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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDJ7QRD, ORKOQN, FRIDAY, DISOKAreftR 31, 100.0. Medford MailTribune makes t II. I PAY rUUUKlLED DAILY BXCBPT BAT U I ID AY. I A consolidation of the Medford Mail. atabUatu) IStt; Uu Southern OrcRon- tan, catabUabad UOfts tho Demoaralle VlMaa. etJlhd 1STI; the Ashland Trlb uno. entablUW 1U, and the Medford Tribune, aetahlUkea IS06. Official Paper of tho CUy of Medford. CULIVA iion FOLLY AS IT FLIES GEO ROE PUTNAM, IMttor ani Manager. tatrod as aeoaed oIdlm matter KoroMaer 1. IMS. at paaloMlce at MedXon! Oregon, under the aat f Uaroh S, 1ITI. ne year, fey aeftU. SUBOCniPTI OK RJLTJ9S: ....fl.tO Om maath r awll or carrier. ... I ,50 THE JAWBONE OF AN ASS. As Sampson of old smote the Philistines withthc jaw bone of an ass, so docs the Portland Oregonian q!today with tlic same weapon smite the new state of Siskiyou .in the following: Talent Orchardmen Who Havo Solved . Problem of Growing Orchard and Making Living at Same Time. It isn't necesnry in tho Roguo river valley to plant nn orclmrd ami then wait without hope of incoma until tho trees hnvo attained their growth and produce a crop. Crops can bo grown between the rows. Witness tho experience- of M. I). Brophy of Talent. Xtr. Brophy lives on Wagner creek abovo Talent and 1ms four acres of land in apple?, tho trees being now threo years old. Last season ho planted tho font "A porploxed and despairing eastern contemporary tho New York Timo9-nnnpnls 'for Information and for an Independent judgmont" con- corning tho proposed now Btato of Siskiyou. 'Wo In tho east.' it pensively ncrcs between tho upplo treo rows complains, 'have-not been favored with a prospectus of Siskiyou's native ' to tomatoes and from tho four, advantages. That dcslderattvo boon is about to be conferred upon thoso ncros j,0 so(l m t(Hls.( j sun. oastornors who will attentively peruso mo iouowiuk utuuuuj , JH)S0 enriy as mnny were given From this tlmo forward, If they oro not fully primed with kuowledgo about nwny or wen( ,0 wlls(Ct sn;j r, tho hypothetical commonwealth of Siskiyou, It will bo their own fault. I Brophy. "I sold from that four "To begin with, tho clamor for a new star In tho gorgeous constella-1 ncre Vatch over $750 worth of to fion of thd Union cathcrs Its thundorous boom mainly from ono throat,; nmtoos n,i i w:n ,lrt that or hotter to-wlt, that of tho lletrary prodigy whoso Inspired pen writes tho editorials i during the next two years, when the; In a- Medford paper. This great man wants to scceuo irom uregon ami trees will commence to boar." California because he Is mad. What he Is mad about doosn t matter. The portentous circumstance Is that ho has made up his alleged mind to with draw and take portions of tho Roguo Klvor valley and northern California along with him. In this fearsome resolution he Is backed up by the Jack son County Press association, a powerful body composed of th0 Medford editor, a printer's devil In Jacksonville and an outdated railroad pass tho latter framed and hung on tho wall as a perpetual remluder of other and more glorious times. It Is said a supply of arms ana ammunition The Acrobat and Hit Family. l'orcuplno-That'a funay. My mnm. , ma never licks mo thnt way. HI Flrtt Aftar Dinner Speech, HAVE YOU AN EYE I FOR BUSINESS? Maybo you havo, but It Isn't wldo open unless you havo electric light ! In your Btoro. Did you evor stop to renllio how an has been laid In to bo used If the base legislative caitiffs at Salem and - electric sign would shout out your Sacramento resist the secession movement. Should open war oreak out. namo to peopio on tno streets the Medford paper Is assured of tho alliance and support of tho two j nights? saloonkeepers and two grocerymen of Yroka. Cal. Tho mnn who runs . Did you evor stop to think how n tho Chinese laundry Is said to bo neutral. Yreka's enthusiastic and almost bright electric sign would Htcralb; unanimous support has been gained by promising to build tho new cap!- j burn your name and location In peo tol on tho lot now occupied by tho mossy ruins of Us onco palatial drug . Plo's minds? tore In case more room is needed, the cellar hole where the hotel used And an electrically lighted window to. stand will bo available. I d,sI,,a shlnes out !,kc Ma" nt Por" "As to tho territory which the now stato will permit to share In Its , hellon. and tends to even draw peo glorlous opportunities, wo do not understand that tho blessing Is to be P'o from across tho street. i,iioriminnnK- in southern Orecon as a whole, or to northern 1 And. besides that. If your store In- Californla, either. Thus Medford Is to bo left out In the cold because of terlor Is lighted by electricity, It not the scant appreciation It shows for th0 sublime beauties of tho Medford only Is nn ovldonco of progressive-. paper, while Jacksonville Is to be admitted for tho sake of Its tender i"s, but nlso shows qff your goods j and touching faith In tho Medford editor. The line which divides tho elect ; to best advantage, Ovon bringing out from tho reprobate will wander deviously from tho last subscriber of tho 1 colors and tints as true as daylight. Medford paper on tho north to the city limits of Yreka on the south. A brilliantly lighted store Is an In w r,iRt nnr P.nstprn friends mav find that tho Information hero I citation; It Is cheering, pleasant,. provided slakes their thirst for tho truth about Siskiyou completely and Bd inak,nB' agreeably. We also trust that somo of them, who havo charged the Ore gonian with bias on the subject, will repent In sackcloth and ashes when they perceive with what absoluto Impartiality the facts on both" sides are (presented." As It Weekly. Conductor Per ono fare ye can ouly occupy ono aontl Acrobat Oh, very Weekly. ivelll Harper's STORE WINDOWS Your window In tho most ,ln truth, tho only', potent factor for night ad vertising your ntoro has. It Is tho only moans you havo of giving pooplo, on thostroot, n tempt ing Idoa of what you havo In your ntoro. If It la tho only way you havo of arousing their curlonlty, Why not cut out tho "lfn" by Il luminating your ntoro windows with electric lights? Othor forms of light aro shadowy, flickering, smudgy, dingy, gloomy, and plnco your ontlro window exhibit nt a dlmidvnntngo. Hloctrlo lighting floods your wln- dow with an nttractlvo brilliancy, and uliows your goods advantageously, ns to color, tint, texture- nud bounty, I'onplu on tho struct ovoiiliigs aro attracted to bright windows, Gloomily, ImlMlghtod show win dow aro panned by. WhyT Just because a dingy show window Is nn unchonrlng sight. Many a salo Is mndo or ntnrtod ttftot your ntoro doors are locked, If your windows aro lighted by elec tricity. If you would tnlk to folks nt night In tho onlywny your window display In tutoudod to talk, uno electric light ing. Lot us toll you inoro about It and lis economical coHt. Youth for bettor light. noouw mvnu Ku:cTitia co. if The Village Inn. I , ' There is not a country editor within the broad boim darv of Siskouyiu that could not do better than this. Evi Gently some donkey has climbed into Harvey Scott's chair, Tvhen the old man wasn't looking, wrapped the lion's skin about him and beirun to bray and who can answer the un- disputed logic of an ass 's bray 1 k ' v DIVERSIFIED FARMING. The great need of the Rogue River valley is more di versified farming. Too many of our supplies are shipped in that should be raised at our doors. And there is a good living for anyone with energy enough to tackle an acre or two of land. Climate and soil conditions are admirable for market gardening, for berry culture, and for the many fruits and vegetables that are table necessities the laclc ot wmch is a drawback to the country. H That diversified farming pays and pays well is shown by the following records made by the enterprising truck farmers of the Phoenix-Talent districf, which some day will be an immense garden plot: From 15 acres of land, James Allen got 75 tons of al falfa, from one acre 20 tons of tomatoes, from a half acre of onions, six tons, James Roberts and-son, from 15 acres of land took 600 sacks of potatoes for which they received $700, 150 sacks of onions netting $225, $40 in tomatoes, $15 in pears, $75 in carrots and beets, $50 in cabbage, tur nips and parsnips, $15 in rhubarb, $15 in squash, $100 in berries, $250 in hay, $25 in beans, or a total of $150, or over $1000 an acre. i ;: I rfjgllGSSI8 "S. S. Stephens, from one and one-half acres of non-irrigated land, cut 11 tons of alfalfa. His potatoes (non-irri gated) yielded 80 sacks per acre and his irrigated onion patch 340 sacks per acre. O. Carey, from twtf'acres of potatoes, got 160 sacks, non-irrigated, specimens of which took gold medal at the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition. From a quarter acre of homes he picked 180 crates. His non-irrigated alfalfa field of six acres yielded 20 tons of hay. M. D. Brophy of Wagner Creek from tomatoes planted between the rows of three acres of three-year-old orchard picked 60 tons of tomatoes, which netted him $750. E. Gibbs, who conducts a dairy, gives the following re port for the year ending November 30, 1909: Number of cows milked, 6; number of pounds butter fat, 1800; average J test for year, 27; average monthly income for each cow, $9.50. Each cow has been dry two months during the year. The cows are brown Swiss and Jersey, 4 years old this coming spring. Similar results, have been obtained from other diver sified farmers of this section, who can show like. averages on alfalfa, corn, berries and vegetables. But, abovo all, It is trade-making, i That's tho point wo all havo an ' oyo to. Shall we sond a representative to J after lunch 'JVhy don't you supply toothpick talk It over with you? ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO. Snturday, January 8, is Children's Day at The Art Studio. Call and see about it. 244 Notice. My wife, Effice Gordcn, has wil fully loft my board and bed, and I will not be resonsible for any debts whatever which she may contract hereafter. . ALFRED D. GOIiDEN, ' 24G Prospect, Ore. Notice. Members of First M. E. choir, thero will bo a regular rchearsnl Fri day at 7:30 p. m. FORREST EDMEADES "I used to, sir, but people usod to take 'em nway wr 'emP London Weekly Telegraph. Hit Affliction. Ono day the teacher of tho Juvenllo class spoUo if the poet Milton's blind ncss. On the following day sho asked a small boy If he remembered how Milton was nflllctct. "Yes, ma'am." answered tho llttlo fellow. "He was a poet." Exchange. -Yen, madam, I paint portraits." "Well, If you'll give me your prlco IWt and a fuw samples I'll tulle them over with my husband." llrowulng's Muguzlue. Right He Wai. ! Resolved That with the beginning of the New Year, I will trade where I receive . the greatest value for my money In other words sRex Market Huth & Pech Props. Phone 3271 "Why, uncle, I thought the doctor, onlcrvU you not to go out of the door i this weather!" "Well, I didn't. I climbed out of th Inv- Ww York World. THE PLEBEIANS. Odd Fellows, Attention. A largo attendance of Rogue River Encampment on Saturday ov ening is desired in order to arrange for attending tho funeral of P. O. M Silns Day of Jacksonville on Sun day afternoon. 2J THE BANISTERS. What They Tell the Dwellera In New York'a Tentmtnt. Many u grfwsuine bit of wlxiloni 1& gleaned by settlcmeut workers. The other duy u woiimu of phlluutliroplc tcndfiit-fi trudged miles luoUlug fur rooms fur uu unfortunate family that had to move. After the bud made u selection that would tit tbelr Ht-uut means the mother of the family went around to see ibo rooms before mov ing in. "Oh," exclaimed that wise tunemcnt dweller, "we'd bo worse off here than where wo urel This placo Is too un healthy." "How do you inako that out?" asked the settlement worker. "It strikes me as belug butter than most bouses of Its class." The woman pointed to tho ImnlBtcrs. which run up through tue Ave flights of stairs to the roof In a ragged, bro ken line. "Collins." Bhe nnld grimly, That's what that meatiH. Collins Is terrible hard on ImnlnterH. There nro too many death here to milt me." And when tho suttlemout worker learned that maliy tenement dwellers really do Judge of the heulthfulness of a houue by the condition of tho bunls tors she concluded thnt thnt placo wouldn't suit her either. Now York Press. A Valuable Employee. "Yes; he's an Invaluable eliMiiffeur." "Not especially Intelligent. Is lie'" "Oh. no! Hut he Im willing to be mi rested every time I overspeed my ear And there's one particularly nice tiling about him." "What's thutr "Uo never finds fault with Hie way I run tho machine. He only suyx, 'Well, It's your eur, und my life Is In aured.' "-Cleveland I'lolu Dealer, Tennyeon'a Love For Olrdt. Alfred UVnnvHon was all his llfo a Their Sceeasion From Rome and Their great lover of the woods nnd flolda. FUie to Power. Trees, birds nod (lowers were hU ev- Plebeians were the commons of crydoy voaipunlomi. and he faithfully Rome, who were originally forbidden studied the habits of Dame Nuture's all political rights.1' They were for tho most part poor and were not allowed to Intermarry with tho patricians. They served in the army without pny and were sold Into slavery for debt and could even Ik cut Into pieces for distribution among their creditors. Finding their condition Intolerable, the plebeians In l7 B. C. seceded to Mons Sacer, neur Home, where they resolved to build a new city. Bat this step so nlarmed the privileged claiwa that they granted to the commons the right of annually choosing' from tbolr own numbers two magistrates, colled tribunes, with power to protect them against the nggresslons of the potrl clans. After the lapse of about 200 years tho disabilities of the ploboinns wero almost entirely removed, nnd between I ho yen r ari300 U. C. thoy secured the dictatorship, the censorship nnd the prnetorsldp an well uh the right to bo pontiff nnd augur. Thus tho Ro man republic, nfter two centuries of existence, finally ecurcd a democratic form of government. New Yortx American, Sweat and Penplro. It Is possible to tell nlmost exactly when the more elegant "perspire" drovo out tho vulgar "sweat." Ac cording to a writer In tho London Gon- tloman'B Mngailno In 1701. "for somo tlmo past neither mnn, woman nor child In Great Britain and Ireland of any rank or fashion 'has been subject to tho gross form of o'xudntlon which was formerly known na 'awent' Now overy mortal, except carters, coal heavers and chairmen, merely 'per spires.' For thcao twonty years past tho word 'sweat' has been gradually becoming moro and raoro odious." IJeforo 1770 or so" "perspiration" commonly meant an lnsonslblo process, sweating" the grosser vnrlorv there of. In ono of his sqrmons Wesley re- marKeu tnnt "during a nlcht'a slecn n healthy man perspires ono part In four less when he sweats than when ho does not," That would bo moaning less today,. Too, Much For Him. "Woro you sick on the voyngoT" VNot until the custom bouse olllcer1 came aboard," K. -..fit imntllmrs. Tho lark. th nltrht lugj i'ih owl and tho linnet wero Ills favoni.- i.lnl. lie was also greatly In teresteu In tic seu birds, the peregrlno fulcons. tin e.irmonuits, seagulls, etc., and lo tin it.ug tegged sea blrda, tbo visitors to niuruues and pools. He thought the curlew, of which ho han written In "Loeltsley Unll," a very no ble bird nnd loved Its wild call over the marshes. There are mnny references to birds native to England In his poems, and all of them bow n thor. ough acquaintance with tho Individual characteristics of the different species. At Knrrlngford tho poet's garden wns tho homo of tbo wild birds of tho hedgerows. Tho blackbird and robin and Uie smaller birds nocked there In great numbers, nnd It was considered far more Important that they abould feel welcome thero than that tbo fruit should be permitted to ripen undisturb ed or the gurdun bo kept In proper oracr. Domesticated birds also Tennyson numbered among his friends. Krllllant peacocks aud more sober doves and pigeons, ho loved them all. A Helpful 8uggcitlon. Tbo young mau had married tbo rich man's daughter und wasn't killing himself with work to support her. Ono day tho father called blm up to talk to him. "Look hero," bo said emphatically, "why don't you go to work?" "I don't have to," tbo son-in-lnw re plied, with brazen effrontery, "Well, you will havo to," "Why will ir "Because, sir, I can't live always to support you." "But you will lenvo us something?" "Not much. I won't, There won't bo anything to leave." Tho son-ln-luw was alarmed. "Grout Jupiter!" ho exclaimed. "You don't mean to tell mo that you havo nothing?" "That's about It." Tho son-in-law devoted himself to ! profound thought for several seconds. "I havo a suggestion to offer," ho said In a businesslike mannor, "What Js It?" iiBlied tho old gout "Well, I BUggost that you tako out, say, a 20,000 life insurance on your solf to save wear and tear on my mind," London Answers. ! A New Year of Prosperity Is assured to you if you pur chase your groceries of Rex Grocery Co. Savoy Theatre TONIGHT. THREE NEIGHBORS. (Ono Lono Laugh.) THE SINS OF THE GATHERS. ' (Thrllllnfl Drama.) AN UNWILLING MARRIAGE. (Animated Wostcrn Drama.) Of 1 ONE DIME. THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP THE UNION LIVERY R. O, DUNCAN Proprietor