Oregon City Enterprise. Published Bvery FYidoy. OFFICIAL FAfER OF CLACIAMA8 COOHTY. MESKK VeT LAWRENCE, CI HUSHKRS AND VHOI'KIKIVKS. SUH8CK1PTH1N HATK8, Ou yar, - 3Si x months, Thrv months, Subscriptions naysr) in advance Advertising rates given ou application. H 00 1 l AtiKSTS roK THE ENTEKPK1SK. OsWOKO, Canby, V'laeWaroas, Milwaukia, luion Sktil'itt. Aim), Meadow rlrvvs:. ew Kra, YVilMHiville, Pstk Plate, Itarlow, iJIvUtoiie, citHitonl, M;ielisrnrj, Muiimt, Molalla, NUr.num, ti. W, Prosser tieo. Kliniht W. s. Kniivau )?",,.1,H h 0 J. I milliliter s Hmnhatl K A. wrtelil W. Nwherr? Henry Miley Hamilton A Wanhlmrti Harlow X Co V. M Cri J. g !. J. II. Jovuer C. T Howard A. I. Cornwall K. M Harlman KutereU at the Post Orc,c in Oregon City, Or. as second elan matter. FRIDAY, XOVEMBKK 27, ISM Trial Subscriptions- Trial subscriptions to the Kntkki-risk for the remainder of the year will be reeeived till IHvemttT 1 for tuonty-tne cents each. Mriotly in advance. Heneis a phk! cliani'e to try the paper for a very little money, (iet your neighbors and 'friends whose names are not now on our books to send in trial suk-oriptioiis. The paper will lie Mopped proniptlv at the expiration of the trial period if it is not desired longer. An Attempt to Fuse. There is an effort beina; made by the ih nioorats of Clackamas county to form a fusion with the fanners' alliance reformers on the count; and leirislathe ticket to he voted for nevt June. This has been appar 'i.t several weeks. The detiMerata have no liope of electing their ticket in this county on a fair and oi en caiiva-s. Put if bv rea son of their hopeless minority and their noisy clamor for reform tlie deinocra's can work upon the sympathies of the farmers' alliance men so as to form a coalition for political purposes they will do it. The tact that some of the noisiest leaders of the alli ance in this county were democrats as long as there were any loaves and fishes in siirhl makes the new move a natural one. The democrats will encourage disaffection in the ranks of both the old parlies if they can control the new political mwer resulting Iruin such disatlectioii. They want theofti .ces, and if the farmers' alliance can he tnade of assistance in petting them they will coddle tlie farmers' alliance. It is not that they are in sympathy with alliance -doctrine; they simply join the calamity wing of tiie farmers' alliance to increase the hue and cry aiminstthe ruling party. Their only "principle" is to be " lerninst the gov ernment" so long as they are not fed from ihe public crib. 'ow this extreme itching for public office does not promise well. The various steer ing committees and budding candidates who are so very eager to bring aliout a re form so that the dear people may be better served have an eye single to the promotion of individual olitical interests. Their methods have been reeatedly repudiated by the people at the polls. They have not the manhood to make a fair and honest fight but seek to win votes by practicing a shambling hypocrisy. To find fault is no evidence of merit. If it were as easy to remedy evils as to detect them Bellamy's dream might soon be real ized. In matters of government as in busi ness we must deal with things as we find them, and honest officials are too often bound by law within such narrow limits that there is no room for individuality. The professional office-seeker and the candidate of unknown political complexion are tys that should not lie borne with. They are the bane of decent politics everywhere. The people do not want wavering, changing pol iticians in positions of power and trust. Men of stable political fiber, of sound busi ness sense and belonging to a party that is safe and responsible to the people for its acts, are the men who are wanted to handle the money of the tax payers and administer the government. The Biver Improvement. Last December a dozen masters of steam boats plying on the Willamette above Port land petitioned the United States light house board to establish and maintain range lights and buoys at thirty-five different points on the river between Oregon City and Portland. Captain A. W. Graham supplemented this request with a personal letter in February urging that the petition be granted. He has just received a letter from Naval Secretary Geo. W. Coflin stating that at a sessioti of the board held November 10 it was decided "that the interests of commerce and navi gation required that the lights and buoys should be established in the locality in ques tion and ordered that the proper measures he taken to obtain an appropriation there for." The last clause of the letter is a signifi cant one. ' While the board will take all proper steps to obtain the required appro priation" it says "success in obtaining it will depend very much on the vigor with which it is pressed by tlie congressional delegation from the Pacific states." Now while Oregon as a state has no so cial reason to complain of congressional niggardliness, very little attention has been given to the Willamette river above Port land. Some snagging is done annually on the upper river, a few wing dams were built last season. Hut absolutely nothing has been done by tlie government to improve the navigability of the river between here and Portland. The citizens of Oregon City made up a purse of $:i7,5JG which was ex pended 10 improve navigation at. the Clack amas rapids in 150. (Since then nothing has l-ci'ii done. Yet this is tne only jiart oi the jiiainclte above roruanu tuai were is any piceiilion of navigates during the dry season, Th volume of commerce that is handled by tills route ami th inexiiensir neas of the needed improv ements oiurht to command the hearty stipHrt of Senators lHilph and Mitchell and rtopresentativ Hermann. Two thing are wanted; namely, range lights ami buoys to murk the channel, and the removal of three or four sand and (travel bars. A Truly tailing Comparison The supreme, top-lofty contempt which the average Uritlsher has for things demo cratic is vastlv amusing to people w ho are not so powerfully impressed with (he high mightyness of cockney tlunkeyisni. Our Hritish Columbia cousins are usually deemed reasonably free of thai self-superior air that characterises the detriment of the im- ! ported John Hull, hut occasionally there i , ,. , I come to the surlacc in the province evidences .if the in..r;iiiied national eharaelerislic. A recent incident illustrates tne point. At the last regular assinea in New West minster a certain Judge Hegbie roughly at tacked a jury for bringing in a verdict that did not technically comply with the law. He scolded and anathematised the jury in a furious manner. An account of his action got into the American ncwspa;ers where uHin the ponderous Victoria Colonist was moved to make an ass of itself in this wise; The eoudiicl attributed to Sir Matthew Heghle by that wretched reporter would be unseemly in one ol tan elected judges ot the I'nlted States, who appears on the bench In his shirt sleeves, with a clear In his mouth, and who listens to the artiuinenta of counsel and the lev llmony Jot witnesses In an attitude lu w hich comfort is considered more than either itrao or dignity. If one ol these Judges o( the rude and uncouth democracy roared at a jury and scolded a prisoner, he would only heading In character. N'othlus lielter could be expected of him Dm that a venerable llrltlsh ttnU-e, lu gown and wig. should violate the dceuclea ami annuities of the bench in this way, teems to ns altogether lucredible. etr Matthew Ha Me must have been misrepresented This is a comfortable way to treat the matter, surely. How could it be expected that the "elected judges" of " the rude and uncouth democracy' should oasess grace or dignity when they occupy the same planet as the pompous British magistraleg? It I hapt'ens however, that a gown and wig ire not the chief objects ol veneration this side of the bonier. The Kiwd to Martiaam. The discussion elicited by the project to improve the road to Molalla and Marpiam shows the great interest that is awakened by it. The letters in the Kxtiki'kisi from people all along the route contain many valuable suggestions and w ecommend them to the tbmightliil attention ol the commit tee having charge of tlie matter. This widespread and intelligent interest is a most gratifying symptom. It means that the aople are in earnest and thai they are willing to act as w ell ss to commend the I action of others. The broad view taken in I the letters indicates that much of Ihe small j bickering and Htty selfishness that have often pre.emed improvements of this kind have disappeared, and that the prop erty owners have a mental horuon that can take in the entire scope of the improve ment an I appreciate its value as a whole. The KsTtui'mss is pleased to publish the suggestions which tax payers may make in relation to the rebuilding of the road to Maripjani. These will undoiibcdly be ot aid to those whose business it will be to spy out a route. Hut everything of this kind is only by way of suggestion, for the engineer with his compass and transit must de termine the location. It is useless to spend money on guess work roads. The greatest good to the greatest nunilier must lie the ob ject held steadily in view through all the proceedings with reference to this road. It is u straight business arrangement and not one ot mere sentiment. Senatorship versus Saw Mill. " I notice," said Governor Pennoyer to a Salem Statesman man the other day, " that quite a numlier of papers lu this state have mentioned my name in connection with the next United States senatorship, While I am extremely grateful to them for their kindly mention, I want to say now, what I have uniformly said, that under no circum stances whatever will I be a candidate for that place. The office of governor ranks that of senator, and w hen 1 retire from it, I will step out to the saw mill and not down to the senate." This lofty disdain of the United States senatorship is becoming quite fashionable since H. W.Scott, of the Oregonian, set the example. Pennoyer might as well have said, "The grapes are sour, anyway.-' When Sylvester I. quits his dizzy throne the illustriousness of the position which he will hola will be in no wise dimmed by the pos session of certain saw mill accessories. Hut what is to become of the senatorship that has been so numerously rejeeted? It would be unspeakably cruel to force Messrs. Dolph and Mitchell to continue to sacrifice their talents in the service of their country when there are so many good saw mills needing editors. They should be given a chance to rise in life. Till! situation in South America is be coming more and more interesting. Con trary to all expectations Chill appears to be making substantial progress in organizing a government out of chaos, notwithstand ing the presence of United States .Minister Egan. The probabilities are that when the whole story,' shall be known the difficulty between our government and Chili will lie found to have been' small. The American lives lost in the Santiago riot may justly be charged to the account of Patrick Kgan. Over on the other side of the continent, however, affairs are not so satisfactory. The new Brazilian republic appears to be falling to pieces. Whether there is any truth in the allegation that the Knglish were instrumental in fomenting discord in Hrazil on account of tho reciprocity treaty negotiated with the United States docs not conclusively appear, but it is known that Kngland lost a large volume of trudo by that treaty and Englishmen do not permit sucn a conuiuon to come to pass n they can preveut it in any way. The prime cause of flnisH's trouble la moat like ly in the fact that the eople of that country ait not sufficiently enlightened for a repub lican form of govern nient. They aid lit only for a monarchy. To hold a large numlierof widely earated provinces to gether requires intelligent duly on the part of Ihe people as w ell as a strong central gov ernment. The Argentine liepiibllc will probably be the next one to la) torn by In ternal dissension. Wiikit is looking up. The recent Itua siuii ukase against the export of wheat from that couiiiry is in itself an liillucnc in raising the price- of the cereal, but it also In dicates Unit the reports as to the shortage- of the Riiropean yield this year were true. I.asl week there was a straight advance of ten cants a bushel. The price has remained at ninely-tlve cents this week but the tendency is upward. It has been many years since Oregon farmers received a dollar a bushel for their wheal but they w ill probably never have to take much less for it hereafter. The prut of grain has tecu lower than it will ever be again. A coxctHX styling itself the Consolidated Hlack Cat company has been organised In Kairbaven, Washington, with the avowed purpose of raising black felines for their fur, , A small island in Admiralty inlet l to be colonised with these animals and all the company w ill have to do will be to har vest the Ihrs settil-occasionally. New York has a hospital for disabled and discrepit pussies. It ought to advertise In the Kair baven pavrs. However, now (hat cats are to lie put lo some use we shall expect soon to sec demonstrated the usefulness of flies, mosipiitoes and fleas lu the economy of the world. Irisipiite touching to observe how unan imously the knights of the green cloth ali- sent themselves fmill the town dllrilli the presence of the grand jury, and then to see how iinostentatiouslv ibev straightway re siime their vocation in the mul-t of us after the grand jury has dissolved. The resect these gentry have lor the law is really over powering. We move that the grand Jury Ins ii., t eriiiitieil to carry the law away w lien it disbands. It should leave some of the frag ments Iviug around w here tha soft-tatmcd toilers mav see them. Tms Kntkhpkisc would always prefer that persons writing on miscellaneous topics for publication let their real name accompany their contribution. The road question now being. discussed is an instance in point. The letter ought to lie signed by the true name of the autbar. It is the more resectlul and the plainer and fairer way. It gives more weight to the utterance to know that the writer is willing to sign his name to it. Tins week's Kstick-kisk is issued a day earlier in the week than usual in order that the working force ol ihe establishment may have a chance to enjoy thanksgiving. On i this account considcruhlc matter that would ordinarily have been in season for the paper is left over. The KxTKurMss is served up hot with the turkey and cranberry sauce this year. Wcather prophets announce the ap proach of a spell of fair weather. The only I change from the weather that has prevailed for the past month must be fair, so the prophets are safe on that score. And it is most devoutly hoed that they are also safe as regards the time of the arrival of the change. ' DraiNu the past week the htHness men of Oregon City have subscribed $ :no to I applied to the improvement of mads so the farmers can bring their produce to this city. And the work is barely begun. That Thanksgiving Pinner Howilear toour hearts is the thanksgiving dlu aer, As fimd recollections present it to view, When lather (1 come home from the rattle a winner, And bring along with him a gobbler or two. Ah! then In the kitchen was hurry and hustle, 81s weeping at having the ouliins to shell, And mother Just making the wtiuls of us hustle, To hasten the dinner that filled us so well; The thauksgivlng dinner, the gorgeous old dlnLer, The big turkey dinner that tilled us so well. Oh. how can I all the Ingredients measure. That dear bill of ladlnt prescribed as our store, The lurk and his mystic abdumtual treasure, The beans and the giblets, the gravy galore, The cider we brought In a Jug from the depot, The trunk agricultural none could excel, And ah! the lush fruit ot cuourblta nepo The dear pumpkin pies that we garnered so well! Yum, yum, what adlnnerl That turkand punk dlnnerl That thanksgiving dinner that crammed us so welll . FBKSS OPINIONS. Milwaukie Sentinel: Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, is one of those indulgent fathers who can deny nothing to their children. He has bought a French duke for his daughter, Mattie. The trouble with those costly knick uacks is that the girl tires of them as quickly as children tiro of other toys. PliiladclpliiaTelegniph: The Hon th Amer ican situation grows in interest. The trouble in Hrazil certainly is of u most serious char acter. It will take extraordinary wisdom, vigor and courage to prevent the ulleged re public from breaking to pieces; in fact, the division already exists to such an extent that a condition of anarchy and civil war prevails. Detroit Tribune: Chicago anarchists want blood. Nothing, in their minds, wi(l so ef fectually reform society as the slaughter of a few blue coats or the assassination of a score or two govcriinientofhViuIs. Naturally enough society takes vigorous measures to protect itself. Society has a right to do this, and the police would fail in their duty if tliey allowed conspiracies for the over throw of law and order to be carried on rigid tinder their very doses without a protest. NEWS FROM BARLOW TIIANKMJIVIMJ IS OIISKKYKO tVtltV milSKIIOM). IN w Public School Opened .Mmnliiy A l.nige rctitlon for linpfoveil Hull way Facilities Sent lo I'ortluuil. I.oiw or Ti KKKva At tliU titno a year ago there wore luit few Htw oil' tho praiiie lo olwcrvo Thanksgiving hut to day It imiiihcis thirty-two laiuilics who give thanks to the Lord ami partake, ol a tut turkey. Tint supply of tin keys was largo ami lionco ho priiti was low ami ovory man in towt) waHsm'ti carrying a turkey homo. Turkey, like Home, lias seen Its host days. Nkw Sciiooi. th'tcNKD On Monday the ."Inl mat,, I'rof. (iillinore opened tip his school In the presence o( tli illreclors with a lew well chosen remarks. The visitors then adjourned to enable Mr. MlHiuore to duly organise tho school, Nkw Koad Shins Harlow A t'o, have prepared and erected more limn a limi dred signboard on the roads lending from all dircctloita to Harlow. The sign hounls aix from a tnilu and a hall lo three miles apart. The roads are thus marked lor a distumvof twenty miles south, east and west. May H.vvk Anotiikh r.M-nH Tim past two mentlia lias brought to our notice several new simper men ami in every case your conoHpoiident sought an Inter view hut was tillable to draw out the motive of the visit. On laat Saturday Mr. Walter l.yon ol the Slaytoti Tunes, well known throughout the Northwest as a thorough newspaar mull was lu town. 1 In complimented the town on j ' 'l'ievemciitH ami intimated that i might start a paper here. he I.AHiiK l'umos. It is the wish ol the larger portion of Clackamas county south of Molalla that a telegraph ol lice and a new modern depot he built and hence the citi.dis have taken it in hand and liavo wcured t lie names of nourlv eerv one of the patrons ol the Southern Pacific railroad south ol the Molalla. The petition has gone to Manager U koclilor and in a short timu wo will probably have our wish and a long fell ueed fulfilled. Jkw Hi sinks. Mr and Mrs. I. Ilrown, of Woudburn liavo rented the Situs's building on Hadroad avenue and Main street, and will put in a stock ot millinery goods and soon will be ready to fill orders on shott notices. A Kxjovahi.k l'AKrv A very pleas-j ant evening w as (tassudat the icsidcucuol Mrs. (lis). A. Sliopp.ird, at Kailroad avenue, and Oak slice!, on last Thurs day the Huh. l'rogniwiv euchre was intrwlu.vd. At the close ofthaiuo Mrs A. Hlioadea ami C. t Harlow hav ing won tho most games, were presented with a souvenir, and Mr. V, W.Jesse got the booby prixc, ,a cabbage head. At IO:.10 o'clock a sumptuous aupwr was served on small tables placed in the hall ami drawing room. Those present woro : Mrs. A. lilioades, Miss Parratt, .Miss Hessie Sheppard, Miss Tull, Mrs. Win. Harlow, .Mrs 0. A. Sheppard, Miss llaythorn, W. W. Jesse, Col. W. L. While, 1). Jesse, Frank Jesso, Wan. Harlow, J, Molletl, and C. U. Jiurlow. PttltSOMAI.. Miss Bond of Kant Portland is visiting her mother, Mrs. W, W. Jesie. Mrs tieo. A. Sheppard came up last Saturday and left Sunday for Ashland, Mr. W. lhipois was registered at The Kiadilcr Tuesday, Mr. D. iirown of Woodhum was among tho registered at Tho Cafe on Monday. Ex. Judge W. B. White and Mm. A. lilioades ol Oregon City are (he guests of Mrs. Wm. Harlow. Mr. C. II. Kocher of Marks Prairie, a Irago hop grower, was in town one day last week. Mr. Bracket, a well known hop grower from Aurora, paid ui a visit this week. lion. J. W. Scott of Kansas City Mo. an old friend and schoolmate of W. W. Jessie, was in town Saturday. Ml. Scott is accompanied by his wile and sou and is making the tour of the Pacific coast. State Politics. Linkville Star: June next will glow with political heat all over Oregon. The election of nine district judges, a supreme judge, two congressmen and a iresh legislature will raise the partisan tem perature, and put a fine flush on party editorials, and the campaign liar will have a sore throat. Yamhill Reporter: Up to this date Governor IVnnoyer has not boen uhlu to recognize a democrat in this county (It to hold any kind of an oflico among the several scorns lie has filled by appoint ment. Is Yamhill democracy below par? What old score is our excellent governor paying oil ? Waso Sun: The congressman repre senting the second district of Oregon must come from the eastern part of the state. Portland has two senators and cannot in reason ask for more; if she should tho cluirn would bo ignored by the democrats outside of metropolitan influences and this influence will be strong enough in the next convention to dictate its terms. There is no excuse for any man to ap pear in society with a irrizzly beard since the introduction of iliickinhain's Dye, which colors a natural brown uud black. O. E. A. FREYTAG, - TIIK Best and Cheapest Grocer. Fancy and Staple Orocorios in Groat Varioty. Vogotablos, Fruit and Food. Thlrtoonth and Main, ORECON CITY. GET H BEFORE IT Hoth farm ami (own roprty in man with ninull ineatiH will a honm for himself. TJIAYKIl oan givo you pricon not to ho ha.il of choiiv Farm I.uml in large niul siintll tract h, on easy icrms, Also lo- nirahlc Town ami Sulmrlmn property, (.'orrcnHiitUtiic nulicitotl. tuytj tin a cull. OKFU'B, OPPOSITK I'OHNKIi KHOM COfUT HOt'SK, ORECON CITY. OREGON. t MARQUAM, ORECON. P. J. RIDINGS, Manager, - UK At Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, FAini MAnil.NKKY, ( I.OTHINU, NOTIONS, AN1 Everything Required for the Country Trade. FARM PRODUCE srYutir trade is solicited, and our (live us a trial. f. r. WHITK. W.A.WHITE WHITE BROTHERS, Practical Architects J- Jiuildem Will prepare plans, elevation., working de tails, ami MpaelSt-atlons for all sluds ot tiulM Iiiks Mpcrtal aue'ittoli (tveu to mislrrii cot taxes. Kstlmati-s furnished ott siiplleallou Call on nraddreis W 111 I K HUH , Orritn Cll,. Oan r.alnhllalH-tl I ). Drayage & Expressing Freight and paree delivered to all parts of tli city. GREAT REDUCTION IX P HOTOGRAPIIS R. Prier, the old established and rollalilo Photographer, Cabinet lliotrisli, ft per lu. Dr. C. P. Sullivan, OSWKUO, OIIK.dON. T.! only DRUGfilST between Portia, and Oregon citr. Carries a full II no ot MlltOH, MKIIIflNKH, TOU.KT AIITKII.KH, NO TIONS, KTC, KTt', I'ltKMtrltll'TIONS OAltUI't'l.l.V (HI.MI'OIJNI)r:i) ELY & HARRINGTON, llKAI.KHH IN Merchandise. Store located at Mountain View, on Molalla road, one mile south cant of Oregon City. 00 We dual In Flour, Corn Meal, Teed. Groceries of all kinds, Hunts ami Shoes, (louts' Underwear and other styles of Clothing, and ntimorotiH other urtitdos Hiiitablo for tint needs of the fiirmer mid his family. Hy prompt and fuir dealing wo liopo lo rccoivo in future,, as in the past, a liberal share of pulroiiiiKO , r"i'lie highest market price paid for ilullor, Eggs and Fowls. I Mill, - HOME IS TOO LATE. Kititnl to ntlvtinoe iit prico, until tlw litul it next to iiukmniMo to buy Vr'w ro low now, tttnl Sc ALUM itny other Heal Kstntei firm, liavo an in DOUCHT AND SOLD. prices will be found as low as tne lowest, H. A. VORPAHL, sJrnrrial lllui -binlihli( ubI rr nrlu. Wagon and llnggy Work a Specially. I loix shoeing in a tlrat class manner, t'anby. - - - a Orrgim. W. S. 3IAlLi:. aTtVIn rear of 1'oh-'n hurl warn store. J 11.44 Kni I lll-MJ ustsl- ti:iviitit OI every description on short notice. D0RSE-SII0EIN8 A SPECIALTY' FRANK NELDON, GUNSMITH AND LOCKSMITH Oroiion City, Oregon. Itcpnlraoii all kinds of -until machines promptly niacin. Duplicate keys to anv lock iiuiiiiifivtiircil. Hhop lu Viuset A Hcrlplum's black smith shop. F. I. !--, Practical Horsi-slioer, Hhop on Malu St., opp Woolen Mills. Speclel AttentloD Given to Contracted or fiat feel HIIOKI.NU NI'KKI) IIOKNKH A NI'KI'Ul.Tr. Tim years oxpctlc lieu In easlurn elllna. DA VIES' GALLERY. The m'mr riiotoraphcr of Tonkini CtiKNKK I'l ItKT a so T AY Loll BTUKKT3 Great Reduction Cabinet Photographs ONLY S2.50 PER DOZEN Tliwa-ite'a , 1(17 First Htrcet, itet. Morrison and Yamhill. l'OUTLAND, OREGON