OREGON CITY COURIER .THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1914.
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Get it over Feed a good full ration and be sure to include
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PrmSS Lice nuicr zc. wfi.w
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"NEEDS OF OREGON AS I SEE THEM."
NO MAIN STREET PAVING
UNTIL SEWER IS SETTLED
Property Owners Tell Council How
they Feel about Improvement.
Meeting to discuss the paving of
Main street with property owners,
the council had an interesting session
Monday evening, and finally referred
the matter to a joint committee of its
own members and of owners of Main
street lots. This committee will re
port within a week and will make
recommendations which will voice
the opinion of those interested in the
proposed improvement. The chief
point at issue Monday night was not
the the paving of Main street, how
ever it was whether or not Main
Rtreet needed a new sower.
It wag not surprising that the
sewer Question arose and took the
lead in this discussion of paving.
Some six month or so ago the coun
cil and property owners met to dis
cuss together the advisability of put
ting down another sewer on Main
street, and at that time the .matter
of paving Main street was pusnect to
the front in the argument, ana it
smothered the sewer discussion. So
on Monday nieht did the sewer mat.
ter smother the paving argument to
a large extent. It was in an indcavor
to settle both of these questions that
the joint committee was appointed
by the mayor.
Quite possibly this committee will
recommned that the city lay a ten-foot-deep
sewer on Main street this
year, and postpone the paving of the
thoroughfare until next year. This
seemed to be perhaps the plan most
generally approved at the meeting.
The committee named to take up this
matter consists of Messrs. Andresen,
Stevens and Cauneld and Council
men Meyer, Van Auken and Temple
ton.
Councilman Tcmpleton opened the
meeting with a report from the street
committee on the several bids sub
mitted for Main street. Following
this he suggested that the construc
tion of a shallow sewer to care for
surface water might improve con
ditions, and then entered upon a
gratuitous "knock" of concrete pav
. in, passing around in the course of
this literature condemning concrete
f)avements, prepared by companies
aying other varieties.
The general discussion was then
begun. George A. Harding said that
he believed that considerable of Main
street paving was sorvicable, and de
clared he could not see why the sor
vicable part should be torn up and
a new paving put down, Mr. Tmple
ton ansewered him saying:
''There is an ordinance on record
that says this council has declared
the life of Main street and certain
other streets of this city. Now it
seems to mo that when property own
era come 1 ere and toll us that wo must
repair Borne of these streets at the ex
pense of the general fund, that they
have not really considered things
properly, and they cannot mean what
they say. The life of Main street
has been declared, and the property
owners must either leave it as it is
or patch it up at their own expense.
They can't really mean to have the
work done at the expense of the city.
Now it is argued that Main street
pays 40 per cent of the taxes. I
don't believe this is so. It may be
possible that from he bluff to the riv
er, including water strent n-vs
per cent of the taxes, but I doubt even
that. Hut Main street dose not,
am sure. And aside from this, there
is a great deal of properly on Main
street that doesn't pay any tax at
all there is the Methodist church
property, the Congregational church
and other such property. They don't
.. pay any taxes, and l cannot see that
it is fair for the small tax payer in
nunsas uity acuuiion or in l'ull.s View
m uo HSKeu to pay lor tne repaying
oi mis. street down town for the
rich peoplo on Main street."
wuiiiim Howell, the l.cxl. property
owner to speak, brought up the sewer
question, saying that it was folly to
pian repaying Mam street until nn
adequate sewer plan had been adopt
ed. Mr. Howell and Councilman
Temploton had a few words , Mr.
Howell refusing to take Mr. Temple
ton's opinion on sewer construction
as expert.
Mevs. Latourette, Caufield, An
dreson, Petzold, Pope and others nil
spoke, and every one of theso sas'ul
that he believed that the sewer mat
ter ought to be settled first. Mr.
Pope added the suggestion tlint the
part of Main treet between Second
nnd Fifth didn't need repaying, and
aiu una uie cuy coma save money
uy leaving mat section out.
FRED M. SWIFT
(Portland Telegram.)
In the death of Frederick M. Swift
Oregon lost a man whom it could
ill afford to lose. The state at large
knew little of him, but he worked
with all his strength to upbuild the
state; he was, in a small way, an
empire builder, and had his life
rounded out three score years, there
is no telling what great things he
might have accomplished. His work
in putting through the railroad now
known us the Willamette Valley
Southern, which taps the rich Mo-
lalla country, insures him a place in
the history of the commonwealth,
but his death just as the work was
being completed is a sad ending to an
otherwise glorious achievement.
Still in his early '30a at the time of
his death, Mr. bwitt had long worked
on this project. After he had spent
all his own money in preliminary work
and things looked very dark, Swift
never whimpered and his smile made
people seek his friendship. He lived
on almost nothing and only his clo
sest mends suspected it; but all the
time he was working towards the
goal, getting rigfyt-of-way, buying
supplies, interesting capital, and at
last a lew months ago he succeeded in
getting the backing that was needed
to complete the work. It would have
beon finished in a short time.
Young men of the type of Fred
erick M. Swift have made the United
States the nation that is is: men who
can face trouble smilingly, men who
never give up as long as life lasts,
men with virility, stamina and un
alterable determination to do what
they set out to do.
The death of Fred M. Swfit. nresi-
dent of the Willamette Valley South
ern Railroad, on Tuesday morninc
June !), a gloom was cast over the
entire city. Not only was Mr. Swift
well known in and highly respected
in this city and in Clackamas countv.
but throughout the entire state. He
was a man of ambition and abilitv,
Mr. Swift was 'born at Franklin.
Indiana, July 1st, 187if ,and was the
son ol Mr. and Mrs. David Swift
In November 1902 he married Miss
Edna Wood, also of Franklin. After
making his home at Franklin for
some time after his marriage he mov
ed with his wife to Greensburtr. In
diana, where he engaged in the dry
goods business alo owning a large
manufacturing establishment; but
which was later destroyed by fire.
Owing to ill health Mr. Swift came
West, where he accepted a position
as a commercial salesman and five
years later came to Oregon Citv.
where he took up the project of rail
road construction from this citv thru
the Molalla country, the destination
ueing mi. Angei. Mr. Swilt was la
ter assisted in the project bv well
known local residents in furthering
uie project, wnicn was later called
the Cluckamas Southern Railroad
company, recently changed to the
Willametto Valley Southern. Ho had
the confidence of all interested in this
company, and while employed in this
work he interested himself in the in
terests of all who were connected.
He was held in the highest esteem by
an or tne stocKiioiders as well as by
all of the employees of the Willam
ette Valley Southern, and it was
while accomplishing his aim in life
that he was stricken by death. No
man was better known and held in the
highest respect in the state of Oregon
than was l . M. Kwut. lie was a
man of lino character and made
friends wherever he went.
Mr. Swift was an active member
of the Oregon City Commercial Club,
and was also a member of the Pres
byterian church of this city, having
inn tun niiii hum uuiiuiiiiuuiion Jan
uary 14, 1911. Before coming West
he was a member of the Presbyterian
church at Franklin, Indiana.
llesides his wife, Mrs. Edna Swift,
and four-year-old son, Richard Wood
Swift, of this city, Mr. Swift leaves
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Swift
of Franklin, Indiana; two sisters, Mrs.
John Bergen and Mrs. William Gross,
and one brother, Ed. Swift, all of
Franklin, Indiana. Ho is a son-in-law
of -Dr. and Mrs. Wood, of Haw
thorne Ave., Portland, and liia bro-thor-in-ljiw
is Dr. Frank W. Wood, a
prominent physician of Portland.
A brief funeral service was con-
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ELEVATOR APPROACH WORK ,
STARTED BY CITY FORCES
By W. S. U'Ren
Methodist Church, Sunday Night, at Eight O'clock
THE INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
Suicides in Tacomn
William IT. O'Malley, until about
two months ago a fanner at Clack
amas Heights, committed suicide bv
shooting through the head in a ho
tel in Tacoma Wednesday. No cause
is known for the act.
For Sale
Chicken ranch. 21 lots in Nob Hi
Addition to Oregon City, 3-roomed
nouse, wen watered by .springs, 24
laying hens, about 49 fit tie chickens,
about 75 grapes 2 year old, and some
small fruits. Price for quick sale,
$350.00, Enquire J. Gorbett & Co.
205, 7th St.
A. A. Baldwin, a school teacher of
Aurora, was in this vity Friday.
A boy was born (o Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Miller, Fulls View, on Decora
tion day.
iiiicieu at uie juinily Home on Thir
teenth and Main street Thursday
morning at 1U o'clock, when many
I'litmds of the diseased attended. Fol
lowing the services in this city the
remains were removed to the l'inley
Undertaking parlors in Portland.
when many of Mr. Swift's friends of
that city attended. Rev. J. R. Lands
borough, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city, olliciated in this
city and in Portland. A quartet com
posed of Mrs. J. R. Landsborough,
Mrs. A. McDonuld, Mrs. A. E. Frost
and Mrs, W. O. Green, sang several
selections at, both services, among
those being "Jesus Savior Pilot Me."
a favorite of Mr. Swift. Many from
this city followed the remains to their
last resting place in Mount Scott.
Park cemetery, Portland. The .pall
bearers were W. A. Huntley, Frank
liusch, J. L. Stacer, Edwin" Foster,
Grant B. IMinick and O. I). Eby.
The floral tributes were maenili-
cent and were in profusion, a silent
token of high esteem in which Mr.
Swift was held.
The Silent Powers Behind the Throne
That Rule the World
To the Courier-
Talking about Home Rule is like
talking of snakes in Ireland. There
is no home rule in any civilized coun
try. In this country more than half
the people have no homes and no hope
of ever owning any. They are dis
possessed and disinherited.
Here in Jistacada we are governed
from Oregon City, which is governed
from balem, which is governed from
Portland ,which is governed from
Washington, which is governed from
Wall street, which is governed from
Lombard street in London, or any old
place wherever the chiefs ot the in
visible government may happen to be
There is only one government in
the world, a syndicate of Shylocks, as
union ot bankers and landlords, who
hold the stocks, aid bonds and deeds
by virtue of which they practically
own tne world and keep the lnhabi
tunts employed in paying then an
ever-increasing tax of rent and inter
est and dividends. The war-lords of
the world are mere puppets of this
invisible power and the governments
ot the world are its collecting agen
Jury Says Bruck Not Guilty
The jury in the Circuit court ac
quitted Joe Bruck, a Willamette far
mer, on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill. It was a trouble over
trespassing cows, and the charge was
Bruck raised an axe and threatened
to strike Mrs. Dehondt, the owner of
the cows. Bruck says he raised the
axe in self defense.
THE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND IT
For illustration take the case of
the war between Russia and Japah
This war unexpectedly reached a cri
sis when it seemed likely that within
a few weeks the Russian army would
be hopelesly demoralized. Now the
debt of Russia is five or six billion
dollars, a debt the Russian Peopl
never contracted. - It was contracted
ty the governing class to support ar
mies to noiu tne people down in sla
very. If the Russian armv waa hrn
ken up the danger of losing this debt
would oe imminent.
So the Shylock Syndicate that had
furnished money for both nations
called a halt, ordered a peace and
lorced it, by refusing to let the con
tending parties have any more mon
ey to fight with. Roosevelt was rung
in as the great Peace Maker and got
an tne glory while tho house of Roth
schilds got the goods. The debt of
both nations was enormously increased.
Then the Russian army was called
back from Manchuria and turned into
Lithuania, Poland, Finland and the
uiucasian provinces to crush the hap
less people who were risinir in sue,
cesslul revolt against the hated tv.
ranny of the Czar. And the llnnu
or Bondage. U ho modern Babylon
was propped un on its ci-nnililincr
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luumiauons ior a little while longer
mit it is only lor a little while. When
it goes it will iro altogether, likn iho
one-lioss shay or the House of Ushe
ureat will be the fall thereof. It is
grapnicauy described in the 18th
chapter ot Kevelations.
No newspaper or maonzine in 11m
world ever published tho trim
of the halting of the war just in the
hick oi time to save the Russian em
pire irom dismemberment and the
uissian debt Irom lust reiiii.lmlinn
Tho reason is that the great news
papers are all owned bv thn t
bio Government, at the head of which!
is tne i-rince ot Darkness. Their
unction is not to enlighten or in
struct the people , not to toll thm the
truth, but to keep them in" the dark,
in ignorance and over-increasing
"""""s1' "in just wondering with a
sort of amused curiosity how long it
"ii iiu in-line some irioiully banker
or corporation attorney will" step in
to the Courier ollice and notify the
editor to stop printing these letters.
As .if that would do them any good
1 he crash will come just the same
whether these letters are printed or
not.
J. I, JONES, F.staenda
June 8,
Fourth of July celebrations are
scarce in Clackamas county. What's
a celebration without booze!
Sure Death to Lice
mites all vermin and disoaso germs if you use
PrattS Powdered Lice Killer
M " "'t and 50o
A great money saver. Lousy hens cannot lay
neither can lousy chicks grow.
Prat Poultry R-ulMor In f lit. bout tonlr and tlovrlonlnff
balp. fkg. fcw. toe. Wt, tlM; as lb. ji.&o. n,rui
uuaufcuiea, ineui on jtoub,
. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Back
Sold and guaranteed by Larsen & Co.
Boy Admits Crime
Henry Oliver Anderson, alias Hen
ry 1.1011, of Silveiton. Oi-eimn nmi.
en some nays ago m companv with
some hoboes for killing a pig at Park
place, confessed to Chief Ed Shaw
Wednesday that he had shared in the
""- i uoy said that he had been
on tho road" for some time, and that
evil companionships thus formed led
him to -take part in the slaughters of
"! V'K wmcn was designed to be the
chief ingredient of a mulligan for the
bunch he wna with.
W. E. O'Donnell Explains About the
Call for a Change in City Affairs
Editor Courier:
lit the Oregon City department of
the Portland Journal Wednesday
night the statement was made that
prominent business men of the city
were behind the movement to change
the city government and that it was
supposed they were providing the
money for the movement.
I wish to state that not a dollar
has been promised or furnished by
any person, and that there is nothing
behind the movement but the general
sentiment of the people.
For months I have seen the unrest
of the people over the present sy
stem of city management, I realized
it only needed someone to start a
change and I started it. The fact
that the mayor, four councilmeri, re
corder and city attorney are signers
to the petition, besides hundreds of
property owners and business men,
reiuies tne story tnat there is any
pontics or click backing the move
ment.
W. E. O'DONNELL
"Formal Trespass" Made on Chase
Land as Basis for Final Litigation
City Attorney Schuebel, Street
Commissioner Babcock and F. C.
Burke, armed with -Dicks and crow
bars, Thursday afternoon started
tearing up rock and dirt on the Chase
property at the foot of Seventh
street on the bluff, to make way for
tne approach to the municipal eleva
tor. The action was taken following
the formal refusal of the damages
awarded Mrs. Chase in the condemna
tion suit brought by the city, and is
designed to be the basis of new legal
action to determine the rights of the
city in the case.
Chief of Police Ed Shaw and Will
iam Howell, superintendent of the
water works, were spectators to the
"trespass." Opposition and arrest at
the instigation of Mrs. Chase's at
torneys was expected. After seven
chunks of rock had been dislodged
and part of the old Chase property
line fence had been ruined, City At
torney Schuebel called a halt in tho
proceedings and looked around for
the opposition. It wasn't there, so
Chief Shaw was sent to telephone for
some of the enemv'a forces. The ebiof
got. Attorney Hedges' house on the
phone, and received word that the
"trespassers" had better continue
working awhile.
I hey did for almost ten
men -Mr. Schuebel decided that
enough had been done to give grounds
for action, and the city's forces were
caned oil. Later in the afternoon all
hands who had engaged in the "tres
pass" were formally placed under ar
rest, and the trial of their nctinn
determine whether or not the city can
force Mrs. Chase to accept the dam
ages awarded her and complete the
worn ior tne eastern landing of the
Bievavur oriqgQ,
Who
Are School Voters?
The question of who 'are lee-al vo
ters at Monday's school election is
answered by the state law which re
quires that the man or woman must
nave resided in the state at least six
months, in the district at least 30
days, and is the owner of Dronertv
appearing on the last assessment roll.
One does not have to be the owner
of real estate, but any property that
pays taxes.
The polls will be opened from 2 to
m tne atternoon.
A goo many Incubator owners may
not know that in some states their fire
Insurance policies might be rendered
Invalid becuuse of the presence of the
iieating apparatus used with the Incu
bator. The point is worth looking into.
mid It is cheaper to get a special per
mit than to lose one's Insurance by uot
having one.
Sevcti eggs from six hens within a
period of eighteen hours Is not an Im
possibility, as the writer is able to
vouch from his own experience. The
other morning there was a perfect
egg under the roost, and before noou
of the same day six eggs had been laid
by the half dozen bens. So far as the
writer could determine, none of the
eggs was a "rooster" egg either.
BOY
BURGLARS GET BUSY
IN EARLY HOURS OF DAY
Lad W ho Says He is Hungry Breaks
into Hardware Store lor Food
As a rival to "Boscoe. who pats
em anve, Henry Wise, 18 years old
of New York's ghetto, has the time-
honored circus marvel skinned and
beaten. Boscoe earned hia fame hv
raving snanes, out Henry Wise sol
emly told Cihef Ed Shaw that his fa
vorite diet; was stovelids, spiced with
painig Knives. And to get these del
icacies he broke into Hoe-e- Rrot.her'
score eariy ihursday morning.
iienry wise and (ipni-o-n I'otw.ho
the latter 17 year old, dropped off
the California'tr aill llisf. hpfni'O dawn
nn .i , ,
muisiiuy, ana attracted the atten
tion of Patrolmen Cook and Wood
warn, l lie ollicers fol owed the hnv
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im iounu reacna "sta mo-" n fvnni
of Hogg Brothers' store, while Wise
was expertly cutting out a pane of
nmss in a rear window. Both boy
were arrested.
At tile " link OVP1-" Infill. TV,,, ;.,,!.,
Wise told Chief Shaw that he had not
"an a warm men fnr thru rio.,u o.i
that for that reason he had broken
into the store. When the chief told
mm me place carried hn v hnntmoi..
nise uiyuie v ren ins -thnf 0tn.
make warm eats." T.ntov - tk i-j
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uiiuigeu ins story, however, a nd sairl
ne was gomir to ransnc-lr tVio r,lno f
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mail change, and that if hn
mine III tills ne ail( ha nr,mr.o,;
would have taken snmo .. j
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V,.' ," ""res a"d peddled them,
v s;,'ll41tllilt i'eacha was "just a
Kid. and that he had Dieked him
on the road. IWv, wn,.o ij
im: juvenile court.
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Gladstone Gets Bargain
The city of Gladstone and "the "Poi ".
land Gils Co. settled their differences
over the rate 'this week, and a fran
chise has been agreed upon. The rate
per 1000 feet shall nut v.....i i in
and the companv shall furnish nil
needed for municipal uses fur r.o
cents per thousand.
Why couldnt Oiviron Citv
gotten the same concessions?"
The Courier is $1 a year only when
paid in advance. .
' all. These will go quickly to all
ers of the beautiful in nature whn
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A reliable self-filling fountain pen
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n V . oeautnui cards and pen
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Farmers themselves who visit pens
or yards where hog cholera is epi
demic are among the most frequent
carriers of the disease to uninfected
herds, according to data that have been
collected in four demonstration areas
by the department of agriculture. The
bog cholera cure peddler, the family
dog and crows are also named as
among the chief sinners In this mutter
of spreading cholera.
The Want Column
LOSTLadies' gold watch near
Mulino. Ella engraved on case.
Was in chamois skin sack. Finder
leave at Courier office and get
reward.
MODERN 6-room house at Portland,
hard surface street, one block of
car line 10 minutes rule to post-
office, highly improved, residence
district, no incumbrance; will
trade- for improved acreage close
in; no incurbrance. Price $4,000.
J. II. Van Meter. Phone 2013.
' OUR WORD "GARDEN."
In the Old Anglo-Saxon It Meant Pri
vate Inclosed Land.
We speak so freely and often of a
"garden," assuming that there Is some
well dellned common use of that word
even among the authorities on garden
ing subjects. But the fact Is that It bag
reached mighty elastic limits lu their
writings and speech and can be taken
to meuir anything from the enormous
private parks and estates to the tin can
glories of a back yard. '
The word garden Is from the old
Anglo-Saxon root, "gyrden," meaning
an Inclosure. At that time, due to the
uncertain character of community life,
It was either Inclosed within fortifica
tions or left unprotected and exposed
without. " This private inclosed land
was the garden of that time. That is
the meaning of garden In the Song of
Solomon.
Gradually the sense of the word has
changed to cover those parts of the
land devoted to the cultivation of
plants either for pleasure or for use;
thus, we have the vegetable or fruit
garden, and on the other band, the
wall, water or rose garden, etc.
Liberty Hyde Bailey defines a gar
den as "the personal part of an estate,
that area which is most Intimately as
sociated with the private life of the
home."
Whatever the sense In which it Is
used, the word "garden" always suc
ceeds in carrying with It an atmos
phere of romance and beauty, wblcb
countless ages of use caunot dim.
Philadelphia Record.
HUMAN INSTINCT.
More Potent at Times Than Reason In
Directing Our Actions.
That even in man Instinct is some
times stronger than reason Is illustrat
ed by these tvo cases:
There had been shipped on a Missis
sippi river steamboat a box- with a
glass cover, containing a very active
rattlesnake. Whenever any one ap
proached the box the serpent would
strike the cover. The owner of the rep
tile challenged any one to bold bis fin
ger on the glass and let the rattler
strike at It There was no danger, and
It seemed an easy thing to do. First
one and then another tried It, but when
the snake gave Its vicious spring the
finger was Invariably drawn back with
a jerk. Instinct was stronger than rea
son and will combined.
A young man In Paris had lost his
last sou at the gambling table. Not
only was he without means, but he had
lost a lurge sum belonging to his em
ployer. He started for the Seine with
the Intention of drowning himself. On
the way there was a great commotion,
caused by the escape of a lion from a
strolling menagerie. The auiinal came
gallopiug down the street, and people
fled in every direction.
Instantly the man who was seeking
death climbed n lamp post and clung to
the top of It, trembling iu every limb.
When the animal was captured and the
danger was over, he proceeded to the
river and plunged iu.-Wasblngton
Star.
Spanish Nicknames.
One of the peculiar ways in which
Spanish differs from English is In the
names the language gives to all people
with a certain Infirmity or peculiarity.
A blind man Is referred to as el clego,
a man with but one eye Is a tuerto, a
pug nosed man Is chato, one who Is
cross eyed Is a bisojo, a cojo Is a lame
man, and a manco has but one arm.
If he is humpbacked he Is a Jorobado,
If baldheaded a calvo, and If his hau
ls very short he Is a pelou. The femi
nine titles for the same classes are, the
same, with the exception that they end
In "a" where the masculine terminate
with "o." These short names are used
most commonly. In fact, they are ap
plied as nicknames in many cases, and
especially among the lower classes per
sons are addressed or referred to only,
by these names.
" ONE SORT OF MURDER."
It Doesn't Take Human Life, but It
Shortens Its Usefulness.
Several well known financial men
were talking the other day when the
name of n man well known In the
street for his proclivity to take up val
uable time of friends with useless dis
cussions about nothing was mentioned,
One of the men in the party promi
nent In business and finance at once
burst out with: "That man! He's a
murderer."
"What's that?" said another. "I nev
er heard that he had killed any one un
less he talked them to death."
"I mean just what I say. He's a
murderer on the installment plan,"
came the answer.
The speaker was begged to explain,
and he sold: "I have just so many days
to live, and all of them are filled with
business of Importance. That man ,
comes in and steals my time, and I
claim that be has just as much mur
dered me as if some time in the future
he bad struck me down, for the time
be talks with his nonsense Is that
much gone out of my life and Is lost.
1 Bay that be is a murderer on the In
stallment plan."
And when the other members of the
party recalled the many times they
bad been treated in the same way by
the man under discussion they agreed
with the first man In bis verdict Wall
Street Journal.
LONDON'S UGLY CHURCH.-
The First Sacred Edifice In the World
to Be Lighted by Gas.
Readers of "Our Mutual Friend" will
remember that Dickens gives a whim
sical description of St. John's, West
minster, when referring to the home of
the doll's dressmaker, Miss Jenny
Wren.
"In this region," he writes, "are a
certain little street called Church street
and a certain little blind square called
Smith square, in the center of which
last retreat Is a very hideous church,
with four towers at the four corners,
generally resembling some petrified
monster, frightful and gigantic, on Itb
back, with Its legs In the air."
Lord Chesterfield said St. John's re
minded him of an elephant with Its
legs In the air, and Charles Mathews
likened it to a dining table In the same
position.
St. John's enjoys the distinction of
being the first sacred edifice la the
world to be lit by gas. As may be Im
agined, the introduction of the new
lyuinlnant was deeply resented by
many conservative spirits, sonle of
whom went so far as to describe it as a
sacrilege. Manchester (England) Courier.
WHY be homeless when you can buy
desirable lots, no incumbrance,
thriving coast town: terms to
suit. J. II. Van Meter. Phone
2013.
AM CLOSING OUT New wagon,
registered Jersey bull yearling colt
beauty; numerous items for farm
and dairy; investigate. Will trade
for cattle or 6 months approved
security. This is no junk. I sell
guaranteed goods. 2 national
banks reference. J. H. Van Meter,
Oregon City, R. F. D. (5. Phone
Mam 2013.
Europe's Diamond Industry.
Years ago Amsterdam was at the
head of the diamond Industry In Eu
rope. Of late Antwerp has forged
ahead and taken first place. Amster
dam very largely specializes In small
stones, and its superiority over Ant
werp In cutting these diamonds Is
unquestioned. Antwerp, on the other
hand, cuts large diamonds and small
ones, according to what happens to be
most in demand. It works on the
larger Transvaal stones furnished by
the London syndicate, and at the same
time It monopolizes the small south
west African business.
Varieties of Bridges.
Bridges are seen banging over rivers
and upou noses. Tbey also span some
streets. They should not be confused
with the game called bridge, which
spans only time and money. Some
bridges, like poker, depend entirely
upon the draw. Bridges spend their
time In heaving up and down and lean
ing against their towers. The object of
bridges is to give very one a chance to
get back from where he has been, or
to go whence he can get back. Some
times bridges are built over railroad
tracks and spend all their time in sav
ing people from being run over. A
bridge which is thus employed Is very
happy, because It leuds an upright life;
also because the railroad company was
sad when obliged to put It there.
Bridges are also used over chasms.
Every chasm ought to have one. It
provides a place for children to fall
from; also it gives the chasm some
thing to look up to. Life.
Friendliness of London.
There ,is no friendliness like the
friendliness of London. Six or seven
years ago I went rather frequently to
a certain tea shop, which has every
afternoon a crowd of men taking theli
tea and playing dominoes and chess.
We used to talk occasionally, but none
of us ever knew the uame of any ot
the others. Then for five years 1 did
not go near the place until one day
when I dropped In almost by accident
At once there was a greeting and a
welcome from at least half a dozen,
The other day I went In again aftet
another absence of six months, and
the greeting was the same. This will
do to tell those people who Insist that
London Is an unfriendly place. Lon
don Citizen.
FOR SALE Four-year-old mare.
1400 lbs., a black beauty. Also
0' h. p. gasoline wood saw, cheap.
A. P. Ilassler, Oregon City, Rt. 3.
FOR SALE Chalmers touring car.
1910 model, first class running or
der. See W. W. Myers, Sixth and
J. Q. Adams streets, or H. A. Mil
ler, Falls View.
Dr. Pierces Toilet set, 11 piece set,
retail value $3.45; 1 carving set,
value $1.00, all fo.- $1.50, by mail
lac extra. Lady agents wanted,
E. M. Kellogg, 606 Northwest
Rldg., Portland, Ore. .
The Word "Lurid,"
The word "lurid" is misuse by many
people as a synonym for "glaring" or
"fiery." One speaks in this sense of
"lurid" language, "lurid" flames, "lu
rid" dramas. It Is probable that not
one person In three knows the real
meaning of "lurid." The dictionary de
fines It as "ghastly, pale, wan, gloomy,"
which In no way carries out the gen
eral ajid mistaken Idea of the word.
New York World.
.OST One centlemen's watch on
Pacific Highway near Canby. Fin
der return to Hogg Bros store,
Oregon City, and receive reward.
WANTED The names of boys who
would like to own a motorcycle.
No money required. To be given
away free in exchange for a little
work. Address: "Motorcycle,
rostoffice Box 305, Salem, Ore."
WANTED Work by day, housework,
iiousecieaning or wasning. hone
Main L'081.
Postage Stamps.
There was stamped postal letter pa
per as early as 1818, but postage
stamps proper begin with those used
In Great Britain between 1833-1840. It
was not until 1839 or 1840 that the ad
hesive stamp1 was used on letters and
other mail matter. New York American.
Nicely Explained.
A second hand picture dealer was
trying to sell what be described as a
genuine Raphael.
"The signature does not look like
Raphael," remarked the prospective
customer after using bis magnifying
glass. "It reads more like 'Rachel 1' "
"Ah." sold the dealer, "I will tell you
the history of that When Raphael
painted that picture he was heavily In
debt, so he put it In the wife's name
for safety." Argonaut
No Chicken Herself.
Miss Sweetuer-lsn't It laughable to
see the youthful airs Fan Bllllwink
gives herself? She must be at least 'ten
years older than I am. Miss Capsicum
Fully. And you wouldn't tear under
the wing, you know, either. Cblruao,
Record Herald.
Congress will vote on a national
-nhihitinn law next month.-
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