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6 OREGON' CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 1903, Q1ANT OF THE FOREST TO SAVE REFERENDUM.; 1. III ll.l, IP. ,11.1 Burned flonths Before It Fell . R. D. WilBon.who has returned from a C Bliing trip up the Clackamas river, repot ts a remarkable occurrence in the rcHilihorliood of Spring Water. Last September mighty forest fires raged for day in that section of the county, des troviua forests and eweeping homes out of eiistence. Standing neir the banks of the Clackamas was a giant dead 6r. Its diameter at the base was more than eevon leet while ig towering branches trended more than two hundred feet in the air. When the forest fires had fisvopt by and the cooling rains had O'tue and quenched the burning embers ii, was dincovtied that the old giant was on fire. While no. fire could be seen oncen a great while a thin patch of blue ervko would pour out of a knot bole thirty feet from the ground. Sometimes this emote would pour out for days.then it would disappear and no more smoke could be seen for days and even weeks, when again the smoke would begin to pour out at the knot hole. This was kept up for months, an occasional diver sion being furnished by ' jets of black euioke pouring out in great quantities. When the black smoke poured out it would bo emitted in puffs similar to thoce of a steam engine and could be Leard for quite a distance. Last week, after remaining quiet for weekn,the old tree again began to smoke. A family living near was watching it and in a short time they d'ecovered that the bine smoke bad changed to black and 'he tree was snorting like a heavy freight engine. In regular puffs the smoke began to pour out and the noise made by the smoke as it escaped from the knot hole could be heard for a quar ' ter of a mile and is described by those who heard it as almor t exactly similar to the noi.ie made by a heavily laden engine. For an hour or more this was kept up, when suddenlty flames poured out at the knot hole and in a few min uUis the entire lower part .of the tree was a mass of fire. Suddenly the tree tvpmud fr tremble, the upper part he (ran Kultlingdown upon the shell beneath, the tree dropped to the ground, crush, inn tlie shell which had been burned out by the fire and was unable to sustain the weight any longer, and a hundred Ions of wood went crashing to the ground with a roar that could be heard firmik-H. The monarch of the forest liad fallen, but it took a fire eleven months to destroy it. The American Soldier The country produces, perhaps, no more unique and typical growth than the American private soldier. HeiBin a class all to himself. He has no peer, no equal and no rival. No human intel lect could have conceived "him for a ro mantic figure and no painter could have put him on canvas without the original lor a model. The American eulUte in the army either from stress of need or as a lark. If a husky boy finds all the jobs occu pied and nothing doing on credit at his boarding house be hies to a recruiting etation, sells out to Uncle Sam for three yean' bedding,' clothing and rations, with $13 per for recreations on the aide. Or, if he tires of the dull iteration of his local envlronmeent and wants to S'-e the country and itq possessions near aud far, be stuffs into a uniform and "On a government ship lie takes a trip . 1 Ten thouannd miles away, "He is a "rookie." which is the bo lriquet of a recruit until he has had his baptism of fire or uone time in '"Q com pany," after wh'ch he is a full-fledged "regular," and when he finishes his threi years' tour he is "a veteran." lint all the time he is the finest and in 'St reliable soldier the world knows today. He would rather figh'. in a blue cHiiii uiuu ub due iit'K, uaruiitmueu ana with his breeches torn half off by the cactus and the thorns than to eat pie in a liroadway restaurant. He has the quick, instinctive initiative of his Amer ican forebears who learned Indian tac tics and beat the redskins at their own rickp. Ho takes fighting life in all lands, climatos and conditions as . his matter of course and hardly ever Bet J iett. Ho knows that his ctnel business is to "got there" and nobody has yet been found to prevent him doiug so. Take him up one side and down the other, the American private is a peach and with all his foibles the American people admire him, pet him and are ready to back him against all comers. JlO.ooo GIVEN AwAY. The Louisville Courier-Journil to ' Make a Cash Distribution to Subcribers. Ia 1SD2-3, the Courier-Journal, of Louisville, Ky., inaugurated and carried to a successful iBsue the first great esti mating contest ever conducted by a newspaper. This contest was based ou tbe VrosUental election of 1892, mid $1-1,400 was distributed to Courier journal readers. In response to numerous requests, the Courier-Journal has decided to inaugur ate another similar, b isod on the total t i'ast for all candidates forG overnor of Kentucky in the eleotiou, .November o, 1003. Tun thousand dollars (in gold, pilver or greenbacks) will be given sway to BUCciieHful estimators. There will be - n'n(!Ui liifls of $fW0, $2,000, 1,000, 500, ik), f MO, $150, $100, $oua1 $:t0, and 1,070 gifts of $10 earn. In addition, there will be pitts of $'H0, $;W0and $200 I r the best estimates received before A ugnst 1, before September 1, and be- to Oct )bor 1, The object of this profit-sharing liberality on the purl of ihe t Ymrier-Jotinml ia to secure new sub-f-etiU'rs lor the Huily and Weekly t'tMirier-Joui'tml. Kvery person sub- i-iibilig for the Weekly Courier-Journal i-'ih year, ponding one tlo'lur with the "i!koi iption, iHt-niiib'd to two giu'wce r estimates l'.veiy person Milnoribini! I r (lie Pally Courier Journal by mail ( month (00 cents) is eutitUM to one fcroens; one year ($ti) twelves unoswe. Uenewals e mat the same us new sub-.- ilvr.-i. Wiitis lo Ihe Cou'i.'i-J.niMi il C miptiny to-day lor Hul put t'.eulura tmd Uaiiks. OASTO XX IA, Ihtm th M V'JU H;ivb Aiays BocfiJS W. S. U'Ren Files Petition In Supreme Court. .V; W. S. U'Ren was in Salem the latter part ot last week, and while there filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the State ol Oregon, tlie purpose ot winch is to save the Initiative and lie fereudum from becoming a dead loiter on the statute b'iok of the state. The petition hied rearls as follows : -The undersigned petitione-s respect fully represent to the court that there are two questions of law in the above- entitled cau6e as decided by the Circuit Court of Multnomah county, that are of great public importance, and in wnich questions yonr p-titioners are ,-.very much interested, to-lt: - . , First The question as to the legal submission and adoption of the amend ment to section 1, of article 4, of the constitution of the State of Oregon. Second The question as to the power of the Legislative Assembly to declare the existence of an emergency and to provide that 6 law shall take effect and be in force from and after its ap proval. Wherefore your petitioners pray that an order may be entered by the court allowing yonr petitioners to appear in said cause amici curiae, and file a - brief and make oral argument before the court on said questions. The petition is signed by ten promin ent politicians and lawyers of the state. They are W. 8. U'Ren, George 0. Brow nell, U.S. Senator, John II. Mitchell. O.E. S. Wood, J. C. Moreland, J. N. Teal, George H. Williams,!!. 8. Senator 0. W. Fulton, Tilman Ford and J. B. Waldo. Mr. U'Ren expresses himself as being quite confident of the final outcome of the matter and believes that the initia tive and referendum will be preserved. Strength is one of the distinguishing attributes of a henlthy man. In one of the most beautiful poetic flights known to literature, the inspired singer finds no finer figure to express the sun's majestic rising than rejoicing like a strong man to run a race." , Who has not known such a man, the picture of health, hardy and athletic, uddenly begin to fail ? At first he has a slight cough, whteh he laughs at. Presently the cough becomes deep seated. The Bcales tell him he is losing flesh. A little later and the lung bleed. He grows weaker and more and more emaciated. Each day sees some circum scribing of his activities, until at last he does not leave the house, and friends shake their heads and say, "Poor fel low ! Who would ever have believed it possible ? " Hut what are the doctors doing all this time I Doing their best probably, but usually doing no lasting good. The emaciation grows more marked, the weakness more apparent, until at last the iickinau hears the sentence, "There's no hope." It is just at this very point of hope lessness that the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery .lias proven the first step to health to many a suf ferer. It Cures the cough, stops the hemorrhage, heals the lungs, puis sound flesh upon the body, and sends the man back to the activities of life ns strong 09 ever. It's a wonderful statement, but it is literally true, that "Golden Medical Discovery" has cured time and time again when all other means had abso lutely failed to benefit. There is no alcohol in the " Discovery," and it is absolutely free from opium, co caine, and all other narcotics. Persons suffering from disease In chronic form are invited to consult Dr. R. V. Pierce, by letter, free. All cor respondence is private and the confi dences of the sick are guarded with pro fessional privacy. The success of the methods and medicines of Dr. R. V. Pierce, may be inferred from the fact that of the thousands treated by him and his assistant staff of nearly a score of physicians ninety-eight per cent, have beeu perfectly and permanently cured. "A SURE CURE." "1 beg to ntstc thnt I have ufctl three hotttei of Dr. Pierce' Golden Medical Discovery siuce my corrt'Apoudence wilh you, find Htm great improvement Ui mf cane," writes Mr. A. P. Novfrtny, of New York, N. Y., Box 1437. 1 feel that 1 hiu in need of 110 mote medical assist net. When I started to take your medicine I had a regular consumptive cough, of which I was afraid, and everybody cautioned and warned me concerning it. I was losing weight rapidly, was very pale and had no apvetite whatever. Now my condition is changed en tirely, 1 do not cough at all, linvt gained eight pounds weight, nave recovered my healthy colrr. uud my appetite is euornums, 1 cuu rec ommend your mediciue to everybody who may be in need of the same, as it is n sure cure, no liumhug as are most other patent medicines, mud is far superior to all bhmlur medicines." THE DOOTOR WAS WROJUQ. "When 1 commenced taking your medicine, eighteen months ago, my health was completely broken down," vi itt-s Mrs. Coin I,, Sunderland, of Clianeyvll!et Calvert Co., MJ. "At times I could not even walk across the room without vmiua in my chest. The doctor who attended me said 1 had lung trouble and that 1 would never be well attain. At la-t 1 concluded to try Dr. Pierce's medicines. I homiht a bottle of 'OolJeti Medial Discover v,1 took It, and soon commenced to feel h Utile heller, then von divecu-d me to t;iKe both tlie ('.olden Medical Dwvvf y ' nnd the ' l :ivorile Tivsci iptun(' which I did. Altogether I have taken eighteen botlk s i-f ' OoMi -it Medical iWovei twelve ol the 1 1-avotiie lre?.ci ipt ion mid five vials of ' IVlh'K ' I :ou now iilmoM eiiturU- wt.11, and tin h tl my work without imv iuiu whatever, and can fw.t with more ease than I couM fontietlv )r. rierotVs Common Sense Mrl!o;il Advisor, itS larje paes atnl yon illus trations, is pent 'cV on rtveipt of stamps to ilt'l'r.iv t MviKso tt' mailing ctty, Setul 1 o!u'-;c;t .--t. itr.ps i t t:o K.vi in r'.otlt bithlinif, or only 21 stamps if p;iKt covrvs me lrsiiotl. AiMn&j Dr. K, V, ritice, Uullaio, N. Y. I it a burn? t'se Pr, Thoniaa' KclecLrio OP. At your UruUus. strap. f qp ' BE of medicine.'' r'8 strengthens the urinary organs, builds up the -kidneys and invig orates the whole system, IT IS GSJAHAfJTEED TWO SIZES 00c and $1.00 ifctoiiiiiirftiriililTi AN UNFORTUNATE GIRL. CTitfg never In a novel. Although she Isn't rara. And she can't get Into fiction For, though her face Is fair. Her checks as pink as roses, Her teeth as white as pearl. The authors all Ignore her, 'Cause ber hair won't curL She's very fond of dancing) To row Ig her delight. Bhe glories In lawn tennis; She could golf from morn till night Put she sits out half the dances (Irfst her rlnprlets ull unfurl), j And sho must not he an athlete, 'Cau8 her hair won't curl. Bhe loves to go In Lathing, But really doesn't dare Bhe knows she's simply hidooug With lank and strangling hai While other maids are splashing Their tresses twine and twirl, Ehe bakes upon the sea beach, 'Cause, her hair won't curl. Hor coiffure is a triumph When the days are cool and dTJH But she bids farewell to beauty When the mercury Is high. Bhe doesn't crave a million Nor pine to wed an earl. But she prays for an invention That will make hair curl. .-Edith K. Commander In PhlladeJphta Ledger. AIDS TO HAPPINESS. "T" Vbe Time VUi Help, Klndneaa tm4 Sympathy Count Most. It la (luring the formative period, tbe time whoa a man is seeking to get a foothold, that help counts for most, when even too slightest aid Is great A few books lent to Andrew Oarnegto When bo was beginning his career were to him on inspiration. He has nobly repaid tho loan; made posterity lils debtor a mllllonfold by his benefl conce in sprinkling libraries over thti whole country. Uelp the saplings, the .young growing trees of vigor; the mighty oaks have no need of your aid. The heartening words should couie when noeded, not when they seem only hypoeritic protestations or dextrous preparations for future favors. Co lumbua, surrounded by his mutinous crew, threatening to kill him, alone nmld the crowd, hud no one to stand by him, but ho neared land, and riches opened before them. Then they fell it his foot, proclaimed him almost a god and said he truly was inspired from heaven. Success transfigured him; a long lino of pebbly beach aud a few trees made him divine. A little pa tience along the way, a little closer companionship, a little brotherly love In his hours of watching, waiting, and hoping, would have beeu great balm to Ms soul. It Is In childhood that pleasures count most, when the slightest Invest rnent of kindness brings largest re turns. Let us give the children sun light, love, companionship, sympathy with their little troubles and worries that seem to them so great, gennlne Interest la their growing hopes, their vague, unproportloned dreams and yearnings. Let us put ourselves Into their places, view tho world througb their eyes so that we may gently cor rect the errors of their perspective by our greater wisdom. Such trifles win make thom genuinely happy, happier by far than things a thousand times greater that come too Into. From "Tlie Tower of Troth," by William George Jordan, Published by Breutano'a. ARABIC PROVERBS. To tho dog who has money men eay, "Sly lord dog." Consult thy wife and do the reverse of wlint slio advises. When the moon Is with thee of what aceomit are the stars. Joy IttxU for seven days, but sailnes endures for n lifetime. Ho who l;'s pM Is beloved, though lie lieji dog and the so.i of a tiou. Those wli: are learning to shave heads prav.Uv upon tliose of the or phans. The beauty of a mn lies In his In telligence; tho lnte'.liLVjve of a woman Is to ho found In her beauty. When thou seost two people In con stant converse thou mayest know that the one is the dupe of the other. Shun hlni who onn be of no use to thee. In this world he cannot serve thee and In that which Is to come he cannot intercede lu thy behalf. "Tunisia." Li psifieiy aiiieF disease Ho Eied KIDNEY CURE SS SOLD AMD RECOMPENSED BY Z2HS CHARMAN & CO., Oregon City, Ore. For Over Sixty Years. An old and well-tried remedy. Mr. Wlnslow'g Bootnlne Byrup has been nsed for over Bixty years bymillluuBOf mothers for their children while teething, with perlect iucoess. It noothes the child, 6o!tns the Hums, allays all pain, cures wind colio, aud is the best, reinedv for Diarrhoea.' Is pleasant to taste. Sold liy druggists 'in every part of the worlu. Twenty live cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask lor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. Ira thousand demons s""wing awav at one's vitals couldn't be much worse man the tortures of itchinc piles. Yet thero'B a cure. Dunn's Oint ment nevtjr fails OTTO EVANS, CANBY'S LEADING UNDERTAKER Coffins, Caskets, Robes, and all undertaker's sup plies at reasonable prices. HEARSE FURNISHED ON DEMAND WEEKLY Courier-Journal UENERY WATTERSON Editor Ten or Twelve Papes. Issued Every Wednesday, YEAAR Revenue Reform. Social Reform, Moral Reform. Best Editorials. Best Political Articles, Best Stories. Best Miscellany. ' Best Pictures. Best Book Reviews, Best Poetry. Best Children's Page. Best Home News. Best Condensed News. Best Market Review. Best of Everything. Courier-Journal Company, Louisville, Ky. By a Special Arrangement you can get the OREGON CITT COURIER and the WEEKLY COURIER-JOURNAL both one year for only $2.00 . Thls1ls for cash subscriptions only. All subscriptions under this combination offer must be sent through the Courier office. WHERE 15 If you do not cat at George Bros. Restaurant you, are not getting best value fory our money? Good service guaranteed. White cocks and white waiters. Everything clean. Board $3.50 week. Sm$E Csl!Ii3C, Proprietor MAIN STREET, NEXT D005J TO P0ST0ff .CE I . 1 ' Mr m ytkjfi j Ihcs stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One cud a Ka!f Ifflfan 3 sottles. Pees this record cf mzr.t eppeal to you ? Ho Cure, No Pay. Oc. H fli. wv,w niui i-vv;! y it in an -not bevond mmm can 1 Passed Sfona and Grave! With Excruciating Paint A. H. Thurnes, Mgr. Wills Creek Coal Co., Buffalo, O., writeil ! have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, pass ing gravel or stones with excruciating pains. Other medicines only gave relief. After taking FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE the result wa surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like fine stones, eta, and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man. FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE has done me $1,000 worth of good." Ko Other Remedy Can Compare With It Thos. Carter, of Ashboro, N. C, had Kidney Trouble and one bottle of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE effected a perfect cure, and he says there is no remedy that will compare with ft. . . BLUE SALEM Sefrrember I4-I9,'Q3 The greatest Exposition and Live Stock Show on the Pa cific Coast. High Class Racing every afternoon $ 1 2,003 Cash Premiums, on live stock and farm products. All exhibits hauled free over the Southern Pacific. Reduced transportation rates on all lines. . Live Stock Auction Sale held in connection with fair , Fine camping ground free and re duced rates on campers' tickets, Come and bring your tam- Hies. For further in formation, write M. D. Wisdom, Secretary Portland, Oregon. Poey's Honey end Tar I THE COBWEB S f" 1 II Oregon City's Leading Wine House All the leading brands of Cal- $ fornia Wines kept in stock. $ v Come and see us. I E.A-BRADY 1 Dizzy ? Then your liver isn't acting well. V cu suffer from bilious ness, constipation. Ayer's Pills act directly on the liver. For 60 years they have been the Standard Family &L. bmall doses cure. ! ' .....1... ia htt.llliflll ! browtturrlch I'lui'k? Then uso I Dii:t!urtu m'C nvs: for ) skers YOU EAT? v9 a, LJtis a.ii'fciij.a jiezsk tow . i tiv -enu fwicsage 01 orovc 3 Mute Fair of n m Finest of Fruits . . . Always carried in stock by A. Robertson, the up-to-date groeer. Sweeten your life with ourstraw berrics and cherries. Finest and freshest in "groceries. All staple Goods. We are after your trade Our pricer are right. A. ESobertson, The 7th Street Grocer. Daily River Excursions OF OREGON CITY BOATS TME CARD DAILY and SUNDAY Leaves Portland 8 30 A. M. 11 30 " 3 oo P. M. 615 " Leaves Oregon City 7 oo A.M. io oo ' I 20 P. M 4 30 " No Way Landings POUND TRIP 45 Cents TICKETS GOOD ON ELECTRIC CARS Oregon City Transportatisn Co. OFFICE AND DOCK FOOT OP TATLOR ST. Phone 40 ' PORTLAND fia'ijof t to change without notice Best Place on Earth For wagons, buggies, har ness and all lines of farm implements. L F. 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