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Oregon City Enterprise. Published Kvery Friday. OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY- MESEUVE A LAWRENCE, HHUSIIKBS AND rKOCRIKTORS. SUBSCRIPTION RA.TKS, On yr, Six month., Three months, Snbwrlptliuw payable In tmiif Advertising m given ou ppllotlon. $2 00 1 00 Ml AUKNTS lOR THE ENTERPRISE. Oswego, 0. W. Frtwaer Canny. - ieo. Knight Cli'-Unui, . - . W.8. Runvan Milwauklt, - Arthur Kloeh liuion Mill, 0 J. Trnlllnger Aim, E. 9 Hrmhll Umutnw Rrook. K. A. Wright Jiow Era. W, S NewN-rry Wtlsonvill, .... Henry Miloy I'ari Flaw, - Hamilton A Wanhbnro Bitriow, llarlow A Co OUcl.tou, T. M Crou Stafford, J. I), iiago. M?k.burf. - - - J. H. Joyiier NiiitnA, C. T Howard Molalla. .... A. I. Cornwall NrUtra, - - - - K. H. Hartman Entered at the Post Offlr In Oregon City, Or., a niiil elra matter. FRIDAY, OCTOBER SO, 1891. Trial Subscriptions. Trial iiitarriptioits to the Emtebprise for t tie remainder ot tiievearwul be rvcviv,! for twenty-five routs each, stnYtlv in vi- T.tnro. Here is a good chance to try the pa per lor a very tittle money, (iet your iieurnnors aim tronuis wnose names are not now on our books to send in trial subscriptions. Ortyoa City Kiiternrl The Entk ki-hise has completed its first f quarter-century of continuous publication ami this week enters upon its twenty-sixth volunic. It takes this occasion briefly to rex-nt matter, historic ami reminiscent, t lull will at least interest olil friemls ami I rove instructive to newer ones. During the twenty-five years of its life the Emsrpbise has witnessed many changes i:i the town and state in which it has been published changes that have been lor the better and so vast that they were hanlly dreamed of when the per was started. It nas nan its own tun snare ot Hies vicissi tiules; but it has gathered strength with its y-'ars and It is fortified by experience to stand forth boldly and hopefully to grapple with whatever the future may contain for it. It is identified with the best interests of the people in the midst of whom it is pub lished. It is the people's paper. Its spe cial field is Clackamas county and it is a gratifying fact that no other county par in the Northwest so thoroughly covers the field in which itoHrateK. The EsTiKPKisc is now stronger than it ever was before. It is clean, stylish and en terprising. It may be taken into every home without fear of offending healthy morals or delicacy. It is a live creature and will have an influence that will make for the greatest good to the greatest numlwr. It ill be honest and courteous to its readers And it exuecta like treatment from them. uary, HSW, In Salem ; but th art of printing had boon practiced on the western continent many years before that. There Is positive evi dence that a printing press was established in Mexico as early as 1M0. and there is mention of books having been printed there five year earlier. Trior to the Year liW ninety-three hooks were published in Mex ico and seven in Peru and Salem was not founded till twenty-eight years later than that date, tlasettes were also published in Mexico and Peru at a very early dale, sum) authorities say hefor the end of the seven teenth century. Hut It is not certain that those publications antedated the first New Kngland newspaH-r,though the probabilities favor that view. In Spanish America the first newspaper was established in Chile in 1712. While Virginia wag the first Kngltsh colony In the present Vnited States the printing press was not Introduced there till UlSi, seventy-four years after the settlement of Jamestown. As late as 171 Governor Berkeley found occasion to thank Hod we have not free schools nor printing." The first English newspaper published In the United States waa I'ublick Occurrences, Both Foreign and IVimesiick, which issued front Boston press in ltW and was imme diately suppressed by the authorities. He cause this paper did not reach a second number the real birth of American journal ism is generally reckoned from the appear ance of the lloston Sews Letter, April Still the intention of Benjamin Harris, ed itor of Public Occurrences, would seem to warrant giving Ins publication as the first American uwsaper, for the prospectus said, "It Is designed that the Countrey shall be furnished once a month (or if anv Glut of Occurrences happen, oftener) with an account of such considerable things as have arrived unto our Notice," However, John Campbell's News Letter (it was printed by Bartholomew Green) w as published " by authority" every Monday and for fifteen years It was the only newspaper printed in the colonies. The affinity between editors and public office seems to have been as strong in those days as at the present time. Campbell was postmaster fifteen years after starting his paper, and his successor in the wt office immediately began the publication of an op position sheet and named it the Gazette, which was conducted by five successive ostniasters between 1S19 and Kt!. The next day after the first apiaranc of the lutzetie me American Weekly Mercury was founded in Philadelphia. The New Eng land Courant was the next paper, it being established by James Franklin in Boston in ITil. The next year the Courant got into a fierce contention with Increase Mather over the vaccination question and then into trouble with the government and Its owner ship passed to Benjamin Franklin. It was an enterprising, free lance publication too much so for those days and it died. But during its nine years of life it set the pattern of publishing contributions from different people on various topics that has continued a feature of journalism. Without noting the many papers that were started ami ended in the colonies after this time it may be stated that Benjamin Franklin went to Philadelphia, where he published the Penn sylvania Gazette, the first semi-weekly, un til interrupted by the revolutionary war. The first daily was established in Philadel phia in 1784, the Pennsylvania Packet, which subsequently became Clay pool's American Daily Advertiser and then the North Amer ican, under which name it is still published. Thus was laid in America the foundation of that mighty engine of civilization, the newspaper press. It was wielding an im mense Influence long before the time of t he steamboat, the railway train or the tele graph. Sailing vessels and stage coaches brought the news of the world months old. The mechanical conveniences for getting out a paper were extremely limited. From those days to the present not a great pe riod as the lives of nations go, but what a vast change in the newspaper business! And during this period of wonderful devel opment the newspaper press has outranked any other institution, with the exception of the public school, In molding society and its organized forms of government. The power of a united press may be characterized as irresistible. The United States has more than 10,000 newspapers and magazines) one for each 0500 inhabitants. The rest of the world has one publication to each 200,000 in habitants. The stability of the republic de pends upon the intelligence of the manses; and in view of the newspaper record who will doubt that a free press is the bulwark ol republican institutions?1 Ohxiiom City has population of 8,000 In round numbers. McMinnville, Kugene, The Dalles, Pendleton and Baker City are all smaller towns but they have law forbid ding cattle to roam at will In the public streets; and none of those towns have the natural beauty of Oregon City to be de stroyed by cattle, nor are they under the shadow of a large city to suggest compart- son as to cleanliness, neatness and general shlp-shapeness. Oregon City wishes to make a point of attracting tourists and bus! ness people of large meting. But so long as it manifest a preference for the society of cattle and hogs the inducements to desira ble people to make homes her wilt not be great. Admit the right of oor people to keep their family cow and pig, admit the right of everybody to keep as many or as few cows and pigs as they choose; still the fact remains that the public streets of a city are noplace for those animals. Why have a city at all if the people so yearn for bu colic lifef It is unjust to tax popl for the comforts and convenience of a city and then compel them to endure the discom forts and inconveniences of lb country. Let us have either the on or the other; this hybrid arrangement Is intolerable to those who wish to be proud of their town and Its neatness and thrift and hi enjoy life In it. The manifest sentiment of the people and the attitude taken by the city council would seem to compel that body to again take up the matter and pass the desired ordinance. Next Wednesday night will b a favorable time. President Jordan on Agricultural Depression. Two weeks ago the Enterprise noticed -editorially an article in the October Forum entitled " Agricultural Depression and Waste of Tune-' written by President David Xtarr Jordan ol the Leland Stanford, Jr., university. In that notice the ground was taken that President Jordan erred in sin gling out the farmer as being so prone to waite his time that special depression in ag ricultural pursuits could be traced to that cause. It was contended that the farmer toiled at least as faithfully and ceaselessly as the laborer in any other line of industry, and, therefore, any special depression in his business could not properly be attributed to professional waste of time. In a letter to the editor of the Enterprise regarding this criticism of his Forum arti cle President Jordan takes occasion to qual ify his original argument. " It is of course," he writes, "not intended to bean exhaustive discussion of the cause of depression, but my wish was rather to throw into strong light a growing evil by no means limited to farmers. I find your criticism a just one and so send this note.'' Farmers are not models of industry any more than are the followers of any other vo cation. If waste of time could be abol ished, both in the trades and in the profes sions, the sum of human miserv would be much smaller than it is. But bumanitv must be dealt with as it is, not as we would have it, and it is unfair to charge laziness against the industrious farmer as the cause of the ills that beset him when other branches of labor In which there is no greater industry do not suffer in the same way. However, this is no excuse for the farmer to waste his time or substance. More indus try, more care of machinery, more intelli gent disposition of crops, will give prosper ity to many farmers who are now cursing fate, monopolies and Hie government for what their own shiftlessness has brought upon them. The American Xewipaner Press. The history ol the printing press is very largely the story of the progress ol modern society. The invention of the art of print ing, made when the w orld was just emerg ing from the ignorance and superstition of the dark ages, greatly ai-kd the spreading of knowledge and made possible the mete oric brilliance which has marked the devel opment of western civilization. Still it is only a little more than 400 years since the first book came from the priming press. While Herr Gutenberg was engaged in print ing this first bible in thu littl German to'-.n of JIayencc, Christopher Columbus was a stripling combing wool with his father and just beginning to dream of a Bailor's Hf The youngster enlarged his spiicie of action and (jiought a new iw,r'i to Hi n'.-f ': ' the Europeans. The printing press closely ! disposition to help is manifested by every lonoweu ine western cumiiiti uj urn new one tne movement will be given a moral shore, and it has since been lim vauuAiu i stiength that must itmure its success, of permanent civilization in ever 'ii-.it ol" Clackamas county can do much to aid in The refusal of Cyrus A. Dolph to con tinue a candidate for the new appellate cir cuit judgeship was regretted by most ) pie who desire a clean and upright judiciary, and that regret was increased by the an nouncement that Senator Allen would probably receive the appointment. IMph is a clean and able man, but he is aging rap idly and his failing henllh was sullUicnt reason for his withdrawal, whether other pressure was brought to bear upon him or not. Allen is a slick politician a selfish hustler and nothing more. Now appears V. ijiir Hill, formerly of Oregon but now of Seattle, as an applicant for the appointment, ile is unquestionably a litter man for the position than Allen, whom a lucky turn has brought Into prominence. Seattle already has a I'nited States senator and a district judge, but it would better have the new judge also rather than that Allen be ap ointed. Mr. F. U. Anpbhw, whose experience In fruit raising Is brieflly related in another column, suggests that Clackamas fruitgrow ers form an association so that a concerted effort may be made to rid orchardsof insect ests. He is confident that this may be done if the orchardists will all make the effort. He keeps his orchard free of the pests that annoy others and destroy their tree) and fruit, but his vigilance ran never cease so long as his neighbors' orchards are prime breeding places for such inst-cts. An association of fruit growers could do much to Improve the present fruit product and increase the profits of the growers. ITEMS PROM BARLOW RI SH FOUCAHS Ull.HN COM M KM". 1XJ TO XOVK A (J U.N, A New ('lurch lobe Unlit an F.nro peati lintel In be 0ptntil--0thtr News of Interests. Too much attention cannot be given the subject of making the wagon road leading to Oregon City good ones. Hoadi over which loads can be drawn at any season of the year will do as much to build up the town s it matchless water power will. We must increase our trade, For when trade ' spry The goose hangs high, And everything 'a hunky-dory. Worm it not be a good plan to clear the circuit court calendar of the cases carried from term to term, some of which have long'1 been settled? The clerk's records are lum bered with number of these cases that ap pear nowhere except upon the court docket. " Old Sl'bscei bee" asks the following co nundrum: " What is th moral difference between a game of stud poker or craps and a church fair?" W beg leave rescctfully to give it up. Oregon and the World's Fair. So much has been said and written about Oregon's relations with the world's fair that the public is beginning to take it all as a matter of course, a perfunctory agitation not really designed to accomplish anything. The sooner this idea Is banished the better for the state of Oregon. There is not an enterprising, self-respect ing man or woman in the state but would feci gratified to have Oregon appear well among the other states and nations at the Columbian exposition. Patriotic pride, without which men and women are mere clods, would be augmented, to say nothing of the industrial value of such a display. Oregon already has a reputation for back wardness that does it no good and it can illy afford to add to such reputation by be ing too indolent to display samples of its wares in the world's great show window. The Oregon board of commerce has taken up the matter in earnest, and an effort is be ing made to redeem the moral credit of the state. One hundred thousand dollars is the sum needed for the purpose, and nothing can be done with less than (25,000. The people at large will first be asked to contrib ute, and the aggregate of their subscrip tions will be more than duplicated by the capitalists in the cities. Not only Is cash necessary but the moral supportof the citi zens of the state is equally important. If but few take an interest in the enterprise it will not be worth while for capitalists to l: (-a r a large part of theexpense. But if a Noblest Oblige. II I am weak and you are alroDi, Why then, why then, To yon the braver deeds belong; And so, again, II you hart gifts and I have none, II I have ahade tad you havt sun, 'Tit youra with freer hand to live, 'Til yours with truer grac to giv. Than I, who fifties, sunlMi stand With barren life and hand. 'Til wlidom't law, th perfect oode By lor Inaplred; Of htm on whom much li Bestowed la much required. The tuneful throat It bid to ting, The oak muit reign the forait's klnf ; The rustling stream th wheel mast mot The beaten stel Ita strength mint prov; 'Til given unto the eagle's eyes To face the midday skies. Caelotta riajtr . PRKHS OPINIONS, the continent. Toe first printing done within Hie pres ent iiniiutof the United Slates was in Jan- making Oregon a success at the world's fair and every property owner should give cash u.iu ULrty good will to thu project. Boston Transcript; George William Cur tis, the high priest of mugwumpism, groans and growls because the mugwump idol, Grdver Cleveland, has appeared an a warm endorser of Tammany hall. Mr. Cleveland, though something of a mugwump, it also a practical politician. He knows which side of his bread is buttered. New York Advertiser: The scientific summary of the rain-making exieriinents seems to be this: If it is going to ruin of its own free will all the bomb-bursting in the sky will not prevent It; If it Is not going to rain naturally, no amount of explosion will make it. It has taken some money and much advertising to reach this sublime truth. Now let us have an end of the1 fool ing. i Philadelphia Press: If heresy hunting is to continue after the manner at present in vogue thehrainy ministers of the PreWhyte rian and all churches will simply have' to step thinking and preaching. With Dir. Patten hauled over the coals for his remark in 1887 made to Princeton students, the ex ample thus set is capable of the widest ex tension. Few, if any, are safe if extracts from their extemporaneous addresses, sen tences clipped at random, are to be made the ground ol accusation. Kt'Hil Fob Camn,- Shipment of grain, hav, etc. Boom to go by spurt. Now that all kinds of grain, liny and produce command a good price, the larinor am anxious to take advantage, of It ami o make a rush to get car to market their produce, Tlii i being done all along the line and hence the disappointment ol many by failing to got car when thay want tliem. The fanner are-happy In thlt vicinity. there is nothing but what they can tell at a good, round pr lit (or the raining Wo are glad to see it a it make money easy. A Short Ohdeb Rebtapkani, W. S. Tult good caterer, having had consid erable exiierionce lit the restaurant and hotel buaiii, has rented the Irving strwtliouse ol Wm, Harlow and Is now at work lilrniahing and decorating the interior for a Hrst cla.s hotel and rtiHtuu rant. The house will be run on the American and Kuroitc-nn plan and guests will be ei veil with all thede'lcacic. Mr. Tull will no doubt do well a lie will em ploy nothing but the boat of cooks, and his aim will he to sustain hi reputation. Ixt or Fcn. The Bairett Comedy Company will show in Zevk' hall, Thursday and Friday night. There will tie lot of fun a the comedian work Is good Hkttkk Position Mr. F, Colwell, the section foreman of this vtiou, left for Woodtinrn to take charge of a con struction crew at an advanced salary. .Mr. Colwell was well liked in this com munity and we are sorry to lose such a good man. Hoax, To Mr. and Mm. J. Mallott a fine baby lioy last Thursday, the 22nd. Our population is increasing. Tim makes the third baby born In the town within the past live month. Fink Oak Oksk. John Sims ha just received a very handsome oak desk with rolling top and rail, to ornament his ollice, beaides boing convenient and nec essary. John never doe anything by halve. M. K. Ciii kcu Wai. Bi n. i). A suf ficient amount of money hat subscribed to build a modern M. K. Chun-1, in our glowing town and toon work will coin- I mence in earnest. There is great credit due Rev Lowery and Mathew in pushing the matter ami getting the re quired amount ol money together. Ground ha been given on Oak and Second street. Surveyors aub Abciiitect OrrifK W. B. Marye, once assistant ol County Surveyor Sidney Smyth, baa rented an ollice and will locate himself here, lie it now ready to serve the people on thort notice surveying, platting and archi tectural work. Mr. Marye ha had long experience in surveying and i well acquainted with the lands of Marion and Clackamas counties. He has fine In struments and the work he has done In this county shows that he understands his business. Jkssie Draws Trade We are glad to see that our live and energetic merchant, W. W. Jessie, is doinr a hue business. A great many of his old customers of New Kra have been seen in town pur chasing their winter supplies which argues well for the gentlemen, Mr. Jessie Is a man of business and once he gets customer he is sure to hold bis trade, as lie believes in quick sales and mall profits. School Mkktino Our school meeting to be held in Zeek's hall Saturday for the purpose of electing directors and clerk will no doubt be well attended, as considerable talk is indulged in as to who will be elected directors and clerk. What we want Is good live director and men that are not aftaid of their lives, when they assert themselves. All In this district are cordially invited, O. E. A. FREYTAG, THK Best and Cheapest Grocer. Fancy and Staplo Grocorios in Oreat Varioty. Vegetables, Fruit and Food. Thirteenth and Main, ORECON CITY. GET -fl- HOME BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. lloth ftirtn mul town property is Ixjuml to advance in I'rire, until the man with mnall means will llml it tuxt to iiiixsillo: to buy a homo for himself. Trices are low now, and THAYER & ALDEN can give you iiricoa not to ho had of any other Kcal Kstate firm. Have ohoico Farm Lands in larno and small tracts, on easy icrms. Also de nirablo Town and Suhurhan projwrty. l,orrt,siondom,i solioiti'd. (iiyo im a call. OFFICK, OPPOSITE CORN Kit FROM COl'RT HOl'SE, ORECON CITY. ORECON. Bntte Greet-Graup Association, MARQUAM, ORECON, P. J. RIDINGS, Manager, imina in- Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, FA KM MACIIINKKY, CLOTHIM., NOTIONS, AM) Everything Required for the Country Trade. FARM PRODUCE DOUCHT AND SOLD. "Your trade Is solicited, and our prices will be found a low a the lowent . (live us a trial. T.T. WHITE. W.a. WIIITI WHITE BROTHERS, Practical Architects if- Builders. Will prapar plana, elnvatlnna, wnrklu li talta, aol .pwlflrii,,ni (r all kliula nl buil.l Iuki Hiun-lal aitL'iiiliiii liu tu mlfru rot Hurt, lt.tlin.tr luruUliad "ii apiiltoatlun Call oo or aIlria WHITE Hllurt , Orti'iti City. 0(11 Calabllohr! as. rXHSONAL. i&m Carry Wills left for Corvallis on Monduy last to visit Iter sister for a few weeks. M.'. Joseph Cook, hardware merchant ot Oregon City, spent one day in town this week, Mr. W. Schwartz, the proprietor of The Koehlor, went to Portland Tuesday on a business trip. Mr. William Keed, of Oregon City, spent a couple of days here this week and put up ut Tho Koehlor. Mrs. Geo. A. Sheppard returned home from Oregon City this week and reports her sister's health much better. Jay Uroon Ksq. wont to Portland on a business trip lust Monday and returned home With a pocket full of wealth. Mr. J, W, HcoKnin has rented the Ziuler property on Uukloy Heights and will make that his home next spring. Master Willie Bauer will leave here for Albany accompanied by Mr. W. Irvin, to attend college during the winter. Mr. J. McGralh has returned home from his trip up the Sandy river and feels himself a new man from his vaca tion. Among those registered at The Koehlor areW. II. NtoiTon, J. C. Morrison, of -Portland, T. F. Smith, of Grants Pass, j.. Cook, and II, C. White, of Oregon CityiJos. DeVenny, of West Virgina, Mr, F. Col well,' of Hilvorlon and J. It, Logjin, oi Union Mills. CI. ran Drayage & Expressing Freight and paree i delivered to all parts of the city. H. A. VORPAHL, lienrrail lla.-liaiiilihln; Bad rr. pari;. tfairon and Ilurity Wnrk a Kpwlalty. llnrMnliiH'liig In a lint clana manner. 'itliy. - - OfKn. JOHN ZEEK, HAKI.OW, Oil., Illix kouillh and Hiia Worker llorehftnii a Npwlalty. Krpalring of all kliula promptly don and at rriiMinaltlfi prices, GREAT REDUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHS R. Prier, the old citalillnhcif anil relliMo photograpliur, Cabinet Fhotogrupliai, t'i per .lot. Dr. C. P. Sullivan, OSWKOO, OltKGON. Tie only DRUGGIST betweca Portland am Oregon Ciir. Carrlva a full Una of IHIUCIS, M MUCIN ICS, TOII.KT ARTK I.KH, TIONS AND BAKKI1AI.I, UOODS. NO- FRKSCBIl'TIONS CAUKKUM.Y COMPOUNUKI) ELY & HARRINGTON, DKAI.KKS IN Merchandise. Store located at Mountain Viw,on Molalla road, one milo south east of Oregon City. UO ' We deal in 1'lour, Corn Meal. Feed. Groceries of all kinds, liooU urn I Shoes, Gonts' Underwear and other sl.vlis of Clothing, and ntimorotis other articles suitable for the needs of tho farmer and ms minify. J(y prompt and fuir dealing no jiuib iu rocuiYoin niiuro, as in tlie pant, a liberal share of patronage. T"The higheHt market price paid for Jliittor, Kggs and Fowls. September 11, 1UU0, W. S. MAPLE. Wf-ln war of l'oi'i hardware itore.. III.ACIaBt.ni'l'llllU "BBlia Of nvi-ry description on aliort nolle. I10RSE-SH0EINQ A SPECIALTY' FRANK NELDON, GUNSMITH AND LOCKSMITH Oregon City, Oregon. Kepalrsun all kind, of mimll ma. Jiliien promptly made. Iuiiluii keys to anv Im k tniiuufanl.iin-il. Hhop in Wlncmet ,1 Hi riiilnro's black smith aliop. F. H. RAY, Practical Horseshoer, Shop on Mnln St., opp Woolen Mm,, Sfjcclel Attention Given to Contracted or Bad reet. NIIOKIMl NI'KKI) 1I0I1NKS A HPECIALTY, Ton yora eipeilonpo In oaauirn oltlea. Great Reduction Cabinet Photographs ()NI,Y S2.50 PER DOZEN Thwalto'a, 187 First Street, Ilpt, Morrlmin and Yamhill. 1'OllTLAND, OUEUON