i J. D. Heard went to San Frauolsco AVedneaday upon business. J. J. Howsor returned Saturday from a several days' visit at Salom. , Cashier J. E. Enyart wont to Port land Monday oveninR on business. H. G. Nicholson went to Portland Thursday moroinjj tor a few days' visit. Mrs. E. V. Carter, of Ashland, is visiting this week with Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Plckol. Mrs. J. H. Downing, of Central Point, was visltMR Medford relatives and f rionds this week. Mrs. H. G. Wortman went to Ashland Tuesday, to visit a few days with her sister, Mrs. Clayton. J. B. Rliluohart, of San Franolsco, was in Medford a few days this week upon mining business. Vain Bates, the barber, formerly of Medford, but now of Grants Pass, was visiting Medford friends Sunday. Geo. R. Hammersloy, editor of the Gold Hill Nsws, was in Medford inter . viewing his many friends Tuesday. vtart miUhp wont to Grants Pass Sun day evening, where he has accepted a position as night clerK at nown jwhj nhine. MiaB Etta Holllngsworth went to Portland Wednesday evening to laKe a tmaltlon as trimmer in a wholesale millinery store. Mrs. S. R.Reeves went to Ashland to meet her friend, Mrs, Prescott, who has just returned from a visit to her husband, Capt. rrescott, ot Manila. Arthur Mahoney, who for a number -of months has been clerk at Hotel nasn, wt Mnndav for San Francisco, where he expects to seoure a position in some caoaoity. - -" Soott Griffin, of Tolo townsite fame, ..in -tha hntcherine business at Grants Pass, was In Medford a couple of dais this week, looking alter busi ness mailers.. Miss Minnie Love, who has been vis iting her sister, Mrs. C. P. Snell, for some time, went to Portland last week, where she has accepted a position In a wholesale millinery store. . lucian Lowe, of Talent, was doing business in Medford Wednesday. Tub Mail aoknowleduea a pleasant call.j Mr. Lowe has gone over to Coles to commence mining operations. ! ; : Sherman. Orton, who. has held the position of chief cook at Hotel Nash at -different times for several years, re turned to Medford last Friday and has again accepted his old position. John Nelson, of. Boagle, was in town a couple of days this week. Mr. Nel son says there is danger of stock losses : in his section if the rough weather and snow continues much longer, . Feed is becoming scarce, with a foot of snow on - the ground and a prospect for more. C. J. Howard was up from his Kerby larm last week',' and while here pur ehassd a fine team of horses, a Bet of harness from J. G. Tay'.or, and a wagon from Mitchell, Lewis & Stiver Co. He reports conditions, flourishing in Jis section, andifuturejprospects prom ising. ' . W. W. Edington, of Central Point, was in Medford Monday upon business. The gentleman has been having more than his share of trouble lately. The members of ohls .family have all been quite ill with la grippe, and while -yet Buffering with this malady the recent sad death of his son occurred. Much sympathy is felt for them in the dark hours of their many afflictions. - Among the Churches. riAWisT cftuitdn. "Rev. Geo. W. Hill, missionary trt Japan j will preach at the Baptist Church next Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. A l cordial Invitation is extended to all. PRESBYTERIAN OHUBOH. The pastor will preach on '-'God's "" Providences and Our Plans," next Sun day morning at 11 o'clock. At 7:30 p. m. the subject will be "The New Birth." All are welcome, especially strangers and visitors in the city. The Best Prescription for Malaria, Cbllls and tevor Is a botlle of Gaovs's Tastb uibs Cii M.TONIO. II U simply Iron and qui Knoin a tasteless form. No cure-no jay. Price 00c., . Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the part- nersnip nnrowiuo X r, Z . T-, a nA n n Nfnhn son. nnuer iue ui m j olson, has this day by mutual consent been dissolved, a. w. ing. All outstanding accounts of said nrrn are uuo 'iL Boydon, and all acoounts ojinc by said nrm to oe pam wj Dated at Medford, Orsgsn, this Mta day of January, ih. b botobi.( ' H. G. NlCMOLSON. mdiivdiii rK BR ntJKKD BY USING Anker's Dyspepsia Tablets. One UHls tablet will gtvn Immediate relief money refunded. Sold In handsome tin boxes at 80,4 br CUas, Btnisc atnggiBv. ,: ,.:nui.. w. H M. vvitn une new mummon Butler put In his shop, he turns out as ' , , . I.I.m u tf,1l HQ HtUl POOd WOrK in ropuinuB - Jewelry as any one in Southern Oregon. r,H nnrl (runt. -undAi cover- -for sale by Wallaoe Woods, BUTTERINE MAKEKS Use Up All the Grease from Stock-' yards and Packing Houses. lnlerpaUna; 1'nrtlVHlars 111 the Baal nraa In Parkunolla Tha Plant In Coutfreaa Ovvr Oleo- J margarine. I The following letter, whloh haa been received by Rcprvenntat-iva Tawitcy from mi employe of the Chicago stock yards, explains itself, mys the Wash ington Star: "The Inst 13 years the Chicngo pro duction of oleomargarine, butteriue and what not. luis steadily iuerenseil, while the bygreaso products of packing houses have steadily decreoHh lu former )vn all kinds of grease prod ucts were procurable for manufactur ing purposes. "Lubricating fats, inferior fata for soap manufacturing and low grade grease of all kinds were on the market for any .purpose desirable as well aafor export, but lately this has all been changed, and-the demand for so-called oleooil or ftit has so increased that'the ntoek yards plant has introduced deo dorizing processes, so that all kinds oi inferior fats and offal can be turned into products which go into the manu facture of oleomargarine and buttr ine. HereiwChicngoarenunierouafao tories turning out so-called butter at Driees-from eiirht to twenty cents a pound. These factories are in no way con nected with the stock yards: they are always in the market as purchasers of stock yards fat products. The trick and mode of doing business is as fol lows: "The melted fat and beef lard is saved carefully: then transferred ln nicely painted wagons to the various factories In the city. This part of the process is all right. But how about the thousands of barrels of oleo oil that leave the stock yards in nicely iron-bound, var nished barrels? Many people think it is for export. Not so: these barrelsare filled with anything that can be proc essed and deodorized and turned into oleo oil, and then delivered to the fac tories. When these barrels are emptied they are returned to the grease pro ducers and filled again. Ibis is the principal ingredient in the much-ad-rertised grade of finely colored butter ine on Hie market at the present time, which is carefully gotten up for the retail trade. "So much for the production of floe grade butterine in the city factories. How about the product of the packing houses or the stock yards? That is put on the market in bulk packages. In these every fnt product that cannot be disposed of otherwise Ambits way into the butterine, and is shipped nil over the country and sold as low as eight cents a pound. No tallow is sold from stock yards nowadays. Bntterine demands it all. Soap manufacturers, aanrtle manufacturers, etc., have to leek their stocks elsewhere. Horse tillers and dead animal contractors xnd fertilizing producer furnish soap stocks, etc. This is the observation it 13 years as an employe of the itock yards, where I have seen the busi less of oleo and butterine grow till iverything in the fot line has been and is being utilized in its production." The oleomargarine tight In congress is attracting attention all over the country, especially in New England and in 1 ' - FtateB of the Mississippi valley. Peti,ici. nre pouring- in upen congress in favor ! '. the Grout bill and the news papers of the sections mentioned are taking up the tight in earnest. HARD TACK IS LOVE'S ENVOY. Meaasaje on an Army Blaenlt Daring the Late War Leads to a Sol dier's Mnrriasre. An interesting romance which was brought about by the Spanish-American war has just come to light in Franklin, Pa. When war was declared William Barber, who lived with 'his parents on a farm a few miles from this city, came to Franklin and joined ponipany F, Sixteenth regiment, and went -with his company Fo Camp Meade, where he was accepted foi service against Spain. The army ra tion of hard tack soon became tire some to uarber ana others in tne company, says a local exchange, and while on his way to the national camp at Chickamanga he conceived a plan to secure better food. Hs wrote his name and company address on a piece of hard tack, together with an appeal to some good southerner to send at least one square meal to camp. Hanging out of the car window he threw the hard tack at the first house the train passed. It fell into the hands of the daughter of Col.. Kay, who, with her father, appeared at the Chickamauga, camp the following Sunday with a -big baskot of food. Barber. was invited to visit them and he did so whenever there was oppor tunity. The colonel owns a rioh plan tation. A few days ngo Barber mar ried the daughter ami kas gono U Tennessee to live. IBleotrieltr on tbe AHaeli. Bloorteity is to be used .on a lari;e ranch hi Lower Oallforntn this winter for- a variety of purpofic. A. ti'nlii featwre, it Is saH, will ba Cat piacu.' of several serehltghti on t't moiui tains overto-oking tbe ranch, '-hf,s .: placing the old system ei nir'r to prevent thieving. The lendur ol each Kght will be provided with a nateode, by which huean flnnh inj'orma tion to the other light temlera and anyone who may be out among the cut tle. Kach light tender will fil'-o have nt hand a telephone connected with the main ranch. All partK of the ranch will be provided " wi lb telephone sta tions, and an electric llht plant will be Installed at the ranch, nil' of the buildings being llkunlnnted with el';c tricitf. Mttle Chronicle..- REAL IS. An Exposure of the Difference be tween the Religion Professed and that Practiced by Mormons, by Rev John D. Nutting, Secretary Utah dospel Mission Cleveland, O,, and a Pastor In Utah from 189a to 1898. Prom the Union Gospel News. "Hormonlsm is a great fareo tragedy, That Joseph Smith was a oonsclous and willful deuoiver hard I v admits or uoubl. His life ended in a tragedy, as likewise did those of most ot bis followers : and Mormonism has been chiefly a farue of doctrine and a tragedy ol llteover since. And there will be no end to the sad drama ol darkened Mormon souls until this faroe ot false, doctrine Is olearly shown up, both to themselves and the world. "There lies before the writer two oards of Mormon 'elders, having on their baoks the so-oalled 'Artlolos of Faith of the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Salntsor Mormons. Now it is olear that a genuine creed must contain all tho essential beliefs which make uu thesvstem for whloh it stands, and none which It does not beliove. But this oroed does neither of these. In all Its thirteen articles it does not olearly bring out even one distinctive Mormon doctrine, while it does lay claim to several truths which are dis tinctively Christian acd radically op posed to Mormonism. This oreed was first published by Joseph Smith, at Nauvoo, III.. In 1842. in Soptembdr ot whieh year ho fled for his life faots whloh taken together with its evident oharaoter, lead many to beliove that it was put forth as an intentional blind for proteotion trom popular anger. It was never adopted formally by the so called 'ohuroh' until 1890 a time when recurring dire need of public favor may have proved a similar motive to 'holy' aeceptioo. "It is time that every one should know both these faots and tbe real teachings ot tbe Mormon system, so far as ihey can aeoeutiy do printed, f or. it is these beliefs whloh make up the Mormonism whloh is so industriously seeking to replace both Christianity and free governm nt by its own evil power. In the following lines Mor monism Is allowed to speak for Itself, in tho person of its greatest prophets. First under eaoh doctrinal beadinr is siven tbe'Artioleot Falth'asoiroulated by tho 'elders;' next the real dootrioe as taugnt in- uian 10 ineir own peopio taken word for word from their own publications, with chapter and section or page given. 'Professed doetrine: 'We believe in God, the father, and His so a, Jesus Christ.' "Heal doetrlu : 'Are there - more Gods than oaef Yes, many.' Cats oism, nags IS. "Professed doetriae: 'Christ and the atonement: We believe that through the atonement ot Christ all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances or th gospel.' - "RjbI do urine: N eriem who:has arrived ai vears of accoun abilltv and has heard the gospel Mormonism I can oe saveu wunout Dapiisnj.- iaiecism page 4u. f released doctrine: 'we ociieve that a man must be called of God by 'prophecy and by the laying on of bands' ny those wno are in authority to preacu tbe gospel and administer toe oral nances thereof . "Real doetrine: 'Men -who hold the priesthood possesses divine authority thus to act for God; and by possessirig part 01 uod's power mey aro in reality apartot God. . . men who honor tbe priesthood in them honor uod, and those who reject It, reject God.' B. H. Roberts, New Witness forGod, pagel87. 1 would lust as soon think ot heaven entering Into chaos and of the throne of God being shaken to its foundation as to think that tbe priesthood of thai Son ot God bad gone wrong in its aipH thority or that the Lord would permit such a-thing. ... It is a dreadful thing to Debt against or In any manner op pose the priesthood.' Pres. Geo. Q. Cannon, sermon April 5, 1807., 'What ever I might have obtained in tbe shape of learning by searching and studrrespecting the arts and sciences of men, whatever prinolples I may hare lmolDed during my sclentino researches, yet, 11 the prophet ot uod should ten me that a certain theory or priocipio which I might have learned was not true, I do not care what my ideas might have Men, 1 should consider it my duty at the suggestion of my file leader to abandon that principal or tneory.' Wilford Woodruff. 'If Brother Brig ham told nte to do anything it is the same as the Lord told me to do.' H O. Kimball, Apostle. 'No man need judge me. You know nothing about it, whether 1 am Bent or not; lurtner- 14 I. .... . ..... U.. .1 1 .. luurt lb ID uuiiu ui juui uuaiunDDj vuiy to listen with open ears to what is taught you and serve uod with undi vided heart.' Brlzham Youncr. "All ministers and Christian ohurohes frauds: The ministry of tho general Christian Church is 'a Bpurious priest hood, destitute of divine authority, di vine inspiration and divine power, set un bv ambitious and designing men . . . base counterfeit of tbe true and haavcnlv coin.' Mormon Doctrine p. 21. '3uch persons ministers, etc, are false teachers and the wrath of God is kindled unon them.' Catecism p. 44, 'I was answered that I must join none of them rthe Christian churcheal. for thuy vturn all wrong . . . all their i.ree.ds were an abomination in his sight: that tboso nrofeaaore the church mem hers were all corrupt.' Jos. Smith's account of his first vision, Pearl of (ir-iiii. Frlos, p, 89. Damned for being oaotized, fitc: 'Any person who shall hti so wicked as to receive a holy oral naaoo of ircsncl from tho ministers ol thes-i Hposiate Christian churches ; will he nonr down to bell with them, unle he repent of tho-tmholy and im nloiis aj..' The Seer, Vol. 1 and 2. p. 265. "Evidences 0 possessing t.ho Holy Spirit: 'Q, What are tbe peculiar manifestations of the Holy Spirit? A. AraonfBt others, visions, dreanis, proph ecies, breaking In dfvorn tongues, In terorets tion of tongueo, discernment of spirits and angr'ils; knowledge, wisdom, extraordinary (allh, hoMlngs and mlr teulcus puwo'i B These , man- SOME ONE HAS SAID A short horso is soon cur vied. .A short story is also soon told. Wo know that it is to your iutorostto buy Dry Goods here, Wo want YOU to know it. Tho host way wo can convince you is to give you some of our prices for comparison with those you pay for ,tho same goods elsewhere. Come in and try us now. We intend to make this tho largest year'8 business this store has ever had. Come and help us gain space and we'll help you save money ResDeotfullv.' F. K. DEUEL & CO Itestatlons of the Spirit always follow faith In, and obedience to, tho Gospel Catecism, po. 48, 44. A Prophecy, snoken m isaa: within ten years from now the people of this country who aro not Mormons will bo ontlruly subdued by tho Latter-Day Sulnts or swept from the laue or the earth, and ir mis predic tion rails you may know that the 1100K ot Mormon Is not true.' Apostlo V. I' Pratt. Prophecy against the ohurunos, April 12. 18U0. 'Inside of twenty years tho walls ot all Protostant Churohos will oavo In and their ministers will all have to bo out and work for their bread er. else starve to death.' ciuor a. Jon see, Boston." The claim of other oough medloines to bo as good as Chamberlain's are ef feotually Bet at rost lo the following testimonial ot Mr. C. V. Glass, an em ploye ot Bartlett A Deunis Co., Gardi ner, Me. He says: "I had kept add ing to a oold and oough In the winter ot 1807, trying ovory cough medicine I beard or wunout permnnunt Dold, un til one day I was in the drug store of Mr. uouienan and do advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough Heniedy and ot- rerea to pay hack my money II 1 was sot cured. My lungs and bronchial tubes wore vert tore at this tinio, but I was completely cured by this remedy and have sine always turned to it when I tret a cold, and coon And relief. I also rocommend It to my friends and amglad to say It is the bust of all cough medloines." For sale by Cbas. Strang, drugtUt. HE KNEW ALL ABOUT BEARS. 1 TarreM Kim Mars Hw, Ravins; raid Tin Piastre far Mia Kawltit, In the course of a visit ta the soo logieal gardens In Bronx park, Now York city, the other day John Far rell acquired some wlsnem concern ing the disadvantage at aasoorfaMng," too intimately with bears, for bis : experience he traded two fingers. There was a orewd arouad the bear pits watohiag the huga aaiatals, who were close to the ban, bagging for dnfntics, when Farrell cams up with a bag of peanuts. Formerly he was employed aa an aamistant ia She park, and ha knew the animals, or thought h knew them. Ha Immediately pushed through th crowd in front of the pit where th polar beura are kept, aad climbed the rail there. lust as Farrell was explaining that he knew all about tha anltiuila the first hear to nrrive took into his mouth the offered peanuts and the hand that held them. There was a shout of pain and terror from Farrell nnd a growl from the other bear, which was also trying to get a grip. The flrstbear mails no remarks: juat hung on like grim death to the hand until Keeper Hoey cam up with a heavy bar and hsmmered him over tho nose and head. Then ho backed off, growling furiously. They took Farrell over to the refreshment houso nnd seat for nn ambulance that took him to the -Flower hospital. The surgeon said that .there wasn't enongh left of tha middle finger of his right hand to be ef aay use, and that th third finger would very like ly be lost, too. Bnt for the Interfer ence of Keeper Hoey the angry animal would - doubtless ' aav drawn the maa's whole arm la threngh the bars, in whinh eaae tho othtir haar won Id have secured a hold, and there wouldn't hare been any nrm left. TURNS HIS HAIR GRAY. Tbrllllna- Expcrleae of a Painter In Midair, 128 Feet from the Ground. Joseph Henry Speer, a bos painter, was engaged by the town of Bloonrfisld, N. J., to climb the flagstaff In the park to replace a rope broken during a re cent storm. To prevent being watched by a gaping crowd, Speer selected four o clock in the morning to do the work- Be took off b.u aoat and veet, and, ad justing his spurs, began the ascent Speer reached tho top, 181 feet from the ground, at daylight, and, to avoid accident, tied on end of the rope around hi left arm. He wa Just in the act of puttlnr th new rope through the pulley below the eagle when he fell, a toig at f'h-o rupo. He slipped and hung head downward, ox- peotlug evevy second to be dallied to death. - The rope held firm, however, ad tl.ej: poer rwiofiifeii to re learnt blntimlf nn1 slide dow;i lo the crni l ir, h-alf way dovn, vliii' he remainp--! for half an hour before picking 'ip Ctiurogulo coiutlnne the de-Mont.' When lie finally re.inhed tbe ground,. Speer found that Policeman Dawvtiiao If. hhoi-ter had p!ckc4 up his cont and vest, mid who was the one w!io ti'gg' fl- at the rope, Sncer'a thrilling experience bus com pletely unnerved hlin and turned his hair gray. , ..... , .. . r. WANTED! 5000 Men To Smoke IP r? Hardware 18 our Specialty Anything, Everything in tho Hardware' Curriculum I E. BOYDEK, - m- !f .fs .1 M. .Ti. T CotjnIo. as,. T . 1 r-i mv. san lj A new Cigar, long And Blim, with Havana filler, Mr. Kuril's own make. It ia a gratifying smoke, and is proving a vorv popular Co cigar. Have You Ever Tried KURTZ'S BOUQUET, The popular 10c cigar? It ii band made, with clear Havana filler. LsaaiM Baasnt or Ksr Waw a (WMaw IB! BUGGY ROBES I have Just received a On lot of robes whieh I will be pleased to show you. These robes are ot the newest ana most artistic patterns aad colorings, and a visit to my shop will oonvluue that my prices are right. I bavo also added a large assortment of HORSE BLANKETS Whloh are likewise excellent valaat. In need ot anything la my I Ins drop in. J. G. TAYLOR, 'MlliHMIHIHHMMiMilHMIIHINMMMiMMS1 MACHINE AND GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Machine repairing a specialty ?f ? 5J Second Hand Engines ana Steam Pumps Brought and Sold f 9f f Bicycle Conos and Axles Made to Order 1 1 MOLT, LUMBER Fir 'and Yellow Pine dimension lumber -all and lengths; also boxing. Orders for special promptly tilled. Mill 5 miles west of Talent on Anderson Creek, Postoffice address, Talent, Oregon. Let Us Figure on the Next BUI of Lumber You Order, A. E3. Moore. JIIIHtMMIMMMHIIHHHnillim (Eoleman Creek lime Absolutely the best-Lime for all purposes ever O O burned in the Rogue River Valley. - . . . Kept In Stock at Medford . . . D.R.ANDRUS fl4wdl0( la Mhdtni by J, R, HARDIN' IIIIMIIIIIIflMllMltlMIIIIM Advertised Letter Lift. Vo lowing Is a Hit ot lotto rn ruraftlnliiff nn call a (or ia tho Hedfocd postoffice on Fob. 0, mi, Raker, Mm Henry 0 Buohmnn, Ftoronoe Ooltor, 0 W Ohurolimttn, Win Purling, If Wroy, Robert I ii drum, too 1'bolpH, T F A ohnrfffl of one oonl will b mado upoa do 11 very of ftah of Uie nbovo lot tors. Pontonn calllnff for any of tho abovo letter will pleaiio aay " Advertised," Q( F, MlKRiMi.tr, Fofttmaitori 1 n i Cigars at Sinoko Bost Orndos of all Loading lira da of Cigars carried in Stook abo Smoking and Chewing Tobacco . . 4 -mm 4 m 9 T A U V A m IMroara Oooaa. tlteMIMHHIHI If you are v n n - - Proprietor suses sizes This slunntars is c-n every box of tiui gonuin Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tshiots., tho romMly tliat mm n cold In vme day The mining laws of Oregon fer nala at this offloe. - -