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JVIAJOR .UCKIXI.EY S iUCKV nUUl
ber is 23. That was the number of
his regiment, and that was the
number of states he carried.
Our news columns tell of a bible
over an hundred years old and in
good state of preservation. Preach
ers will tell us that a state of too
good preservation is the one thing
wrong with too many bibles.
I he woman wno tusses and
scolds and slaps the children for an
nour oetore Sunday scnool time is
often the same one who sits in the
parlor all the evening with blinds up
and plays hymns on the organ.
Christmas is supposed to be a
joyous season to all, but in places it
was tempered with sadness. The
hungry millions of India, the ter
rorized Armenians, the unhappy
Cubans will recall a Christmas
with foreboding, or worse.
The death-rate from plague and
famine in Bombay is now placed
says the New York World, at
thousand a week. The only medl
cine that will stop it in American
wheat, bought with the money Eng
land. has been draining out of India
ever since the last famine.
The Oregonian will publish, un
der glaring head lines, in the morn
ing of almost any day a column or
more of startling Cuban news, and
twelve hours later the Telegram,
published by the same company,
will deny the Oregonian report.
The question which arises is are
both of the items fakes, or only one
of them; if only one, which one ?
The coming literature will not
picture the schoolboy on his way to
his daily work with a slate under
his arm, if reported health plans
are executed. Slates are to be ban
ished as sources of infection, unless
present signs fail. Even literature
can forego the picturesque for the
sake or improved sanitation. It
can do without the slate, but not
without the boy.
The next session of the county
eourmissiontrs will be a long one
and full of business. At this ses
sion a clearing up of all the past
year's work will U'-ke place, and to
gether with this th appointment of
road supervisors for the: next year.
Upon this one point alone will de
pend much that v.-ill be either for
good roads and economy or bad
roads and extravagant expenditure
of the countv's funds.
Mr. Coleman' Beet Culture Talk.
San Francisco; Dec., 24.
Editor Mkdford Mail.: Your valu
ed favor of the 21st duly at hand. I
was pleased to note the way you are in
teresting yourselves in the planting of
sugar beets in Jackson county: that
through your paper several farmers
have been induced to make a trial of
the culture of beets. We all know the
principle in matters like this that is
required that an ounce of actual com
plete work docs more good than a
pound of talk. You have taken the
right steps and I hope that you will
succeed and will interest the entire
farming community in the valley. I
hope that all other papers in Jackson
county will follow your example do
the same good work you are doing.
You can depend on me. I will do all
that can be done, and that is what will
be required to make it possible to give
the enterprise a thorough trial. In
order to make the whole farming com
munity interested, it will bo necessary
to organize club in every town and
school district: have the subject fully
discussed so that every one will realize
the importance and the good results
that will be derived In transfering tho
crops from wheat to sugar beets, so
that they will unite and be anxious to
give it a trial and plant a quarter of an
acre next spring.
In regard to securing seed, I have
had a talk with one of your representa
tives, Mr. Langell, and asked him to
see Senator Mitchell and try to secure
the seed that will be required from the
agricultural department at Washing
ton. Please see him yourselves in re
gard to that, also other members from
your county. If he fails I will try to
secure seed from Mr. Spreckels.
1 will contribute my share of money
for the purpose let everyone else do
likewise. I would like to know in time
the number of applicants for seed so as
to know the amount that will be re
quired. This undertaking is not like a public
office, when the man seeks the efhee to
serve the good people and furnishes
them with free brass bands, etc. In
this case the people of the valley will
have to seek the man and furnish all
that is reouired. When all the re-
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tory, that i, wben me proauci in useu j .
will show that it possesses an me qual
ities, we will surely be counted on the
list and a sugar factory will be built
sooner than a good many are expecting
it to be built in the Kogue river valley.
ours very truly,
L. C. CuLF.ma .v.
The above letter is in response to an
ncuirv made of Mr. Coleman by THE
Mail reearding the procuring of free '
seed for those fanners nereaoouts. m
PUBLIC SCrlOOLJNOTES.
Warren Cameron, class of '0(5, was in
town at Christmas time.
Janitor Davis is busy during the vaca
tion scrubbing the floors of the school
building and putting everything in fine
shape for school after holidays.
The state teachers' association is held
this week at Salem. Some of the teachers
in this part of the state would like to go
but the distance and expeime. seems to
forbid it this time.
The well has been drilled to the depth
of 104 feet stopping in slate. The water
is to be tested, which conies in from
above tho slate, and future action will
depend upon the quality.
The teachers are variously employed
during vacation. Mrs. Peter is at home
in Jacksonville, Miss Coleman at home
in Phoenix, Miss Brnssell with her par
ents in theeonntry, Misstialloway visit
ing friends in Ashland. The others are
at home in Medford.
May Phipps, class of 'itfi, now attend
ing the Southern Oregon normal, was
welcome by her many friends on her
visit to the school last Thursday. May
is making a good record there and is
proving that her work here was a good
foundation for advanced work.
Teachers will le much pleased to find
shelves for material used in the school
rooms, in their cloak rooms, on return
ing after the holidays. They were much
needed and will be appreciated. The
Iward furnished the lumber and Prof,
lireeory and the janitor donated the
work.
It is a cause for rejoicing when thirty
or forty patrons visit the school in one
week to hear recitations in regular
branches. Come right along. It is the
earnest desire of the teachers that par
ents should see their children in the
regular school room work. If we are do
ing good work vou ought to know it, if
not, it is your duty to tell us so.
Superintendent Newbury was a1 wel
come caller one afternoon last week in
the tenth grade and expressed himself
as leiug gratified with what he saw and
heard. He made special mention of the
apparent ease anu accuracy with which
pupils used their English. This is en
couraging to the pupils for they are
making siecial effort to improve in their
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
YOUNO MEN LEARNING BUSINESS
Nates Oatbcred from Around the Table of the
Medford BusJneM Clm.s.
(Received loo late for last week. )
Onr class was visited last week by
Harvey Sayre, Del Hazel. Fred Cofer
and Linn Purdin.
There is a probability that our class
will be enlarged bv several students
fact, any farmer in Jackson county, ! " S ulure " lnJ !9 ctfon-
who is willing to make a test of the i ""-ikhhui i o uuum oc con-
sugar beet producing qualities of his ( unu,?a ,or a longer period.
soil. Several farmers have already! Last Tuesday marked the expiration
made known a willingness to give the ! of one-half of the present term. We
culture a trial and it is earnestly hoped , believe that at present most, If not all.
manv more will join with them. It is
expected that enough seed can bo pro
cured for the planting ot one-quarter of
an aire of land on from fifty to one
hundred different farms In the county.
our number are capable of couducting
any ordinary set of books. Yes, we ex
pect to gain more information during
the last month than the two months
previous, for dunug the last month
and we would like if every farmer who ! we will take up the complete aa count
can give the matter his attention will j book as well as practical business
report at this onice within the next transactions.
couple or three weeks. We will make; Next week will mark the beginning
a list of those applying and if there is j of activity in our class room. h we tx-
a possible way to secure the seed the pect to commence the practical busi-
test will be made. Of the beets grown ness series at that tlnw. Let ovcrvonn
on the quarter acre of land only from i use the utmost care when making a
an half to a bushel will be required for j purchase or sale to make a careful day
proper analysis hence the farmer . book entry of same, usimr as few words
gets the remainder of his crop for his; as possible, yet making a complete,
trouble and use of bis land. Before we concise and detailed statement of the
can hope to procure the building of 1 transaction for upon thes; principles
a sugar factory in the valley we must are laid the foundation of all bookkeep
first prove that our soil will produce a ' injj.
beet which contains enough of sugar to Grnnt Kawlln(rs A NllU and Vrof
warrant the expenditure of money in ; Greuorv v r ..t.-n.m n i,.t
erecting a factory. Al' soil will not wk- "Mr. Rawiincs is a bookkeeper,
produce a sugar beet ours is said to and is desirous of a knowledge of the
be equal, if not superior, to any on the rnmnloio nrnn.mt hi.h vrin k
coast for that purpose, but we must . ;n nnr mi,j, ln f Vl,
prove this to be true. Please do not . Mu,nin..rl ih u-nrL- f it," i ',H.,' ,..i
Degieci w uanu your name iuu pronounced it very good, and from the
31 ail omce lor a trial. ; P00d advice irr.n hv Pmf r.tr.r
firnd lurv Dnrt ! pa'"ka of encouragement could be seen
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i me tfrauu jury euiiwuviicu ikKiii,.i .1 . 11
th December term of the circuit court : i I. . . ''
T..l., ..o.f..ll,. ,; l"UVIJl.UUUnClllIIM.TOl III
i3 7 . ' .cr.yvv.wui.. w, work to make similar calls,
submit the following report:
We have inquired into ail cases "WMveepinjf, me revurumif 01 dus.1-
rought to our knowledge where it transactions in a clear and ae-
ppeared that crime had been commit- j curate way, is indispensible to anyone.
ted and have returned indictments i A "e mercnani, mecnanic, laborer and
only in su?h cases where our in vestiga- aW)ve all the f.irmer should be pos
tion justified. We find the jail in!sesseJ w'th a knowlege of account.
ood order and sufficient for the safe 1 UK iuuh-hboi, -sumie in mm k now-
keeping of prisoners. The county 'edge, oiten makes mistakes that not
considering the compensation, w"i '"lul - "' 10 ul
irienuiy iccnng
rs and himself.
rer oft'?n have
on every face. e are indeed glad
1 inai triese gentlemen visited us and
and
our
poor, considering the compensation, "'"i "'s
areamplvprevidedforand well treated. quently create an unf
We have carefully investigated all j between his customers
matters submitted to us aud as there : .h mechanic and labo
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is no further business we respectfully
ask to be discharged.
Horace Pklton", r oreman.
Dated Docember 'J-', lS'.ti.
In another column of today's
Mail appears an article from L. C.
Coleman, of San Francisco, on mat
ters appertaining to sugar beet cul
ture. Mr. C. has large land inter
ests in Jackson county and he nat
urally feels an interest in the devel
opment of such enterprises as will
be of good to the country. There is
unquestionably good money to be
made in the cultivation of BUgar
beet3 in the Rogue river valley, and
the sooner we get down to business
the sooner will the revenue commence.
Not a few who read what Mr. Itobert
Howies, of Holland, Va. has to say be
low, will remember their own experi
ence under like circumstanhes: "Last
winter I had la grippe which left me
in a low state of health. 1 tried numer
ous remedies, none of which did me
any good, until I was inpuced to try a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The first bottle of it so relievod me that
I was enabled to attend to my work,
and the second bottle effected a cure."
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle
by Geo. H, Haskins.
Doings of the Circuit Court.
H F Adldns and J D Whitman v S H Murray,
action to recover money : Judgment tor plain
tin for 1279.33 and tiS attorney fees.
J L Wooldrldge vs. Wm Virion. Hujsb Elliott
andT J Kenney; action to recoves money: ver
dict for plaintiff for $.V) and costs
Wm LyUletonand J Ntinnn vs. V M t'olvig,
administrator J C Durkey; decree of fore
closure, J M Mark vs A C-Helm et al; sult'to free!o!.e
mortgage; Judgment for iltf for S1UU), Interest
and costs.
State vs Samuel Geary; Indictment for killing
au animal not bis own; Indictment dismissed.
State vs J Dame; indictment for violating the
Sunday saloon closing law; order overruling
motion for filing demurrer.
Htato vs I W Burrlsa; same.
State vs Deston High: same.
State vs J Conner; same; trial set for Wed
nesday. J H Lame vs W F Bradford; Judgment for
plaintiff for $100 and costs.
James Wells vs Levi Morris; Judgment for
plaintiff for H3.1B and costs.
A R Phipps, udnix M P Phipps estate, vs
Cushman Evans; suit to foreclose mortgage;
judgment for pltf for l5'J0.2o and tlou attorney
fees.
In matter of the estate of Mycr & Gregory,
merchant; final report approved and hondsiiiun
discharged.
Martha Wickman vs A S Humes; demurrer
sustained.
State vs W IJ Officer; Indictment for man
slaughter, demurrersuslalned; defendant held
to appear at the next term of the grand Jury
under bonds of 81000.
R M Whiteside vs J A Whiteside; divorce; de
murrer overruled and held for naught.
State vs Jas Coeti; Indictment for selling
liquor to a minor; continued until next term.
Bill of Frank Kassahfer for 131 fer serving as
, grand jury bailiff, allowed.
difficulties arise between himself and
employer, all for the lack of keeping
a correct account of the transactions
which occur between them Aud tho
farmer, let us see what blunders he
makes without a knowledge of book
keeping. He will plant a dozen or
more different kinds of products: alter
gathering his crop he imagins that
some particular articles of produce are
not paying him a profit and not hav
ing an accurate knowledge of the cost
of planting and of the cultivation of
each particular product, he blindly un
dertakes to cut otT the production of
some particular product which in his
opinion has not paid him u profit and
in many cases he stops the production
of a profitable product and retains tho
cultivation of something which does
not meet its expenses. How much
easier and with how much more pleas
ure and profit could the farmer have
an account opened with each product
or with each field. Taking it all in all,
even a limited knowledge of the
science of accounts will tend to make
one careful in business, prompt in not
ing business deals and. in fact, it
makes ono more particular, prompt,
upright and honest. Thoso prin
ciples we endorse, for "An honest man
is the noblest work of God."
Thk Class.
How's This.
Wo offer one hundred dollars reward for any
case of calurrh thut ciiiiuol :e cured by Hall's
('utarrli Cure.
F. J. Ciiknky & Co., Props,, Toledo, ;.
Wo the underslk'iieil. have known F..I. Cheney
for the lust llfteen years, mid believe liim per
fectly hoiiorublt. In ull business I rntisuetlons
unit lltiunriully itble to curry out any obligutlous
made by their linn.
Wkst&TiiitAx, Wholesale Drumtlsts, Toledo.O
Wai.dino, Kinnan & M AKViN.WIiolesnle Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hull's Catarrh Cure Is tnken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price "he, per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials tree.
Hall's Family rills are the beau
Superior job printing, Mail office
At the recent election Chicago
cast 46,535 moro votes than New
York did.
McKinley, when inaugurated,
will be the seventeenth president
who has no middle name.
Kentucky holds the champion
ship for mob law violence as well
as for genuine old bourbon whiskey.
Last -week there were seven lynch
ingsin that state. As might be sup
posed they were not all negroes.
Representative Doolittle is mak
ing every effort to enlist members
of congress in support of the Nica
rague Canal bill, but the pressure
of other business of this session of
congress will probably prevent
any consideartion of the measure.
In Chicago women barbers are
predominating. It was not long
ago that a woman barber was re
garded as a joke, but thev have
proven their superiority over the
men in that line, being light fingered
and given to detail, and are now be
coming quite popular.
The indications are now that
congress will not take any action
on the Cuban resolutions, notwith
standing the talk and bluster that
the representatives have been in
dulging in. The position taken by
the president on the subject makes
it futile to push the matter.
While playing with an ax, the
other day, the four-vear-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. Markley, of South
Bend, Wash., cut off one of his
fingerR and almost severed another.
The little fellow was game and
when told that the finger would be
sewed on, asked if it would be done
with a sewing machine.
The San Francisco News Letter
claims that young Hearst has al
ready sunk 12,000,000 in his news
paper ventures; that his New York
Journal is losing $40,000 a uicntb,
and that the Examiner is going
down hill. There are a great many
people who are not believing the
assertions made in the above.
Gustav Erickson, of Sioux City,
is a verv obliging man. Mrs.
Erickson claimed he had another
wife living in Omaha, and had him
arrested. At the trial he pleaded
guilty, with the remark that he
really never had been married but
once, "but my wife is determined to
sena me to prison ana id do any
thing to please her." A meek man.
indeed, is poor Gustav.
Perhaps one of the most remark
able cases ever heard of is that of
Wiufield Wakefield, of Maine, who
is now forty years of age and has
never spoken a word in his life to
anyone except his father and
mother. He works with other men,
goes to balls and theaters, plays
base ball, but under no considera
tion will he utter a word. It is
thought that his failure to talk to
people is due to birth causes.
The Three Friends filibusters
have succeeded in placing them
selves in a very undesiable position
by their recent acts in behalf of
t,uDa. l ney are new classed as
pirates and should the Spanish gov
ernment make a demand for them,
this government would be compelled
to give them up. The government
officials are investigating the affair,
and indications are that there will
be trouble in high official circles as
an outcome of the affair.
Fiends wrecked the Birmingham
Mineral passenger train near Mem
phis last Monday, resulted in the
death of twenty-two people. The
wreck was accomplished by the re
moval of a rail in the middle of a
tressle. The train plunged down
into the river 110 feet below and
completely demolishing it. Search
tor'tho dead is still being prose-,
cuted and it is thought that more
dead will be recovered as the search
progresses.
In Shelbyville, Ind.. there was
an unusually happy Christmas at
the home of Mrs. John Creius of
that place. On Christinas eve,
eleven vears ago, her husband dis
appeared and since then nothing
was heard of him until last Thurs
day evening, when he showed up
at the family hearthstone. He was
a poor man when he left and unable
to purchase Christmas presents for
his children, which worried him,
and during the night he arose and
started for Britisli Columbia, where
he amassed a fortune in the mines.
Since March, the government of
Cape Colony, Africa, has been
busily engaged in fighting a devas
tating cattle plague. This disease
has now been identified as the ter
rible rinder pest, or cattle post,
which at various periods from 1714
onward has devastated the herds of
Europe. The course of tho disease
seems to be very rapid, doath ensu
ing usually in thirty-six hours after
the first symptoms. The natives
demand compensation for the herds
slaughtered on suspicion. All ef
forts to check the disease have
proved in vain.
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Free Silver ...
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 Jannary 1, 17 ....
We will issue no more
tickets, but all tickets is
sued prior to that date
will be redeemed by us...
DEUEL S STEVENS
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THENEW YEAR
And we wish every one in Jackson county a happy and
prosperous year we not only wish you a prosperous
one but we are going to help make it so. This is how
we are going to commence. We have ordered an extra
large stock of spring goods, and of course will have to
have room for them, and in order to make room we
are going to give some
SPECIAL BARGAINS
On the following articles: Ladies and Misses Jack
ets and Capes, Ladies' and Misses' Mackentoshes. and
broken sizes in Mens and Boy's Clothing in fact
everything in -our store. These are going to go at as
tonihhing bargains. Let us aid you in making 1(,7
a prosperous year ...
W. H. Heeker & Co.
Tupf Exchange Saloon...
COURT HALL, Proprietor
Brandies, and Cyrus Noble Whiskey
My specialties
are the very
best brand of
This brand of Whiskey was awarded first premium at the
California Mid-Winter fair
Best line of Cigars in the City....
Pure Brandies and Whiskies for medicinal uses.
When you are drinkins take a drink of ood whiskey try Cvrus Noble ....
Enipty barrels and kes for sale
Doctor Danielson,
Office in Halley block ovor postofheo.
Chronic diseaaos, and diseases of
women and children a specialty,
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Is No One .So Blind ...
''vkJ That they cannot feel the difference even if they
cannot se bet wen good clothing and Cheap John
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1 now have in stoek the finest line of fall and winter clothing: i
ever shown in Medford and more coming. Call anil see for Ml
yourselt, and get. my prices. No trouble to show goods ....
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PROPRIETORS
No livery stable in Southern Oregon is prepared to turn out bet
tor rigs or tennis than are we and 'tis this fact that has made
our stables the favorite with tho traveling public. Horses
boarded by the day, week or mouth at reasonable rates.....
Commercial Travelers Rigs a Specialty..,.