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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903.
OREGON CITY COURIER
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OREGON CITY, JAN. 9, 1903.
The oldest code of lawB has bean found
in the ruins of Susa, and datee back to
2200 B. C.
Will the republicans do anything to
remedy the currency laws which they
are pledged to perfect? Secretary Shaw
eavs not.
Alaska is proving its adaptability to
agriculture. Good crops of garden
truck and fair crops of grain were
made during the past season.
1b the Dingley bill does not Bead re
vision, it proves that the protection pol
icy is a failure, for it has cot built up
American industries to a point where
they can stand alone.
It begins to looks as though the Mar
coni system of wireless telegraphy would
prove a success, the government oiiluials
to the contrary notwithstanding.
The republican chairman of the judi
ciary committee of the house of repre
sentatives declares that there are no
truBts. Needier to say the prospects of
anti-trust legislation are not bright.
Representalive Littlbfihld, of
Maine, who believes he has a remedy for
trusts, is being made the butt of ridi
cule by hie colleagues for his lack of re
publicanism. Tub unfortunate beet euuar manufac
turers of Michigan can guarantee, under
existing conditions, only 82 per cent,
on their investment. Naturally they
will strive earnestly to defeat the Cuban
treaty.
Thkrb is every indication that the
tariff schedules which Mr. Dingley pur
posely made too high, to permit of their
reductiou by reciprocity, will continue
too high after the Fifty-seventh congress
adjourns.
There has been a cut iu the price of
beef on the hoof of over 30 per cent, with
no corresponding reduction of the tetail
price, and yet,s ome people have the te-4
merity to tell us that there is no beef
trust.
Tiikkb will be no bureau of mines in
the new department of commerce and
labor. The mining interests of the
country generally wished for one, but
the anthracite coal operators opposed
the publicity of their affairs, which such
a bureau would imply.
It is somewhat of a commentary on
the much-vaunted honesty of the army
that the transportation of troops across
the Pacitlc can be more economically
conducted by private concerns, which
must naturally figure on making a profit,
than by the government tnrough the
war or navy department.
jn the eighty years since the Monroe
doctrine waB first propounded, the navy
of the United States has never equalled
that of any of the great European pow
ers, and yet the doctrine has never been
violated. The reason is plain. The
United States feeds a large portion of
Europe. Were Germany or England,
(or instance, to make war on the United
States, their armies would starve. All
this talk about making our navy equal in
stiength to theirs is' jingoism.
THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY RECORD.
We welcome to our exchange table
th s week a copy of the Clackamas
County Record, a new paper launched
into this troublesome worU by tirodie A
DaviB of this city. The p.iper is a clean,
well gotten up and up-to-date country
novspaper. The boys promise in their
aluttttory that the paper will be pub
lished twice a wevk, and that it will be
a staunch republican sheet in politics.
Messrs. Brodie & lavis are young u.en
of this city, of character, ability and in
telligence, and with the facilities at
their hands ought to be able, and we do
not doubt that they will bo able, to
make a worthy newspaper. The put
ting on foot of a newspaper is always
more or less of a speculation. The hi -tory
of newspapers is that only one In
t u Unit are published live to become a
a lccesB and a money-maker. We Bin
cerely hope that our neighbor and
friondu may be the "one," and that tl e
lUcord may live long aud prosper.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Oti next Monday the biennial session
of the Oregon legislature will convene at
Salem for the usual forty day's session.
There are many important matters t)
be attended to in the few brief days of
its legal life. A United States senator
must be elected, a Lewis and Clark
fair appropriation should be made, and
-these two things ought to be attended
to in the very opening days of the ses
sion. Then, again, it would be well to
so modify the taxing laws of the state of
I nrpmin
I
that the burden of taxation
would rest more heavily upon the shoul.
ders of corporations and franchises and
more lightly upon the farming and com
mercial classes. In the great stales 'of
the East, both democratic and republi
can, the burden of taxation is being
placed upon privileges and franchisee
and corporate wealth. In Ohio the di
rect taxes have almost entirely di;ap
peared, and the same is true in the great
state of New York. It will not do for a
young and growing state to be become
too radical in mat1 era of this kind, as
we want more railroads, telegraphs and
telephones, and want to encourage capi
tal to enter and invest in the state; at
the same time the franchises possessed
by these corporations are of great value
and ought to be taxed as heavily as jus
tice to oilier interests justify and de
mand. The question of state taxation
is always the big question in state poli
tics, and the growth and development
of the state depends largely upon the
manner in which it is handled. The
eyes of the entire state will be upon Sa
lem for the next few weekB. As the Re
publican party is in supreme control in
both branches of the general assembly
their power carries with it the burden
of responsibility, and the people of the
state, regardless of politics, will watch
their proceedings with more than ordi
nary interest,
. JACKSON'S DAY.
Anniversaries are the mile stones that
mark epochs in the lives of men and na
tions. Few have a more attractive his
tory woven around and into the skein of
their origin than has that of Jackson's
Day, which is celebrated in memory of
the battle of New Orleans and that rug.
ged honest soldier, Andrew Jackson,
whose indomitable will made the battle
possible and wbose Kentucky and Ten
nessee riflemen made it a victory. We
celebrate the anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans fought on the 8th of
January, 1815 as Jacksou's Day, as an
epoch in the history of the development
ot this country, as a milestone on the
pathway of human progress, as a monu
ment erected of the bones and blood of
our soldiers to mark the passing of for
eiga supremacy in the Mississippi valley
and the spread of Democracy in the
western world. Few battles have been
fought in the world's history more e.
markablein many respects ; than this
great battle at the beginning cf the last
century, just below the present city of
New Orleans, on the left bank of the
"great river." The battle was fought
after a treaty of peace had been Mgned
between the warring nations and while
the peace commissioners were on the
high seas bearing to this country the
olive branch that was to end possibly
forever war between this country ani
any English speaking race. That was
before the days of the telegraph and ca
ble. In our modern world no such fatu
ity of circumstances could bring such
dire results. Then again the battle
was between the backwoodsmen of Ken
tucky and Tennessee wuo had seen lit
tle seryice and knew little of army tac
tiea and army drill on the one side
ami the trained and hardened soldiers of
Wellington's army fresh from their last
campaign against Napoleon resulting in
his down-fall ,. nd destruction at the bat
tle of Waterloo. They were the best
trained Boldiers in the world
and in an hundred battles had won honor
for themselves and fame for their coun
try. The contending forces were nearly
equal but the Brltieh Boldiers under
Packingham were cut to pieces by the
deadly tire of the backwoodsmen and
were routed and driven from the field if
not iu disgrace at least in a panic; an
other triumphof fie new world over
the old. Eighty-eight years have coiue
and gone since the battle of New Or
leans when the Briton met Jackson md
hi men and since that good day no for
eign foe has placed foot upon American
Boil. As Jackson Boon afterwards be
came the great prototype of all that is
nonest and Dumocrctic iu our govern
ment, laid his mailed hand upon the
wrongs and abuses that were growing
up under a spatem of governing, he was
hailed, as the Democratic Moses aud
made a Democratic idol, lie will
live in all history as a fearless, honest
soldier aud a statesman whose sole aim
was the perpetuity of the American Re
public. With becoming reveraoce we
celebrate this day and only wish that
somewhere in this great Republic we
might find another great Democratic
leader who might become to this gener
ation what Jackson was to his, who
would lay his hand upon tfie corporate
greed that today threatens the ship of
state, who would drive the Shylocks and
money changers from the Temple and
restore the people to their own.
Ewn th N Kind Ken Haw Always BonjIS
lignaturt
of
404:
SEEDS IN THE
Remarkably Good Guesses Were Made and the
Prizes Widely Distributed.
About
Seven Hundred Guesses Were Made and Over a
Thousand Dollars Paid on Subscription.
Pumpkin Cut, the Seed Counted and Prizes Awarded Last
Thursday.
The Courier. Pumpkin Seed Guessing Contest came to a close Thursday after
noon of last week. GueBses were made right up to the time the pumpkin waa
cut, two having been handed in not five minutes before. In all about seven hun
dred guesses were made and nearly all of them were on subscriptions at a dollar
and a half each, only a few having taken advantage of the fifty cent offer.
There was a wide variety in the guesses that were deposited. The lowest
guess made was 26; the highest was 5,000. But the great majority of guesses fen
between two and seven hundred.
The number of seeds in the Prize Pumpkin was 404. Three persons guessed
this number exactly. These three were P. J. Ridings, of Marquam ; Ernest Mass,
nf Willamette Falls, and James Roake. of Lona Beach. California. Mr. Ridings
made his guess early in the action while Mr. Mass and Mr. Roake did not guess
until towards the end of the contest.
The secoud best gueBS was 403, and singular to relate there were six parties
who guessed this number. All ol the prizes were divided but the seventh and
ninth, and in many instances were divided between bix or eight contestants, so
that some of the winners received a very small part for their share.
Only two of the prizes go outside of Clackamas ceunty, the others being dis
tributed to almost every part of the county. The sixteen- prizes were distributed
among fifty persons.
The Committee that cut the pumpkin, counted the seeds and awarded the
prizeB was composed of the following well-known gentlemen: Ool. R. A. Miller,
Hon. Gilbert L. Hedges and Mayor G. B. Dimick. It was at first decided - that
only seeds that would grow should be counted, but after the committee had looked
over the eeed they found it would be impossible to distinguuh between a seed
that would grow and one that would not unless they submitted all the seeds to
chemical test. This would have been impracticable as it would have probably
taken days, and all seeds that looked like they were good were counted.
P. J. Ridings, who was the first to make the lucky guess, made four guesses
and paid four subscriptions. The manner in which he arrived at the correct num
ber was a novel one. Having four guesses he asked two bystanders to make one each
while he made one. This they did and takina the three numbers he found the
pum total and divided by three. The dividend was 404.
The following is a list of the winners, the number of seeds guessed and the
amount received by each : .
FIRST PRIZE-$50.
NAME AND ADDRESS
P.J. Ridings, Marquam, Or
James Roake, Long Beach, Cal
' ' SECOND
NAME AND ADDRESS
O. H . Dye, Oregon City
T. F. Ryan, " "
Fred Bluhm, Ely ,
George O. Brownell, Oregon City
C.W. Hendershott, Molalla
John Baker, Ely
THIRD
NAME AND ADDRESS
Chris Michael, LaOamas, Wash..
E. T. Hall, Payne, Or
G. E. Hayes, Oregon Oity...
FOURTH
NAME AND ADDRESS
R. Campbell, Oregon City 407
S. M. Ramsby " " 4"1
O. Weismandel, Mackaburg, Or 401
FIFTH PRIZE $10.
NAME AND ADDRESS GUESS
Mike Gross, Oregon City 408
H.Cramer, Springwater 400
Fred Ericson, Mulino 400
W. L.Beckner, Montavilla, Or 400
John Schnoider, Woodburn 400
Joe Robeits, Butteville 4"0
L. D.Jones, Clackamas ' 40
O. S.Boyles, IHlhoit 4W
SIXTH PRIZE-$5.
NAME AND ADDRESS
II. E. Straight, Oregon City.
F. A. Miles - " "
SEVENTH
NAME AND ADDRESS
J. F. Erickson, Canby
EIGHTH
NAME AND ADDRESS
A. B. Moore, Oregon City
E. R. Leek, Radland
George C. Brownell, Oregon City
J. H. Daly, Macksburg
NINTH PRIZE-$5.
NAME AND ADDRESS GUESS
F. C. Perry, Molalla
TENTH PRIZE $5.
NAME AND ADDRESS GUESS
A. W. Riga, Macksburg 413
R. P. Cooper, Meadowbrook 413
John Stidham, Ely 413
ELENENTH PRIZE-$5.
NAME AND ADDRESS
Georae C. Brownell, Oregon City
T.J.Schmidt, Canby
TWELFTH
NAME AND ADDRESS
T. F. Ryan, Oregon City.
O. F. Jackson, Marquam.
Ooris Zweifel, Needy...,
THIRTEENTH
NAME AND ADDRESS
C. O. Huntley, Oregou City... ...
George O. Brownell, Oregon City.
PRIZE PUMPKIN.
f
GUESS AMOUNT
..404 ' $16 66
...404 16 66
...404 16 66
PRIZE $25.
GUESS
..403
..403
..403
..403
AMOUNT
403
403
PRIZE - II5.
' GUESS
402
AMOUNT
t 5 00
5 00
5 00
M
PR1ZE - $10.
.402
GUESS
AMOUNT
$ 3 33
3 33
3 33
AMO.INT
$ 1 25
1 25
1 25
1 23
1 25
1 25
1 25
1 25
GUESS
...399
,. 399
AKOUNj
$ 2 50
2 50
PRIZE $5.
UUfcBH
10
FRIZE - $5.
GUESS
AMOUNT
$ 5 00
AMOUNT
397
$ 1 '5
1 25
1 25
.397
.411
.397
I 25
AMOUNT
. 1 25
AMOUNT
$ 1 66
1 66
1 66
GUESS
414
AMOUNT
$ 2 50
2 50
414
PRIZE $2.50.
GUESS
,..893
..33
..415
AMOUNT
1-3
83
PRIZE-$2.50.
GUKSS' AMVKT!
..418 1 25
..416 115
BISHOP HANDY
SAYS
"I take great pleasure In acknowledging the curative effects of
Peruna. At the solicitation of a friend I used your remedy and
cheerfully recommend your Peruna to all who want a good tonic
and a safe cure for catarrh." JAMES A. HANDY.
Prominent members of the clergy are giving Peruna their unqualified endorse
ment. These men find Peruna especially adapted to preserve them from catarrh
of the vocal organs which has always been the bane of publio speakers, and gen
eral catairhal debility Incident to the sedentary life of the clergyman.- Among
the recent utterances of noted clergymen on the curative virtues of Peruna is tho
above one from Bishop James A. Handy, D. D., of Baltimore.
OTHER NOTABLE CURES.
A Husband Escaped the Pangs
of Catarrh of the Lungs.
Most Cases of Incipient Consump
tion are Catarrh.
Edward Stevens,
Mrs. Edward Stevens
N. Y., writes as follows :
Of
Carthage,
"I now take pleasure in notifying you
that my husband has entirely recovered
from catarrh. He is a well man today,
thanks to you and Peruna. He took six
bottles of your medicine as directed, and
It proved to be just the thing for him.
His appetite -is good and every thing he
eats seems to agree with him. His
oough has left him and he is gaining in
flesh, and seems to be well every way."
MRS. EDWARD STEVENS.
Any internal remedy that will cure
catarrh in one location will cure it In
FOURTEENTH PRIZE-$2.50.
NAME AND ADDRESS i GUESS AMOUNT
George F. Frazer, Molalla 417 $ 63
J. V . Cole, Oregon City .417 63
E. N. Foster, Needy 417 63
P. H. Roos, Oregon City, "8th and Main St J . . .417 63
FIF1EENTH PRIZE-$2.50.
NAME AND ADERESS GUESL ANOUNT
E . W. Payne, Carus 390 $ - 50.
Fred Bluhm, Ely 390 50
Mrs. F. C. Burk, Oregon Oity 390 50
R. G. Pierce " 300 50
G. O. Adams, Molalla, '. 390 '50
While the guessing contest closed last Thursday and the list U pretty well
cleaned up, there are still severai hundred delinquent subscribers on our list. As
we are very degirious of running on the cash in advance system we will feel 'deeply
grateful to all of these if they will come in and pay up. Bills will be sent to all of
our friends who are behind outside of the county within a few days and those who
do not pay will pay will be taken off our list and the amount they owe put into the
hands of a collector. If you do not want the paper stopped and have not the
money to pay with at the present time, notify us and we will send it on but
we must have some satisfactory arrangement. We will publish a weekly news
letter from Salem, covering the doings of the state legislature, during the session
of that body, and will Bend the Courier to any addrese for two months for the small
sum of 25 cents. If your neighbor is not a subscriber tell him about this offer.
Help us in building up our subscription list and we will give you the best paper
Clackamas county ever had.
A
Guarantee
that
dociarantees
The COURIER guarantees to its advertisers
that it has 600 MORE Circulation in Clacka
amas county than' any other paper published in the
county, Its books are open for inspection. The
weights are to be found at the postoffice. If this
statement is not found to be true on investigation by
an impartial committee we will give to the Y. M. C.
A. of Oregon City a present of Fifty Dollars in gold.
"The Proof of the Pudding is in Chewing the
'Rag.' "
' COURIER " PUBLISHING CO.
I any other location. This Is why Peruna
has become so justly famous In the cure
of catarrhal diseases. It cures catarrh
wherever located. Its cures remain.
Peruna does not palliate ; It cures.
Mrs. Frederick WllHams, President of
the South Side Ladies' Aid Society of
Chicago, 111., writes the following words
of praise for Peruna from 973 Cuyler
avenue, Chicago, 111. :
" My home is never without Peruna,
for I have found during the past six
years that there is no remedy that will
at once alleviate suffering and actually
cure, as Peruna does. Pour bottles com
pletely cured me of catarrh of the head
of several years' standing, and if my
husband feels badly, or either of us catch
cold, we at once take Peruna, and in a
day or two it has thrown the sickness
out of the system." Mrs. Frederick
Williams. .4
Mrs. W. A. Allison, of 759 Sheffield
avenue, Chicago, 111., is tho Assistant
Matron of the'
People's II o s p 1
tal. She has the
following to say
about Peruna:
"I have had fre
quent opportuni
ties to observe the
wonderful cura
tive effects of
Peruna especially
on persons suffer-
Mrs. W
ing with a conjested condition of the
headj lungs, and stomach, generally
called catarrh. It alleviates pain and
soreness, increases the appetite and so
tones up the entire system that tha
pailent quickly regains strength and
health." Mrs. W. A. Allison.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman; giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
A. Allison.