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Oregon City Is Not a Modern Sodom Gomorra. ana It is the Best Behaved Town Coast of Its Size. on the I There has been certain spasmodic con vulsions in Oregon City during the past week or ten days because of the moral leprosy which it is intimated in some of (lie public prints, has tainted the atniosphers of this city. Rev.Bollmger of Congregational church started the ball rolling last week when he thundered against the Mayor for allowing this to be.Ort gon City haB been accused of . being a "wide opentown." Nothing could be farther fiom the truth. Oregon City has good churches and good people. They are Godly and well meaning. They are honorable and upright but at the same Hme Oregon City is a typicnl Western t oast town. It would be ex pectine; hJ asking to much toexpect the citv to be better than the people who make up its component parts, are iust hs manv churches in There ! Oregon I Ulty as there are saloons, lhey an have large memberships and devout coTiyrevatioriB and are doing a noble work for the "Good Master." Of couree we have saloons in Oregon City, we have them because public sentiment, demands them. No man has to enter one unless - be so wills. It would do doubt be better lor the Individual if he remained out side. Water will raise no higher than its source, and the morals of a town can alwavs be gaged by the integrity and manliness of its ueet people. There is little drunkeness in Oregon City. There are fewer saloons than in any other town of its size on the Pacific coast. Its churches and their pastors and its good people are doing a better work here than in many of our sister towns. We are not the conservators of the consciences of the people of this town, we have no desire to become a censor of their good morals; but we believe in giving the "devil his due " The saloons are not one bit worse now than they have been in the past. For them we neither apologise or excuse. There may be, we do not know and have no means of knowing, a few small "games" going ou in Oregon City. In fact we suspicion there are, but you will find that ,the ialoonist of Oregon City are quite and orderly people, that they pay their taxes and that they give to all charities. Mayor Diiuick has been criticised for tacitly allowing the street fair to remain open on Sunday. Possibly that was a mistake. Bigger mistakes have been mado. The World's Fair ot Chicago for a time at least was open on Sunday, and the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo New York was open on Sunday, and the Paris Exposition' was open on Bun day, so a mistake of this' kind in not criminal. Oregon City as compared with our Bister village Portland is a Sunday school. If you want to see things, done, and done quick and done right go down to Portland some evening and they will show you a "tries, or two" and make you feel that you ought to be greatful to all the world for living in a nice moral, correct town like Oregon City. ' DEATH OF COL. J. K. KELLY. He;Tkes Flrat'Rank Among' Pioneer of Oregon.' the ' Col. Jame Kerr Kelly, who died at residence in Washington,D. C.,on thehis 15th inst, at the age of 84 years, was a prominent fiuure in the early history of Oregon. It is but a few years ngo in 181)0 that he ceased the practice ot law in Portlaud and returned to tbe east to spend the remainder of his declining years. He was a benign old gentle man, an upright able advocate and a democrat and patriot, and his friends re member the departure to its final home of tbe tall, gauut figure with deep re gret. In tbe summer of 1849, Col. Kelly ar rived in California, and in 1851 located In Oregon City, at the time the point of greatest importance in the wilderness of the l'aoific Northwest and began the practice of law, in partenerBhip with Hon. A. L Love y. Tre Legislative Assembly of 1852-53 elected James K. Kelly, of Clackamas county ; Reuben P. ISoise, of Pol it county and David R. Uige low, of Thurston county, Code Com missioners, to prepare and compile the first code of Oregon, which was adopted with but lit tle alteration by the Legisla tive AsBerablv in December 1863. At tbe general election in Juue, 1858, Col. Kelly was elected a member of the legislative Council (the upper house,) from 1853 to 1857, and was twice chosen as presi'lent of the body. s ' ' t Col. Kelly raised a company of "mounted volunteers" in Clackamas county for the Oregon Indian War in 1855, and was elected Captain of the company, and later Lieutenant-Colon -1 of the regiment under ColouelJames W. Nesmitli. At the election held in June, 1857, he was elected a member o' the constitu tional convention from Olackauiascomity and was appointed chairman of the com mittee to prepare the article of the con stitution relating to the executive and administrative departments (the Gov ernor and the Secretary of State,) lie served in the Oregon State Senate from 18(H) to l(it4, representing the counties oi Clackamas and Wasco, Soon alter hi s fleet ion to the State Senate lie a an Bppnintfd United States District At torney for Oregon by Attorney Heneral Jeremiah S. Black, nit declined the appointment, as ha preferred to remain a Senator. In 1804 he a nominated for member f Congress by the Democratic purty, and as his party was then m a hopeless minority was nefesied by Hon. J, 11. D Hendeiwon, l-nion-Repnblican. He was attain the nominee of the Democratic party in 18tk for Governor uf Oregon, and was deleated by Hon. Gccigo L. Woods, the Republican nomi nee, by a small majority, In October, 187W,he w.tn elected United State Senator Irom Oregon lor the term ivinniencii g March 4, 1S71, and ending Mim-h 3, 1M77. In 1S77 he resumed the 1 ruction ol law at Portland. I As Judge of the newly oti-irvzeil I Supreme C ourt uuder the act ol IjsTS, t (ioM'rnor Thayer appointed Janie K. Keliy, beuheii P. Boise and Paine Paige Prini to hold their nrliee from 1878 lo j 88i. Upon the assembling of the Judges to hold a twin ol the reorganized court, Air. Kelly became I iiiei Justice , of the Supreme Court of Oitgoii. 1 OREGON TliW England DrtrnV 1b 1513. ' This is how our forefathers managed In a time when tea and coffee wer i unknown and beer was the common beverage of the Englishman. In the Northumberland Household Book, ceni- menced in 1512, we have an exhaustive account of the domestic economy of the great Percy family, and from It we learn that at breakfast, which was erved at 7 o'clock in the morning, the earl and countess had a quart of beer and a quart of wine between them; two sons, "My Lorde Percy and Mais ter Percy;' a pottle (two quarts) of beer, and two children in the "Nurcy" (nursery) a quart of beer. For dinner, at 10 o'clock, my lord and lady had a gallon of beer and a pottle of wine, the two boys a quart of beer and the youn ger children ft pottle of beer. At sup per, at 4 o'clock, the earl and countess shared a pottle of beer and a pottle of wine; the children also had their al lowance. For "livery," which was served in the bedroom between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, the parents were supplied with- a gallon of beer and quart of wine and pmcIi pair of children with a pottle of beer. Surely there could in this case nave Been no "drinking between meals." Lqndon Chronicle. Bulgarian Wedding Cnatoms. A curious wedding custom which ex tarts in Bulgaria is the shaving of the bridegroom on the wedding day. j While the barber Is engaged upon his j face a dancing crowd of boys and girls j surround the bridegroom. When his; hair has been cut, the pieces are care fully collected by some of the girls, to be preserved in one of the bride's chests. After the barber has finished his work he receives a small white linen cloth as a present, and eachv person gives him a trifling sum of money. Then the bridegroom kisses the hand of each girl, washes his face and dons his wedding dress, which must be first ac curately weighed three times by a lad. These strange customs are said to date back to pre-Christian days, but they are still strictly observed, espe cially in country districts. Forty Bible, a Mlnnte. The Bible publications of the Oxford University Press have been Issued for 800 years and can be published in 150 1 lamniaccs and dialects. Orders for 100,000 Bibles are quite common. An order for half a million copies can, ac cording to the Caxton Magazine, be readily filled. On an average from thin tj to forty Bibles are furnished every minute. There are 110 different edl tlons of the Oxford Bibles In English, varying from the magnificent folio edi tion for pulpit use to the "brilliant" Bi ble, the smallest edition of the Scrip tures in the world. The largest folio Bible printed In Oxford measures 19 by 12 inches, and no erratum has as yet been found In It. The "Brilliant Text Bible" measures 3 by 2 Inches and is three-fourths of an inch thick. Storklna. How many readers are familiar with the history and origin of the most com mon articles they daily use? We eat, drink, wear without thinking whence 9r wherefore. Stockings were known among the Romans more than 1,800 years ago, as Is proved by paintings found in the ruins of rompeil. They were considered more ornamental than useful. In the colder climate of northern Europe they became a necessity, and tbe manufacture of them became a recognized employment In the twelfth century, when they were fashioned chiefly of cloth. In the reign of Ed ward II. they assumed a resemblance to those now worn. At the courts of Spain and Italy they were fashioned of 111c and were made enormously large. Get HU Number lUa-ht. A. certain lawyer, who is now a yery able judge, was, when he first came to the bar, a very blundering speaker, says Youth. On oue occasion, when he was trying a case of replevin, involving a right of property to a lot or nogs, ne said, "Gentlemen of the Jury, there wer Just twenty-four hogs in that drove Just tweuty-four, gentlemen exactly twice as many as are in that Jury box!" The effect can be imag ined. ...V Rklnsceroaes With Two Horn, Several species of rhinoceroses, now extinct and only found In a fossil state, used to exist which bad no horns at all. Tbe name, meaulng as It does "horned nose." is rather a misnomer In their case, Several kind of rhinoceroses In Africa have two horns, oue behind the other, but the extinct rhinoceros, known ns the dyceratherlum, had a pair of horns on its nose side by side. Looking 1'lcnannt. Mrs. Clmgwater So that's the photo graph you lwd taken the other day, Is it? I'd like to kuow why you can't look as pleasant us that when you are ( in the house. Mr. Chnpwnter well, it may be mm the photographer tried to bring jzy pleasant expression, and you v t. A- Dumper t.. Vlsttor-Is Miss KanUln in? Servant Yes. sir. Visitor Is slu engnged? Servnut Ves, -sir. but the frentleman ain't here this evonliig. sir. Come In. AuililKiioni. Asklnctjn-She hits a rlcU, husband, hasn't sbo? Teller Ym. and nt tbe same time a mighty poor one. Smart Set Ill Fool rarnnlt. "Are you ro'ilowiiiK the races?" ! "Yes, ami if 1 ever catch up to them j I'll quit" l'i ir.ioton Tiger. I The respect of the common people Is j the highest : "v;inl a man can reap to tola couutr. Schoolmaster. CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, IVill positively oi Bladder disease of medicine. FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE strengthens the urinary organs, builds up the kidneys and invig orates the whole system. IT IS GUARANTEED TWO SIZES 50o and $1.00 POULTRY YARD. Breeding for Egg Pioduct on. On November 1, 1898, the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station began tests for the purpose of procuring data relative to the egg-production of hens. At the same time it undertook by breed ing and selection to improve the quality and increase the number of eggs pro duced. As a means of securing the needed in formation it devised and constructed 32 trap nests which were placed in the 13 pens on the station farm. Bach pen was started with 20 pullets, two cockerels and four t negtg At tbe end of the first year those fowls which had yielded 200 or more eggs were selected for "foundation stock" upon which, with the additions to be made to them in succeeding years of birds of similar quality, the breeding I In a bulletin just issued, Prof. Gowell says; "The purpose of this work should not be misunderstood. We are not trying to produce stock that shall average to yield 200 eggs per year. If, by furnishing the male birds which we are raising to poultrymen and farmers' the average egg yields of the hens of the state shall be increased to the extent of one dozen per bird tbe value aud importance of this work will be many fold its cost. While we are not breeding for fancy or show fiurposes, the bird are kept within the imits of tbe requirements of the breeds, so lar as markings are concerned. No matter how great the number of eggs ! yielded, if they are not of good . size, shade and color, tbe bird is rejected as a breeder. "It is yet too early to report what the results of this work are to be. Suffici ent time has not elapsed since beginning the tests, to increase egg production or establish claims of increased productive ness. "During the four years in which we have been selecting breeding stock by UBe ot the trap nests, we have given lull year tests to over a thousand hens and found among them So that have yielded Irom LUU to Zol eggs each in a year. Several have each yielded only from 36 to 60 eggs, and three have never laid at all, to the best of our knowledge. "A study ot the monthly record sheets shows not only great differences in the capacities of hens, but marked varia tions in the regularity of their work; some commencing early in November and continuing to lay heavily and regu larly, while others varied much, laying all the next. We are not able 'o account for these ' vagaries, as the brids in each breed were bred alike and select ed for their uniformity. All- pens were of the same size and shape and contain ed the same number of birds. Their feeding and treatment were alike .i i -a luruuguoui. " With tho most careful selections we could make, when estimating the capacities for egg yielding by the types and forms of birds, we found we were still including in our breeding pens hens that were small workers. Many of the light layers gave evidence cf mucti vital ity, and in many instances there were no marked differences in form or action, by which we were able to account for the small amount of work performed by them. "Every hen that has laid large num bers of eggs through the first, or the first and second, or more years, has shown much vigor and constitution. Some individuals have laid heavily for a few montha and then drooped aud died, seemingly because they could not stank the demands made upon them by heavy work." Bucklen's Arnica Salve. HaB world-wide lame for niarveloua cures. It surpasses any other salve, lo tion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns, Burrs, Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tet ter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Chspped Hands, Skin Eruptions; infallible for i'iles, Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at U. A. Harding, Druggist. OTTO EVANS, CANBY'S LEADING UNDERTAKER Coffins, Caskets, Robes, and all undertaker's sup plies at reasonable prices. HEARSE FURNISHED ON DEMAND SPTEMBER 18 1903, ill - ; Ll I SDLD 1HD RECDHHEHDED BY CHAKAAN & CO., Oregon City, Ore. Not Doomed for Life. "I was treated for tree year's by good doctors," writes W. A.Greer, Mc Oon nellBville, 0., ''for Piles, and Fit-tula, but, when all failed, Bncklen'c A niea Salve cured me in two weeks."' Onres Burns, Bruises. Outs, Corns, Sons, Eruption, Salt R-neum, Piles or no pay 25 cents at G. A. Harding's drug store Foley's Kiiinv makes kidneys ty.vi (', ABSOLUTELY FREE! id To be distributed among: subscribers to the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer in November, 1903. . On Tuesday the 3d day of November, 1903, there will be a state eleo tkm at which a Governor of Ohio will be voted for. To stimulate interest in this election, the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer has set aside $10,000. This will be distributed, according to the schedule annexed, among the subscrib ers on and after this date until the close' of the contest, who'estimate nearest the vote which will be cast for the office of Governor of Ohio. The num ber of the total votes cast for the office of Governor will be determined as final and conclusive by the official certificate of the Secretary of State. THE PRIZES TO BE DISTRIBUTED ARE AS FOLLOWS: To the one making the nearest correct estimate of the exact total of the vote for the office of Governor of Ohio. $5,000.00 To the Second Nearest 2,500.00 To the Third Nearest. To the Fourth Nearest To the Fifth Nearest To the Sixth Nearest To the Seventh Nearest To the Eighth Nearest To the Ninth Nearest To the Tenth Nearest , To the Eleventh Nearest. . . . To the Twelfth Nearest To the Thirteenth Nearest., To the Fourteenth Nearest , In all fourteen premiums amounting to $10,000.00 If there Is a tie In the estimate of two or more persons for any on of the prizes, the amount thereof will be equally divided. THE VOTE OF 181 1893 1885 1883 918,168 18R5 181,810 1887...... 144,150 I8a no,ca $1.50 for a month's subscription entitles to one estimate. For estimate blanks and full particulars, see Daily or Weekly EBqaJur. Address all estimates and communications to THE ENQUIRER PROFIT-SHARING BUREAU, P. a BOX 716, CINCINNATI, Q T. W. COLE, All goods bought in bond.. Purity and quality guaranteed Some fmous Old brands t James E. Old Sam OldRoxburvRye 09 Cor. Railroad Ave. and Main St L WHERE DO If you do not eat at George Bros. Restaurant you are not getting best value fory our money -Good service guaranteed. hite cooks and white waiters. Everything clean. Board $3.50 week. JESSE GEORGE, Proprietor MAIN STREET, NEXT BOOB TO POSTOfFICE has stood th test 25 years. Averse Annual Sale? m All V -V J . m values, vacs T.ms recora Encki94 with every MWIl Milt Miiiriinrifrlffli La - ' aov case nfsVy not iseyonsl can Passed Sfona and Gravel With Excruciating Palm A. H. Thurnes, Mgr. Wills Creek Coal Co., Buffalo O., writes! "I 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 wi surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like fine stones, etc., 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." No Other Remedy Can Compare With It Thos. w 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 it. 21 Years a Dyspeptic. B. H. Foster, 318 S 2d ht.. Salt Lake City, wrltei: 'I have been bothered wilh dyspepsia or indices 'lion for 21 yean; tiled many doctors without re lief; recently I got a bottle of Herbine One bot tle cured me, I am now taperinp off on the nee oud . 1 have reccroniend( d it to my friends; It Is curing them, too." 60c t Charman & Co.'s. Choicest Meats AT R. 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Ayer's Pills ; liver pills; they cure dys- v-psia, biliousness. 25c. All druggists. Want your mnutnehe or beard a beautiful 1 Drown or ncn dihck .' i nen who CSIOVIWP.IJa-fl'C nVCfprthe Whiskers J Daily River Excursions OF OREGON CITY BOATS TME CARD DAILY and SUNDAY Leaves Portland 8 30 A. M. Leaves Oregon City 7 oo A. 10 oo 1 20 P. - 4 30 M. it to 11 3 6 30 oo r. is M. No Way, Landings ROUND TRIP 45 Cents TICKETS GOOD ON ELECTRIC CARS Oregon City Transportation Co. ORIGI AND DOCK TOOT OF TATLOR ST. Phone 40 PORTLAND Subject to change without notlc Best Place on Earth. For wagons, ncssand all implements. buggies, har lines of farm L: F. HOLMES A CA.NBY, OREGON BUY THE SEWING MACHINE Do not be deceived by those who mI vertise a $60.00 Sewing Machine for $20.00. This kind of a machine can be bought from us or any of our dealers from f 15.00 to I18.0QL WE MAKC A VARIETY. THE NEW HOME IS THE BEST. The Feed determines the strength or weakness of Sewing Machines. 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