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A WARTIME THANKSGIVING.
The day after the battle was
Thanksgiving, and we had services in
Chattanooga sad, solemn, grand.
The church bells hung dumb in their
towers, indeed, and you shall know
why in its time, but for all that,
there were chimes so grand that men
uncovered their heads as they heard
them. At 12 o'clock the great guns
at Fort Wood began to toll. Civil
ians said, "The guns are not shotted,
and the sound is too regular for
work." I hastened out to the fort,
and the guns chimed on. A dim im
pression I had received before bright
ened as I stood upon the parapet and
looked over the scene. What it was
like flashed upon me in a moment:
the valley was a grand cathedral,
Fort Wood the pulpit of the mighty
minister, and far down the descend
ing side in front rose Orchard Knob,
the altar. The dead were lying
there, far out to the eastern wall, and
God's chandelier hung high in the
dome. They were the accents of
praise I was hearing; thirty-four syl
lables of thanksgiving the guns were
saying: "Oh, give thanks unto the
Lord, for He is good; for His mercy
endureth forever!" And the hills
took up the anthem and struck sub
limely in; from the Ridge it came
back, "Give thanks unto the Lord,"
and Waldron's height uttered it, "for
His mercy endureth," and Lookout
valley sang aloud, "forever, forever,"
and all the mountains cried, "Amen!"
And the churches of Chattanooga
had congratulations. Those who
composed them had come silent and
Buffering and of steady heart; had
come upon stretchere; come in men's
arms, like infants to the christening;
ambulances had been drawing up to
jUie church doors all night with their
burdens, and within those walls it
looked one great altar of sacrifice.
The nearest of these edifices is hard
ly a dozen paces from my quarters,
and I go out and sit upon its step
in the sun. It is the same building
wherein the gifted Murdoch, only a
few days before, had' given his splen
did renderings of drama and lyric.
I do not hear the music of his voice,
neither do I bear a moan. The doors
are noiselessly opening and closing,
and I see pale faces bloody gar
ments. Right hands lie in the porch
that have offended and been cut off;
castaway feet are there, too, but
there is nothing about sinning feet
in the Sermon on the Mount! It is
not the house of wailing on whose
threshold I .m waiting; it is the
hfttise of patience. Five still figures,
covered by five brown blankets, are
ranged on the floor beside me. Their
feet are manacled with bits of slen
der twine, but a spider's web could
hold them. I lift a corner of the
blankets and look at the quiet faces.
By the gray coat I see that one is a
dead rebel. Do men look nearer
alike when dead than when alive?
Else how could it have chanced that
one of these sleepers in federal blue
should resemble him nearly enough
for both to have been "twinned at
birth"? They are not wounded in the
face, and so there is nothing to shock
you; they fell in their full strength.
Tread lightly, lest they be not dead,
but sleeping. The silence within op
presses me; it seems as if an accent
of pain from some sufferer in that
solemn church would be a welcome
sound, and I think of a brave bird
wounded unto death, that I have held
in my hand, its keen eye undiromed
and full upon me, throbbing with the
pain and dying, and yet so silent
B. F. Taylor.
LEST WE FORGET.
Elsewhere on this page appears an
article on "A War-Time Thanksgiv
ing." Everyone Bhould read it, es
pecially those who are inclined to
think that they have nothing to be
thankful for; that their lines have
fallen in unpleasant places. We all
have times when it is hard to "count
our marcies," as our forebears used
to say; when it is so much easier to
see the bparkle on the other fellow's
glass and think only of the dregs in
our own cup. At such times it is
well to turn our minds upon the trials
and hardships not only of those who
founded our country but of those
who fought, bled and died that our
country might be and remain a coun
try of freedom. The small depriva
tions and trials of our life are noth
ing as compared with what they suf- j
fered and the men at the front were
no more heroes than were the women
at home who supported the little !
ones w hile the fatter was at the !
front, all too often never to return, j
Lest we forget, let us read what they j
endured, then "thank God and take j
to carry our little burdens, j
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POLITICS AND LANGUAGE.
People who think that latter day I
politics have been productive of
harsh language should open their his- j
tories in 1S03 and see what John
Giffard said in the Irish parliament 1
in open session
about his political i
opponent.
"He is the hired traducer of his
country, the excommunicated of his 1
fellow-citizens, the regal rebel, the
unpunished ruffian, the bigoted agi
tator. In the city, a firebrand; in
the courts, a liar; in the streets, a
bully; in the field, a coward; and
so obnoxious is he to the very party
he wishes to espouse, he is only sup
portable by doing those dirty acts
the less vile refuse to execute."
Memoirs of Sir John Barrington.
Two Medford Views.
Governor West is said to have re
marked that he was sorry the seating
capacity for spectators was so limited
that but few could witness the grue
some sight. It is too bad. Every ad
vocate of capital punishment should
be allowed to see what he voted for
and to realize what an edifying sight
it is to take human life.
Inasmuch as it is impossible for
all to see the gruesome spectacle,
the moving picture man should be
called into requisition so that the
advocates bloodshed in every town
and hamlet can enjoy the thrill and
satisfy his craving for the spilling
of human blood.
Let the people see what they have
voted for. Medford Mail Tribune.
By all means. Let the people see
what they have voted for. It was
not for the retention of capital pun
ishment alone, but for the protection
of the home, the safety of women and
children, the guarding of human life.
If the horrori of capital punish
ment need to be exploited by Gov
ernor West through a hanging day,
and it we must parade the death
chamber in moving pictures, let's
give equal prominence to the other
side of the argument.
In Hlckshaw the Mail Tribune has
an amateur detective who not only
prints the details of crime as they
occur, but sometimes before. Why
not arrange for the next murder and
have the movies on hand? Get all
the ghastly details. Show the bestial
fiend cutting the senseless man's
throat from ear to ear and kicking
the carcass under the barn; take the
murderous assault on an Albany
woman the other night, put the ma
chine to work in the blood-smeared
kitchen of the farm house where an
old man, a young wife, two children
and a baby are found murdered.
Don't do things by halves. If we
must have part of the story on the
film, let's have it all. And then let
the people see what they have voted
for.
Perhaps then the cheap sensation
alism of our youthful governor will
not be as effestive campaign material
as his impassioned followers suppose.
Medford Sun.
Bryan for Premier.
- Portland, Nov. 2 7. That the sec
retary of stateship will be offered to
W. J. Bryan and that Wilson will
make good as president, is today the
opinion of ex-Chairman Norman K.
Mack of the democratic national
committee, who visiitd here with the
New York delegation to select the
Empire state fair site in San Fran
cisco. Mack is chairman of the dele
gation. "No distress is being observed in
business circles as a result of the
democratic victory," Mack declared.
"The people generally have great
confidence in Wilson and we are now
too far advanced to harbor the idea
that a democratic administration and
a business depression go hand in
hand."
Belmont's Son Weds Show Girl.
New York, Nov. 25. Despite the
denial of August Belmont that his
son Raymond Belmont was married
to Miss Ethel Lorraine, a show girl,
late of the Winter Garden, the pair
were really wedded, according to a
copy of the marriage license which
was obtained here today.
The PORTLAND EVENING TELE
GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year,
$5.00.
The Home Circle
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Our National Holiday. .
There are holidays and holidays, j
Christmas and New Year's are cos- !
mopolitan are the property of no ;
particular people, but yet are joyous-!
ly observed by many. But Thanks- i
giving is purely an American holiday, ',
original in conception and growing
from a small beginning until it has j
reached the dignity of a national!
event. It's first celebration was by i
the Plymouth colony in 1621 those)
j sturdy pioneers whose piety was as j
l pronounced as their pluck, who hou-;
ored themselves b' honoring their j
Deity. The custom soon became i
more Senera!- spreading all over the !
ew t-ngiana states. Alter the
oluticm u gradually extended to the ,
auu 4Ulu l"
growing more siowiy in tne soutn.
In 1S6S the patriotic Lincoln forever
established it in the list of holidays
by proclaiming a day of Thanksgiv
ing. His action being promptly fol
lowed by the individual proclama-
tions of the governors of the states, j
who named the same nay. Since To the Editor: I noticed in a re
then, by common consent, the first j cent issue of the Tidings a commun
announeement of the day is found ication with reference to a letter r-
in the president's proclamation, and
the day so named is also named by
the states.
The turkey is a bird among birds,
a dish among dishes, and a dream
among dreams.
The first Thanksgiving having oc-
urred in 1621, it seems strange that
the turkey did not then and there
j become a national bird. The turkev
may not equal the eagle as a Fourth
of July minstrel, but as a biped cal
culated to gild the fleeting moments
of the Thanksgiving feast, he so far
outsoars the eagle that too compare
seriously would be like casting ox
alic acid upon the ox.
Where will you spend Thanksgiv
ing? It is a common interrogation.
The wise fairies say, "Spend it in do
ing good."
It is believed by many people that
Thanksgiving was invented to give
the turkey a distinction and a pres
tige and to give us a medium through
which to offer our gratitude while
experiencing perennial thrills of
pleasure. The selection of the tur
key for the star part was happy, be
cause every one likes turkey, be it
hot, cold or canned. Unlike veal,
canned beef or fish balls, the tur
key is a concrete symphony that
causes every soul to ripple in song.
Old and young alike are victims of
its peerless quality. The young eat
it with their first teeth the mid
dle aged attack it with their second
teeth, the third masticate it with
their third or store teeth, and it is
even more toothsome to the tooth
less. The cranberry's chief distinc
tion is that which it enjoys in be
ing the tail end of the Thanksgiving
ticket.
The supply of turkeys on Thanks
giving day this year will be limited.
The simple fact that the. raisers of
turkeys in the country assert the
price will reach "steenty" cents a
pound is sufficient to warrant that
the turkey will not grace the tables
of many on the festal day. It is pre
dicated that the "steenty"-:ent sign
will stare the wives in the face along
about the time the birds are to be
purchased for serving on Thanksgiv
ing day. The killing of many of the
young turkeys is given as the cause
for the high price. The present sum
mer as a whole has been a some
what wet season and the young birds
cannot stand this. They cannot strut
about in the damp barn yard and
live. Havoc was played among the
flocks lately when the continued
heavy rains struck the centers where
the turkeys were raised. This de
pleted the number and size of the
flocks considerably. Forty cents is
predicted as being a reasonable price
at Thanksgiving time, considering
the size of the supply.
Saving is a habit, and it must be
admitted that some get the habit
hitched onto them too strong, just as
some have the habit of spending
every cent they make soon after they
make it, or perhaps a little before.
When saving becomes such a habit
with people that they will deny them
selves even the simplest things be
cause of the cost, of what value is
that person's life? Is the satisfac
tion of property accumulation worth
the cost of food necessary to sustain
life?
The Thanksgiving of a nation ia
an act truly impressive in its signifi
cance. The more thoughtful leaders
of our people will lay emphasis upon
the material prosperity of the United
States than upon Its tremendous so
cial and moral opportunities. For
bountiful crops and heavy exports.
for high wages and increasing values,
It ia wall irk ha thankful (ncnfar an
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mese mings minister to me me 01
tne 6Pirit. the making of manhood,
the enriching of the average experi-j;
ence. gut lor the enlargement of:-
our ideals, the raising of the stand-'!
ard of public duty, the increasing I '
care for the weak and immature, the '
recognizing of responsibilities high-!
er than the mere piling up of indi- '
vidual fortunes and a government
surplus for tnese things we may I
well give thanks. I
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A cat seldom loves a dog much,!
but a cat will learn that she must
endure the presence of a dog on the;
premises, and will conclude to make:
the best of it, in w hich it shows more
sense than some married people do.
Help your public school teacher by !
rev-;neiping the children to attend school'
regularly and instilling into their
little minds a love of education
Teach them to respect the teacher.
MIS. BKOOKS' VIEW.
Ashlanden Tells of lesirable Changes
in Plans.
ceived from a party in Virginia who
is making inquiry as to the opportun
ities in this locality for getting work,
etc., and, I take it, the chance to
make a home.
Your correspondent asks. What
has the Rogue river valley to offer
this man? We might answer with
more truth than poetry, not much at
present in the Ashland district, un-
less it be the chance to chop up some
of the fungus peach trees for stove-
wood, ditto several of the worthless
apple orchards as well.
Your correspondent's question is
pertinent, one that should have been
considered long since by the people
of Ashland and vicinity if the town
and surrounding 'country would
progress as they both should be do
ing. The writer recalls an opinion
expressed by the wife of a prominent
business man in Ashland six years
ago last spring, his first year in
southern Oregon. This lady said with
reference to newcomers, "We don't
want anybody here who hasn't mon
ey." I regret to say that this seems
to have been the atitude of Ashland
ever since I've been here.
The writer doesn't know of a bet
ter home town on earth for people
who have means to retire and live a
quiet life among good people, but if
city and country surrounding are to
prosper there must be a payroll in
tile city and the adjacent country
must develop with working people.
There must be something gTOwn in
tho Boll other than the price, and
for most of the time the past six
years this has been the main crop.
Your booster and hot-air merchant
have a part in the making of any
country or city, as it takes hot air
even to make an engine go, and that
class of people have performed their
duty most faithfully and nobly the
past few years in this valley. Now
it's time for those who are willing
to take off their coats and go to
work tilling the soil, working in the
mill or factory. We have the soil,
high priced too, but where are the
factories? Well, a little coterie of
business men, so called, have downed
the flouring mills, temporarily at
least. The same bunch tried to throt
tle the one co-operative institution
which is still living and doing its
best for the general good of this
community. I refer to the Fi;uit and
Produce Association.
Wheat will be grown and the mills
will run again in this valley, but
practical men have told us that even
if wheat is shipped in and made into
flour and by-products, the result will
be cheaper flour and feed, etc., than
under the present high-priced ar
rangement. Again, men have come
here apparently in good faith, wil
ling to take hold of and develop cer
tain natural resources that would
mean the expending of large sums of
money; would employ labor and be
the means of bringing people here
who have money to spend and are
willing to spend it if the resorts were
here as they should be.
So it seems that while some of the
citizens want only those who have
money to come here, there also are
some who are not willing to Bell even
at a good price to men who huve the
money to buy with.
The writer looks forward to an era
of development notwithstanding the
bursting of the fruit bubble. He be
lieves that problem will be solved to
the betterment of the industry so that
there will not be so much disappoint
ment in pursuing his favorite voca
tion. He looks for more mixed
farming methods to be followed. The
efforts already being made by Mr.
D. M. .Lowe and several others in the
splendid region across the creek show
the great possibilities in that section.
He hopes also to see a greater in
ducement for farmers to come to
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Do Not Throw Your Apples Away
on a glutted market. Put them in cold storage for better prices.
Your potatoes will not sprout or grow Boft in cold storage.
Get our prices, which are as low as in the east.
WOOD AND COAL
. We have a limited amount of dry wood for sale, and the best
"Washington state coal for the lowest possible price Tor cash.
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Ashland. A feed yard or some con
venient place to hitch a horse while
in town, a rest room for the women
folks who are now our fellow citi
zens. And he even dares to hope for
a payroll in the city, so it may be a
commercial city as well as an educa
tional center, and a place where an
honest working man, whether from
Virginia or elsewhere, may obtain
employment and be welcome along
with the high-priced tourist who may
some time find here the accommoda
tions he is willing and able to pay
for. When that time comes the col
ored plates and booklets will not be
so necessary and they will be more
truthful than they have been in the
past. Respectfully,
J. M. BROOKS.
Ashland, Ore., Nov. 24, 1912.
A Good Suggestion.
Klamath Northwestern: The Eu
gene Register calls attention to some
of the lying arguments that were
used against the millage bill in the
state pamphlet, and suggests that a
censorship should be exercised over
the pamphlet. We think that is dan
gerous. We would suggest, however,
that a law be passed inflicting a se
vere punishment upon a person who
puts something in the state pamphlet
as a fact that is not a fact, whether
this be concerning a person or a
measure. It might be a good thing
to require each person who uses
space in the pamphlet to put up a
bond, to be forfeited in case he be
found guilty of starting untruths.
What do you think of this suggestion,
Brother Jenkins?
Phone No. 39 when in need of Job
printing. Work and prices are right.
A Local
VI an or Woman
is desired right now to represent The Pictorial Re
view in this territory to call on those whose sub
scriptions are about to expire. Big money for the
right person representatives in some districts
make over $500.00 a month. Spare time workers
are liberally paid for what they do. Any person
taking up this position becomes the local repre
sentative of the publisheis. Write today for this
oiler of
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The Married Woman in Texas.
When a woman marries in Texas,
today, her husband has the sole man
agement of all her separate property
and of all her interest and commun
ity property, says Mrs. W. H. Ward
in the Houston Chronicle. All her
possessions and even her wearing
apparel are absolutely under his con
trol. He has the . management of
them without her consent and even
against her will. He can draw out
every cent of her money from the
bank and do with it as he pleases.
Mrs. Ward continues. She cannot
even exercise a right of control over
her separate property without his
permission and then only as his
agent, which permission and agency
may be withdrawn at any time. He
can lease or rent her real property
and collect all rents as he ses fit.
He may dispose of all her community
interests without her consent and
against her will, except tho home
stead. He may even mortgage or
sell every piece of furniture in the
home and she is helpless to prevent,
even if her earnings have paid for
every piece. He has the right to
sell her dresses if he wishes and she
cannot prevent. He may sell all the
community property except the
home, though she has earned every
dollar by her own work. She cannot
prevent him and, having disposed of
it, the money is absolutely under bis
control.
In the production of rice and cof
fee the United States ranks tenth,
compared with other countries of the
world.
Not a drop of alcoholic liquor is
manufactured in Iceland and none is
imported.
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