potatoes 45 and 50 cents per sack.
Vegetables Beets $1; turnips 75c
per sack; garlic 7c per lb; cabbage$1.65
1.80 per 100 pounds ; cauliflower 75o
per dozen; parsnips 85c per sack; celery
8090c per dozen; asparagus 78c;
peas 34c per pound.
Dried fruit Apples evaporated 56 ;
sun-dried sacks or boxes 34c; pears
sun and evaporated 89c; pitlesa plums
78c; Italian prunes 57c; extra
silver choice 57.
. OKKOON CITY,
Corrected on Thursday.
Wheat, wagon, 53.
Oats, 43.
Potatoes, 50 and 50 cents per sack.
Eggs 13 1-2 cents per dozen.
Butter, dairy, 35 to 45c pei roll;
creamery, 50c. "
Dried apples, 5 to be per pound.
urieu prunes Italians, 4c ; pet te
and German, 3c.
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