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About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1898)
8 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 1898. WE WANT ....J.W.V.fc.t.l We Will Give You The FOR ONLY 82 PER YEAR Cash in Advance Or we will give you the Enterprise and one of the leading Eastern papers on the same terms. This offer will stand good only for a short time, and only for people who are square on our books. The price of the Enterprise is not changed by this offer, and we can pay agents no commission on this subscription. This Offer Gives- And All the State and County News. Tin Nhlp'c Hall. Tlui Khip'bcll in tin) mariner's clock. Tin nautical day begin iiiiiI ends at noon, when dlit boll In hi ruck. Tim bell is struck half hourly, day and night, olio stroke being milled fur each half hour until fight i reached, when the count ln';;illH lit mm licit. Ill t ho United States navy tho ship's loll hung UKimlly uiiilcr I ho furoensihi, or just forward of tho foremast, Tlio r.it.iiu'H I'l.li i'ly kiH-jiM tltu tlmo end n- pol'ls Id (lie oltleer of the (leek the h'Uir tn term of "h'tk " 'J'lm oillccr of I ho tli'i l ll:ell lii.il tlio llicsMngt'r of lllrt vvalch otnlto the bell. Them is tumio What inure formality ut eight Mis than at other times, for theu tho hour In ro ported to tiio captain mid tho boll not n( nu 1; until ho lum Mil V "Muko it no." lli iv U the r niliiio on hoard u mini -of. var at ts o'clock tn the morning: Tho orderly mvs to thootllivr of the-dirk, "Kigh't bolls, sir." The olliivr of tho deck reifies, "Koport to tho etiptaiu eight boils mid chioiioiiielers Wound, " Tho orderly then goes to th captain and say, "Kight bell and tliochi'oiintuctcr wound, Kir." The captain replies, "Very well ; inako It ml " Tho orderly goes to thu ol'hcr of tho divk and says, "Make It ho, sir. " Tho oillccr of tho deck say to tho messenger of tho watch, "Strike eight lulls," nml If everybody has bivtl prompt th. i;iei.M i!:i r strike id'dit Ml nti'xuct'y N a. in. Ilc.stcii i'oht. A Beautiful Present In order to further introduce PLASTIC STANCH (Klnt Iron nriuid), tho luunufai tuicr, I. C. Ilubingvr Urol, Co., ut Keokuk, Iowa, have decided to UIVIJ AWAY a beautiful prrm lit with cuill package ol tardi mid. These jirn cum are in tho (oriu ol mmmm b tool $ Fssfisres f They are 13x19 luetic In iic,and aro entitled un (ullowt: Lilacs and Pansles. Pansics and Marguerites. t'urlni. llllillritl t raguirtit.. W'hllo the Trellis written lUhlo win tinili'iilitediy intended fur tho use of tho grown up M'huliir, in whoso cumj it fair ueuaiiituiic with tho sue rod Volume could Ihi assumed, WO huvo another; specie of l'.ibllcal fragments, represent-1 tug tho "Reader Wirhout Tears" of the old world. They nro written in lurgis j tlistiuet letters iiud contain as a rule the! fln-t ver-cs of tho book of Lovltious, nivouipanicd or preceded hv viirlmu1 I'oiutiiiuitioiiH of the letters of tho alpha bet which tho child hud to practice up on. Sometime it is tho truKinctitii form ing the conclu.Mous of IxHiks, or, morr eorrwtly, (f wholo group of books, such its tho end of tho Pentateuch, tlx end of tho prophets and tho end of the Ilngiogrnptui. (bat yield us important informal ii 111. for in sotno case they pos soss nppcndicc or colophon that glv tlio dato of tho manuscripts na well ai tho name of tho owner mid of the scrilsi Occasional ly wo como tixn n gins! milling, ns when tho colophon runs: "Thin pciitateiieh (or philter) wim ded icated by N. N!i., iu tho year , to tho syuugi ;:uo . It shall not 1 mid, it hi in 11 net Ihi removed, it shall not bo pawned. Curw-d 1 0 ho who sell it, curil 1st ho thut remove it," etc. Lomtuu (loht ' r lllQUIKriMOCOOIONb 1 ! m HM 0 1W ITi.lM Wtl I tO "J.CilUBrNbrRBROrt? IvhiwunJetn. N:wHvts.l"iw,' Wild. American Popples. - 1 Lilacs and Iris. These rare pictures, four In number, by the renownrd jmstrl nrtlut, R. I.cKoy, ol New Yolk, have brrn i hose 11 (ruin the very rhuiccit lulijrcti in his ttudio and are now ollrn-d lor the lirst time to the puhlir. The picture arc accurately rrpimlui el in ull the color um il In the orig inals, and are pronounced by competent critic, work ol art. Pastel picture arc the cur rut l!iin (or the home, iiolhlng lurpuulng lorm in oeauiy, rii linen 01 roior ami aruauc inern, One ol these pit lures will lc K'ven away w in eai 1 imikiik'e o purchased ol your crm rr. It i the best laundry ttarch on the market, anil 1 told (or 10 cent a iai kae. Ask your irrocer lor thiiUrth ami set s brautidil picture ALL fiftOCERS KEEP EUST1C STARCH. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE rai oi roior anu anisuc inern. "Elastic Starch Tb Only Tiling to Ito. Tliero wn n timo wh u tho Illlnoli Ontrul niilrmul was beiii) i-onstiuitly ) bikhl inis mory uiusrruuiiK inoaviiiuy of plaintiff is related by the Louisville Couricr-JournuL l'mily A. HtorM, the famous C'hicup) lawyer, wasapprowhed by an old imui with a unto one day. Tho tintu had Ixtii found among the cf feet of a lUtviMfd relutivu. "What'sthouaturo of tho note?" ask ed Mr. tttorrs. "I don't know, hir," rcpliwl tho old follow. "Huvo yon any idea who wtoto it?" asked Mr. (Storrs. "No, air," answered the note lioarer. "Well, do you know unything about tho note nt all?" BKkod Mr. btorra. "Nothing at ull, Kir, " answered the old man. "Well, " rnnarkrsl Mr.Storr thonKht- folly, "tho only thing I can see to du in tho premises is to nuo tho llltuoia Cen tral railroad." WHEN YOU BUY, ALWAYS GET THE BEST Thirt a plitM t real cstnto as well ;m rther coinoditiea. Kvery fimiiy iu r.i'Cil 1 aliono il; sircH tho Ict-t loca tion. SOUTH OREGON CITY Has tho greatest numher of advantagoa to ita crc-'it, of any of the suburbs of Oregon City, It will pay you to investigate this property. Good clear lots at reasonable prices on easy instalments. Call on or address T. L. CHARMAN, Trustee. Charman Bro's. Block, Oregon. City fiMiilir Lm. PORTLAND TO THE DALLES Govcrnm.nt Hcrt CodM, Every government and almost every department Iiiih its wiTeteisleii of signs, figure or word devised by sumo clover orslo conipowr fur uso in tho tninsmls aiou of mottHiigesof Hiiprcmu Imnortunee and with regard to which wi'rwy is of vital consideration. One which is said to bo tho cleveriht of nil thou) now iu use la employtil by tho United htatei atato department. It is culled tho sphinx." The "sphinx" waa devised by 0110 of tho ofllcials in tho state du partmentand is a siiNccptihlo to change as the combination lock of a anfu. linn dreils of mcHMiige have latin wnt by it, and it defies all attempts to unravel it meaning by those unuciiuaiutud with the key. Hut llor. Hticnt Pnclntjr. A un1l trri.iu'ti WuMliiiif.t.in wnirinn wa doing the cathmlrul citin of Kng- I.eaveg Cortland daily except land lust auiiimor. Throughout her tour Sunday at 7 a. m. aheworo a tiny American flag piuiied TKU i . not Rnnnin Pnn to tho waist of hor traveling dresses. A ii -.!: kt u good many of tho Lnglish peoiilo whom I ,.,,, , .. . , ' ahe nu t did not understand or prcUid-1 n the Middle Colunibia IB not ex eilnottonndorstandwhutthollagHtiwd CPllod for beauty and grandour in for. the United StateB. Full informs- Yon belong to omu secret WH-ioty, I tion by addreRHing or calling on pcrccivo," Raid an English womun to J. N. IIAK EY, Agent, whom alio wan introduced, pointing to Tel. 914. 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