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I Oregon City Enterprise. Published Every Friday. CHA8, MK8ERVK, PUBLIHIIKR AND rROl'BlETOR. tlUBHCRIPTlON RATES, On yar, $2 00 Sti mouth., 00 Trial tuliw-rlptton two months, 'J6 A dlnoour.t of HOcmiU on all nrcTlptlon for Hie year, 25 ceuu for m months, If paid In dTanre. Advertising ratea gWen on application. Suliarrfter will find th date of rzplration tamt-ed on ihi'lr pv'n loilowlng tbeir name. It this da' l not channel within two weeks after a payment, kindly aotity us and wo will look aftvr It. Cntered at the Pott Office In Oregon City, Or., m second claaa matter, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1807. AGEKT9 FOR THK ENTERPRISE. Bearer Creek, Canby, Olackatnaa, Mllwaukte, Union Hills. Meadow Brook. New Era, Wtleonvllle, ; Park Place, Oladatone, Swfford. Mulino, Cams. Xolalla, Marquam, Bmtevllte Aaron, OrriUe; Eagle Creek, Damascus, 8andy, Salmon, Currinsville, Cherryville, - Marmot, Dr T. B. Thomas Geo. Knight A. Mather Oscar Wlsilnger G J. Trullluger - Chas Holman W. 8. Newberry Henry Mlley F. L. Kuuell T. M. Cross J. O. Gaae. C. T Howard R. M. Cooper Annie Stubbs. E. li. Hartman B. Jeuulngs Henry A. nnyder L.J Perdue H. Wilbem J. C. Klliott - - F. Giktsch Mrs. W. M. Mclntyre Geo. J. Currin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph AschoH 'The way to build op Oregon City Is to rte Oregon City people yonr patronage. A MARKET FOR OCR FECIT. The fruit raiser or Clackamas county are now having a most forcible lesson in the needs of an organization whereby tbey can secure a market for their fruit. There are i0.nJreds Qf farmers (n this county who ive from 10 to 1M botes of pears and like quantities of other fruit, yet they are unable to market them at a remunerative price, and in many instances were unable to sell t all, the local market being glutted and they not having a quantity large enough to make it profitable for them to ship. Hun dreds of bushels of Bartlett pears, Graven tern apples and other equally as good . fruit has gone to waste or been fed to stock in this county within the last few weeks for want of a market. Had there itten union of the fruit growers, this loss tould have been prevented for carload Iota of the different kinds of fruit could have been made up for the Eastern market, where good prices can be bad, by each grower contributing such part as be was able to supply. The fruit men in the vicin ity of Salem, Eugene, McMinnville, New berg and other places where they have com bined are realizing good returns from their fruit, for they are able to reach the Eastern market, while the fruit men of this county Are made poorer by reason of their fruit land yielding them no income. It has to be admitted that fruit raising1 bas not been for the past few years a very profitable industry, even under the most favorable circumstances, but with there turn of more prosperous times the fruit business will again be one of our most prof itable industries and should our farmers adopt the methods of marketing fruit prac ticed in the up-to-date sections of this coast, they will have no reason to complain of a lack of a -market and of realizing fair prices for their fruit. All Clackamas tounty needs Is for a few of our live farm ers to take op the organization of a fruit growers' union and push it through to a success, which should be as easy to accom plish here as in other localities where they are now in operation. So county in the state has better shipping facilities than has this county and none has better soil and climate for fruit push is all we need to make fruit raising profitable. AS ERA OF C PRECEDE.N'TED PROSPERITY. Democrats, populists and calamity bowl ers generally, who have been making themselves ridiculous and shouting them selves hoarse in their cry that prosperity is a myth, and that times are getting harder, are beginning to wonder "whe'e they are at." From all over the land comes the cheerinz news that produce of every kind is advancing in price. As far back only as last winter bogs could hardly be sold at any price. Now the price in the eastern markets is not only good but advancing steadily, having advanced 40 cents per hundred weight since last Friday, 70 cents since August 1st, and nearly $1 higher than in the middle of July. This rise in price is not due to the scarcity of bogs, for the re ceipts have not only been equal to those of a year ago, but they have been much larger. The advance in price is due to the increased demand for meats, rather than the scarcity of it. Along with the advance of wheat and wool is the increase in price of all kinds of beef cattle. Heretofore at this season of the year corn fed cattle were put npon the market because corn was unsalable and bad to be fed to cattle or used as fuel to get rid of it. Under this reign of prosperity the Western farmers are securing such good prices for their corn that they cannot feed it to stock at a profit and consequently there is a shortage of that class of beef. The price of beef in Eastern markets ranges from 12 to 22 cents per pound, according to the cuts; mutton sells for 10 cents; veal, 12 cents; and lamb, 12 cents per pound. The price of lumber is also on the up grade, having advanced from 50 cents to $ 1 per thousand in the Chicago market in the last few days. Business in this line is Im proving, the demand increasing steadily and the price will go much higher in the near future. In fact, look where you will, the horizon Klows with the lufter of the coming bey dey of prosperity. At last the great event, long looked for by horsemen, has taken place and a mile has been traveled by a horse in less than two minutes, a most marvelous gnit when we compare this speed with that of a railroad train, for this Tennessee stallion made his mile at the rate of 32 miles an hour, the speed or the average passenger train. It was on the Keadvllle, Mass., track last Saturday that tlar Pointer, a Tennessee bred stallion owned by James A. Murphy of Chicago, broke the world's record and paced a mile in 1 :.'!; minutes. The pre vious fastest time was made by Robert J. who in ism paced a mile in 2:01'.,'. A to whether this new record can be lowered to any appreciable amount is a tpuestion that is being very generally discussed by horse men with the concensus of opinion that the lowest limit has been almost reached. At the close of bis western trip Bryan planned to swing around the circle in the Eastern states, but be changed bis plans possibly on account of the big fall silver bas lately taken and made preparations to go to Mexico on a tour of inspection and inci dentally to make a few speeches. But now that trip has been declared off with no rea son given, though it is probable that the almost certainty of Mexico's adopting the gold standard is the cause why the silver champion has decided to remain at home and take a much needed rest. 8P1R1T OF THK PRESS. The Newburg Independent has the fol lowing on the boys of today and their hab its and what may be expected of theiu that is every word of it gospel truth: They tell us that men are made from boys. And this leads us to wonder what kind of men some boys about Newberg will make. Take the cigarette boy, for instance; that one who stands about outside the doors of the churches on Sunday evenings and be fouls the atmosphere with the fumes of bis foolishness what kind of a man will be make? History leads u to conclude that his chances for being a man areexceedingly slim, for it has been discovered that good boys are not the only ones who die young, and that the cigarette is one of the surest avenues to successful suicide now known to man. But uot all cigarette smokers die young, you say I Well no, not all. Neither does every man who is bitten by a rattle snake, or who falls from a four story build ing die from its effects, but the chances are In either case that if not killed outright he is badly injured lor life. Besides not every male person five feet eight inches tall is a man by any means. There are more men today in knee pants than their are among habitual cigarette users wbo bave attained their majority. Say, boys, how many successful farmers, merchants, bankers, teachers or preachers do you know who smoke cigarettes? Count them over and compare the number with those who do not and see if you want to take your chances with the users of the harmless looking brain annlbilator. But the cigarette boy isn't the only boy in town that bas raised the Inquiry in our mind, "What will he be as a man?" There is the boy wbo is too Smart to go to school, but too lazy to work, and wbo while his parents are working hard for biro Is off somewhere exposing bis lack of breeding and bis nakedness to passing steamers and visitors at the river front, or playing cards and stealing fruit, ail the while thinking be is having a big time. Gambler, loafers and jail birds are made from this kind of material, and the more foul mouthed and profane a bov is now, the quicker he will graduate Into one of the classes above named. This isn't written to give offense to any boy, but rather to set him to thinking. We were once a boy our selves, very much like some other boys, anu we think we Know how to sympathize with boys. There isn't a man in Oregon who loves to see a lot of bright bovs of vari ous ages have a good time and enjoy them selves any better than we do. We like to see them play all their games from ball to marbles; we like to see them run rases on foot or on wheels, or wrestle or jump, yes or go swimming, properly clad. We can excuse them ii on hot days they do not wish to attend all the church services on rjunday , provided they do not do something more wearing on boyish strength or engage in some demoralizing pastime. We know that boys are not men and are not actuated by the same impulses. We know that boys like sport and that boy nature demands an occasional rest from bard work, but we know also that nothing is true sport that is demoralizing and that there is a great difference between recreation and constitutional laziness. There are various other kinds of boys from the dude wbo does nothing but strut, to the slouch who runs about town looking like a backwoodsman in his native haunts, and we may say something further about them at another time. But of ail the things that God bas made there is nothing more inspiring than a bright, helpful, respectable boy and nothing more discouraging than an idle or vicious one. The Ignoring of the gold mines in Oregon and California, which are known to afford good returns, for the glittering but uncer tain gold fields of the Yukon is commented upon truthfully and tersely by the Ore goman in the following: "Oregon this very year will mine more gold and turn more gold into the channels of commerce than the Yukon country of British (Jolum bia and Alaska, and California six times as much. Yet we have the Yukon craze. To paraphrase a remark made by a noted liter ary man, 'the people of the United States are seventy-two millions, mostly fools.' " The Portland Tribune pays the following compliment to the ability and personality of Senator MnBride: Senator McBride has bad A remarkable career, all things consid ered. Yet a young man, and a good por tion of bis adult life an invalid.be is a United StateB senator, and a man perhaps without a personal enemy in the world. This last fact, for a public man, is not always a com plimentary one, but it is not one derogatory to Mr.McBride. He simply goes about doing his public business, attending to it quietly, faithfully, treating every one with whom be comes in contact affably. He knows he is not a great man, and does not pretend to be so. But be Is honest, capable, suave, a gentleman; one of God's nobleman. The Tribune does not agree with the Senator in all things political; it is opposed to bis course on some public matters; but ho faith fully represents his party, the dominant party In the State, on those questions; and otherwise he serves the state faithlnlly and well. The Tribune wishes good health and long life to Senator Mcltride. That the Simon-Bourne-U'liftilles are going to be doomed to disappointment in their hopes of an eitra session of the legis lature whereby they can retrieve their lost prestige is predicted by the Newburg Graphic in the following statement: As the sear and yellow leaf begins to tall to mother earth the poor misguided fellow. era of Hon rue and U'Ksn, who sold out for a very small mess of pottage, begin to lose their grip on the fond belief that Gov Uml would call them together again; a belief which they have been clinging to in their desperation ever since the ending of that forty days of disgrace to the state of Oregon. The Roseburg Plaindealer published at the borne of Mr. Hermann has the follow ing to say in regard to that gentleman's re ported candidacy for gubernatorial honors: Hon. Dinger Hermann's name has been mentioned in connection with the republi can nomination for governor next year, and his visit home at this time was interpreted to mean that he was here to look after the fences, but the ger.tleman himself says he has no designs on that or any other nomi nation. He is satisfied with his present position. Did You Ever Try Electric Bittern as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be pecnlarly adapted to the relief and euro of all female complaiuts, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have loss of appetite, constipation, head ache, fainting spoils, or are nervous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy or troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bit ters ia the medicine you need. Health and strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at Char man A Co.'s drug store, Charrnan Bros, block . YAQUINA BAY. Its Sew Attractions Deep Sea Fishing Ui lightful Summer Retort. Greatly reduced rates are now In effect from Albany, Corvallis and all Southern Pacific points to Yaquina bay and New port, It may be added that. In addition to its many natural advantages as a sum mer seaside resort, the Seaside Educa tional Association will open on August 2 at Newport, in the new auditorium built especially for this purpose, and continue in session for five weeks, thus affording to students, teachers and others a rare opportunity (or combining study with pleasure. For full information as to its courses, etc., apply to Mr. S. G. Irvln, president of the association, Newport, Oregon. The large and commodious tag "Reso lute" is again in service on Yaquina bay and will take fishing and other parties to sea and return. The fare for the round trip is only 60 cents. The Second Regiment band and or chestra has been engaged for the season, and will irive daily concerts on the beach and furnish music for the evening hops. Every possible convenience has been ar ranged for the comfort of guests and the rates at the hotels are very reasonable. For further information apply to any agent of the Southern Pacific Co., or Oregon Central & Eastern R. R. Co., or address Edwin Stone, Manager O. C. & E. R. R. Co., 7-23m2 Corvallis, Or. The Yukon Gold Fields. "The Yukon Gold Fields" the story of their development by American enter prise, with an account of present condi tions and prospects in Alaska, also a dis passionate view of the question of emi gration to the new gold fields, is the trump card in the September Midland Monthly of Dee Moines. This valuable article is strengthened by large and life like portraits of Ilealy, Cudahy, the Weares, and Mr. and Mrs. Gage, also by a dozen vivid engravings from Alaska photos loaned exclusively to the Mid land by P. B. Weare, the well-known pioneer investor in Alaska,, altogether making the first complete presentation of the subject that has yet been made in any one periodical. This timely paper somewhat overshadows a large amount of other matter of more than usual interest in the September Midland. j Money for Farmers. When it comes to buying harness, saddles, whips or robes the prices and work to be had at Willey's harness shop cannot be duplicated in Portland. Re pairing done in good shape and promptly. Full line of shoes carried and sold at bed rock prices. Shoe re pairing attended 'to. Willey'H loggers and farmers hand made shoes have no superior. Call at his shop on Seventh street near the depot and see how big a dollars worth yoii can get. For Campers and I'icnlcers. Vienna Sausage, Vienna Sausage and Sauerkraut, Lunch Sausage, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Heinz's Pork and Beans, Ileinz's Tomato Sauce, Picnic Hams and Bacon, In fact everything necessary for out door life. Marr & Muir. Blank note, receipt and order books at the Enterprise office. Tor CaXoxflLv FLY'S CREAM IUI.M la a posit Iveeur Amilr Into the iKwirlle. It la niihkly atmrlwd. W cent at Pnuvl.l. r ly mall ; umpirs II v. by malU ELY DKOTiltlUS, 64 Werrvn tL, tw York City. pARMERS . . . Your toiun will have the bout of care and Full Measure of Feed At the City Stublen. W. H. YOUNC, Prop., "li?'r-"""j:-,jIL W. H. Cooke. Livery Rigs on Short Notice. Telephone No. 42. 1800 miles of long dis tance telephone wire in Oregon and Washington now in otxrntion by the Oregon Telephone ana Tel egraph company. Portland, St-attle, Spo kane, Tneoma, Salem, Walla Walla, Pendleton, Albany and 90 other towns in the two states on the line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All the satisfaction of a personal communication. Distance no effect to a clear understanding. Spo kane as easily heard as Portland. Oregon City office at Huntley's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, Portland, - - Oregon. WEEKLY Tile JJ6''v'rJ,Lir t Outlook PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 13 Astor Place New York The Outlook will be in 18117, as It has been during each of its twenty-seven years, a History of Our Own Tunes. In its various editorial departments Tiik Outlook gives a compact review of the world's progress; it follows with care all the important philanthropic and indus trial movements of the dav ; has a com plete department of religious news; devotes much space to the interests of the home; reviews current literature; furnishes 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 volumo, the paper will assume the regular maga zine size, which will add greatly to its convenience and attractiveness. Tim Outlook is published every Saturday fifty-two issues a year. The first issue in each month In an Illustrated Magazine Number, containing about twice as many pages as the ordinary Issues, together with a large number of pictures. Ihe price of Tub Outlook is three dollars a year in advance, or less than a cent a clay, Send for a specimen copy and illu b trated prospectus to Tug Outlook, 13 Astor Place, New York City. THE POPULAR STR. ItAMONA will run between Oregon City and Portland daily except Sunday as follows: Leave Orenon City: (8th. Street Dock.) 7:30 a. m. 12:00 m. 4 ;30 p. m. Leave Portland: (Taylor St. Dock.) 9:30 a, m. 2:00 p. m. B: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, 7:45 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 El M'JUTTMCK'S SHOES WKAT tin: WOULD WHEN YOU BUY, ALWAYS GET THE BEST - Thia applies to real estate an well as other coinotlitieH. Every family in need of a homo ilenirori the host loca tion. SOUTH OREGON CITY Has tho groatcnt number of advantages to its credit, of any of tho suburbs of Oregon City. It will pay you to investigate this property, flood clear lots at reasonable prices on easy instalments. Call on or address T. L. CHARMAN, Trustee. Charman Bro's. Block, 150 Booms. Jobn Stearns. C&lef Clerk HOTEL ST. CHARLES Front ami Morrison Sts., 1'urtland Or. Uooms from 2.rc. to $1.00 per day Elevator, electric lights and Delia and all modern conveniences. Free 'Bus meets all boats and trains Restaurant Connected With Hotel. J. ZEEK, BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKING. HORSE SHOEING. All kinds of repairing done on Hhort notice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Business done on the pay down system. Produce taken in exchange for work. Clackamas, Ore. A. W. PHILLIPS, EXPRESS AND DELIVERY Prompt attention to hauling to any part of Oregon City. Moving attended to promptly and carefully. Special rates given on hauling to and from Gladstone and Park place. TINNING, PLUMBING, and GENERAL ' REPAIRING FURNACE WORK, HOP HOUSE FURNACES AND PIPING 71 Prices to meet the times. Fred Gadke, Shop on Main Street, next door to Bellomy & Busch. I Oregon City. NOBLITT'S STABLES Livery, Feed and SaloSUble ORECONCITY. LOCATED HETWERN Till BKIIMH AND PaTOT Double and Single Rigs, and Bad die horses always on hand at the lowest prices. A corrall connected with the barn for loose stock. Information reifardlnii any kind or stock promptly attended to by person of letter. Hones Bouvht and Sold. Ilorsei Doardixl and Fed on reason able terma. A Personal Matter A well painted house is like neatly dressed person always attractive and pleasant to look UKJI1. YOUR HOUSE Can he npitlntcd and I rationed up at a very reasonable price paints are very cheap now. Don't leave It until the sun makes any more marks and cracks in it. SEE MURROW The painter. He can uuarantoo first-class work. JOHN A. BECK, .THE- RELIABLE JEWELER No. 270, Morrison Street, PORTLAND, OREGON, IS STILL ON EARTH. For general repairing he stands without a peer. For first-class, re liable goods his store is second to none. Try him I WltA RELIABLE MAN . OR tfdlllCU WOMAN. ASSURED llMIM A till I A 111 INCOME TO IliilllCUiaiGlf RIGHT PER SON. THE BEST PAY EVER OF FERED FOR SIMILAR SERVICE. Th. Cotmnnollun Mojulnt, edited by Johr H.isiikn Walkm, wiilirl lo add a quarter of t million to lit clientele, elrewly the lrg- ' eit, of intelligent thinking reader, poiieued by any periodical In the world. IT IS PREPARED TO PAY HAND. BOMELY FOR ASSISTANCE REN DERED. It wishes the aervioea oi one reliable man or woman in every ' town, village, country dlatrlot, or manufacturing; establishment In every State. All that la required of any one la reliability, earnestneaa and 1 work. No matter on what other . work you are engaged. It will pay you to examine into this offer. Apply, itntlng pn.ltlon, capability and refer ence!, to THE COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE, Irvinglon-on-the'liudion. New York.