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Oregon City Enterprise Published Every Friday. CIIA8. MK8KUVE, PCBUNHKR AND PROPRIETOR. UBHCHIPTION RATES) Ona war. W M BU monthii, 1 W Trial lulwrrtption two months, A dlM-onr.t of Wciti on all aubacrlptloru for Mi rear, 3ft ci)U for six months, II paid In dTancv. Adrertlnlng ratea f lten on application. Buturrller will Mud thr data of iplratlon taim ed-ou their paper lollowlnf Ih.ir name. If ihli ria't l not chafed within two wvk after a pujuitui, kindly notify ua and e will look aiier ii. tnterd at tha Poat Offlea In Orfon City, Or. aa aecond elaaa matter. FRIDAY, JULY 0, 1897. AGKNT8 FOR THE KXTKKFRISB, Bearer Creak, Cauby, Dlackamaa, atllwauki. Union Mills. Meadow Brook, Hew Era, Wllsoovill, Pa-k Place, Gladstone, tanord, Mullno, Carat, Xolalla, -Marqnam, BntteTllie Aurora, OrrUle, - Sagls Creek, Damascus, Bandy, "alnion, Onrrinsville, Cherryville, -Marmot, Dr. . T. B. Thomas Geo.kniirht A. Umber . Oarar Wlsslntar a. J.TrulUnter Chas Holman W. 8. Newberry Henry atuej F. U Rumel T. M. Cross J. O. Gate. C. T Howard R. II. Cooper Annie Slubba. E. M. Hartman B. Jenulncs - Uenrr A. tnydr L.J Perdue H. Wi litem J. 0. Klliott F. 0Ktsch Mrs. W. M. Mclntyre Geo. J. Curnn Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph Aschotl The way to build up Oregon City Is to girt Ores on City people joor patrenaire. KICK OF THE CHE0S1C8. Sou adverse comment hag been made by a few chronics regarding the charging of an admittance at the gates ot Gladstone park lor the celebration on the Fourth, and the Y. M. C. A., under whose management the celebration was held, have been accnsed of being mercenary in their patriotism. The facts are, that it had become certain that there would be no celebration in Ore gon City this year, as the business men showed no disposition to put up the money, as they usually hare done, to meet the necessary eienses, so the members of the Y. M. C. A. decided to secure the necessary talent and attractions and hold a celebra tion in Gladstone park. To pay the band and other talent for the program on the platform and the baloon ascension, and other expenses connected with the athletic games during the afternoon, as also the fireworks and electric lights for the audi toriotu and grounds for the evening, they bad to pay a goodly sum of money beside what was contributed by the East Side Railway company. To raise this money by contribution was an uphill job, for so few felt that they were able to give this year. 8o the easiest and most feasible way was to charge an admittance to the grounds and the small fee of ten cents was fixed on and the association went abesd and assumed the necessary liabilities, taking their chances on it being a rainy day and not taking in enough to pay the bills in curred. Hot one of the 1,500 people who enjoyed the very excellent program furnished on the Fourth by the Y. M. C. A. and it would have been much better had the rain not interfered was beard making any pro test at paying the dime lor admission to the grounds, the only kicking that has been heard so fur is from a lot of soured, misan thropie indmduals, whose penonousness prevents their contributing a cent to a cele bration or any charitable fund, as the ab sence of their names on the many subscrip tion papers that are each year passed around in Oregon City will prove. The Ehtekpuisk, along with the Y. M. C. A. boys, holds that there is nothing unfair, nor unpatriotic m the charging of an ad mission fee to raise the funds to carry on a Fourth of July celebration. By this nietbod all who enjoy the pleasures of the program furnished pay their just share, while under the old way the expense falls on a few, for the general public never con tributes a cent and it is seldom that more than two-thirds of the business men of a town put up any money toward a celebra tion fund. Should the Y. M. C. A. or any other organization see fit to get up a cele bration for Oregon City next Fourth, they will be doing the sensible thing to call on all who attend to pay their share of the expenses and thus obviate the unfairness that heretofore has been a feature io pro Tiding funds for celebration purposes. their talent misrepresented by either un merited laudation or deprivation, and when those who appear upon the platform learn that their attainments, and not their pocket books will bring them the common dallon of the press, will there be less oppor tunity lor light-weuzht talent to secure an unfair recognition. A NoTtcKANLX feature al all country gath erings nowadava Is the intelligent and well dressed appearance of the people out meet. The typical "hayseed" ol former days Is now seldom seen and in his place have come men and women whose manners and dress will compare well with their town cousins. The farm bouses of today ara not what they werseven but a few years ago. Now newspapers, periodicals and books are found in nearly every sitting room while the debating societies, reading circles, Sunday school, church and lodge rooms which ara found in almost every com munity afford a place where manners are polished, ideas broadened and a higher cul ture given, so much so that these gather ings have become veritable schools wherein an intellectual uplift is given the rural pop ulation and they are made the equals of the residents of the city. With this intellectual and social development will come that con tentment which is so essential to the pros perity and happiness of a people, the lack ol hicb has rendered the country people so dissatisfied with their lot and which has been the cause of the wholesale desertions of the farm which In recent years have taken place. When the boys and girls of the country feel that they are not being looked upon as gawks, and that their education, manners and dress are such as will destroy that class distinction which has heretofore handi capped and made them feel to be the inter ior of the youth of the towns, will the farm borne retain its attractions for them and social economists will not have to be put at their wits ends in devising schemes to maintain the balance of population be' tween the city and the country. Tor CoXcmfc KLY'H rRKAM IUI.M la a Mtaltlvur, Apply Into the nottrlla. 1U quickly ahaorbsd. SO ciila at lravvlt or by mail i asiniilra lue. br mall, SLY DHOTUiltS, M Warn U, Hew lorkClty. pARMERS . . . Your team will have the host of care and At lhe City Stables. W. H. YOUNC, Prop., W. H. Cooke. Huocinr to Now that the time approaches for the hold ing of their assembly it would be well for the Chautauqua management to take steps to avoid such features as were known to miti igate against the success of their former as semblies. One leature which has caused much criticism and feeling Is the practice the reporter, who has represented the Ore gonian at the last two assemblies, has in dulged in of levying tribute upon all the persons who have appeared on the program in order that they be given a proper notice in his report for his paper. The result of this practice is that the published reports in the Oregouian are manifestly unfair as is proven in oi.e of his reports for last year when one of the poorest speakers during the assembly by the payment of flO received a highly flattering notice, while other speakers who were really deserving of favorable mention were passed with a few lines, because they wonld not put up the " price. The Oregonian is usually very fair iu its account of local events and there is little doubt but what the publishers of it intend that their Cbautauqha matter shall be unbiased and a truthful account Of the proceedings and as they pay their Oregon City correspondent for matter sent in, they would be quite likely to put a stop to his restaurant-tipping business, if their atten tion was called to it. It is a serious handi cap to the success of the Chautauqua to have Thi board of regents that is, the six men woo constituted tbe majority of the State Agricultural college, have done a noble work in rescuing that institution from the blighting effects of political influ ence, which has proven so disasterous to the State university of Eugene, and placing it on a high educational plane where this col lege can take the rank that its revenue and position in the state warrants. Professor tiatch, whom they have selected as presi dent, is one of the sblest and most popular college men in the Northwest. In addition to being a teacher of exceptional ability, he is a splendid organizer and director and will make just the president that this great insti tution requires. Tbe other members of the faculty are all thorough, practical educators and fully qualified to make the State Agn cultural college one of the leading schools of the Coast and one wherein a boy or girl can be thoroughly equipped for tbe duties of lite. Tbe people of Oregon can rest assured that they will have at least oi state school of which they can be proud of aud which will give full returns on the money invested in it. Livery Rigs on Short Notice. Telephone No. 42. It is given out that over G.OtO persons at tending the Christian Endeavor convention will retnrn to their Eastern homes by way of Oregon. This will mean that hundreds of tiem will visit Oregon City and tbe board of trade should take steps to see that these visitors are properly entertained and shown about tbe city. While there may not be one of the visitors 'who would care to locate in Oregon City, yet tbey will be able to give friends in the East a fairly good description of our city and its ad van tagea which may be the means ol bringing people who will invest. These visitors will aSord us one of the best opportunities that has ever come to us for advertising our city and the most should be made of their ser vices. Wednesday after a long drawn debate tbe senate passed the Dingley tariff bill by a majority of 10. Two silver republicans and one democrat voted for the bill, tbe populists either voting against it or refusing to vote at all. The bill now goes to the house and as it has been greatly changed since its first passage, a conference commit tee of the two branches of congress has been appointed to adjust tbe differences. After it is once brought before the house that body will be sure to make short work of it and we may soon look for tbe tariff ques tion to be settled for this congress and tbe country can resume business with a know! edge as to tbe basis they will have to work on. GB0WTH OF THE EXITED STATES. The following very comrapreheiisive sumnierary of the growth of the United States during the past GO years is taken from the San Francisco Argonaut: Much has been printed of late, in both England and American papers, calling atten tion to the progress of Great Britain's civilization during tbe sixty-years' reign of Queen Victoria, which has recenty been celebrated by the Diamond Jubilee. Es pedal effort has been made to show by sharp contrasts the improvements which belong to the Victorian era. While there is much truth In what has been said, and while there is ample ground for tbe gratification which has been expressed, we should not forget that a republican government in this country has achieved infinitely greater triumphs during the same period. In years this nation Is a child compared with Eng land, yet the world can not, show its equal in wealth, variety of production, volume of manufactures, fertility of invention, or the universality of education. Sixty years ago, when Queen Victoria began her long reign, the United States counted but twenty-five States, with a pop ulation of 14,000,000, and Martin Van Buren was president as the result of an election at which 1,408,203 votes were cast. To-day there are forty-five stars in the Hag. the popula tion is ntoxathan 70,600,000, and the votes cast at the national election last fall equaled in number the total population when Van Buren was President. Sixty years ago there were only 3 cities in the country of more than 100,000 inhabitants and only 9 of more than 25,000. To-day there are 4 with more than 1,000,000,40 with more than 1M,000, and 123 with more than 25,000, Sixty years ago the population of New York city was ,11:1,710; now It Is l.lUtl.taO, and as Greater New York it Is 3,1'AVWV-the second largest city In lliu world. Sixty years ago the popnlnt ion of Boston was Ki,383; now It Is more than 4.V),000, mat oi i niiaueipiiia was w.tno; it was more than 1.000,000 In IKK). That ol Chicago was only 4,470; it is now 1,800,000 That of Baltimore was 102,.u.i; now It is nearly 4W.O0O. That ol St. Louis was only 10, -IU); now It la not less than 400 000. That of San Francisco was nothing; now It It over 300,000, In sixty years the settled area has In creased mora than 1,000,000 square miles, nearly 4,000,000 slaves have been freed, and more than 13,000,000 Immigrants have been absorbed. Sixty years ago there ware 11,707 post oftlces, yielding a revenue of $4,230,779; now there ara 70,ltr4 mora than twice as many as anv other rmtntrv hamllliiB An. half ilo!,,hw.orld' fwlng. 7" H Full Measure of Feed revenue of $715,93.128 Sixty years ago the farmers of the United States raised 14,000,000 tons of grain ; last year they raised PO.OOO.OoO tons, while the number of larms has Increased to 4,301,041 aud their value to $13,000,000,000. Sixty years ago the cotton crop was only 1.4i2,a bales, while for 1807 the sources of cotton supply are estimated at 8.8.13.000 bales from the United States and 1.873,000 bales from the rest of the world, Sixty years ago the total value of our manufactured product was leu than $o00,0tti.000, the capital Invested less than $300,000,000. and the average annual wage of labor was less than $247; to-day tbe pro duct is more than $0,000,000,000, tbe capital invested Is over $0,300,000,000, and the aver age annual wage had risen in 1K) to $129. Banks have increased In number from about 000 in 1S37 to more than 6,700 at the present day; in capital. Iron) less than $300,000,000 to more than $1.0nO,OU),000; In deposits, from $127,000,000 to more than It, 000, 000,000. These sixty years have made us the wealthiest of nations. In 1837 the national wealth was about $3,000,000,000; to-day it is nearly $y0,oe).000,000. 1S37 the railway mileage of the Uulted States was only 1,497; it is now 1FJ.S21, which is more than the mileage of alt Europe. The country next in rank is Germany, with only 28,0") miles. The United States railways are furnished with the best equipments, run the longest distances, and make the best time of any in tbe world. The mineral products of the United States are valued at more than $X0,Qni10ii0, of which $sn,0W,0n0 is In gold and silver, and to which may be added more than 2.000,000,000 gallons of crude petroleum. Our forests cover 300, 000,000 seres and yield $1,000,000,000 worth of timber annually. The people of the United 8tatea live in 11,300,000 dwelling- houses, have built 142,321 churches, spend $150,000,000 a year on schools for 14,500,000 scholars, and publish 20,000 newspapers and periodicals as sgaints 21,0X1 In all tbe rest of the world. The immensity, of our domestic Portland, ' traue i almost uevonu ouncepuon. 11 is twenty-four times greater than our foreign trade and six times greater in volume than the gigantic foreign commerce of Great Britian. In summarizing the progress of sixty years, a great portion of it will be found In lines which did not exist at the beginning of that period. The electric telegraph was unknown; it now utilizes a million miles of wire, over which (10,000.000 messages are annually dispatched. The telephone has developed with amazing rapidity; it is to day almost a rival of the telegraph. The insrease in its use is more than 100,000 transmitters a year. There are nearly 20,000 stations In New York city alone, aud to converse a distance of 1,300 miles is a dally occurrence. Electricity has been harnessed for power and for light Steam is giving way to its use for manufacturing, mining, and transportation, and the great natural BELLOW ? 1800 miles of long dis tance telephone wire in Oregon and 'Washington now in operation by the Oregon Telephone ana Tel egraph company. Portland, Seattle, Spo kane, Tacoraa, Salem, Walla Walla, rondleton, Albany and 96 other towns in the two states ot) the line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All the satisfaction of a personal communication Distance no effect to clear understanding. Spo kane as easily heard as Portland. Oregon City oflice at Huntley's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, Oregon. M'KITTJMCICS SHOES UK AT Till WORLD 1 The Newest Always Takes the Lead For the rouson that constant improvements are being niado in till clauses of productions. Yucca Koot Soap Takes the Lead, For it is tho latest and is tho best soap for tho complexion, the toilet, the Lath and laundry. Try a sample bar no soap equals' it. Absolutely iroe from animal fats. Yucca Toilet Preparations. Lanola Crome, Almond Meal, Teach IUomhoiii, California Lilac and lilycorino and Mexican Tooth Powder. For sale by JOSEPH C. (UIISON, 203 Second Street, Purtlund. Conoral Agent for Orogon. 17EEKLV TPlie JJttJWY Outlook PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 13 Astor Place New York Tug Outlook will be in 1807, aa It lias been during each of its twenty-aeyen years, HiBtory of Our Own Times. In its various editorial departments Till OiTLooa- givea compact review of the world's progress; it follows with care all water-falls of the country are furnishing the 1,16 important philanthropic and Indus- power, ine longest electrical transmission "iai movements of the dav; has a corn- In tbe world was accomplished last year plete department of religious news: oeiweenew xoraana Niagara rails devotes much space to the interests of nii'es. uesiaes tnese latest products of ti.. i.m . ...! . 1 tsu ssuissu iciirnn 1 uiiriiL iiMrai irw1 furniHhes cheerful table-talk about men and things; and, in short, aims to give fresh information, original observation, and reasonable entertainment. Beginning with the fifty-fifth volume, the paper will assume the regular maga- to its Tint American genius, it has given to the world the sewing-machine, steamboat, fire-engine, electric street-car, typewriter, and dozens of agricultural machines. Truly the Victorian era finds in the United 8tates the greatest exponent of lis advance ment. Here the great experiment of free gov ernment bas been worked out successfully, zine size, which will add greatly nere ....g.miceni enterprise nas ai-veioped convenience and attractiveness a wilderness redeemed a continent, and Outlook is put dished every Saturday- o . . ...v vi a A,ncia. Harm i.lim orturoo rtl m MKinhMn I. n- ttk....... .. B . ,,.uuv u.irni , . , . ,... ... , ... full-blossomed on the thornv mom nflm. ,u "tu ''"" " n -""BinJMKl magazine and added largely to the splendor of the Number containing about twice as many achievements which Englishmen are claim- PaBe8 s8 tne ordinary Ihsuos, together ing for the reign of their empress-queen. with a large number of pictures. 'lhe price of Tirr Outlook is three dollars a year in advance, or less than a cent a day, (tend for a speciman conv and illus For Yonng Men and l'onug Women There is nothing that will arouse the ire of a young man or woman so quick as to have inferior laundry work put off on them. They may dress ever so well, but if their shirt front or shirt wamt is musBy their neat appearance is spoiled. The Troy laundry makes a specialty of ladies' and gentlemen's fine work. There can be no better work than is done at the Troy. Leave your orders at Farnswortb's arber shop. Money to Loan. On well improved farms at low rates and long time. Apply to Charles Hknby. No. 206, Stark St. Portland. Electric Hitters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gener ally needed, when the languid exhauHted trated prospectus to Tub Outlook, 13 leeung prevails, when the liver is torpid Astor Place. New York Citv. anu siuggisn and tbe need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicino has often ayerted long and per haps fatal bilious feyers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Consti pation and Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. 50c and $1.00 per bottle at Charman & Co's Driiii Store. THE POPULAR STlt. RAM0NA will run between Oregon City and Portland daily except Hunduy as follows: Ltaye Oregon City: (8th. Street Dock.) 7 :.30 a. in. 12:00 m. 4 ;30 p. m. Leayc Portland: (Taylor Ht. Dock.) 9:30 a, m. 2:00 p. m. 0:00 p.'m. SUNDAY TIME Leave Oregon city: 8:30 a. m. 12 -30 p. in. 3 :30 p. m. 6:30 p. m. Leave Portland: 10:00 a. m. 2:00 p. m. 5 :00 p. m. 7:46 p. m. On and after July 1st, 1897, fare between Portland and Oregon City, 45 cents round trip, single fare 25 cents. O. C. T. Co. and East Side Railway tickets good on either boat or cars. ROUND TRIP 45c Croatost Offer Evor Mado to Pralrlo Former Renders. A PAPER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE EARLY LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ABSOLUTELY FREE-IN CLUDS OF 2. HOW TO SECURE ITi ir,,r;!ti Crl.. llM."t..U.I a .l,,iJl" t IlKK. 1hl I. Ih.- M..-I ,-.,, 1. 1. nh.l I,. 1. 1,1, ll.r ,lr. Iit.,.r XU.M'ol'.llf..or wrillru. liaontaiiM ISO Tit It IU.. ai.. U foil I II Al I ul I.I l III,. Sra4 all ordm la THE PRAIRIE FARMER PUB. CO., 168 Adams St., Chlcaga. 150 Rooms. Jo&a Stearns. CHler Clerk HOTEL ST. CHARLES Front and Morrison Bts .Portland Or. DVlKSJJ('CaLKY,POP&. Rooms from 25c. to $1.00 per day Elevator, electric lights and bells and all modern conveniences. Freo 'Bus meets all boats and trains Restaurant Connected With Hotel. JOHN YOUNGER, IEWELER, Opp. Huntley's Drujj Store, All Kinds of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN Ureat Britain and America. Give me atrial. JOHN A. BECK, 0 THE RELIABLE JEWELER No. 270, Morrison Htrvet, PORTLAND, OREGON. IS 8TII.L ON KAKTII. For general repairing he stands without a ier. For first-class, re liablo goods his store is second to none. Trv him I A. W. PHILLIPS, EXPRESS AND DELIVERY Prompt attention to hauling to any part ol uregon uity. Moving attended to promptly and carefully. Special rates given on hauling to and from Uladntone and Park- place. A Personal Matter A well palntixl house is like a neatly droHmxl jx-rnon alwart attractive and pluasant to look Uun . YOUR HOUSE Can be repainted and fntahened up at very reasonable price painta are very cheap now. Don't luave It until the sun makes any more marks aud cracks In it. SEE MURROW The paintor. He Qrst-clasN work. ; can guarantee NOBLITT'S STABLES Livery, Feed and Sale Stable ORECON CITY. LOCATED BKTWKKN TUB UKl'OI. BKIDOK AND TINNING, PLUMBING, and GENERAL ' REPAIRING FURNACE WORK, HOP HOUSE FURNACES AND PIPING Prices to moot the times. Fred Gadke, Shop on Main Street, next door to iicllomy & Busch. Double and Single Rigs, and sad dle horses always on hand at the lowest prices. A corrall connected with the barn for loose stock. Information regarding any kind or stock promptly attended to by person ol letter. Horses Boutrht land Sold. Horses Boarded and Fed on reason able terms. Wanted-An Idea sjss thliiK to iwUinll Protect jrair Mrai thT mnr tirliiu run WMlih WrIU. jflllN WKIllU:lilifriiM K,Z. VlWanlilnstiin, l. ;., f..r thlr i.rlao GfT aud Hat of two liumlrad lureutluua w milled. 4 Clarence Porter. Geo, C, Kinney. Blacksmiths Wagonmakors Horseshoeing a Spocialty. Any design of an Iron or steel shoe lilted up. All kinds of repairing at reasonable rates. Shop opposite Popa's hardware store. Oreon City, Ore.