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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1897)
"T"a I OUR COUNTV I Correspondents Bt.. 1. Jl. X X, 1. 1, 1 A.. JA ' IIY A. CI, IIOWI.H'IT. Horn. Stoturclny, Fob. 27,1807, to Mr. mill Mrn. Jauob Willi., u hoii. Born, Maroh 8, 1JJD7, to Mr. an Mth. I. I'. llolilnott, a boy--! DOUDIlH. Mr. Sovoranoo, of Trull oroolr, was in our town lust weok looking lor Hltuation, Mr. ii nil Mrn. Parkor. of JuolcHon vlllo wuro tiio KiioHtH of Mm. Bimon and Mm. lirown Hint wouk, Mrn. P. K. Millions, nuo Kllttlloil don, lias boon oiigagod to toaoh tho Hohool in uouuo rivur uisinoi Tn District No. 61. Wollon no "t- nfilnn. Ilnirn Von (lur llolloi). Hr was elocUidclirootor and JIugo Von dor nation, Jr., oiorK. After tho adjourninont of tho school mooting on Muroh 1st Itutto Crook Ditoh Company hold tholr annuHl uiootinff to oleot thoi ollloors and traiiHiiet tho regular busitlOBS. i . In the Roguo rivor Hohool dintriut Geo. titowel was ro-olootod dirootor forthe full Uirrn and J. M. Lowis for the short term, ho to tako tho plaoe of Win. Fronoh, Jr., who lias loft the dintriat. Goo. Given was ro- elootod olork. Wm. Bybeo was In our town Inst Thursday on business with the cat tlemen. It is reported that he is bovinrurt a band of cattle, Speak ing of oattla, there seems to be quit a stir this SDrinn as there are al ready a number of buyers here and more coming, with a firospoot of cattle brincing a good prioe. 1 un derstand that our leading cattlomen have lost al good many -this winter and still thoy are dying op acoount of oontinuous rains. Uulte a nuro her of the young calves are dying because of tho severity of the weather. Last Saturday quite a number of our oitizous went to tbe Ventral Point fair grounds to witnoss tho foot ball game botwoen the Ashland Athletio Normal-Rod Bluff team and the Eagle Point Cow Boys, , There seemed to be some misunder standing as to who should compose the team from Ashland as thoy ap peared to have olactod mon from any placo they oould find good players, ovon lieu Bluff, California .and at tirst there was a good pros ,pect tli st thoy would not play at all, but the captain or the &agie tl'olnt Cow Hoys. Joe Meotuaw, thought it best to play and so thoy did, and tho result was that the Ashland Athletio Normol-Ilod Bluff team won tho game, it standing 18 to 0. That is tho way it is told horo Monday of Inst weok was a lively day In tho affairs of tho lCngle Point sohool district. Noafly ovory mnn and woman in the district who oould participate was tlioro, pro' parod to rocord his or her convio tions. A. J. Daley was named ae ohairmnn and after the usual pre liminary mattors had boon disponed of, A. .8. Daley and J. A. Jonos wore plncod in nomination lor school di rector. Tho issuo drawn was bonds or no bonds, with tho former candi- dato allognd to roprasent tho causo of "boudo," and tho latter candidate that of "no bonds." Tho ohair do cided that all parents of children of sohool ago woro entitled to voto, and so nearly ovorybody voted. Eiehty-two votos wore oast, of which A. J. Daley recoivod 42 votos and J. A. Jonos 40. A. J. Floroy and 8. B. Holmes woro candidates for school olork, which resulted in the election of A. J. Floroy by a strict party voto. ... Kaucs Crook Items. nY HINK dim. - Mrs. Knotts is suffering with tho rhoumatism. Measles and bnd colds aro quite provalont these days but no sorious rosulls havo followod, Ed. Roton, of this place, is en gaged in mining on Applogalo. May success orown his oil'orls. Chiis. Ponning is down with tho moaslos and sovoral othors in tho Mr. Grocer: we can't get along without you. Here art; thousands of people who want good tea, and tons of Schilling's Best for them. Will you say to your oustomers for us: "Here is a tea tint I am sure of. I'll give yo. . money back if you don't li : it"? neighborhood are reported to have A tiioin, Elmer Hlglubothain is making sorno Biihstautittl Improvements on his pliico in the lino of grubbing and foiioing, which, when done will add groutly to tho upjicaraiico of tho pluoo, . i . Quito a number of tho young puo. plo from Klines oroek attended tho school house dnnoe at Gold Hill tho night of tho 22d. Thoy roport largo crowd ana a lino supper which was served at Clark Wil Hams' rosturant. Tho school meeting was held Monday and tho following oflloors were elooUid : Clerk, Mrs. E. Pen ning; directors, Mossrs. Swindon Crabtroo ami Householder. School will commence Monday, tho 8th with 1'ror. Uus. ttainuols as instruo tor. Wm. Riissoll, of Gulls creek, was doing business In this neighborhood ono day recently, ho having routed tils houso at tho bnok yurd to family from Koguo river. Urllttn Creek Gatherings. IIY lllltOMEI.A. ' Rev. Caldwell nreuahed here last Sunday afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy havo re turnod from a visit with Medford friends , Mr. Raypholtr., who has boon quite seriously ill, is groatly im proved. Miss uoiie Mills, oi .ruion pre' cinot, was visiting Miss Eva Boliss one day last weok. , ..,,. ; , Mossrs. Amsnn and Brandon burg, of Medford, were out in this locality recently on business,. ' Mr and Mrs. C. W; Gray paid the latter's parents, Mr. add Mrs ltd wards, of 'Central Point, a visit: rijoently. I,. . , ' - Chaa. Lofland, of Dead Indian who has been vjslting'his parents here and purchasing cattle, has re turned borne. ', .. . . , A school meeting was held at tbe sohool house March 1st, which re suited in Mr. Chaso being elocted olork and Mr. Lofland re-elected director, , The farmers have doadly - antac onists (tbe fruit pests) to contend with in tneir orohards, and are spraying and doing everything ,in tlioir power to exterminate them. arltfln Creek School Report. The following iB tho roport of Enterprise school district No. 2, for the month of February, It Includes the names of pupils in both inter mediate and grammar grades who took tbe written examination and received an average of 70 per oent and over. Thoso receiving first, second and third best averages are honored with tlioir namoo in small cans. Nkttik Souss, -97; Edna James, U7; Anna Hahti;ey, 90; Ada Ham i.SY, 06; RonitKT-SrKNCKii, 97: Gby Lawton, 05; Dan Soliss, 02; Bossio stophonson, 01: ISollio Stephenson, W, 'Edith Hawkins, 90; Lulu Mc Phorson, 00; Alice Whotstone, 89; l.ulu bponcor, bii: Jimmio Spencor, 81); I'eroy Holland, 88; Uortha Ham lin, 84; Morton Lawton, 80. ' I ho above porcontaaos do not in dicate rank, but simply overages for work bolongins to tho pupils olass. J'oronts aro cordially, invited to evisit tho school. W. F. Chask, Teacher, SOFT CMABS. TMn Are Conclltlona Which Mk It Dttmcoroui to nt Them. "There no iIiiukw l fitting 80ft- shclU'd criilw," obwn'Ml mi epicure to Wiwhlnirton Slur msn, "If tbny arc frcnU, but they nro poiwin If tht-y nro uoU They Hhould be well m'lmoncil, mid an extra lot of pepper put on tJuun us it precaulloii, cupoclnlly if Ihc weather li very liol when they ore euteu, or 11 Uicy nro cnUn Hhortly Iwforo one retlrcii, It in the Jjubil. of mi ii ii y permus lo cut soft itlielli-.d crnliR lit liblit time. I do not know but that they timlo bnUer tlieu,' It In Hoini'tlnii'M (lancroiis to njany to drliik milk u.ftr entliifj crubn. A! Ilk ropdir to develop t he colic that fol- Iowm eatliifr mifthullod cruba with voine persona Another thinir should be ro- Itiraiilmred, and I hat Is a ahnrp thmi dei'Htorni will kill BafMiclled crabs. nd even tho hunl-Hhelled einbs nt lines. Unlewu tho soft-nholled crnbhns Ixen oookctl l:forp the thunderstorm, think the wifor plan would be to de cline to ent, H- Under nil other comll- ons there Is no danger of partjikluiraf them, for 1 do not think anyone would bu erlniliml ennugh to cook a dead 'ab, hard or Roft slicll. Tho nronor way lo kill a crab Is to throw hlni Into a kottJo of boiling1 wtitor. I know that, some people, think Uita Is erne!, but It h no moro cruel than to stflb them with a needle or kill Wiem with chloroform, I have known. Borne extra sensitive persons to do." , , t Wnnrlufr Awny of Colnl. Copper money wears away rapidly. In 100 years $500 worth of ponce would worth' only SSflO, whllo the snnic amount of sovereigns would lose only per cent, of thelrorlglnal value, and $r,00 worth of shilllngH, on the oilier lumd, would be worn to the extent of 18rt. Tho less the ruble of coin, of , course, the greater Its wear nun 'tear. penny elroulntes nt. leant)! !!) I utiles as : The way to introduce a good thing that people really want is to money back it. Schilling's Best it WdS uSifMil for example. huiih fur huIc hy Cieo. 1 Duvia ACCOMPLISHED DOG. Kihlhltwt liiliilllitniir imhuI Id tin llrule KluKdoui. A Newfoundliuul iiiiiui'd . Omiar, longing to myiudf, hud often llntnil with iiiui'h lnt!rejt to torlejof n';ue of drowning jKTxoiiM by dogs, says An drew Lung In Longman's Mngiiy.lue. J hupped to iM's un engraving of I,uwlM!irVi ''Memlier of the lluiiuine So ciety," Oseiir would contemplate It 1rr hours, and study tlin post; In the mir ror. Ono dny two little children were playing alow on Ht, Andre.w's pier, awl 1 was sketelilng the ruins at ashortdis tancc, Ownr running uboutoii the pier. I liappuwd to look up luid saw Oscar, lis If Inadvertently, but quite delllH'i-ate-ly, liuek omi of tlie children (Jolnwy Chisholin by name) into the wuti-r, which is there very dee.p, llieanlnuU then gave three loud bowls to uttroct attention. He hud been taught to gW "tluree cheers for Mr. (iladstonc," lilinried Into thn. wtrr, rescued the child, and carried him. "qulUi safe, but very wet," to tbe local photographer , obviously tliat tlie deed migh t be com memorated by art. Nobody saw the beginning of this lraKly except ny- , Oscar, when brought bouie, drliber- ately rapped out - "Humiuio Society" with his tall on the floor, but, modi an I appreciated his Intelligence, I could not, In common honesty, give him a testimonial. This preyed on bis mind; he accompanied a party to tbe top of St. Hule a tower, ajid deliberately leaped from the top, being dashed to pieces at the feet of oil eminent divine whose works he had often, biituiiHiiecvsMfully entreated ine to review in an unfavor able seiiAe. His plan was to bring tlie book, lay It at my feet, and return with the carving knife iu bis mouth. A NATURAL BEAR TRAP. Omt Pises In th VUowMori Whm Nslars SaffocsMs M'Ud AMlmmlu, Y. H. Knowlton tells in , Jlecrentlon alxiut a natural Is-ar trap In the north eastern portion of tbe Yellowstone Na tional park, on a snuill stream called Cache creek, about ten miles above Jts junction with the Lania river. Knowl ton and a friend were goiug up through u gulch (,'seiie creek bud made, when near tlie hcud of It.aboutM feetdistai.t. they saw a huge grizzly bear curled up as If asl-ep. I ouiridermg it to be iro jKillto to awaken It, and nothing rio offer but prospector' jiicks. they climbed up the side of thefrulchatouce, quietly and expeditiously. Out of reach of the lnr. they stopiieO and fired rocks and anathemus at it, but as ill,' bear continued in the same posi tion Ahey finally mode up their tuir.ds th.it It w as deed. It was dead and bnd been dend about flv hours. There was no wound on it body, but a little blend had dripped from the nostrils. ' They then beciune conscious of a sense of suffocation from strong sulphur fumes ariclng from mineral springs therea bouts. Tho bear hud wandered in them, tempted, perhaps by theskefe- tona of lour other bears, an elk, sqtiir- rem, rocK Hares and butterllles and other insects, and hod been asphyxiated by the noxious gases. The head of the gulch made a sort of a basin in which the gas settled. This gas is not very deep, a man's bend being uliout on the surface of it, since the scoop's rim allows the gas to flow down the stream with the creek, in a sortof a gas river on the water creek. THE YARD MEASURE. Staadardt !! Varied In the Different Ages rf the World - Tho yard ia the British and Ameri can standard of length, Down to 1824 the origiuul standard of Britain, (and from which ours , was copied) was rod, which bad lie.cn, deposited in the court of exchequer, iondon, iu the time of Queen Elizabeth. In those iluvs. savs the St. Louis Republic, all. measures Intended for general use were taken to the court of exchequer to be examined by the proper officer.: That officio) took the proposed measure And placed it tuirallel with the .standard, and if found correct placed certain marks at identl flcntlon upon It. By an net of pnrlin ment. in 1824 the old JClizabethnn stand' nnl was superseded by another, which had been, constructed under the direc tions of tJio Jioyal society 04 years previous. This act provided that, "the straight line or distance between the centers of two points in the gold studs tho brass rod now In tiie custody of the clerk of the house of commons shall bo the peiniino standard of tho yard measure, in Great Britain." The net, further provided that the measure ments of tho rod must be made when tho temperature of the brass rod was nt B3 degrees Fahrenheit. ; That standard wns destroyed by fire in 1834 and the commission appointed to replace, It made tho yard mensure now uso. The' now standard wns de posited in tho house of parliament ia 1S55 and authent icated copies of it arc the possession of our government ofllolalsat Washington. ,: ... , Bilk from Fish Kgu. .1 ;V 1 . A French chemist lins recently dis- uovcrod that eggs of certain species of fish aro enveloped In veritable silken coeoous. Sluee the learned Frenoliman began his expurimuula in this lino (In 1804) lio lins found sevea difrercnt spo clea of fish that produce eggs from which a flue quality of silk may bo SfMWttf. . 1 . ... - - ".' , : A PUZZLING PARI8 HOU8E. It Has Two Spiral SUIrwar Which Look Ltks Oris at Tims. One of the greatest cariosities of Paris Is tho house with the double atnlrossfl. It doci not figure in the guidebook and is not ainouK the place of interest that are photographed, bat, for all that. It is of greater jutereat than many of the: tUUIKS UISb WU1II W1WI1U Will OJOBS. , ' This house has 'entrances at 85 Bos RadsiTlll and at lft Hue de Vslols. It Is lu the quarter of the Palais Royal that palace now given op largely to restau rants and cheap jewelry shops, and onoe the residence of the most lioetitions of Fremiti princes, the regent d 'Orleans. Tbe quarter Is one of the most oentral In Purls, and all Americans who bare been in Paris know it, but the house, which la a few steps from tho Palais Itoyal, tbe Kuede Kivoli and the Louvre, escapes general attention beoanae it faces on dark and narrow streets, Each staircase begins on opposite sides of the oentral spooe of the boose and la continued separate right op to the roof. They ore to a graceful spiral form. Tbe house la nine stories high, a very con siderable height for one so old. As you look up tho wall you can hardly realize that there Is more than one stairway. The result of this arrangement is that one stairway takes you to tbe first floor apartment on the right, the second floor on the left, and so on. The other stair way takes yon to the first floor on the loft, the second floor on the right, and so on, , you must be very oarefal to choose the right stairway when you are going to an apartment, otherwise yon may mount as far as the sixth floor and find yourself on tbe wrong side of the house. It Is just M well then to go to the top and come down by the other stairway, -.. '..,. It is difficult to describe tbe puzzling effect of this oontrivanoe on those who see it for the first time. Mo more in genious oontrivanoe for ezoiting pro fanity and causing confusion was ever designed by;arebitet ,The beauty lies In Its simplicity which gives it an ad Vantage oyer., secret doors and such la borious devtoeskT r , It is a favorite triok with those who know the house to take moderately in toxicated . friends' to sea it The man who. knows tells his friend to go op stain. "Then he goes up himself by the' opposite stairway. Whan be boa goo p about. two stories, he leans or ex tb balustrade and. tells his friend to join him. Tbe inebriate endeavors to do so, running np and down' stairs, but never able to catoh the other. Hew York Journal. ' GREAT GRAPE INDUSTRY. TO Shores of .tako CbttOtaaqoa, Sappl j Bait tbe Coantry. ., , ; The management of the vineyard is .an interesting study and one which to be uoeeasfui requires teohnioal knowl edge. In the large vineyards, as a rule, the owner himself giTes personal super vision to every detail. Sometimes a manager or overseer performs these du ties. One of the lafrgasr grower in f hte seotion tells me that the most successful grower is the foreigner, who, with hit family of eight or tea, oomee and leases or buys 26 or SO-acres of land, each member of tbe family ztaving his or ber part in the work to perform from spring until picking time, while tbe winter it devoted to the making of the baskets. Thus no outside expenditure is Incurred, and when the grapes are sold the pro ceeds return to the family as the profit on tbe Individual labor of each member, quite in contrast with the large owner. who is compelled to hire help to do each little thing in addition to buying his baskets. The Concord grape is the Only variety of any consequence raised in this region. and some idea of tbe magnitude of the business oarried on may be had when it ia kuown that the shipments for one year from Chautauqua county alone will amount to 8,600 carloads, 8,000 baskotB of 10 pounds each in. each car. Thoso uro token from tho grower by some one of tbe numerous growers' as sociations, whose business it is to find a market,.. Strange as it may seem, it is 0! the Knife. Mr. Lincoln Nelson, of Marshfield, Mo., writes: "For six years I have been a sufferer from a scrofulous affection of the glands of my neck, and all efforts of physicians in Washington, D. C, Springfield, IU., and St. Louis failed tc reduce the enlargement After six months' constant treatment here, my physician urged me to submit to a re moval of the gland. At this critical mo ment a friend recommended S.S.S., and lavine aside a deen-rooted preju dice against all patent medicines, I be gan its use. . Before I had used one bot tle the enlargement began to disappear, and now it is entirely gone, though I am not through with my second bottle yet. Had I onlv used your S.S.S. long ago, I would have escaped years of misery and saved over $150." This experience is like that of all who suffcr 'with deep-seated blood troubles, The doctors can do no good, and even their resorts to the knife wove either fruitless or fatal. S.S.S. is the only real blood remedy; it gets at the root ol the disease ana lorces liput perma nently. . S.s.s. uaranuta purtiy vegeraoic) A Real Blood Remedy. is a blood remedy for real blood troubles; it cures tbe most obstinate cases ol Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism, etc., which other so-called blood reme dies fail to touch.. S.S.S. gets at the root of the dincase and forties it out per manently. Valuable books will Beware HiUUUiG UUUa.0 V I 1 SSS be eent free to anv uddrcBe by tlie Swift Specific Co., At lanta, Qs. nevertheless trie that ; throW&urtbi of them go to points west of Chicago, while the other one-fourth travels eastward. 1 Tho making of baskets is an impor tant Horn. Many factories are employed, .The prioe ranges from 9 toUX cents per basket.. Thus the grower who would find bis business in any way profitable must, 'in addition to tbe coat of tbe basket, realize at least 1 oent per pound for his grapes, while today it is a oommon thing to And a ten pound basket on tho retail market slow sale at 10 cents. Tbns we find that the utmost oare most betaken In the management of a vine yard to make it profitable. -Chautua-anan. , - 1 Jn 'Bulgaria the proprietors of patent nostrums ore 'always In a stale of un easiness. If the medicine falls to pro duce the clieet-advertised the proprie tors are imprisoned. ..';. u There is a grapevine at Oys, 1'ortu, gal, which hears a sufficient amount qf grapes to make an average of iiO gal lons of wine a year. 1 Peter the Great's house at Zaandam, In Holland, has just been inclosed with in a protecting building. The opening ceremony was performed In the pres ence of the Hussion consul-general and other rtotMl'fi,., t ' mar But they shoe horses because that is, their business. They do all kinds of wagon and carriage work. Let me prove to you that I have learned every detail ol the trade.' There isn't a branch in blacksmlthing that I do not fully 'understand. My prices will not cripple your purse, neither will the shoes I set cripple your horses .... - . ., r. ft k A H J. B. WILSON THE VERY BEST OF r , -BRICK AND MASON WORK. S. CHILD ERS, QOHTDAOTOn m OUILDBn. I mariufoctnre a splendid article oi Brick see Bam pies everywhere about the' city.' Yard one block north, Brewery, Residence north C street, Medford, Oregon. QONTRAOTOR and gUILDEB. JOBBING- OF ALL KINDS. ' All work guaranteed first-class. Plans "and estimates furnished or all kind of' work either brick or wood. . -, BUls ot LUMBER at jul .hlmls SlleS on .short notice. Bask. Doors and Mill -wo sladBanj tblnp lo tat shape of wood work eaa s Sad on short nottee. Medford, THE ELKHORN CANDY STORED A fine line of candles, cigars, tobacco, fruits and nuts always in stock. Drop in and Bee us we will treat you right. Remember the location first door south of the bank. You can't miss it when going to and from the postoffice ... 0. L: DAVIS, Proprietor.... TASTELESS IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 60cts. QALATTA. IlJJL. Nov. 1A -1MM Paris McKtiohio Co., Bt, Louts, Mo. Oontloinon: Wo okl lost year, 000 bottles of G HOVE -8 TASTHLBfcSS CHILL TONIC and have honght Lhrao Rroaa already this year. In all oar ox portcuoo of H years. In too drug business, hare Dover sold an article thai gave suen universal satis maVM mm jwir 'iwrn ioiui truiy. Sold by Chae. Strang, druggist, Medlord Hotel Nash Barber Shop Bates Bros-, Props First class work In all hranohes o( the tonsorlal art. Sntlsfaotlon ...puarantwri. .. HOT AND COLD BATHS Watorlo Babbor. ' Experiments with a hermetically sealed rubber bottle containing water have shown that the rubber is not ab solutely watertight. The tilled bottle weighed 17 ounces 4 drams; at the end of one year the weight was IT ounces 2 drams; nine years, 16 ounces; eighteen years, J4 ounces 2 drams; twenty-thre years, 13 ounces 4 drams;, twenty-five years, 7 ounces 8 drams; twenty-eight years, 3 ounces 14 drams; thirty years, 3 ounces 12 drains, the water being en tirely gone., . , . .,,,,' . ',.,,,,' .,",.,',. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. , f WORLD-WIDE CIRCULATION. twenty Paces; Weekly; Illustrated. Indispensable to Mining Men. J,;. ' THKKZ COLLARS FTS TEAK, rOSTTAID. . ; ; tAsns eoriu rwi. f, ; . MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 220 Markct &T.f Sam Francisco, Cal. Streets "a l.TiO ilj llli'v.. 0. K. Barber Sip. J. E. HARDEN. Proprietor First door south of Jackson County Bank.... All work strictly first-class 'and guarantee! satisfactory. . I. Vawtkr. Pres. Wm. Stjkgeh. V-Pres J. E. Envakt, Cashier. ...CAPITAL, $50,000... MEDFORD,.; - OREGON Loan money on appro feci security, receive de posits subjoot to check and transact a genera banking busine$v-Your bus.nesa solicited.... Correspondents: Ladd ft Busn, Sftlem California Bnnlt. Fn I PmtiniiiMi. , A nart. ' California Bnqlt, San iFrnnoisco. Ladd 4 .niton, Tortland, Corbin Banking Co., N. T THE NEW BRICK .... Livery Stable I. A. MOUNCE. Front street, J Medford, Oroffon My horses fare good drivers and my rigs are new and first class. Horses ' boarded at reasonable rotes....! BUTLER. -j". ; .... ; in ... -1 ' ..JEWELpE' Jackson CountyBank Watch Repff ring Bo Ma t rapidly us a sovereign.