OUR COUNTY . . .
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Correspondents
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JttOkHimvlllB New.
MrH. Mumlo Dux in viaiti n(f wlih
frluiidH ul OruntH I'iibh,
Mm. J. V. Wl.ilo, of Modford,
wits vlHitor lioro Saturday.
Wu nru iturry to announce the
BorioiiH Illness of l'ulor Minor, of
this precinct.
Honry I'upu, tho printer, has gone
to Bulimi to uoot'iit a position In the
statu printing ollloa.
C. K, Kluin, ono of Ashland's
respected oitl.oiis, umdo a visit to
Jacksonville Tuesday.
J. H. Orth, Mrs. Mury Millor unci
Miss Mary Di'Stniirlos, wlio wont to
Sun KrunoiHoo on tho excursion,
lmvo returned.
Married At tho court Iiouho, Jnn.
10, 'W, hy Circuit JuiIro II. K.
Hannii, II. K. Krcdonlmrg and Mm.
L. M. Oruhitni.
The county commissioners ware
In session from Wednesday to Mon
day. A largo Amount of business
whh dianonsed with at tho January
term. Tho court adjourned until
the 81st.
J. W. Robinson, a merohanl of
Wlmer, has inado an assignment.
M. Mullor was numod as tbe as
elgnee and spent several days there
durina the week. Henry Dox Is
left temporarily in charge.
C. II. Dalrvmnlo. of Oold Hill,
0. W. Treforn and K. D. Briggs, of
Ashland, W. II. Parker, W. 1. vaw.
tr. J. II. Whitman and S. U
Mitchell, of Modford, were here
this week on cirouit court business
Honrv Kubll. one of the owners
of tho Oold Standard mine on Galls
creek, is in Jacksonville. Ho is
suffering intensely from a puin of
some affection in tho loft arm and
will go to San I'runolsco soon to
have tho member treated. Ho had
two or more operations porformud
Severn! years ago and experienced
relief for a time.
Central Point Items.
at
be
J. 8. March attaudod church
Medford last Sunday.
The toaohors' mooting will
held here next Saturday.
Mark Applogato, of Jacksonville,
epont a day here last week.
Dr. J. Hinklo made Jacksonville
a business vIb'iI on Tuesday.
Claude White, of Eagle Point,
pent a few days here last week.
Miss Ellon Clark has just re
covered from an attack of measles.
Thore are quite a number of cases
of la grippe in town but none uan
aurously ill.
Benj. Fredenburg and bride, of
Big Butte, spent a day witn reia
tives here this week.
Mrs. Jane White, of Ashland,
spent last wook with her sister, Mrs.
J. II. Gay, of this place.
Mrs. K. C. Morris made her
daughter. Mrs. J. W. Jaoobs, of
Medford, a visit UbI week.
Miss Aletha Mauzey returned
home a few days ago from an ex
tended visit with hot mother at
Shasta.
Arohlo C. Fries, who was ox
aminod at Salem last Saturday for
the vacant oadntship at West 1'oint,
arrived home on Monday's train
Died Of spinal moningltis, at tho
family homo near Central Poiut,
Jan. 6. 1809. Ralph G. Duncan
vounseBt son of C. G. and K. J
Dunoan, aged two years and nine
months. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of the entire commu
nity in tins saa amiciion.
Ttleut News Items.
Miss Meda Crosby visited Ash
land friends several days last week,
There was a social dunce 'at tho
U. M. L. hall last Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 1). Carlilo were
down from tho mines last Hunduy.
Mrs, Jas. Ilurvoy, who has been
quite ill for sumo time,' Is improv
ing slowly.
Itov. McCain will hold a series of
meetings at this place sometime In
the near future.
Jas Helms loaves tho latter part
of this week for Han Francisco to
rumuin until spring.
Prof. Holt and Miss Stella Slid-
ham resumed their work in the
Talent oohool last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Crosby were inado
glad by the arrival of a baby boy
ut their home on tlio .M ol tins
month,
A meeting was hold in tho school
Iiouho last Friday evening to organ
ize a olues in elocution with I'rof.
II. 0. Hoborts as instructor. Ihe
class will meet on Monday and
Wednesday evouings.
- Katies Creek Items.
UY SINK DIB.
Mrs. Osborne, of Gold Hill, is the
uuest of the Mitchell family this
week.
Miss Etta Brown is visiting Id
Gold Hill with ber aunt, Mrs. Ed
dings.
Mln Ada Swindon snent last Sat
urday and Sunday with Mrs. Anna
iliglnbolliam .
Placer miners have not com
monoed work yet owing to tbe
acaroity of water.
Mrs. Jas. MoDougal, who has been
coufinod to hor room with tho mea
sles, is able to be about again.
Several of tho young folks from
K alios oreek attonded the ball at
Gold Hill the 30th and report a lino
tlmo.
Dr. Jas. Bradon loft last Thurs
av for his homo in tho east. His
many friends here wish him a pleas'
mil journey and a sato return.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nichols spent
Christmas and Now Years with
home folks at Table Rock. Mr. N
had the misfortune to get his leg
limlcan anmetima BED but is now
able to be around with the aid of
crutches.
A Fleshy
Consumptive
Did you ever see one ?
Did you ever hear of dne ?
Most certainly not. Con
sumption Is a disease that
Invariably causes loss of
flesh.
If you are light In weight,
even If your cough is only
a slight one, you should
certainly take
Scott's Enuslion
of cod Iher oil tulih hypo
phosphUes. No remedy
Is such perfect prevent
ive to consumption. Just
the moment your throat
begins to weaken and you
And you ore losing flesh,
you should begin to take it.
And no other remedy
has cured so many cases
of consumption. Unless
you are far advanced with
iLl. J Inn Ana CAa T7m.ll.
una uiRcnoc, u.uu o uinui-
slon will hold every In
ducement to you for a
perfect cure;
Scott A lUiwmt, ChtmUtiti W. Y
Gold Hill Nuggets.
UY 8WAT.
Mines are running in full blast
now.
Jas. Pelton was in town Satur
day.
C. Vroman returned from San
Pranoisco Monday.
W. II. Beidler has been ill for
the past few days.
La grippe is visiting several fam
llies in town this ween.
Cal. Dusenberry was a passenger
on Wednesday's northbound train
S Rosenthal, of Medford. is here
this week superintending the work
in bis new store.
Mr. Pitzmbbon. a mining man
from San Francisco, was doing buBl
nnaa here this week-Mr -
C. L. Reaa.es. one. of our pn
porous merohante.i'rpjurned from
Jacksonville Tuesday.
F. M. Stewart and D. Andrus, ot
Medford. went up to their mine on
Sardine oreek Monday.
Plenty of water this winter means
a whole lot for Gold Hid as well as
other towns in tbe valley.
Died In this city, on tho 11th
inst., of meosleB. Louis, little son of
Mr. and Mrs. prank: xicck, agea
three years.
The.offloers of Gold Hill Lodge
No. 1U9, 1. O. O. F., were installed
last Saturday night by J. i. Ham
morBley, D. JJ. U. M.
James Bradon. of this praoe, lea
for IndianoDOlis. Indiana, tfunday
where he will visit with relatives
and friends for a few weeks.
A Y. P. C. E. Sooiety has been
nrtrnnizAd and a ereat deal of inter
ost is being manifested by the young
people. Let tbe good worn go on.
The firemen hope to see a good
representation of the Medford and
Central Point danoers at their ball
on the 20th. It will be the event
of the season,
Griffin Creek Gatherings.
BY 11RIDGKT.
Mr. and MrB. A. Hamlin, of Eden
preoinot, were visiting at Frank
True's last Sunday.
, J. Hockersmlth and family were
visiting Mr. and Mrs, Weiss last
Saturday and Sunday.
Hurry Andrews bad quite a
severe attack of oroup one night
laBt week but is now all right again
'Lulu MoPherson. who is attend
ing Bohool in Medford, was visiting
home folks Saturday and Sunday.
Charlie True has been suffering
with rheumatism the last two weeks
but is improving. Dr. Walt is in
attendance.
TUG EXCELLENCE OF SYEUr OF FIGS
to due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the euro and skill with wbloh It Is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to Die CAMroiisiA Fio Hxuvp
Co. only, and we wish to linpreas upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Hyrup of Fig Is manufactured
by the OALiroHHiA Fio Stmvp Co.
only, a knowledge of that faet wM
assist one la avoiding the worthies
Imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
rousiA Fio Hyiiup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which tbe genuine Byrup of Figs has
given to million of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the exoellence of Ita remedy. It to
far in advance of all other laxatives,
a it acts on tho kidneys, liver and
bowels without Irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get iU beneficial
effect, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG STRUP CO.
AST rBAJfOISOa, 01.
MDISTILLB, Kr. BW TOBUb
University Park News.
TRUE CHIVALRY. j
The SmI liaro ol Cl.pullpe, WU.
Ilaat S. Wilutfi end Vts M;-
nulla Ael. ,
The war with Mexico In s part of
ourmnrtlul hl.iory. Tuylor mid Seotl
udiI l)nvl and l.co enme oul or ll im-
morliil. Tin" epic of thai frenl lruK-
Kir wu. lliff-lorniliig of (.'li..iiltq..w.
Tliut frovnln)( forlrew win I hi' (ill.-
rullur ol MpxIcu, Ii uiu.hv wuli
i..'i'nird liniirrKiiiiblr. Hut Aincrlfuii
during bulled ut do obalncle. nml un
Intrepid bund of olunler warliosen
to soule and uniuuit u, iiuyi me uui-
on go Journal.
Among- Ilia first or inc naunucniew
who broved their wy Ihroiinh hoi
slid thell to tbe fortren on that dread
ful day wai a young MIUulpilan.
handioine s Alcibladen, proud, con
fident and thrilling with patriotic fer
vor. He waa auion(( the dr.!, if not
the ftrat, to scale the wall, and, iword
In band, daibed along that torm
snept rampart in advance of all hit
fellows to out down the warlnfr flag
of tbe enemy and reap the immortality
of tbe deed. lie waa tbe Unit to reach
Ihe flag; bla aword waa raised, when
ha beard iwlft footsteps behind him.
lie paused, turned and saw his com
manding officer, to whom be was ten
derly attached and deeply obligated.
And then tblsgallunt Mlnrbilppplan.
without a moment's hesitation, with
the bow of a Chesterfield, lowered bit
word and with the point at rest stood
aside while his friend and command
ing officer cut down the flag of Mexico
and waa bulletined for the laurels of
that splendid day.
In tb history of battles there was
never a more gallant, more chlvalric
deed than that. And tbe real bero ol
Cbaoultenee. maimed and gray, but
glorious still, sits jnst before me here
to-night In the person of my noble and
beloved friend. Gen. William a. Walker,
pf Atlanta
f HEY ARE COMING!
Univkusity Park. Or., Jan. 6, 1890,
Editoii Mail: We are having
plenty of winter here now. Tbe
snow is about eight inches deep
and it is still snowing. Harvey is
attending, tbe university and the
other children are going to the pub-
lio school.
The seoond term of the university
starts out on its new year's journey
of sis months with a large mcreaie
of now scholars. Chancellor Tho-
burn iB a hard worker and is using
all of his strength to build up one
of the finest educational institutes
of the great northwest. The young
lady or gentleman desiring a nign
grsde education, and the parents
who wish to place their boys and
girls under strictly moral and re
ligious teaching and training, win
find Uniuerstiy fark school to do
all they desire.
Dr. Ueary is nicely iccaiea in
splendid offices in the Oregonian
building and is having a good ana
growing praotice. He is one of the
leading lecturers in tne meaioat
college In the oity. Attorney 0,
W. White and family are residing
in the oitv. Ernest Tressler has a
good position in the Chamber of
Commerce with a eood firm. Rev.
Frank Van Dyke is attending the
university and is making splendid
headway in his studies. Robert,
Maggie and Mary Uittms are an
attending the university and are
making good progress in their sev
eral studies. Again I would advise
the young men and ladies of South
ern Oregon to come to the Portland
University and seoure a good eau
cation.
Respectfully yours,
A. N. Saybk.
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Five Physicians and Burgeons, all Graduates from the best Medical Colleges la
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Meyers & Co. will make their regular monthly visit to
MEDFORD
UESDAY, - JANUARY - M, - 1899
THEY WILL BE AT THE:
NEW HOTEL NASH
CONSULTATION jfeZSWCnK FfiXK
SAVINGS BANK FOR SOLDIERS.
Saa bt -- Government for Sams of
Not ! Than rln Dollars Par
latret oa Amount Over f50.
It may seem strange, aaya the Toron
to Monetary Times, that there Is in the
banka of Canada a sum approachhiK
1400,000 in 189o it reached $427,108 and
1807 it was $.187,(568 consisting of un
claimed balancea. The sums are vari
ous, ranging from one cent or a frac
tion of a dollar to tnousauas oi aoi
lars. One wonder how many of these
balancea arise. We have been told
that many an old man or old woman
will make deposits and not wishing
their relatives to know of their sav
logs, will say nothing' about the fact.
Should such old persona die the only
way in which this deposit could' prob
ably become known, would be througn
the list of auch sums published annual
ly. Again, there are numbers oi per
aona who, having long bad an account
with a bank, will draw all their money
except one or two dollars. This helps
to account for many a amall aum.
Naturally, tbe older banks have the
larger accumulation of unclaimed
money in this or other ways. The
Bank of Montreal and Ihe British
bank have large tuma, but the city dis
trict saving bank exceed either of
them, having nearly 4,000 separate un
claimed balances, the aggregate of
which is over $80,000. It is only of late
years that the government of Canada
haa busied itself in taking'custody of
.the funds. Not, presumably, that
they were unsafe in the hands of the
banka, but perhaps that it waa a pa
ternal duty of the state to control
them.
Dlvorea la CsaaSs.
In Canada the man or woman who
wants to sever tbe bonds of matrimony
muat bo before the Dominion parlia
ment, when the oommlttee on divorce
in the senate takes up tbe case and goea
over the details very thoroughly, and
If, In the opinion of the committee, the
testimony warrants tne granting oi s
divorce the report to that effect is1 made.
and both houses conour in a bill giving
the required relief.
Among the ailments cured by the Knglish and German
Expert bpeciansts are tne tollowing.
Hrlirhl'adlseaiiesDd sll other diseases ot the kldnevs: .diseases ol the bladder, urlnsry or
gans, liver, spleen, spine, bowelB, heart, stomach, eye, ear, skin and nerves. Also impover
ished blood, blood poison and scrofula; catarrh, tonsflllts. consumption, bronohitis, asthma
snJ other throst and lung troables; tumors, deformities, insomnia, melancholy, paralysis, rup
ture, dysentery, dyspepsls, neuralKia, rheumatism, sttn and swollen joints; lemsie
including ovarian troubles; piles, fistula, obelalty. rlnff worm and goiter; tobacco,
eczema, treckles, blackheads, cancer, etc.,
neural-FiA. rheumatism- stlfl and swollen ioints: femsle complslnts.
: nlles. fistula, obeliltv. rtntr worm and aoiter: tobacco, opium, eo-
beadache, erysipelas, gout, tapeworm, biliousness, dropsy, gall stone,
a enronio aisea-ies generally.
t manhood and all nrlvate diseases. Including
contagious blood poison, quickly and permanently, and at reasonable rates.
Tne tsnglisn ana uermaa expert apeoiaiisu. aau un oji a v-u. are uu. wu-jr wui-e--,-
and reliable, bat are responsible, being backed by smple capital aad ably managed.
mwun which have baffled the skill or other ohysielsas and stubbornly refused to yield to
ommary medicines, metnoas ana appliances, are quic-uy suDauea ana moaierai oj ina.
calne and liquor habit
Dr. Meyers A Co, cure nervous debility, lost manhood and
.f,,l divmn, Thi.v bun the lanreHt and best eouloaed medical institution In America.
enert Sneciallau or Dr. Mevers A Co. II possible. A friendly talk, which coats absolutely
aothlng, is bound to result in a great deal of good, w nether treatment la taken or not.
It may not generally be known that
for many years 'the general govern mn.t
haa conducted a savings bank for the
accommodation of certain citizens, soys
the Kansas City Journal. An act of
congress of the date ot May IS, 1873,
provides that any soldier in the army
may deposit with any paymaster hi
savings In sums not less than five dol
lars, aud it shall be the duty of thepny
master to srupply the soldier with a de
posit book, in which are entered the
amounts of hla deposits. When the de
posits have readied the sum of $90 the
government ia required to pay the de
positor interest at the rate of four per
orat. per annum. Having once acposiv
ed a sum of money the depositor is not
permitted to draw it until the date of
his discharge. The deposits are exempt
from attachment for debt, but they for
feit to the government if the depositor
deserts from the army. The govern
ment assumes the responsibility tor all
such deposits and a defaulting paymas
ter can work the soldier no injury,
Paymaster Rucker once told the writer
that about 30 per cent, of the enlisted
men in the regular army availed them
selves ol this privilege. -
r.u utnnn RiinnnaafnllT Treated
"I havo just reoovorod from the
second attaolt of la grippo this year,"
says Mr, Jas. A. Jonos, publisher of
tho Leader, Mexia, Toxas. "In the
i..t- n.u T nanfl nhnmherlaln's Cough
Romody, and I think with considerable
8U00088, only being in bed a little over
two days against ten days for the former
attnok. Tho sooond attaok I am satis
fied would have been equally as oao s
tho first but for tho ueo ot this remedy
as I hod to go to bed In about six hourB
nft..r linlnc 'atriick' with it. while In
tho Oral csbo I was able to attend to
buninesa about two days before getting
down.' " For sale by Chas, Strang,
druggist, Modford-, Dr. J, Hlpklc, Don
tral Point.
Beginning the Year
With pure, rioh, healthy blood, whloh
i h had bv takintr Hood's Sarsa-
parilla, you will not need to fear at
tacks of pneumonia, bronohitis, fevers,
colds or the grio. A few bottles of this
great tonic ana Diooa puriuer, a.
now, will be your best protection against
snrlncr hnmora. bolls, eruptions, that
Lima realms' ana seriuus innaec,, w
urhinh n urnnlf and debilitated SVStem
aanunlallv liable In earlv spring.
uooq 8 qaraapartua orauiuvt-o nv.
the blood all Borofula taints, tones and
atvAnutlmnB the atomaoh. oures dyspep
sia, rheumatism, oatarrh and every
ailment caused or promoted by Impure
or dupleted blood.
F. Church rotuses to vacate the
J. F. Church rotuses to vacate
tho ahoriff 'a office of Lassen oouuty to
his suooessor, T. W. Wilson. Churoh
was appointed te fill the unexpired term
of Sheriff Ward, aud was defeated at
the last elootion. Ohnroh's refusal
Baasd on the ground that the bond of
Wilson is not good, having been fur-
niahad bv the Fidelity Insoranoe com
pany. A number of Chusoh's bondsman
have withdrawn, and it ia thought he
will be sompaUed to vacate without
fnrthsr trouble,
svna.
A golf match waa in progress on om
of Scotland s famous greens, and
couple of the players were very uneven
ly matched. One was shortsighted, and,
much to the disgust of his caddie, had
made some extremely bad shots
. "How far is it to the next hole," oad
die? " he asked, peering through his
speotaoles in tho direottou ot the white
flag.
"A gude drive and a Tut! ' " answered
the coddle, sharply.
The player drove, but onlv tent the
oau a tew yards,
"Man, man," oold the caddie, sorrow
fully, "that's awful Ye've played the
-puv-ursw -
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man Expert Specialists hsv cured thousands of pessons whom they have never seen. If you
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OLD GLORY PLOAT8 OVER HAVANA
rs tNtaaa r 9ab - Traasf end ta ska
United SiaU.
Th sovereignity of Cuba passed from
Spain to the United States at Boost on
January l. Tha form of the transfer
waa very simple, eonauting only an sx
shange of speeches in the aalooniof th
palace, the hauling down of th Spanish
Bag and the raising in ita sseadi tba flag
of the United States on the flagstaff ot
the palace roof. Salutes were 4rd from
the heavy guns of th forts sjad the war
hips before and after the, obnge of
Bags. , The raising of the- Stars and
Stripes waa greeted by cheers by th
people who oorered the roofs of
of the buildings around the palaos
and plaaa. No crowd was permitted to
gather in the streets in. the vioinity of
the palace to witness the epooh-maklng.
function.
The Amerioan commissioners rode in.
on horse back from San Venado and
proceeded direct to. the palace. Captainr
Uenoral Oastellauoa reoeived the com
missioners in too main hall of the
palace, surrounded by members cC bis
staff. After a brief exchange of saluta
tions, General Qastellano delivered ( the
Island of Cuba to General Wade.. Gen
eral Wade mad a brief reply and' im
mediately turned the island over to .Gen
eral Brooke, the military governor.
Just at this moment the Bpanish flag,
which had floated over Qsbu for 400
years,, was lowered from, the pahvej
Oabana forties, Moro castle and alt
public buildings. As the tied and yellow:
emblems sunk iroin thour staffs General
Oastelktnos was profoundly moved, H
taraed pale and with, tears in hia. eyes.
said: "Gentlemen I bays been in, many
battles; I have seen, death near me sev
eral times, but I aeyer felt such,
found emotion a&I Eeel now." He soon
loft the palace aud, rapidly made his way
to the transpotst that camea him .to
Spain. -
Jack JoUyv a tinhorn gambler one
saloon keeper., of Eagle oiry, Alaska,
DIFFERENCE EXPLAINED.
tried to nun the town with a gang ol
sags, aad promised to shoot anyont
who woald interfere .with his plans
A oosvsuttee ot IS business men called
upon Sim and gave him M hours tc
lsaw town. As he did not accept tht
tarnation, the oommlttee called npni
Mm at the expiration of the time and
took hint oat and hung him.
Th city hnll commission of San Fran
oisoo has resigned. The olty hall wai
to oost $1,000,000. The oorner ston
was laid Feb. 39, '1871. Tho total oost
to date ot the building is I5,738,7M.18.
The Los Angeles Oil Producers' trus
tees ceased operations on Deo. 31. Th.
oil in storage 70,000 gallons bos been
turned over to the Oil Storage & Trans
portatioii company.
Professor Wilbur W. Thobnrn of
Stanford university died a few days ago
of RUCBiaoula.
Thai I CaasJderable Betwcca tae
ease Croat Aatferaelt aast
BMs-talaoa CaaU
Prof. IhisenK. of. the late college.
Pennsylvania, gives an interesting ex
nlanation. of. the difference between
anthracite and bituminous coal, so far
is the gases are concerned, his opinion
being based on tbe supposition of all .
coal beds, having, been originally
formed, on a horizontal or flat bed.
The anthracite bedvh assumes, were
placed under enormous pressure, or
side pressure, by. the contraction ot
the earth's crust during the cooling
itage, thus forming the coal basins as
now seen at the toot ol tne mountains;
such an enormous pressure resulted in
forcing the explosive and other gases
out of the an.tbra.cite beds to the seams
and crevices ot the veins and to the
fissures, seams and pores of the rock
strata. This compression has been so
great that gases in the anthracite re
gion are sometimes found with the
mighty pressure of 17,000 pounds to the
square inch. On the other hand, thS
bituminous beds have not neen suo
jected to such a disturbance and pres
sure, and the coal, therefore, retains
the gases which it contained original
ly. White damp. Prof. Ihlseng shows,
is produced by imperfeot combustion,
while black damp is produced by per
fect combustion, and destroys life by
kcing devoid of sustaining elements.
AUCTIONS AT HOME.
Bow ta Daushtera of a Weaiera SU1-
Uoaalt Sell Thlr Clothe
to Kaeta Other.
"In a family of my town," said a
western woman to a New York friend,
'there is a little custom which
Is often amusing, and - which is,
t think, quite original. The father
Is a millionaire, and, unlike many
rich fathers, he leaves his check
blank when he signs them," and neVer
ask any questions. One result of this
sometimes is thoughtless expenditure.
I won't say extravagance, because the
daughters would not willingly disre
gard their privilege. But when one
makes a purchase which she afterward'
recreta. Instead ol returning : it, as
most women would do, an auction is
held in the household, and the article.,
's sold to the highest bidder. The auc
tioneer Is the original purchaser,
"Sometimes the auction Is very amus
ing, -und the manner of the sale shows
a woman's cunning. When I was there
Inst a dress which cost $300 was
knocked down to one of the sisters for
$15. There were no other bidders. The
'auctioneer' was slightly disappointed,
but shedidu't know thnt Ihe purchaser
had entered Into an agreement with
her other sister not to bid Against
fhem on other articles if they wouldn't
bid against her on the dress."