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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1003 Oregon City Enterprise CITY AM COINTY OFFICIAL PAl'EK. Published Every Friday.' Subscription Rates. One year 00 Six months 1 Trial subscription, two months i) A discount of 50 cents on all subscriptions for one year, 25 cents for six months, if paid in advance. ADVERTISING RATES OS ArTUCATION. ' Subscribers will find the date of expiration stamped on their papers following their name. If this is not changed within two weeks after a payment kindly no tify us and the matter will receive our attention. Entered at the postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon, as second-class matter. TIIE EDUCATION OF A BOY. The "boy problem" is much older than any other problem. It therefore follows, naturally, that we lave a vast literature on the subject of its solution. Since the days of "Tom Brown at Rugby" that litera ture has multiplied with great rapidity. As there are very few persons of ordinary intelligence who are innocent of ideas regarding the "bringing up" of a boy the average parent need not suffer for lack of counsel on this subject The boy is the crux of the educational problem. He is the interesting and delightfully uncertain quan ' tity in the home life. Just how the girls will "turn out" does not appear to concern the parent or the educators. Everybody knows that they will develop into a womanhood that will reflect credit upon the family name. But how about the boy? What are you going to do with this bundle of lively and interest ing potentialities? Before the Chicago Union of Liberal Sunday Schools at Hull House lately Mrs. Milton Lamoreaux, in dis cussing the "boy problem," said: Between the ages of 16 and 13 occurs the crisis of the feelings in a boy's existence. His life shuts up. He loses his old frankness and becomes secretive. Happy the father or mother or teacher who, when the boy'B life shuts up, is shut inside. Here we have the pathos of the boy problem, as well as the parental obligation, pictured in a, few words. Pedagogical treaties, based upon theories or upon experience, may be more illuminating than this, but they can add very little to the impressiveness of the truth that when a boy "shuts up" the parent should be shut up with him. All of which is one way of saying that "the heart of a boy" is the important thing to reach after all. In the education and training of boys personality is the thing that counts. The purpose of training a boy is to save him from himself and to fit him for useful citizenship. The father who foolishly permits a teacher or some one else to reach the heart of his boy, while he himself remains outside of the boy's life, is committing a perilous blunder. Greek verbs and algebra cannot make a good man or a useful citizen out of a boy. There must be direct and confidential contact with personalities that exem plify all the sturdy virtues that are needed in the boy's life. THE CRUSADE AGAINST PEONAGE. It is highly satisfactory to know that the southern states have not stopped active efforts for the suppres sion of peonage since the qnieting down of the general discussion of the subject throughout the country. The convictions of last summer were in the federal court for the middle district of Alabama. In the northern district at Burmingham five citizens of Coo sa county pleaded guilty of the crime a few weeks ago and leceived 11000 fines. Now it is reported that the federal grand jury at New Orleans has found in dictments against several planters and contractors on the same charge. There have also been convictions in Florida and Georgia this year. It is manifest that there is an effective public sen timent in the South that will protect the negro from the new form of slavery, for the prosecutions have been, certainly in the most prominent cases, and so far as we know in all, originated and carried through by public officials exclusively of southern birth and southern sympathies. However insistent the South may be as against the Bocial pretensions of the ne gro, and however much injustice it may do while es tablishing what it deems to be a vital principle, there is much to show that in the end it will give the negro a chance industrially. Chicago-Recrd Herald. GOVERNMENT AID IN ROAD BUILDING. It is proposed to bring prominently forward at the coming regular session of congress the Browning bill providing for national aid, in co-operation for state and local aid, for the construction of good roads. The measure is of much importance in which Oregon is considerably interested, and it is desirable that con gress should act upon it in the near future in order that the extensive and far-reaching scheme of im provements which it contemplates may be put under way as soon as possible. Representative Brownlow, of Tennessee, is the author of the measure and he has declared that he is in no wise disheartened by reason df the failure of the bill to pass at the last session.and that he will introduce it at the first opportunity. He bolioves it possible to secure its passage next session, basing his opinion on the remarkable growth of senti ment favorable to it from all parts of the country. Members of congress from the South and West are said to bo practically a unit in support of the bill, while powerful aid is expected from New England, New York. Pennsylvania and Now Jersey. It is also said that the bill will have active champions-hip and strong support in the senate. One consideration which will I certain to have much weight in Kith houses of congress is the extension of the free rural delivery service. This service has proven extremely popular, as is shown by the many applications for its extension to sections not now served. The success of the free rural delivery system depends to a great ex tent upon the condition of the highways. Congress has undoubted authority under the con stitution to establish snd aid in the construction of post roads, and indeed it would it seem to be the plain duty of congress to tske such action in connec tion with the extension of the rural free delivery. One great need of the nation is better rural highways. So progressive in many other respects, we have been singularly reprehensible and nonprogressive in this and far behind other nations. It is time for an awakening which will result in progress. AUTOMOBILE AND RAILWAY ACCIDENTS Statistics have been compiled in England showing the number of railway and automobile accidents in that country and in Wales during the year ending August 31. It is found that in the period mentioned 2,991 people were injured and 4l killed by automo biles, the average being a little more than 76 accidonti a week. During the year the railways of England killed eight passengers and officials and injured '224. It is not shown that any people were killed at grade crossings, Which of course gives the railroads an un fair advantage over the automobiles. In the United States the railroads would have a higher average both as to the number of accidents and the killed. A few busy grade crossings hore and there may be counted on by the automobile scorchers to maxe their figures look quite respectable by compari son. There is another thing that we must remember in this connection. The English are naturally slower in their movements than we are here in America hence the American's chances of getting out of the way of the onrushing automobile are somewhat greater than the Briton's. In good time it may bo Hupjsosed the English will take steps to regulate the running of automobiles. When laws covering the case are made they will be enforced, and then a sudden decrease in the number of automobile accidents in that country may be ex pected. Meanwhile it looks as if both tho grade crossing and the haphazard running of automobiles were to con tinue indefinitely over here. Credit is due the local police force for having caught one of the cleverest gang of post office money order forgers that ever operated in the country. Should he be acquitted of the felony with which he ' !a nVta rnrofl fVlft RflV R IT Tpnnfwltf nf ITilluVwipn ' would be a valuable acquisition for some lecture bureau. A SPRING COMPLAINT. Walking home from school, the other day, some children were discussing the perfection and usefulness of their respective fathers. "My father's the best man in the world," said one little girl; "he is a minister. He makes people go to church." "Mine is the best," piped up another; he's a doctor. He makes sick j people well so they can go to church." Three or four I more enlarged upon the benefit the world derived J from their fathers, when finally a sweet, blue-eyed little girl said: "My papa's the best of all. He's aj poet. A poet! said another, in sympathetic sur-j prise; "why, a poet isn't a profession! It's a disease!" j Senator Jones, of Washington, has introduced a! bill providing for an increase of $2f0 in the salary of rural mail carriers throughout the United States TV.ia i a imlir a tt rwa in tia rirfVif 1ipontiAn artI ulnmM I have the encouragement of every citizen in the several townB of the union. This will give the carriers $850 per year, which is only a fair compensation consider ing the expense of feeding a team, blacksmith's bill and other incidentals necessary to carry on the work. People who are interested in this enternrise and the welfare of the carriers should write to the representa tives in Washington urging them to render their as sistance in having the bill passed. Silverton Appeal. Twenty-nine of the forty-five states were carried by the Republicans at the latest elections. Of the sixteen states carried by Democrats only two, Nevada and Rhode Island, are Northern HtateB. In Rhode Island the Democrats elected only the governor. The rest of the (date officers and the legislature are Republican. Nevada was Republican until the silver question became prominent. Never before were the Northern states as solidly Republican as they are now by the figures of their latest elections. This is the historical answer to the solid South, and will unques tionably continue as long as that threat is main tained. Probably, as a forlorn hope, and their plight amounts to that, the efforts of the Democrats will be to carry Illinois, along with New York and New Jer sey, not because Illinois is promising ground, but be cause its electoral vote is essential to a fighting chance. The Republicans of Illinois have nothing to fear except from local dissensions. Folly of that kind would be a blow at the Republican party nationally. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. i 0 GREAT OVERSTOCK S H L E OWING TO THE UNEXPECTED SLOW TRADE We are compelled to sacrlflcs our $20,000.00 stock of up to-date Clothing, Furnishings, Shses, Hats, etc., regardless of cost, in order tt make roem for New Goods for the coming season, and to meet our obligations. We mean wht ws say, as we are la need of money, and we are going to glfe tho people of Clackamas County the benefit f the greatest sale that was ever had In Oregon City. Prices that will startle everybody and tempt the purses of all economic buyers. Make your Holiday purchases and save goodly sums. A suitable present given to all the youngsters whs clothe themselves here before Chrlstmss or New Tears. Come early and get your choice. NoU i few of our record-breaking bargains. OUR MOTTO Satisfaction or Your Money Back. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING IN ALL TIIK I.ATKST FAlMUCh Men's Regular $15.00 and $12.50 Suits overstock price ! .... I Men's Regular 1 1.00 and $9.50 Suits overstock price Yonng Mens I.ong Trouser Suits, regular 10.00 and 19.00 overstock price Young Men's long trouser suits, regular $S.50 snd 17.50 overstock price Boys' Knee Pants Suits, regular $ 00 and f 1.50-overstock price Boys' Knee Pants Suits, regular $.'UX) and $2 5i overstock price 500 pair Men's Odd Pants, regular $4.00 and :!.50 overstock price 150 pairs of Odd Knee Pants, regular 75c and 5)o overstock price MEN'S AND BOYS' OVERCOATS In Long, Medium and Short Stylos Men's Regular $18.00 and 15.00 Ovrrcoaes overstock price Men's Regular $ 1 2.50 and $ 1 1 .00 Overcoats overstock price Mens' Regular 1 10.00 and H50 Overcoats overstock price Boys' Regular $3.50 ami 17.00 Overcoats overstock price Boys' Regular $0.5O and $5.CO Overcoats overstock price Men's, Ladies and Children's Shoes Men's $3.50 and $:?.00 Goodyear welt shoes, during overstock sale at Men's $2.50 and $2.00 heavy Shoes, during overstock sale at Men's odds and ends in $2.0) and $1.75 SIkm-h' during overstock salu at Ladies' $3.00 and $2.50 Shoes, during overstock sain at Odds and ends in Ladies' and Children's Shoes, regular $2.25 and $1.75 value during overstock sale at MEN'S AND BOYS' HATS Men's Regular $2.50 and $2.00 Hats, in soft and stiff styles during overstock salo at Boys' $2.00 and $1.50 Hats during overstock sale at Men's and Boys Furnishings Men's Silver $1,00 Shirts in soft or stiff bosom during ovcrsU'k sail at Odds and edds in Men's and Boys' Shirts, regular $1.00 and 75c values during over stock sale at Men's and Boys' Underwear, regular $1.50 and $1.25 garments overstock prico Men's and Boys' Underwear, regular 75c and 50c garments ovorstock price When You Sog It in Our ad Its So. J. M. PRICE Clothier and Haberdasher Corner 6th and Main Stroeths OREGON CITY, OEE. Iu P. S. Don't forget the place, one door south of Bank of Oregon City. IS
