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A GENUINE NOVELTY.
Coverings for Flower Pots, Embroidered
on Satin In Roman Floss.

coverings Tor rloWer fots' Embroldereu
on Satin In Roman Floss.
Novelties in the way OF fancy work
have been few and far between in re-
cent years. and readers will therefore
he glsd TO learn that new and effective
decoration for their drawing-rooms has
been shown recently at the Woman's
exchange AT New York. This consists
of what are called odchepots, or cover
ings for flower pots, embroidered on
satin in Roman floss of different colorS
mixed with gold ard silver threads
and the high lights put in with span
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I'm saIf-Defensa,

"See here, Pitcher, why do you always
talk saop to me?"
well. II you must know, IL is to keep
you from talking shop to me."--ChicS-
20 Record.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-05-30

Insurance against fire in the cpse
of residences, shops. ships and wnrc-
hous,s was in general use In Italy az
early ~ A. y. iloA
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teran 40, Warnekros 81, Craig %, Bush 80,
Brunke 80, Barnes 81, Captain Cunningham
son 3S, Kelly 81, Bauer SO, Cassidy 80, Jones
Al, Seeley AZ. Simeria A.
Company M-Captaln O'Neil %, Lieutenant
tag 35, Corporal Stroth SO, Corporal Kelly SO,
Corporal Maher 80, Corporal Meyers SO, Cor
poral Olmstead 81, Childs 81, Bradley 10, MUIR
Ign 80, Lyons "a, Jordan 81, Adams Is, Hop
kins 81, G. Buhlinger %, W. Buhlinger %,
Owens 26, Bell %, Reay %, OBrien 8.
Company Up. II. Rame 81, B. Il. Hawks 3S,
J. Fitzgerald 80, ]. F. O'Connor Al F. II. Field
&c, Willard SO, Captain Miller 33, Laughlin %,
Nathan "a, Brown Al, German 50, Holstien
SO, Berlaud Sc, Mcneil 80, Mssury SO, Major
F. Brown 33, Cooke 40, Elsfelder 81, Sheridan
%, Pinkert 20, Codington %.
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THE SCHUETZEN KING.
II. Guembel Jr. Won the Much
Coveted HonorS and the
MadaI

Every stand in the Schuetzen Park rifle
range near San Rafael was filed yesterday
with sharpshooters, and many were the fine
scores made and medals won. One of the
events of the day was the contest for the
honors of shooting king of the Eintracht
Schuetzen Club. The honor and the gold
medal fell to the lot of III. Guembel Jr.,
who made 65 points out of a possible 70.
The presentation was made by Captain
Kuhls, and the trophy is permanently the
property of the winner, as he won it two
years ago.
The usual bullseye shoot of the Cali
fornia Schuetzen Club drew out nearly all
of the members. John Utschig came very
close to the center and won the first prize
The scores made were as follows:
John Utschig SO points, 81. Guembel ass, ii.
shro. der 24O F. p. Hagerup 81, g; Waller 9SO
ass, A. Jungbluth sol, II. Eckman 529, 9. Sage
horn 529 H. Enge $50, d. w. Mclaughlin 5S9
r. Finking sos, A. strecker 816, L c. Babbin S15,
+. Attinger SS3, ]. Bachmann 1888, j. Woumer
9 9Sss: r. F. Kelly 1914 F. Kuhl' lo4S T. Archer
The winners in the California Schuetzen
Cadets bullseye contest were Messrs.
Woenne, Reubold and Kullmann.
The lady sharpshooters of this club were
also out in full force and the contests were
for the club medals. The winners were:
Champion cIass-Miss Lizzie Utschig, 112 rings.
First class-Mrs. Kelly Ill rings. Second Class
Mrs. Dawson, AZ rings
There was spirited contest for the
Schuenemann diamond double-rest medal,
which is to be contested for seven times.
This time John Utschig was the winner,
with 233 points. The second best score
was by Otto Baumeister with 229 and the
third was d. w. Mclaughlin with 227.
The San Francisco Turner's Schuetzen
Section held its regular medal shoot and
the following were the winners:
Champion Glass;. Utschig, 4l2 points; first
class-L. 1hierbach 40; first best shot-Thier-
bach; last best shot-A. Sebatt.
On the pistol range the interest in the
contest for the Schuenemann pistol medal
was decidedly lively. The scores made
stood as follows:
D. w. Mclaughlin 208, P. Jacoby 1885, ames
Slant on 179, ]. B. Turner $50, A. Breuss la, a.
Woeme rs, DR.. NJ. Sichel so.
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The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Clubs
regular shoot was held as usual and half of
the members, it was found, had become
addicted to the use of the nitro. This
powder they use in everything from
the % target pistol to the high-class
target rifle with excellent results. H.
X. Crane has recently gone over to the
nitro ranks. He has been an expert hunts
man and scored great success in the field.
Now he is devoting all of his spare time
to target practice. The best scores of the
members yesterday were as follows:
Pistol, Blanding medal, three shots, open to
ell comers--C. NJ. Daiss, 8, IL. II; J. Z. Cor
man, 9. 10, II; A. II. Pape, 10, IL, Ia; F. o.
Revolver, Carr medal, five shots-M. J..
White, 81; ]. E. German, 50, 40.
Twenty-two-caliber rife, all corners, fifty
yards, Rogers medal-Ed Hovey, 8; Z. Jacob
son, 8; W, J. Burrows, "a.
Rifle, 200 yards, Unfred diamond medal-F.
o. Young, 49, 16; II. Burfeind, 10, IL, 81; A.
H. Pape, 10, 10, 81.
IA; F. E. Mason, 10; H. H. Burfeind, 100.
Most flags for MONTH";. Schultz, l; F. O..
Young, /; II. II. Burfeind, l.
The German sharpshooters were out in
large numbers and some excellent scores
were made. In the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein's regular bulIseye con-
test for cash prizes the following scores
show fine holding:
First, John Lankenau, 121 points; second,
F. p schuster, l57; third, G. ThieTbach' PSI !;
sixth, John de Wit, 500; seventh, ]. C. Waller,
Alb; eighth, R. Finking, 49,; ninth, A H
Pape, 513; tenth, John Utschig, $50; eleventh,
c. Nobmann, 537; twelfth, L; Bendel, 5s5;
W. c. Molken, 797; fifteenth, Otto Lenacke,
500; sixteenth, G. Alpers, SO; seven tenth,
William Plath, 931; eighteenth, Il. Huber,
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OREGON CITY, A
FACTORY CENTER,
Steady Growth of the First
American Settlement
on the Coast.
HAS VARIED RESOURCES.
The Wheels of It's Industries
Are Turned by a Mighty
Cataract.
IN A PICTURESQUE LOCATION.
Eestles on a Plateau Between the
Coast Range and Cascade
Mountains.
IN A PICTURESQUE LOCATION.

OREGON CITY, Or, May 21.-Here,
at the lower edge of the Willamette Valley,
is one of the most interesting places on the
Pacific Coast. The traveller from Califor-
MIA has passed the whole length of the
rich valley between the Coast Range and
the Cascade Mountains. The long lines of
hills rapidly approach each other at the
foot of the valley until a rim OF rock is
reached connecting the two mountain
chains. Over this rim pours the entire
volume of the Willamette River, forming
a cataract of picturesque beauty, and a
water power of great commercial value.
Here is located the town of Oregon City,
the oldest permanent American settlement
on the Pacific slope; where the first
Protestant church on the Pacific coast of
either of the Americas still stands; where
the first newspaper was published, the
first mint established, the first Jail erected
and the first popular government organ
lied on the western edge of the United
States.
When San Francisco was plated in 1S49
the nearest place where the plat could be
filed TO give legal effect to it was in the
United States court at Oregon City, and
the original document is now among the
Clackamas County records there.
Strangers visiting Oregon City are likely
to think the whole town is crow ded be-
tween the bluff and the river. But back
on the bluff is large tract with a gentle
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slope toward the Willamette which is COW
cred with residences, and many business
houses are also located there. The eastern
part of town is somewhat broken. In the
southern part is another elevation, reach
ing an altitude of about $50 feet from the
river, which is slightly locality for resi-
dences. A view of the river and an inter-
esting stretch of country, even to Portland
and beyond, is spread out before the gaze
of the observer from that point. On the
west side of the river the elevation is even
greater than the east side, though it is not
marked by precipitous cliffs except on the
Immediate bank of the stream. The out
look from that locality is upon nearly the
entire city and the mountain scenery that
is so beautifully accentuated in the tower
ing peaks Of the Cascade Range. A sus-
pension bridge 1000 feet long spans the
river at height of nearly hundred feet
above the water.
The picturesque beauty of the locality is
one OF the greatest attractions at Oregon
City. The falls are not simply series of
rapids. but the whole mighty volume of
the Willamette River plunges down pre-
cipitous cliff of solid basalt, forming a
cataract that is truly magnificent in its
beauty and power. Below the falls the
river flows between vertical walls of solid
rock twenty to fifty feet tall, in which that
peculiar columnar form which basaltic
rock sometimes takes is seen. The two
elevated shelves on the east and south and
the rising ground on the west quite change
the common aspect of cities, and give from
every part of the city command of an out
look of charming beauty and grandeur.
The banks OF the river, both above and
below Oregon City, still carry to consid-
cradle extent their native forests, though
between the city and Portland, which is
twelve miles below, there is less tim ber
and more farms and orchards than in the
other direction.
Each day the sun rises out of the Jagged
profile of the Cascade Mountains and sets
behind the lower crest of the Coast range.
The hoary peaks of the Cascades are
plainly visible from Oregon City and are
objects of never failing interest. Mount
Hood thrusts its perpetual ice fields into
the sky fifty miles due east of the city. 1t
is a perilous climb to the summit, but
every year numb ers of tourists pass the
still smoking crater of the grim giant and
reach its peak, nearly 1900 feet above the
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s62; nineteenth, A. Mocker, Ills; twentieth,
A. Berthelsen, 1172.
The bullseve shoot of the German
Schuetzen Club for cash prizes shows
some good shooting:
First, R. Finking, 439 points; second, H.
Zecher, AGO; third, H NJ. Wreden, 514; fourth.
F. ?. Schuster, SIS; fifth, H. Huber, 1874;
sixth, f. H. Bushnell, 76S; seventh, H. Bur-
feind, 700; eighth, D. B. Faktor, S12; ninth,
L. Bendel, 826.
In the monthly medal shoot of the
Nordentscher Schuetzen Club, the cham
pionship class failed to fill. j. Gefken of
the second class and G.. Schulz of the
fourth, by yesterdays record, became the
permanent owners of their class medals.
The other scores stood:
First class, H. Huber Alb rings.
Second class, j. Gefken, 391.
Third class, f. Rust 351.
Fourth class, G. Schulz, 289.
First best shot, ]. de Wit, "a.
Last best shot, II. Huber, o.
The monthly medal scores of the marks
men OF several of the military companies
were all good and speak for themselves:
Company B-George Sullivan "a, E. C. Cor
dell 81, Charles Perry As Gus Undermann So,
George Hickman 81, ]. Fetz al, E. L. Filmer
81, Z. B. Peppin 50, w. Krug 35, J. r. Wear 40,
II. b. Taylor 40, L. Zimmerman 35, L. Town
send SO, D. S. Briggs So, A. Roberts 20, G.
Mills Il, c. Lennon Is, w. ]. Hayes A, H.
Lang 20.
Company K-Detrich 80. Barley 42, Bot
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sea level. To the northward the snowy
dome of st. He,ens and to the east of that
Mount Adams rugged peaks come boldly
into view. Then in the southeast Mount
Jefferson and the Three Sisters rise high
above the crest of the range and punctuate
the landscape. ALI these peaks are per-
petually ice-clad. In the latter part of the
summer the snow disappears, leaving vast
areas of glaciers exposed, and the noun
tains lose much of their dazzling white
ness and grow more scanned and rugged in
appearance. There are few places in the
world where such wealth of scenic beauty
is presented. There is harmony and
majesty in it and it never grows old.
Oregon City is essentially a manufac-
turing town. 1t was the chief city of Ore
gon for number of years in pioneer
times, but in the undeveloped condition
of the country's resources there was small
appreciation of the gigantic power wasting
over the falls beyond its ability to grind
wheat for bread for few hundred people,
and trade was transferred to points
nearer the ocean, where ships could be
laden for the gold fields of California, that
people were then going wild over. Now
that the country is reaching stage of de.
velopment requiring manufactures and
manufacturing facilities, another era of
supremacy lies before the city.
About $4,000 is paid out monthly in
wages in Oregon City. This money goes
to employees of the electric company; of
the wooden mill, the annual output of
which exceeds $3.50, 900; of the Touring
mills, having capacity of HOO barrels
day, and sending their product to Liver
pool and China; of the paper and pulp
mills, turning out an annual product of
about 10000 tons, one of the mills being
the largest on the Pacific Coast; of an ex-
celsior and shoddy mill, two sawmills, "a
sash and door factory, a machine-shop,
soap-factory, a cement-miI, q wooden
pump factory, an ice-factory, and num-
Der of smaller manufacturing and repair
shops. The value of the annual product
of these manufacturing plants is about
So, 900, 900.
Another important industry is that of
furnishing electricity for light and power.
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1t was not until several members OF the
Columbia Pistol and Rife Club, under the
direction of F. o. Young, made number
of successful experiments with the nitro
that the rank and file OF the marksmen
dared to use it, but now many are making
their best scores with the stuff, and regard
it as the most pleasant explosive they can
use.
A promi nent marksman in the East re-
marked recently: "One OF the great draw
backs to the pleasure of target shooting is
the dirt, noise and smoke, and dislike to
wind up days sport with my rifles and
pistols and feel that could easily be m is
taken for a chimney sweep"
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Lieutenant EsoIa,s illness.

Lieutenant of Police Fred Esols, in charge of
the California-street police station, who has
been sick for a week past, suffering from a dis
ordered liver, is now convalescent. For the
first time yesterday since his illness he was
able to leave his room and take an ENJOYABLE
and invigorating walk in the warm sunshine.
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The great number of troubles for which
Electricity is beneficial when applied bv
DIR. Sanden's Electric Belt is onIv limited
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made well by this wonderful belt.
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The city of Portland is lighted from the
falls of the Willamette and many of her
street cars and factories are run by power
from the same source. The company con-
trolling the water power owns 1900 acres
of land opposite Oregon City, so there is
no fear that it will not labor for local in
terest.
A town of 5000 inhabitants, the seat of
justice of county larger in extent than
the State of Rhode Island ana richer in
natural resources, with street railway con-
nection with Portland and steam railway
and boats to furnish unsurpassed trans
portation facilities to all the world, and all
active operation here, it is not strange that
growth and prosperity continue in the
face of conditions that retard business
generally. The permanence of this pros
perity is due largely to the magnificent
water-power that, notwithstanding the
10000 horsepower now in use, is but be-
gin ming to be developed.
A comparative statement of the capaci-
ties of various well-known water-powers
will afford some idea of the relative inn
portance OF the power at the falls of the
Willamette. Here is statement com piled
from official and other reliable data:
Seat of water-power. Horsepower capacity
oregon CITY, Or. SO. 900
Ii,P Hllhn
Manchester, n. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II 600
Lawrence Nj ass. 2 600
Lowel, MASS. IL ,845
The progress of this town, which unites
so much that is historically and industri-
ally in teresting, has an important bearing
on the prosperity of the whole State of
Oregon. 1t is worthy of the attention of
tourists seeking pleasure and entertain
ment, and of those having more substan-
tial object IN view.
hIN~ * a<<nS<LQ
Secretary of Oregon City Chamber of
Commerce.
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q Only one railway passenger among %
600, 900 is annually killed in England. In
France it is one in $4,000 900, in Germany
one in 10000, 900; Italy one in 5000 600
America one in 100000 to 5000, 900, and
Russia one in 100000.
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It Has Proved Successful in
the Springfield Military
Musket.
'CHUETzEN MEDAL-wINNERs.
]. Utschig Champion of the California
Club-H. Guembel Jr. Secures
Kingly Honors.

To great extent yesterday was nitro
powder day at the Shell Mound range, ar d
the spiteful bark of the new explosive
could be heard at all times through the
sullen roar Of the black-powder. tusillade.
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Secretary of Oregon City Chamber of
Commerce.
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Total assets
LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities. 80.
INCOME.

Net cash actually received for fire
premiums. .-.-........
Net cash actually received for ma.
rine premiums. ...-......-. =.
Received for interest and dividends
on bonds, stocks, loans and from
all other sources. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Received for transfer fees.
Total income of life Department..
Tot al incnrna
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The new nitro is doing away with these
objections, for in its use there is but little
noise. no smoke and no recoil-that boyle
man of timid rihemen. Many labor under
the idea that firearms in which nitro is
used require but little care. This is serl.
Gus mistake, for without the liberal use OF
cleaning rags and oil after firing the best
of barrels will rust and become loaded as
quickly as with the black powder: To in
sure safety from this the firearm should be
cleaned Immediately after using, and
again a day or two later.
Among the first local rif1emen to try
nitro in the heavy musket was Chris Meyer
OF Company G. Yesterday he achieved ex-
cellent results with forty-five grains (meas-
ured) shot under two wads and 4O5-grain
metal-jacket bullet. The bullet was really
lead nickel plated. The wads were used to
fill the space. Meyer seated his bullets
firmly in the shells, instead Of leaving an
air space, and the recoil of the musket was
hardly perceptible. He used Dupont's
No. 1 rife powder. and in one string OF
txr-nr Nfryf eh. b q n
The record-union., 1896-02-05
FREE LIBRARY.
Business Transacted Last Evening by
the Directors.

The Board of Directors of the Public
Library met at their office in the Lii
brary building last evening. Present
". c. Fitch, President; E. b. Willis,
Vice President; S. r. Gerrish, Secre-
tary; Jabez Turner and E. Franklin.
The report of the Librarian for the
month Of January was read, as follows:
Number of books issued during the
month, $3.50, classified thus: Fiction,
1850; history, 49, literature, $40; fine
art, 157; useful art, "a; science, 103;
philology, 5; sociology, A; religion, Al;
philosophy, 20; general works, 632;
Juvenile fiction, 1853; juvenile, other
classes, 172. Percentage of fiction not
including Juvenile, 81; percentage of
Juvenile fiction, 10; percentage of all
other classes, %; percentage of fiction,
II. Average number issued per day.
80; number of patrons registered, 49,
961; amount of the fines collected
SIT 30; number of books mended in the
library, 155; attendance in the reading
room, 5,079; women, 336; men, $3.50;
girls, 205; boys, 500; average attend
ance, 1863; women, Il: men, 12S; girls, g.;
boys, %; books issued, 10; average, 1-3.
The following bills We're ordered paid:
Capital Gas Company, $3S 50; w. F.
Purnell, $109 Al; officers of publishers
Weekly" SO; w. B. Dunlap, S6 50;
Kummerfeldt & Schmidt, S13 80; c. Su-
ter, S21; T. H Waterland, 81 10; Day
& Joy, $6 80; John Smith, So; Sunset
Telephone Company, 50; Evening
Post" So 90; E. w. Bruening. $35 40;
Slvius & Schoenbackler, $SS 75; Lii
brary Bureau, $11 so. The board ad-
jcurned sine die.
The board for the ensuing year con-
sists of w c. Fitch, E. B. Willis, Jabez
Turner, E. Franklin and S. H. Gerrish,
Z Franklin having been reappointed by
the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Trustees for a term Of four years. The
board reorganized by electing w. c.
Fitch President, E. B. Willis Vice-Pres-
ident and S. H. Gerrish Secretary. The
President appointed the following
standing committees:
Books and Shelves-Franklin and
Gerrish.
Periodicals-Gerrish and Turner.
Reading -room-W. C. Fitch.
Purchase of Books-Turner, Franklin
and Willis
Auditing and Finanoe-Wi1lis, Ger
rish and Franklin
Building and Repairs-Fitch and
Turner.
Miss Caroline G. Hancock was elected
Librarian, and Lauren w. Ripley As
sistant Librarian, Miss Retta Parrott,
Second Assistant Librarian, Mrs Ella
Quinley, Third Assistant Librarian for
the year ending February, 1897.
The board ordered Johnson's Ency-
clopedia, eight volumes, and thirty-two
other books purchased and then ad-
journed