OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1902.
OREGON CITY COURIER
Published Ivery Friday by ' i
lEISOS CITY COURIER PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. WmsTovKR, Editor and mtnes6 Manager.
R. Ui Wjstovkb, Local Editor.
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OREGON PITY. DEC. W)W2.
Oodkn Armoub's endowment of an in-
tittle
of
knifeless, .." bloodless
urery Vnicago ; una
Biueh the appearance of a' i, 000 ,000
leather in the cap of osteopathy.
J. 0nss Armour will commemorate
the "miracle" of his daughter's cure iaK
e hospital "open to all who suffer and
where the use of the knife will be un
known." In time it may come to pasB
that some of the afflicted who fall into
tba hands of the surgeon will not have
toeatetthe kingdom of heiven piece
meal. A Nsw Jf.bsky couple announced oa
the occasion of their golden wedding
iha.4 dur'lne their married life the
litcben fire had to be built 18,263 times ;
that ppa always built, and during that
period they had etiever enjoyed a cross
word, li there is anything in the city
f tire New Jerusalem that that fond
d suffering head of the house wants
heii he gets there he will doubtless
only have to mention.
W have received several letters dur
ing tiie past month from farmers and
others In Clackamas county, complain-
i njr, at Cite ost of maintaining the poor
tf the oounty . As we understand it,
lb county has no poor farm and no
county infirmary and maintains its
paupers by a system of pensions. That
is to ay an appropriation is made - out
of the foods of the county for the use
, auj benefit of the pauper as his nec
w.ties may demand. In some cases
pawners receive as much as $8 per month
in other cases more and in others still
less. This is possibly the most expen-
aive, vaeteful and extravagant system
ay coe nly can select for the mainten
ance of its indigent poor. This system
has been tried in all parts of the East
mud wherever tried has been found to be
aionumental failure. The best system
developed in the East and North is for a
cowutytoown a farm, erect suitable
VutMings, employ a keeper of the county
Infirmary, and keep all of the indigent
poor as iu mates of this Infirmary. A
jrood farm and a good system will in a
few abort years, with good management
become solf supporting. The old and
hiRrai will secure a good clean home
nhew they can remain until death
itai'tNS them. All who are able to do so
cn ia put to work in the gardens, fruit
orchards and on the farm. They will in
this way pay their own hoard' Many a
awn wi)l accept a pension or a bounty
iiotn the wunty who will inuo event go
tot&e pwr hoiTseaml in this way the
list j(E dopcHdonts will he greatly re
duced. The (jounty Intlrtniiry furm,
wIhuio all of the county's poor W hou ed
, taiJi Ukeu c.ire of, has been a success
wWiMjver tried, it wjuld no doubt he an
inUKxneoietit upon the present system
in Clackamas county.
WHAT OF THE HARVEST.
The eyes of the country are turned
upon the great North West. Whert the
taut months of inter and early spring
hum more people from the Eastern
vbtlic will journey into this land of
"Milk and honey" than have every
nou over the mountains to the plains
of t!ie Western ocean in any one year.
What is Clackamas county doing to
tec ure her share of the new corners?
K!k is rich in every natural resource,
hti lands and homes in abundance for
all ln come, llor real estate agents
tod a!l well wishers should be on the
look eit during the early spring and
ttwi'sier. By careful puintaking work a
ihui.j iud families in a s'ngle season can
It a..Med to tho population of this
laui.iy . i e wui.t tht'se p o,le on 1 of
wwnse we do we must m et them ha f
way and tell them that Clackamas
county is the garden spot o! the
Willamette valley, that here there is
room for all, that land is cheap, timber
plentiful and water abnndant. That
this is a poor man's paradise. He can
raise more and do less and on less
capital in Clackamas county than in any
other place on the American continent.
Then let us be up and doing and re
member that "The race is not to the
swift nor the battle to the strong" but
that the Industrious aud persevering
will win.
'l I THE' CONQUEST,- '
It hat bee&'wilh a great deal of pleas-
.J '.' . ...
are trrar we have reaa me copy oi me
Conquest - presented to us by the au
thoress, ifra. Eva Emery Dye. It is a
facinating story, possibly more of a
history than a novel. It deals with a
period of the development of our country
and with historical characters ; thaf ap
peals to the scholar add the student a
like. There is no more fascinating
('period of American history than that
period, when our domain was expanded
towards the Western ocean by' conquest,
discovery and purchase. Few if any
more picturesque character in all the
history of tba country than George
Rodgers Clark and his compatriots in
the Lewis & Clark expedition. The
history of this exploration with its at
tendant difficulties and dangers, the
romantic and unknown country through
which it passed, the strange tribes of
indians into whose lands the adventurers
were by forpe of necessity compel'ed to
pass and the hardships by the way, are
all told in a splendid and dramatic
literary style. One gathers more of
real information from the Conquest of
country and historical characters than
from any history of the subject matter
that has fallen into our bands. There
is not a dry page in the story from its
beginning to its end. It has more than
passing interest for one from Kentucky
as the leading charters, helped to clear
the forest and make of Kentucky the
great Btate that it now is. The book
ought and no doubt will do much
towards turning sentiment and inquiring
eyes in this direction and will bear its
fruitage for good in the immediate
future.
THE DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
The delinquent tax list of Clackamas
county, published in the last issue of
the Enterprise, in this city is a remark
able document in more ways than one.
It cost fifteen cents per line to publish
under the contract between the county
court and the published of the E nter
prise. The list set in nonpariel make s
almost ten pages of type with 240 lines
to the columns or 14,400 lines in all and
costs the tax payers oi the county $3,100-
00. It is remarkable from the fact that
amount due for taxes on a great portion
of the lees than (I in many instances,
almost if not quite, half the amount of
tax sought to be collected is less than
50 cents, which means that it costs
more to advertise the property for sa le
than the tux against the property, Tl e
amount of taxes owing the county on
delinquent taxes is really small, con
sidering the size, population and wealth.
The Sheriff of the county has done well
in collecting his tax list so closely. As
very few of the farmers of the county
hive probably seen this remarkable
document, it will pay them to borrow
a paper from their nieghbor, and look
over it. Jt is instructive and interest
ing. Since the law pays the publisher
ao handsomely for publishing the tax
list would it not be well for the law to
require him to mail one copy of his
pnper containing the list to every voter
in the county. Possibly it will not cost
as much to publish the list next year as
it has this. The court is pledged to let
the work to the lowest bidder.
THE DEATH OF THOMAS B. REE0.
Thomas B. Reed, one of the in
tellectual athletes of the last quarter of
a century, has laid his n antle dovn
and surrendered to the grim reaper,
death. He was an intellectual giant
and a physical hurcules. Pig in brain
and body he impressed much of his
character upon the generation in which
he lived and acted his part. He was !
the leading Republican of his day. He '
monopolized the foot lights of liepubli-'
cn politics and for ten years bended j
his party to his own indomitable will
and endless energy, lie was an agres-'
give Republican and believed that no
good could be done for the country or
the people unless it were done by the
Republican p trty. He believed in all
of its dogmas and stood for all of its
isms, It mattered not how corruptly
the pi. r ygjverned,or how far they swung
away from the Constitution and the law ,
he was always ready with his nimble
wit and wonderful logic to defend its
sins and, condone its faults and exploit
its merits. He trampled upon the right
of the majority as ruthlessly as if they
had been straw men set up only to be
knocked down. He failed to reach the
goal of his ambition. His party would
not elect him President. He was to
great a man to be elected to that office.
He will in history stand alongside of
Clay, Blaine and Webster, the men
whose ability and prpminence kept
them out of the chief office in the Re
public. He did bowevei what few men
had done before and what few men will
do in the fu to re. While in the full tide
of bis power, and the fair flush of his
manhood, he resigned as Speaker and
left his seat in the Federal Congress to
make an honest living, lie was
well hated and dearly loved and has left
a lasting impression upoa the history of
his times. In his death we are prone
to obeerye the rapidity with which
changes come' to men in public life and
how quickly all do pass away.
THE REPULSION OF ARIZONA.
Arizona cannot come into the Union
as a state just now. That is settled.
When you see it in The Philadelphia
Press "it is so." For The Press, that
seems to have an underground wire from
its sanctum to the White HouBe, clearly
intimates that since Arizona has gone
democratic her chances oi statehood by
republican grace have gone glimmer
ing.
The Press discusses the matter in its
usual dignified and solemn way, of
course, yet all the arguments it offers
against the admission of Arizona this
trip would apply with tqual force to
New Mexico and Oklahoma, both of
which went republican. Besides, all
The Press says would be as good grounds
for kicking Nevada, Idaho, Rhode Is
land and Delaware out of the Union
On equitable grounds purely they have
no greater reasons for remaining in than
are offered for keeping Arizona out.
We are not surprised at the determi
nation of the President and his party to
label Arizona ad a rot en borough and
slam the doors of the national capitol in
her face. We told her that would hap
pen when she had the independence
and the sense to go demociatic. In
vain will she make profert of her popula
tion, wealth and self-goveruing ability
they will count nothing to a crowd of
fanatics who think heaven itt.elf is
only an outlying province of the
republican party. Iu vain will
she ak for "her justice after her long
probation and her final preparation to
discharge all the duties of statehood.
The republican party is almost solidly
of the opinion that statehood should
only belong to those who vote the repub
lican ticket.
We sympathize with Arizona tand
offer her our hope tfiat the day is
not far off when a democratic adminis
tration will set her star safely and splen
didly in the galaxy that blazons the
union of did Glory. Atltfnta Constitu
tion. 'MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME."
The Pathetic Story of the Famous Song.
The Weekly Record of Bardstown,
Ky., gives this history of the beautiful
old song, "My Old Kentucky Home."
The song was written by Stephen Col
lins Foster, a resident f Peuusylvania,
while he and his sister were on a visit
to Judge John Rowan, a short distance
east of Bardstown . One beautiful morn
ing, while the darkies were at work in
the cornfields and the sun was shining
with a mighty splendor on the waving
grass, first giving it a color of light red,
then changing it to a golden-hue there
was seated upon a lench in front of the
Roman homestead two young people a
brother and a sister. High up in the
top of a tree was a mocking bird warb
linn his sweet notes. Over in the hid-
,)tn rawesses of a small bush the thrush's
mellow song could be heard. A number
of small negro children ere playing not
far away. When Foster h id finished
the first verse of the eo:ig his si.tr took
it from his bund and sans in as wet
mellow v ice:
The sun (tallies bright on my old Kentucky home;
Tin summer the derides are gay ;
The -corn top's ripe and the meadow'" in the
bloom,
While the birds makes music all the day:
The young folks roll on the little cafcin floor,
AH u-erry. all happy, all bright;
By-m by hard times comes a 'kuockin' at the
door
Then my old Kentucky home, goad night.
On her finishing the first verse the
mocking bird descended to a lower
bough. The feathery songscer drew his
head to one side and appeared to be
completely enraptured at the wonderful
voice of the young singer. When the
last sweet note had died away upon the
air, her fond brother sang in a deep bass
voice :
Weep no more, my lady; oh, weep no more, to
day;
We'll sing one song tor the old Kentucky home,
For our old Kentucky home far away.
The darkies had laid down their hoe
and rake; the little tots had placed
themselves behind the large, sheltering
trees, while the old black women were
peeping around the corner of the house.
The faithful old house do never took
his eyss off the young singers. Every
thing was still ; not even the stirring of
the leaves seemed to break the wonder
ful silence. Again the brother and sis
ter took hold of the remaining notes aud
sang in Bweet accents :
They hunt no more for' the 'possum and the
'coon
On the meadow, the hill and the shore;
They sing no moie by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by the old cablu door.
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart,
With sorrow where all was delight ;
The time has come when the durktes have to
part -
Then my old Kentucky home, good night.
The head must bow aud the back will have to
bend,
Wherever the darkles may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will end
In the fields where the sugar eaue grow.
A ew more days to "tote'' the weary load
No matter, it will never be light;
A tew more days till we totter on the road'
Then lay old Kentucky home, good night.
As the song was finished tears flowed
down the old darkies cheeks; the chil
dren crept from their hiding places be
hind the trees, their fac :s wreathed in
smiles ; the mocking bird and the thrush
sought their homes in the thicket, while
the old dog still lay basking in the sun.
"OH, I DUNN0."
Lindy's hair's all curly tangles, eh her
eyes es deep eh' gray,
En' they alius seems er dreamin' en' en-
gazin' far away
W'en J oes, "Say, Lindy, darlin', shell I
stayer shall I got"
En' she looks at me er-smilin' en' she ses,
"Oh.Idunno!"
Now, she knows es I'm er-lovin' her fer
years en' years en' years,
But she keeps me hesitatin' between my
doubts en' fears,
En' I'm gettin' pale en' peakea, en' et's
jes' from frettin' so
Ovur Lindy with her laugbin' en' er-say-
in',"Idunno!" -T'other
night we cum f.-um meetin', en'
I asks her fer a kiss,
En' I tell her she's so many thet a few
she'll never mies ;
En' the looks up kinder shy-like en' she
whispers 8urter low,
"Jim, I'd rutherthet yer wouldn't, but
er well oh, Idunno!"
Then I ses, "Now, see here, Lindy, I'm
er-wantin' yer ter state
Ef yer thinks yer'll ever love me, enif
I had better wait ; .
Fer I'm tired uv this foolin', en' I wants
to be your beau,
En' I'd like ter hear yer sayin' suthin'
else but "I dunno!"
Then I puts my arms aroun' her, en' I
holds her close en' tight,
En' th' stars away up yauder seems er-
wiukin' at th' sight,
E she murmurs sot' en' faintly, weth th'
words er-co"iin' slow,
"Jim, I never loved no other!" Then I
ses, -'Oh, I dunno !" ' Truth.
Mohnmmed and the Cat.
Mohammed had just cut off his
sleeve rather than oust the sleeping
eat.
"What a humane man!" exclaimed
one of his admirers enthusiastically.
"Nonsense!" returned another. "The
old duffer hasn't got two jacks In his
hand. That's why he can't disturb
the kitty."
Thus early was It seen that a prophet
is without honor iu his own country.
New York Times.
Deserved to LIT.
In n rural justice court In Georgia
recently nn old negro whose testimony
had been questioned by a lawyer said
Iu his own defense;
"Jedge, I'm a good man. I been a-liv
in' roun' heah ten years. I ain't never
boon lynched, en de only horse I ever
stoled throwed me en broke my two
legs!" Chicago Daily News.
I:i Self Deft-nxr.
Husband 1 wish you'd keep away
from that sowing society. They do
nothing but gossip about everybody
who Isn't there.
Wile That's just it. I want to go
so as to make sure that they don't
gossip about me. New York Journal.
Th X'"r Era I'vmill h:ii a h'ge raft
oi nar. i
WHIM-WHAMS.
Some Jovl.-'! iri.-ni Glen nod For Lov
er., 'it tlteHuiuoroaH.
Church-' .'hut's the big crowd down
the street ?
Gotham Oh, ' some millionaire get
ting in a ton of coal. f
She She wore out live bathing suits
last summer.
lie Oh, yes; wore 'eui out of the wa
ter, you moan;
The Judge What were you. doing
when you run into the watch sign out
side the jeweler's door w-ith your auto
mobile? The Chauffeur Racing against time,
your honor.
He I understand your minister has
made quite a little money out of letter,
les.
She Aren't you ashamed of your
self? He No; 1 mean he's made It out of
marrying peop'.e. A
"If It is not light to judge a man by
his clothes," remarked the observer of
events and things, "why should one
Judge a tigur by Its wrapper?"
Belle And you say it took you an
hour to land the flsh?
Bertha Indeed, it did.
Belle Well, I hope the men were
easier than the flsh, then.
Patience Miss Antique asked me
yesterday if I remembered when wom
en wore hoops.
Patrice I hope you didn't betray
yourself. i
"What do you mean?" !
"Why, she only said that to see If
you were really volder than you claim
to be." Yonkers Statesman.
Not to Be Salted. ,
"Isn't that bread as good as your
mother made, George?"
"As good? Well, I should say not."
"But it was made from your mother's
recipe."
"The recipe? That's a small part of
it. It's all lu the mixing."
"Well, your mother mixed it too."
"Eh!"
"That's right. She sent me half a
dozen loaves by express and this is one
of them."
"That's it. That's the trouble. Moth
er's bread is no good unless you eat it
tight out of the oven." Cleveland Plain
We Are Not Closing Out
Our
But We Are
At Very Reasonable Prices
We will probably be right here in Oregon City for the next ten years
to come, and for that reason, if for none other, we sell goods that will
give satisfaction. Just received, a new line of
Fall and Winter ycrcoats
. and Suits. . . .
which we are offering at prices that are very low, Everything else in
proportion.
G. ROSENSTEIN, Proprietor
Next Door to Harding's Drug Store.
Christmas
ZfK Christmas gladness in the air;; Christmas gladness
V 1 111 O 1 ... J
every wnere; every Dooy piaying oaraa waus ana
looking for pleasant surprises for little people and
big people. You cannot find more enthusiastic
buvine than right here
much that is choice and
& CHRISTMAS
Stationery, from 5e a box to f 2
Xmas Ornaments, from 1c to $1
Xmas Cigars, ftOc a bo to $5
Xmas Knives, 10c to $1 60 -
Toilet Sets. 7oc to 110
Autograph Albums, 10c to $1.50
Paper, Cardboard, Wire, Leaves,
Pcrf
(impc a Li. Ki.un a i al.Li ntuuca in
- utjmra mm uuitk
member, we have i0,000 artioles in our
UP-TO-DATE DRUG STORE
and we l ave only mentioned a few of the articles we ca'ry. We
make the price, and there is no price so low but what wcan beat it.
CHARAIAX Sz CO.
O Price Kims Druggists
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
cures maae Dy ur.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the grea? kidney, UVer
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
Dr. Kilmer, the emi
nent kidney And blad
der specialist, and is-
wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou
bles and Bright's Disease, Which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr, Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is not rec
ommended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
Just the remedy you need. It has beer) tested
In so many ways, In hospital work, In private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement hs
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous-
offer in this paper and
send your address to.
Dr. Kilmer Si Co., Blng-
hamton, N. Y. The
regular fifty cent and Honwotswmp-ito.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Out this out and take it to G . A. Hard
ing's drug store and get a free sample of
Chamberlain's stomach and liver tab
lets, the best physic. They cleanse and
invigorate the storaachimDrove the ap
petite and regulate the bowels. Regu
lar Bize 25c per box.
Wantedi 500 babies at Howell & Jones
rug Store. See their ad.
When you wake up with a bad taste in
your mouth, go at once to G. A. Hard- -in's
drug store and get a free sample of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. One or two doses will make
you well. They also cure biliousness,
sick headache and constipation.
New Plumbing
and Tin Shop
A. MIHLSTIN
JOBBING AND REPAIRING
a Specialty
Opposite Caufleld.Block OREGON CITY;
Stock of Goods
Selling Out
at our store. There
is
that is certain to please.
NOVELTIES:
Xmas Cards, from lc to $5
Xmas Candies. 10c a box to $1
Xmas Pipes, 10c to $t!
Xmas Razors, 50e to $5
Albums, 50c to $8 .
Shades and Designs Leatherette
Cut Out Flowere for Paper Flowers.
fancy
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