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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897.
ESTABLISHED 1866
VOL.32. NO. 10.
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J II. BMITH, M. !). !
PHYSICIAN A BUKORON.
Kaicto Craek, Or.
Ja K.MARKS,
ATTOUNKY AT LAW.
Will tiratlr In ill (lis courts of the state.
Ollloe 0uilt court Iioiim In Cautlitld
building.
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I) VIC,
ATTOUNKY AND
CUUNHKU)R AT LAW
Will f fil"M tml, make lir!H. Iau
liKiner, .a.tU lie aii'l lananet aeiiaral
li bil-ln.
OSloo (Ir.t poor mljoliilnf Hank of 0 am City,
oaiuox mr. oatuo
MO. paOWMM.
I. u.CAMraai.L.
KOWNKLL A CAMFIiKLU
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
aauo (Jitv,
OmooK.
Will pranllne lu ll lliomrt el the atale. Of
tea, lu t.ull I J bui diiia-
J)U. J. II. MILLKR,
PKMTIST
Seventh Ktrvnt, nmr Southern Pacific
depot, Oregon City, Oregon.
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II. I80M.
CfVIL KNOINKKR kd
DKI'UTY COUNTY 8UKVKYOR.
Will I at court Iioiim on each Saturday
lid on regular walon days of
county court.
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LACK AMAH AllHTK ACT TRUST CO.
rurnlih, Abafaita. rhatna ol TH'. IWrlp-Hon-,
biaua, Iiiiui.K!.. Tasoa I'orfeol
Tltlea. lo., ato. llloe on l Hank ol
i)nt n CI J.
J. r. CLAKK. I'ra-., and Utt.
oaaoonCITT, .... osaooN.
W. klNNAIHD
CIVIL KNOINEKH ANl Bl'KVEYOR.
ttalltte lecatlnn and onmtrtictlnn, brldgea.
plain ami a.llmaioi lur water aupplf
Drainage and atreet Imiiroremout ol towna
Special alleolloo glen lo draughting tod blue
prlutlof. ,
T W. WELCH.
DENTIST
Willamette Bid., opposite PoetofhYe.
Office hours from 8 a. m. to 12: 1 to
6:30 p. ro.
r L.POHTKR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AMTKtcrtor raormTr rcameHgo.
Offloe next to Oref on CUT bent on th ilreet.
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O. T. WILLI A MB.
KBAL E8TATB AND WAN AOKNT.
A lood llui ol bualiiean. reildcuce aud iuburban
ITopcrty.
Farm Property In traota lo mil on oaiy lerme.
Correapendrnee promplly aniwered. Office,
out door xmiu ul Maimcllni uurou.
W. MKI.DRUM.
SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER.
All orders promplly attended to.
rontoniM addreaa Oregon City. Realilence
at MeMriim Place, on Kuxt eJUlo hleolrlo
line two inllea uorili ol Oregon City,
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D.A D.C. LATOUKKTTE,
ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELORS AT LAW
HA1N STRKET OHKOON CITY, ORKOOW.
rurnlih Abntracti ol Title, Loan Money, Fore-
t - ... - ..... iMii.an, fl.tfmral
Cl(. BlimHnKa",
TT E. CHOB8, s
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will Phactici ih All Couata or thi Btati.
Real KiUte and Inwranc.
OBloe on Main 8lret bet. Blxth and 8eTenth,
oaaaoN city, or.
A.
S. DRESSER,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Illce over MnKlttrlrk's 8hoe Store, near
tliellankol Oregon City.
Ohkook City,
Okkoon.
rpHE COMMERCIAL BANK,
OF OREGON CITY.
1aollal. IHXMXM
TaANaACTH 4 0laALBAHKIIIOBlIIl.
' lii.i hi.j. Hills liinniinteil. Make! col
leoliorm. Hiiyi and lulli exchmige on all polnW
In the l!nltd HUtea, Kurnpe aud Hong Knur
Depoulu received iiibjoot to cbeok. Bauk
open irom a. . to p. h.
D. a. LATOIIRETTE. Pronldent.
F. B DONALDSON, Caahler
B
ANK OF OREGON CITY,
Oldest Mln House In tie Cltr.
Paid up Capital, 160,00a
Burplun, -'0,860.
paamnaNT, - chaii.h h. cadfiild.
TICB raHIDKT, XO. A. RAaIH8.
AHiia. - a. CAunaLD,
A f enoral banking builneii tranaaoted.
Dopoalta reoelved inbeot to oheok.
Approved bllli and notei dlaoounted.
County and olty warranta bought.
Loan mvie on available leourlty.
Bichnne boiiKhtand aold.
finllndtlont made Dromntlv.
Drain mill avallaole In any part ol the world
Telegraphic exohangea aold on Portland, Ban
Franouoo.iinioagaana new ion,
ntereit palj on time depoilta.
Lace
Curtains and Window Shades
A Chance for Life
W
Tlio bankrupt
Company of Portland, consisting of
Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods,
Hats and Caps, together witli a fine lino of Boots
and blioes for Men, Ladies and Children to he sold
at retail with wholesale prices at Oregon Cily in
the P. O. Mock. Come early and get the first
choice. Farmers and CTleehanies' Store.
M. MICHAEL, Prop.
Farm produce, hides and furs taken in exchange.
You Can Go
In one
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SAM'L UOSENBLATT & CO.
193 and 195 First St. Cor. Taylor. - - - Portland, Ore.
Mit Bea
We are also agents for the celebrated
Canton Clipper Plows, Harrows and Cultivators,
Also for the Slmonds Saws.
Steel Ranges
Cast Ranges
Stoves
all prices.
Corner 4th and Main
are two main attractions for a rich dwelling. a
well an for a niodeHt, coiy little room. We
have juHt received a large, well aonorted ship
incut of lace curtain, prices ranging between
50o and $5.50 a pair. Our new style rugs are
OHM!uiaIly well suited for holiday presents.
These are rnoHtly American made rugs, and the
best that can Imj made for little money. Do
not fuil to inspect our display of transparent
imported chinaware.
Bellomy & Busch,
The Housefurnlshers.
stock of tlio Eagle Tailoring
to Alaska...
of our Storm Ulsters and
feel the cold. They're
of soft, thick Shetlands
and Montagnacs, of heavy
Frieze or warm Beaver,
with splendid linings and
great, deep collars to pro
tect the head and ears.
Talk about comfort 1 why, a
man carries It right with
him when he wears one of
these. Our prices are Just
as easy as the ulsters ,are
good, and we guarantee the
quality of every ulster we
sell. You can't make a
mistake If you stick to this
label :
HART eOHAFPNlf? ft MARX.
GUARANTEED OLOTHINO.
shoes ,ov.h1Who10
Another Foot fitting, Comfort
giving Shoes The shoe question is
too often settled on the line of dol-'
lars and cents rather than from
the standpoint of quality. There
is harder service required from a
pair of shoes than from any other
article of wearing apparel, That
is why shoes should be of good
quality. Heavy shoes are not
always good, but there are good
heavy shoes.
KRAUSSE BROS,
The Shoe dealers.
" 'ifktsiwfviL. - -.
rzszzzi
We are headquarters
for Air-Ti(ht Heaters
1 largest slock, lowest prices.
We carry a full stock of everything in the
Hardware line, wagon wood, iron, steel,
pumps, pipe, etc. Dumbing and all kinds of
jobbing neatly and promptly done. Estimates
furnished,
POPE St CO.
Streets, - Oregon City.
GREAT LANDLORDS.
ASTOB PROPERTY IN NEW YORK
WORTH NEARLY $200,000,000.
Thar la Mo tantlnmt la ihm Mdc
mant of ThU TMt Proparty Taoanta
Mail Fra tha H oal Not Vary Pro
trawlva and Wlt Tot Othara to Laad.
We are all Inclined to regard the
freat American landlord with diofaYor.
Ho is agflociated in our minds with the
idea ,l Lih riTits, dnmandud the instant
thij oro due, with mifulfllli-d promises
as to r'pairs and little improvements'
that would add so much to our comfort
and with many other small annoyances
that make him the man terrible, the
man nnfuitlifuL the man bontile.
Through tbo obscurity of these preju
dices it is doubtful if many of us sec
bim clearly or Judge him fairly. Ac
cording as we are near moving day or
not and as we secure repairs we are apt
to regard him an a very disagreeable
pewou, indeed, with few of the higher
human attributes or else tbo reverse,
and in the meantime wo pay rent and
tolerate him because Lo continues to ex
ist and the law protects him.
Perhaps the best example of the
American landlord is Astor, or rather ! something on its mind and groans about
the Astors. Tbo interests of this famous it all the time. It ought to have some
h'ew York family are so numerous and j thing on its mind, for it is a snre kill
so est-nsivo, so widely distributed and , er. Then, of course, the bathroom, be-
so varir! in character, that as landlords ,
they hold sway over all classes of so-
ciety, occupying every itina or stmc- all over, is the place which most
ture. Then, too, the Astors are typical in frequently has no heating appliances,
that no sentiment enters into the man- j "Again, why do so many architect
agemeut of their properties, and, after ; build the washstand in the hallway in
all, this is true of the management of , stead of in the bathroom, where it be
most real estate in this city. j longs? I don't know whether they think
as lauuionio tuo Astors aemanu me
market rate for rents, and they dimiaud
It tlie Hrst or every month or quarter,
as the case may bo. Sooner than make
material concessions m mo amouui to
concessions
bo paid on a leafe the Astors will allow
a houso to remain vacant not one sea- j did it. 'Wen,' said he, we hardly ever
son or year only, but two, three or 1 do differently except in private houses.'
more years, and if then a good tenant j "Has only the privateer, then, as the
is not at hand the building will be al- j Europeans call him, the right to take a
tered, provided the condition of the complete bath in one room, or has evo
neighborhood requires it It is appar- j lution produced a speciesof flatters who
eut thereiore, that tne Asters get tne
figures they ask. These are not the high
est paid, for the estates take no risks,
but they are well up to the average.
No one possibly requires more assur
ance of responsibility in tenants than
the Astora Reference as to .character
and financial standing anust be , forth -
coming if you would bean A 8 tor tenant
and they must be mora than paper ref -
erences, for they will be investigate!
carefully. If you are unknown or can-
not show who you are and what you
have got and that yon are fairly cer-1
tain of being able to meet the rent for
the term of the leano, do not try to rent
an Astor bouse. You will be refused.
As a matter of fact the Astor rent
rolls, if one could secure copies of them,
would be an excellent commercial di
rectory, far more reliable within the
limited sphere, perhaps, than anything
ever attempted in this city. Ninety-five
per cent of the persons whose names are
on them pay the rent they agreed to pay
on the first of every month. Tbone on
the rolls who do not disappear when
their leases are up or before if possibla
The Astors are not hard landlords, but
they are very businesslike, and the dis
possess proceeding is resorted to when
ever occasion demands.
Though of Dutch stock the Astors
have no feeling of friendliness for the
liquor traflla Tho saloon keeper is not
wanted, even nt the hih rut?sho offers,
and neither is any other sort of tenant
who is likely to clash with tho police.
From time to time, of course, persons
not in favor with the authorities creep
into Astor properties, but when discov
ered they are ousted as quickly and as
quietly as possible.
So far as improvements go, the estates
are behind many of the other large
landlords and a host of the smaller ones.
Up to a very recent period the manage
ment of the family possessions was ex
ceedingly unprogrcssive, and it is hard'
ly up to what might be expected of it
yet It is urged in defense of this policy
that various sections of the city in
which Astor holdings are large are at
present undergoing a change and that
alterations appropriate in character will
be made later. That is the trouble with
the Astors. They are always backward
in aiding a change. Their conservatism
holds them in check, while smaller and
weaker men take the risk, and often
they stand in the way of progress by
presenting immense blocks of property
directly in the line of great improve
tnenta If changes are effected all around
them, they will alter also, but they are
always the last to do so.
In the matter of individual repairs,
decorations and the like they are not
liberal, but they have the reputation of
doing what they promise. Usually resi
dences are put in order before the new
tenant goes in, and then the occupant
has got to be very careful. It is not ex
pected by the estates that mnch money
will be spent upon the house except at
long intervals.
The Astors hold few tenements and
fiats directly, though they own the
ground upon which hundreds of such
structures stand. This kind of building
is not popular with either branch of
the family, and they only have to do
with it so far as receiving leasehold
rents are concerned. Dwellings in grvat
number and comprising all kinds, from
one bringing in hundreds yearly to one
yielding thousands, and business and
oflloe balldinK tuid hotels are chiefly
, the income producer Bi(le from the
leasehold Tff opt!rtie '
How much those rents amount to per
haps only the Aston can HI, but the
real estate of tbo two branches of the i
family is worth nearly $200,000,000,
according to a conservative estimate
and most of it is rented. If it averagfid
6 per nt, the yield would be $'J,000,.
000 to $10,000,000 a year, to be divided
between two men. New York Herald.
WAIL OF A FLAT DWELLER.
Mr.
Warkeaday'a Remark oa Xaw York
Apsrtmaot Itathroom.
"A long and bitter experience in
apartments forces me to observe," said
Mr. Werkenday, shivering as he hopped
w .. th(J ftrchitectg who
plan the ordinary flat of commerce do
not bathe. I don't judge this from their
appearance, because they are a particu
larly clean and nice lot of men. But I
tannot believe that any one with the
least respect for the importance of the
bathroom could treat it with such ar
chitectural stepfatherliness.
"It always is shoved away in a dark
corner as far from the bedrooms and as
near the parlor or dining room as possi
ble. It always is dark and ventilated
by an airshaft up which there blows
...
perpetually a diurnal arait mat nas
fag the only place in the house where
one takes off all his clothes and gets
. that a
ni a n fkit irTai To L-1 u rr Km hafh in
; sections or whether they act on the
; theory that he ought to take it gradual-
j ly, preparing himself for the bathtub
: hr decrees.
"I asked an architect once why be
naturally are incapable of doing it?
"I suppose that thesmallnessof bath-
tuba is explained by the lack of room.
Of course every flathouse bathtub is too
small for any one except an infant, and
I have noticed, not without some awe,
j that in each new .flat into which we
j move the bathtub is smaller than it ws
, in the one preceding. As I am growing
' gtouter each year, a genuine misfortune
for one whose finances make a third or
fourth flat necessary, I am sure that if
we make two or three more 'moves we
wilLon this scale of bathtub decrease,
j flnd a bathtub into which I will not be
able to get at all " New York Press.
A TEST FOR HORSEFLESH.
Bat Evaa CbamUt Cannot AJwaja Bae
ogniia It.
"People are apt to jnmp at conclu
sions," said a chemist in speaking of
the latest notable murder case. "Chem
istry is a very nice science, but it is
possible to make some sad blunders in
applying it to law and evidence. There
are certain things you can prove by it
if you are sure of your premises and
certain other things that yon cannot
This thing of trying to prove a good
deal by chemistry calls to mind the beef
extract case that gave a packer in this
city considerable uneasiness.
"Somebody got hold of his beef ex
tract and claimed that it was made from
horseflesh, and it was proved by analy
sis that is, to the satisfaction of the
man thut analyzed it The ordinary test
for horseflesh, according to the authori
ties, is glycogen. This is a substance
that, speakiug in a general way, is
found in horseflesh, but does not exist
in beef, and it was shown that this par
ticular extract contained glycogen.
"The packer caire to us in some dis
tress of mind for a way cut of the diffi
culty. He said his extract was made of
nothing but beef, and ha wanted us to
help him prova it, and we did so to his
relief and to the satisfaction of the
health officers. We demonstrated that,
while an ordinary piece of beef did not
contain glycogen, it existed in the
heart, liver aud blood of cattle, and
some of each of these might have en
tered into the making of the beef ex
tract The result was that the chemist
who had arrived at such sweeping con
clusions from the first test had to back
down from his position." Chicago
Times-Herald.
The New Rlbbona.
The new ribbons are very attractive
and are evidently going to be more than
ever a feature of dress trimming. There
are gorgeous plaids and the most fasci
nating array of stripes, up and down
and across in tho Roman fashion. Three
or four shades of ouo color are striped
together, with possibly a velvet stripe
on one edgo, and then noun there are
many striposof contrast ii.o'oolirs blend
ing together with a bright, preity effect.
Oriental brocaded ribbons add to the
variety, aud so do glace riobous with
fancy borders. There uro uncut volvet
gibbous with the ribs runuiug cross
wise, some in lovely colors, tbo newest
being a clear shade of purpta blue.
Illiterate Tnrktab Woman.
Out of the large number of women in
Constantinople the population is near
ly 1,000,000 not more than 6,000 can
read or write.
, MORTALIT Y OF SLANG
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WORDS AND PHRASES THAT ' RUM
WILD AND ARE 8HORT LIVED.
Tha Cm of Slang aa Habit Compare a)
to Swearing and tb Intamperat tJa
of Intoxicant Tha Harm That Baaulte
From tb Xonaaaaleal Coatom.
The Italian method of prefixing an a
lo a word to give it a damaging signifi
cance can be employed with good effect
In christening that wayward and de
generate offspring of English known aa
tlang. In its present state slanguage
has attained to such a luxurious com
pleteness that it warrants serious treat
ment Ho copious and comprehensive
has it become that there is hardly a hu
man want, feeling or emotion of the
heart that cannot be translated into the
vernacular of the bootblack. In study
ing the philosophy of slang the first
natural query is. How and why did it
originate? To the first question one
might give, with certain modifications;
the same answer that would be given to
the question, Why do people swear?
The human animal, like a locomotive,
seems to require escape valves for occa
sions when there is too mnch steam in
the boiler. When a man is overflowing
i with admiration, anger or wonder, the
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j oruuiary nujucuvea uo not tor uu tuw&s
tney ao not) meet tne emergency, aney
do not relieve his pent up fullness any
more than a sip from a dewdrop would
quench a man's thirst The natural man
and the natural woman sometimes find
relief under strong emotion in explosive
utterances. In the case of anger the es
cape valve expletive is an oath unless
the man in question happens to be a
gentleman and sometimes, though very
rarely, when he is.
It will thus be seen that slang, being;
of emotional ancestry, is a first cousin
j to the oath, and both are used by those
who mentally resemble the man whose
j use of intoxicating drinks has made him
forget or underestimate the attractions
of pure water. Slang, in sooth, is a
whisky distillation of language. It is
so strong that it may be taken only very
rarely with impunity, and herein lies
the chief danger in its use. Not only
does the alanguist find ordinary English
tame, but be ends in not being able to
find any English at alL
Another fatal characteristic of slang
is the very one which at first secures its
, adoption namely, its pungency. The
i same law that makes quiet colors and.
snaaxs wear weu in wewona or iaoncs
has its counterpart in .tne world or,
speech. "We tire very speedily of a start-
ling cofitnme, in high colors, and just
as speedily do we tire of slang, which
is startling, high colored speech.
Still another reason why slang can
never gain a permanent foothold hi the
language is its utter lack of dignity.
No subject can be seriously treated in
slanguage. Its sole function is to tickle
by its patness or its grotesqueness. It
reflects a fugitive iridescence upon cur
rent wit and humor, as like the bub
ble catches prisniastic colors, but, like
the bubble, it vanishes even while yon
behold it Naturally there are slang
phrases of all degrees of goodness and
badness, ranging from the word which
is only a slight remove from a forcible
but perfectly decorous adjective to
slang of the most daring, deep dyed or
der. At one end of the scale, for in
stance, one might place "fetching" and
at the other end its superlative "rum."
Again, the injunction "play ball" is
gentle and seemly, in comparison with
the brusque command "get a move on."
Along certain lines the slanguist seems
to revel in extravagant synonyms and
antonyms, especially in those express
ing some infirmity in the upper story.
The man who has "wheels" is also
popularly known as"nutty," "cracked"
or "off his trolley." Again, if he comes
from the country, he is "corn raised,"
has "seed in his hair, "or his "face
doesn't fit him." "Gall." "nerve,'.
"cheek," "sand," "brass" and "face"
are also nearly synonymous terms for
qualities whose universality has made
them a target for popular satire. Equally
prolifio is the slanguist in coining
terms for money. "Dust" "tin,",
"sand," "rocks," "chink" and "spon
dulicks" are only a few of the words
that translate "filthy lncer."
Two of the slang phrases now in
gallingly frequent use are, "That's
right" and "That won't cut much
ice. " The latter, it must be confessed,
has certain cool figurative qualities
which give it a saving color of grace.
But most of these phrases rely chiefly
upon their condensed expressiveness,
which is the trademark of their Amer
ican manufacture. They are but one of
the many devices of the masses to com
pass a crosscut and avoid circumlocu
tions. Thus "snap" and "cinch" are
time economy for a moneyed sinecure
and an assured competence.
One of the surest tests of the rapid
mortality of slang is the extremely pain
ful sensation produced by hearing anti
quated slang phrases used and there
are always people who are two or
three or ten years behind in their use
of such phrases. When other people are
saying "Not on your tintype," the
User of mildewed slang feebly ejac
ulates "I should smile." The piquancy
and patness of certain phrases make it
hard to declare that slang has no legiti
mate use. But concerning its misuse,
there can hardly be twe opinions among
people whose opinio are worth any
thing. A careful stuey of the qualities
of men and women who habitually in
terlard their remarks with slang will
furnish anybody with a world of con
vincing conclusions in favor of pure
English. Critic.