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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1896)
THE MEDFORD ME Published Every Friday Morning. BLITON & BATTERSON, Publishers. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR. MAN WAS 30RN TO HUSTLE. . He is of few days; but quite a plenty. S&Jered in the Postofhce at Medford, Oregon as Second-Class Mail Matter. THIS PAPER e. c!tt vertising Agency. 6 and 6S Merchants Ex change, San Francisco, California, where con tracts for advertising can be made for it. Medford, Friday. Dec. IS, 1896. Our' Clubbing List. ' - - Thb Mail and Weekly S. P. Call $2 23 - " . Examiner 2 35 .'' " " . Chronicle 2 35 . . " " Oregonian 2 00 l . " Cosmopolitan-... 2 6d ' " Popular Science.. 2 00 " " Weekly Cincin- 'nati Enqurier, - - 1 60 The year of Mars is almost twice as long as it is on our planet, being .'exactly 687 days of terrestrial time. "What a paradise Mars- would be for bachelor girls but the dear girls positively cannot get there. Boggs, the defaulting treasurer ofTacoma, gets six years in the penitentiary. That this sentence is a deserved one many will agree. He is not only a knave in the eyes of the law, but in the minds of the people he is considered a very easy dupe to the rascally wiles of those shrewd tricksters who had more brains and less nerve than he. The re-appointment by Governor Lord of Senator S. H. Holt, of Jack- eon county, as a member of the alone a comp'iment to Mr. Holt, but as well to our county. The gentleman has proven himself a faithful worker in the interest of u .: 4 v: : meat is a fitting tribute to an hon est, energetic gentleman. -That congress will take immi nent action in Cuban affairs is becoming moro apparent with every day s session. 1 his body proposes to compel the president to issue such a proclamation as will at once give assistance to the struggling and criminally assaulted Cubans. And this is but right and in justice to a people who have, been ruled and practically ruined by monar ehial government. A Rosebcrg business house of fers to pay face value for county "warrants.. Douglas county is not out of debt and we do not presume tnat this bouse pays in cash, but even if face value can be realized in trade by the holders of the war rants it beats peddling them out for ninety cents or thereabouts in cash. Is there not one or more merchants in Medford who can afford to make a similar inducement to the war rant holders of Jackson county? Spain is poorly fitted for war. Her outstanding obligations foot up to $1,420,000,000, and this does not take into account the $240,000,000 Cuban debt, for which spain is lia ble, over half of. which has been incurred on account of the present revolution. It requires nearly one ialf of the present national revenues -to meet the interest on this debt, . and now Spain is trying to place a further loan of $200,000,000 for - the purpose of' carrying on the .Cuban and Phillippine war. There are many people in this land of our3 who will hold up their hands in horror at the thought of putting lynch law into force, yet these same people would undoubt edly question the justice of the de cisions of many of our courts. W ara ,nni raiAmmnilinrr lirrl lawas a means of justifying and evening up a wrong, however grave the nature, but if the masses relieve the courts and jurors of frequent and expensive murder trials by a quicker and surer process there is nothing at fault save the laxity of our laws and the cunning of learned lawyers. The wife of Mr. D. Robinson, a proroi a. 1 i Ti i f 1 t -r neut lumuerruan 01 .nanwicK. n. i... was sick with the rheumatism for five months. In speaking of it Mr. Robin son says: "Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only thing that gave her any rest from pain. For the relief of pain it cannot be beat." Many very bad cases of rheumatism have been cured by it. For sale at 50 cents a bottle by Geo. H Haskins. The Fair Ground Proposition Revived For the past couple of months a Self- appointed committee of five Medford gentlemen, comprising Messrs. I. L. Hamilton, J. W. Lawton. G. L. Davis, J. A. Whitman, and A. S. Bliton, have been quietly and earnestly working to bring about such a condition of affairs as would result in Medford securing one of the several tilings which her people have been most anxious for for the past several years. This commit- tee visited all the thought of suitable locations for fair grounds tributary to our city and after discussing the merits and demerits of all decided that the Fordyco grove, and the land adjoining it, was the most suitable in fact a number of other locations could not be secured upon any terms. This com mittee last Monday secured an option on a lease of this property for thirty days, and the following Tuesday even ing a meeting was called Id the city hall for the purpose of devising means for carrying out the project. At this meeting which was rather an informal affair. A. S. Bliton was chosen chair man and G. L. Davis secretary. The proposition was discussed quite at length and it was decided to subscribe money- enough to hire two good men to solicit subscriptions for stock. Tne committee of gentleman mentioned in the commencement of this item were asked to continue their work as such committee until it could he ascertained whether or not the proposition could be carried out. It was decided at the meeting that the shares of stock should be $10 each. The meeting adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman. The following morning the committee selected Messrs. L.. B. arner and A J. McLeod as solicitors and these gen tleman at once started out upon their mission and up to noon yesterday had secured $1010. The following gentlemen have sub scribed the amouuts set opposite their names, which amounts are to be paid in cash or material. J.L. Hamilton S 100 00 J. C. Hall 100 001 Southern Oregon Pork Pac. Co 100 00 E. Wilkinson 50 00 C. W. Wolters 50 00 G. L. Davis 50 00 G. P. Lindley 50 00 Jas. Coeti 50 00 I. F. Williams 50 00 I. A. Mounce 50 00 S. Childers 50 00 Beidleman & Nicholson 50 00 G. H. Haskins 50 00 Capt. J. T. C. Nash 50 00 Lawton Bros 50 IX) C. E. Stewart. . .'. 50 00 Parker & Higgins 30 00 Hubbard Bros... 30 00 Total, $ 1010 00 As will be seen from the above there are a sood number of our citizens and business men who have not subscribed yet. Many of these have not been seen by the committee, but it is hoped they will respond liberally when they have been-solicited. The labor subscription has not as yet been started but will be Saturday, after which time subscrip tions will be received. The site chosen is a fifty acre tract of land situated about three-fourths of a mile southwest of Medford on tne Jacksonville road. Upon about fifteen acres of the land is a beautiful oak grove, which makes it a suitable in fact a very desirable place, for holding picnics and public meeting as well as for fair purposes. The option stipu lates thai the association lease the fifty acres for ten years for $250 per year, with a privilege of buying Inside of five years at $125 per acre, and after nve years and inside of ten years at $1-50 per acre. It is estimated that suitable build ings, fencing and speed track one half mile will cost not to exceed $3000 half of this in cash and material and half in work. When it is known positively that enough shares can be sold or have been sold to assure success it is pro posed to call a meeting of the stock holders acd organize a stock corny any. It is proposed to issue slock In pay ment for labor upon the same basis as a cash subscription, and in this connec tion it is expected that considerable team work can be secured from the farmers hereabouts. While much has been said in years agone upon this fair ground proposi tion there never has been at any time as much assurance of success as right now and if those interested will sub scribe liberally it will surely prove the success hoped for. During the preliminary work 01 the committee Mr. J. C. Pendleton, of Table Rock, proved himself a very willing and able aid. Among the Churches. M. E. CHCKCH. Rev. F. B. Ford, D. D., will preach at the M. E. church Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock, and on Sunday moVnlng at the usual hour. This being the quar terly meeting.sacraraent will follow the preaching service. M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. Services next Sunday as follows: Sermon at 11 a. m., Subject "Blood." Sermon at 7 p. m., subject "Restitu tion.-' Sunday school at 10 a. m. and Epworth League at 6 p. m. J. A. C KCTCH field, Pastor. , PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Services at 11 a. m.; Christmas ser mon "Some Account of the Observ ance of Christmas in Other Countries." by the pastor. At 7 p. m., in plnce of the regular sermon, the Junior En deavor society will giye a service con sisting of songs, recitations, dialogues, etc. Seats free. Good music by the choir at both services. Everyone wel come. When most needed it is not unusual for your family physician to be away Trom home. Such was the experience of J. Y. Scheuck. editor of the Caddo, Ind. Ter., Banner, when his little girl, two years of age was threatened with a severe attack of croup. He says: "My wife insisted that I go for the doctor, but as our family physician was out of town I purchased a bottle of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy, which relieved her immediately. I will not bo with out it in the future." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by Geo. II. Ilabkins. Farm to Trade for Oregon Farm. A well improved farm in Central, Nebraska, to trade for an Oregon farm. For further information, call on or ad dress, J. P. Moomaw, Eagle Point, Oregon. A LITTLE OF EVERYTHINQ. Returns show that sixteen per sons in a thousand who are con fined in lunatic asylums have been made insane by love affairs. Frank H. Cheeseman, a young man, of Oakland, has made eight ineffectual attempts to commit suicide, the last attempt being made last Saturday. . ' A thirteen year old girl ut Hol ton, Kan., is said to have eleven fingers, twelve toes, and a head twenty-two and three fourth inches in circumference. Mrs. Boyed, wife of a colored eva gelistand noted for her strength, has challenged Sharkey to box four rounds for points or is willing to go in for a finish fight. At a recent banquet in Mary land, President Cleveland was toasted with, wine worth three dol lars a teaspoonful. The liquor was of the vintage of 1800. -The difficulty of registering the temperature at the bottom of the ocean is due to the fact that at a great depth the thermometers are crushed by the presure. Gypsey, therfamous old circus elephant, which has killed four keepers in the last few years, has been condemned to death and will be electrocuted in a short time, About the year B. C. 220 dible serpents were sold at the rate, of twenty for 40 cents in the Lgyptian markets. They were shipped to Rome. Italian vipers were cheaper, twenty being sold for 15 cents. The number of sheep in the world in 1S is estimated at 511,000,000 as against 534,000,000 in 1095. There are four and a half times as many sheep in Europe as in the United States and over three times as many in Australia as in the United States The amount of sugar used in the United States during 1S95 was sixty-four pounds for every person. England is the only other large na tion which consumes as much sugar as we do. In England the amount consumed by each person is eighty-seven pounds. ' A vivid protrayal of the awful situation in India famine threat ened for the whole population, grain riots already begun and a drought of many months in pros pect is contained in a letter from a missionary who has spent twenty three years in the service in India. An automatic restaurant has just been opened in Berlin, where by dropping coins in a slot the dishes are sent up on a tray. Rolls, wine and coffee are now served, and more elaborate dishes are to follow. The inventor is an Italian, and the novel scheme is attracting great attention. The supreme court of Washing ton has affirmed the sentence of six years imprisonment for Geo. W. Boggs, the ex-city treasurer of 1 a- ooma. lhere are a great many different opinions expressed as to the equity of the sentence. Boggs was at one time interested in min ing in Jackson county. The experiment of making paper stockings and gloves has been go ing on for some time, and stockings to sell at three cents a pair has been proposed. Solidity and dura bility are given the texture by a siz ing bath of potato starch and tallow, and when finished its appearance is similar to fabric goods. A meeting of Canadians has been called to meet in Montreal next March with the object of fed erating all groups and clubs of the dominion, when course of action will be marked out, looking toward the separation of Canada from Great Britian and the establishment of an independent Canadian republic. Ex-Queen Lilloukalani, of Ha waii, arrived in San Francisco last Saturday and will soon leave for Washington, D. C, supposedly to intercede with President Cleveland with a view to regaining her lost throne. It is only conjected, how ever," as she is very reticent, posi tively refusing to be interviewed upon any subject. Bank clerks, like other mortals', make mistakes. Of the packages of paper money sent to the treasury last year for redemption no small number did not contain the amount marked upon them. Strangly enough the surplus amounts ex ceeded the deficits, the former in a nominal total of $87,000,000, aggro gating $7,500, while the latter came to only $2000. 1 . H. D. Booge, Topeka man, has adopted a unique plan for "getting even on the money power, liecenty he lost his handsome home through foreclosure. He owned the oiljncont lot and on this he built a barn within twenty feet of tho front door of his old homo. 1 ho loan com pany thus found.it impossible to rent their, property and looge takes the secret 6taishiction in see ing it remain vacant. Prof. Snellison says that only 900 persons in 1,000,000, according to medical authority, die from old age, while 1200 succumb to gout, 18,400 to measles, 2700 to apo plexy, 7000 to erysipelas, 7500 to consumption, 48,000 to scarlet fever. 25,000 to whooping-cough, 30,000 to typhoid and typhus, and 7000 to rheumatism. The averages vary according to locnlitv, but these are considered nccurato as re gards the population of tho globe as a whole. The price of wives is falling in Australia because the supply is ex ceeding the demand. The'China men in Australia, when they take a notion to marry, write to the mat rimonial agent in llong Kong and describe the kind of wife they de sire and thpse are sent to them. The price of a Chinese woman in Sidney is thirty-eight pounds " or two for fifty-two pounds. They most always order two and after se lecting the one that best suits them, the other is sold at auctiun tu the highest bidder. In the Colorado deserts they have rain storms during which not (a drop of water . touches tho earth. The rain can be seen falling from the clouds high above the desert, but when the water reaches the strata of hot, dry air beneath the clowds, it is entirely absorbed be fore falling half the distance to the ground. It is a singular sight to witness a heavy downpour of rain not a drop of which touches the ground. These strange rains storm occur in regions where the shade temperature often reaches as high as 128 degrees Fahrenheit. Another scene, enacted by those most prominent in the Rev. Brown scandal which was before the people of San Francisco last winter, was the suicide of Mrs. Sarah Cooper, one of the prime factors in the scan dal, and her daughter, which oc curred at their home in San Fran cisco last Friday. They killed themselves bv asphyxiation. Mrs. Cooper was one of the most promi nent women in California and highly educated. Her will, which was found in the library after her death. and which was written Uie day pre vious to the suicide, requested them not to take their bodies to the morgue. Going to Assist Cubans. With the confirmation of the death of Antonia Maceo, the Cuban patriot leader, and the details of the coward! manner in which his life was taken, comes also great ex citement in this country which augers no good for the Spaniards and their cause. All over . the country the patriotic people of America are rising in their might and pledging their hearty support to the struggling Cubans. Strong resolutions, condemning in the plainest language the cowardly murder, have been introduced in the senate, and publ ic meetings in the larger cities for the purpose of discussing means to aid Cuba, are only a few of- the results of the news -and confirmation of his death. In Dallas, Texas, a large public meeting was held last week, where over two thousand men and women were present and passed unani mously a resolution offering to stand ready to honor any draft made upon them by congress and the president for men and material to. aid the Cubans. In Favette- ville, Ark., a company of twenty young men have organized and will start in a short time to join the rebel army, while in Colorado, over one thousand men have enrolled to go to the island. They expect to march through the country to New Orleans and gather reinforcements on their war. In Illinois, Indiana, Idaho, and Kansas companies of volunteers numbering from twenty- five to seventv-nve each have been organized an5 have either started or are preparing to start immed iately for Cuba. Representatives from the Cuban junta are organiz ing troops all over the country and furnishing them with transportation to the island. Contrary to the opinions of the Spaniards, Maoeo's death, instead of aiding their cause, will undoubt edly react to the Cubans good, es pecially since the manner in which his death occurred has been made public as can be seen by the pa triotic manner with which the American people are responding to avenge the wrong. The Spaniards are preparing to ceiebrate the death of Maceo, which has added fuel to the flame, and the Cuban residents in and around JCey West are aroused to intense excitement and vow death to over' one seen cele brating tho murder of their dead leader. Several riots have occurred already and a bloody jonllict is evi dent. These recruits of course wiTl be considered filibusters when they have left our shore and will bo liable to arrest as such yet tho chances are good that they will not bo molested. Wanted. Anyone having any Angora goats to dispone ef will please write ma at Tal ent or call at The Mail oftice. I am desirous of purchasing about twelvo or fifteen good healthy goats. 1). P. TWOGOOD. We wish to say to our customers holding tick ets for silverware that we shall receive in the next five days a special holiday selection in this line... ; After January 1, 1897 .... We will issue no more tickets, but all tickets is sued prior to that date will be redeemed by us... 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