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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1897)
fcii.--- II CIWH IIBIII W IVSI V3 S V Inserted In a first-olase aows- You've Got to Use the f 5. ' 2 '' Psporisthemostoffeotlveway J X i ' iMF of reaching a given section ... $ Paper that Reaches .. .. $ I Tks JtffeN Nail in m f ua of them , jj " 1 ,. , rrr THE MAIL HKH.T!iiJL $ VDL.II. Is the leading family newspa per In Jackson County ... ' MEDFORD, JACKSON COONTY, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 8. 1897. HO, 40. Circulation 1900 r raoriMiOMAL oaim. W 'H. J ONES, ' ,1'liYHII'IAN AND BUIIOKON. . , ' 1 ;t -,.? 1 Modferd, orKoD. W0M-OlT Hloek. COwf,(J A BKAMKS, A. K. BuiuH LAWYERS, Orth ftlwik, will anuitl Jaok.onvlllo, Oregon. VIII (nuitloa Id nil tho oouria ol the slats, Carofifl oounael (ln Id all matter.. f v T X. PALMER,' ' v -?'.;5' . , Y f AIKJUITKOT AND HUI'KUINTUNURNT Omoslo Adklns-Deuol ulk. Hedlord, Oro. Peratxeilte drawings and epeolnnallona turn laumlon all kind, nl tiiwlorn building.. Owu or'e InleriMl ooiialdorcd paraiaouul, J, S. 1IOWAKD, HtlKVKVOIt AND CIVII, F.NCIINKKK." U. H. Deputy Mineral Hurvarnr tor Hie Btate u( Oroguu. Poitofilec eddroaa; , . . ' Medford, Ot.gon. .)VM. S- CROW ELL, , . ATTORNEY AT LAW.- JaekMairUle, Oregon, W. II.- PARKER, ' ATTORN KY AT LAW, ,Vi HamllB Ulook. , ktdlord.Ort JJAMMOND & VAWTER, Au.tlo B. I(id. , , Wm. I. Vawwr. v: - : f r t . h . i' ' OAcfekl.O. O. IflnlMI!, ' Mtdfo.-fl, Or J. B. WAIT, 'rHYIClAN AND HUKOKON, OI In Chtldtr.' Block, Mtdford, Ol QEARY A PICKEL, PHYBIClAHH AND BUROKON8, : . I' e k. r ? .' Offlne houni-10 lo 13 . m. nd 3 to 4 p. m, . M.I n ila vk I J In 1 . Chas. Pcardne ": . Bioyclos ripalrod on short notice at living prices.... Shop in J. A. Whitman's wiireroonis..,. ' LIME! i No. 1 quality o( llino from tho well known Kunoe crook c quarry CHEAP, FOR CA8H Wo are now ready to supply Modford and nil towns ,on tho railroad. Write for torms to Carpenter & Allison, GOLD HILL, OUE. MMclliDii aoil B. F. Hernmatt x- . .. ,s ' ... PRACTICAL ' BLACKSMITH AND HORSEl SHOES Pjrice8 reasonable and ; eatisfactioh guaranteed i Special attention given to plow work ..... It n, . AAnuun, rrop'r All work striotly ftrst'olast , ' and my prioes are rthe Jowv , ; est in the oity.... i , .; Shop on Seventh stroet. op V posito Union Livery Stables. WantetPAn Idea IS 1 - Xdaeats Tear . liow.li With Cwsearsts. Otndy Odthanlc, euro oonatlpatlon forever, ttto, Bto. It 0. 0.0. nil, drugRlBtB refund mooey. Satlsfactlono J P TTThore 1 always much satistaotion in knowing ?1 that you have the best artiole of the kind that can be had. Some people have an idea that more is asked for Brldgo-lieaoh stoves and' ranges than for othors, but, although they possess ad vantages not to be found in others, no more is asked for them than for other first-class goods of their kind... We carry o complete line of Bridge-Beaoh cook and heating stoves, as well as hardware and sporting goods , m J. BEEKT& CO... r RATES FROI-1... . I. L. HAfllLTON i to j HER DAV , ...ao-pi.cTon,.., Medford, Oregon Tho Nnuh Is one of the most popular hotels in Southern ' Oregon, and no pains aro spared for tho oomlort and . accommodation of iruesta, Everything about the house . Free Sample; Rooms .TUB HOTEL, BAR Js oet nraoas.oi wirjoa, I ' I In ' T Having Hai p?orty: Years Experience ... Funiifure aiid IN THE im f,:' ' "&iri-" Uuslucss It la with pleasure etmar.. mg me pcopiu oi jocicson to supply an articles needed in ma two above mentioned linos, Wo lunnufacturor snnorior Work in store, hotel and oftlce fixtures, WEEKS BROS. THE Palace Confectionery PARKER & HICCIN8. PrOD'rs Onlcr. In ... Confectionery, Cigars Tobacco propr-s op MEDFORD SODA WORK8 We Carry None But Firat-Claaa Oooda ; -.MEDFORD, OREGON DON'T Tbatlbave the largest and best Belcoted stock of furniture,' carpets, wall paper and window shades to be found In South ern Oregon .... . . . , Escape Your Attention.... If you aro a prospective tho blgest in grade and in conncotton ..... ' . FRANK W. WAIT ... STONE YARD Qonoral oontraoting in all llaos of stone work. Cemetery Work : a Soecialtv ... . A AlllladB of marble and granito tuonumonta sjsJJ ordered direot from the quary... ; , ' Vrd on a street 1 ' : 1 CommertDlitlHotel Dlook ;, - , MM Vl EEgsoriptions Carefully Compounded. . -Mite Strati; rSTRICTLY FIRST-CLASS ... yon cqmmekcial mbn l: ' always suppliod with the very ' liquors ana clears , iii i that we occupy this space in Inform- county mat we are now tuny equipped : Salesrooms at Medford, Oregon Factory at Phoenix, Oregon I LET THE FACT. purchaser you will find my goods tho lowest in price, a Undertaking X A.. WEBB MEDFORD, OREGON f " :, : . I ; . ' THE MORTAR DROO STORE, '), fi. H. HASKINS, Prop'r. ' iNVTHtN. IN; THE UNt Or " ' Pure Dltigi, Fntonl Medlelnes, Books, Stationery, , PAINTS and OILS, Tobsxcoes.Glinirs, Perfumery, Toilet Articles and Kverythlng that la ourrled In a first- IMS DRut? BTOKK Medford , Ongoa ' ., . I ' ' : ' ''''''' ' EXPERIMENT 8TATION8. latanaatlM CMtifsla h. Bto Ari altwal BtaSlnas waal lUrMWIav . Speoial retsrns - from aboat half of the sgrirmltore experiment stations : of the United States to American Agricul turist indicnte. that these institutions are very moon appreciated by farmers, judging from the increased demand for tbelr publications. Following are some of the dotails givon by the Journal al ready quoted in an artiole on what the stnto agricultural stations are doing: - With most of the stations the work dates from the passage of the .Hatch aot and tho establishment of the experiment stations iu 1888 or 1889. The number of bulletins now issued vary from 8,000 arf.OOO in the sparsely settled states ami T territories to' 60,000 in the rich populous middle states; 18,000 to 14, 000 would probably be a good average for all tbo states. , All tho stations without exception send their bulletins to residents through out the state free of 'charge wbo apply for the same to the ofnoer in charge at his postoffloe, as specified below. The annual reports are sent free to all appli cants as long ax the edition lasts. As a rale this supply is somewhat limited, bat is usually sufficient to meet the de mand. The stations also send fri of charge bulletins to' all applicants out side the state, but reserve the right to discontinue theae, provided the home demand beoomes sufficiently large to. ex haust the supply. It is the desire of all the stations to keep the list outside the state as small aa 'possible, so as to be able to supply their home fanners first As Mm work of the statical becomes bet ter known it will undoubtedly be im poasiMe to supply this outside demand. To most this call the United States de- rartnMot of agriculture at Washington issues farmers' bulletins that are fur nished free to all applicants,' eaeh iasae being on one topic, and tnelndtnf the resuiia obtained si tbe varsoaa stations. -. Aa another evidence of the apprecia tion by the fanners of the estpariment station is the fact that the oaaieauouov enoa has doubled, and in many oases quadranled during tbe past six years. In a great many states there is still a misapprehension on the part of some farmers. Statious do not distribute seeds, neither oan they undertake inves tigations of a private nature or whioh will benefit only a few, such aa the analysis of a soil peculiar to a certain locality, unless by so doing a large pro portion of the farmers of the state are the gainers. In other words, the work of the station cannot be devoted to indi viduals. All questions concerning agri cultural problems are answered and the stations are rapidly becoming centers of agricultural influenoe. It is their desire to become better acquainted with every farmer in the respective states. Where a thorough understanding exists the kindliest feeling between station and people is the rule. Much valuable in formation oan be obtained ' by simply asking your station for it The institu tions were founded for the farmers. Why not make full use of them? Each station receives $16,000 annually from the federal treasury and in a few cases an additional sum from the state. ' Iu addiiton to the foregoing Amerioan Agriculturist gives in condensed form tho number of bulletins published, to wtvim sent. oto. Barrow For Cora Fodder. Do yon want a handy barrow for corn fodder?1 If so, follow these ' directions from The National Stockman, and the result will be a barrow like' the one de picted in the accompanying out: i! The two side pieces A are 9 feet long Bnd ' 1 inohea , by I inches. , The up rights B are 9 feet long and 8 inches by 1 W inches. The crosspieoes O are 8 foot long and 8 foot apart and 8 inches wide by 1 M inches. ' The straps D are pieces of old oarriage tire bent aa shown. The CORN rODDRR BARROW.' , legs are fastened on' with' a single bolt and the uprights by a log sorew. The braces for the uprights are notched in and nailed. When it is desired' to . use the barrow for" grass, put in a floor of half inch white pine, also nail half inch boards from B 1 to B a and fit in side boards from B to B 8 and from B 1 to B ;' White, pine or 'cypress, will be strong enough for the dimensions given. If heavier, wood is used, use smaller , ' ' Steel Koaua. Among other projects in prospect by Secretary of Agrionltare Wilson is that of steel roads iu western states deficient in atone and gravel,' flat rails of steel, he Is said to believe, offering the best and oheapest material. : - Sample steel roads are to he first tested ahar some of the experiment stations." !-? .ibIi f ALL' ABOUT CURRANT8. Poa4rali Tarlotlas tiata ) VT.ld.-Cal. . taral Hies A Xw Varlrtr. ' At the New York station, where elab orate testa are being made in currant culture, the-boshes are set four feet apart in six or seven foot-rows and eaob plant is given a forkful or two of stable manure in the falL Shallow summer cultivation is given until August, and in the fall the bushes are pruned, all canes of 6 years old being removed. Cherry and Fay are regarded as the most desirable of 18 varieties of red curranU on account of bearing large, thin skinned fruit, well filled with rich juioe or pulp. Prince Albert, London Bed and Victoria have given larger average yields, but the fruit is smaller. and in the case of Ijondon Ked tne clus ters are very abort Of the 6 varieties of white currants (Bines rubrum) oo scribed. White Dutch gave , the largest yield, followed by white urape and Champion. For propagation of currants the out ting method ia preferred, the cuttings to be made front ripe, hard wood in the fall, stripped of their foliage, and either planted at once, if early in the season, or tied in bunches and burled about six inohea deep in the earth until spnng, with tne bods upward to keep the top buds dormant In this oase the cuttings may be set out aa soon as the ground is fit to work in the 'spring. The soil for growing cuttings should be rich, well drained and thoroughly pulverized, and the cuttings should be placed in long trenches with, the top bods just above THE POMONA CURRANT. ' i the surface. Strong 1-year-old plants are regarded as tbe most desirable for setting. , Currants may be planted either in fields to themselves or in vineyards be tween the trellises.' The distance be tween the bushes varies with tho vigor of-eaoh variety, but about four feet apart in six foot rows is considered a good practice. Anuual fertilising with barnyard manure and some commercial fertilizer is considered necessary, and clean, shallow cultivation should be given until the end of summer. Prun ing in either bush or tree form is re garded as preferable to allowing old canes to remain on tbe plants. In addition to the foregoing extracts from a station report is here reproduced from Sural New . Yorker an UloBtra tion of the Pomona currant introduced for the first time this season. Although the Clusters are not largo and tho ber ries are of medium size, the Pomona is regarded with interest because it is olaimed that it has made the greatest actual acreage on record. v., . : a Word About Beffoalae. -: TbeLCare of .begonias is comparative ly simple, they , being well adapted to ordinary window culture. The varieties are: very numerous, and, according, to Viok'a Magazine, aside from the tuber ous kinds, they are included in two di visions,, one of .which embraces those specially prized for their blooming qual ities and the other those having re markably handsome foliage. A few of the best .of the flowering varieties are B. semperflorens apd its several varia tions, B. argentea. guttata, B. argyroa tigma piota, B. gilsoni, B.- feastii, B. rubra, B. sandersonli, B. xebiina. There are many ethers that ore excellent. ,j .t7..":(K MiK'j'JKiiill '' I" l.'l' I'jul . , ..'Cattlag jtaepberry yaaaa ; An Ohio correspondent of Country Gentleman writes:. We found that it dees not pay to out back the red rasp berry canes during tne1 growing season. We should prefer to take the old canes out Immediately after picking and burn them, not because it will inorease tire coming orop, but that we may oheok the ravages of insects and the spreading of fungous disease. - . "Most red varieties sucker very bad ly. We must treat these sprouts as weeds or olse the orop will be a failure. The better plan is to cultivate the - red raspberries in hills instead of the Judge-' row. " -' ' Governor Rogers of Washington says witiioi.aiaio iuu ueuuer money or land that.lt can' rtoTrste to Debs' scociai 4 a democracy. ' 4 ;.; .1 , !-WV'.-'i.J NEWS OF TflE WORLD. FATAL ACC4DENT ON THE DENVEPt AND RIO QAANDC ROAD. , .a.ral M.ol Bn' WaHns Valts flatat Sr IM liklHI aS .PMie .SlatMral XflUa Coalag Fraaa Mmnpu- Wig rralrio Fir K.or Wioalo.. ine new urecian caoinet oas Deen r formed and met with favorable recep r ' tion.- ' - '' ' -' - " ' ' - Major Iuis Ginter, the millionaire r " cigarette manufacturer of Richmond, I , Vs., Is dead. , At the races held at Springfield, 111., last week Star Pointer paced a mil in 8:001, lowering the world s record halt second. : Mrs. J. A. Truitt, a hL Louis woman, ( recently sold her husband to a womaa for $4000. The husband was satisfied with the sale. ' It is reported that 6000 Chinese hava started a riot at Swatow, China, oppoo- ! ing tbe proposed foundiuir of a Christ ian church there. Mrs. George Brownlee and her two-" son, Thomas, agsd 21 and James, aged 19, were barned to death in their home ; at East Longmeadow, Mass. , Hereafter, raiload companies and ether corporations in Bfexico will par employes In silver instead of gold, at tbe 'ratio of two- Mexican Silver dollars for one gold dollar. John C Cheatam alias Aaron Miller, was arrested at Rock Hill, & G, by Henry W. Kay, on a warrant charging him with tbe murder of Ray's father, 24 years ago, ,. The Spanish cabinet has resigned. The queen has accepted tho cabinet' resignation, bat has asked Premier Aicarraga to continue in pffic until a . asw cabinet oan be formed. Dispatches from Beaie state that the pope's weakness is increasing ana mat the church' dignitaries r afraid ha will not rally from tbe extreme feeble . aeas and exhaustion he now betrays. The congress of Nicaragua has an- . thorixed tha government to borrow 83,500,000 on the best terms .and times possible, pledging as security, national properties, the import duties and the internal revenues. - ' .'Frank Di vis,, living near Schulver, . Neb., found his wife and four of hi seven children dead, a Sftli i-liild dying and a sixth one ill. , Strychnine had been put in the coffee appnrantly -by the mother, but for what cause is not known. H. F. Horn, a farmer, was shot from a load of wheat and fatally injured while driving into Watongo, O. T. Four men were in the attacking party. A divorce case and a contested claim are mixed up in the matter. Cicil and Will Cummings, aged 7 and 9, mysteriously disappeared from their home in Marinette, Wis., several - days ' ago and have not since been heard of. It 'is thought that they have been, killed. ' The body of Charles F. Ewing,-an attorney of Greenville, Ky., was found in the river at St. Louis. Whether his death was dee to accident, suicide or murder has not been established. Ex-President Grover Cleveland is talked of at Trenton, N. J., aa being a possible successor to the late Judge William L. Dayton as lay judge of the. General Neal Dow, known in all' English-speaking - countries as tho "father of prohibition," died in his-, home at Portland, Me., October 2d. He was in his 93d year and died of otof-' age-" ; .V. A woman and her four children weW found dead by asphyxiatiosttni aWtwf at a New York hotel. Tbe weMfa bVf evidently killed her children atd tosi-.K mitted suicidel ' They .were registersat, -as Mrs. Caroline Ratines, West Point, : and four children. . . ' . ! The Armenian congregation of St. , John's Baptiste church.. Chicago, car ried knives and clubs to church Sun day and after mase started ' to fight in church. Tha police had to be called to quell the, disturbance. r Two of tho fighters were seriously cut. i . , : ,, ; . John Moore and Tim Kennedy, both. 61 years of age, and iun moulders, rati. . a 100-yard foot race B Butte, Mont.,, for a puree of 300 and the' ohampion shlp of the world tor men of their ages. : Moore.won by a foot ut lSi seconds, t . Tha Vallecito de Saa Aatonlo. grant , claim for "35,000 ac in 'Rio Arriba -' sountyi covering some of the-beat geld, copper and; niiea district- i Northsrn . New Msxlco, north of tk Denver and RlofGrande road, las been 'rsjected iii the 'United- State's Court ef Private Land claims, i ..4f..-( " The secretary of the navy, ia hi . forthcoming report -to congress, wilr recommend the construction ef .threo - . battleships and ten' torpedo boats.SHo will also recommend that at least one of these battleships be bnllt on the Psaifiu coast. If a reaseaable bid oan be reeaivedfiem the ship-building firm e(ta sswet, :!! v :, -, yij..';;. j.; : To Cure a Cid In One Day. ' Tat laxative PfoayiQalnlae TaWet. All drugtiits foafl the sitmer tt It faUk to ear icajtsHi;is ,:: W;A i'. '!.-. , ,.,'.'!'n