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r 7 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY JUNE 3, 1893. THE VOICE ABOVE. I- . . i ths drift, and whera th full cloud w up above hlra looms, ng winds out of distant regions blow iow In stronmlng plumra, mi gulf of the crevasse below phire glows and glooms. j. he proeiplo thre It no way i ;.. im nisy sun I j In ml s-.i,.i.i is his (iNithold on the slippery stsj 1!:nt trembles to hit tread, Ana null Mid tumblo the djiug day lulls fast about hit head. Could he lint hear some lowing of the herd, tvmw mountain hell ring clear, t roniu familiar suund one moment itirrod To guide him lost In fiwrl St dares not move, boiue beckoning leading word, Alas, could he bnt henrl Jn those waste pivot of the earth and dim fo alar ahmos forth ai all. tVouuh awful loni'linnt enslirouding him He gives one shndrtrrlng call, Vhile horror of fcival darkntwa aeema to swim And fold huu in its pall. Then like blown breath of musio in the height A cry comes far anil low. So thrills, he irinir, he gathers alt his might he fntls new pulmw glowl B is father's Totce hi1 ncoils not evnse nor tight! Ho knows the war to vol Harriet Prtwcott t-poflord In Harper's Maga- sine. REPORTER AND CHINAMAN. Hi. Newspaper Man Was Very Tired When tbe Oriental Finished. Numberless are the tricks which -aewspaper reporters play upon one an other to relii've the somber "griud" of their calling. Two young men employ ed ou a niorniog paper iu a large city H ere detailed cue day to call upon tbe tesidunt Chinamen aud "interview" them respecting some immigration tieusure then peuding in congress. One ef the two reporters was a beginner, tid tbe other, an experienced man, a Youthful Roaaoaeit "Johnny," exclaimed Mr. Blyklus, "what oro you doing?" "Thinkiuc. sir." "How dare you waste yonr tlme( thinking, when you ought to be study lug your lessou?" "I was thinking about my losson." "What book are you emrogod in pa. rnsliii at this time?" iuquired the old gentleman. "Natural history." "Ah, a very useful and interesting Btndyl It broadens the ideas and assists in taking tbe mind from the customary oarcs of life without the dujgor of de runralizntiou whioh sometimes atteudi frivolous forms of diversion." "Yes, sir." "How fur alotig have you proceeded In the study of natural history?" "I'm learning about amphibious aul Dials now, " "And a highly Interesting branch of the animal kingdom. Cnu you name an amphibious animal one with whioh we are all familiar?" Aud Mr. Blyklus foldod bis bauds before htm and gazed at bis sou with a look of wise expootan oy. "I think so. Is man an animal?" "In the scientiflo sense, yes." "Aud an amphibious animal is one that consumes both air aud water?" "Yes." "Then a man is ono. If he weren't, what would be the use of baring any soda fountains?" a.-liington Star. THE KINO SNAKE. DOES HARM TO NO ONE, BUT KILLS POISON REPTILES. They Love a Fir. "There are many men in London who have a positive craze for witnessing fires," said an old lirotnuu to the writer, "and they are ready to start at a mo ment's notice in any direction when news of a fire reaches theui. Of course . I. I : j rurally assumed the management of mJ 010 ? . ! t ,, 5 the assignment 1 - "7 WT , 'Billings." he said after the. bad ' Bq the craw isu t as fashionable as Invaded several laundries uithnnt an , " J younger uays. uy,iu important result, "here is a tea store. I iah you would go in and talk with tbe proprietor. I want to kuow what be thinks about Chinamen voting. I'll go ! On and pull off an interview with the inn who runs this cigar shop next ' 4oor. Remember to use tbe very sini- j first English at your command." ! The young reporter went inside the ! tui storo, took out his notebook, and linis addressed tbe proprietor, who bap-' fened to be alone at tbe moment: "John, how? Me me Telegraph, ' Jnbul Kewspape savvy. John? News fape print things. Un'stau? Me want j kuow what John tbink about China- aisu vote, see? What John tbink Chi- j utuan vote all same Melican man? Savvy, John? Vote? What think?" The Chinaman listened to him with frofonnd gravity uutil he had finished and replied: "Tbe question of granting the right ft srHrage to Chinese citizens who have : ou!8 to the United States with the avowed intention of making this coun try their permanent home is one that kia occupied the attention of thonghtful Situ of all parties for years, and it may tecome in time one of paramount impor tance. At present, however, it seems to :e there is do exigency requiring an expression of opinion from me upon this subject You will please excuse ma" ! Tbe young reporter went outside and leaned against a lamppost to rest and secover from a sudden faintness that lad taken possession of him. His com lade had purposely "steered him gainst" one of the best educated Cbi aameu in the United States. Youth's Companion. my younger the early seventies there wasn't a club in the west end that hadn't got its 'fire mandais,' as they were called, aud there was a regular system of messen gers to carry tbe news of a big confla gration. It was tbe Prince of Wales who set the fashion, and whenever there was a big blaze be was always there with Lord Amberley or some other friend of similar tastes. No distance was too great and no night too dark or stormy to keep them away, and I've been told that some of them bad records of hundreds of fires, from an oilshop to tbe big blaze at the Alexandra palace. I "The prince lost his taste for this : kind of excitement long ago, but there ' are dozens of tbe younger 'bloods' who 1 wouldn't miss a big fire for anything." ! Loudon Standard. Rattler and Copperheads Are the Prey II Loves to Tackle-II Kat a Mouse, or a Toad After fcach Haiti to Pro par Mlui For th Neat Kneonnter. Beading at Breakfast. "Beading at brakfatt is fatal to socia lility. In breakfasting alone it is per missible, but not in company. Leigh Cunt wrote in Tbo Indicator: "When tve lived alone, we could not help read tig at meals, and it is certainly a deli cious thing to resume an entertaining look at a particularly interesting pas sage with a hot cop of tea ut one's el tow and a piece of buttt-red toast in cue's band. The first look at tbe page, accompanied by a coexistent bite of the toast, oomes under the head of intensi ties." A book at breakfast is no com pi i aient to tbe cook, but a newspaper is an insult On the other hand, a news paper at breakfast is a benefit to tbe ioctor, for it is when one is put off die's guard by tbe struggle with the fjlds and tbe search for items of inter est that tbe way is made easy for tbe approach of dyspepsia. In tbe old days of Tbe Spectator and Korea. Of intellectual and spiritual life there is but a feeble glimmer. For 8,000 years the influence of China baa been at its dry rotting work. The language, lit erature and moral teaching of China are the badges of refinement, have depre ciated tbe native tougue, aud in conse quence tbe natural mental development, and have drawn a line of demarkation between tbe aristocratio or Chinese bred and the plebeian Korean speaking classes. Of late there has been some reaction, Japanese prompted, so that official doc uments and Tbe Gazette are now issued in a mixed script, partly Enmun, the national language, and partly Chinese. This revival of tbe language is tbe most bopefnl ripn rf Korea. Necessarily since the mortmain of China has kept tbe na tional life at its lowest ebb tbe reli gious teaching is Chinese too. Confucian ism is tbe doctrine of tbe upper classes, its precepts vigorously honored in tbe breach, just as tbe Ten Commandments are made conspicuous farther west. Blackwood's Magazine. The Doctor Was Out. A doctor perpetrated a witticism at bis own expense late one night last week. He bud lost bis latchkey, tbe door was locked, be was cold from a long ride, and tbe more he clanged the doorbell the more tbe suspicion grew in bis mind that some one bad chloro formed tbe household. But bis sister bad been aronsed by the bell. "Souio one to see tbe doctor and be'sout, and I shall have to answer tbe bell or they'll ring all night," she said to herself and hurried down to tbe door clad in light attire and sleepy im patience. Opening the door a little, not far pnnnph tn nrpKpnr. har HiHhAhillA rn nnv Tattler, when papers were of a reason- ! int,rndit.o v. h shouted into th able size and reposeful to boot, they did ! fr0Hfv ai, ..Tne doctor's out!" and 0 harm. Now well, now the largest Circulation in tbe world may produce Che poorest digestion. It has been re marked (by a collector) that tbe only ttoruture suitable at breakfast is book sellers' catalogues, but since catalogues Jtad always to telegrams or envy tbis is eluubtful. Tbe line should probably be Trawn at private letters. Cornhill Mag JKiiia Beapectabllltj Defined. British respectability has been defined ft) a London police court by a prisoner ejlmrged with btggiug, and the defini tion soems to have been accepted by the magistrate, for be discharged her. She ciid: "I'm a respectable woman, a tail-ires. Why, I make trousers for Mr. J'ewton Mr. Newton, tbe magistrate, 1 mean. If I'm respectal enough to make a magistrate's trousers, I'm good enough for anything." closed tbe door with tbe quickness of a camera slide. "Yes, I kuow he's out, "screamed tbe irate M. D., "and he wants to get in." Loudon Answers. Youthful Marriages Id Algiers. A census was taken lately in Algeria, and it was found that tbe youugett Arab married man was 13 years old and that there were very many boys who were married at 13 and 14, wbile some at 15 years of age had several wives. There is a youthful Algerian widowi r of 15 and a divorced husband of tbe tame age. Girls are still more precocious and are sometimes married wbeu only 11 years old, tbourjb 12 is tbe more usual age. There are 189 wid ows of 15 and 1, 176 divorcees of tbo same ago. London Sketch. What Tber Prefer. Kunting Yon often hear of self made men. but never of self made women. Lark in Women prefer to be tailor made. Detroit Free Press. Qualified. "So Blix passed his law examinations with flying colors?" "Yes, tbe examining committee pro pounded 100 principal laws to him, ami be told bow 05 of them could be evaded. " Detroit Journal. In Germany, to prevent poison beiDg tbtained for evil purposes, none is al lowed to be sold without a written or cbr or certificate from a physician. In England there are 70,000 girls en gaged in publio bouses and drinking Virs. Maxim's cavalry gun, which fires 700 shots a minute, weighs but 80 pounds and can be carried strapped to a sol dier's back. Tbe gun he made for tbe sultan fires 770 shot a minute, but it is a fieldpicce on wheels. It is said that 60 peroent of tbe cases of shortsightedness are hereditary. The distaut murmur of the waterfall, the bum of the U-es among tbo flowers, made me fuel lazy, and, laying aside toy fihbiug rod, I stretched mysulf ou the soft spring grans under a weeping willow aud watched the blue, cloud specked sky. I bud almost fallen asleep when I was aroused by a voice inquir ing, "Kotcbed ouuy fish, mister?" Locking up, I saw a typical moun taineer and assured him I bud not "1 say, mister, this hero is a power ful bad keutry fur suukes. One bit Jim Sloan's bay mare last night, au week afore last another bit Sally Millignu. Some on 'em air powerful pizen, spe cially the rattlers au coppers, au that minds me, ef I wu yorsulf, I'd move a little further from that 'ere copper. He ain't cactly perty to look at, au ef ye wua to rile 'im with yer boot be mout git vicious." Long before that speech bad ended I bad turned a somesault backward, which caused tbe mouutuiueer a great deal of genuine pleasure to behold. I was about to exterminate tbe big, sluggish reptile with a stick that I bad seized wbeu my companion asked me to wait a few mo ments, as a king might come along. Not exactly understanding whether he expected a person of that name and failing to see what that event bad to do with my laudable desire to smash tbe big, ugly thing that bad presumed to take my leg for a pillow, I asked bint for an explanation. Air it possible yer town folks duuno what a king air? Why, a king air the boss snake uv tbe woods. He don't do no barm to nutbln, 'ceptin snakes, an be don't pester them aa baiu't pizen. But be do love a copper an a rattler, which is tbe wurst snakes uv those dig- gin's, an he's death on 'em. "T'other day I wuz gwine long a old road, an all uv a sudden I beerd a singin as though a camp meetin bad just tuck in. Ikuowed it wuz a rattler, au look in round I saw bim on a knoll, an a pow erful big un he wua. He wui quilled up like a corkscrew, an bis rattles wua a-makin tbe air jingle. But at first I couldn't 'soover the cause, an I knoued a rattler never got ready fur business fur notbin. Presently I seed tbo grass a-swayin an a bendin, an then tbe rat tler, be gets nervius an akeured, an uu quillin hisself he made a break to run. "But it wua too late, fur on came tbe king like a hurricane, an puttin bisself just ahead tbe rattler allowed bim his jig wui up. Seein be couldn't 'scape, tbe rattler quilled ag'in an showed fight Tbe king, be commenced to run round his inimy in a wide circle, tbe rattler watcbin, iickln out bis tongue an makin bis rattle sing like a banjer. Closer an closer tbe king drawed bis circle aa be dashed round uutil be wuzn't more'n three feet from the ini my. "Then tbe rattler, tbinkin be saw tbe lost show to save bis bacon, made a powerful spiteful lunge at tbe king, an tbar ia wbar be slipped up, fur tbe king be dodged, an quicker'n gunpow der wua on to the rattler. Tbar wuzn't notbin but a ball uv snakes in sight fur a few minutes aa they fought an tus sled over tbe grass, but arter a littlo I could see tbe red an black striped king wound round tbe big ruttler just like a grapevine on a tree. "Tben I seed the king bold Mm by tbe back uv tbe neck, au I could bear bim crusbin tbe rattler as be tightened on him. It wuz all over In half an hour, an tbe king, nnwindin bisself from bis victim, got behind an waited fur ten minntes. Tben be crept up au put bis nose on tbe rattler's to see if be wuz breathin. Ye see, other snakes kuow tbe king an sometimes possum on bim by pretendin to be dead. "Buttbe rattler wuz sbore 'nuffgone, an when tbe king wuz satisfied uv this be crawled in a old stnmp bolo an presently came out with a mouse's tail stickin out bis mouf. Bnt be soon swallowed the mouse, an, wipin bis nose on tbe grass, went off sarcbiu for more trouble. A king oilers eats a rut or a toad after a fight to make bim strong fur the next uu. "An now, mister, I could tell ye a powerful lot more'n that, fur I knows snakes, I do, but I'll help ye kill the copper, which mout not meet a king until be bites some un ef we didn't, au tben I must hurry on after my oxen, what I wuz buntin when I seed that varmint a-tryin to go to sleep with yerself." Philadelphia Times. t'ooonveutloual I-adj Abrdn. Her ladyship's dinner parties aro rath er t ho outcoino of a happy thought sud denly conceived ami equally suddenly r-xooutid thau thn result, ns with tnoxt people In her position, of careful consid eration. And so, Instead of the custom ary note convoying my lady's rommnuds for soino night, say a fortnight heme, tho tulephouo Is requisitioned to iinlto Mr. and Mrs. So-and-so to dinner "to , morrow evening," or even "this oven I ing. Now, it so happened that on una ' ef thesn tH'cusiolis Laity Aberdeen tele : phoned her commands for tho same I evening to a Mr, nud Mrs. X,, pt rNims 1 of roiihideratilo social position, Mr. X. i holding au important post iu counco ; tiou with the HuiImiu Hay company. Mrs. X. was naturally highly Incensed Iieniiles, she hud a long standing en gagement for tho same evening aud tbe result was that sha decided, not without trepidation, that sho would not was not till the viceregal party were seated at dinner that the double vacancy made Lsdy Aberdeeti a ware of the abseuce of Mr. aud Mrs. X "My dear," suid Ludy Aberdeen at nice to her hnsbnud across tbo tublo, "Mr. and Mrs. X. aro not hero. They must have got our messago this moruing. Then turning to a servunt, sho said, "Just telephouo to Mr. mid Mrs X., at , that wo aro expect lug them this even lug. " A perceptible flutter among tho guests followed ou tbis littlo speech, and then Lord Aberdeen emtio hastily, if not diplomatically, to thn resctio. "No, no, mother," bo called across the table, "I cannot havo that. Wo hnve all of us bad quite enough telephoning for one day. "Today. "IRONING MADE EASY" Cleanliness. One of the most important factors in maintaining health in good order is cleauliness. It is comprised in measures that tend to keep tbo organs clean aud in proper order to perform all their functions. Tbe cleanliness of the skin and tbe air (purity of tbe air) that we breathe in are esseutiul for the proper keeping of one's health. Any rtnpuritics that are taken in breathing find their way to the blood, aud thus serve so many centers of disease and aro tbe cause of many infectious diseases. Again, if tbe Bkin is not kept clean tbe impurilTes that are to be secreted are unduly accumulated in the blood and tend to give rite to severe and often dangerous disorders, such as skin dis eases and blood poisouiug. New York Ledger. A Good Beason. Aunt Maria Whatl - Mary, cannot yon comb your own hair yet? Mary No'm. I ain't big enough. Aunt Maria Your size bus nothing to do with your being able to comb your hair. Mary Yes, it has. I ain't tall enough to look on tbe top of my bead. 'ew York Tribune. To ITavent Iron Hint. Among tbe new and useful metallur gical processes of note the Suu Francis co Scientiflo Press speaks of one by i which iron may bo effectively protected from rust. In this a solution of fernxy anide is mixed with a fluxseed varuisb, to which bos beeu added a small quan tity of turpentine or benzol. The evap oration of the alcohol leaves tho flaxseed vurulsh, which forma a cout and pro tects the cyanide of iron, the tamo being deposited upon tho metul by the use of the fcrrocyuuide, tho only prepurutiou required by iron for such treatment be iug the removal of any rust thut may bave formed on it not admitting of the action of such a solution. Another proc ess of interest to workers iu metallurgy is that of substituting tbo use of miin gunese for (Jeruinn silver, the difTureut metals aud their proportious being as follows: Copper, 67.25 per cent; lnuu gaueso, 18.60 per cent; zinc, 13 per cent; alumiuium, 1.23 per cent, tbe color of this metal closely resembling Germun silver, being also fully as strong aa tbe best quality of tbe latter and possessing superior adaptation for casting. Vrmnea and Depopulation, Wbile European Russia will need only 43 years or so, Germany about 05 years, Austria-Hungary 70 years, Eng land 80 years, Italy 110 years, it will take France over 800 years to double its population I What signifies tbe loss of Alsace-Lorraine's 1,500,000 souls com pared with tbe loss France suffers every day? In tbe lust five yeurs the German population bus increased by , 000, 000, who are every one fully Gorman; France, meanwhile, has increased ber people by only 175,000, who are not even of French nationality. Tbe in crease of a nation is of tbe utmost im portance to tbe success of its country. It bas meant much in tbe nineteenth century ; it will mean more in the twen tieth. England, Germany, aye, even Italy, bave millions of representatives on foreign soil ; France bas none, or too few to signify. Tho Gallic race has felt it and will iu the future learn more bitterly still the truth of the proverb, "The absent are ever in tbe wrong." Humanitarian. 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WHEN YOU BUY, ALWAYS GET THE BEST This applies to real estato as well as other coinotlitics. Kvery family in need of a homo desires tho best location. SOUTH OREGON CITY Forest Veterans. The largest Critlsb oak is the Major or Queen ouk, iu Sherwood forest (where Robin Hood and bis merry out laws shot the king's deer aud robbed tbo rich and helped tho poor and held their revels 'noatb the greenwood tree), and is supposed to be one of a forest planted 1,600 yeara ago. Tbe isle of Man has tbe largest fuchsia tree iu the world and it constitutes one of tho notable sights of Ramsey, England's largest willow tree on record was grown at Borcham, Essex, and tbe smallest Brit ish trees are the two inch dwarf wil lows of Hen Lomond, Clwnag, whoso orthography proclaims tbe luud of tbe leek, boasts of a tree without roots, and tbe oldest trees in Britain are the fa mous Bentley aud Wiufurthing oaks, which were two centuries old when William the Conqueror's oak at Wind sor burst from its aooru. Philadelphia Record. Her Advice. There were two women saying good by at tho corner. One was round and plump and healthy, tbe other was thin aud apparently ill. It wus evident that tbo 0110 who was not iu health had beeu telling hor troubles to tho one who bud probably never been in any other state, and sho was receiving sympathy and advice so cheerfully given that uo pass er could fail to overheur it. "There, goodby," suid tbe well one, "and don't tuke any medicine, Yon ure perfectly well, you know, aud God is love." Bostou Budget. Crashed. you're really engaged in Nell So earnest? Belle Yes, and to tbiuk that I should do it, after rejecting almost a hundred proposals! Nell Indeed, What a very persist eut young man be must have been. Philadelphia Record. They Scatter. So many people talk at random tbat half of what is said never makei a bit. New Orleans Picayune. Has tho greatest number of advantages to its credit, of any of tho suburbs of Oregon City. It will pay you to investigate this property. Good clear lots at reasonablo prices on easy instalments. Call on or address T. L. CHARMAN, Trustee. Charmxa Bro's. Blosk, Oregon City Beplai Liu PORTLAND TO THE DALLES By tho faHt and com modious Bteamer Regulator Leaves Portland daily except Sunday at 7 a. m. This is the Great Scenic Route. All touritit admit that the scenery on the Middle Columbia is not ex cel 'ed for beauty and grandeur in the United States. Full informa tion by addresHinp; or calling on J. N. IIAKNKY, Agent, Tel. 914. Portland. Or.. Office and wharf, foot of Oak St. -ELLOH A. W. PHILLIPS, EXPRESS AND DELIVERY Prompt attention to hauling to any part ot Oregon Guy. Moving attended to promptly and carelully. Special rates given on hauling to and from Gladstone and Park-place. 18M miles of long dis tance telephone wire in Oregon and Washington now in otieration by the Oregon Telephone and Tel egraph com puny. Portland, Seattle, Spo kane, Tacoma, Salem, Walla Walla, Pendleton, Albany and t)(t othor towns in the two states 011 the line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All tho satisfaction of a G;rsonal communication, istanco no effect to & clear understanding. Spo kane as easily heard as Portland. Oregon City office at- Huntley's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, Portland, - - Oregon. ICmIhMInIkmI 103. CI Green PIONEER Transfer1 and figif e$ Freight and parcels delivered to all parts of the city. RATES - REASONABLE. r