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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1899)
THE MEDFORD MAIL Published Every Friday Morning, A. S. ULITON. M N W BORN TO HUSTLt. ne in of lew days) but Quite plenty, SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Hfcik YEAR, Batered In the l'oiiomce t Medford, Oregon m BeoondClMS Mall Matter. Kedford, Friday, Makcu 24, 1889. THIS PAPER gnaAS vartiaini Agency, m and w Merchants kx- uange, ban Francisco, California, wliere eon tracts lor adverllaluv oan be made for it. Our Clubbing Lut. TBS MAIL and Weekly S. P. Call 13 00 " " " Examiner 2 85 ' " " ChrontolB 2 85 Oregonlan 2 00 " " Cosmopolitan 2 00 " SundayBuHetln.. 2 00 " . " N. Y. Tribune.... 1 65 -, " " .Weekly Cinoin- oatl Enquirer, 1 75 If would not require a very keen observation to note, if one would keep a tab on the out-going freight from Medford, that this country is a producer a long Ways ahead of its consumption. Southern Oregon needs i-yo things. First, more products sent out and more money sent .here, Second, more manufactures pro aucea at, neme to seep tne money here when we get it. The "methods" of the Salvation Army are objected to by some good people and by 'other people who are not so good; but methods which succeed in rescuing the social out oast, bring help and hope into the abodes of poverty and sin, feed the hungry and clothe the naked are not the methods which civilization should reject or prejudice condemn. Germany has learned that it pays to keep the good will of America Vice Admiral Von Diedrichs, who commanded the German squadron in the Orient and caused Admiral Dewey some trouble, has been re called and a brother of Emperor Wilhelm, Prince Henry j of Prussia,. Juts been appointed to succeed him. The explanation given by Von Died neb's removal was that he lacked tact and was not familiar with naval usages, and his removal is explained . on the ground that Germany desires to show friendliness to America. The rigid inspection of our meats and other products baa.' also been modified. This will materially im prove our trade with Germany. to enter tho full light of the day of prosperity. There is oontiimed no tivity in business ami in tho bun clearings of lending oities of the United States is tho report that domes from the eiiHt. Bunk olttar ines last week exceeded tuouo of the corresponding week a year ago by nearly fifty per cent. But better still, operatives in the cotton mills of New England recently receivod notifications of a ten per cent raise in their wages. Workers in iron and steel, tin plate aud mines are also among the fortunate oubb to have their wage raised. And this is under a gold standard ad minis tration, too. Where are the prophets who prophesied such dire oalamity Should the yellow metal win? But then trade is not based on talk, it is sensitive to the real conditions, ThiB increase in wages means mil lionB of dollare iu the pockets of the working man, and that means large demand Tor the products of the farm. He will want better food and clothing now. In fact, all our industries are so intimately con' nected that prosperity or depression soon e.fTect8 them all. Whatever opinion we may hold on the policy of national expansion all must agree with. President Mc Kinley when he says that "we can not turn the Philippines over to the rude mefcies.'of Spain, or to" the cupidity of the nations of Europe; nor can we abandon them to them selves under present conditions." It is argued by some that it may aot be best to annex or permanently attach these islands to the United fitates. But for the present, the policy of the administration, is the only right one. A mild but firm protectorate until the Filipinos have proven their ability to govern them selves, is both necessary and hu xnaoitarian. The islands, however, ongbt to be ours by right of con "quest. Poob China is between the upper and nether millstones. Now Italy wants a slice oi her territory. The Tsung Li Yamen refused to grant the concession asked for, and Italy is preparing to enforce her demands bj force of arms. The dismember ment of China seems to have . been determined upon by the European powers. The only interest America hu in China is one of commerce. Our attitude in former seizures of Chinese territory, 'by the powers, was to observe a position of entire disinterestedness. The European powers would be pleased to have us join their game of grab, but for the present Uncle Sam has about as xhuch land a he can properly till, And then we need time to digest the Hawaiian and Cuban natives before, we take in any more of their kind. LINE DITCH. The Water of Little and Big Butte Creeks to Irrigate Our Valley and Mine Our Gold. At last there seems to be anrahahll. itv that we Rltt Ln hnvn b "blob lnA uiicu mat win lurmsn an abundance of good, pure water to all the resident 01 tniB vaiiey lor all uses. Representa tions of such a character have been made to eastern capitalists that they have concluded to thoroughly investi gate the enterprise Und it is trobable that work will now go on continuously until a ditch if built which will take water from Little Butte and Big Butte creeks, going around' this valley and terminating somewhere in the gold bearing hills south of Rogue river and west of this valley. Last week notices of aoDrorjrlatinn of water to supply such a ditch were put on recora ana a map died showing 1 the general course of the rjronosnd ditch as is required by the new state ww governing tne approDriatlon of water for minine and Dublic uses. Wo are assured that good men are back of mis enterprise and that unless some unforeseen obstacle intervenes it com pletion is assured. . It is not to be sunrjosed that lh man who contemDlate the investment nf a million dollars or thereabout, in thla enterprise are doing it from philan thropic motives, but however profitable the new company may find the sale of water and eleetrio cower the font m. mains that everv aare and Int nf Innrf under this ditch' will double in value when an abundance of water at any time is assured. Every industry re quiring Dower will triad lv use eWtrin. ity if It comes' cheaper or better than steam, ana tne enormously increased production of gold will come out nf ground now owned by our peoole. The desert will smile, and two blades of grass win grow where none grew before. F. E. Birge is in charge of the new company's interests. The M Air. will publish reports of the progress of this grand enterDrlse as often and an ftitlv as reliable information can be obtained. Corporation papers are now being unuieu m compliance witn uregon state laws and within a few days these will be filed with the Secretary of state. While these are being: gotten in shape Civil Engineer J. 8. Howard, who, by-tbe-way, as we all know, is familiar with every foot of ground ln Southern Oregon, is making ready to commence a Purvey of theditch. He has engaged . his help and secured tenH and all nee- essary camping'utenslls and bin work will commence within the next two or three weeks. The survey will be com menced at the lower end of the ditch thuB enabling the engineer in charge to make the grade he desires until the head is reached where the supply streams can be tapped at any point. This will undoubtedly be the bicrpest enterprise ever undertaken In Southern Oregon and as there are men nf nnnlt.nl and influence back of it, who have a keen nercenlion nf Ita vnhm t.hn ul. ley and its actual cash worth to them, there seems but little doubvhut thai it. will be built. On of the stockholders In the corporation is nn nfflolnl nf Chicago Ic Alton railroad, and another, the manager of one of the largeBl and most reliable safe deposit companies in Do You Know t Do You Know Do You Know that Bodgo nmkoB GBnulH8 tuilor-imuio Buits ? that Bodgo makes all of his g'nrmontB at homo ? AAA Bodge tries on all of lua garments before finished ? ho oan guarantee at and perfect eallsiaouou. Therefore .. Echoes From the Street. Judge Crowel : "No, I havo not been to tho oouuty seut this ween. I havo had a protty severe tUBsle with rheumatism, but I am better today .(Wednesday) and I fanoy will be all rignt again in a low uays. w nat aooui the covote aealp bounty, did you askr I am unable to givo you anything an thentio as we have not as yet received a nopv of tho now law. When we gut It I will post you." Dr. Henry Demorest. by letter from Neche, North Dakota: "'i ou will please nna enclosed money oraor lor inroo aouars in pavmout 01 two years' suD' sorlplion for The Mail. Presume you think me quite negligent about paying up, out wnen one is so far away thoy are quite apt to be neglectful about sending money, tbougn tney suoum not be. uy-tne-way, we nave nau 'scorcher' of a winter up bore, and tis not so warm vet. but we hone to have some pleasant weather by April. Times are very eood thouirh. and business my line has been excellent all winter." O. F. Ralston, with the Jessie Shirley Company: "No, we do not travel in our own car. We Drefer to be lust little more generous with the towns we visit, and accordingly we patronize tbe notelu. There are nineteen peoplo in (he company and our hotel bills are necessarily larire. but the benefits we reoelve by belim liberal wltli.tlie towns people more than make up this deficit. Our company did a big business in Cal- norma. Yes, we play a whole week 0 towns that will warrant it. By do ing this we got acquainted with the people, and better still, tho people get acquainted with us. Uur last nights ln a town are, usually tbe best attended." J. W. Cox: "Everything la looking well over in Klamath County. Partic ularly is this true as records the Wood river valley seotlon. Father and I have iizu acrv.s 01 land in this valley and fully 1000 acres of it Is excellent hay land. " The valley is so situated that it can all be irrigated and this with very utile trouble, urass is green there from the time the snow leaves in the pring until it falls again in tbe fall.' it is a pretty sight about May to see all those thousands of acres of land a wav ing mass of crass. We are ficurlne ou putting up a barn, 75x150 feet ln size, on our ranch. This will be used as a feeding place for our young stock." T. Bi McDow, by letter . from Max well, Calif.: "I saw an item in the Medford Mail, of March 3d, .taken from tbe Eugene Guard, written from Maxwell. I think tbe party that wrote it 18 one of our croakers. We have a good prospect for a crop here. Grain Is from five to ten Inches high a eood stand and good color. It commenced raining yesterday March 15th and is raining at tne present time. We bad more rain up to January, than we had last season. There was lots of grain that yielded from fifteen to twenty-five Dushels to tbe acre here last season We have had no frost to damage fruit bo far this season. I have vegetables in my garden large enough to use, Flowers are in full bloom. What has a person to growl about?" Don't Consider the Law Valid. A test case; as to the yalldity of the nlckel-ln-a-slot machine law which was assed at the last session of tbe Oregon egislature, was made at ABtorla. The following, taken from the Astorlan, would seem to indicate that the law is of not much value except as old junk: urtner arrests lor violations or thn nicKei-tn-tne-slot machine law are nnt likely since the aenulttal in thn liiotlcn'. court of the cases recently tried before Judge Hughes. Constable Wickman nas endeavored to enforce what ia ba. lleved by many to be tbe law, but tbe prosecuting attorney'!, statement to tbe jury that no such law existed is ac cepted by the constable as meaning mat sucn cases win not be prosecuted. No further efforts will be made to abolish the machines." . Among the Churches. I County School Notes I By Supt. 0. A. Oregory. A. O. Froel begins a throe months term noxt Monday lu wo, 40. The Long Branoh school has dosed a successful term 01 tnrea mourns. Julia Rodsohou In No. 20 and Nettle Lewis In No. 4:1 bogau spring turint o! school Maroh 131U. Ohupparel dlstriot began a three months1 term lull Monday, with Stella is t Id ham as teacher. Three UolUms, Henry, Helen and Oleua, are ongaged for spring terms lu districts 02, 11 and 18, respectively. Mvrtllla Black keens at work somo' where. She is now teaching lu No. 0:1, Tho third school she has taught sluue last September, Anna Jeffrey has scoured the school in uistriot 8, anu mat district nan en gaged a good teacbor. Excellent re sults may bo' expect id from thla fortu nate combination. Tbe Grove school opened Maroh 1.1, with Olah Mickey as teacher. For the past suvuu years this dlstriot has had at least six months of sohool each year. Last year seven aud one-hall months. Prof. Horton, of Jacksonville, Is busier than ovor. As the days grow longer he lengthens his program of recitations. From eight o'olock in the morning until five o'clock in the even ing is tbe regular work, aud frequently much longer time with extras. Tbe new law provides that an unex pended balance of any amount less than fifty dollars', of tho five mill county tax or irroducihie slate school fund, -may be retained by each school district. This law went into, effect February 23, low. It Is an improvement on tbe old law. On account of nonr health F- K. Smith, of Phoenix, has asked the dl rectors to release him from completing his. full contract with thn district. Lester Newton will tako bis place the remaining time. Mr. Smith ulans to npenu me summer in tne mountains, where he will teach a term, hoping to return wim renewed vigor. A joint meeting of tho voters ln Tl ent, South Wagner and Anderson creek districts was bold at the -U. M. L. ball last Saturday the object of which was tne dlecusslon of a olan by which a nor tion of tbe Talent district might ho ant 011 mto eacn 01 tne other district. After muoh friendly discussion through out, in whioh a desire to do the best thing for the majority prevailed, vari ous committees were appointed, among them a committee of one for each dis trict' to circulate petitions for the pur pose of securing the desired end. It is a clear case in whioh each dlstriot will be better ror tbe change. HAVE YOU .. r? r SEEN THEM P IF NOT, YOU'VE A PLEASURE TO COME I At present the liUHt siglit in town is our handsomo line of now goods, which includes !ii5LP'clL0Li10 eastern mar l.i. Y7l l . l"i i" P iff kcts in bright, fresh, new't ntol 11 ftn I f I f tl.stl m styles and novelties for the coming Benson, Uur buy-inn has boon Jono with a view of cy?eLUf?Jil the best styles the best qualities aiid the Staple and Fancy Dry (roods, psi price Concessions! mi a , . . . iney are Jionest values, stitched Nobody will bo dUuppolnlnd I J No doubt about our low prices 99 and flue qualities I 2L Dress Goods ft' and Notions 1 a. . 1 . W ft ft Respectfully, F. EL Deuel & Go. 0 Of I E'S IUPI0 ostolfic flee. We do the business our competitor do the talking. Superb Lighting, Beautiful Retouch ing, Lovoly Mounts.' Eighteen years oxperlcnue in various eastern cities gives us a big advan tage. Why not avail yourself of llV m m viv "The dawn of prosperity" was a jihraee with which the Republican orators three years ago referred to .election day. It seeme we are about Chicago. In the language of Mr. Ciree. the manager, who resides In this citv. his company has concluded that "talk 1b too cheap and barbecues too expensive." The conclusion drawn from this remark is that be will talk and barbecue very little, but will survey and dig ditch very much. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ' This remedy Is Intended especially for coughs, colde, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become famous for its cures of these diseases, over a large part of the civilized world, The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving recounts of its good works; of the aggravating and persistent coughs it has cured; of severe colds that have yielded promptly to ita soothing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving tbe life of the child. Tbe ex tensive use of it for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all dangerous consequences. Sold by Cbas. Strang, druggist, Medford; Dr. J, flinkle, Central Point. CnitlSTIAN CHURCH. ' " ' Services next Sundav mornlne- and evening at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. A welcome to both neighbors and strang ers. O. J. GI8T, Pastor. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ' A special service will be held in St Mark's Church on Sunday morning next, 20th. ThiB will probably be Rev. Dawson's last service in Medford for some time. He exchanges with tbe Rev. Mr. Booth after Easter. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. ' The subject of the morning service, March 26th, will be "Faith." In the eveninp-the socond sermon on "Women and the Bible" will be delivered. There will be much information in this sermon which young ladies and women should know. There will he nothing either sensational or immodest, but there will be plain practical truths presented as the Bible presents them. Come and bear this sermon. My stock of new watches baa ar rived. D. T. Prltchard. LMloodl's Should be In every family medicine chest and every llB B mm M traveller's grip, They are 1 1 1 S bivsluAbte wti the itomach li rat ot ordn cure hwduhe, blltouineil, n all lim treufclM, Ml 14 4 tmtimi, sl. ptinnitAw For local teachers' Institute at Pnoealx, Or., flUrDD S, JHW: Advantages of tbe New School I.swi.. Hupt. O. A. Gregory Wbst to do on Friday Afternoons... .; (ll . Miss Carrie Socketl meuing. . . e, b. wosnburn Busy Work for Country Schools . Miss Nellie Towne A Talk ...r i !.. h,. 8lnlng In Countrs r.MOoiK.:....F. w. Taloolt 1 iw uxrjroinos win oione witn a snort literary pruKram dt ine fnotnix unhnni nun nn.i others. visitors will be .entertained by tbe nood )uet. "The Past".',.. . ChrlMtona and f.llllj. u.,T..i.k Recitation, "Tho Duklte Snake" .; h U I1AM.. u i. '.1 ' "Vi"wi' "'; MTB- "arry .KVIt.MUU, AUOJ7irUUJUU Solo Recitation, ' by .by Helen Rames Miss Maud Weeks More Crjol Than War' . ny ennstena MsoTivlnta BolO . . . ... . by F. W. Talcott rcuiuiMuu, -nonet upon ine corner". ... ' by Bertba Dunlap Closing song ,' ....by Institute, led by Supt. O. As Oregory Here are two kinds of Bi cycle facesl The, Bicycle face depends principally upon the wheel you ride. If you would wear the face of broad con tentment, buy your wheel of the agents for ROADSTERS BOYDENi NICHOLSON, Hardware Men m mm IF YOU CAN IN e 5 CIGARS or. ;PrPES Up Cigars Per Box From I have tbo largest ossortment of pipes that ever catno to Medford. .Cigar, oases and match boxos. Opp. FIoleKN'ash. 65c ilurtz ! Handsome! Strong! Speedy! 1899 ST xx And Ideal Bicycles .. Fitted with heavy tread G. & J. Tires. ' The Best Ramblers and Ideals Ever Built; -The Best Wheels Ever Built ! M:?;S40pS30,.S25, $20 Second-Hand Wheels, $5 to $25. '-.. 1 8ee Me Before Buying. J. A. WHITMAN, AienVMedforfl, Ore. BBnnBffinffinH DDDQUBHOuu DnonnoKSiDDi BQDQQQDBDD' BODDODDODB Bonn Bun ffifsn gDBOBBBBPCf If O p BB BB B n 15 OH BI H B 13 O DBBQBBBQBB gonciraciEffinni tJBtUBOBQBQ nnritrinnnmmn BBBUBQUBBD First-class BiS Fast Horses Careful Drirers UNION LIVERY STABLES De ROBOAM ORSER, Prop. Cor. Seventh and B Sts. . nedford, Ore. Special Attention to Commercial Hen E3- a mJ u uaJ ca on USi" ' SSI) rife A-ak-rj Legal Blanks at The "Mail" office.