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m BEDFORD MIL Published Kverv Friday Moraine. A. S. BUTTON. Bedford, Friday, viay 2. 1902 I WAS BOON TO HUSTLE. Ho I or taw daja; but qdIu plasty. SUBSCRIPTION Si.so PER YEAR In the Postomoa t MwlfordOracoB M 8onoa!lMa stall Hum, government bill, tun axprssstKl tne nop tust tho aatnimstrntlou would turn worn "the bloody gospol of tho strenuous Ufa' to tlia paths of mace. After some minor busiuoas was train acted lu tbe house, tribute was paid to tne memories of tuo late Koproseutntivca J. William Stokes of South Carolina and Rousseau O, Crump at Miouiguu, FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. I ' Monilay. Tue senate passed the river aurt har- Wor Mil, carrying iu appropriation! ' abovt 170,000,000. . The house entered upon the considers (ttioa of the military academy bill. Gil- Bart of Kentucky took occasion to reply to some remarks recently made br till tttt of Massachusetts, Broniwell of Ohio anil General Fanstou which he thought reflected upon lus state. Gilbert said tliat in tho south thoy looked with sit- in-cine coutempt upon the social equality otf the raoos. Gillett replied that he did mot sympathize with a state, of society which accepted a man whose hands were stained with the blood of lynching, or election frauds, but rejoctod a pure, worthy mau simply because his skiu was black. Tuesday. In the senate the Philippines tempo ry government bill was nuder discus sion. Rawlins of Utah denounced the Sill as an unwarranted imposition, and asserted that under its provisions the islands would be exploited for private fain. The house, by a vote of 75 to 73, re jected claims attached to the omnibus alaims bill by tbe senate, aggregating 11,800,000, and also nonconcured in tbe ' senate , amendment and sent the bill oonference. The military academy ap propriation bill was passed, after the Hmit of the cost of the improvements at West Point had been reduced from tfl, 500,000 to 15,500,000, and the amount of the appropriation in the bill from 13,000,000. Wednesday. ' Rawlins continued his speech in the senate opposing the Philippines tempo- aary government bill. ' The house began consideration of tbe sfenate amendments to the oleomargar ine bill. The amendments were sue eessivoly adopted as the reading of the aui proceeded. Thursday. In the senate Rawlins of Utah con- osuded his speech iu opposition to the Philippine government MIL He de- aiared that the United States would aeap a whirlwind of misfortunes and disaster as a result of its policy iu the Ihilippiuo islands, and denounced Gen eral Chaffee as a "dastardly villain, who Sad brought dishonor upon the Ameri can name and the American people." The house sent the oleomargarine bill So conference. Friday. ' ' Two speeches occupied the entire at fention of the senate. McCumber of Korth Dakota discussed his bill to pre--ut the misbranding aud misrepresent ation of food products that enter into niterstate commerce. Carmack (D.) of Tennessee, one of the minority mem bers of the Puilippiue commission, spoke in opposition to the Pailippin s government bill, aud sharply critcised tn president for the policy he is pursue fiig in the Philippine islands. He re- ferred to a recent speech of General ruustou, whom he described as "the Jayhawker brigadier from the wind- swept plains, the mightiest Samson that ver wielded the jawbone of an ass as a weapou of war. Iu the house the conference report on K.e ninese exclusion bill (a disagree' atani) was sent oack to conference. Saturday. ( Oannack in tho senate completed his peecui in .opposition to the Philippine WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK? Don't give them toa or cotl'ee. Have you tried tho new food drttik called GRAIN-OV It. is delicious and nourish ing and takes the place of ootToe. The more Grain-O you giro the children the mora health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O Is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes iiko ttio onoioe grades ot conee but costs about i as much. All grocers sell It. 15c. and 6r NEWS OF. THE WORLD. HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS FROM ALL QUARTERS. Device to Prevent Railroad CnllUlona Tornado In Mliuourl-Cnlrazo CltUiini OrffiinUe Vigilance Committee Judge Ailviaea Slumtlug of llrutul lluibamli. 090 Pisrce's Restores lost rasa MISSTONGTil "I was a total wreck could not sleep or eat." writes Mr. J. C. Beers, of Berryroan, Crawford Co.. Mo. r For two years I tried medicine from doctors but received very little benefit. I lost flesh and stieuuth, was not able to do a good day's work. I commenced taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and when I had taken one bottle I could sleep and my appetite was wonderfully improved. I have taken five Dottles and am still improving." The sole motive for substitution is to permit the dealer to make the little more profit paid by the sale of less meritori ous medicines, He gains; you lose. Therefore, accept no substitute for Golden Medical Discovery." - The supply of automobiles, nocording to a big Now York dealer, oauuot keep pace with tho demand. Those maohinej are routed for 15 au hour, aud ore al most constantly iu use. J. Sterling Morton, former soorotary of agriculture, is doad at Lake Forest, the home of his son, Mark Morton, says a Chicago dispatch. Death was duo to cerebral thrombus, Mr. Morton was 70 years of ago. Throo persons were killed aud about 30 injured in a tornado that swopt through Joplin, Mo. Of the injured eight are fatally hurt. Groat damage to property is also reported from Sioux City, la., aud Omaha. William Grant Van Home of Salt Lake has been appointed by President Roosevelt a member of tho international tribunal in Egypt, which deals with tiio control ot the Suez canal uud other legal questions iuvolving tho riguu of foreigners in that couutry. The Dominion government has de cided to reduce the royalty on gold miuca tn the lnkou district, savs i Vancouver (B. O.) dispatch. The roy. alty is now 5 per cent. It has been do- cidod to reduce it to 8 or perhaps a' per cent- It will be collected as an ex port tax in the future, aud there will be certain exemptions. Ernest Wilde, a British subject, will oe sent iroiu Jefferson barracks, Mis souri, to Alcatraz island, iu San Fran. Cisco bay, to serve a 99 years' sentence for treason to the United Statos. Ho falsely swore that he was an American citizen and enlisted in the Twelfth iufautry. He was convicted of dosortiug to tne enemy while in the Philippines, A woman owes a duty to herself and to her sex," said Judge Tuthill, at onicago, in granting a divorce to Mrs. Selma Langau from Edward K. Laugan, "to get a revolver aud kill such a brute as this man proved himself to be. If she is afraid to do it, her male relatives ought to do it for her." Langau boats the drum in au orchestra. His wife said that when he was not beating the drum he was beating her. A. M. Todd, owner of the lareost cattle ranch in Michigan, in speakiug of the exorbitant prices for meat, said mat "in spite or market reports and other evidence purporting to prove that tho raiser receives 7 cents a pound, live weight, for his cattlo, in reality few auimais uring over o$ cents iu the Chi cago yards, and tho raiser pays the freight. Beeves sell for 5 cents flat ou the hoof in Chicago, aud the trust talk Of high prices for stock is not true. The trust earns some 100 per cent on its business. The sales of tho trust must amount to over the million mark every day, so it is easily seen what profit it is making." Physicians of the College hospital at Bugiuaw, Mich., succeeded in grafting a piece of dog's skull upon the head of JohnOlberg. Tho doctors chloroformed a dog and removed a piece of its skull. The piece taken out was then implanted in the opening in Olberg's head. Four years ago Olberg's skull was fractured. Over the hole, which was au inoh and a half in diameter, there formed a for eign growth. This pressed ou the brain aud caused convulsions. Olberg is now recovering from his old afllictiou. The United Confederate Veterans, at their reunion at Dallas, Tex., unani mously re-elected General John B. Gor don commander-in-chief; General Ste phen B. Lee, commander of the army of the Tennessee department; General W. L. Cabell, commander of the trans-Mississippi department, and elected O. I. Walker commander of the department of Northern Virginia, to succeed the late General Wade Hampton. Now, Or leans was selected as the place for the next reunion. The citizens of North Side. Chicatro. have formed a vigilance committee for the pnrposo of taking tho punishment of thieves into their own hands. Any thug caught in the neighborhood after 9 o'clock will be seized, stripped to the waist, laid across a barrel aud dealt 60 lashes across the bare back. Should he return, it is the plan to double the num ber of lashes. Chicago is suffering from tliievos in all her sparsely settled dis tricts through lack of polioe protection, the forco having been reduced as a re sult of tax dodging. The fact has become public that Joseph Norton Dolph, sou of the lato Cyrus A. Dolph of Portland, Or., is an inmate nt' the insane asylum at Ukiali, Cal. He was committed to the asylum from San Francisco on Jan. 29 of this year, four days after his marriage to Miss Lilliau Tulwilcr, who was a cashier iu a Mont gomery-street restaurant. It is bolioved that he is hopelessly Insane. Dolph is 25 years old. . CRIMES AND ACCiOENTS. Vlotor Rooon, a youug Italian of Bo nora, Cal., was gored to death by nil augry bull. Kueo' Olios brought as sistance, bat his in juries ware so severe that he lived ouly a short time. Tho bull has boon treated as a pat, and belongs to the Riv. P. Oueriu, rector of St. Patriot's ohuroh, Sonora. The biasing oil from a broken lump sot lira to the clothing of Mrs. Robert Attwood, wifo of a lineman In the em ploy, of the Pauitlo States Tulophouo company, at tliolr homo at HI Ash ave nue, San Krauuiscv), and the womau wits so badly buruod that she died six hours later at the Receiving hospital. South Beach, a bathing resort ou the Stateu Island shore, was swept by tire, every structure along the beach for a distance of S.OOO feet being destroyed, involving a loss estimated at 150.000. Tho resort is not yet opened for the sea son, and most of the places destroyed were not tonuntoU. A poetomoo fraud, involving tho issue aud circulation of millions of postal eards, was brought to a close in Chicago by PostollU'o Inspeutor Stuart, who ar rested Louis Smith and confiscated up ward ot 100,000 cards, printing presses, cardboard aud plates. Smith, it ap pears, has bceu conducting his scheme eutirely alone. Smith's Daudl-iilt' I'o m allu sions Itching scalp upon one applica tion; throo to six removes all daudrmf and will stop fulling hair. Hrioo fiOc, at all druggists. Samplo free. Ad dress Smith Bros.. Fresno. Cal. For sale by Modford Drug Co. Collector of Customs Gsrrott has cre ated a sensation among cattlemen iu El Paso, lex., by ruling that all imported aiexicau cattle under one year shall pay import duly of to. 75 por head, instoud of 2, as heretofore. The decision has raised a storm of disapproval, and the Oorralltos company has mado a protest aud appealed to the . authorities nt Washington. Tho Importing soasou has just opoued, aud tho ruliug will affect thousands of youug cattle that are to bo shipped to northern raugos. A new automatic block signal service which will, it is said, prevent collisions that are duo to engineers iguoriug or inistaKiug signals is being tested by the officials of the Chicago aud St. Paul railroad. The mechanism is so arranged that whenever nu eugiueor passes into a section that is blocked against him au automatic dovice sets tho air brakes aud stops tho traiu. Tho dovice is operated Dy a battery or spriugs, which are wound up by the vibratory motion of the rails as the engines and trains pass over them, lu a rocout test a train was run at full speed past a block that was sot at "danger." As soon as the engine en tored the prohibited station there was a grinding of a shoo against tho wheels and the traiu came to a stop buforo its length was scarcely within the block nation. You Know What You Are Taking When you take Orore's Tasteless Chill Tonto because the formula Is plainly printed on every yul-40c. buttle sbowinK tbut II Is simply Iron and Oi line in a tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. U oosputu.r uiig rnojj ottico on; pps siiafi -oonoinas Htiwoditit in o.la.vos aq on pjnous uiioo otp .wjnnoono oqi m papnno.w nooq pinj oq sn inqi pnts inq llinn sit; jo lutuop on apnui snog 'enoqdopt Aq paqouaj oq pjnoo Hum eoqod v mtio uouisod will tit paiiiutu -oj at(j pun 'spunq stq dn .vojqi sijog n0MX 'loqs o tpu uiiq poatu.vi pun uiiq pjitoq 'stitttpv IT n 'mapisnr 0in inq '.(puoooj ptiufuoj tit nsunq u jomo 03 poui siiocf ajufljnq poidtnoiiu Joj ijuiiuonuod .jeis tiodarQ oll "i sJa. xis o poouaiues soav s'll.fX .Citiori sqnattijjudop jo spiioq su tiom .DMtmoX jo antaoidma oqi 01 yuu;oo poj otp jo a'oitod .viati otji tpt.w oomipjooou ni ojii saMnuqa osaqi wqj pooixjapim jCnujotiaH si qj -fijfoo.vi .waj )sr oqi niipi.vi nSisaj oj ontpjunjafi us jc luiojno pjttp otp s! S!1X 'I &VK aoiqd oipn 01 si qaiq.H nonviiS;s.jr stq ni papuuq suq 'onip -wnjocT tire, an sdoqs ik triuucj oqi ;o aiuvqaDui aaisum tioisiaip 'adtrj ' -g A TAliE OF TWO CITIES. ' The Perils al l.lvlasr Near tka Mex ican Bauadarjr Mae, "Some iiecullnr coiulltlous prevail at tho twin cities of Negates, Mexico, and Nogalos, Arlti.," said tho Dtroir. Who recently returned from n visit to Mexico. "Tho iDtnruntlomil Iwuiiihiry lino Is formed by a street Hint divides tho two towns, mid the boundary takes nro sot out with n very nice regard for technicalities. Thoro Is a saloon there which him mora than n local reputation, uud the proprietor Is certainly an enterprising Individual. Ills saloon Is located on tho afreet di viding tho two counties nnd at a point whore tho dividing lino Is not clearly defined, Tho patron of this snluou buys his drink In America, mid, step ping across tho hull, ho buys his cigar In Mexico, lu this way tho proprietor voids tho duty on Imported cigars nnd can provide tils customera with tho host make at lower prices than most of his competitors. 'Thoy tell an mniiHliig story nhout nn American who IiiiIiIIumI ton much light ing whisky at thlx wilu.iu. When ho arrived at n certain siago, he n. lowed his prejudices to get Ihu hotter of him, nnd, standing near tho boundary line of his own country, ho heaped niinllie inns nnd hurled dellinuva nt the people across tho border. A couple of Mexi can olllcers slond ncross the street al most within roach of the pugnacious American, hoping Hint hu would stroll ncross Into .Mexico, Ho did get over thero after awhile, although the trip was wholly unpremeditated. During a lmrnngiio ngnliist Mexican Institu tions In general ami tho pollco In par ticular he happened to lurch too fur over to stttrboard nud fell Into Mexico. 1 lii? alert cops promptly grubbed him, and. though ho didn't get a chance to take lu the sights, he pnld quite an ex. tended visit to the country ho had so eloquently maligned." Detroit Freo Press. SURGICAL OPERATIONS . ,. ' t How Mm. liruco, n Notod Onora Hlngor, EsouptNtl nu OiMirutlou. Proof TiiMt Many OiKirutloim for Ovni'lnn Troubles nro Uu uoccNNiiry. " Drau Mas. 1'ikiiam i Travelling for years ou tho road, with Irregular meals and slunti and damp beds, broku down my health ho completely two yeiu-H ago that thu phyMlcltm advised a couiploto rent, aud when 1 had gained l MEDFORD J BAZAAR I ftiKS. u. uii-UEKTi Proprietor m Ladles' Goods a speulalty l.soos J llaiiilkoi'olili.'fs.lCinhroldory silks 4 nnd nil iiiulorliils for fuitoy work Notions, candles, puts unit stu- S tlimni'v m Una Hour Nurlli of I'lialnlllce 9 MKDKOHI), OUKCION J aafavayaK iv( vj. vruuer, LONG RANGE BAPTISM. Tc Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money 11 It falls to euro. E. W. Oroie a signature Is on each box. '. Two of tho four men convicted of the murder of George W. Hice, at Twen tieth and Howard streets, San Francis co, ou Oct. 11 last, wcro refused new trials by Superior Judgo Lawlor, and were given the extreme seutonces pro vided by law for tlio taking of human lifo. William liucilley was sentenced to deuth. but the jury hi the case of Thomas Moran set his sentence at im prisonment or lifo. Edward Duncan and Charles Donnelly were found guilty of murder iu tho second degree, uud will be sentenced May 10. A peculiar case of murder occurred at Likely, a small hamlot near Altuias, Modoo county,' Cal. . In a thatched-roof tepee an old Indian lay raving with a fever, and a modiciuo man named 1jx, fiom an adjoining tribe, was sent for When Fox ontered tho sick Indian's tepee the Indian was sitting up in Ins blankets, raving lu a delirium. As 1'V-; approached tho place where ho sat, tin sick man, with a wild whoop, drew it revolver from beneath his blaniiuts ami deliberately shot Fox, who expired in i, few moments. Within 12 hours tin sick Indian followed his victim to tin happy hunting grounds. A large modern hotol, to cost Slfio,. COO, wilt soon bo under construction in the business center of Stockton, (Jal. The now hotol will have a roof garden. E. Myron Wolf was appointed by Governor Gage to the position of state insurance commissioner for California, to succeed Andrew J. Cluuio. The up. point meut is to tako ed'oct May 17. Christening In Scotland Wna Can dueled tinder UIHIeultlr. In wide and sparsely populated high, land districts of Scotland It not Infre quently happens that a parent Is oblig ed to walk u distance of live or six miles with nn Infant for baptism. It Is related of u minister of tho north that ho agreed to accommodate a parishioner thus situated by meet ing him nt a stream midway between the parents' house and tho manse nud there baptising the child at tho run ning water. It so happened that by the tlmo the parties cuiiio to opposite sides of tho bourn heavy rains hud swollen It Into a 'rapid torrent, so that neither party could approach the other. Unwilling to turn buck with tho bnlrn" unhiiptlzed, the finiiier pro posed that the minister should splash water across. Accordingly the minister stepped down to tho stream and en deavored to throw handfuls of water on tho farmer's baby. Ha o ye got ouy o that?" ho cried at each successive splash. "De'll a spalrge." wns tho reply. At last a few of tho splashes were communicated to the Infant's fnce. and tho ceremony wns then concluded In tho usual form. Before retiring to their respective, homes tho farmer produced n bottle of whisky, crying across, "As I ciinna offer ye n glass owro the held o' this, here's the liottlc kepp!" And ho threw It across the stream. Tho bottle was caught. It Is related with n precision Hint betokened on tho part of his reverence, If not consldera hlo practice, at least considerable dex terity. Stray Stories. Mid. II. llllt't'K, suMcloiit vitality, an operation for ovarian trouble. Not a very cheerful prospect, to he Mure. I, however, was advised to try I.yillu K. I'lllkliiim'rl V t'tretnlili! oniixmiid anil Mmi- iltlvo WikMli ; I did so, fortunately for mu. Ileforo a mouth had passed I felt that my general health hail Im proved : In three months moro I was (Hired, and 1 have been lu perfect health !n hi, 1 did not lose uu engage-' mont or miss a meal. Your Vegetable Comiionuil la cer tainly wonderful, ami well worthy thu firalso your admiring friends who have oou cured are ready to give vmi. J ulwuys siienk highly of It, and you will admit 1 have good reason to do so." Mns. O. Hiiui-K, I.nnslng, Mleh. JSO00 farftlt If otouo lulfnonlii It nut fenuna. Tho fullest counsel on this subject unit bo iwriiretl without cost by writing- to Mra lMnklmin, Lynn, Mush. Your letter will bo entirely confidential. Me. of the Wl.lt. Kind. The whole fabric of social Inter course Is Interwoven with what would bo lies according to it strict code. Some nro plensant fictions Hint decelvo no body. Most of them have their genesis In n kindly, cheerful desire to avoid giving pul n. Tncsc polite untruths are I ho lubricant of society. They wear away thu rough edges, tako away the sting out of uncninfot'tiilile fnets. They are the (lower of courtesy, "the plnis upplu perfume of politeness." Wash ington Times. Qnlvnnlzed Cornice Work, Tin Roofing and Plumbing J Knat 7lh St., HEDrORD, OR J -'WfVV S.'VVW.' ELECTRICITY! AUK YOU Klll'-KKIIINO from Ithmi. inallnin, Weak Hack, Nervous Trouhlo or a generally run-down system? U so Electric Kelts and Uutterlcs for men ami women. Kluetrlc In doles keep thu foil warm and prevent ca telling cold. For booklet and circulars address RLEcTIC APPLIANCE CO.. Medford, Oregon OLD and NEW With every exertion the best of men can do hut n moderate amount of good, but It seems tn the power of the most contemptible Individual to do Incalcula ble mischief. Washington Irving. Cnno-lit a Tnrlnr, Like so ninny of his learned brethren In the Church of England, the Into Canon Carter was the terror of com pos) tors. His was perhaps, after Dean Stanley's, the very worst handwriting of the Inst century. About 1SS0 the then bishop of Lich field. Dr. Mncliigiiii, surprised one of his secretaries by saying: "I have hardly ever received nn anonymous letter, but I got one this morning. It Is very badly written, and 1 can hnrdly make it out. but from the signature it is sure to he abusive. The mint tins signed himself 'A Tartar.' See If you can make It out." The secretary, who knew the hand writing, rather startled his lordship by rejoining: "Its nothing alarming. It's only a note from Canon Carter of Clewer!" London Tlt-Illts. The Best Prescription for Malaria Chilis and Fevor Is a bottle of (Jnovft's Taste- ii in simply iron ano Qui- cuie, uo pay. The nent l.lfter. Hlrnm Thnt boy of yours whnt went to college could do some powr'i fr.l I fl ing with the clubs nnd dumbbells. Sllns Yes, hut I always thought more of the oilier one s lifting powers. Hiram-Did ho lift dumbbells uud tbe like? filliix No:. In- lifted the mortgage. Philadelphia llecurd. Cures Felons, bolls, cuts, old ores in one day. Price 25c. Money back if you want It. ElectricSalveCo., Redding, Cal. kss Cmi.r. TnNtn. nine In a tasteless form. Price 60 cents. GOOD FOR CORNS, TOO, No one claims to sell its equal, v Ashland, Ok , March 21, 11102. Tun Ki.bctiiic SaI.vb Co., Ueddlng, Oul. (iantiernen ; Tho box of Sure Mhut Salve I ordered of you came last night, 1 put somo on a gathering on my neck; put, iton thiee limes. It drew out about a tablespoon fill of pus and I think will tako moro out. I think It Is the best Balve I ever used. Yours truly, Waltkii Mauby. Sold Everywhere. Sent by mall upon receipt il price. The man who gets up to make the (Ire does not always get his share of tho heat. Saturday Kveiilug 1'ost. You cni) alwnjH find whnt you want nt our SECOND HAND STORE Wo carry Now gootlM of nil kinds Wo olinrgo you nothing for loot- itig at our Bloc I;. EADS & OSS Across the Track wu DO BLACKS Y1ITHING, WAGON MAKING t.'nrry full lino of mnlrrtuU for hotti Mlitlc mi it hi n u tm.l Wnuuiimukliitf, Wo cimtloy uu I lint t'itiu workmen. All work iriiaru. ItVHl. Itkvkamltli coal fur walr Hiclitl attention given Iu Umuti hIujoIok and plow work MITCHELL & UOHCK Mcrrlnmi.'sold tuml. SJKDI-'OIU), OltKUllN ft Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co,, tlrHIVI0 III Vehicles and Machinery . L'aS?tu'!rM 9rh.nd ttnd Cofn Cultivators. J. I Cnsn Tongiieleas Kight Shovel Cultivators i also .1.1. Chho Six and Might Shovel Walking and Riding Cultivators combined. Uarh and Smooth Wire; Chicken Win. Rleynles, llarnuss. Km v D. T. LAWTON, Mrfr. Medforrl. n,n urn prepared to furnisli all kinds of HARNESS, SADDLES, ETC. First-Class Goods. Modoii(c Prices Gall and see me J. G. TAYLOR, (l 7tn Street Medford, Oegon m m macmne repairing a specialty X 2 Second Hand Lnfrinea and Steam Pumps Bought and bold ff 9 Bicycle Cones and Axles Mado to Order 9t & It 12 m w 'w W I. M. GAULT, ProBrietur