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BOOK AX I) JOB PXLXJVXG. 4 - The Enterprise office i supplied with lieautiful. approved stvlt'rt of type, arid mod ern MA.CIIINK PHKS.iKS. which will enable tlie Proprietor to do Jb lMnting at all times Xtat, Quick and Cheap ! 0- WorR solicited. All Business transaction upon a Specie basis. 7Y.V fVi:ilS. Financial Ascent. " ' Q B USJXESS OA RD S. J. WELCH, DENTIST. I'erina neatly Located- at Oregon City, Oregon ROOMS Wth Dr. SafUrrans. , on Main st. T II. W ATKINS, M. D. SUROEOX. Poktlani), OkegQ. OFFICE 9." Front street rllesidence cor ner of Main and Seventh streets. ALBEItT H. KALIENBERG, Cfacmist and Druggist, JVo. 73 FIR ' T STREET, O Fit. Stark and H'u:-hington . ran 2 x . 1 yn. on eg ox r,'2 rhystcians prescriptions Carefully prepared all reduced Trices ii-sortnient of Patent Medicines, Perf'umer Fancv Saps, etc., oiif ies, Toilet Articles, hand and fur sale at lowot prtves. nf.tf X. II. BKI.L. E. A. 1'AKKEK. BElPL Sl PARKER. o AXn DEALERS IV Chemicals, 1'alctU Medicines, Paints, Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store. Main Street, Oregon Cstv. W F. HIGHFIELD, Established siuce 1849, at the old stand, Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon. An Assortment of Watches. Jew elry, and Seth Thomas' weight Clocks, all of which are warranted to b-as represented. Wepairinirs done on short notice, tnd thankful lor past favors. CLARK GREENMAN, City Drayman, O&EGOX CITY. All orders fofjthe delivery of merchan ' di-e or packages and freight of whatever des- eriptiun, to any part of the city, will be exe ' ruled promptly and farUli care. 0 SCIIRA M. TOIIN II, Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, etc., etc., M'ain Street, Oregon City, ffF" Wishes to represent that he is now as -well prepared to furnish ady article in his line as the largest establishment in the State. lie 1'iirticularly requests tliat an examination of us stock be made before buying elsewhere. i JOHN F. MILLER, Successor to J. F. MILLER 8,- Co., MAXIKACTEII OF AND DEALER IX i Roots jiiad Shoes ! At the Oregon Ci'y Boot and Shoe St ore, (SV in s free t. THE BEST S ELECTION Of Ladies', Gents', Hoys', and Children's B'KUs and Shoes, on hand or made to order. !r TV . r. ,CPP ..A VHt AM WTTTK .f.r., nj.i . ji. Tf .jimA. i v.; i.. LIVERY, FEED AND SALE rJ3i7 Jl. 'BS ;Hr r RECON CITY, OREGON. Having recently aoded to the Livery Stock liw Carriages, Buggies and Horses, nre now prepared ai all times to let the same, at reas onable rates. Horses bought aud sold or kept by the day or week. ' TMPERIAL MILLS. Savie: LaRoqne & Co., ! u OR eg ox CITY. tl.Kcep constantly on hand fu sale, flour Midlines. Bran and Chicken Feed. Pai-tips MVNV-:tf Jorehing feed must furnish the sack. 0 D. MORRISs: iC FARR. fAKU C J1U1J11J, BUTCHERS, FOR OREGON CITY AND VICINITY r-t" v" Oliver to their patrons all the1 ihi qua .u ies oi stall 1-Vd Beef, also Mutton, Pork, Poultry etc., as usual twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays Thankful tor past favors of the public would rcspect.ully asks a coutiauaacc of the same. O - G In answer to the question " Do you ever think of me V1 By W. Mungea. When daylight breaks over the craggy ctut mountain w And noiselessly lights tip the silvery foun tain ; When crystal gems sparkle on meadow and moon ; q When sweet feathered songsters their morn ing songs waken ; Vh;n li e lark for her -wings shakes the bright pearly dew; When the laborer his early and humble meal s taking ; q When morning first blushes I then think of yon. When the day-god has risen the heaven : 4 bich in When nature in splendor shines brightly and gay ; When the rays of the snn to all r c. tilings have given The brilliance of noon-lide, the diamond's bright ray ; When the noise of the harvester's sickle is ringing ; When thelear-sounding horn calls him homeward in glee ; When the bright summer sun makes the '"wild birds cease singing ; When the kine sek the shade I then think of thee. When even-tide cometh, and day has less lightness ; When the storm-king is riding supreme on O the blast ; When the lightning is flashing in coldness and brightness ; When labrr is o'er and day closes at last When the husbandman :s weary from toil ing since morningj When the shadows grow long on the flow ery lea When the lustre of evening the landscape "s adorning ; When stars begin twinkling I then think of thee. O When the pure vault of heaven whose gems of great bealy The moon for their queen, and space for their home reflect the bright si:n. each thus doing duty In nature 7s great system, in ether's blue dome When night basjthus settled in silence and glory n mountain and valley, on land and on sea ; When the whole astral system 's repeating its stoi;y; Of God's great creation I'm thinking of thee. v O STATISTICS OF OREGON BY A. J. DUFUR. NO. 12. POL.IC This county, situated on the west bank of the Willamette river, op posite Clarion county, ami bounded on the north by Yamhill, south by Denton and west by Tillamook counties, has a population of about 5,000 inhabitants, and contains as line grain, grass and grazing lands, as are to be found in the State. Lying immediately east of the Coast ,Jiange, aud in the heart of the Y illamette alley, her fertile soil and beautiful rolling prairies, her numerous valleys surrounded by hills covered by a luxuriant and nutritious growth of bunch grass and wild clover, known only to particular localities in Oregon and California, with various kinds of useful timber more than sufficient to supply the demand for all agri cultural, mechanical and manufac turing purposes, with a genial cli mate, pure water and productive soil, Polk county holds out induce ments to industry and enterprise which tend to make a community prosperous, wealthy, and perma nently blessed. The face of the country in this county is diversified and hilly, iiHerspersed with numer ous small prairies, or what might be more properly called valleys of an alluvial deposit and unusual fertility. Although there is not that vast extent of broad prairie in this county that gives so striking a fea ture to many of the great grain growing districts of the west, still the fanner from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin would look with astonishment and delight at the0beautiful fieklaPof wheat,yield nig from twenty to forty, and in many instances as high as sixty bushels to the acre, free from all those imperfections and dir-eases that, for the past few years, have proved so injurious to that depart ment of industry in the older States, and furnishing an article of Hour which can be produced ouly from the wheat of Oregon. The industrious, thrifty husband man, from the frost y climate, bleak hills aud sterile soil of happy New o TO MY AVIFE. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, England, although at first almost shuddering with horror at the sup posed improvidence of the farmers of Oregon, in allowing finer heads of grain than ever before greeted the New Englander's view, to be harvested by the hogs, would rub his hands with delight at the thought of th immense fortune that could be realized from the WCol, beef, pork, butter and cheese, at so many cents and a-sixteenth per pound, that could be so easily produced from those green hills and fertile valleys of Oregon, capa ble of cultivation for many a month, while his own native land is covered with frost and snow. The immigrant from the sunny South, although not at first partic ularly struck with the fertility of the soil, as . he beholds the luxuri ant fields of grain, grass, fruit and vegetables, blending so manifestly the productiveness of the South with the healthy, invigorating cli mate of the North, would, in our own fertile valleys, smiling in al most perpetual green beneath the shadow of mountains covered with snow, find adand Avhere the North ern lily blooms in its purity in the generous shadow of the Southern rose Polk county, with an area of 800,000 acres," has about 95,000 un der cultivation, and an assessable property of $1,234,529, being an increase of $201,350 within the last two years. Although this county has numerous good warehouses and landings for river steamers along the Willamette river the entire length of its casterf? boundary,still Polk is decidedly agricultural, and may beset down as one of the sub stantial farming counties of the State. While this county has not one eighth of its area under cultivation, it is computed that nine-tenths arc susceptible of settlement, and at least four-fifths might be made to produce wheat. i oariev. oats, and t h e d itferen t va ri et i es of" sm all gra i n , and is also adapted to the growth of the different kinds of vegetables, also apples, pears, plums, cherries, quinces, grapes, and small fruits ; while the pcaqb, and Indian corn, can be cultivated successfully in many localities, with proper care. The following information was furnished the Committee through the columns of the Polk County Sirital, by J. II. LTpton, Esq., edi tor of that paper, and a gentleman well posted in the. resources of the county for which he speaks. 8 The public buildings of the county consist of a new court house and jail, which, with the outbuildings, cost about $13,250. The average ppicc of improved farming land is about ten dollars per acre ; unimproved, three. The base of the soil is clay, with a mix ture of sand, oxide of iron, lime, and other valuable ingredients, in varying quantities, and rendering the greater portion well adapted to agricultuial and horticultural pur poses. The greatest part of the land in this county that is not well located for agriculture, is as good as can be found for raising horses, hogs, sheep and cattle. Upon the mountains, and along the streams, there it plenty of fir, oak, maple, ash and alder, and other valuable timber well adapted to farming, building, and general lumbering purposes. On the low hills is much valuable oak timber ; and far up in the mountains there is fine cedar, yew, and hemlock. There are not many lumbering mills and work shops for converting this timber into lumber and machinery, but there are many excellent and valu able sites for erecting mills and machine shops not yet improved, and some entirely unclaimed. The water is pure, and nearly every where abundant. Some farmers have to water stock from wells, but most of them have springs or streams. For milling and mechanical pur poses, the water privileges of this county arc valuable and extensive. There" is but little liability to dam age from overflow. A few farms along the Willamette river are liable to inundation, and there is but a small portion of the land in this county that is inundated every year. Freshets never occur in the spring or summer in this county. The Willamette river flows along the entire eastern border of the county, from south to north. The Yamhill, the Kickreal, and Luckia mute flow through the county from west to east. These streams, with their numerous tributaries, of fresh water from the Coast Range moun tains, on the west, supply every part of the county with good water and plenty of it ; and where it is not on top of the ground, it may be got but a few feet below the nnTTRTFSY surface. The temperature of this county is mild. Farenheit's thermometer, we believe, never falls below zero, nor rises more than ninety degrees in the inhabited parts of the coun ty, and it is very rare that either of these extremes are reached. The general health of the county is good. There is some little bil liousefever and ague at times along the Willamette river. . As to professional men, we have too many of them now. To trades men,mcchanis and men of all kinds 'of industrial pursuits, we say, come p. ajul see, there re good openings for all. The facilities for new set tlers and immigrants to obtain grain and seeds of all kinds, farm ing implements, mechanics' tools, provisions, clothing and groceries, are as good as in most of the old States. -Merchants and traders, at convenient points all over the State, keep all these articles for sale, at reasonable prices. The principal market for the produce of this county is Portland. We transport by the Willamette river and by wagons, a distance of from fifty to eighty miles. V e have four good flouring mills and nine-saw mills in this county, M'ith a woolen factory at Ellendale. The mineral resources of this county are still undeveloped. - Gold, silver, copper, iron, and lead have been discovered in small quantities in this county, but nothing of the kind that would pay. We have some fine saline springs which would be very valuable if properly, improved and managed, but as yet nothing of consequence has been done in the manufacture of salt. There is some vacant Govern ment land in this county, but very little of value for agricultural pur poses. Some of it is valuable for stock raising, but the most of it is covered with heavy timber, and only fit for lumbering ; generally handy to good water privileges for power purposes. The advantages for schooling and meetings of religious worship in this county are good. Districts for common schools are organized in every neighborhood in the coun ty, with a college at Monmouth, another at IJethel, and a flourish ing academy at Dallas. . There are good opportunities for religious worship in almost eVery neighbor hood nearly every denomination of Christians as found in the Union, being represented in the county. Dallas, the county seat, is situ ated on the La Creole (Kickreal) river, and is a flourishing little in land town, noted for its enterprise and commercial prosperity. There arc other thriving little towns with post-offices aud stores, among which we may mention Ibiena Vista, where large quantities of earthenware are manufactured. There are also Grand Ponde,Lawn Arbor, Luckiamute, Salt Creek, Bridgeport, Bethel, Lincoln, Etna, Monmouth, Independence and Eola. Some of these towns have good warehouses, and are convenient shipping points along the Wil lamette river. Tiik New Postage Stamps. It is to be hoped that these will stay " adopted" by the Post-office Department long enough for peo ple to learn their denomination at a glance, at any rate. The fickle ness of the department is a subject for general merriment and ridicule. The new stamps are to be the same size of the old ones, and consist en tirely of profile busts taken from standard original marbles , execu ted by artists of acknowledged rep utation. They will comprise the heads of the following distinguish ed Atnericfins : One cent, Frank lin, by Burton ; two cents, Jack son, by- Powers ; three cents, Washington, by Houdon ; six cents, Lincoln, by Volk ; ten cents, Jefferson, by Powers; twelve cents, Clay, by Hart; fifteen cents, Webster, by Clerenged ; twentj' four cents, Scott, by Coffee; thirty cents, Hamilton, family bust ; forty cents, O. II. Perry, by Wolcutt. A conductor on a Pennsyl vania railroad, who, with a mod erate salary, kept fast horses, lived in a fine house, wore diamonds, etc., was indicted by the company some time since for robbery. There upon he gave up $19,000 stolen plunder and was discharged ; but being hard up for funds, he now sues the company for the return of the money, alleging that it was obtained from him by threats and force. Many people drop a tear at dis tress who would do better to drop a sixpence. OF BANCROFT LIBiURY. FEBRUARY 5, 187. Col. Crickley's Horse. I have never been able to ascer tain the origin of the quarrel be tween the Crickleys and Drakes. 1 hey had lived within a mile of each other for five years, and from the first of their acquaintance there h.-fd been between the two families a mufuSl feeling of dislikev Then some misunderstanding about the boundary of their respective farms revealed the latent flame,and Col. Crickley having followed a fat buck all one afternoon, and wound ed him, came up to him and found old Drake and his sons cutting him up.- This incident added fuel to the fire, and from that time there was nothing the two families did not do to annoy each other. One evening Mr. Drake the elder was returning home with " his pocket full of rocks," from Chicago, whither he had been to dispose of a load ot grain. Sam Barstow was with him on the wagon, and as they approached the grove which intervened between them and Mr. Drake's house, he observed to his companion : "cWhat a beautiful mark Crick- ley's old roan is over yonder !" 0 "Hang it!" muttered cDrake, " so it is." The horse was standing under some trees about twelve rods from the road. Involuntarily Drake stopped his team he glanced furtively around, then with a queer smile the old hunter took up his rifle from the bottom of his wagon, and raising it to his shoulder, drew a sight on the Colonel's horse. " Beautiful" he mutteredflower ing his rifle wifh the air of a man resisting a powerful temptation. "I could drop old roanso easy!" " Shoot," suggested Sam Bar- stow, who loved fun in any shape. "No, no, 't wouldn't do," said the old hunter. rrbi twiiifr around him again. I won't tell," said Sam. al, I won t shoot tins time anyway, tell or no tell. The horse" is too nigh. If lie was fifty rotls off instead of twelve, so there'd be a bare possibility of mistaking him foa deer, I'd let fly. As it "is, I'd give the Colonel five dollars for a shot." At that moment the Colonel himself stepped from behind a big oak, not half a dozen paces distant, and before Drake. " Well, why don't you shoot ?" The old hunter stammered in some confusion " That you, Col. ? I I was tempted to, and as I said, I'll give a V for one pull." " Say an X and it's a bargain !" Drake felt of his riflcPand looked at old roan. " How much is the boss worth?" he muttered in Sam's ear. O " About fifty." "Gad, Colonel, I'll do it. Here's your X." The Colonel pocketed the money, muttering " Hanged if I thought you'd take me up !" With high glee the old hunter put a fresh cap on his rifle, and stood up in the wagon, a close sight on old roan. Sam Barstow chuckled. The Colonel put his hand before his face and chuckled too. Crack, went the rifle. The hun ter tore out a horrid oath, which I will not repeat. Sam was aston ished. The Colonel laughed. Old roan never stirred. Drake stared at his9ifle with a look black as Othello's. " What's the matter with you, hey ? Fust time you ever sarved me quite such it 1111. iv, x n.u, And Drake loaded the piece with great wrath and indignation. zj' People said you'd lost your knack of shooting," observed the Colonel in a cutting tone of satire. '.'Who said so? It's a lie!" thundered Drake, " I can shoot " " A horse at ten rods ! ha! ha!" Drake was livid. " Look yere, Colonel, I can't stand that," he began. "Never mind, the horse can," sneered the Colonel. " I'll risk you." Grinding his teeth Drake pro duced another ten dollar bill. " Here !" " I'm bound to have another shot, any way." ' Pro rr nirOT pocketing the note. Drake did crack away with deadly aim, too, but the horse did not mind the bullet in the least. To the rage and unutterable as. tonishment of the hunter, old roan stared him in the face as if he rather liked the fun. " Drake," cried Sam, " you are drunk ! a horse at a dozen rods oh, my eyes !" " Just shut your mouth, or I'll shoot you !" thundered the excited Dfake. " The bullets were hollowi) 1 11 swear. Hie man lies avuo s.tys I can't shoot ! Last week I cut off a goose's head at fifty rods, and kin do it agin. By the Lord, Col., you laugh, but I'll bet now $30 that I can bring old roan at one shot. The wager was readily accepted. inc stakes were placed in bam s hands. Elated with the idea of winning back his two tens and making an X in the bargain,. Mr. Drake carefully selected a perfect .ball, and buckskin patch, and load ed hisrifle. A minute later DraltSwas driv ing through the grove the most enraged and the most desperate of men. His rifle, innocent victim of his ire, lay with broken stock on the bottoigi of the wagon. Sam Barstow was too scared to lauo-h. Meanwhile the Colonel was rolling convulsed fwnh mirth, and old roan was standing undisturbed uuder the tree. u When Drake reached home his two sons, discovering his ill humor ancLtiie mutilated condition of his rifle stock, hastened to srouse his spirits with a pigce of news which they were sure would make him dance with joy. Clear out !" growled the angry old man 1 don t want to hear a 113'' news get away, or I'll knock one of you down !" " But, father, it's such a trick." " Blast your tricks !" Q Played offjm the old Colonel." "On the Colonel?" cried the old man beginning to be interest ed. "Gad, if you've played the Colonel a trick let's hear it." "Well, father, Jed and I this afternoon went out forQleer " " Hang the deer come to the trick." " Couldn't find Quiy deer, and thought we must shoot? something; so Jed banged away at the Colo nel's old roan shot him dead." " Shot old roan ?" thundered the old man. "By the Lord Harry, Jed, Olid you shoot the Colonel's boss?" "I didn't do anything else." " The devil !" groaned the soId hunter. " And then," pursued Jed, con fident the joke part of the story must please his father, " JhrPand I propped the horse up and tied his head back with a cord, and left him standing under the trees exactly as if he was alive. Ha ! ha ! fancy the (.Colonel going to catch him ! ho ! wasn't it a joke?" . t 1 Old Drake's head fell upon ,isimetics. breast. He felt his empty pocket book and looking at Lis rifle. Then in a rueful tone he whisper ed to his boys "Yes, boys, it's a joke ! But5 if you ever tell of it or if you do to Sam J3arstow I'll skin vou aliveQ By the Lord Harry, boys, been shooting at that dead ve half an hour at ten dollars a shot." o Peculiarities of Pexmaxsiiip. The great actor, Macready, once wrote a pass for a couple of friends to visit the theatre with which he wasOconnected ; and, for a joke, the two took it to an apothecary, and asked him to "put up that prescription." The apothecary took it, looked at it closely for some time, and finally overhauled half a dozen jars, put up the " per scription," and handed it to the jokers with the remark that it was " a cough mixture, and a very good one, gentlemen." A person with a similar turn of rnindQgaj-s that a Chinese prescription for fever and ague is said to bear, a wonderful resemblance to Generai Spinner's autograph. The following is the text of the bill granting women the right to vote, which has lately become a law in Wyoming Territory ; An act to giant to the women of Wyoming Territory the right of suffrage, and to hold office. Ife it enacted, etc. Sec. 1. That every woman of the age of twenty one years, residing in this Terri tory, may at every election to be holden under the laws, thereof, cast her vote. And her rights to the elective franchise and to hold office shall be the slime under the election laws of the Territory as those of electors. Sec. 2. This act skill take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 4 A young lady who -was particu larly useful in the dressing-room at a recent ball in San Francisco, has turned out to be a smooth-faced youth of eighteen. The girls " in terviewed" him after the discov ery, and he now uses a hair rcstor rative. 0 o o NO. 13 Tlie V alne of the 'Supreme Court." From the Philadelphia Ao. We dwelt, yesterday, . at some length, upon the Radical efforts to destroy the Supreme Court. Our defense of it is disinterested. On its Bench ucnv sit judges nearly all appointed by-Lincoln and Grant. We ascribe to the majority-of the Court no" inclination to thwart the wishes of the majority f the party in Congress; and we may judge of its designs when it fears'resistance from the Court even "as it now is. It is because the Radicals in Con gress want" to overthrow entirely the ' Constitution o the United, States, and even great principles of national liberty embodied in it, that they feel a necessity to sweep tbe Supreme Court out of their way. This is a compliment to the Court as it is now constituted. It is its character of, judicial tribu nal, Avhere great questions are sol emnly argued in the public hear ing, that makes it abhorrent to the Radicals, even when stocked with their partisans. An act of Congress may be passed by the help of "the previous question,' so that only the mover shall have an inkling of its purpose. Most political acts have been rnshed through Congress in this way. Mr. Thaddcus Stevens (would say " I put on its passage bill No. 15Q," entitle so and 'so, cgand " I call the previous question." His party cry Aye, in a chorus. " Mr. Speaker," says a member, "I Wjould like to be informed" "Si lence," cries the Speaker, "the previous, question is called." "Mr. Speaker," says another, "I learn that this bill takes away the right of trial by jury and" " Silcncif erics the Speaker, "no debate iin orde; thosin favor of tliis bill will rise and stand till they are counted." This bill passes. But when an aggrieved citizen claims his constitutional right in a Court,, he must at least be heard. There is no "previous question" there. The most profligate judge rcust give some plausible relisonfdr de njing or ignoring what lire Con stitution of the United States and all the great charters of liberty say of trial by jury. A Radical "Coji- grcss . would. we believe. af)anV moment, llll 1 flinf .,rf-w nwl make five, lor the . good of then party. It is not so sure that a 1'adieal Court, after public argu ment, would so decide, iiitheteejth of common sense and all the arith- 1 sa n . This is the virti vet re- Anaininor in the Sum-erne Judicial . x Tribunal of the Union. It will be in no hurry to thwart liadicalisni ; it has shown small inclination to do so; but there are limits to itig) subserviency so at least the Had- icals think, therefore t want to destroy it, and we defend it. In it and its inferior courts, the Con stitution vests the "judiciafpowcr of the United States." Neither the President nor a vote of Con gress can limit it. We call public opinion to rally to the defense of this greafdepartmcnt orthe Gov ernment assailed by a co-ordiniite b.-anch. An eminent Philadclphi an, respected by all, and by the Had icals treated as an oracle in politics when he spoke fpr Execu tive power, made ilide just re marks, some premc Court years ago, on the Su- "What, sir, is the Supreme Court of the Un jtd States ? Jt is the august representation of the wisdom and justice and conscience of this whole people, in the exposi tion of their Constitution and laws. I-) isQ.be peaceful and venerable arbitrator between the citizens in all questions touching the extent and swajepf constitutional power. It is the great moral substitute for force in controversies between the people, the States and the Union. It is that Department of the Ad ministration whose calm voice dis-a ienses the blessings of the Consti tution, in the overthrow of all im provident or unjust legislation by a State, . directed against the contracts, the currency, or the intercourse of the people, alid in the maintenance of the lawful au thority and institutions of the Union, against inroads, by color of law, from all or any of the States, or from Congress itself If the voice of this tribunal, created by the people, be not authoritative to the people, what voice can be ? None, my fellow-citizens, absolute ly none, but that voice which speaks through the trumpet of the conqueror." Speech -by the Hon. Horace lUnrty. Men of the noblest disposition think themselves happiest wh,en others share their happiness.with them. 0