TILE DRAINING.
Huh Otil..' I'rognMiaWa Fnriii.riClmugi.il
Null IlllU rill VI..t I.llil.
Mr, Trry, wrltln to Tha llnral Now
Yorker, eiiitwtl III riot fur tll u
follow! "I have nuiin land that wa
naturally uoltl, wt mh1 nrd. From
Iiiiik cHtrlmu' I Hud that tllo draining,
pt ttlluK". rotation with elovnr Mint
litflit iMHintrlnK will Junk" such Isn't
lirliiK ijood rro of wheat and clovnr.
lit funt, mi what M iiii tint Hinuit,
luminal clay it oil llm farm, I had lt
year a flint wlinat a I vr Krnw; but
thnim plwf will not irodui' largii crop
of potato. If tuy Umt wiirn nil of tlmt
vharartar I woulit nnvar plant any. It
wnuM I wlanr to riw what tlm land In
brtlnr flttwl for. 1 tiava rlui.l tliuaa
hard plat to inch condition that thny
r not fymuirwi wlimi tho thdd la lu po
tatiwa, m tliity tuii'fi wnr. In riding by
tlmy wohM not lrlloiilarly attract oiiti'i
Unnilou; but tho dinner would Tlmn
Mud Wl Uiinliids pr-r ftrre) oil tlw natural
potato aoll, wlixnuu wlimi It utrvifk thimi
puts tboru would bo only loo or Icm.
"Now, tlin abova in tlm prartlral part
of It, Tlm qui-mlon In, whether 'It U
llbl.' I would hardly want to My
no to tlmt, aa man rii do nluiuat any
thing, With 11 1 draining mid mi unlim
ited supply of manure, mid clovnr grown i In which you .- m imiitipuVity of toola
ths PUTune or ow ROA03.
A llu..fii tllaun Almitil -Cmiatruiitliin
.M rrlval lluuil.,
High clitwi road would do vnry tuticb
to Improve local tnido in very many sec
tion of thu I 'illicit HlaUn, lin-reuso coin
liiiiiilmtlou bctwrntn iMTtlima and tlm
uluVHtK tilt) Conditio!! Of thu ieoplll, Im,
rovid machinery fur roadiiiakiiiu;
would reduce tlm font mid nliinu-11 tb
tlnm occupied lu doing tlm work and
lau iiiuko hii liuprovinimit In tlin flu.
tailed road. A oomph-ta etilpuint
Would riiilro coiialderuMu outlay, mid
hoiild h niidur the direction of men of
perluoo mid skill. TI10 farmer of the
in-naeiit day la Indebted to tlm nklll of
tint earring, mid wkoii nmlmr for tila
vi'hlcliwi to tlm iiiiiiiiifiK'tiirnr of itrl
fultiiml lniilfinunu for bin tool, mid
tbnra U no ivam.miblw olijiH'tlon to bU
U'Iiik ludulitnd to thu irofiwloiiftl roitd
liiukliiKOoiiimiiy for hla wull notrntruirtwl
Wngoii rcjittla. IiuaKltmlloii i-iwlly tru
jxiru tlm rtb'roiiwiird itt thla Juuctura.
and b HWHkxiii liboiit tbn ytur A. U. 1V0U. j
AhniMt tlm Hit uimi b uinnli, MrhiiM, I
In rxntdniit of th tHlt) cujiltitl, mid wvll
known for Individual eut.riHN mid In-j
Qui'iion. lu mmwir to imiulrlui Im r-1
pllrm
"I mu now iifnlil..nt of tlm Cajiltiil ,
City Wiikuii t,j,l Coiini ruction coiu-l
lny, mid yonder (jxilutliiK with proud j
wv or llio limit to Iur bulldliiK op
kmIUi) la our UritiiMUIimeiit. Coiud over
nd l"t um ahow you tliroiiKh, Ths llrat
tory la a Urxn n-uu xtudliiK tlm full
IciikUi of tlin building, pnvitd with brick,
THE ERBAT STRIKE CONTINUES !
Tho Strike in the Oregon City Woolen Mills
is settled, but
D
Ham
011 Hallo
art
Still continue to strike hard against high prices
and oiler the hunt valucH fur tho
leant money in
CXMl2mATMZA& COUNTY
A Ix'ftuliful BMHortnii'iit of Millin
ery (ioodii in tin liiUat Htylim and
h1ihh. Triiiuning ami lloweri of
every iloHcritition.
('hiliiren'a Sailor IlatH only 2tc.
OixmJ valuo at 40c.
Our (ikmIh have Um-ij nclected
with a view to ploai.;.
Another cuho of-
GLOUCESTERPRINTS
Jut oM'ncl, which we will otll
at 20 yanlf.;rl.(X).
Coixr KivitwlOveralln, COc.
LadirH FaHt Uliu?k Hone, War
raiitl, I.jc.; 2 pair for 2oc.
Our Spring and Summer stock of goods is
complete. Give us a call.
and plowed tmdnr, It I xwilila that tlm
natural condition of tlm mil could b u
chautftHl In tiiiia tlmt ureal ornpa xveii of
puiiKa could Iw grown on in but It
would not pay.
"Th tlnm waa wh'tt a man omld af
ford to go to gn-al eKiio to grow a
crop In a locality whiirn tlm u wna not
linliirally atiitl to It) tint that day Ima,
ax a rulo, gmm by, Transportation la
chnnp now, and tlm mixing of aHX'ial
crop In l.x'iiutlm naturally adaptml to
thuiii baa oiiiib to tay, and thU practlro
will trdily iicrax lu tlm futurt), Ixi
caii It la biuiiuiw, and our fariiicra am
adnptwl to roAdmakliig, All tbvw and :
many tnor aro tlm Uxda of our trade.
Wo inploy a cvrlnin iiumlx-r of (killed ;
Workiiien, You Unit pilo of txjU '
yonder!1 V amid tbn men out o.iilpx-d !
with wanoiia and tnt; lliey camp ou
the road and inovu alung ax the work ll "
collllileteil, getting tltplli frmu tlm
Ueiireat tiwii. Tina ixouraraeiiul whero i
wo atowlboiuachlliea.
"ThU uit yuar w bv Ixwu building
four -road in tliia county, connecting 1
mall towna. They art) all i-od wlda '
and have a central lino of rnlla fur flee- j
trio enra; on I mill aidca of tlin aveiinea
thu laud la laid out lu building lota 1UU !
gra.ltmlly lariiiiiliig mnn biixlninxlikx,
n. i. i imiiHHTiuiii, witit rkti mnl l i'' 'rout uy v) r. t tiuep, giving a
varltil FxiK-rieiiiv of forty yeara with , area of half an acw. Theim b.w aro bo
nnderdraiiiliig, glvea liiavxprrteiica with : l'ig bought by (x-upbi frmu town, who
tll draining and txrmaiieiil timotlivJ " vkiiig th healthy air of tlmcoun-
ll xavai
Dim atrip of 10 wm ha.1 about
tiled and tlm rext not, nutil but winter.
Hit year ago it waa atvded down to
cluver and timothy with wheat; and
tiliuapliatmi were used coating firur dob
Ut ixt acre. Tlm cJuver (lxt on tlia
try anil making pleaxatit lioiue within
) av ecxa of tiio city. lJm-k of tbem
they lixvu tlm open farm la tnU, and lu
front tlm avennw Willi elwtrlc railway,
luleplioiio and electric light j; Ilex.
"Along tliraa nwda there ix coiiatant
atream of travel. Tba Tradexineu'a
tiled part) nearly all "went out" after I Building axxx-Unon luu bought within
two yearn and left clear timothy. Un I"' y"'' W lota on onu of thuxo
the ttlml part tlm timothy baa fully held j avutmr on which it la erecting beat
itx own and even iiicreamnl year after uoiixe for workmen and mechanic.
year, but not on the part not tiled, Thii Tima, you are, population la being cat
jivir 1 cut forty Imtueuan .md from tlm i '''r'-! 't into the country, and thu ceu
10 acrea loada, I aay, CHkd overulglit ' t'r f'!" and buximiw are relieved of
ami drawn chiefly on a hay rack 17J j "eir aurpliis.
ftx-t long, aud loadeil heavily becauae it , "The rexult U) tha whole population
bad to m drawn about half mllo. On ! baa tx-eii highly beneficial. It lux
avurxifx load well cured weighed t,i&) i- brought Into naa a very Urge aiuouut of
fxiuuda on tho acalrw. Hut llm polut ia ' r,'a' ''' not before couaideriHl valua-
inia wime um timothy on tho tiled part "u pnc aor uuiiiiing lotxare nearer
ha held ita own or liicreamd yuar after ' "l"lr tri"' viiIum. In tnaklug our cou
yuar, that on tha part not tiled ha tract we are careful to havo gixxl aur
grown thiuiier mid aliorter, mid weeila, i Vp" 'l muj and pe-i float loin which
cuarati graxa and exixnially that uilcr-! are ,"ttJ'' l,V wu tmgituxrr. Care-
ftlilc peat plantnin, have coma 111. ThU ' atiiuatoa are mado beroreliand, and
year tlm bay on llm tiled part waa raxlly , when tlm work on tlm ground ia beguu
GO TO-
LDWTHWIITD'S
SHOE STORE
-For
Boots and Shoes
AT
POKTLANI) PRI.CBH.
Opp. Poatoltica Bluck. Orcjou flly.
BOYS'. ..CLOTHES,
"BOYS WILL BE BOYS,"
And consequently the clothes they wear
4 must be to stand the Rough and Hard
usage that only a
BOY CAN GIVE THEM.
The seams must be staunch and true,
double stayed so that a Tug of War
wouldn't rip 'em. We have just that
kind as a matter of conscience, as a mat
ter of pride and because we think they
ought to be so. We are just as particu
lar about their Fit and Finish as we are
in our Finest Garments for Men.
O'ConnelMGIass,
The One Price Clothiers and Hatters.
Mais lite Green lis.
Jos. Collins, the Florist of
Houses, has got a lot of good,
lants tor sale at S2 per dozen.
Heights
Clackamas
fine, strong, healthy,
ISow is vour chance to
Green
rose
buy
hefore it is too late, as thev are sellinc nff fW. Pmn nnr?
see for yourself. You will never have the opjiortunity to
buy such large rose j.lants at that price again. Also a gen
eral collection of house j.lants for sale at low prices. Vege
table plants for sale at J. Harding's grocery store or at the
Green Houses.
Early Cabbage, jrer hundred, 50
Early Cauliflower, per hundred, '. 1 00
Early Tomatoes, per hundred,. 75
Cut flowers a specialty all seasons of the vear.
JOS. COLIJXS, Florist, Park Place, Oregon.
twice aa heavy aa on tlm part not tiled- j
a atroiig, clean timothy aa 1 ever taw, i
with no plantain or weed In It. Tha
timothy waa an iImiixo that it (baiVvJ tha
wemla to death before they got ft real
Uirt. I
lli.tracllva far la A bum Cora.
Tlmre are difTcrenwa between yellow
and whit corn Independent of tlm color. '
The former coutuiiia more atmrh aud i
will luuko more whisky, and la pre- i
ferred for animal fixxl where fattening :
la tho object in view. Tha latter lnui '
more gluten and oil, mid la alimwt mil
vepMilly preferred for bread. Aa fixxl
for horxtta, where nerve and Ixuie nutri
ment aro more dexlred than fat, wliilo
eorn haa thu preference. White com ia
coiialdered aa coming nearer to oata
tlnm yellow corn, mid ia therefore better
fixid for working anliimls. So far ax the
ri'xnlta of Miialyala are known white
eoru baa Klxiiit 1 per cent, mora of the
mnai'le forming element than yellow
corn, but the relative value of the two
varieties in this reapect ha not been
vry accurately diitenuliied.
The corn plant ia one of the tuoat wide
ly dutribnted, but every section haa
type beat auitod to It toil and latltudo)
therefore the interchange of aed north
ern mid aonthern grown ia not a aafo
practice If the dixtmica to the north or
outh i a long one. From etuit to went
the trmiafera may be longer. Corn
planted in the north from a aoutlieru
aeed gn.wn in longer leaxons I almoxt
certain to bo caught by froat. The
plant, however, baa the fuoulty of be
coming accliimiUHl, and uudor few
yeara of cultivation of adapting Ita
growth and period of ripening to the aoa
anna of theacutioua to which it is grown,
ayi The World,
KITiiel of Minn on Nulla.
Lime ia not cbixxed na a manure, but
Its effect on many ttoilx are often highly
bi'iicllclal. Thin nrinea pi'inclpally from
its chemical notion in hastening the de
composition of orgiinloui'iltiir and fitting
it for plant food rather than from any for
tillislng properties of ilx own that lire di
rectly drawn upon by plants, Ou what aro
termed aour bind, anch Ita grow aorrel
mnl nlhcr acid plnnta freely, it is uaed to
espuclal HdvniitiiJtn. Its action la 10 dif
ferent, upon ilyT'Tmit nulls that it it boat
to use it experimentally before incurring
the pxpetiHO of applying it in large
uiuoutitx.
The dairy comml.Haioiiur of New Jor
dry auya that upon investigation ha bus
found that oleomargarine la almost uui
veranlly uxed at the aeaaide resorts, anch
a Ocean Grove, Atliiiitlo City ami Long
Branch, It was aorved up on the tables
of the hotels and lu the cottage as pure
butter, and waa brought In In trunks,
bat boxes, Wash hamper and the like
to eacap tha ey of tha law.
ii goc rorwani wiiiiout uiiueceaaary
dutay, mid la done aa tflkieiilly and
thoroughly a ponaOile. Our men are
under the direction of fori'ineu mid oa
alxlauta who uiiderat.-uid every detail of
the requirement aud seitK'.iloiia. The
bilxir ia gremly reduce I lu amount aud
Coat by iugeliioua liiuclliuea,
"Since roadbuilding compaiiica came
Into cxixUiiuo comiiiou wile, iu roaila
i have become Brat claw uveiiue of
i travel; the iiitrixlitctinii and use of
wide tirea ou wheel haa li-nxened the
wear and tear of the road surface and
the solid manner iu which we built
them gives excellent aaliifactiou. There
are many milex f inferior roads yet
in uxe, but year by jeiir they are be
ing reconstructed, mid public favor has
born fully accorded u for what we have
done.
"In some ai-ction wo have laid down
on the roiids tramways of broad iron
rnila on which vehicles of all kinds
travel with great case and with very
light draft. llranche are carried
from the main road right into some
farmyards and car are loaded at the
barna." 1
To return to present considerations,
private enterprise is always superior iu
the line of priKluction to public work
shop under the direction of officials
who owe their selection to political in
fluence. This has been shown iu the
production of all kind of work, but es
pecially iu shipbuilding and iu ull kind
of weapon nf warfare. The discipline
of the army and navy produces order
ana xystem, Imt dN not encourage en
terprise or foster ingenuity. So the
wugou roadinakers might become trades,
men and be so claxsillod,
There are many dixtricts where Vast
areas of land are but poorly cultivated,
where IndilfVrent method of farming
prevail and the hind la neglected. A
complaint that fanning does not bring
sullicient proilt to justify working is
common with some large-laud owner.
In such districts the roads are very poor.
Within the last ibeiulo a uew impulse
scorns to have been giveu to horticul
ture, and increased attention has been
paid to agriculture, as a result of which
improved methods aro rapidly reviving
many districts. Finn fruit ami grain
cannot bo hauled over rough roads, and
the thoroughgoing farmer is never like
ly to bo aiitislled wilh imperfect high
ways. Willi so many considerations iu
their favor, therefore, there ,s hope for
better things in roudiimkiiw, even if the
era of largo roniliiuliiug companies
should bo a long timo comimr. Con
densed from an article by William Clay
poolo, C. K., iu Kngiiieei'ing Magazine,
By improving the conulry roads ac
cording to an Intelligent system taxes
will bo Increased slightly that the ad
orning profits from the reform will pay
tbem twenty times over, besides good,
road would make a magnificent legacy
for posterity, ,
GASH PRICES.
Royal Baking Powder, 1 lb...$
17 lb Pry Gran. Sugar 1
Full pound Climax Tobacco..
43; 10 dozen 50c. jack knives. . . .$ 23
00 j 7 spools 0. X. T. thread ...... 23
45. Child's lace shoes.G to 8 to close 50
9.V Vvlrne. f.x. 1P.!ci. 5.-1 1 w
... u..iv, miiiuii im 10 , can iuiiiion, pound. U.:)
I
Tubular Lanterns 50 j Notions, as usual, one-half price.
Dry
Goods, Furnishing Goods, Brownsville
Best Goods and Lowest Prices.
Clothing,
FURNITURE, ;
Carpets, Matting, Mats, Rugs, Iieed. and Rattan Goods, Up
holstered Rockers. Etc., of all kinds
' AT LOW PRICES.
Special liates on Upholstering ; this month.
All work guaranteed better than when done in wholesale
houses, and we sell them cheaper than others can who buy
from wholesale dealers.
Undertakers' Goods.
Always a complete line, and can be turned out at the short
est notice.
IIOLMAX & WARXER,
Orfffon City Itauk ItHll.ling.
HAMILTON &' ALLEN, Clackamas, Oregon.
FOR SALE I
O. E. A. FREYTAG,
THE -
The building now occupied by the Oregon
City Iron Works, together with the Engine,
Boiler and line Shafting. This is a good
chance for a small manufacturing plant.
Apply at office of
J. ROAKE it CO.
Best and Cheapest Grocer.
Fancy and Staple Groceries in Great Variety.
Vegetables, Fruit and Feed.
UNCLE MYERS,
THE
Portland Jeuueler.
Importer of and Dealer in Diamonds, Watches,
Jewelry, Clocks and Optical Goods.
No. 165 FIRST STREET, NEAR MORRISON.
Fifteenth and Main, ORECON CITY.
C. P. WINE8ET.
8. F. 8CRIPTUBE.
WINESET & SCRIPTURE,
UNDERTAKERS & EMBALMERS.
Largest stock of Coffins and Casket!, kept South of Portland. Also cloth covered
and Metallic Caskets furnished to order. Ladies Burial Robes and
Hunts' Burial Robes in Btock,
Also Wagon and Carriage Making, Horse Shoeing and Gen
eral Blacksmithing on short notice.
JfJaST'Ladies' Private Entrance Up Stairs,
solicited.
Orders from the Country
IMCrjs. 3r. "W", RICH,
IIKADQIIAKTKR9 FOR-
Decorative Needle Work Suppleis.
NEW DESIGNS IN STAMPING PATTERNS. .
Mail Orders Given Careful and Prompt Attention
Instructions Given in Embroidery.
iiMftsaM
Commercial Bank Block, opp. Post Office. OREGON CITY, OR.