Clackamas County Record Twice a Week. Published Every Monday nnd Thurs- . rt:iy by THE RECORD PUBLISHING COM PAW Y. Subscription Per Year. $1.7: Advertising Rates on Application. A WORD OF INTRODUCTION. This week murks the advent of year, us it does also the advent of new newspaper in Clackamas County. The former opens with the most flat tering prosjiects, and the latter enters the field with. the sole aim nnd pur pose of aidirg in tho great work of promoting tho best interests of this magnificent county, and finnlly sup plying the people of tho county' itl a paper that will fearlessly give the news. . This paper is not launched with the expectation of setting the world on fire, but let us all hope that tho prod net ci tne venture will he ot some material assistance in tho develop ment of the best county in Oregon, the scene of the first permanent homes of tho builders of our Western empire, Onr paper comes wholly and en tirely as a business venture, its mis sion Itoing, by zealous and honest endeavor to gain a livelihood for its proprietors, by pursuing such a course that will appeal to every resident oi tiie county and merit the heartiest support of those whoso homes and hearts aro here, and whose ideas will find a true reflex in tho -columns of this journal. In order that uouo may be deceived allow us here to announce that the po litical complexion of Tho Record is republican, .not so for spoils or foi place or power, but from our knowl edge of tho great good that has come to tho people of this nation throng! policies pursued by that party, which havo been so successful in restoring and maintaining a prosperous condi tion never before equaled, a state meat that none can refute. While wo will advocate these principles and honorably strive for tho success ci thoso persons at tho polls who may bt chosen as official representatives of tho party, locally, within tho slate and within the nation, let us n nonnce, however, that wo are not here at the instance of, or are we subject to tho dictates of any politician or s t of politicians. We are simply here with a mission and without a muzzle Wo do not hesitate to say that Clackamas county has no peer in the state iu point of inviting conditions for thoso persons from tho East who aro seeking refuge from blizzards, cy clones, tornadoes, drought, crop failure, incessant heat and unbearable cold. None of these exist hero. Our salubrious climate is the father oi everything that is the reverse ol what Eastern people have always ex perienced. Our soil and climate hap pily combine to render this part 01 Oregon the paradise of tho continent, as those whohuve enjoyed these 'con dition are willing and anxious to tes tify. Hero we have homes at present for 25,000 people, with an abundance of room for thousands more, which some day not far in tho future wili abido hero. In no other country on this terestial footstool can agriculture be pursued with t;uch profit, and pleasure. Stock -raising, horticulture mining, manu facturing and mercantile pursuits all yield abundant profit to thoso engaged in such avocations. Under such con ditions is there anyone so pessimistic, disloyal or degenerate who would not. admit that a great future lies in wait for our glorious state and county; To aid in bringing about the condi tions in this regard which are sure to come is tho foremost object of this' paper. The greatest opportunities ex ist here, and some such enterprise as our own, that will herald these facts broadcast will become a potent factor, wielding a wonderful influence in the development of this splendid county, and if wo are able to. render any as sistance along such lines we will be most proud of our achievement. " Our mission is not to tear down, but to build up, and it is to those whose ideas coincide with our own in this great undertaking that wo appeal for assistance, and we are certain that there are very few residents of this county who are not anxious to see it develop at a very rapid rate. Our mission nnd aims are clearly set forth, an! if they have your en dorsement, make it manifest by giv ing us ot least your moral assistance.' Having told you what our expectations and aims are, and with the full knowl edge that we have a ; re it responsi bility upon ns, we disappear at the j floor of cur sanctum au-l cheerfully take up the work before us. Yours truly, RECORD PUBLISHING C'J. The Grants Pass city counc'l, at its meeting held Monday night of last wick, fussed an ordinance pro hipiting chickens from running at large iu that city. With all due re sp et for the clergv, we are in a quun- dry to know what the ministerial , contingent in that city is going to do. The announcement that the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company" is about ready to opperate its exten sive systemof railway lines with power manufactured by use of Its own plants will no doulif bo some' surprise to people. As a matter of fact, it is a very extensive system, but to build equip and operate its lines by power generated by its own machinery is more of a gigantic- affair Hum the general pulurc had imagined. A.; it is not amiss here to' say that sucl enterprisa is worthy of -"encourage ment. This great expenditure of capital is not being made solely with the idea of developing the interior of Clackamas County. While 'other in lustry could accomplish more along these lines tho 'fact ' is evidence" ' in itsjlf that tho promoters, have ' ah abiding faith in the future of this see' tion of Oregon. The two power' plants of the company will bo' capable of producing considerable over 700 kilo watts, sufficient to drive its many large cars at a very high rate of speed, The plant at the Portland end t f the system is now practic-ally com pleted and the energies of cash and mechanical skill have been' concen trated at the Boring end, and within a very limited time the iuterburban line from Portland by wiry of Lents and Greshnhi to a point well up on Clackamas River will be in operation The fact that this extensive system will bo operated, independent of the power generated by the Portland (Jon cral Electric Company does not in the leist render tho latter handicapped by reason of non-employment for Its product. .Indeed, the demands at present upon the capacity of tho el ectric company's plant are very great, with very heavy steady increase as tho country develops. ' All these lire lint slight symptoms of our coming greatness. One may imagine wonder ful development ill this part of Ore gon' for the next, quarter of a century, which multiplied 'over' and over again will be no greater than that brief time will bring forth. There are scores of reasons why Clackamas County will develop- Very rapidly within tho next few years. prominent among them being the fact hat tho interior of the county will be penetrated at nearly a half dozen points by electric -railways, affording t lie most modern and useful means of t -an sport at ion, bringing our most'-re mote sections ' into the very closest toucli witn the metropolis oi oni ounty and the metropolis of our stute. There could be introduced into our county no other developer that would carry with it the prestige and power to accomplish this purpose other than the means ' adopted by enterprising luuivinual ana com panies who aro promotiig the accom plishment' of these iuferhurbiiu-'-rail way lines. The duty 'of our people is to aid these persons in every legiti mate effort they expend iu this direc tion. Their presence, wealth and ufluenco in our county is certain tc prove", of inestimable value.- Means ,vill be afforded whereby tho product i oiir virgin domain nnd tliosoof our uiltivatud sections call bo bundled ivith haste and profit; to not only the producer but t6 the consumer alike. Hie Oregon Water Paw .r & Railway Company and the Oregon City & Suburban Railway Company, both of which were recently granted privil eges in our d'.ty, and both of which iave entered in their work in such v way us to inspire tho highest degree f confidence and ' certainty of ac complishment . of purpose, are to be imiK-rtaiit factors 'in this great work. Ve can aid ourselves by stimulating tliers, mutually benefitting both. Within a very few days the inaug uration of a- democratic governor ot )regou will- have been accomplished and this state will be known, to all ntents and purposes, as a democratic itato. As greatly as this fact is to be deplored, at 'the feet of the republican party cun tho blnine be placed. The ndividual members of u party may be x-rsuaded, perhaps, to do certain things, but when it conies' to driving them, urged at the point of a sharp goad, nothing short of rebellion may H3 expected. Mr. Chamberlain's oJec- ion was nothing mora than a rebuke administered against the machinations of a few leaders, who sought to rule .e roost and enthrone a condition cf political affairs very repulsive to many of the party members.' There ire yet score of able; loyal, conscien tious, lifelong republicans-in this tnte whose nomination for Jim gov ernorship would have meant success in the election, but such an one was not chosen. We .do not deplore ' the fact of Mr. Chamberlain's- election liecuuse of fear of his lack of ability to make -a' good governor, but from the fact- that ho is a democrat, 'and his administration will be democratic, and the state, to all intents and pur poses, ' is democratic. However, a broad, liberal view of the matter is that Governor Chamberlain will be governor of Oregon, and therefore ocr governor. It is nofc through any fault rf his that he was elevated to that high and important place, and while we ere mindful of where the,, trouble I checking up the ' j roperty of the corn lies, let us take the medicine like a : paiiy which was reeent'y turrned soldier, and strive to remedy the diffi -cultly iu the future. President Roosevelt very wisely declined tho invitation extended by Germany and England to become the high tribunal by which the difficulties now existing with Venezuela, should be arbitrated and finaly settled. Iu the first place there is a Hague tri lmiii.1 beforo which such difficulties should be discussed and adjusted, and, se'condly, should the president have tnketi a baud iu the matter our nation ould hv.vo been placed iu a most un compromising position. From the course taken, or attempted, it is very apparent that the foreign powers had coalated to dual our doctrine of Mon roeism a fatal thrust iu the back. But some how or other "the best- laid plans 'o mice nnd men" sometimes fall short of their -design. President Roosevelt eaii come as near being trusted to do the .proper thing at the proper time as -any executive we have, had, and the judgment displayed by him in this matter' is no exception to tho rule of the high standard of morality, caution and justice -which actuates all his official and private nets. . The announcement came like a thun dei-bolt that Dinger Hermann, com missioned of tho - general land office, had resigned his high office by request of - tho secretary of the interior. Mirny Oregoniaus will regret this undue ' action -on the part of the su perior of Mr. Hermann, and this hasty .removal will cast an odium upon the fair name of our illustrious states maii. But from a standpoint of po litical .preferment,. Mir. Hermann has fared exceptionally well, having had a constant whiz at the mill for about twenty-five years, ond after all, the end may not bo yet. There is a ses sion of the legislature scheduled for an early date, and better yet, a sen ator to elect, notwithstanding the fact that there are numerous light ning rods high up in tho air, it is not too late yet for another to lie reared, md even hit by a volt of senatorial ; juice. " While the storm is raging no telling whoso rod is liable to get the shot. Representative Burleigh, of Wallo wa county, will introduce a bill at the coming session of the legislature to give the state county attorneys in stead of district attorneys. This cer tainly would bo an improvement ' ou the present system and 'is tho plan now iu force in most of the states. Each county in Washington, for ex ample, has if s attorney, and it has proved much mora satisfactory to the Miople 'thun the former system of dis tricts, comprising a large number of the countit-s. Our legislature, the Ontario Democrat believes, should pass an act giving each county in Ore gou its own- attorney, who should look after' its business and - not have is duties distributd thruoghout the various counties comprising the dis tricts under tho present, system. Salem Sentinel. The judgment of the iieople of Clack amas county in choosing sucli an able nnd efficient crips cf county officials a-tt June is time over and again con firmed. . There -is no department of the county work being slighted in the hast. Ill s, in consideration of the 'act that in nearly evory instance the ifficer chosen had no experience in le public "service, is sufficient evi dence that notwithstanding this con dition the public is being served ably and economically. . There are many matters the public man has to contend with which the general public does not reulnze, and his path is not strewn its -entire length witli roses nor brightened '-.with sunshine. A glance abuot tho court house will con vince any one that the officials are doing their full duty. The plant installed in this city for use in the publication of this .paper ins no- equal in this county. The cord office is equipped iu every particular and department for prompt and efficient service and. we expect to render it. Our idea will bp to get not only the news of tho county but the news of tho slate and nation be fore the the . -people of Clackamas oftnty ahead of any other paier here. Tho people of this county lire en titled to such consideration and treat ment at tho hands of local publishers. There is an existing demand here for the product of such enterprise, and we ire confident it will be encouraged. Rural Northwest. Published twice a month in Port- and, by H. M. Williamson. A strictly practical, progressive paper, for every Iruit grower, sto raiser, dairyman, hop grower, poul try or goat owner in the Northwest. fty cents a. year. With weekly Oregoniuu, $1.50.- With Breeder's Ga zette, $1.50. With Womaiis' Home Companion, 1.2,"). With Volt h west Poultry Journal, 75 cents. With Clackamas County Record, $2.00 C. W. Swallow, agent, Oregon City, Or. Captain Kuapp, quartermaster of Third regiment, Oregon National .Guard, made au inspection of Com-p-uy A., iu this city Monday. He put iu the greater part of the day over by late Captain IL Leightou . iKelly: i SCHOOL AT BARLOW MANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN LAST FEW YEARS. Miss Mary Barlow, the Present Teacher, Wat An Instructor In the Portland Schoo's For Seventeen Years Entertauamen and Features. ine sciiooi House or Harlow was built in 181)3. Cyrus Quint took the contract to build it for $C50, and the architects were Messrs. R. E. Irwin, E. B. Quint, Wilcox and others. The block ou which the school house stands is 200 feet square, and it was purchased from a gentleman in Port laud for $250, The total cost of the building is $1005.50. The bonds are held by a gentleman in New York, and they pay 8 per cent interest. The schoolhouse was occupied in the fall of 1893 by Mr. P. L. Coleman, who has the honor of teaching the first term iu the old school house of Barlow, which is now nearly ten years old. There ore only two of the pupils who are now going to school who went to Mr. Coleman while he taught at Barlow-; they are Leonard Par mentor and Htittie Irwin, and I think tney can say that Mr. uolenian was very much respected us a teacher by most all of the pupils. The other teachers were as follws Miss Bessie Sheppard, who taught a subscription school and inaugurated Aruor uay exercises, winch wore very nice. A jar was put under an elm tree with all of the pupils' names in it, but unfortunately Claude Baty, while walking on stilts, slipped and tho jar was broken and its contents probably scattered. There being no enclosure around the yard the stock havo broken down and eaten all of the trees, so there is nothing to wit ness Miss Sheppord's work and energy. Next Miss Murks taught. She did not finish her term and Mr. Sherman sue ceouoa nor. Miss walker, who was a graduate from the Canby school, taught the summer school. Miss Elgiva Mullein, from Mihvaukio, succeeded her. Miss Minnie Jo heonk, from Oregon City, taught two terms here, and afterwards in Honolulu. Thou followed Mr. Will lam iiaiiKins. Mr. f rank Kotli, a pupil of the Canby. school; then Miss Mulhui, who returned and taught another term. Miss Guttridgo; rom Springwater, preceded Mr. J. A. Mishler, who is a resident of Aurora at the present time. The school lias changed- in pupils as well as iu improvements in the lust few years. Some of the pupils who went to school when the school house was first built are married and have families, and possibly some day their children may go to the same old school and play on the same ground. Of course a great many of them have moved away, but I am sorry to say that very few of them have graduated. It seems that it is not our good for tune to have many graduates. Four teen teachers in ten years is a poor record for a school district : fewer teachers'' would have secured better results. We hope that our little brothers and sisters will succeed in advancing fasti than we have, and we hope that they may liuve every prevent the stock from injuring the trees as they did before. Miss Barlow, the present incum bent, has been a teachser of the Fail ing school of Portland for about sev- enti'en years. She is now experienc ing the . disadvantages of a teacher in teaching a country school, but no doubt is enjoying a pleasant and quiet country life. We have miido a great many im- provemmcnts on our school house and also on the grounds during Miss Bar low's occupancy. These repairs were very much needed, as there had been very few improvements made during the Inst nine years. Ou November 2!)th, 11)01, a rummage and Old Horse Sale were given by the pupils, under the management of the toucher, for the purpose of raising money to fence tlie school block, the amount cleared being $2(. 77. Ou Monday evening, 'March 31, 1!K)2, a patriotic entertainment was given iu Columbia hall, entitled "The Civil War in Song and Story. "It con sisted of war songs and literature joined together to make a complete story. A flag drill by sixteen girls was another entertaining feature of the evening. All who were present seemed to enjoy themselves very much. There was a very party after the exercises, which, of course, the young people enjoyed. Superintend ent Zinser was present during tho ex ercises and sjKike upon the subject of the flag to the children, which wiis very beneficial to them. The amount raised by them was $25.00, which was used for buying paint for the school house. A committee of ladies of the town, consisting of Mrs. L. L. Irwin, Misses Viva Tull, and Bessie Shephard, took up a subscription and gave parties, socials, etc., to secure money ($10. OC) for ' Pirpcse of purchasing an orguu. They succeeded without very much exertion and bought a very nice organ for the pupils and the school district. A set of "resolutions thanking Mrs. Irwin for her work and success iu the cause was read and adopted. The organ was put iu the school room No vember 2Uth, 1901. The children are now preparing fur an Arbor day exercise, and they are going to put out a great many trees of different kinds. Our fence will pre vent the stock from injuring the trees as they did before. Knowland Qoes to Califernla. Joseph- Knowland, who has con ducted a tailoring establishment in this city for several years, left Sat urdray morning for Sau Francisco, having closed up his business here. Mr. Knowland has largo mining in terests in Riverside County, Cal. , that require his attention and has been offered a$lup-r week position in a Sau Francisco tailoring establish ment with a five yours' contract. It is uot probable that he will accept this as he can do much better iu busi ness for himself. His departure leaves but one tailor shop in Oregon City, that of Wiliam McLarty. Federated Trades Council. A movement is on foot to establish a federated trades council iu this city. To that body will bo submitted such disputes as the controversy between Johnson & Andrews, S. S. Mohler and the painters' union, which ' is now agitating labor circles. A com mittee from the painters' union went to Portland Tuesday night and had a conference with tho executive com mittee of the builders trades council relative to the difficulty hom- existing. School Notes. County School Suiorintendeut Zin ser has received information from Su perintendent of Publio Instruction Ackcrmnu that eighth grade examina tions will be held in Clackamas County Junuiiry 28th, 21)th-and 30th ; April 8th, Oth nnd 10th ; May 20th, 21st and 22nd ; June 11th, 18th and l'Jht. Examinations for coulity papers will bo helld Fobr.uary 11, 13 and 13; Examinations for state papers will be held February 11, 12, 13 and 14. East Clacktunass school, district No. 0, has levied a 3 mill tax by a unanimous vote, for general school purposes. M. E. Kaudle, chairman cf the Highland school board, was iu town Monday. Tho Needy school will give an en tertaiinneiit and basket social January Kith for the benefit of the school lib rary. Miss Ethel Norman, of Tignrds villle, has commenced a new term of school at Stuffnrd. Principal V. A. Davis, of tho Har niony school, lias resigned his position to enter a more lucrative business. St. Marllielllnrtian Nuptials. Tho marriage of Mr. Philipp St. Martin and Mrs. Lies Thomas Hin- man, of Gladstone, was solemnized last Saturday at the Congregational church parsonage in this city, Rev E. S. Bollinger officiating. The bride is well known here and tho groom is a traveling salesman' with a wide ac quaintance in Oregon and Washington, A double wedding occurred at the Presbyterrian Church at noon on Monday. The contracting parties were Mr. John Jones, of Beaver Creek, and Mrs. Nancy A. Perkins, of Salem. The second service united in marriage tho daughter of Mr. Jones, Miss Emma Jones and Mr. George Bickel, lmth of Portland. Rev. Frank H. Mixsell performing the service. The last named con pile will reside at 133 E. 32d street, Portland. County Commissioners' ' Court will meet in regular session for tho first meeting of the year, Wednesday. The Foresters of America will hold their installation of officers next Fri day evening. A large number of vis itors will bo present and elaborate refreshments will be served. Miss C. E. Wall, of Grdnt, Cal., is in the city, on her way td Eastern Oregon. She is visiting Miss Eunice Donaldson. Clackamas County Farms. Clackamas Count v loins the ritv limits of Portland. Anv farm in the county is. within a days drive of this metroixilis of the Northwest, a city of more than one hundred thousand population, whose harbor -present s -a forest of musts, fly-ng tho colors of every nation whose ships mingle in the commerce of the world. Most of the nroduets of Oi and Idaho are gathered at Portland, from winch jsirt they aro sent out into many countries. You can drive a band of cattle into Portland in one day, from any part cf Clackamas County. You do not pny half yonr profit to get them to market. We will assert he-re, and keep our proositiou good, that you can buy a farm this handy to market, just as cheap as you can 75 or 100 miles away. Also that the farm here will le just as good soil, and in every resj-ect equal to the one 75 or 100 ra-les distant. WHY? Because nearly every one seeks laud farther away, expecting to get it f-heaiH-r, and this creates a demand for land in distant localities. Most counties, in addition to this, adver tise and bring to the attention of tl.e public their liest features. Trr Tkls Drop Per. Ilave you ever noticed the Interest that money attracts even if It Is only t single cent? The next time that you see a copper cufu dropped In a street car Just observe. Every eye in the car will turn to the spot where It Cropped, nnd there will be manifested a real general concern over its recov ery. Two or three heads are likely to come In contact over the point of its disappcarauce, and then their owners will draw suddenly back and try to appear uncoijcerned, but In another socoud tbey ore again leaning forward. Tle man who dropped the cent is Usually tliu first who uppenrs to have brushed memory of the trivial occur rence aside, but just as soon as the eyes' In the car nave tnrued from him his own are sure to go back to the floor in the hope thut the truant coin Mil be seen. When he has gone, there la a re newed Interest iiiiiong the passengers, for the stage of "finders keepers" has arrived, nud. those near the spot of disappeuruuee become quite diligent until they ore aware they make a cen ter of attraction. But Interest In thut little coin Is not lost while there Is a passenger left, nnd when the cur la empty the conductor tekes his turn and rcsuiree-ts tho cent New York Herald. Staking: Them All One. - . , An elderly minister Is fond of telling of a "break" he once made ut a double wedding of two sisters. It was ar ranged that the two couples should be married with one ceremony, the two brides responding it the same time and the two bridegrooms doing tho same. There hud uot been any pre vious rehearsal, as the minister had ceuie a long distance und had reached the church but a few minutes beforo tho time for the ceremony. , All went well until it came time for tho minister to say, "And now I pro nounce you man and wife." It suddenly became obvious to tho minister that the usual for inula would not do hi the case of two men and two wives, and he could not think of any way of making "man" and "wife" plural In the sentence. In bis despera tion and confuslou he lifted his hands nnd said solemnly ,, "And now I pronounce you, one ond all, husband and wife"' A lift and It Odd. A notorious gambler, who tiled some time ago, once watered a thousand dol lurs to one thut six would uot bo thrown with a pair of dice ten times In succession. Ills offer wus tnkeu up by a fellow clubman. The dice were brought, nnd his opponent actually threw Blx nine times lu succession. Tho gambler then offered $470 to be free of the bet. The other man declined, bad his tenth throw and failed to got u uot her six. , Just to show how very little the nv crage man knows about the doctrluo of chances a well known mathematic ian has pointed out the real odds about this bet The chances were no less thun 00,-100,173 jo 1 agulpst six beiug thrown ten times In succession; there fore the real bet should have been about $000,000 to 1 cent agalust such a thing happening. Pittsburg Gazette. A DrmvlmrU. "Well, James, how tire you feeling today'" said the minister to one of his parishioners, uif old man sulTerhig from chronic rlieuiiiatisiu. "You are not looking as brisk us usual." , "Nu, sir," replied the old fellow sad ly. "I've been gey uuf Ji-lliiit the day." "I low. JntnosV" "Weol. sir, I got n letter frn a (Ilasca lawyer body this in.iruln" tellln' me that ma cousin J.x-k was dcid an' that ho had left me twa liuiiiier poun'." , "Two hundred pounds!" repented the minister. "And you call that liard luck? Why. Il Is quite a fortune fur yon, James." "Aye'." said the old ninn s irrowfully, "but thff stlpid lawyer LoJy dlilna pit cneucli stamps on his letter, an' I had a hale sn.vpcucc to pcy for extra pjbt age." Loudon Tit-Hits. , . ' Sand lippt Axln. In tho nrl'l lands of central Asia the n!r Is reported us often laden with fine detritus, which drifts like snow around conspicuous objects and tends to bury them In a dust drift. Even when there Is no apparent wind the air Is described us thick with flue dust, and a yellow sediment covers every thing, hi Khotaii this dust sometimes so obscures the sun that at midday one cannot see to re-.,d Uae print with out u lamp. Tarnlnh Finn Ht-:iwid. A k!nd of Ben weed which Is plentiful on the coast of China furnishes an ud ciiraUe glue and vunihdi. When dr ed, It Is waterproof, and It Is employed to C!l up t?ae Interstices In bamboo net work, of which wlndov . are frequent ly construe-ted in that country.' It la also utilized to stre-ugtheu and varnish paper lanterns. A Clierrfai lrtion!. A Scottish beadle one day led the tnanse h'jusemuld to the churchyard and, pointing with his Auger, stam mered: "My folk lie there. Jenny. Wad ye like to lie there too?" It wus his way of popping the ques tion. fi A fompoarr. Ilonx I fhottfibt you said that man was a musician" Joax Nonsense! "You certainly told me be wrote mel odies." "I told you he was a composer of heirs. He sells soothing syrup." A tfarryin Man. "Are you a marrying man?" was asked of a somber looking gentleman t a recent reception. "Yes. sir," was tho prompt reply; I'm a clergyman."