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About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1898)
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1803. NEW WORDS NEEDED. WE WAN YOUR 01 We Will Give You The And the mm m Lit f La FOR ONLY 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 etand 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- 12 to 16 hps Telerai ii M Km And All the State .and County News. KnglUIi mitmnil fur Niirh rniiiiiliiaUiin. M "klllmimt" ami "l.uvLl. There iri oiio thing that hit not yet Iwu "treated" by the universal Im prover tlml pest win) tries to Hot every thing rlht iiiul t lint In our I.nglih language. Nona but foreigner luivo iih yet Iiiul cause to complain of if., every iiiitlxhor seems to lio satMled with U except iih. Now, why aren't there more wortW Wo lutvo H.mn ililnfj lilm KiO,00(), but. I tial isiioi cuougli, iiiul WO nr. t il expe rience l i tMt'iil c i H on this ikivniiitt. l'or III: Kllll'O, when II litis topples over in tlio street tho nows'iapor boom out with long winded liai!iiiM nlnrnt "the fulling ovor of a bus," ''collapse of ii bus," or "tlu overturning of a bus, "cto. Hut these are inoro or lout clumsy. Clearly H'a the word "over-! tiinisiou" tliut is wanted. "Tim over-1 turiiHion of a bus" hits thu situation' perfectly. Tlion. again, if yor want to iwy that n hundred i;ordou highbindcra were nil-1 niuilutod. by ail Arab tribe, you could ' cousidornbly shorten your sentence by I tno concise expression, "Arab kulmeut of 100 lionlon highbinder. " TllOIIMlllds of Colloquialism COtlltl 1)0 modified iii n similar way. The. awk ward word pliDtortiph could Ki c hnngid to "fotofy," puncture to "punk," cig arette to "eigette," situatiou to "si tiou" or "sitmcnt," mid so on. In more MntiniiT,tal matter now words would Ih u decided boon. A man somehow cim't help Mushing when ho calls tlto woman of hi heart "sweet heart," "lover" or "intended. " They are ugly words. "My girl," of course, is low, and "Unncee-" is avoided beennso it cannot lie pronounced timmrly. "Luivist." "spilcer" or "matcher" ui intliutely more tasteful mid convey tlio proper meaning. London Auswer. M II AA1t1-tlll llltAOAf' '? In order to (urthcr introduce IXASTIC STAllOH (Mat Iron llnnd), tlio ni.iiiiil.il tours, I. 1.. 1 1 u I 1 1 '. -i tiroN. Lo ol Itt'oki,.., Ii,i..i, o .no IIH: lll.1IMIl.il I'll! in, I, ... iiuoillf'.ei 1 11 on, V.O., 01 i vi'h lit., IOI..I, iitliu dci 'It led (i) Ol VII AWAY n braiitllul piroeiit with cm It pin kafjc of KUn li gold, These presents arc in (la (onu o( Pecfurcs They arc 13x11) Indies in suc,nm ura entitled at fllowi: Lilacs and Pansic'5. Pansles and Marguerites. g. .,;.:.. am roim St t"'l l''H wii l, to gt ami otnau irim. .MWIKUKi, 1 r hi mmr.rn nnnrrn y.kjiuiHiiVi.iiiiuJji A aki'i lilii An mmm ll Wild American Popples. Lilacs and Iris. Kui Kril AIIt bjr riatrvr. Ill t'U Nicholas tl: iv is 111 rrti'Io nn "Flower Names, " writtcu by l'Ali V. ilosby. Tlio itutlinr ays: Somo of the msch havo French his torio names, as tlieSi uv. ninln Malnml on. nnd tlio i.plomlid Juciiuemiiuit, the Soldier Vtia uliurnt In Niijmlinn'. itlnry, A11J drmimtii llmt l.u vAunl timl uo hi. (auiut Ah, tlifi tnln i f rt mnti i vnt i!! i'niliil Litllo (lift JjK-11111 :i:t t Mill! mil At AlWIiTlO ur nt Moi-nw'a! iiinliiif That Inn riiiuu Meuiil 1 ii I In llio Lw.rt of a riwut What could bo lovelier indet'd thao to havo oiiu'n memory kept ulivo by a flower, ns has 1m 11 too fortumi of tho botaiiits tuelis, Kalm. L'OU l. Uuhl Olid Maunol, who Would havo lxi ii for. ffotteu lonj; nirn but for fl:u fui lmin niirl kalmla, tho lolielia, dahlia and uiuyuo. lm of our fjanlciis mid foiests. Thpe rare plcturfu, four In number, by thr remmnrd iiantrl artlut, R. I.eRoy, of Newf York, Iwvp been 1 bourn froui the very hofcrt iiibjecti In his Rtinlio and are now offered for the lirM time to the public. The picture! are accurntely n-proiluicd in all the ( o!oi usi j in the orig inal, and are pmnounced by roinprtent rritii . woik of art. l'astcl pic I urn are the correct thinn for the houiv, nothing lurpaulng them In beauty, rii linens of color and artistic merit. One of these pictures will tie Riven away wun Co 11 luiikaee ol purchased of your grocer. It i the best laundry March on the market, and ii mid for 10 rentt a package. Ak your griK rr for thia March and get a beautiful picture ALL GROCERS KEEP EUSiiO STARCH. ACCEPT KO SUBSTITUTE ,' Elastic Starch WHEN YOU BUY, ALWAYS III. Ova Work. Tho VnnitT of A certain well known painter is ridiculed in a story told of 111111. ic relates tlmt tlio baintcr wu traveling in a train thnaii'li tho mmm I tains, and as tho weather wns warm and tho Mi liter hud not lml ileep tho night Ixforo ho dozed lu hi neai. Ho had a travelinu comnanlon. who . . ... - HlsiHttKl UIHill talklnir to him mvr.rrhn. less, and as thu train pucd a flno pro- pete exclaimed; "Look, look I Vhnt a l-eautlful land scapor 'Yep." tmillted tho liainter. drenm iuff, anil liuirillLT a "slion" tihr.-oui "' i)iiiutel it myMjlf." Youth ' Com i ... ion GET THE BEST This npjilit'M to real estate as well nn other coiixulitit'H. hvery tannly in need of a home desires tho hi'.st 1k:ii-tion. SOUTH OREGON CITY Has tho greater! number of advantages to ita credit, of any of tho suburba of Oregon City, it will jay you to investigate this property, (loot! clear lots At reasonable prices on easy instalments. Call on or address T. L. CHARMAN, Trustee. 1 Charman Bro's. Block, Human Freedom, For the Whole of tho enomiona A. vaiice in tho condition of tho laboring man the basis was laiiL onco for all. hr the gosp..l. This was, in its original rorni anil 111 its coiitmuinir mirmuui flio charter of human frei doni, ami tho two modes br Which it tiiOHt ronunfuiinnutv asserted itnelf in tho arduous procewi of social reL'enera ion wero Hr,t t m vnu . mil tdovation of woman and next the mitiKtition and eventual abolition of slavery. Cilailstono. " s la th. Marknt. Mr. TlllJV RVlirTf Vr,l. l.n.,n tu -v "'j " j" .11111 unmu turkeya by the feet, yon will keep them Mr. Butcher Business That ain't what I m trying to do. I don't want to keep them any longer. I waiit to Hell 'em. Hurlom Life. Oregon City Your U'fiin will have tlie lmet of care and Full Measure of Feed At lho City Stablee. W. H. YOUNC, Prop., Wuoo.,.or, to W. H. COOkw. Livery Rigs on Short Notice. Telephone No. 42. w amj r 1119 Una no enuul in illtumiu.a nt tlM i mi fir 1 . . W ' 1Y1UI1KVH liri!iaiV I Iffrtiriu llnM i tou nctrlectcd vour Kliloev? lluna " ,.... -"--." - V uu uYcrmumcu your nervous lya- viTiit auu vuufhu irouoiu wn.n vnnr in.i ... . . n-iuiieys ana jiiiwuier? Have you in tho loins, ildo, baek.grolnii luerv Have von . flnl,l,r in. ' pcaranco of the face, espculallv The onlr soan which thn Itiiulnna ej the orthodox typo employ is made en tirely Of vewitublo nrodnrtii Tlnr in I " . -' - '"j. is ncue nsea in mat a, being almost 1 unknown luxury with the nativca. liar Point. Mr Youmansof South PnrnHnn hn. been conibatintr in thnClmrliMioii Kam and Courier tho position of the federal murage committeoof tho National Wo man'i Suffrage association and woman un-rago gouernlly. Virginia D. Young bus been unswerino her mnut ably, and now Mrs. S.mii. n,.tm,f ohairmau of thu ftdural suirrago, takei a nuuo. Attur trying to explain tho po sition of thn non 1 in itrna tn n, f r.u Youmans could understand it she makes a point by saying that whito women of the BOUth would rather iro rn H, tv.lU I ....'.1, i, ...... T"" " . " " 7 "way . . ... irom me pons wun uiacK women and l W KM I I rS letblackinenbethoirrnhirs.Wo.nnn. 1 "' 1 AlllLdiO, Xnbuna under tlin pva9 T. ...... .1.. - j . 4w ai v.iui iib uu- slro pass uKno ? Wllliam'i Kidney I'illa will impart new life to the dia eased organs, tone up tho system find III II 1 II f. now tvtnn a Tl.. ' 1 I ...in v jrvu. i 'J nun uv ceiiiJ mr DOX. Wit I I1UII 1 ... Vl . . M . .. ...... n lru. i rop., uieveiuna, O, For sale by 0. G. Huntley. Tliou.andi are Trrlna It. In order to prove the great merit of Ely's Cream Jtahn, the moHt eO'ooliva cure I for Catarrh ana (Jolu in uoau, we linvs pre. parea n generous trial size lor lu ccnis. ELY BIIOH., CO Warron Bl., N. 1. City. T .ntTarail t rfm nflfnrpll nt Ol. vninl lritiil .ii.iui a linv unil 1 ti.ivi.p tmiii.rl tar cure, nut ii.iy s ureuia j.iiiiu secan 10 00 eren that Many acrpiaintances hure used It witn exoeuent resuiis. uscar usiruiu, 15 Warren Ave., Chicago, III. Tlw' rrum Balm is the aclinnwlpdicd tnereury nor any injnnons arng. j-rice. 1 (0 oenU. At druggists or by nail. EXPRESS AND DELIVERY Prompt attention to hauling to any pari 01 uregon tiny. Moving attended to promptly and carefully. Special ratea given on hauling to 1 m.l-i . . 1 1 ana irom uiaastone ana 1 ari plac. -El-L.OH ? 1800 mili8 of long di. tance U'lcphono wire in Oregon and Wahhington now in otierntion hv the Oregon Teh phone and Tel egraph company. Portland, Seattle, Fpo kane, Tacoma, Halem. Walla Walla, Pendleton, Alhany and DO other towns in the two states nn tht line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All the satisfaction of a personal communication. J)intance no efl'ect to a clear undoretanding. Spo kane as easily heard ai Portland. Oregon City office at f's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, Portland, - - Oregon. ICaUbllilicd IH9S. 1 1 kum PIONEER Tranef and Expre, Freight and parcels delivered to all parts of the city. RATES - REASONABLE.