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V OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1902 Oregon City Enterprise. ( Ity and County Official Taper Pribliahed Every Friday. U. L. PORTER, raoranroa. UBMCKIPTION HATES. Oney.sr $2 00 8U months 1 W Trial subscription two months 2i A discount ot .Vi cents on all subscriptions for one year, 25 cents (or six months, if paid in advance. Advertising rates given on application. Subscribers will find the date of expira tion c( sniped on their papers following their name. If this date is not changed Witiiin two weeks after a pavment, kindly notifv as and we will look after il Entered at the. postoftice in Oregon City, VI., VTTOIIU UIN UIBltVI. a'JKKTB FOR THS KNTKBPR18K. Bearer Creek Canby Clarkamas...., Milwsnkie Union Mills Meadow Brook New Kra Parki!ac Stafford Mulino Carus Molalla Marquam Butte ville Aurora Kale Creek Pamascus Sanity Cnrrinsville II j rin ot l)r. T. B. Thomas E. I. Sins A. Mather Oscar V liMingpr 0. J.Trullinger Chas. Holman W. 8. Newberry R. 0. Holmes J.Q. Gage C. T. Howard R. M . Cooper Annie Stnbbs J. C. Manjuam B. Jennings Henrv A. Snviter .'H. Wilbern J. C. Elliott F. Gretsrh Geo. J. Cnrrin Adoiph A set) off THE MA1.YEELECI10.Y. Ths large Republican plurality in Maine lias a significance which should not be overlooked. The lead is in the neighborhood of 27,000, which is 3000 more than that of the election in the middle of the previous presidential term. That year, too, 1898, was the year of the Spanish war, in which the country had gained territory and fame, and which was (bus especially favorable for the Re publicans. Moreover, the Democrats made a much stronger canvass this year than they did in 1308. They made an earnest endeavor to reduce the Republi can lead to low figures, and some of them imagined that they would carry the state. Thus it is seen that the Republican wave is still at the flood. In the Maine election a full set of state officers, a leg 'isuiture and the state's four members of Congress were chosen. National issues figured with great prominence in the contest. Spellbinders from all over the -country were sent into the state so as to reduce the Republican lead, and thus .give the Democratic campaign mauagers a chance to say that the tide was running against the Republicans. A reduction in the Republican margin would have been received with ioyons acclaim by the Democratic press and stump-speakers all over the coantry. An outlook that is particularly bright presents itself to the Republicans in the coming congressional canvass. But it will not do for the campaign managers to!ake anything fur granted. They mutt see to it that a strong canvass is put up all over the country. The vote must be brought out. All the conditions favor the Repub!icansl but there must not be anything like indifference on the Republican eide. Overconfidence has lost the Republicans more than one elec tion. They have a popular President, an efficient Congress, and a policy which commands the adhesion of a large ma jority of the people. The Maine result shows that the Republican party can win in the coming congressional election if its campaign managers and workers do their duty. Every Republican vote must be brought to the polls. TEA CIIERVJALARIES. The school teachers in one of the conn- ties of West Virginia have organized anion with a view to striking for higher pay. A West Virginia journal which supports the movement says that the av erage salary of a woman teacher in that county does not exceed $30 per month. There has been no advance In salary dar ing the recent years in which the cost of living has increased. The immediate canse of this low compensation for teach ers is the fact that at this low average of sahries, the supply exceeds the demand. The number of applicants increases with the annual output of academic graduates, The profession is made a kind of dump ing ground for the surplus products of colleges. The average girl graduate is expected to do something when her ecLool days are over, and the only open ing she sees is the public schools. The professions are protected by the require ment of special training as a preliminary to practice. Rut the college are sup posed to qualify graduates for teaching In the public school. A good many gradu ates propose to teach a year or two to earn money to continue studies for spe cial work. The professions are open to them when they can pass the required examinations. The collegw diploma i, however, sufficient evidence of the quail ticatious of a teacher. The most direct way to cause an ad vanoe in the salaries of teachers would be to surround the entrance to the pro fession with greater difficulties. If a year or two of study were required to ac- quite proficiency in the art of teaching, the standard of qualification would be higher and remuneration correspondingly greater, CIVIL SERVICE ARMY. According to the annual report of the national Civil Service Commission there are 235,01)0 places under the executive, and the annual expenditure for salaries amounts to $130,000,000. The divisiou batedon the method of appointment is: Classified 121,000, salaries $83.000.000 ; unclassified 11-1,000, salaries Hi,000,000. Of the unclassified places 7l4s8 afe those of fourth-class postmasters. A mere statement of the figures Indi cates the absolute necessity for protect ing and extending the merit system. For if these appointments weie all political the civil service would consist primarily of a great army of the partisan henchmen of the Pieeident, most of whom would give little thought to their official duties. Their neglect would make an increase o' the force necessary, and even with the increase the vast business would be ad ministered with far less efficiency than it is now. Furthermore, it is obvious from the results attained that the principles of tie merit system should be observed to the furthest possible limit. But that this has been reached no one can honestly be lieve, since the number of offices that are legitimately considered political is very few. They would be a hardly appreciable fraction of the $235,000. OPEXLYG OF SCHOOL. Next Monday morning the youths of the city w ill be summoned to assemble at the vatiouB school buildings of the city for instruction, after a vacation of three months. Parents should attend to the matter at once of jeeirjg that everything is in readiness for their children to enter upon the year's work without the slight est delay. Let each parent take a per sonal interest in the school and in the work being done for the education of their children. In these institutions lie the future success of the rising genera tion and the reputation of our city. The school board has been untiring in its ef forts in behalf of the school, resulting in the standard of work and results being raised to a most creditable degree. The board should be encouraged in every way poss.ble, and should know that its efforts are appreciated. Parents should visit the schools and become familiar with what is being done. Hold yourselves in readiness to act in conjunction with the teachers and school officers, the proper education of youth demanding of you this interest. that happens to be in fair condition, lie wants variety and novelty without gi( theiu at the roet of terrifically hard labor and of considerable bodily peril. It is said besides) that the exercise is not as beneficial as some others, but un der favorable condition It affords a pleasant means of getting about and see ing town and country, and the probabil ities ire that the present reaction will be followed by a period ol increasing and healthy demand for wheels. In fait dealers and repair men say that this period has already begun. ALASKA'S RESOURCES. The richness of Alaska, as a gold-producing region, which has now been firm ly established, will attract public atten tion to the results ot the extended inves tigations made by ex-Senator Warner Miller just made public in a New York interview. It has been reported that lame J. Hill contemplated the building of a rail road from Cook's Inlet to Cape Nome, a distance of tiOO miles. If the great rail way magnate defers to the judgment of ex-Senator Miller, however, the railroad will not be constructed, at least for many years yet. While there would be no in surmountable obstacles in the way of a transalaskan railway Mr. Miller does not believe the project to be commercially feasible, even though the Cape Nome district is found capable of yielding for many years as much as $40,000,000 an nually in gold. The railroad, in his opinion, could not Legin to compete with the all-water service. What Mr. Miller reports regarding the marvelous resources of Alaska is of more public interest perhaps than bis opinion of the feasibility of a transalaskan rail road. The natural wealth of Alaska is inter timber, mines and fisheries. He believes that Alaska will continue to yield an annual output of gold of not less than $20,000,000, the niont of which will find its way to the United States. It is over the timber resources of Alaska, however, that the ex-senator grows most enthusiastic. In the low lands and valleys of Alaska are primeval forests almost unmatched in extent and adaptability for commerce. They con sist for the most part of pine and firs, with immense stretches of spruce timber In addition to these forest that are awaiting the sawmill and lumberman there is a vast source of wealth in the salmon fisheries. It is the belief of Mr. Miller that Alaska is to become the world's great supply for salmon and other fish that can be canned and salted. Here is a territory that was thought by the politicians to be very dear at $7,200,000, which is now capable of yield ing $100,000,000 annually from three in dustries mineral, lumbering and fishing. PRC5IDUNT ON TRUSTS. I have not come to ay that I have dls covered a patent cure all (or the trust. When people' minds are greatly agi tated oil any subject it I fsr pleasanter in addressing them to be Indifferent as to what you promise, but it I much less pleasant afterward. The worth of the promise consists purely In the way in which performance squares with it. If a man is honest lie will try just a hard to keep a promise made ou the slump as one made off the slump. If the people keep their heads they won't wish promise to be made which are impossible of performance. II ever the mas of the people do what Is unwholesome, w hat la wrong, then the Republic cannot stand. Back of the law back of the adminis tration, back of our system of govern ment, lie the average manhood ot our people. lu the long run we are going to go up or go dow n, according as the average standard of our citiaonship does or does not wax in growth and grace. The man or woman who makes up to te it days' indilference to duty by eleven days' morbid repenteuce about that in difference is ot very scant use in the world. We are not going to get any complete or perfect solution for all the evils ol the trusts by any single action on our part. Every one who thinks know that the only way in which any problem of great importance was ever successfully solved was by consistent and persistent elfort toward a given end, etfort tint did not end with any one election or any one year. It is a little difficult to set clearly be fore u all of tiiu evils, but I think that those gentlemen ot large mean who deny that the evils exist are acting with great folly. I am acting la property' interets when I ask that the question of trust he taken up. When you make it evident thatjnouian shall In) en-used for violating the law you make it evident that every man will be protected from violation of the law. I want to make a real, not a nominal sovereign to which the corporation shall be subect. I am advocating action to prevent anything revolutionary. A far as the anti-trust law go they will be enforced. No suit will be under taken (or the sake of seeming to under take it. No auit will be compromised excepting on the basis that the Uovern merit wins. BICYCLE AXD HIGHWAY, The troubles of the bicycle trust Lave led to expressions of wonderment at the collapse of the bicycle fad, but that bad begun before the trust was formed, and there is no mystery as to its cause. The first of them was a reaction against the common American fault of overdoing things. Men and women half killed themselves by riding too far. Every pleasure trip became a pleasure exertion, in which the weaker competitors were painfully exhausted. An absolute dis gust for the wheel followed among the victims, many of whom would never mount a wheel again after one such heartbreaking and body-racking ride. Another caate was the cheapening of wheels, which brought them within the reach of the plainest people and raised social doubts among the aristocrats, who could afford to pay $150 per wheel. The incursion of the commoners came just in time to save the liverymen, who were about to expire, and brought back to the horse some of bis old value. Another cause in many places was the detestible condition of city streets and country roads. Except on a first class road a bicycle is a sorrow, and the bicycle rider soon exhausts the delights of a few boulevards and an occasional highway Hkavv rains and the strong winds have ruined the French prune crop. Boarders and boarding-house keepers may not at first recognize the importance of this an nouncement. Few French prunes have been dished up to the public of late, but along with the announcement of the fail ure of the French crop comes word that French prune buyers are now in Califor nia making arrangements to have im mense cargoes of California prunes shipped to the land of frogs and absinthe. Here we recognize the fact that a real danger is threatening our beloved coun try. Most of us bad braced ourselves and made up our minds to get along somehow in spite of the threatened hard coal fam ine, but who among us will be brave enough to try to struggle on if we must do so without prunes, too? The situation is grave, and unless something is done at once to keep the French prune buyers from landing on our shores the flag on every boarding-house in the country will have to be half-masted. A l'aroa'e oble Art. "I want all the world to know," writes Rev. C. J. Budlong, of Ashaway, R. 1.. what a thoroughly good and reliame medicine I found in Electric Hitlers. Th "f cured me of jaundice anil liver tro ibles that had caused me great sull enng for many years. For a genuine, all-around cure they excel anything I ever saw" Electric Bitters are the surprise of all for their wonderful work in Liver, Kidney, and Stomach troubles. Don't (ail to try them. Only 50 cents. Satisfaction is guaranteed by U. A. Harding. Notice to Taxpayers and Pnipertv Owners. Notice is hereby given that the Hoard of Equalization of the County of Clacka mas, State of Oregon, will for ttie week beginning Mundav, October 13, 1102, be in attendance at the office of the county clerk, in said county and state, for the purpose of publicly examining the assess ment rolls of said county for the year 1'JO'J, and correcting of all errors in valu ation, description or qualities of lands, lots or other property. It is the duty of all persons interested to appear at the time and place herein mentioned, and call the attention of said board to any errors in assessment, or property not as sessed, so that the same may be cor rected in the manner provided by law. Please call early in the week. Em Williams, Assessor of Clackamas County. ORE A T FORCE SALE TO TIIK l'ltori.lt Ol' ORKC.ON CITY AND VICINITY i i : t : : THE FA1EI STQB OlM'OHITIi I'OftTOI f ICtl IS rORCI'.DTO SHI.I. OUT Till? UN TIRK STOCK, AND WILL 8KI.L AT A SACRUM OR:::::: .Sale Price j for " i for NOTC THt rOLLOWINQ PRICES: I.adits' Short I. isle Vests, good fur corset covers, " silk hiilsh fierce lined, fast black nose l'rarl Bottom, regular jc. per dcuen " Ladies' l'anry Drrsa Buttons, rrg. 10c and I JC per U01. " Silknliiic Crochet Cotton, rrg. jc a bnll " lltix Assorted Hair Puis, irg. 50 per liox '' Ccluliod Drrss Combs, 10c raoh " Unhlrachcd Shrrting, 36 indie wide " L I. Hleacjird Muslin, jo " " " Hlrachrd Cambric . 30 " " " ' Super l'inr, in finish arid itiality. .. " Ladlrs' Half-wool Non-ahrinkable Vest and Punts, regular 75c " Ladies' Hesvy Rillrd I'leeced L'ltdrr Vests and Pants regular vi-' " Ladirs' Heavy Rihhrd 1'lrrced Union Suits rrgtilsr 7JC " ix) Doze 11 Lacrs of all width and quulltlrs to clone out Rihlions of all widths slid qualilirt, to close out 150 IHm-n Ladies ILiii.lkrrihiefs, plain and fancy to close out. Corsets, Corsets and Corsrts, Sale Price Irom 40c and up Nail Brushes, regular 05c hsl l'ricc .... Mine " " 1 jo " " .... Clothe " " .sc " " .... Large Kitchen Aprons, rrgular ijc " " .... Men's Sox . j for joc and up ' llercc-I.lnrd I'udcrwear, rrg. $1 15 per suit . . " " " Heavy Ribbed, l'leece-LiurU I'ndrrwear fl suit " " .... " All-Wool Ribbed I'ndrrwrar, reg. fi.aj each " " .... " Jersey Rihlird Overshirts, regulars' " " " Working Shirts, double front and hack rrg. $ " " " Kitra heavy Jersey Ovcrshiils, rrgular $1. , " " .... " Siispendrrs, silk ends, good rubber, rrg 35c... " " .... " Slrcve Holdrrs, regular JC " " .... " Memorandum Books, rrgular loc " ' 10 quart Water Bucket, granite " " .... Pompadour Combs, rrgular 15c and iHc " " .... Cotton Napkins, regular 4c " " Rral Linru Napkins " " Oil-Uiiled Turkey Red Sapkins " " UT Fine Tablets for school use . " " 6 for Men's Seamless heavy weight wool socks " " J for 1 1 yard square Tapestry Table Cover, rrgular 95c . . " " Children Fancy I'iK-krt Books, regular loc . . .... " " .... Ladirs l"aucy Round Hose Supports, rrgular mc .... " " .... A I Razor, regular f 1. J " " Fine Tiolrt Sosp, 3 bars in a 1k '' " box 6 inch Umbrellas for ladies and children rrgular 50c " t" .... Alumium Hair Tins 3 cards auisll, large, medium 5-1015 " " .... Aerordeoii Pleated, Mrrcrrisrd Colored Skirts rrg. fi ' " .... All Other Moods Sal Mentloiiad Mum Are Undurad In I'nipoaltlon To .to .14 OS OJ .U .03 .OS 4 SH .oft .10 50 n'i .5" 03 .09 U .10 ? .Ho . .40 .40 ,Wi 1 .03 .OS .40 .10 .lS .'S as "J 5 AS oj .10 7.1 ."7 .40 .H 75 PUBLIC SALE Representatives of the Smith family have applied for space for a building at the World's Fair, to be the headquarters of the members of that great family when visiting the exposition. Some genius has figured out that there are 14,000,000 Smiths in the world, but the number who may visit the World's Fair is unde termined. Oregon City could supply a few additions to this total, which, for some reason, we feel slightly skeptical in regard to its accuracy. Smith's Dandruff remade. Cures dandruff, eczema, itching scalp, and stops falling of the hair. One appli cation stops itching scalp, three to six aoDllcations removes all dandruff. Doc tors and druggists regard it as the only standard remedy lor danurutl and all itching, scaley skin diseases; price, 50c, At all druggists. Book on Catarrh tree, Address Smith Bros Fresno, Cal. Thousands Hare Kidney Trouble and Don't Enow it Bow To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let It stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set tling Indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid ney; If It stains your linen It Is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass It or pain In the back Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to So. There Is comfort In the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish In curing rheumatism, pain In the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part ot the urinary passage. It corrects Inability to hold water and scalding pain In passing It, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon realized. It standi the highest for Its won derful cures of the most distressing case. If you need a medicine you ahould nave the best. Sold by druggists In 50c. andjl. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that telfs""! mors about It, both aent f IriM absolutely free by mall. address Dr. Kilmer & noma ol smaa4. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tion reading thl generous offer In this paper. The undersigned rxeculris of the estate of John C. McMurry, deceased, will on the farm near Damascus, on l-'iidsy, Srplrtntier 6, J. at in a. m., will sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following property : : : 5 Young Cows 1 Jersey Heifer 2 Jersey Hulls Work Horses 2 Fine Colts Washing Machine 1 (Jood Hack 1 (rood Wagon Fanning Mill Plows, Harrows Farm Tools 2 Stoves Other articles too numerous to mention. Mrs. John C. McMurry, liXECUTKIX W. W. H. SAMSON Au:ri:)S3'i k LOOi ( AT THIS Eor the next nixty dayn FOR CHSH Straw and Cranh Hats Helow CoHt Shirt WaiHtB from 35c up 3(i-inch Tercales now 12 Jo yd Table Cloth From 20c yd Duck Skirts in colors From 75o Men's and Boys' Caps regular price 25c now 15c Men's Fancy Dress Shirts, regular price $1 now 75o Neckties, regular price 25c now 15c Men's Sweaters, regular price 85c now 65c Boys' Sweatore, regular price 50c now 40o Men's Heavy Shirts, regular price COc to 75c. . . .now 45c Fancy Socks 5c pair We are making a big cut in prices in every thing in the line of Shoes, Dry Goods and Fur nitthing Goods. Call and examine goods and get our prices. MO FRONT WMs 11 Court House Block OREGON CITY. OREGON.