The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, December 21, 1900, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextI, THE MEDFORD MAIL . . Published Bvotv Friday Mornnm. A. S. BL1TON. Msdpord, Friday, Dko. 21, 1000. MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. - He la of 'lew dnys; but quite a plenty. UBSCRIPTION $i.jo PER YEAR . , 1 -t-T-x (stared la the Postottcs at ModtorJ, .Orecen , , .as SooondClaaa Mali Matter. . A LITTLE OF G . j , Select large white fosti eggs are -quoted at 41 centa per dozen in tbe r ' last Pacific Rural Press. It takes 1 white eggs to bring .top prices in the San Francisco market. . The supply of turkeys on the Pacific coast has increased 'greatly - in the past few years and both Portland and ban Francisco were t , over-supplied for the Thanksgiving . trade.' . - :' $ ' :; O Onions are quoted at $1.50,. to -. $1.75 per "cental Jot , Yellow Dan vers .at. San Francisco, ,. and the Bural.Press says the offerings., are light with no prospect of lower iprices for uncut. '. Chas. Foster's report on Euro pean apple markets to tbe Fruit- man's Guide says they continue strong for anything fine. Eastern apples are quoted in Glasgow at ' 12 to 17 shillings per barrel; Call forma Newtowns, 8 , shillings per box ;' Oregon; 8 shillings 6d to' 9 Iiibllii4g8,..f In ;;London ."I California Wewtowoa are quoted at 'V and shillings per boxj Oregons at 8 and 9Bhilling8: :iJ AdmTral O'N'eiirChief of tSe Bu" reau of Ordnance; says lhat the new twelve-inch' got will-produce- a muzxie velocity ot d,WO .teet per. second. .Such tremendous energy, if : carried by a shot , of , uudiminished velocity, the experts Bay, ' wou'd . lift a ,.12,0O0-tonn, battleship . four feet out of the water, w The. latest - i . improved , .twelve-inch; gun of ..for eign make has produced a max v'imamjre;loJtT of only JJOQ feet at -its 'muzzle.The new.nayalgun is not only superior to anything made abroad, but is more effective than Iia Vlil a AAtra f nstlk . sail n nxnr An iuv uuwgu iiiuu' buu his tt vu i a? American Mjattleahips. .The; thir-J x 2..t - f i l' . ; .. . have a maximum velocity.- of. ;oply 2,300 feet a second with smokeless powder. The projectiles of this powerful- gun are 850- pound ' pieces of steel. The enormous velocity of tbe gun will make it impossible for any armor now made to resist the .'il?,P,i9!i:Z'W'lt " velocity -of only 2,800 feet tniB projectile will per fonite Harve'yized armor 23.5 inches thick, and Krupp armor 20.4 inches tnicK. U THE. OUTLOOK , 1 " - BBBBfB ' I I I M 1 SB I .' For a wonjan's happines9 in the married - itate depends less, as a rule, Upon the ; man she is to marry than upon her own -: health. The woman who enters upon - marriage, Buffering from womanly weak- neas, is "heaping up trouble against the day of trouble." : . Weak;' woman are made 'strong and sick women are made well by the use of ' Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription." It is the one reliable regulator. It dries en ' feebllng drains!' heals inflammation and ulceration : and cures female weakness. ' It nourishes the nerves and invigorates jthe entire womanly organism. It makes rthe baby's advent practically painless, and gives strength to nursing mothers.' ' ' 1 suffered for twtlve yeara with female' v trguble." writes Mti. Miltsfl Orlmel, of Adair, Adair Co., Iown, whlch brought bh 'other dia- eaaeit heart trouble, Bright'a Dlscnne, nervoua- - aeaa. and at timca would be nearly baralyzed, . ' ' Had neuralgia - of stomach. . . I . can' freelv aay ' our medialnB (nine bottles lu all. five of 'Fa : --0rlte Prescription,' four of 'OoUlen1 Medical fJlscovery,' and two vials df Dr. Plerce'a Pellets), liave cured me. I can work with comfort now, bat before Iwould Ite tired all the time and have a, dissy headache, and my nerves would be all wiatrung bo I could not sleep. Now I can sleep 3' ad do a big day's work, something I had not one for over eleven years before." " Dr. Pierce's Common Sense -Medical Adviser, in paper covers, sent free on receipt of 4i o:ie-cent stamps to pay ex pense of- mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. . JCMAS AT "THEf- FAILM. HB unmistakable-man made ..J PlunfiVHl into. the. dreary waste of snow beyond tbe borders of the .lown for.tue.auuual pilgrimage ing. busb and fence; the white Ceatlbn that somewhere beneath the chilling rural surface of thliiKs thoro wore joyous groups preparing holiday revels. Winter was too keen, too freezing, uot , to have a brighter side than that which lay out of doors. . , , As I passed the big barn the sounds of young voices behind tho huge doora told me that Cousins Frank and Jim were Inside, perhaps mending harness or tools or caring for the livestock. The little door, framed In the huge ones, opened to my hand, and Jim and Frank, one holding open a grain bag ami the other emptying a bushel Into- Its mealy, gaping mouth, smiled a welcome. . Without looking up. Uncle David "struck off", another heaped up measure of ; grain and marked It down on the score. "I thought It was about time," said he, and I then, knew that my social status at the farm bad uot changed since . the last visit i ' The horses In their stalls stopped nosing the bay and pricked up their ears for a minute, the cattle held their cuds lastly and stnred: tben tho atmosphere -Xrr" ' . ' PAdtlmnrf Ita tWhhln. .frill....... each bad on a brand new suit from wool raised on the farm. Theso trifles were the only, evidence of a holiday, for not a word of Christmas -had been spoken. We entered the strung out, rambling line ot buildings constituting the farmhouse, through a wood shed, Into tbe washroom, then past aatoreroom having a faint suggestion of holding supplies that were toothsome. Next came a summer kitchen with a positive odor of newly peeled apples, doughnuts and spiced mincemeat .Uncle led the way out upon the porch to avoid the crowd- ;ed main kitchen, throagh the open door of which came hot and heavily laden alr'troh) ample ovens and steaming kettles and pans. ' - " 'A j Cousin Martha, the, unplocked flower of a group of seven girls, rnshed for ward to give the first effusive greeting, and Cousin Hat tie,, with Cooaln Mar-' , Tin s Wue, Jennie, followed suit In., make., .believe, jtlrllshness. Aunt Harriet looking generous enough to wish that; all creation -might, sit, down to the feast, whose stages . of -preparation were shown by stains and flour patches extending from her eyes to tbe hem of her apron, said In kindly reprovaL "You're here, but alone, as usual." From-the- porch -we -went in to. the, family sitting, room, and uncle seemed to cut loose from - bis following as ho sat down be- ; run.;. ...n widow's weeds lent a . somber Irav in h, MWHlMi' llm a key to the occasion:; Jim and Frank gave a hand In choking -.- aCce to their mourning sister, . and I wanted to, but had to answer tor less l.-....' cnes rusnea in with six other seta of happy grandchildren, and som . berness iied from the farmhouse, for the rest of that day at least' . ; Cousin Marlon started In to check her brood, but her childless sister Ksth , erlne sald:"tt tbe young ones go It Time enough to be sober when they get .old." cThan uncle got down on tbe floor and turned himself into a horse play Ing granddaddy until the. racket made the old bouse shake. - ; ' . .. My cousins stole out and. hurried nervously to the carriage house, on the aide of the farm(. opposite the big birnj There was life .and hustle there,, for alelghbells gave ntful-melodies as they, -wens, taken off-and bung up; horses -.vsta4BDed and ;were told,, with sounding slaps, .to",9et ovarr,.. Cousim Marvin was acting the host to the brothers-in-law from the bill farms. . He lived on a section of land set off from the homestead and was uncle's right .hand man. scattered and began placing great rolls upon the parapet to build It higher. A snow man as big as a giant and k rabbit tbe size of a Saint Bernard were patched up with a nose and an ear, and we were asked to review tbe sights -.of the frosty .Christmas museum.; .t..,.,f:,,. -, . . .. i ' - ,,0' ; i ' The call to dinner led to a real charge through every door of the mansion, and when -we got a glimpse of the dining room, as the women seated the little ones, It presented a jumble of happy, red faces and heaps of cooked things In brown, white, pink and yellow. , ''; ; ; ., . "" - - ' '- ' I' J 'All Christmas 'dinners are alike In one thing under any and all circum stances the guests are ravenously hungry and boisterously happy, aud neither old nor young can observe the rule of not talking with the mouth full; other wise the feast would be silent, and with 35 mouths enjoying Aunt Harriot's bounteous spread that dinner was not at all quiet. Moreover, I didn't regret - having turned my back upon town celebrations for a Christmas at the farm. . - ;, . .' . G. Kenneth Oilmek. WEFT 1 J signs of Christmas wore loft behind when to.uncle's farm. Only the snow, hid nisntlml trwa uui th tmva n ,,. until the load of bags had been tied and set In rows. Only this and nothing more by way of ceremony In receiving a Christ mas guest. Later camo Inqui ries after, "the folks" and the' newest doings In town. ' While undo cast a satisfied glance at the bursting haymows, the sleek horses and cattle aud the rows of bags Jim and Frank challenged mo to guesses at the remaining contents of the bins. "You will all have another guess," chimed In my uncle, "and now let's go and see what's going on In tbe kitchen." I no ticed for the first time that his linen was very fresh for a farm er at work . and that the boys tbe city aunt and cousins.' Two father . iiKia v. an a yyuiu v. IWU UL Mr- gret, frdm the older ones for the -lamented Samuel; who bad hg there last Cbrlatmns; then the group - marched single file be hind .the stalwart. Marvin over the -narrow snow path to the house,.,-, .,v'il i '5 ' : , Floating up from- the front yard . came. -a. babel, of voices, and Italpb, the oldest grandson, a fat hearty )ad, 'shouted to us boys, "Come and see our Christ mas!" As we rounded the cor ner of the house the same tones cried out, "Heady, aim, flrcl" and a dozen balls whisked pnst our. heads from a snow fort manned by a troop of boys and girls In mufflers and mittens. After this reception the garrison 1 ., . . T ir: it, . 0ltltltltHKKKUt:KvtRltKMIMHtt'ttO HOW OLD jj SANTA CLAUS I REFORMED. By Peter MoArthur. "Cltjt out :ol htrut" uld (Unto Ctiui. , , "Ptck m your b.Hi anil walk I A' ' 1 doh't tiittiitt to byy (rom you '' " ' : i .And Uftwo't lira to U I It." 'a, J ' lit chiirH the tlnimmert from nil tiouttv - Ant) then with bnf itiJ din , . t U turnttl the, kry, ml itiot tho bolt Aj bt went Kniuibltoc In. ' H , v-. . i (nrpnoot nrciT ifVium . tMin. - Ill ! hook ho droopttL I Thn uld to Mr. 8au Cuuti lt'o titno tblo thing rii Mop- "Thoy'n dtrt rotdt tool or no ror twenty ytora 1 or own, Put whoo they co mo with troplonti ' I ihowtd thm to t tho door. "With i automoblUt f. ind ouch troh "get out of Daniel" And, blcycttt 1'n thrombi Vy irlndm iltd U food onoucli For wlut I'm golnf to do. "I'ra Just mailt up mr mloil foe ktrpa To start lh entury right; So tikt all that iwwlanflni u .' - Ami bids U frooi m; light. - ,Ti . - iitt;.t;tiittbgbo ood cvrlcvos T That filly folk eontrlvo IU ofr ftvo vooy acata fh;. Am loog ao rsi allvo . 'Til it tw phonotnphlc dotla, But ooro of riff twra 1'U lot Uo llillo fffrU baft foit. . tluot aa thtlr graoolao bad, ( TkQ"M To UtUo .bon Til " . gin but thing -Tbt -brf' ron pound and math; On .no . mora, loyo ' uwcfaanltal - j ' I'll t woata my ChrUtmaa catb. '8o, olatua, put.tbo kettle oo ' Aad mabt oiolaaaat hot. And taffy randy wo wm maw, - ' - Sucb oa their, dad uirs ;ou 'Dr1nff stl tho out and ralalna out: Tho bullacyo iwoo U and atlckt. And in the food old AffD THRU THE HITCHED faahlontd wa ' BKINDKER TEAM. Tbalr lUckingi I will fli.M 1 .'. '.' f n t);: ti i , ' And then ho bitched tala rolodoor Uaoa, j ' , , Took up hla mighty pack, Tuckod In tho robco, ahoob oat too rtloo u And fOvo hit whip a crarb, ( . .. ; To all bla lltiTo frieoda bo fa , Bl( Noab'a arks aod aucb - ' That "Baby muatn'l touch. -J&'A THIS SIGN WILL MEET VOUn VYM. 7 ; And thora- ntvrr waa a Chrlatrnai da t , Since ffrandinammaa wtra younff Tvnen cniiuren wiin surn nappy avmnm Tbelr Chniiinaa carol avug. 't And If you -Itrlt Santa Clam -Thla algn 1U matt your tyati ' 'l "No drurnmcra with nrwfanglad ttuff Meed any more apply." - - 1 IT: !( i-,Thai,TOF.Troa,I(;' t. One gigantic monopoly there Is free from nttnek, nnd that Is the toy trust kept n-goliig by one Mr. Santa Clous, aided by about 400,000,000' lusty stiout ers. Pa and ma and uncle may buy, Christmas - glmcracks from Bmltl), Jones or Brown,' but they won't go down In the stocking nor up tbe culm ncy due until B. 0. puts his trademark on tbem. Call It patent right or copy right or vested right, tbe grand bid fel low holds It in perpetuity. True, he doesn't charge a cash fee for tbe use of his name, but ho is a stickler for all the glory there Is In It, and bo gets It In full measure.- Everybody plays-Into Itho hands of this trust Tho consum ers must hnvc the real thing, and the dealers and middlemen consplro to meet tue (Jeinuucl, ' 1 .-.J- ' '' nl LoJ W - v. Her " My iiamo ia E. J, SpVoiiR, nnd V, I waul to loll how thankful 1 am bor. About n your bko hIio cmi(lit a clilal tubes ami .lungs, blio cur taiiily had In-oncltitis, anil I think consumption, too, mid -wo do spatred of lior life. .Slio had a tlghtnoss itittl soruuass in tho chest, nnd it wus dllllcult for lior to brontlio. Thoro woro (lartliig, sharp, dull and heavy pains, with constant coughing and oxpoctorat Inif, Each day silo waa woraa than tho day before I was ad vised to got Acker's English Horn dy, and did so, but my wife only shook hor head andauld: 'Another dollar thrown away.' Slio took tho Romoily, however, and said ths effect was magical. In lest than an hour there was a remark able change. She got hotter at once, and in a short tlma alto was entirely well and strong again, , The euro was permanent and there has bo no relapse. I don't know what Acker's English Remedy Is made of, but I aln sure it contain, something that fortillea the system against future attacks. Mj wife It tn better general health now than ever, and you can't Imagine how happy the It for hor recovery. She tells overybody about Acker's English Rem edy, and so do I, for 1 believe It to bo our duty to the public to help every suf ferer who has throat and lung troubles, My neighbors say It It a sure tpeciilo for croup, and has saved tho lives ot huudreds of little onet around lu tills vicinity alone." i . ' Sold at 5c soc. and t a bottle, throughout tho Unltod State, and Cat oda) and In Englaud, at it. ad., as. 3d., 4. 6d. If you are not sntislled after buying, return the bottle to your drtiggiat, and get your money back. H'l aatAwM (A alxni ipurunto. W. li. UOOKKH A CO., IVtjprirfori, AVw lVt ,Ohas. Strang, Druggist Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. Have recoived a full supyly of tho colebrutod Oase Black Land Plows in gang9 and single walking plows. - . We have also just received a full stock of SOTliErS, CAMUGES UNI SfllNG WA60WS. . 1 m m m m m If m m We now have the moit complete atook on hand carried by any house between Portland and Sacramento and will take pleasuro in 'show ing customers our fine line of goods. m m i O. T. LAWTON, Mr. Modford Branch cnn0Hmmmtnmrmtmnmamnmnammnnriwmnnmmmnnnnimrmnmmtannn WdMB John Deere n is Plocua and fin ca aa aa la 13 tJ eg We have just received a carload of plows and harrows diroet from the factory and now we have the largest stock in the county. ' ' . . . " :' ' ' , r . ;' gg Do you want a E Plows for black land Plowa for foeo aolp " '' i ;!: .1''''" '.'''; !i,-v'C - , Oancr' Plows and hand' plowa Call and see them. No trpuple'to'show them to you. ' " ;':-';!'-? -H --'1 f " ' - ' ...h . : ; i j s a 3 tin- (IS 15 5 B HUBB ARD BROS. ; mbdford. nonflnnnnnnnnrTinnnnnnnnannnAnnnnrf AnnoGiQ? fDnnsrtnBcinnnnnn The firm of Kiddie Bros. & Bldwoll, of Island City, it reported to : have shipped this year 80 carloads of cattle, 76 of hogs and 20 of boreca, of tho aggregate- value of 1300,000. ; . , ' m f ' The Santlam News says H.- Trullln gor, who Uvea four miles northeast , of Hclo, sold 000 bushels of potatoos this year, which woro grown on ono aero of land. Tho land was carefully moaaured. The California Fruitgrower, De cember 8, quotes fancy; Califoruia apples in San Francisco at 50 conts to ,91.00 per box, and Oregon apples at CO cents to 1.50 per box.' The market for apples is , reported less firm tharuthe previous week. ' Market Report. ,:, Thi lollowlng aro tho prices paid by bur merchants this week for farm pro duce. This list will bo ohunged each week as tho prices obango: - Wheat ,.42 Oats ..SO Flour tl.GO por 100 lbB Barley ...$1.25 Mill t'cod OOo " , " " ..05 " . " " i . .274 pordoz ,,,.22j nor lb Potatoos,. W Butter, .... D'-uns, dry, ...0:ii lb lb lb Bucon .....it Haras 1.1. Shoulders, 10 Lard lot, Uogs Uvo , 0i Story my atldross la ifl Dontlniau Jllook, Troy, N, Dial my wlfo'ti liunltli lias noun restored to dreadful cold, wlilcli Hotllml In lior Tirou. m m It r m m m Harocas plow or harrow? IUUUUMUUUUUUHUUU1EI At. HUUUUblwulSUUUUU CANDLE? AV i.y lva a ll.htf all a 9 ii'a Hon and brll- - fJvl w T nt. No odor. 'Ww ay slrles. Bold Jlr rywlior.. J J Oil. CO. C- iMttfsT'- CASTOR I A. , Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the ; Slgnatu.ro of I -In matters of final proof Tub Matl will mako out all papors necosnory for i tho commonccmont of proof froe ot m' ohargo. - - -