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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1893)
' w ';AaolJ as -: jbhe'ijills''and'j jj6v?er-WxG611- edV-' ".Tried arid proven.;" is the Verdict 0.- millions. $i mm oris Jjivf -EegTi-Iato-is'- the 6"nl y 'Live'r ' l-ahd , Kidue'y - ' mediiuer' to : which y..o u, Van pin yoiir ''faith, "fof "a ; c u r e A mild .laxa--tive, 'and -i purely - veg-. ta,bla, ' aet- Ving directly voa the Jiiver '"and $4lc -Tieva. Trvii ' an ' Sold V i3ruggisi3 in Liquid or in Powder taien dryormadeintQa tea. ' The Kins of LlverTtlediotue. ' I have.nsed vnurWtnmoitB'LIver fteirn- jAtomnd cHii.conseienoiouslv.sav it is tho , ,Kln?ot nil nver meaicinesi consic l consider it a medicine chest in lise-ti-uuo. w. GO. W. JACK as the Z Stamp in red on wrapper. ass ever been k flown io' have the Cfcoera who jiyj bis .shaving. an hair cutting dohe at . THE PALACE.. : i J,-ftS A COMPANION i : - v' '- . to ecauMtssi fin baths are two bits each. 11 " ' ' ; (Seveqthstreet, Medford, Oregon. ;'"Ur THE PALACE. mAlTrt ATIT I T Tl 1 TIT OT R. C. Bunch, Prop'r,, Front St, - - Medford, ' OcegQu. We treat everybody with -the coprte if j wttica we consiaer aue our patrons yui no: & & yT i mabuKo cigij uuu 63,000.00 lion wn'JSTRIOUS. it and profitable. 85.00 per day to 7,000: vipg had prerioot picnnieui 8( wuica The wpirit. w be done dar- in roaroTO local resalt of few m veeks vase. both sexes and all undations that will roe of tle smartest T-soeecss In life to our -emfilc? fears trr. Yon ut - u fit ro on. olid, dad sure A i to alL Help voor- to-day not to-morrow .EN & CO Box 4SO, . AUCUSjAi , m Kin t. T HE SiKfiEB SEWING MACHINE 1 T8 Bgst ifetsst Running ' Ind Miist Durable. TL" II 3tae oat of every ten Sewing Machines In use fjf the wocid are v x -. -. SINGERS. J4 for cash or asy installments. , Agenis In every county. Head office for this atate at 3M Morrj-wil Bireet Portland, Gre. I Send lor Catalogue. - , NOTICE. whom it may concern In the matter of ftnflftin? Kidewiilk. The Town Board fia!v" considered the same 4nd It appearing to the board that a new siae WUkr i&O'Jld be constructed,. eommenciDg at . mniVMBt j-7 tt four (4) in block .One ) tfiarr;a Addition to the Town of Med- pra, Jscmoa cuuuiy; virgwu, . l.i... hence nocth aiong the west side of the county Vi4ui rtii.niitfi ns Annth' i street in the Diat of Kfd Ban's Addition) and alodg the eas ends W lot s tour, (4) three. (3) two (ilt and one (1) of Viiif Burr's Addition, to the southweeto-ly line nt.l- atrfet nf tH nriinnial tnwn of ModfOld. anil . WpMtinrihBiMterh:. Minn? the Sout&Westerlv inofs.iid J stretft in said orudnaf town of fMedtord to the south line oi west isnin street trieonntctwitn the sidewalk npi constructed lo said iaKt mentioned point. , On motion, which was unanimously adopted, Ihe following orupr was muAle, to-wit: WHK'Rifiji, under the provisions of an ordi nance of the Town of Medford, known as ordi isauce No' , pass-rf the 2th day of Antrost, A. D: 1339 ettijifd'-'A-n Ordimir.ce to provloe for toe udgemelit or U;e board of truetees that the riubhc convenleuce reiuires that ccctioB one (1) 'f ordmauce numLet. eighty-four W be en forced, and a new tide":-Ik be ordered built linU constructed upoa and' along the streets (?reinaf tr described, ' hy the property . owners J5irlng prRperty adjacent thereto. Tnerefore: 'It is ordered t hat the property owners owning V'd hoiking property nlong' the following Hn .ithBj,te To va of Medfo4 Oregon,' to-wlt; -' If.'dmmeAuin at the south-ea'sV corner oi lot "An,, i Au'rn. Ult -rf-lr nn a ill at Hurr'a Additiori lil 7he -'BcaWt'a of MeaforU. Oregoti, and running thence norih nlona the west side of the county ,uad (desfirnottd as south J streev W the .plat- hi a:iirt HirrS Addhioul and alous lots fear, 4) tliree. (3) two (2) and - jiaid tViirr's Affiitloii, t the soutiiwesterly li,0 4ii it J sAheet Of trfe said original towntothroufh line oi West Uer.th street to connect with. he videwt,! now. constructed to eaiu laat CorivTj point. .... Saia'iidewalfc to bo built of plank not less ' than six IB) inclws wide or more than eight Inches wide, and -.ae and one-u.uartc inches in thicUncss, and of width of live feet four inches, with uar stringers o, with mud stlls at each 'eight feet, walk tl be spiked with not less than twelve penny nahs. , ,. .. .f ' xil lumber to w of red fir, and notice is here v given that a failure to td . bulla nd com plete aid -sidewslU w t tin frventy dajjs. from the 15th of December, ft. U. J! will aalus MM . wner or ownors At nroperty .thereby facing, to e subject to Ue penalties provided by naid fcnlmaiice." . - : Dated at Medford. Oregon, this 24th day of Th Pilh ...... ;-T-?r- . : :.:koj v THJ M In iUC fcdc it Gfai tsperlenoa on 'Ohajieo Was ' - iiinoijisn lor mra.' jjorwatj. . "It mist be distinctly understood,'.' said Mr. XSurtiss, "distinctly." - '.Gertainlj," Baid his wife. - "Beyond lijakinff a sufficient allows anoe for all' ordinary household ex penses, I will have nothing to do with it," "I understand: I am quite willing tt0 accept the entire responsibility." "Then; if vou like the house, accept tho agent's offer, send to the warehouse for jthe furniture, have tue bouse put in otdc" by Jayne's people, pack your trunk?, hire your servants and move in. I sliaUbe aDsent ton cays or longer. & shall ud y,oa there on toy return?" i-V"?13- 1 ShoU lose no time.". ' 'JiLr.- and Mrsi Curtiss' 'had been ma rled ve yeaw. Durioo their first year 'fif housekeeping,' Mr. Curtiss discov ered that the driiage iol the house in which they were lmug -.was defective. He notified his' landlord. Ilo waited a month. No notice- was taken, of his complaint. Ho promptly canceled his lease, stored his furniture, and $qok his wife to a bosirding-house. Mrs. Curtiss, after a year or two. found jthe' life a wearisome .one bhe lonired for ihe comforts of a home, and the agreeable occupation of the homer maker.' Mr- -Curtiss, jon the contrary, pre? ferredi boarding. Ho was a man wb.0 disliked the small responsibilities of housekeeping. 11 is business, ne urgea, was sufficient to.occupy his mind. . Yet now. to gratify Jsis wife, he had acceded to her desire, stipulating, how ever, that ho was jU bo utterly free from all the daily cares. Mrs. furtiss riadlv aerced. She disliked interfer ence, and welcomed the assurance that she was to have jthe sole chargo of the establishment. A year elagsea. ine contract was scrupulously carried out by both par ties.' ' Mr. Curtiss provided ample means, Mrs Custiss gav5 time and en ergy fo the making of a pleasant home. Atjtbeend ol tae year, .urs. vuriiss had -a balance of- two hundred dol lars. "Do whaf you will with it. It is yours," her husband said. "You ha-ve earned it." She was Tjlanaing the uses she would make of it, when a friend came in. She could not resist the temptation of fil ing her how well she V1 managed. "What shall I do with it?" she asked. "You know all about money, Aurelia. Advise me." . - ' Aurelia wore eyeglasses. She specu lated in stocks. Her friends said she made enormous profits; her enemies declared her grandfather would turn in his grave could he know of her losses. He had been a day laborer in his youth, they added. - Stocks, of coarse," replied Aurelia. "Stocks?" helplessly. v "Stocks," with decision. ' "You have two hundred dollars, you say. You shall buy twenty shades of the Mud Land Company. They are a sure thing. It is a buil market now. you know." "Dear me!" ejaculated her bjfyild ercd listener: . "The bears have had it quite too long," continued Aurelia. "Everything is booming now. : Put on your bonnet at once. Delays are fatal. I. will go with you." Mrs. Curtjs hesitated. "I do not tttnk I can spend all the money that way, Aurelia." "Why not?" sharply. "I ordered a new silk yesterday irom Madame Grettine. It $riU cost sixty dollars." "Madame Grettine must wait for her pay." - "Oh, no!" shuddering. "I have never had a bill unpaid." 'You'll clear it fast enough. Mud Land can be bought to-day for nine and threerfluarters. It is worth more; it wOl be worth twenty pext week. Put on your bocflci.'' The stronger jvill conquered. Mrs. Curtiss yielded. In a week she should have four hundred dollars,she reflected. She would pay madame. send a ton of : coal to the widowed washerwoman she occasionally, employed, and put three hundred dollars in a savings bank. Her husband would have his little joke about her capacity for business, but what mattered that? Aurelia broke in upon her pleasant meditations. "Hurry!" she called, from the foot of the stairs. "Mud Land may go up a couple of points while you dally." ' Aurelia pnded -herself upon Jicr knowledge of brokers' phrases. . . "Whafs a point?" asked Mrs. Curtiss, coining downstairs, her gloves in her hand. "!urely you know. We must take a carriage. - It may score twelve, u we wait for the right car. Score was Greek to Mrs. Curtiss. one had a confused feeling tqat it had something to do with a baseball match. but she asked no questions. At the broker's office, Aurelia gave the qrder. Mrs. Curtiss signed it, a feeling akin, to terror sweeping over her. If it rises to thirty! she thought. A notification of the purchase of twenty shares of Mud Land at 9J reached her the nest day. She carried it to Au relia- "TV'hat must I do now?" Pay for your stock, of course, you could have bought it on a margin. - I should, but," with a laujfh, "I am used to taking flyers." ?- 'rYes," with a feeling of humility. How wise Aurelia was! how daring! i "I'll go with you," said Aurelia. "There'll be the commission it's on the statement, probably." - Mrs. Curtiss counted her money twice before handing it to the broker's elexk. That s right,", said Aurejia, approv- iuclv: "I'll make you a woman of business yet." "Sell the stock at twenty," said Aurelia. "Not a fraction below." Mrs. Curtiss signed 'this order. A mjne of wealth seemed suddenly open ing before her. She thought of the surprise of her husband when she told h2n of her successful venture. .' A week passed. Mrs. Curtifia waited in: agitated suspense. She consulted Aurelia daily.'' When will it be twenty?" she asked from day to day, trying Aurelia's scant patience sorely. ' , ' ' "I cannot telL The market has sagged a little. The reaction will soon come." ' ' At the end of the week, Mrs. Curtiss sent for Aurelia. - "Madame has sent my dress," she sp44. "-Can have the money to-day?" . "Madame must wait. Mud Land dropped a couple of points yesterday. The bears .got" control. You. mustn't tfsll now." . ?I would rather pay madame urom.pt ly. This is l;ar. first .dress. . ' The only Pure Cream of Tartar mm Food. '- - Digestion- -Compiexjon - -r ate all intimately comxected '- practically inseparable. 1 Tlirinni, iK. for ic nft.'n ! icnored. it is nevertlijtiess g-l5 true that a good complex.- S- mS ie nt imi-nMtiVlittf .uilh. --- -.out good digestion, which 5-252 in turn depeuds on Qjad fnnl 2 There is" no more common 7. Z cause of tndigestion 4han rrrn lard. Let the bright souse-: : keeper use The New Vegetabta Shortn!ng ! and substitute for lard, and j: ; ner cnceKs, wun f nose oi j her family, wiu lie lar ; i more likely to be ." Like a : ; rose in the snow. Cottolene is dean, deli- TT. : catc, healthful and popu- j lar. Try it for yoursell. Send three cents istfmmnx toN. grS-'- k. rairbank lo.mcagn.ior handsonieCmtoteneCuok Book, . T containing nx liojeu recines, prepared by nineiauyotautaor-r--2 itics on cooking ricdo only by N. K, Fairbank & Co.,. ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO. NEW TfiRK. BOSTON. mm "She can wait, rise,. It'll touch weeks." Mud Land is sure to twenty within two A ro,onth passed, during which Mrs. Curtiss suffered an anxiety she had never before experienced. Point by poiojt. Mud Laud fell to five. - For a week it held at that figure. Then,, in one day, it rose to seven. ' , "It's on the way po twenty row," said Aurelia. "It is a rampant mar ket. The bulls are in it. Haven't: you anything to spare?' Isn't yo&r gas dividend due? What! you haven't cashed the check? Put your bo net on directly. You must buy some more shares- Hurry I dare soy it has touched eleven by this tiiue. Never miod how you lojk!" 9 Mud Land was still at seven, they found. Mrs. Curtiss ordered seven shares at that figurc. "Sell it at twenty," said Aurelia, ia a loud conjmanding voice. Xow up, now down. Mud Laud drove Mrs. Curtiss to the verge of hys terics more than once. Sho grew thin and pale. She could not sleep. She last all appetite. Daring this exciting month, madame sent in her bill three times. Mrs. Cur tiss took Aurelia's advice and said nothing. Upon the third presentation. she went to madame and explained masters. ijiadame was cold. "In thirty days," she said. "I can wait no longer. Then my lawyer will Collect." . Mrs. Curtiss humed to Aurelia. "She threatens to sue," she said, breathless ly. --iWhat shall ! do?" "nothing." 'Nothing?" "A mere threat," explained Aurelia. "She hopes to frighten you." "I wouldn't have it come to John's, knowledge for the world!" "Leave it to me. Mud Land wQI re vive ia a day or so." If Mud Land showed no sign of re viving, ilrs. Curtiss' spirits arose at pnee. "A month is a long time," she said. "It will rise, surelv, as you say." "Certainly," with decision. "You will double your money." Mrs. Curtiss flew to Aurelia at the expiration of a month. "Bead!" she stammered, thrusting a letter into her hand. Aurelia frowned as she read it. "Monstrons impertinence!" she ex claimc flinging the lawyer's letter npon the floor. "Premeditated insult!" J'What shsJ I do?" sobbed Mrs. Curtiss. "Oh, what shall 1 do?" "You must seU your stock. I see no other way, unless you go' to your hus; band and " - "Never!" interrupted the unhappy woman. '-Can't you-rf an't you lend it to me, Aurelia?' "If I only could!" sighed Aurelia. "But, my dear phild. every penny I possess is in copper. I expect to realize a very handsome profit. Now if madame can be induced to wait " "No! " said Mrs. Curtiss, "she must be paid. 1 never had a letter of that nature t-enttonic, and never will pgain! She must be paid at once." "Thcu your stock must be itold. It is a pit3'. xut ycu are the one to de cide." "Sell it!" repeated Mrs. Curtissi "You must give the order," said Aurelia. "I will go with you, of ftoutse." Aurelia was enjoying the luxury of a late breakfast the next morning, when Mrs. Curtiss was announced. "Show her into my den," ordered Aurelia. She found her friend pacing the floor. Her face and manner betokened great agitation. "What does this mean?" she ex-r claimed. "Here is a check for only one hundred dollars!" "It is correct, no doubt," replied Aurelia. 'Correct! Why. I paid that brokor over two hundred and.' fifty!" "Mud Land has dropped, you must remember." "You said it would be worth twonty. You said I would double mj money," sobbed Mrs. Curtiss. "Hft you would. So ?t will." "yhen" spiritedly. "Your money is in cojiper," "Yon have managed badly," said Aurelia, coldly. V-ou should not have ordered that dress. You did not need it." "Pll never buy stocks again!" ex-, claimed Mrs. Curtiss. '.'Mud Land may go up or stay down I'll never put money into it! NeYpr!" "You did not need the dress," re-, peated Aurelia, serenely. "Mud Land will rise to twenty. You might have made a good thing1 of it " Mr. Curtiss sat in h,is library that evening. Everything. around him gave a sense of satisfaction; everything told him of the loving supervision of his, wife. Tho flro burned brightly in tho grate, the latest inugagina, ready-cut, lay upon his reading tut4c, the dog slumbered at his feet 11& was in. $ Sakin Powder. Ko Ammonia: No Alma keeper use T GOTTOLEli PowdeK mood, hefor,,fc rVr!1 ympftthet ically -to hJj wife, jh'he,p sue f alterjingly jbegan' the jqcitai ;tjj er',;h,u.miliating .experience. ! "So you consulted AureHo?" .he said, milibg into the troublecl lace.' "Poor .Aurelia! She must toso more than he gains. Only a y.ery inexperienced person would have ouv!sed the pur chase of Mud Land. JLt Js practically worthless." -., . ."Well," with a long-drawn sigh: "I , shall lose no more money in stocks.;: Arid, possibly, it is well that I have hud ; this experience. For, i I had doubled my money, I might have " ' ".Consulted Aurelia again?" . , "Never!" Mary A. Sawyer, in Yan kee Blade. AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD. IIow a VafrcL and Us Owner Swindled an ni may. I saw a good, motherly old lady shamefully swindled in New )rlcuns one day,!1' .said a traveler to a St. Louis Olobe-Dmnocrat man. "A' vessel had just come in from South America and brought with it a very largo . and hand some parrot. It was the proporj-y of an Italian sailor. Ho c:i.-o ashore, with Polly perched on his shoulder aud was soon stopped by the old ludy ip ques tion, who inquired if ho would ell the bird. That "was his business shore, but he did tot consider it necessary to advertise thojt fact in black-faced type After tolling the necessary amount of 'trading lies1 ho offered to pa?t with Polly for fiJFty dollars. The o4 lady looked disappointed and turned fiway. As she did so the bird began to sing 'Nearer, My pod, to Thee.' She turned and caine bjick. The parrot began to chatter to her: 'Nioa woman! N'ea lady! Me.-lika nica lady! Polly kiss nicalndy!' That settled it. She jpaid the fifty dolors and took the cage.' As she started off, the bird screamed ojit: 'Where in hella you uaka to withji do Poll!' It ripped, swore and black guarded her shamefully. Shc,divHpetl the cage aghast, and the birdcreouhed: 'You break?, my damn necka. huh?' Then followed several forcible but in elegant expressions about old women in general and that unfortunate specL meh in part(uular. She went back to the sailor aj&d said, very meekly: 'My gooil man, i" guess I won't take tho bird after ajl.' Oh, you no uika de bird, huh? I give you fifteen dollars fora de bffd,' said the sailor. Well, there was no help for it. She couldn't take the blasphemous feathered bipod home, to she took her fifteen dollars aud her departure, while tears of mortir Ceation streamed down her withered cheeks, jl chanced out in the residence part of the city that afternoon and saw the sailor jjegotiating with a new cus tomer. Polly was at her old tricks and insisted on kissing the nica ladv.J " A DEMAND FOR DUMMY CARS, Ttlskstn tYlilrb. tho llerhi In the Hallway Postal Service Are Subjected. The demand of tho postal clerks that their mail cars be placed in a safer part of the train than next to the locotaotiv? is very reasonable. I always get on a car near the center of a train, and al though I have been in several accidents I have never been scratched. The un fortunate mail clerk, however, has not this opportunity cf protecting himself, and. as the result, every time there in a head-end collision, or a locomotive jumps the track, the list of killed and injured is always headed by one or more mail cjerks, if the; train carried mail at alL It is, perhaps, impossible to make up trains invariably with baggage or express cars next the locomotive and even if it were that would be on". f trans ferring a grievance' from one wl.-ua of employes to slather, but, says the SS. Louis Globe-Unoc rat, it would bavt companies mouey in tho long run if they would rut light but strong dummy cars next the engine, and let them boar the brunt of the shock when two train:) try to occupy the same space at th same moment. The patent pGccs oi this and other countries asp fall of models of rubbcr-protc-cled frnd othrr cars desired for this purpose, and, al though, inost of these are (oo compli cated, oostly and cumbrous to be usod generally, some of them would answer the purpose well and no put the com panies to unreasonable expense. Pub lic opinion may one day become strong enough to compel thcis adoption for the purpose of saving ljfe. ORIENTAL RARITIES. ' 4? Ancient Copy or Tarts of Zacharla and Malacht on Papyrus tlantwcrlpi. Among me rariuesuispiayeu to tne re cent congress of Orientalists in London. says the New York Evening Post, was a papyrus manuscript discovered a fer months ago in Egypt, which Is supposed by some authorities to be the oldest ex tant copy of parts of the Old Testament books of Zacharia and MalachL The pages of popvrus when intact wcri about ten inches lfigh and seven inches wide, each- containing twenty-cigh lines of writing, both sides of the sheet being used. The complete line contain:, from fourteen to seventeen letters, Tho sheets are bound together in the form of a book in a primitive though careful manner with cords ana strips cf old parchment. -.i. The (..reck of this document is written without intervals between tho words. a custom observed both ia old Greek and old Hebrew manuscript. Tho papvrus js in fair preservation and is believed to date from the third or fourth century. Experts aro in clined to the conclusion that the papy rus was copied from some excellent original of the Scptuagint ISible, which was first translated about the year 2S0 B. C. f t' tha uo of tho lljUoaisl'u Jj in Egypt, who, having gradually for gotten the Hebrew tongue, had learned to speak Greek. Tho first summary examination has shown that it has sev eral readings which surpass somo of the other Scptuagint texts in clearness of expression atjd simplicity of grammar. . Applied MatlMiiuat&es. In an off-hand sketch of Prof, Chrys- tal. oncof his old pupil.U'lls lnv this niathenyucian imidc his science aid him in the jnnnnpement of his class. The dating spirits sny, those who y;re gomg litto their latiicr s oulcc, and so did not lqok upon Crystal ns a door locket! to their advancement sought to bring sunshine into the room. CUrystal soon hud tho blind down on that. ' To relieve the monotony, a student at the end of buuolr ten dropped a marble, which toppled slowly downward toward the professor. . A every step it took, there was a smqthered guiTawj but Chrystal, who was working nt 'the board, did .not turn his head. When the marble reached the. floor, he said. still with his back to the class: ''Will the student at the end of bench ten. who dropped that marble, stand up?" AH eyes dilated. Ilo had counted Uia tails of tho marble from step to step. Tho Ancient lletrotlml Itlng. : Tho ancient3 wore the betrothal ring as now on hc next least linger of the left hand. Many reasons are assigned for this,' aft the erroneous idea that a vein or nefve went direct to tho heart, and therefore the outward sign of mat rimony . . ' be placed in connection with the seat of life; the left hand is a sign of inferiority or subjectioni the left hand . is less employed than the right, ijad tho finger next least is tho best protected. At one time it was the custom to 'place the wedding Ting on tho right hand of tho. bride. The Anglo Saxon bridegroom at the betrothal gave a wd or pledge, apd a ring was -placed on the maiden's right hand where it re mutned till marriage., and, WffiJ then': jn'tllHIIIWIIIlllllUMIIIMIIIlllllllllllllllllllllUIIII jpair Death us .instantly removes anu lorever aesiroys - C 'nVilnntltntihln h4r .whnt.harlinAn t.h hlLllils. I iaee, arms or neck, without discoloration or lnjury.to tho most deliuute tskiii. Hwasfor s ; fifty years the secret formu,la,M Erasmus S 'Wilson, acknowledge by phy,swnB as the : -.highest authority aud tho most eminent C (dermatologist and huirsueciaUsttliutover : s Jived, lairing his prlvuto practice of a s : illfo-tlmo mining tho nobility Mud arlsto-. z Z cracy of Europe he prescribed J his rucle. : jPrice, (I by mull securely packed. C.or- z j-espOndcnce confidential. Sole Agents r m for America. Address' z 1 T;HtSKOOKUMHOOTHAIB GROWCHCO. : Dept. It., 67 South Fifth Ave., New York, s SlIllllllllllllllllllltllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllHMR SCIENCE TEACHINGS. Tint average man has 3,304,000 pores in Ins skin. Tu-k common snail sets forth to rav age our gardens equipped with 150 rows of stout serrated teeth. The whole palate contains about 21,000 teeth, 1wihilo a full-grown slug has over 20,000 f)f these sjljcious spikes. A ltnc.E;XT scientific expedition shows the existence of terraces in Palestine, showing that at one time the Dead sea had risen to the level of the Mediter ranean, the Jordan in the glacial period forming aMake two hundred miles long. Wk are familiar with the rush of the express train as it flashes past us at tho rate of sixty miles an hour, but light actually travels 11,179,400 times as fast! The initial velocity of the shot from tho 12-pound bronze service gun Js oujy 1,709 feet a second. The size and shape of rain drops has been the subject of special investiga. tion by E. J. Lowe. The size of the drop ranges, he finds, from an almost invisible point to at least two inches in diameter. Occasionally large drops fall that must be more or less hollow, as they fail to wot tho whole surface in closed within the drop. - PEOPLE ?FTEN SPOKEN OF. Whttelaw Keid Is an Episcopalian and Mrs. Rcid a Presbyterian, and they go together alternately to their respec tive churches. Mr. Jons Jacob Abtoh is not only a director of tho Eider and Ih-ivcr Pub lishing Company of New York, but a regular contributor pQ j.ts editorial and" news columns. It is claimed that two of the most successful merchants in the L'nited States, John Wann-iakcr. bf Philadel phia, and Marshall Field, of Chicago, have never advertised in the Sunday nowspnpers. Mks. J. Et.i.nr Foster, well known to all W. C. T. U. workers and to many others, is a woman of largo 'and rather imposing person. She speaks with wonr derful fluency and decision, and seems to be absolutely self-possessed. At the time of election to his present position as crand chief of the Brother hood of Locomotive Lngmecrs, -Mr. Peter M. Arthur Was an engineer on tho New York Central railroad, having a home in Utica. Hu present residence is on Euclid avenud. Cleveland, and ne is oaid to be worth (300,000. FUNNY MISTAKES IN PRINT. A New England paper told about "a drove of hogs" floating down the Con necticut river instead of "a drive of logs." An editor discussed the political situa tion in a comprehensive editorial and headed it: "Let Us Explore." ne neg lected to read th proof, and it ap peared under the caption: "Let Cs Ex plode." Is s lecture at Boston Rev. Joseph Cook asked his audience: "Was Saint Taul a dupe?" In he report of the lec ture, Mr. Cook was made to propound the startling conundrum: ''Was Saint Paul jidude?" PEOPLE ACROSS THE SEA. Emix Tapha is now perfectly desti tute, according to the latest news. He is living wita an Arab ct Tsbora, and cannot leave until he receives help. Pope Leo XIII. attributes his long life and general good health to the reg ularity of bis habits and his abstinence from anything but the simplest fara. Nvmak Pasha, the senior field mar shal of the Turkish army, lately died at the age of 110 years. His eldest son, who is over 70, is also an Ottoman field marshal. v TttE rapidity with which, caste is giv ing way in'India is indicated by the fact that it recently cost a wealthy man who had lost caste only 100 to be rein stated. Seventy years a jjo it would hove cost him $100,000. . Mavbotexi Bet, Turkish minister to Washington, is not a solemn and se cluded person like moGt of his country men, but a jolly little VFrcnchy" sort of man, with a fondness for social life. He lately added a knowledge of tennis to his other accomplishments. SALT AND PEPPER. "Do tou have natural gas herc5" said tho -stranger in Washington. 'No," was the reply; "congress isn't in session now." Washington Star. She J'That's a perfect goose. I met him at a watering place last year." He "Eminently proper place to meet with him, I should say." N. Y. Herald. And He Went Awav. Gruff Custom er (slouching into barber shop) "Who's ahead of me, old Lathers?" Harbor "Two gentlemen!" Chicago Tribune. II icks "What did you ever see about Ticker to make you thigk he was a mil lionaire?" Dix "Cracker- and ch.eeso crumbs in his coat pocket." The Uog Was Not Touched. In a parlor car on an eastern train sat a richly-dressed young woman, tenderly holding a very mall poodle. "Madain," said the conductor, as he punched her ticket, "I am very sorry, but you can't have your dog in this car. It's against the rules." "I shalbhold him in my lap all the way," she re plied, "and ho will disturb do onn." "That makes no difference," said the conductor; "I couldn't allow my own dog horo. Dogs must ride in tho bag gage car. I'll fasten him all right for you" "Don't you touch my dogt sir!" said tho young woman, exeitodlyi "I wjll trust hn to no one!" and with Indignant tread sho m,arclied to tho baggage can, tied her dog and returned. About fifty miles further 0i when the conductor came along she asked him: "Will you tell mo if my dog is all right?" "I am very sorry," said the conductor, politely, "but you tied him to a trunk, aud ho was thrown off with It at the last station. -Chioago News. Fob thirty-six years Prof. William S. Wood, of Seymour, Ind., has taught school. In all that time ho has been absent from, his duties, only six and one- half days. GUNKS ULFSOVID LIVER PILLS ONLY QUE FOR A DliU RESULTS ARE WHAT TELL Wo puamntee tbnt oaoof tt?c ptlla at doe, Erodvoe tetwr reiulu in the cure of BoMta! Mitveneu, Sour Stomach, Breath and DttV: ne, than i Vrr to nve of any yther make, and do U without BTiwuff and iokenin. Their wonderful action makrfkyou fool hke a U'wbeln. SAa. a bo airu4iCUiie(vtBaii. wmuiku H. tlfi i U ,SN Fr?ANCISeO MARKETS. Grain. Ktc WRT. Xo 1 Callforuls white shipping, U fttH-a! (15 A'ctl; oUolcs do, $1 03; milling, f 1 7H. Barney Feed, OTJifcTSH ctl; browing, 85a (So. Oats -Common to fair white food. SSfJMo 9 ctl: good to choice. t ftVai -10; fancy, $1 155 1 17; Surprise. SI a&l ; milling, tl lua 1 SO: blaok, WcSl a; red, C&caSl 0B; gray, Conv Large yellow. SOftUlje 9 ctl; small do. (Wva,oa.4c; white, 9U8Uf. Deans Pea. Sit 18 lo 9 otj; pink, 1 TOU 1 60: Bayo. H 65: small white. $2 0013 10; Jargo do, Jl 7.V&1 00; butter, $2 252 M); red, IS m 25; Lima. 2 2632 ). Seeds Rape, aaso 9 Hjhemp. SKWHo; canary. Qfa for rm ported; do California, nom iaal: flaxseed. SHiS-IKo: alfalfa, 8H:; mm. axi. 2H20Jo for yellow; brown do, Sa)4o tur native and 2!2Ve for Triest. axj new crop: wud oat. S 6010 0 fl ton: wheat and oat 810 O&fcU 00: barley, $7 009 H 60; vboat. 810 (UXi3 00: clover, s? uoaia (1.1- Alfalfa, ouajo 00; compressed hay, fl oua 11 (IU. Stnaw Quotable at av45c V bale. Hoi-s Quotable from ITcftlOo f) ft. new crop. Mre Quotl!c at fHWitflMi ig ctU DlllED I'EAS-Groon. SI 8ai i ctL BucKwnKAT-NqjBliiaL MI1J Prod acta, Bbak From 1 10 601 60 f) ton. Miduukos From tin Us&tl 0J f) ton, as to quality. OuouHD Barley From flj MJ&1 00 V'ton. Rolled Bar lev From 817 SU&1S OJ i ton. CnovPEii Feeu From tlT SDaiij Kl y pan. Kr.En CoRSXEAin-From $28 0a3 tu a ton. Cracked Coajt At aJ OJQ3 iu V fan. Oilcake Meal -Quo table at $33 Bw&a SO V ton. Flocr Family extras. 13 IB&3 T5 bbl; kers extra, V3 0UQ3 U0; shipping supero Veswtablea. . OKioas Sales on wharf from SI 85 fa Potatoes -On wharf: Early Eose. 25o33So 9 etl: Bnrlianka. 2V24"e ctl for river; do Salinas, tu&;Sc; Oarnet Chile, ai3J0c: sweet. 1S-I5c. Vsrjous Green peav S(JSLc 9 ft; string beaus. lgsvjo fi ft; Lima. do. fcJ3o: cucum bers, i$Q45c 9 box: simmer squash. 2&Sl'e; green peppers. SttttOc for Bell and 4 3,V f.tr Chile; frees corn. TJsSo for small orates and ft) SU31 ?3 for Urge; do sacks. M&atc: tomatoes, S0)c V box: garUo, lHgic ft; green okra. 603750 9 box; eggplant, Stuo marrowfegt oqtuua. U 00fe8 Ou v ton. FrulU and SCata, Strawberries S I aXVS 00 V chest for Sharp leas; naspberries, S3 SJOS U0; bnckleborries. 33ic 11 ft. Apples. ZkCSi 00 V box? plums. Clc as to kind; pears. 60&S1 00 for Winter N'eKls and SfaMc lor other kinds; wwhn. 6&;6c;Tancy 81 OL Watermelons. $4 000 00 f 10; canteloapes. S0o3,Sl ST. fi crate: black figs, SS!t y box. and 6Un for fancy: qrdaoos. -i-VJo; pomegran ates. 4UC&5V; pendmnions, C5;s. Orapes From IXt-Vn 9 box fesr table va rietica; fancy Uabella, 6uQie 9 crate; wine. s uu&iz Ul p ton. Citrus Common to good California tenons, fl OldJ SO 9 bax: fanoT Santa Barbara. f3 o 8 60; Santa Paula, $9 0k4 ix Limes, Mexi can. S3 ur 10; California oranges, $1 60JS Si. Dbieo KbI'ITS New crop: Biacbedspncca. Boral. lict iUHe 9 &nd fciTc forsnBrird: bleached iW-park d llWQ,irc; apples, b$ 4c for qrs and 4&Sa ts siiced; lie erai-o-rated. rJSc; peaches, bleached. do run -dried. 63c: pears. 4a.1e for bleaditd halves; pitted ploma. 63.8c and aatc for ca. pitted: nectaruies, 037c for whito and &ZCa for rod; figs, presold. 43c; do impressed, fc H: do ska. Ijj-lc: prune. 0&c for the four six; dates, Persian, CQ7e; ng Smyrna, liases Fresno mm bl nation nrirea eroD cf 13: dnstw. Si OU 9 box: 4rown Lendca layer, tl 00; Srown do. si S3; irown. (aord loose. $1 60; nnfaced da SI gj; S-crows. faoed, fl SO; anfaced do, SI X5; 8-crown. stemsMl. knee. 1 OJ. is , Thiue liuu ItMulu- a) ft- thrown, S'-.i-tr; third grade, Sc; dned grapes. rite: seedlnn aiascatel. jc- Sultana. Sc. For 60-ft boxea. So addinapal on sack prices. A discount Is allowed oa (be above prices. Krw Jobbing prices; Almonds, new. aot- ahH. llgUc; do papenhell. 1:313c: do hard- sacu. irta; staaoaru. BiliA?: mUsola Califor nia, new, sof tihrll. slOc; do papershell. do hardshell. 7c: do Chile, new. gA:: cix-O-Dia, California, new. MlSc: Braxu. lKUlc; alberta, lolic: poUshed peacass. Texas. 11c; picenaa. Mexican. 12213c: Caii- fornia. SHrWHc; da Vlrguiia coooa- Bauer. Chaeaa and Hoaay. BrTTBR-Creamery. Sa3o 9 ft and oa sloaaUy higher: fney dairy. S&stc; othtr gTaaos oi Iron. lJiic; pickled roU. firkin. 13; creamery, in tabs, ttoia. Coeesc Californta. BJla V : fancy mild. new. USiSU; Yooax America, tiilli;: X York cream.', new, llilic; Western. laSi-a. Qoxcr-Xew: Comb, water wnite, SH&lOo V ft tu 1-ft tramoa: extracted, Svo fur saar white and 4dc for amber. Pexswax From ljo 9 ft -Poultry and Kgga. Ress. S3 00 to H V per das: broOera. S3 ICto fx Si) tor smatl and i3 00 to 3 30 for large; roosters. S4 OCt5 09 fjr rotme and S3 OOl-a io for old; geese, pair. 51 tv$l T3: decks. S4 019 i 00 dot; tire turkeys. 1331SC 9 ft for bens and 17$13t for gobblers; pigeons. SI OHJl Bl V oox. tuoarrCaliforoia. store. Bo to xTMo 9 dec ranch. ruc: Eastern. HjSc: extra. S& - NEWS FRQM ABROAD. Spain now has 85 generals in the field commanding the troop at Melilla on I lie coast of .Morocco. A papal encyclical is to be issued con taining instructions to fstablisjr the authenticity of the Bible, Infernal machines wore recently sent to Emperor William and Chancellor Von Capri vi of Germany. Uruguay is getting ready for war. Two new ironclads have been ordered and many small arms purchased. The Gprfcian government wishes toco- operate with other European nations for the suppression pr anarchy. Tie financial question was debated in the German reicbstag and evidence of 6trong opposition to the government's policy was manifested. The Russian government ordered the Catholic. church nt Eroschs closed. The members attempted to hold the building against the authorities, when SO were killed aud over 100 wounded. Victor L. Ochea, an American and editor of a pnper at El Paso, has beeh arrested on cemplaint of the Mexican government. Ociica is charged with in viting insorrection in Mexico. The first elections in New Zealand un-. der the fenale suffrage law resulted favorably to the government. The women voted in largo numbers, support ing mainly the candidates who professed Christianity and favored temperance. In view of the report made by Dupuy de Lome of Spain upon the result of the Spanish wine exhibit at the World's Fair, a proposal was submitted to th cabinet to establish an institute in New York and a practical school in Califor, nia to experiment in blending light wines with stronger Spanish wine. SpecioJ agents are to bo appointed in t principal American towns tq promt!, the wine trade, and samples of the blended wines will be constantly sent to Europe. A" large dumber" 6TCSnesb hiv e" been coming into the United States from Mex-i ico at a point a few miles below Debrlo, on the Rio Grande, during the rst 1Q days. It is believed several hundred Chinese have come in and that they made their way up from Southern Mex ico, where they were thrown out of em ployment on the railroads and coffee plupfnHnna- 1 , 9100 Reward, $100. The reader of this paper will Ve pleased to learn that there is at least ono dreaded disease that science has been able to oure in nil, its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is tho only positive oure known to the medical fraternity: Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving tho putin,t strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work- The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any c'-ase that it fails to cure-tnd for list ot tjosti vonials. . AT. Address? f.j. uhis.pV; - ?:a S . ,' -f . I tX-Sold by Prugglst v - "J " -.,:!?V Wsvvvyuvvvwwvvvvwvvvw BALD HEADS Wfitrt U tlie cofldittor of yoars?' fa yosr bIr dry, , hara, brittle? Do it plit nt tho tads? lias it a lifele appearance? Doc it fall out when combed or J "brushtd ? is it full of dandruff? Does your scalp itch ? , " m J w ... mtmm WWIUUII ,t uwswb v mmm, - ; yourmptooisbwarsed in time oryon will become bald. W SkookumRoot Hair Grower ; i whstvea need. Its prodnctViw St oszee meeUUmU Vnt the rattUtof erkmtlSo I raesreh. Kaowlediteot tne diii-ssof taeaalremtscaip led to thediseov- I err of how to treat them, Skoo4ramesatalssBintkerinlneralswroils. It i Is not a Dye. bat a delightfully cooling and rf crstaing Tonic y uznuLatlns . tbe foUicleSa it Mop olng hair, cunt daadraff an4 traits Aor um. bold tke scalp clsan. and dcatroT I Itair. m If ronr aiwxistesaaot sopply' prepsM. en Trtitt price. Gnu per jar ; urprsw. THP. StfnOfcflfri 5 JhZt.tZJ. 97 Heath Ftftal Aveaae, Kaw Twra K. T. WirV.VsVsVsVJWsWr's's' The Utah Central railroad is in the hands of a receiver. ; Directum defeated the great pacer .Caladin in a match race at Philadelphia. - Rev. Robert Leighton, aged 72, a na tive of England, dropped dead while go ing tg ohnrcb jit,Modesto. ... . Bucklen's Arnica Salve, The best salve in the world for cuts bruises, sore?, ulcers, salt rbeum, fever sores, tetter.cbapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, nod posi tively cures piles, or no -pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect utis faction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale bv G. L Easkins. Forsale by C. H. Haskins, Medford " Admiral Stanton, who was relieved of the command of the South American squadron for saluting the flog of the rebel Admiral Mello, has arrived at New York. He declines to speak of the inci dent whitS led to his recall. Concern ing the bomlmrdinent of Ilia Janeiro he sad he had been tlirongh tbe city sev eral times, and beyond a piece of cor nice chipped oft here and there very lit tle damage had been done to the city. A meeting of tho employes of the Northern Pacific railroad was held at Sprague, "Wash., the other day. It was a secret conference of some of the lead ers of the several railway organizations, the members of which will be abetted by tne coming reductions in wages or dered by the receivers and effective Jan. 1. Everything indicate that tho Northern Pacific management will ex perience trouble in January, when the pew schedule goes Into effect. The men in all the branches of the service af. footed by the new order declare that ther will not accept the new schedule, and will strike if it is forced upon them. A Are broke out in the auditorium of tbe Haymarket theatre at Chicago and the destruction of the biilding was only prevented by the immaise fror) doors. The fire developed a genuine hero, Charles E. Boyer. He is boy of only 16, and had charge of the elevator in the building. Several score of people em--ployed in the upper storus were atwurk when the alarm was sounded. The fire spread from room to room with great rapidity and many lives would have bees lost but for Boyer s remarkable coolness and courage. While flames were crack ling and the smoke was dense. Boyer hung to his post of dnty and kept'w running the elevator, at great risk of bis life, until all the ocespsnta of the Bpper stories had been safely landed on the ground floor. More than 30 fainting women and panie-stricltcn men were dragged or pushed into the elevator bjr this brave lad on his trips, and not until the elevator cable gut so hot that he could not handle it did Boyer quit the machine, and then he had assured him. telf that nobody remained upstairs. lias last trip was made to cauey up a com panjftf firemen. At the second floor the cabls parted and the passengers were throws to tbe bottom of the shaft. LAW BREAKERS. Bebus complains of the enforcement of the Sunday laws under which no one is permitted to work more than five hours during the day. To ruxsTBATE the execrableness of German law, a cavalry officer was dis charged for reaching from his saddle and saving the life of a little girl whft was about to be run over. One Moses Lull was fined twenty-five dollars the other day in a Lynn (Mass.) court for cruelty to a horse. The full weight of his punishment may be esti mated when it is explained that he had bought the horse for seventy-five cents. Two Exouan women fought, made up their quarrel and kissed. Then one of them caused the arrest of the other for assault and battery. Thereupon the claim was made that the kiss had canceled the grievance and there could be no cause for action. ' A FKEScn artist recently eroded very cleverly the law requiring dogs to be I muzzled bv painting a muzzle on his Fido. tjo realistic was it that the de ception might never have been known if the dog had not foolishly bitten a po liceman one day and so betrayed his fond master. "Whon I vas a Boy," Writes 1'ostmr.ster J. ( Woodsox, Fotbst Ili'.l, W.A'a., I had a bron chial trouble of such a persistent iiiivl sti:!hor cliai-neter, tlia the ilot'tor pnmoHiiewl it incursUxle with 0i!iii:n'7 medicine tind mlvised me to try Ayor'3 Cherry PectoraL. 1 ilid so, and one buttle cured mew For the last fifteen years, I have hswt this preparation with good effect whenever I take A Bad Cold, . and 1 know of lwnbers of peopl who keep it in the houso all the time, not considering it safe to be with out it." "I have been rating Ayert Cherry Pectoral in my -family for 30 years, with the most satisfactory results, and can cheerfully recommend it as beiug espe cially adapted to, all pulmonary com plaints. I have, for many years, made . pulmonary and other luediciuesaspecial sVuily, aud I havouie to the conclusion that Averts Cherry Pectoral ocenptes a poiiilwii 'pni-eniiuent oyer other iuvV cine' of the class." Chaa. Davenparv Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aycr & Cov Lowell, alass. prpmntto act, QuretocurQ fi healthy, and tree tram fsrttetlag evwptlnns. by ooop sfcaesaoysyomsMss wiri!o,wwoi sd rfhtAteee-efiel mm will ful naid m9 rower, UJ0 p bottle ; i tuetZJUO. 8oap.aw j DfVYT HAID npnwpp CO H. F. WOOD. MEDFORD, OR. Jobbing of all kinds. Plans and estimates famished on application Jackscrews to let. THE- o o o Rervea vrarm Veals or cold o a o Lane-he mt all boors and at o o rearioaavble prices. Service guaranteed UrKt-trulHS. o o o Call in and jrive me a trial. o o Place of business. From sir. o O o Medfonl Oregon. Pail Sciiiessler, Proprietor. BENJ. EGGLESTON, PRODUCE AND t commission MERCHANT. PA CASH Apples, Eggs and Poultry. For Located on ooth C street. Hertford Ore gon. Opposite Bailer's new brick block. W. L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE oTW Dawa wear fan? Wass as! ht ass fcy a atfe! Onat In ttM warkL. 14.00 250 3.50 2.00 FaaiAasTS- $2.00 rea Bavt 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 FOR If yot wat a Cat DKSS SHOE, sods h Ha Uat stjffcs, bes-t tat $6 b S3, by sr, $3, $150, $.00 sr 13 Shea, Tsej it eyni to carta boo lad look sad vorsswe. If yes visii to sri.Lfce is ygrioptwastf dsiobypsrcBasiEg W. L Decsbs Shoes. Haaassd price stasaped es. the bottDa, lock fer It wass yei bse W.IIOCGZ-AS. Brocfcxon. Kaaa. Suid tlf A. C TAYLEE, Agent, Medford. FAST AND SOUTH -BY THE- The Shasta Houte OFT1IS ' mmm pacific comm. EXrivKSS TRAIXS LEAVE PORTLAXT .. DAILY. South Xorth S.-15 p. in I Lv. Portland Ar. 1 SdJ a. m 9;4S p. tu I Lv. Medford Lv I 5i p. iu litlo am 1 Ar. San j-Tanctsco Lr. 7 1)0 p. m Above trains stop at all stations from Port land to Albany inchrctve. Also Tangent,. Staedds, Haiscy. HaTTuioare:. Junction City. Irving, Encene and at all stations from Kose targ to Ashland inclusive. ' ROSEBUKG MAIL DAILY. 8 JO a, m I Lv 540 p. m i Lv Portland Jtasebarg Ar!tp.m Lv I TiM a. m Difting Cars en Ogden Roote. Pullman BaSett Hleepcrs and Second Ctaaa SleeuinsCarsatcaeaedtoall through trains. Between Portland and Corral is. WfSStT smii DIVISION. Mail trains daily, except Sunday: i'.SO a. iu I Lv Portland Ar I S p. ra ii:15pmAr Con-ailU Lv laV)p.m At Atttany and Corvatlis connect with trains of orKtn Pacific railroad Express Trains daily, except Sunday: 4:10 p. tu Lv Portland Ar ; Sdia. m 7-ii p. iu I Ar McXittaviHe Lv iri) a. m S-Throuch tickets to all points ia the Eastern stales. Canada ano Europe can be ob taiord at lowest rates front IV. V. LippiucoU, Afcnt. Medford. R. KOEHLHR. S.P.ROGERS, Manager. Asst. aif.sP Agt PORTLAND, OREGON. ' From Terminal or Interior Points Tfes Northern Pacific Railroad Is the line to take to All Points East and South It is the Dining Car Ronte. It runs ' through Vestibule. Trains every day in the year to $TPAUL-CIIieAGO (No change of cars.) Composed of IMnins Cars unsurpassed. j-uuman urawtnx troooi i(epera . . Of Latest Equipaient. Tourists' :-: Sleeping :-; Cars Best that can be constructed and which, aoeommouations are both free and ftifniahedi tor ttoidexs ot First and Seoo&d-Class Tifketsi Elegant Day Coachss. A continuous line connecting with an lines, auorautg aireci anq un interrupted service, ' " Pnllman Sleeper reservatjion can be secured in advance; through any agent of the road. ica, KuKland and Europe can be parchastaX at any Ticket Ofnoe of tais Company. Full particulars concerning rates, time ot triiiis, routes and other details furnished on apv plication to any agent, or' ...m A, D. CHAKLTOX, Assistant General Passenger Agent, fJo. 131 Fust St., cor. Washington, Contractor and Bnilder BOSTON CHOP HOUSE r -' "V r St- . m 7"'.:. w T. -tfAWTBi. Ifavor. ' Wtaaf erred 1 4 thelofa.1' L'arale y Geo, --vi. -r,t wm. "Sow Recorder. -. 1 llS'.; B.-O, 1l l. rVt- ik...'? rr .-.,--: