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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1903 New To-Day. IK I mi' A tiliinilll (OKHCKH IN tint Welnliaril llilllilliiu) lu vi' I lii! clinic nut t'liy, suburban and romilrv rop I'liy lor smallest rlrin. MUSKY Tiyl.OAN AT I.OHT.HT rll'. Ilf' J.1 (illlKKITII. MONKV TO LOAN AT (I AM) 7 - . I.' - -1. I 1 111 . Mtr rem. mini nri'iimy, u ukn i MONKV TO I.OAN-I IIAVK SKVKKAI, iiiiik of iimm-v helongliia: In privHln Individuals which 1 am aulliiri.ud Id loan, mi long ll'ii" at U and 7 mt rent. Ciislul I'm n will lie made very reason klila. II. K. Causa, attorney at Uw. trt'KAYKI)-KK()M MY I'UKMISKH AT Hulinoii, Oregon, one Jersey cow, with whllM lace and tlmik, one small bell; one black and wlilln cnw willi left horn oil", with large, bull and rubber hell m m ;! untt black mul wliliu heller. Notify J mini K. Sinllli, Oregon City, Oregon. Kept, II. I. '&'- 1st J lj. I I' rcrsonal Mention uiws, aaitmir-rr"rv J. H. (iriene, of Tualatin, m In the city Saturday. Attorney W. H. U'lten timl trip to Halein Monday. W. A. Huntley wm a buslnen vialtur to haletn Monday. Col. Ilsker, of HUflbril, was In Oregon t'liy last Hainrday. A. O. (iarlaml, o( Kaliitn, was in the city on business Tuesday. Wm. Kverhart, of Molslla, win a vis llor to thin city Wednesday. lUlph Mumlmll. of llitfliliml. win a Iiiihii.i'm visitor hero Saturday. Mri. John K. Miller, of Salem, visited witli Irieiids in tliii city lliii aeelt. Mini Mini Kelly spent several days III in week with IrleliiU at Sesviitw. Mim Itelli Klnart, of Albany, wm the guest Moiuliy of Mm. J. W. Norris. ( K. Kamsby, ilejiiity county ricorilir, ent Sunday with friend it The I 'alien. Miaa Anna Kngllsh, of I'urtland, wag tliia week the guest of tlia Missus Al biiht. Mini Itaymonil, of Sa'em, visited with frlenda in Oregon City Tuesday after noon. Milt Trulllnger ami Win. Markrul, of Mulalla, had business in Oregon City Wetlneidiv. Mn. Matilda Miller and Minn Gallo way visited with frlendi at McMinnvllle the (1 rut of the Wfek. Ralph llealy tiai returned to bli home, at l)i key'a I'rairie, atlvr a visit with friends in lli in city. I'feiideiit W. N. rcrrin. of 1'aclflr I'liivemly, waa in tint city Unt Silur ilny from Koreit Uruve. Mim I.iii'U Cochran, of Snlein at tended the chi nival for a few days, the guest of her brother, J, V. Cochran. II. Mi Clititm and niolher, of I'ortlitnl. wcie thi week gilesla at tho homo of SIiitiII Shaver in this city. Mr. mul Mm. I'. i. Ilunlley and Mm. J. If. Vernon have returned from a ten days' owttnit on Salmon river, Oscar I.a forest, of I,os Angelei, Cali fornia, ii vinting in Oregon City, the guest of hi sister, Mid. Henry Meldruin. Caleb Cross and aona have returned from the Molalla minei where they have been doing considerable proioctiiig work. Mia Kttiel Kigdon, of Salem, attended the carnival for a few iluyi and was the tiiicht of the MiiHos Marjorle and Kthel Can Held. Fred Midi, chief clerk at the Willmii Pile hotel, of Snlein, wai in the city Tuenliiy evening on liia way homo from l'orllnnd. C. (1. Huntley wis In l'orllnnd tliii week in attendance on a meeting of the nl ii 1 1 lioiinl of phnrmacy, of which he ie a member. lKid Long, an extenaivo bee raiHer of OHwego, whi in the city Saturday. Mr. 1. on it will thin year have more than a tun ol honey to sell. K. K. Woodward aml family have re moved from Main itreet to the Michaol reiidence on tho hlulT at the bead of the Third atreet Htnira. County Judge T. F. Ryan returned Monday, accompanied by bla family from Hiiaaido where hia family has been "pending the aummer. T. L. Cbarman, K. E. Cbarman, of thia city, and Oscar Wiminger, of Mil waukiu, will return Saturday from a ten daya outing at Mt. Hood. Mim Mina Ileadley came op from Ore gon City last evening for a few daya' vfait with Mini Clara McDeruiald. Salem Statesman, September 6. Mra. M. Ilollack and son bave returned from Eugene whore Mr. U. was called by the aerioua illness of her father, A. OoldHinith, who ia improved. Mies Hazel 8. Davidson waa in Tort lund a few daya ago viaiting her counin and altendinir a birthday party. She returned homu on Friday of last week. Mini Kathleen Halxirlack and Edith Frcenmn, of Oregon City, who had been on a visit to City Attorney Haberlack, left on the Hugo Monday. Tillamook Headlight. Mra. L. V. Fox, accompanied by lier children, of The Dalles, waa guest of her aister Mrs. O. I). Eby in thia city last Saturday. (She was on her way to Mo lalla for a visit with ber parents. Miss Katherine Hanna, of Neah Bay, Washington, was in the city Saturday, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. O. lieattie. Miss Hanna was en route to Eugene for a visit with ber parents. J. R. Birdsell, of Kolso, was in the city Saturday. Mr. liirdaell and wife and daughter were among the passengers on the Sandy stape that was overturned at Boring one day last week. He reports that Mrs. Birdsoll, who was quite seri ously Injured in the accident, is not re covering very rapidly. Mr. Ilirdaell Is preparing to remove with his family to California. Howard M. Brownell, the rustling Voimg attorney, Iihi returned from a inoiMli'istiiy on the upper ClackanmH, w here im assistant lo I lie malinger of the IUIi Imli'lieiy, he combined work Willi a pleasant outing. Kinery and Traftori Dye hive voiih to attend Oherlln Cnlversitv. Their par ent. Mr. nod Mrs. 0. . Iy were both KH'inmii.,1 from the nine university in Ihh-J. Tim yoiiiig men fxxct to attain the ili-Kiee A. 1!. .uiloc J . Higga, of Halmn, wan In the cny iiiesiuy evening on bin way to I oillniid to attend a meeting of the state lioanl of pharmacy. Mr. Kings, who is proprietor of the Canllal I Tiilt Store in Salem, In a member of the state board of phnrmiiy, Misn Essie Block, daughter of Mr. and fti it. i ..... .7 ir. tv. I,, iiiock, 01 tins city, leaves Sunday for Bitltimora, Marylund, where sue win common Imr musical education at IValiody C!ollegn, taking a live yenrn' course. Minn Block In an accomplished Instrumentalist for one of her years and her many friends congratulate her on the opportunity she has for extending lier musical education. Htatk or Ohio, City orTol.KDo.J as. I.ucai County. ( Frank J. Cheney makes an oath tba lie ia lite senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chaney A Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State ufore- siilil. and Unit said linn will pay the sum of ONE lM.'NDHEl) DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Caturrah Curu. FRANK J. CHENEY, Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, thia (1th day of Decemlair, A. I). I MM. A. W.GLEAHON, j skai. Notaryl'ublic. Hall's Catarrab Cure In taken inter nally end arts directly on the blood ami mui'oui iiirliicca of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F.J. CHENEY, CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by drug-gists, 75c. Hull's Family Bills am the bent. latest novelties in ready-to-wear bats, capa and veils at C. (iolilsmith'i. A DisTiNouiniiKii VmiToB Mrs. Lor raiue J. I'itkin, Chicago, general grand secretary of the general (irand Chapter of the Order of Eantern Star, Waa a Visi tor to Oregon I'itv Sunday and was the guest of Mm. H. N. T. Miller and aon, Col. Robert A. Miller. Mrs. Miller was the third grand worthy aiatron of the I. astern btar lor Oregon. Col. Miller beled to organixe the II rat grand chap ter of this order in Oregon in the Fall of 1KHU and served as the tlrst grand patron for the state. The organixation of which Mrs. i'itkin is the general secretary is the main body of the Eastern Star and has Jurisdiction ol all the countries of the globe. Mrs. i'itkin report that the or- ler ban a large membership that is in creasing each year. The (ieneral Secre tary is making a tour ol the Const in t lie interest of the order she rcpieecnts and left Siindav evening for Seattle. Friday evening, Mrs. I'itkin wan the guest ol honor at a reception tendered My the Martha Washington Chapter in l'oit luiiil. Wanted Tirl for Housework. Small family, good pay. Inquire at Huntley's drug store. The annual meeting of the State Bap tist Association will I e held in Oregon City October 10-23 inclusive. There are in the stale lHi Baptist congregations with a membership of H000, and from these churches it is exacted there will 1M delegates in attendance at the con vention. Among the prominent speak ers who will attend the convention are Dr. Seymour, of Philadelphia, who is in charge of the Baptist Publishing Society, snd Miss Mary (J. Burdetle, of Chicago. Miss Burdctte, is a sister of Robert J. Burdetle, the humorist, who delivered I wo lectures at tho Willanietto Valley Chautauqua last July. There will also he in attendance several missionaries and the various coait secretaries of the denomination. Tricely Averted. "Just in tho nick of time our little boy was saved." w rites Mrs. W. Watkins. of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneumonia bail laved and havoc with him and a terrible cough hail set in besides. Doctors treated him hut he urew worse every day. At lenulh we tried Dr. King's New Discov ery fur Consumption, and our darling was saved. He's now sound, and well Everybody ought to know, it's the only suro cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung diseases. Uuarantoed by Charman Co.. Druggists. Price 60c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Just received, new styles in hats, caps and veils at Miss Goldsmith a. Oregon I'ltT .Market Report. (Corrected Weekly.) Wheat No. 1. 75c per bushel. Flour Portland, $4 25 per bbl. $1.10 per sk. Howard's Best, $1.05 per sack. Oats In sacks, 90c percental. Hay old Timothy, bales, $11 per ton loose, $9 per ton. Clover $9; Oat, $9; mixed hav, $9; cheat, $9. MillBtul'iH Bran. $21.00 per ton. shorts, $22.00 per ton ; chop, $20.00 - per ton, barley, rolled, 2J.uu per ton, Potatoes New, oiio to 7r)C per sack. Eggs Oregon, lSc to 20c per dozen. Butter Ranch, .Vm: to 40c per roll. California onions, $1.00 perewt. Dried applcs.Oc to 7c per II). Prunes, (dried) petite, 3c per lb; Ital ian, large. 5c per lb. medium, 3,'jCi Silver. 4,'. Cabbage (new), Vi per pound. Green peas, 2c per pound. Apples, 40c to 60c. Peaches, 50 to 75c per box. Dressed chickens, 10 to 12)' c per lb. Livestock and dressed meats; beef, live, $:l.00 to $3.75 per hundred. Hogs, live 5'v to 6 cts; hogs, dressed, "..c; sheep' $2 to $2 25 per head ; dressed, 5c; veil, dressed. 7to7,lJc; Iambs, live, $2 per head ; lambs, dressed, 6c Go to M ibs Goldsmith's and see those new styles in ready-to-wear hafs and veils, j 1 4 (.IIISHOI.I) WITT nOII KN, The Salem Niatenman given the follow ing account of the marriage of Miss Corn Uriswold, of the Capital City, to Mr. Rov WiiUrhen, of Oregon City: The handsome home of Street Com missioner (ieorge (irinwold, at Four teenth and J .en streets, in this city, Wan lliei'ene of fullllment of one of fnte'a happiest edicts on Wednesday afternoon last, September 2, 1003, when, at the It'iur of 4, Rev. I', h. Knight, the veteran welder ol human hearts and lives, said the words that united and blessed the destinies ol Miss Cora E. (itiswold and Mr. Royal B. Wiltschen. The wedding wan witnessed by the lamilletof the high contracting parties only. Tlis house aa decorated with ferna and cut Mowers, and the happy couple gave their life pledges beneath a lovely creation of mnideiihair fern and sweet Man. The bride was habited in a trav eling mil of dark brown with picture hut to match. , Mrs. Wittschen in thoroughly and most happily known in Salem, which has been her home for yearn, and ber departure for newer fields will be keenly felt by a concourse of (riends, who must be con tent with the knowledge of her future happinena and proepeiity. Her husband in a young and succesnful business man of Oregon City, and at that place the young people will begin their career of home building, after a abort ti.ur of the Sound cities. While congratulations are flitting broadcast, Oregon City is entitled lo a share of felicitations which are grate fully extended. The United Brethren Sunday Bchool held ita annual picnic as announced at Catianiah l'ark Wednesday, September!.'. The grounds were in splendid condition, the day was ideal for an outing, the at tendance was large, a bountilul dinner waa spread ami a good programme ren dered, so that all bad a fine time. The United Brethren congregation feels thankful to Suiierintendent Fields for II. tho the use of the grounds and also to J. Turney, who contributed the use of piano tor lha day. THE LOCAL NEWS. Born, Saturday. September 5. 1903, to I'rof. and Mrs. W. G. lieattie on the West Side, a son. County Clerk Sleight Tuesday issued a marriage license to Lillie Seely and Win. Barber. Permanent employment will be given a young boy about 17 years of age. Ap ply (ireat American Tea Company, city. Rev. Mr. Tuft, who has charge of the anti-ialoon league for Oregon, will preach at the First Baptist church Sun day morning. Two hop contracts, both in favor of Phil Neis A Co., were filed in the ollice of County Recorder Stevens Thursday. E. (i. Jones ami Peter Heater each agree to deliver to the hop merchant U',000 pounds of 11X13 hops at 10 cents per pound. The contracts were written in March, l!K)l. K. A. Farr, of Ibis city, will condili t one of the many side shows at the state fair next week. Mr. Farr owns a num. lier of real animal freaks that are well worth while going to see. Among the animals Mr. Farr will exhibit at Salem are his wonderful Siamese twin calves, five legged sheep, three legged dog and a number of freak chickens. Mr. Farr will lie accompanied by George GriHith and the pair will endeavor to do their part tow ard entertaining the large crowds that will visit the fair. The State Commission to the St. Louis Exposition receives some curious olfers of oddities to be used at the Fair. Some weeks ago a fir tree, 400 feet high and not over 30 inches in diameter at the base, was reported, and later, another tree, one half of which was petrified and the other half still tree, was otlered to the Commission. These seem a little out of the common, but Oregon produces such wonderful things that, in all proba bility, the Commission will have these things investigated to see if they are what is claimed for them. An extremely entertaining article in the Argonaut for September 14th is en titled "The Log of the Yacht Tolna," based on a book recently published in Paris by Count Festetics (le Tolna, nar rating the events of an eight-year cruise in the South Seas. The count sailed from San Francisco with his bride, who was Miss Ely llaggin. A plot by the first mate to Beize the shin was the first development. But there were others "Why did the Countess teste tics de Tolna leave the Count Festetics de Tol na?" is the pertinent queotion asked in the first line of the article. It is sullic iently answered before the end is reached. Two actions at law were instituted in the Clackamas county circuit court Wed nesday of this week. K. L. Adkins has suod Mary Adkins for divorce on the grounds of desertion. The plaintiff al leges that he and Alary were wedded In Oregon Citv in August, 1897, and repre sents that his spouse has failed to live up to her marriage vows and has entirely deserted and abandoned him. George C. and Howard M. Brownell are the attor neys for the husband. C. E. Rainsny is plaintiff in an action for money suit in which Bridget Mclntyre et al are the de fendants. Judgment for $145.50. with $75 attorney's fees and costs and dis bursements of the action are aked by the plaintiif, who is represented by Grant B. Dimick. The amount for which judg ment is asked Is the balance due on a promissory note. A Portland bridal party came to this city Tuesday afternoon, and, after in dulging lather generously in the flowing bowl, proceeded to annex the greater part of the city to themselves. The re sult was that E. G. Tracey was arrested for disorderly conduct and fined $10. Tracey was accompanied to this city by a woman named Fortune whom be mar ried dnrine the afternoon. In company with some friends, the pair started out to see the street fair. Everything went Social Events I along smoothly until the party collided ! with a man named Hall, of Highland, who did not like the familiar ways mem !bers of the party employed. In the j fracas that ensued, Trscey slipped op ; liehind Hall, whom be struck from be hind. Toe I'ortlitndiles then boarded j the street car but Ed Fields bad wit : nessed the an-anlt on Hall and hurrying' I to the car, be compelled the entire parly to accompany him to justice court, I where Tracev paid a 1 10 fine. The spec I tacla of an officer escorting a half-dozen men mid women up the sir net to the j'is I lire court, wan in unusual one for quiet, j pencelul Oregon City and naturally creHien some excitement, fields wan formerly constable lor Oregon City and he Volunteered his services in the same capacity on this occasion with grace and diKiiity becoming that conservator of the law. Frank Kraxberger, a prosierous farm er of Macksburg, was in the city Thurs day. Mr. Kraxberger reports that be baa just finished the picking of h's hop crop. The yield waa about half that of last yenr but the quality was much bet ter. Mr. Kraxberger was fortunate in that be sm ceeded in gathering and cur ing bis entire crop before any of the hops were dimuged rv the mold. Dr. II. R. Jones, of Medford, arrived in the city Thursday morning and upon identifying as his prortv the mare that was recovered trorn a horse thief in this city last Wednesday, SheritI Shaver turned the animal over to its owner. Dr. Junes departed overland during the day for his Southern Oregon home, expect ing lo cover the entire distance on horse back. Emma Louise Doarie, wife of Dr. O. D. Doane, who died at The Dalles, Mondav morning, was the sister-in-law of Mrs. L. J. Marshall, of Canemab. Mrs. Dome's maiden name was liarmon and she waa ths daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Harmon. She was born near Oregon City on November 30, 1855, removing to The Dalles in 18C2, where, in October, 1M77, she was married to Dr. Doane, who survives her. The Times Mountaineer, of 1 he Dalles, pays the deceased the fol lowing tribute: "The life of Mrs. Doane was one which all might well emulate, for certainly she was a true Christian woman, her acts ever being an exempli fication of her professions. Mrs. Doane wai one whom all were pleased to call a friend," A TEMPEST OF BATTLE. Itlrrlnc Dracrlptioa of Cavalry Char at GaHribar. A cavalry charge met by a counter charge of cavalry la still perhaps the most terrible spectacle witnessed in war. If the reader has never seen such 1 charge he can form little conception of lta awe Inspiring fury. Imagine yourself looking down from Gettya burg's heights upon the open, wide spreading plain below whera 6,000 horses are marshaled In battle line. Standing beside them are 6,000 riders I armed, booted and spurred and ready I to mount The bugles sound tVe ! "Mount"' and Instantly 5,000 plumes rise above the horses as the riders spring Into their saddles. In front of the resiKvtlvo squadrons the daring leaders take their places. The flutter ing pennants or streaming guidons, ten to each regiment, mark the left of the companies. On the opposite slope of the same plain are 5,IKK hostile horse men clad In different uniforms ready to meet these In countercharge. Under those 10,000 horses are their hoofs, Iron shod and pitiless, beneath whose furl ous tread the plain Is soon to quiver. Again on each slope of the open fleid the bugles sound. Ten thousand sabers- leap from seabbnrds and glist 'n in t':e aun. The trained horses e!:afc their re straining bits, and as the bi'jr'e nrt' Sound the charge their n.strlN d hit and their flanks swell I:i syiupatbet'c Impulse with the (lashing r'ders. ' I-'o ward."' shouts t!ie commander. Down the lines and through t!.e columns in quick succession rim' fl.o rchoin com mamla, "Forward, forward.'' As tl.l- order thrills through eager ears sabers flash and spurs nr planted i'l palpitat Ing flanks. The madly flying horses thunder across the trctr.blln;; Held, CI lng the nir with clouds of dust and whizzing pebbles. Their Iron rimmed hoofs In remorseless tread crush the stones to powder and crash through the flesh and hones of hapless riders who chance fc fall. As front against front these furious riders plunge, their sweep ing saliers slashing edge against edge, cutting n way through opposing ranks, gashing faces, breaking anus and split ting heads. It is a scene of wildest war, a whirling tempest of battle, short lived, but terrible. General John B. Gordon In Scrtbner's. Illi Bad Memory. "I auppose," said the condoling neigh bor, "that you will erect a handsome monument to your husband's mem ory? "To his memory!" echoes the tearfn widow. ""Why, poor John hadn't any I was sorting over some of the clothes he left today and found the pockets full of letters I had given htm to mall." Heated. Jones Wonder what made Mrs. Sut ton look so heated when she picked op that photograph from her husband's of fice desk? Jaynes Good reason for becoming heated. It was one of bis old flames, you know. Boston Transcript Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree ably aromatic. It ia received through the nobtrUa, cleanses and heals the whole sur face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell the 50o. size ; Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test it and you are sure to Continue the treatment. Announcement. To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for tatarrhal trou. lie, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price including flie spraying tube ia 75 cnta. Dmggiata or by mail. The liquid form embedies the med icinal properties of the solid preparation. NO STYLE ABOUT JACKSON Mil Cook W tailed mm InterprrOr Kor Kreoi-h Illplomatlsf. "Although 'Old Hickory' wns a blunr rnnn In nil mutters, of business ami reached his purposes by the stralghtest road," said an old newspaper man, "still he wr.s courteous In nn eminent di-Kreo anj bad a high respect for the. forms of o-lal Intercourse:. While president of the United States tils re ception of foreign ministers and emi nent citizens was distinguished by tourtly etiquette and noble bearing. II I Is related that on one occasion a for eign minister Just arrived bad a day and an hour appointed by Mr. McLane, then secretary of state, to be presmted to the president, and, misunderstand ing the premier's French and perfectly at fault by the apparent simplicity of republican manners, the minister at the appointed time proceeded to th White House alone and rang the bell. "Je aula venu voir M. le 1'renidetn," said the plenipotentiary to the IrTsh servant "An' what does that mean?" mutter ed Pat and continued, "He says presi dent though, an' I s'pose be wishes to see the general." "OuL oul," said the minster, bowlfig. Without further ceremony the gefltle man was ushered Into the green room, where the general sat complacently smoking bis corncob pipe, and on the Instant he commenced a ceremoBioui harangue in French, of which "Old Hickory" did not understand one word. "What does the man want Patricia.?" asked the general, without concealing his surprise at what be bad witnessed. "It's French that he's spakin' In, M'j with your lave I'll slnd for the cook to . And out what the glntleman wants." j In due time the presiding officer of the kitchen arrived, the mystery vru explained, and, to the astonishment of. the cook, the servant and the old gen eral, an accredited minister from a fir- elgn government was developed. Fr-' tunatcly at the Instant the secrrtiJyj came In, a ceremonious Introduction i took place and all parties were boob at ease. Washington Star. ' POULTRY POINTERS. Keep the tnrkey hens tame by feel ing them close to the bouse. When tae fowls have a free range, one cock to every fifteen or twtnfy bens is sufficient The games have more meat for fielr size than any other fowl They grow alowly, bat are solid and firm. Cooping up the mother hen and al lowing tUe chickens to run around If the safest and most economical plan. Wooden floors close to the ground ab sorb the damp from the esrth, and tha atmosphere of the house Is always moist Bone meal will greatly assist the growth and development of bona in chickens and In a great measure pre vent leg weakness. The ne.fta must be renewed occasion ally and kept clean. Clean, dry straw 1 Is the best nestling material. Tobacco stems wii! help to keep away vermin. If It Is d'lrous to have the greatest number of pounds of meat from the smallest quantity of feed, select the large breed Dorkius, Cochins or Brah mas. Tk Canal of France. Few who have not traveled In south ern and central France know of her vast systems of canals and canalized rivers. Many persons spend months or years In Paris and know nothing of the great basins In that city Iron which canals radiate, binding all parts of France to the great heart of the cap ital. These canals run Into rivers con necting those of the water sheds north. south and west Through many of these small streams we at home would call them creeks you will see little towboats puffing, grunting and littirtg up a henvy chain from the canivllzed river bed, winding It round a drum artU thus towing long lines of barges with a most economic expenditure ot power. Argonaut A Fair Exchange. lie was one of those irrepressible youngsters who are constantly brim nilng over with mischief. The loving, tender hearted mother wound up a serious talk by saylug, "I love you even when you are naughty, darling." A day or two later this same small boy received a spanking, and in a little while he climbed into his mother's arms, saying as he lovingly patted ber face: "I lnb yon, mamma, so much, even when you pank me." Little Chronicle. Tub Ink That Homer Caed. Ink of various hues was used Dy the ancient Romans, that of a purple tint being considered tha exclusive fluid for the execution of all royal writings, as It was distinctively the royal colcTr. It It said that Homer's works were writ ten In letters of gold on a roll 120 feet In length, formed of the lnbestiDes of serpents, but we are left in Ignorance as to the method of preparing this ink. Profitless Bnalnesa. "What's Jinks a-doln' of now?" "Settin' still an' growlin' at the world." "What forr "Well, the world won't rise- up an' make a llvln' for him." Atlanta Con- stltuUon. He Had Arrived. Lawyer When I was a boy, my high est ambition was to be a pirate. ' Client You're In luck. It Isn't every man who can realize the dreams of his youth. Pittsburg Gazette. HI Inheritance. "Did MacMerger Inherit his moneyf "Indirectly. He Inherited the ability to get the best of others." Life. Consumption The only kind of consump tion to fear is " neglected consumption." . People arc learning that con sumption is a curable disease. It is neglected consumption that is so often incurable. At the faintest suspicion of consumption get a bottle of Scott's Emulsion and begin regular doses. The use of Scott's Emulsion at once, has, in thousands of cases, turned the balance in favor of health. Neglected consumption does not exist where Scott's Emul sion is. Prompt use of Scott's Emul sion checks tiie disease while it can be checked. Fend for free tample. SCOTT A fcOWSE, Chemist. 409-415 Pearl street. New York. all druiurttu. OREGON'S BLUE RIBBON I State Fair : SALEM SEPTEMBER 14-19, 1903 The greatest Exposition and Live Stock Show on the Pa cific Coast. High Class Racing every afternoon ' t $13,000 in Cash Premiums a on live stock and farm products. I All exhibits hauled free over the 1 Southern Pacific Reduced transportation rates on 1 all lines. 1 Live Stock Auction Sale held in connection with fair. 1 Fine camping ground free and re duced rates on camper's tickets Come and bring your fam ilies. For further in formation, write fl. D. Wisdom, Secretary Portland, Ore. HELLO' ' 2,000 miles of ong dis tance telephone wire in Oregon, Washington, Cali fornia and Idaho now in operation by the Pacific Station Telephone Com pany, covering 2,250 towns. Quick, accurate, cheap All the satisfaction of a personal communication. Distance no effect to a clear understanding. Spo kane and San Francisco as easily heard as Fort land. Oregon City office at - Harding's Drug Store. MWIiava hnn lulu. ric-l di-ti Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted Inr over twenty years, and I can ay that Cwcarets nave given me more relief than any other reme dy I bava ever tried. I shall certainly recom mend them to my friends as being all they are represented." Tho& Giixard. Etalo, 111. Bowl, timer Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. rOcfac.SGo. ... CURE CONSTIPiTinsi Storlhf bM, bH. CUun, Inlml, l.w I t."l!t KOaTO.Rlfi 801,1 and sjiaranteed by all dm.. inn fp CANDY I I A" CATHARTIC j, T"DI tetarrtaaoi