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VOL, IX.
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY JUNE 18. 1897, NO. 24.
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FB0VE8BI0NAL GAUDS.
V. 8. JON ICS,
PIIYBIOIAN AND HIJIUJI'.ON,
M milord, UrvKoa.
tnVOHlue Opera' lllook.
COLVW A REAM KB,
W. M, Oolvle; A. K, Hoame
LAWYKIIH.
Orth ".look, ' Jacksonville, Oreitf.n.
will preutloe In ll the ouuru ul the iui.
Careful counsel girts la all matters, ,
J, A. PALM Kit,
AHUIHTKCT ANU BUI'KIIINTKNUKNT
Office Id Adklne-Douol blk, ilodlord, Ore,
I'empontlvo drawing, mid aptwlllrntlima turn.
Ished on ell kinds of niodarn uulldltitfs. Own
er's Interest considered purituiouul.
t J, 8. HOWARD,
MUKVKVOH AND CIVIL KNOINKKIl.
U. H. Deputy Mlncrsl Hurveyor lor tbe Blnle
ei uresoa, roeionic aauruas:
Medford, Oregon.
' VrM, 8. CROWKLL, ,
ATTOKNBY AT LAW,'
Jackeonvlllo, Oregon,
V. II- PARKER,
ATTOKWKV AT r.AW,
Hamlin nlook. atedlord, Ore.
Tlluirnvn t. v a virii '
. 9 Jl A Wil ' IV Villi
Austin 8. Hammond. Wm. 1. Vawler,
ATTOKNKYH AT LAW
Omc 1.0. O. P. bulldlnc. Medford, Oi
G. B- CULE
.'IIY8ICIAN ANU SUIttlfcON
Chronlo dleeaaea, and diseases peculiar to
women a apeelalty.
Ofnoe Opera lllook.
Medford, Orojton.
J. B. WAIT,
0 rimiClAN AND MUHONON,
OfBce In Chlldcra' Block. Medford, Oi
QEARY & PICKEL,
PHYSICIANS. AND suitoeoNS,
Ottlne honm-lO to 12 a, m. and J to 4 p. m.
Jundaye-litol.
Medford, Or
umcei uaakin Block.
J. W. 0 DOERS,
0KNT18T.
Haa permanently located In Medford for the
fnwiioe oi uoiuiairy. t rum a continued prae
Ice of over 14 ynara, I am prepared to uuuran
'toe eatlre aatlatactlon.
Ulvtmoaoall. Over The ralace.
Chas. Perdue . . .
Practical Gon and
BioyoloB ri paired - on short
notice at living prices....
Shop in J. A. Whitman's
warorooms....
Carpenter & Allison's
Mme ByEfni?d
Wo eriyo n guarantee that our
Phoonlx ltmu will Jay as many
brlok or Biono or oovor an many
lath as any lime on tlio Paolflo
I coast, : i : : ; ; ; : t. ; ; f ; t : i ; ; : :
Wo have lime ak both our kilns
at Phoonlx and on Kanos orook..
PRACTICAL""?
BLACKSMITHS
AND HORSE jSHOERS
Prices reasonable rtnd
satisfaction guaranteed
Special attention given
to plow work ,
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i in the following lines:
Lawn Mowers,
Lawn Hose,
Lawn Sprinklers.
Garden Tools.
Ice Cream Freezers,
Poultry Netting
Fishing Tackle, Etc.
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Hemoniboi', wo are never
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RATES FROI..'.
9l to PER DAY
Medford,
Tlio Nnah la one uf the roost popular hotels In Southern ,
Orviton, and no pulns are enured fur tlio comfort and
accommodation of guuats. Kvorytlilntf about tlio houso
Free Sample Rooms
THE MOTEL BAR is
noil oranus oi winos,
Having Had p0rty Years Experience ...
IN
THE
Furniture and
Business It is with ploaauro that wo occupy this space to Inform-
- nz tho pooplo of Jackson
J'jrxJ hi supply an articiua neoaiia in (no
Wo manufacturer snperlor
WEEKS BROS.
Palace Confectionery
- PARKER & HICCIN8, Prop'rs
Wheksal.
DMlara la
Confectionery., Cigars Tobacco
rnopR'soK MEDFORD 80DA WORKS
We Carry None But First-Class Ooods
MEDFORD, OREGON
DON'T
That I havo tho largost and best selected stock of f urn 1 tare,
carpots, wall paper and window Bbados to bo found In South
ern Oregon ....
Escape Your Attention....
If you aro a nroBneotlve
tho hlgost In grado and
In connection .
FRANK W. WAIT7-
... STONE YARD
Ooneral contracting In all linos of Btono work.
Cemetery Work
a Specialty
All kinds of marblo and granlto monumonts
ordored diroot from tho quary...
Yard on 0 street
Oommorlolal Hotel Dlook
Prescriptions
MJa Street
goods is clear up to'dato
undersold
J. BEEK & CO.
I. L. HAHILTON
...paopniETON ...
Oregon
"STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ...
coMMtsitoiAL mbn....
always supplied with the very
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liquors anu cigars ....
Unflertaking tf.
county that we aro now fully equipped
two nbova mentlnnnd HnAR.
work in store, hotel and offloe fixtures.
Salesrooms at Medford, Oregon
Factory at Phoenix, Oregon
and R.UII
...
LET THE FACT"
ourohasor vou will find mv irooda
the lowost In price. Undertaking
.1. A.. WEBB
MEDFORD, OREGON
THE MORTAR
DRUG STORE,
G. n.HASKISS, Prop'r.
Ha anvthino in thc link or' ' -
Pure Dtugi, ratout Medlolnes. Books,
Stationery,
PAINTS N0 OILS'.'
Tobacces,oifrara,Periimery, Toilet Articles and
Kverytlilnir that la carried la a first
lass SHifQ STORIti
Oarefullv ! Compounded.
I- - Mwdford Orogoo.
GOOD 800 CUTTER.
It Outs Kapidly aalniM baf VmU
tmwm Thlekiisas.
A sod ontUjr to tue with a horse which
rata rapidly and furnishes sod of uni
form thlokneas Is a desirable imple
ment It Is within the reach of every
man having ordinary ability in the nss
of tools. A oorrospoudeiit of Ohio
Farmer provides the model. Here Is the
lllustratod description: .
To construct this cutter, procure a
piece of pine or oak 3 inches thick by 0
MAKIKO A SOD CUTTER.
Inches wide and 7 foet long. Cat in the
oenter and shape one end of each piece
like Fig. 1. For the top use a piece of
pine 2 incbos thick, 14 inches wide and
8 feet long. Bpiko or fasten tho top
board firmly to tho sido pieces or run
ners as though making a sled, as in
Fig. 4. It will require two steel cutters
about 8 inches long and firm enough tc
be substantial, like Fig. 3, and a steel
cotter (8), the bottom to be flat and
about 1 inches wide, the length of
which must bo width of sled, but which
must be fastened to the sled on an angle
so that one knifo or cutter which is fas
tened upright in front wiU be in ad
vance of tho other.
This cutter mast be made of good
steel, with stout upright ends and weU
bolted to the sides so it wiU project be
low the bottom of the runners about 3
inohea or whatever thickness is deemed
best to out the sod. Have it weU sharp
ened across the width. Place the two
upright knives, well sharpened, just in
advanoo of the uprights of the knife or
cutter, allowing their points to project
half an Inch below the cutter bar. Fig.
4 shows the cutter complete, with the
bottom up. Rings oan be pat in front
and a short chain attached to hitch the
bone to. 1 :
In (ratting, drive straight and stand
on the cutter over the knife. It is best
to cut a strip crosswise at each end of
tbe strips and remove it, and there will
be less trouble to start it each time. By
ctn-ntn complete, bottom up.
using a spade, that is sharp to follow
and cot off the lengths it is easy to get
any sited pleoe that may be desirable to
handle. The whole expense of such a
cutter ought not exceed $1, and if well
mndo will last a lifetime.
Forcing; Early Maturity.
Experiments on ridging tbe soil as a
means of farcing vegetables to an early
maturity appear to demonstrate the
utility and emoiency of the plan. An
experimenter began with peas, as re
ported by Southern Cultivator. The soil
was thrown into ridgos three feet apart
with an ordinary plow during the pre
vious autumn. As soon as the tops of
the ridgos were dry enough to work, a
revolving: harrow was run over twice
and a farrow font or five inches deep
made upon eaoh ridge with a cultivator.
Peas were then sown by hand and cov
ered by the onltivator, two ridges being
worked down to a level and planted in
the same manner the same day. The
peas planted on ridgos wore ready for
pioking Jane SO, while those planted
on the lovol were not ready till June 28.
This was In a oold season. The next
year the season was warm, and the dif
ference in the time of maturing was on
ly throe days. -
Experiments with sweet corn, oab
bagoa and tomatoes were also made
with ridgo culture, and the contrast in
earlinoss was very marked, especially
with tho sweet corn. . 1
Onlona From .Seta.
Tho wouderful results whioh onion
growers have obtained seem veryen
tioing, but no man without oxperieuoe
oan attend to nu aoro of onions grown
from the seed successfully or with
profit. If the fever must bo humored, it
is by far bottor to grow them from tho
sots thtm from tlio seed. The start costs
mora, but the cultivation less. Ex-
alinugo.
vili
lots In Favor. 1
Princess of Wales is an extromoly
fragrant violet Swauley White is a
double violet pure white and fragrant
Siuglo violets aro popular, and among
those tho Luxouue ranks high. Admiral
Avallau is another Frenoh variety. Its
flowers aro of a bright reddish purple.
California vlolots, aa usual, find pa
tron. v '
FRUiI
MOVING LARGE TREES,
Tm That At Kaally TnuwplaatMl Bai
to B. OaaMrnd.
Ellas A. Long, acknowledged au
thority in such matters, names the con
ditions of success and failure in moving
big trees in Amerioan Gardening some
what as follows :
Much depends on the kind of tree.
Tew trees take kindly to transplanting.
Their roots are compact and fibrous,
hence a ball of earth of comparatively
small compass contains nearly all of
them. Arbor vitts, some junipers, the
box, the Indian azaleas and others be
long to that class, and leading shade
and forest trees do not Of the latter,
some are more compact than others.
Generally it is safe to oonclnde that the
roots and tops are nearly alike in re
spect to compactness that is, when, as
In the case of the native elm, the branch
es are slender and long reaching tbe
roots are likewise. Tbe more compactly
headed hard maples have roots oompact
in proportion. This matter has a prac
tical bearing on the question of trans.
TBASSFLAKTIXO A LARGE TREE.
planting and is explained by aid of ' an
illustration representing a 15-year-old
elm. In preparing this for transplant
ing (see oross sectional view) a trench
(A A) is cut around the tree at three
feet from the trunk, which provides for
a ball of earth over six feet across to
be removed with the tree. Assuming
that the roots equal the branches in
length, the former are here shown in
about their proper proportion. . But in
cutting the trench as shown fully one
half in length of the roots are cut off.
with cnoecrponding damage to the tree.
Supposing that we had a yew tree of
the same age instead. Being without a
trunk, the head of tbe yew would rest
on the ground, the branches would be
short and oompact and the roots quite
similar. In that case to dig a trench as
shown would, unlike in the case of tbe
elm, be to retain nearly all the roots
and involve less risk in the transplant
ing.' From what has been said it might be
assumed that it would be better to set
out hard maples with their somewhat
oompact roots than elms that spread
more. Yes, provided that in other re
spects the first named are transplanted
With equal readiness. But such is not
tbe case. Generally speaking, the hard
wood trees right through are more diffi
cult to transplant than soft wooded
ones. Where there is hydrant water that
oan be freely applied sncoess may bo ex
pected with the elm and soft maple,
both of whioh are moisture loving trees.
In transplanting large elm and other
deciduous trees the rule most be to re
duce the top in exact proportion as the
roots have been shortened. Assuming in
the ease of the elm here illustrated that
somewhat more than one-half the roots
were out off, then somewhat more than
one-half of the head should be cut away
by trimming out some branches entire
and ontting all others back. Bo the
work in winter, when the earth is fro
aen. The time to prepare for the re
moval is before the ground is frozen sol
Id, the first job being to dig the trench.
Then when frost has penetrated through
out the ball the removal can take place.
. Growing Bulbe.
Bulbs require a good deep, rich soil
Professor Irish of the Shaw School of
Botany advises covering the bulbs with
fine manure two inches deep and work
ing it into the soil during the summer.
Fall bulbs should be in the ground for
three years. Crocuses can be put into
any part of the lawn, and they will come
ap throngs, the grass early In the spring,
thus making dainty spots of color while
the weather is still oold. Plant hardy
bulbs in November and spring bulbs in
early spring.
: Soott'a Winter Apple.
Dr. Hoakins ot Vermont is quoted as
saying that "through the northwest as
well as in northern New England, espe
cially in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minne
sota, Soott's Winter is considered tho
best apple for the late winter market
No other varioty so productive of such
handsome fruit will grow north' of tho
point where the Baldwin fails to endure
the odld. "
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daeate Tear Bow. la with Caeca re la. '
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
100,28c. It a 0.0, tall, dr-iglst refund money.
MYSTERIOUS EGYPTIAN LAKE.. '
Singular Body of Water from Wbleh'
Ka-ypt llrawi lie Salt,
During the reign of Bald Punha I
cuuseway wns built across the Lake of
Mareotis with the result that the west
ern portion of tbe lake became highly
impregnated with salt, while the eaut-i
ern part remained aa formerly, only;
slightly brackish. Scientist are not
satisfied as to the source ot the im ;
mense quantity of salt contained In thet '
lake, and some have conjectured an un
derground passage from the sea. How
ever, there is no visible channel by;:
whioh the w-a water might enter, and'
as one can ride all around it, it la to all :
intents and purposes a lake. '
Ito length is about nine miles and It
breadth four, and it furnishes tbe en
tire salt supply for Egypt. A minra
ture railway runs from the workshop
to the lake, where the salt is cut, an
trucks filled by gangs of Bedouins, who,
during tbe season, are kept at workday .
and night. At tbe work shops the salt- . ,
is ground and packed, and from tbero . '
distributed all over the country.
As one stands on the thick crust ot '
salt near the shore, which stretches us
far as the eye can see, one feels exactly .
uh if standing on a field of ice, and in ad-
dition t& tbe dazzling whiteness of the :
salt its beauty is enhanced by a pink! ( -tinge,
which, at the, edges of the lakef
deepens to a mauve. The cause of this
color is also a matter of conjecture, ataA (
lias been attributed to minute organ
isms contained in tbe salt; whatever !(,
origin, it fades as the salt becomes dry,
but while damp the effect of tbe impris
oned color is indescribably lovely.
To get an entirely different phase of -the
Bight one must ride over tbe cause- .
way. Here one has the ice field on the
raght and on thtt left tbe rippling blu '
Mareotis. About half way across, where
the lake is deeper and the salt crust baar'
not formed, the scene changes. Tho
water has tbe still and heavy look of the
'Dead sea, but unlike the latter, which
looks like molten brass, this milky lata
with the clouds and the blue sky re ; .
fleeted in it might be likened to a vast-
opal, and tbe setting nun, throwing a.
fiery ball into its depths, completes tho
similitude. -
This enchanting scene, however, is j
evanescent. As the salt is formed by
evaporation, it is only during tbe hot .
summer months that this can take place- (
and with the first autumn rain the pic j
ture fades away, and tbe sparkling tco
field resolves itself into a placid lake of
blue. London Telegraph.
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AaeleaU Ar-aery.
Tbe Cretans are said to have been ther
first people to practice archery, they
having learned the art from Apollo.
Three of Kngland's kings and two royal
princes were killed by arrows. Harold
and his. two brothers came to - their
death by arrows shot from the cross
bows of the Norman soldiers. William
Kufus was killed by an arrow shot nt. a,
deer, and Richard I., who revived
archery in England, wot, finally slain by
an arrow. Three great battles of Eng
lish history. Crecy (1.146). Poictiein
(1336). and Agincourt (1415) were won
by archers. . In those days there were
men who could shoot nn arrow from 300
to 500 yards, and Robin Hood is salff
to have shot from 6O0 to 800 yards. Ken- .
yon tcollege, O., included archery os one
of the courses of study about, three
score yenrs ago. Chicago Chronicle. '
' K-ccRaary Promotion.' -
Bridegroom (about to marry the
youngest of three sisters) My dear ,
friend. I want you to Ktnnd immediate
ly behind me during the ceremony and
keep. your eyes, open. T am very near-'
sighted, nnd I am afniid they may sub-
Btitute the oldest sister at the critical
moment Cllns. ' " t
- New. and Note. . f
A systematic rotation planned with
reference to tbe matter is suggested as av ,
general preventive against wire worms.
' There are 64 experiment stations int.
the United States. . ;. ...
- Considerable interest is manifested in - ,
beet sugar by farmers in many states of
the Union.
It is said that the new stoclc food
will keep as well as wheat bran. It is
named the new corn produot
Winter wheat is reported winter kill- 1
ed to some extent in Missouri, Iowa, Il
linois, Indiana and Wisconsin, but it
condition is not discouraging in Ohio
and is generally promising in Kansas,
Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Spring wheat is doing well in Kansas
and Iowa is to increase nor acreage in, .
this cereal. . " . j
, The 1897 crop of maple sugar audi. .'
sirup' ia a full one except in Ohio and, -parts
of Pennsylvania. . ' . : ,
The Farm Journal declares that the)
time has oome when it will pay to breed
good horses. .-. , ' 'i; -7': 1 '
Rural New Yorker says: "We have
grown potatoes on the same plot for at
least 15 years, using a high grade of po- '
tato fertilizer only as food. The last
crop was as heavy , us any previonsv
rop." .; 1 ',. -v: .
Hudson Valley Fruit Growers. . '
The new society organized under the
name Hudson Valley Horticultural so-)
oloty is expected to cover the txmntieo : .
along the Hudson river from Washing- :
ton south and also Long Island. Tho ' V
first meeting will be held at Poughkscp- -tie
March 11-12. . .j
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