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OREGON HTY VTKI' ITISE,- FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898. ADMITS THE FACTS The Herald Admits That tho KntprjirlHe Ih Cormt The Modus Operandi of Juggling With llvurvi That Are Too Transiiareut. "A lit) well ilui.lt to U m good M tlie truth," It a motto nailed over the door of the Humid oilloo. Two weeks a the Enterprise published facte end figures which proved conclusively that the al leged saving lo the count of H,0()0 was the Imagination of a deceased and de praved mind and that, aa a matter of fact, it had coal the county $1,300 wore under the populist administration than under the republican administration, Mot only that, but we allowed that the republican county court had reduced the indebtedness of the county over $:J0,0W, which fact the Herald admitted In Its Iwiue of hut week. It published a col umn and a half of the muni absurd rot that ever einliietcd from printing of. floe on earth, and there waa not an argo went or figure produced to deny the statement published in the Kntorprlse, When It counts to j'lrfgllng with figures, the Herald man la one o( the moat adopt luatheiuailcUna In Clackama county. In all the senseless tirade there waa not an attempt made to deny the facta published In the Knterpilse, but a collo alal effort waa made to bolster up the rronioua statement publUhed In the Herald by inlercpieeentaUone of facta which were aoflimay that even the moot Ignorant could k the transparency and the futile enVls of the Herald to make something out of nothing. "I am tmor, but I will be a eight poorer Iwfore I will betray an honest but politically Ignorant people," said Kdilur Fitch in a Idler lo J. A. Finch published In the ICnlerprlse laat wk, It la evi dent that Huh In atill of the eame opin ion and thai he rt'retnta an "honest but politically ignorant people," and can make them believe anything lie says, Aa a prmnlni'iit populist said in thla of the, "Fitch thlnkt we are all fouls, but weare not aa hlg fuola aa he think we are." Kuldenllv Filcli thihka that he can publinh anyihing and that hla honest but politically Ignorant conaliloniita will wallow it aa the unvarnished truth. Certainly no oilier motive could Ribly have actuated film In publishing a elate inenl that he know cannot be born out by lbs facia and figures. If the Herald had advanced one eiugle argument or produced documentary evidence aa to reliability of the published auUrinenia appearing in thai paper, It might have had anme weight with the people, but in order lo dodge the issue, he evade the question and makua an unwarranted at tack upon prominent citltena w ho are not candidate for office and ore Interest ed only in the publication of the facta a they exist. The KnUtrprbie claims two proKiiiona to be true and correct. Due la, that according to the record of the county, the coat of running the variom office of the county was f 1,300 less under the republican administration than under the populist admlniatration, and that while there were savings in acme of the offlcea, it waa due entirely to the economic administration of the republican county court. Thla the Herald admit. Second, that under the wise and economic administratis of the republican county court, the Indebted ness of tho county has been reduced over $:K),000 in the pant year. Tliia the Herald admit and any a : "While the county court la republican, and while we do not approve of the record made by it in many thing, yet the fact are that the administration under Ilayea, Jsgner and Mark la tho boat we have had aince Judge White' time " What more do the voter of Clackama county wantT Here la an admission from the Herald, the organ of the popu list party of Clackama county, that admit that the claims made by the Enterprise are true and based upon facta as they exist. Narrowed down to it logical conclusion, the Herald admit that the facta and figures published in the Enterprise are correct. Of course the Herald had (o, make some kind of a showing, and under tho circumstances, with the facts and figures against them, it did fairly well considering that it rep resents "an honest but politically Igno rant people." Mr. Fitch has an exulted opinion of the populists of Clackamas countv. While wo admire Fitch's gall, wo iWlj- think It right to Impose uon the popu-j list' of Clackamas county by publishing statements which they, ignorant as they iim) hp, know full well will . not stand, the liht of investigation. Even if the i populists aro an honest and politically ignorant people, one should not pro-PUT""1 too much upon their ignorance, for there ! are certainly a few intelligent men out j of the GOO populists In Clackamaj , county. They aieteitaluly nuiall iguo , rant, and while Juggling with fluures mii;lit please the ignorant UDMnliera tlmt party, it is not treating the intelli- j gent portion of tho party with the con-1 aide-ration they ere enlitlod to. Wn glad that we have eliowu Iker Fitch th , error of his ways Hnd we would fi-h-admouisli turn that "While the im" hold out (o burn, the yilebt sinner iii return" We know it Is touh nn !' Fitch to bo compelled to associate with an honest but politically itrnnrsntix'oi. but ho chose the path himself ami mum sow follow it to political dest ruction. All oa atmtl of tha Itnom, "There's another war on between Closer and l'lnohein. " "Hot What's the matter this timer "Of ouurse you kuow they huto eaob other. Hihiu rival In business and so ciety for youra. Long ago both wanted to marry the same girl, uud neither got her. Kueli blame the other for that Mention Closer to l'lnohein and b waul to fight. Wen tlon i'inuhiim to Closer and he'll ewuar iu the richest vocabulary a profuue man ever aoouma Hod. "Dunoon Worthy wa the oooailon of the moat rooeut rupture. Hswaaralalng money for some good purpoae and went to Closer, who headed the list with 300 under positive agreement thai lUUO of the amount wa to be lmmodl. lUily handed back to hliu. When the (oaoon went to Plnohem, there were led aplotohes on tbeiuoon. Hedeoouno d Closer a mlsur and a shark. The Idea of hi having subscribed but $300 to suub a cause wa disgraceful. I'luob em put down fiOO and generously told the deooou to call oa bira If more were oeeded. "Whoa Closer eaw the list again, be was tickled Into a ooughiug fit and bad word conveyed to I'lnchum of bla agree ment with tho d Million. They thought for a time that they'd huve to put Pinch em iu a straltjuckut. The names be called Closer would keep a stenographer busy for a week. They reached Closer, and now there la to be a sluuder suit Kaon ho vowed to whip the other on Ight, and it la better than a olrou to eeo bow they dixlge each other in tbelr daily walk. The deacon ouly imllu while he deplore tho fact that any bad feeling waa created. "Detroit Free Press. A rw KaqoUIUa. The hired girl out of job cast ber eagle eye over the want not let of the newspaper. "Wanted, Wanted, Want ed, " aha read In one or two line adi ttraigbt down the column, shaking ber bead at Intervals a If disappointed In ber tcarch. Finally her faoe lightenod a ahe aaw a leaded notice in another column of more proU'uslou than Its fel low a. Bbe turned to It and read eagerly. Then she threw the paper from ber. " What'a the mutter?" asked the girl with her. "Head that" And she gathered up the sheet ami handed it over to the oth er one, who reud this notice: "Wauled A ytung and strong wom an of gisid dispiliou and habile, obe dient and knowing her pliioo, willing and ready, arcne ami ellleicut, to cook, wash and iron, do gauerul housework and take care of children. Eveulugi and afternoons off when possible. Ap ply, with refenuioes, etc. "Well?" said the reader. "If uot well at all," responded the one lookiug for work. "Thai man, who ever ho is, ia advertising for a wife, I should say from the advertisement, and I'm uot lookiug for that kiud of a job. Just a plalu hired girl's plaoe I good enough for me." Washington Star. II ( d llUr Trad H.r OK There ia a certain Yorkshire man who baa won coiisldi rable fume and aoroe wealth aa an expert handler of horse. He is also the possessor of a pleasant bomo, a charming wife and a bright 8- year-old boy. Tbe latter la the delight of bis fa ther's heart, and the little fellow not only know lot of bursa talk, but take a koen delight in a mild attempt at holding the reins over a fast gee. Tbe wee horseman bus picked up tbe bablt of calling hi parent by their first name, and the way in which be uttera them ia decidedly running. One day uot loug ago bis father came borne in a burry aud fuuud the luncheon wasn't ready. "What do yon thiuk of that, my small man?" be cried luughiugly aa be tossed tbe 8-year-old in the air. "Here's papa come home In a terrible hurry and uo luuohoou rcudy. Whut ought we to do with such a terrible mammal"' The little fellow 'a oyoa sparkled. "Trade ber off, Harry; trade horoffl" he shouted. Pearson's Weekly. Too JojtuU The New Orleans Times-Democrat says that a woman with her colored maid was reoeutly, traveling on a train. When the train etarted, the girl appear ed to be In a fover of exoltemont. The oonduotor, the plush seats of tbe oar, the sight from the wiudow everything waa of absorbing interest. ' To the sur prise of bur mistress, Bailie, when food was offorud her, refused to eat. An hour or two went by, and a sandwich wa again offered to her, but ahe still re fuse!. "Whnt Is the mattor, Sallie?" asked bor mistresa, "Are yon sick?" The girl rolled up ber eyes ecstatically. "Oh, no, missus," she answered, "I ain't sick; but I can't eat when I'm trabbelingl It's too joyful like!" Sponges. Fine Kponge are used by physicians I o rirz' opsriitlonsnnd nrc sometimes very expensive. Our finest spougosoom from the Mediterranean sea and the rteij sea Tbey are obtained by divers, tvbo searoh for thorn uuder rocks and tlaf i, nud who remove them carefully a lmifo, that they may not be in jured. The Turk, wbo oarry on tbe uaJj, havu between 4,000 aud 6,000 ,..uu tiUpiuyod i.: collecting spotios. The value of the ipongo annually ool l.'ctod is estimated at $00,000. Coarse v.iri'.'Mu Hro found iu the Gulf of Mexi oo and tbe Bahama islands. They are wrd off the rook with forked lnstru i:imiu, and consequently they are often torn, 1.. .lund wore thuu 10,000,000 oil '.ii ., uro used nightly. They cause 800 tSwth annually, and in London alone u. iu a yuar nave betui tiaoed to i in. ifltAHt poet of Persia was Fir c. tiri, wbo con. posed an cpio callod "". . . ":..ih Naineh, " about the middle of the tenth century A. D. F a Impls SfMMarMleni ! KSatlT la a tSMI ut f IMIOM Falntln?;, r (.;,: ; , is a temporary Ioks of co-;'! Inn,1 i o.ctirriijg with eufocldi 1 .,.! in... i action tf the beurt, as ii.uLifiiiu.d I , u luw and al most itiiperoeplll le pi.lse, extreme pot ior of the t a' e, u j 1 1 mlly tbe lip, aud a coldness and llvltiity of the bands aud feet. The attaok of onooiiNoloosness Is gen erally preceded by a fueling of slight bausea, a swimming before the eyes, noises In tbe car, a fullness of tbe bead ami an indescribable feeling of "all goneness, " of the extreme wretcbednos of which no oiie can have any Idea wbo ba not experienced it In hi own per son. The vole of those around gradually Leooine indistinct, objocta grow dim, the breathing is oppressed, and finally darkness close In, tbe muscles relax, and the sufferer pisses Into that myste rious and awe inspiring state called un oonsolousnos. Till lasts for a variable period aud then the mind gradually re sume It supreiiiucy, the patient coming Sgulu luto possession of bis suspended faculties, like one rulsed from the dead rather than like one aronsed from slum ber. In its essence the act of fainting is merely a symptom of anu-mla of tbe brain, with which Is associated a great ly weukeut d actis of tbe heart, both depeudeiit upon soma usually disagree ablo impression from without, aucb as the sight of blood, an oupleasant or very powerful odor, a sudden fright, pain, oppressive heat of the atmosphere, tbe receipt of bad newe, less often a great aud sudden joy, aud tbe like. Young women, people In delicate health, the nervous aud sufferer from heart disease are more prone to syncope than others, yet fainting may occur In the itrougost men from the effect of alight cause. Were It uot so familiar a sight a per son iu a fuiut would fill the bystanders with terror, so closuly do-s tbe condi tion simulate death, but fortuuutely the state is one nasally of short duration. Tbe patient should be placed flat on the bark, with no pillow or support un der tbe bead. Those not in immediate atteutlnuce should keep at a distance, aud fresb airsbould bo admitted freely. Tbeelothing should bo loosened about the ueck and thu wuiht, the fuue should be funned, aud ltpiruliou should be stimulutt d Ly flipping a few drops of cold wnter on the tuuu and chest. Tbe tare chest anil anus muy ttlso besluppod with a wet towel. Hiuelliug suits may be held cuutinutlv under the nose or a few grain of pepper blown into tbe nostrils. Auy oruii.nry swoon should quickly yielJ to these simple measures. Youth's Companion. COSTLY EXECUTIONS. Illlls far Killing CrlinluU That War fortuarly Fald la Hollmad. Edam, iu Holluud, where tbe Dntoh cheese comes from, has a niosoutn of local antiquities, aud among tho uot leust interesting of the exhibit are tbe aocouuts of the muuiclpul executioners during the eighteenth century, says tbe London Chronicle. One of these func tionaries, by uume Ycgel, presents a de tailed bill dated Deo. ID, 1 713. iu wbicb be sets forth a claim for 0 florins for oue duuapiiutiou aud 3 floriua each fur a iword uud winding sheet, with 8 tonus 14 cent for a cofliu fur tbe lecapitutd oue. Hi charge for buugiug u criminal wa also 8 florins, with tho further ad dition of 8 florins for "cuttiug down and impaling ditto." "Creaking a man on tho wheel" wu a costlier luxury and ran to 0 floriua, while for "supply ing nine new lindiea for scourge" tbe obarge was 8? floriua On tbe whole, however, Mr. Vogel was a moderate tuau in bis charges or the value of human life went up a good deal In tbe next 60 year, for in the no lesacirouiuatautial accounts of Johanues Ka, presented Aug. 1, 1764, we have a obarge of 18 florius fur "going on board tbe Hans and preparing instruments of torture," with a like obarge for "tor turing one person. " But this must have been for the leaser torture only, as on Aug. 80 the same Johannes sends in a bill for "tortnrlnu three cersons at ?B J florins a head" total, 228 florins, wbile a fow days later no less than 000 florins is ohorged for "hanging four per sous at ISO florin eooh,"and for "flogging two persons aud burning a third" he exacts 160 florins. Clearly cousidarations of economy, if not of hu manity, must have tended toward tha reform of tbe criminal code in Holland. Ought to Ht Knowa BtUr. "Hund up!" said the villain with tbe low brow aud the bulldog jaw. "All right; I'll put up my bauds," ropliud the man with the tall forehead and the pale countenance. "But yon have evidently made a mistake. I am a nowepaper man. " "Here," said the footpad, tears of pity springing into hi eyes, "is a quuiter. Duu't let this ever become kuown, or tho guug'll put mo back ia tbe amatour olnss. " Doston Journal. Correctly Sprsklng;. Mistress Your uaiue is Maginnis, you say. Rut whut ia yonx first name? Maid Memf Mistress What is your first uuuie iluiy, Liiilut Maid It's me second name ye'd be after. That is Mary. I was a Mugiunis boforo I was a May, dou't ye moiud? Boston Transcript. In England during the sixteenth cen- i tury stealing shove the value of 13 1 ' pence, bnrning a haystuok, killing or stealing tliHi'p, brt'tiking a dike or i bridpp, breaking n bank of n fish poud, cutting ii:rn a tree in an orchard and 1 tho uialiojims tuarinq or dpfecing of tho 1 gunneuts of a pt-ron in the street were ' all capital onciihi H nuil wem puuisbud as snob. I The Paris theaters give away an aver- , ' age of 8,600 free tickets daily. Bodisom at a Dlamoad, At tbe beginning of tbe eighteenth f "itnry a soldier belonging to one of t " French garrison in India became 1 miored of tbe eye of Brahma in tbe pie of Berrlngham. These eyes were iiiuinoiid, more brilliant than ever shone wider the eyebrow of Orapaud's European divinities. Their luster cap tivated bis soul. He haunted ths tern pie aud, yielding to tbe might of tha god, became a convert to bis w.orblp. At least so be perausded tbe priest, wbo went so far as to admit bim to some cars of tbe temple, doubtless trusting Brahma to protect bis own. But on a stormy night the convert dis appeared, and with blm one of tho idol's eyes, tbe other having resisted all bis efforts to dislodge it Bo Brahma was left squinting, and the perfidious Frenchman sold bis prize to a captain In tbe English navy for about f 10,000. Later it was bought by the Armenian merchant Bcbaffras for more than five times this sum and shown by him to Catherine of Russia, wbo offered for It about $400,000, a life pension of $18, 000 and a patent of nobility. Schaffrss refused tbis offer and subsequently sold tbe diamond to Gregory Orloff for ths same sum without tbe patent of nobili ty. Orloff, part author of Catherine's greatness snd raised by ber to tbe steps of tbe tbrone, for whom she struck models, raised triumphal arches and dedicated palaces "par l'smitie reoon nalssanto," to wbom she offered secret marriage and wbom in another caprice she banished Count Gregory, being re instated in favor, offered bis imperial mistress two tokens of reconciliation, the St. Petersburg arsenal and tbe Or loff diamond. Neith Boyce in Lippin oott's. Uotr Oold Wu round oa tha Klondlka. "The River Trip to tbe Klondike" is described in Tbe Century by Jobn Sid ney Webb. 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Is Coming to be One of the Best Marketing Towns in the State This is proven every day by the number of farmers, who are to be seen on its streets selling their produce, who, until just the last few years, sought the markets of other towns. The system of macadamized roads that is being built into all parts of Clack amas county, will enable all the people of this county to share in the profitable mar ket that Oregon City affords. If, as it is sure to do, the demands of Oregon City in crease in the next five years as it has in' the past five years, this city will rank next to Portland as a market place for of the Farmer on Job Printing.