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TOL IX.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY JUNE 11. 1897.
NO. 23.
I-
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
' W. JON1CS,
l-IIVHH.'IAN ANU HllltOK.ON.
' Modford, Orusuii,
(JOLVKI & IUCAMK8,
W. M. (,'olvlif ' A. 15. Kuamu.
LAWYKUH.
Ortti MIooU. Jrkiwolll,Oroi(on.
Will prmitln. In .11 the court, of U .Int..
C.ro'ul ouiiuhoI ulrea In .11 in. turn.
J, A. PALMKIt,
AIIUIIITKirr AND BUI'KHINTKNDKNT
Oracp la Adklu-Deu.l lilk. Modlord, Oro.
IVriwcllo drwlui( .nd .peolflc.tlon. turn
A fnl uo all kind, of modem building.. 0u
7 or'. Inloreal cou.ldorod paramount.
I, J, & HOWARD.
HUKVKYOII AND CIVIL K NO INK Kit.
V. r, Dnputy Mlner.1 Hurveyor for tUo BtW
t Oro.ua. I'o.toffloe eddroMi
Modford, Oregon.
'M. 8. CROWKLL,
l.-A'PTOKNKY AT LAW,
Jeokaoavlllo, Orr.oo.
V. H. I'ARKKR, ,
ATTOHNKY AT LAW,
Manila liievk. eledlord. or.
JfAMMOND. A VAWTKR,
Autln H. Hammond. Wm. I, V.wtcr.
ATTOItNKYM AT LAW
U0U.-I.O. 0. V. building, Mcdford, Ol
n. com-;,
l-IIVHICIAN AND8UUOKON
Chronic dlnee... .nd dlM-ni-. porullar to
w women a npacLlty.
J" OfSeo -Opera I110CH. xcuiimi. um.
v. J.B. WftU,
S VHVHIt'lAN' AND HUKOKON.
l
Offlc.tu Chlldcr.' Block,
. Mcdford, Ol,
QF.ARY & riCKEL, .
PHYSICIANS AND SUItOBONS,
Ortlrc hour. -10 in 11 .. in. mid J to 4 p.m.
Huud.yj-Jitol. . . Mr4(ati,0t
Office: lluxkln Hlock.
T Y. 0 DO ICRS, ; .'
DKNTIHT,
tin pnraiannnlly loe.led In Medford for the
practice Ol uonun.ry. rreui wm.imuv. i mv
llcof oor It yen. I .ul prepared to uurn
tee entire ..llMfnctlon.
Hlvepieni-.il, Over The 1'hUpo.
' Chas. Perdue . . .
Practical Gi and
Bioycles ripaired on short
notice at living prices-...., , '
Shop in J. A. Whitman's
wnreroomH....
Carpenter &
T.;rt Is Exceled
Liime by None.
Wo elvo a guiiranloo that our
l'hoonlx llmo will Iny as many
brlolc or stone or oovur as many
lath its any lime on tho Puolllo
const, : ;:;:::::::::::::::! , . ,
Wo hitvo llmo at both our kllna
at Phounlx and on Kanos orouk..
Mernnian & Gaskey
PRACTICAL"
BLACKSMITHS
and HORSE SHOERS
Pricos reasonable and
satisfaction guaranteed
: , Special, attention givon
., ' , to plow work ..... . .
Wanted-An Idea &S
rroUiat yntir Idniwi ther m.y tiring tou Health.
WrJf)llN WKUOBlllltlBN CO.. hnU,nt Atlor.
nnyl. W.lilnton, U. 0., for their jUj) lirU. oner
and lilt of two hunilnd luTeuilom wanted.
Pr. IUIm' Pain Fills stop nond.oha. I ,
-Igttl Wanks at Tns MAir. offloo.
Diimmrn id nnmmn .ti -
OUJUJIltn 10 UUIIUHU
And our Htock. of HoiiHonablo
in tlio following linen:
Lawn Mowers,
Lawn Hose.
Lawn Sprinklers,
Garden Tools, 1
Ice Cream Freezers,
Poultry Netting
Fishing Tackle, Etc.
3
Remember, we are never undersold .... ; 1 ; ;
J. BEEK & CO.
RATES FROn...
(I to U HEK DAY
mmmmimm
Medford,
Tbo N'K.h 1. one of tho mo.t iiopulur hololn In Southern
Oregon, and no train, uro .pared for tho comfort and
accommodation of guceUi. Kvorylhlni; about tho Iiouho
Free Sample Rooms
THE HOTEL BAR I.
t-tfxl Drunus of Wilton,
Having Had Forty Years Experience
IN
THE
Miiik ait Mtnitioii
nhv,." Ku.lncii. it in with plouaurv tliat wo occupy thin itpuec In Inform
CiC0 liiR tbo peoplo of Jockbou county that wo uro now fully equipped
to supply all urtlelua needed in tho two above mentioned lines.
' Wo manufauturcr superior work in store, hotel and oflieo fixtures.
WEEKS BROS.
Palace Conf eetionefy
.. PARKER & HICGIN8. Prop're
'v .
WholtMle
. Dealers In
Confectionery, Cigars Tobacco
' nmi us ok MEDFORD 80DA WORKS
We Carry None But Flrst-Ctoa Ooods
DON 'X LET
- That I have tho largost and best solcctod stock of furniture,
... , . , carpets, wall paper and window shades to bo found In South-,
'., f : orn Oregon ....
Escape Your Attention. :
If you aro a prospective
tno nigest in gt-aao aim
in conneotlon
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FRANK W. WAITV
... STONE YARD
Qcnoritl contracting in all linos of stono work.
Cemetery Work
a Specialty ... ,
All kinds of raarblo and granlto monumonts
ordered direct from tho quary...
Ynrd on 0 iitrcct
Coinmorlolnl llotol Dlook .
S.&,SrrTSiR-
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Prescriptions " Carefully -:" Compounded.
Main Strot, - I-
goodri i cleur up to'date
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I. L. MAfllLTON
...PKOFItlCTOR ...
Oregon
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
M?'cc'AL'M'5f
alwu.vs upiliod with tho v
ory I
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liquor, and cigar. ....
Salesrooms at Mcdford, Oregon
l-'itetory at Phoenix, Oregon ,
and Retail
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7 MEDFORD, OREGON
THE fact
purchasor you will find my goods
mo lowest in price.
Undertaking
X'A.. WEBB
MEDFORD, OREGON
"THE MORTAR
DROO STORE,
G. H. HASKIJJS, I'l'op'r-
H. NTMII0 IM TM. UN. Or '
' INiro Utuga, Fatout Medlolnes, Books,
BUtlou.ry, . . ,
PAIN.TS, OILS,
Tobftoe.,airfr,rorfnmory, Toilet Article, .nd
im, DKUO 8TORB1 .' , ,!;'( .i!
j!jvervi.iiiiiK iiiai is uiirricu in mai
Mtdforo oregoa.
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RAI8INQ QRAPEVINE8.
TIM Lsy.rlaa mew It Hiihw.IiiI
t HotIm. Prapacatlaa kj OtlllMj.
Borne rarietltM of grape Are readily
rained from onttlng., bat thamwleiit and
most oertaiu way (or novioM is by lay
rKOPAOATlOK BT 1 ATrBS. , -
em With a view to assisting amatenre
Country Gentleman represents this proc
ess by an illnntration here reproduced. -
A branch of the preceding year's
growth is bent down as represented at
Fig. 1 and covered with soil three inches
deep, or a strong shoot of the present
season 'a .early growth is nsed in the
same way. Roots are thrown out as rep
resented, and before winter it is detach
ed and taken up, forming the two plants
in Fig. 3. This is the simplest and eas
iest way to increase the plants on a
small scale.
Cnttiugs for outdoor work are mode
seven or eight inches long, each with
two or mora buds (Fig. 8). They are
placed in a slop
ing position in
tho soil, which is
compactly press
ed, the upper bud
Just above the
soiL Cover tbe
surface with a
layer of line ma
nure. Special atten
tion is called to
the directions
about sotting the
cuttings in a
slanting position
to tho fuli length
of tbe , cntting,
lnnvincr a tinrl
just at the but-
face of tho soil.
If planted iu this PI 0-3
way, they are . ..
J' - GRAPEVINE CUTTING.
more easily firm
ed by tho settliug of the soil. Propagat
ing grapevines from seed is employed
only by skilled cultivator for the pur
pose of origi nnting new vane ties.
1 Hybrid WfchrmlMU. Bom.
The . Jnpaneso Rosa Wichuraiiuin,
which was introduced a few years ago,
has proved very valuable where a trail
ing carpeting plant is needed. The
plant forms long shoots, creeping along
the ground. It makes a hundmnio car
pet under tall growing roses and is used
in parks to cover slopes or hang over
embankments. . Although it suffered in
somo places around Boston last winter,
it is generally regarded as entirely
hardy. It is sometimes cauea memorial
rose, being much .used, in cemeteries.
In tins connection Rural New Yorker
describes a set of hybrids resulting from
tho .Wiohnraiana crossed With Hybrid
Remontant, Brier and Noisette." This
sot includes four varieties Manda's
Triumph, pure white, double flowers.
vory fragrant ; Universal Favorite, dou
ble, bright rose ; South Orange Perfec
tion,' double, blush piuk Hhadiug to
white, and Pink Roanier, single, bright
pink, lighter at the center, with deep
orauge stamens. This is said to be a
sweetbrier hybrid, and - should there
fore prove very hnrdy and vigorous. In
addition to their value us triuliuc plants
the Wichurniunn roses may bo trtuued
to form a beautiful arch.
' ! Hardy CaotuM.. :
' Meehan's Monthly culls attention to
the fact thnt few plants are more effect
ive than hardy cactuses for many situ
ations in flower gardening. The one
most frequently seen is Opuutia rafines
quii, a smooth jointed form, which has
brilliant yellow flowers iu midsummer.
Until late years it was confonudod with
Opuntia vulgaris, which is a more slen
der grower, but very hiu-d to distinguish
from tho former one. There are vari
eties referred to1 O.- rnflnosquii, that
are more distinct than this. The com
mon form of opuntia from tho plains,
O. miBsourionsis, also with yollow flow
ers, but having the joints covered with
slonder silky hair, makes a very pretty
flower garden ornament. . , : '
Tlie Washington State Central com
mittee of tht Peoples parly tins Issued
a manifesto to the effect that. hereafter
the party slaiul will by itself ami. fight
its own battles.. ,': i.' iw, .," i'y.t'
! D. T. l.ttrkin, rt wealthy . Sitfi-aiiiento
county farmer, 70 years of age, and
Mrs. A.I l.ufklu, the 77-year-old widow
of bis deceased brother, were married
at Hartford, Conn., la.t. woek,
A NEW PLANT BOX.
Tory ifMffil tm Market Oirlnrn mm ta
. Vratt Grower.
The plant box shown herewith has
been nsed for a nnmbec of years by an
Ohio contributor to American Garden
ing, who claims that it is just the thing
to . transplant tomatoes, peppers or, in
fact, any plant that it is desired to put on
tbe market early and get an extra price
for. , He use the boxes principally for
early tomatoes, transplanting into them
about ten days before be wishes to mar
ket the plants. , Tomatoes, peppers, ot
ters and phloxes are transplanted for the
third time into theae boxes and he gets
from 8 to 6 oenta apiece for them,
whereas if be sold them out of flats be
would only get 16 cents par dozen. - ,-
As to tbe cost of this box,' the mate
rial is snob as is used in making the
common market basket Have it cut 2
inches in width and 8 inches in
length, tapering on the sides from each
end for 2 inches, thus leaving the oen-
C8E&P. CONVENIENT PLANT BOX.
ter li inches square.- Now, score them
for folding. To put all together, take a
8 by 8 quartering, any length you wish,
tapering the end to correspond with tbe
taper of tbe box. Fasten a plate of iron
on the top so that the tacks will clinch.
Moke a hoop of wire to slip over the
eud to hold tbe splints whilo the hoop
is wrapped and nailed. - Tbe hoops
should be three-eighths of an inch wide
and' 10 inches long. Made in this way.
the boxes will nest together and con be
made at any time for future use. Tbe
cost will not exceed 35 cents per 100
boxes. Material can be bad at any bas
ket factory. : ...
Such a box can be used for layering
strawberry plants. It makes a cheap,
neat package, aud people like to buy
plants put up in this shape. They can
be then transplanted into the garden
without a setback. Tbe writer puts up
thousands of tomato plants in boxes,
each holding half a dozen or a dozen,
and also does up single plants to put on
the market Vegetables grown in pots
are too expensive to the grower. This
box is also a package that your customer
con take home easily, and be does not
havo to set it oat until bis sail is in a
fit condition. There is no patent on
this. - It is given for the good of tbe
plant enlturist. As shown in the sketch
tbe plant is small for tbe size of the box.
To Amateur Bc.ko.pen.
Here is a chunk of wisdom bonded
out to beginners by The Progressive
Beekeeper: , '
: I would advise a beginner to com
mence with a small number of colonies,
say from two to five, as, however well
he may study and understand tbe theory
of beekeeping, he will find that- prac
tical experience is necessary, and the
knowledge he will obtain in handling a
small number of colonies and multiply
ing them will give him the requisite
experience to manage them when his
colonies become numerous. If he makes
blunders with a few before he becomes
expert, the loss will not be so great,
while, if he should commit the same
blunders with a great number, it might
prove too costly a tuition fee to pay for
the experience acquired and turn him
from the pursuit in dlBgust.
CDttoaeeed Oil Meal.
The oil meals, gluten meal and bran
are materials which may bo used aa car
riers of fertility to the Boil. Cottonseed
oil meal ia thus used to quite a largo ex
tent in tbe southern and Atlontio coast
states, and the Connecticut experiment
station has repeatedly called attention
to it as a source of nitrogen for the
Now England Btatos. The following
paragraph is from a report of that sta
tion: ' - -' - - v .
Cottonseed meal has been by far the
cheapest source of available nitrogen
during the past season. Experiments
indioate that it is as rapidly and fully
available) as the best forms of animal
matter. It has been extensively used in
homo mixed fertilisers and hoi given
perfect satisfaction.
' Rdoeate Tour Bowel. With Ca.eer.tn.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation forevor.
too, Uo, If C. 0. C. fall, druggist, refund nonoy.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
A fire broke out In Delano, Cal !'
few nights ago, and burned out tho J . .
business center of the town. - Loss,
,20,000..,
W. H. Knowlten, known a the "golrtV
brick" man, fought battle far his life
at Seattle,; Wr.h., with his partner,
Aatbony Mellon, also a confidence.
nan. Tbey got into Hot over Uie
division ef spells, took shot at; each
ta.r and leaded in JaU. .; "
The amalgamating room of the Prov
idence mine at Nevada city, Cel., sa
broken open by two masked robbers,,
who captured the ' watchman, bound-'
bim hand and foot, then secured op
wards of $3000 worth of: amalgam sad'
Isaac Hefraaaa, member of the-
wholesale clothing firm of Hoffman,
SotfcchUd A Co., of Best Transieeo, wna
fcmodd.ad la fcW oflee with, three fcut
let hoi, ia bis head. The case point
(troagly to murder, although the theory
fsuiciae is advanced. ' - -'
FaWnna Alvise, a l-year old girl of
livermore, Cel., drank a large quantity
f itrychaiae with suicidal intent-ai
gave dose of the poison to her slater
Maria, intending to kill her. Fabian
ia dead and her sister's life is despaired
of. ' The dead girl left a note saying
that people were talking abonther and
she waited to die.
. ., Thing. Told fey Otbenh . . '
. The Princess of Wales is the queen
of single violets. . v - i '
Burbank is a California hybrid canna,
with largo orchidlike flowers.
Professor Heiges says Gloria Hundi
is the largest apple known. - - ' "'
Meehan's Monthly tells that tho
monthly or ever bearing strawberries, s
a rule, have proved useless as far as a
realization of a largo and steady crop iw
concerned. i . , - . .
Dwarf oaks as garden ornaments are
gaining in popularity. ' 4- ,
The Mancttia vine likes a warm, sun
ny position. . .
The Silver Spruce is one of the most-,
useful and beautiful evergreens in exist
ence. ' ...
The old Turner red raspberry is one
of the best , . -, , - - .,. .., ,
If on 'cold or clay sciiL raise your ,
flower beds. ' The warmth of the sun
reaches the roots of the plants easier. '
and you can control the moiatnni. !, , . ,
; The Heat Hay Crop. '
The New Englnud Homestead report.. .
as follows: . ...... ; ,-.
Farmers will devot u full area to
buy the comiug season. Many of our re-'
turns from the middle :uid western '
states point to an increase of 1 0 to 20
per cent over lust year occasionally ;
more than thfc while others an acrcago -about
equal to lust year and some to a ' .
decrease. In the western states, where -
the crop is nearly all prairie hay th ,
amount cured will depend to some ex- ,
tent upon prices in July. - In muny of '
tlie older central and eastern states. ' .
given over largely to timothy and olo- .
ver hoys, there will be an increase
owing to the cheapness of potatoes and
grain. : v -v.. .
Coaldnt See Then.. 'V: '' V'!
Editor (to office boy) I left som!
jokes on the desk hem last night Have
you seen them? ,; . " .
Office Boy No, sir. Me and the door-., s
keeper spent half an hour studyih 'em. '
last night, and neither of us could see. 1
a one of 'em, sir. -Pearson's Weekly.! ;
Twenty-seven hundredweight, or;1
nearly 1 tons, of gold plate was of ten
placed on the tables of . anciont Roman) ,
epicures. , ', ; .
Over 4,800 marriages , take place ini
England weekly. , : r
Too Laud tor Ulm. . . j
. With ' a feeling of pity in heir breast
the good New Jersey woman gazed
upon Thurley Tyred, who had stopped :
at the door to ask for food. . "You axe"
she gazed with commiseration upon
his wrecked and torn garments "ssd .
ly in need of clothes. . Take these, my
husband does not need them." - Suiting
the action to the word, she held forth a
pair of trousers patterned upon a very ,
loud and resonant plan. "Pardon meV .
madam" the derelict upon life's sea.
bowed low and took another look at '.
the proffered wearing apparel "but I
cannot accept your kind offer. I am '
en route to Philadelphia, and if I Incase
myself in these I might awaken somo- '
body when I reach my destination."
His loglo must have been convincing,
for she closed the door gently and hid
tho trousers in the trunk room. N. Y. , v,
World. .. '
It.r Object;
"Oh, I do wish tho count would pro-,
pose to me 1" :-" , . A
"Would you accept hliu?"
"No but I could tell Harry all about
it. after wo oro engaged." Brooklyn. v :
Life. -.- : : ' 5 ;.
, ' '. .
' i 'A Quod QUMM, : .' ,-,
Teacher Now, Tommy, tell .us what , ;f
an hour-glass is? ' .
Tommy (thought fully)-Guess it "
must be what pa takes so often. Truth j.'
. . -The tall ol the otter serves not only) ; t
ns a rudder, but also as a means of pro ,
pulsion, its movements closely resem
bling those of screw propeller, 4
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