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Newspaper Page Textm 1101 MAIL Published Evew Friday Morning. A. 5. BLITON. Medford, Oukoon Oct, 20, 1905 MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. i U is of lew days; but quite a plenty, SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR Tutored m the Potoftoe at Medford, Oregon f tui Beoond-OlasB Mall Matter. ' CLUBBING LIST. The MAIL and PortlandOro- gonian $2 00 Tim Mail and Portland Twice-a-week Journal 2 00 Tiik Mail and San Francisco Examiner 2 35 TiikMail and San Franolsoo Oull 2 00 Tub Mail and San Francis co Chronicle 2 25 Tf!K Mail and Cosmopolitan 2 00 Wo can make our Mibnoribors a clubbi- g rate with nearly ovory prominent newspaper or maga zine published In the United States at a price much leB than the two papers would cost if taken singly. This doos not apply to county newspapers. (Jermany and England aro making faces at each other and the chances for a lively little set to between Uncle Edward and Nephew Wilhelm are fairly good. WM. . CROWELL, Pro.ld.nl P. K. DEUBt, VIc-PruldMit Bank, First National MEDFOllD. OREGON Paid Up Capital, $15,000 Stockholders' Liability $50,000 HAIR DEALINQ, SAFETY, SECURITY Will do a cooaorvarivo hanking IjuhIiioph. Always aafe.guardluK our cuitomer.' In DIRECTORS: len-Hltt eauullv with our own WB SOLICIT YOUH ACCOUNT WM 8, IIKDWKLL, F K. IJKUBL. E. V. CARTES. UHAi 8TUANU, OHO. W. UIIKN, M. L. ALFORD, Cashier tiler v drive good teams harnessed to now wugous, and instead of baring the women do the work of loudiug the teams as his aboriginal ancestor would have done, tho modern Indian doos the work himself, while tho ladies of the party stroll from store to store and purchased finory for themselves and thoir ohlldreu. - Massachusetts Domoorats endorsed , Roosovelt for ending the late war, and the Republicans of tho same state de clared for tariff revision. Must be that politios are slightly mixed in Massachusetts. The Paoiflo. and Urogon Eastern Railway Company, whloh Is com posed of New York men, has died artioles of incorporation at Salem this ,. wook. It Is capitalized at 87,500,000. It projects a line from Huutingon, Baker county, to Alturns, Modoo oounty, Cnllf., whioh would take it through Klamath and Lake oounties. The gathering of Republicans oalled by Chairman Frank O. Ilukor was attended by prominent Republicans from all over the state, and, while no definite political action was taken, a spirit of harmony and a general desire to settle differences for the good of the party was noticeable Oregon now has but one aotlve rep resentative in the congress of the United States. Two of tho others have been oonvioted of offenses against the government and the other Is nnder Indiotment for offenBes simi lar to those of whioh his 0 illesgues have been oonvioted. It isn't pleasant thing to oontemplate, but . the result will probably be a olearlng of the political atmosphere, and general clearing out of ofHoialB who have been direllot in their duties. V Visit to Meuford's School. IIY J. G. MARTIN. I have boon promising myself a grand treat from tiino to tlmo oy pay ing the popular miblic schools of our growing city a briof visit, but unfor seon circumstances would apparently arise about tho time 1 waB ready to go and prevent me from availing mysolf of that visit I co.lnuoh covet ed, until Wednesday of hint week, wnoii 1 made my start und as I strolled along the street 1 asked mv. self tho question. How is an entire strangor going to got admission to tuts beautiful, stromr institution of lournlug, where six or seven hundred pupils of all ages and sizos are gather ed for their moiitul. moral and physi cal culture. 1 looked upon buildiugB a uiouol 01 neauty and lovoliuous, sur rounded by clean, well-kopt walks and outbuildings with a cool, green shady playground. I took notloe ae I entored all the doors and windows wore thrown open and so mauy son trios woro walking to and fro appar ently on the alert, but I put on a bold front and not roceiviug any challenge I soon reached tho top of tho Winding stairway and knnckina at tho door of the fifth grade room. I Politely made my hllHinnsR Irnnwn and the teaohor, Miss 'i'albort, kindly invited me to a seat. Right here, Mr. Editor. I must annfnsR I folf. not a littlo ubusbed on oomiug in so very suddenly and meeting and looking over this little sea of oleuu, bright School Notes. PRIMARY. (Too lato for last week. ) Supt. Daily visited the Bocond grade one day last week. The third grade was divided Monday. Miss May Roberts, the new teacher, was given the high third. The nigh third, consisting of thirty pupils, was sont over to the Christian ohurub, the basement of which was Utted up for a school room. Mrs, Naro Bpent Tuesday afternoon visiting first and second grades. . Now pupilB registering for the week are:- Primary Dean Stacy; first Jinel Irwin, Harold L0M011 and Nar- ris Boyd ; socond Noel Calhoun and Gladys Juviuall; third Cleo and Celiu Juviuall, Mableaud Uossio Long and Agues Puukey. FOURTH GRADE. Pearly and Anna Orr left sohool Monday morning. Thoy are going back to Oklahoma. Elmer Sohutte entored our grade Wednesday aftornoon. Our room Ib divided into two divis ionsthe A and B olassos. We are now learning a poem called "October's Bright Blue Weather," written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Miss Hurley, our teaoher, bus com menced a Btory, called "The Seepy King." FIFTH GRADE. Clifton and Roland Smith, from Iowa, entered the fifth grade Monday morning, making an enrollment of The aohlevemints of Amerioan statesmanship in tho hut few months warrant tho pride which tho Amorl can people feel. In this oountry the qualities which go to make a success ful statesman will oount for more In the future than they have in the past The peanut politician is in Iobs tnvor now than ever before and though ho will be as perslBtout a soeker for offloe as he has always been, tho peo ple will more frequently fill his place with mou of broader mind, doopor thought and mora ournost purpose. Superintendent of Sohools Jackson, of Linn oounty, proposos to ouforoo the law in regard to compulsory at tendance at sohool. The law provides that eaoh child botwoon the ngos of eight and fourtoon shall attend Bohool at loaat twolve wooks In tho yoar, eight of whioh shall bo oonseoutivo. The penalty to a parent or guardian violating this law Is a lino of from & to $25 for the first offonse and impris onment for further oll'onsos. Jackson oounty only lacked flftoon points of gottlug into tho first divi sion among county exhibits at tho fair, and would liavo easily roaohed that goal bad thero boon an oduon tioual exhibit from this county. This Inttor was negleotod and lUlpwodta go by the board. In the mineral Beotlon Baker and Jaoksoiiworo tho only oountlos to rooolvo' gold medals. Jackson's exhibit was not large, but what there was of it. was llrst-alass, Taking It all in all wo have roason to ' bo proud of tho showing made uudor olroiiniBtauooB that woro deotdodly nd-rorso. In Every Department of Banking the Jackson County Bank Is Prepared to Serve You in a Satisfactory Manner CAPITAL and SURPLUS. S74.OO0 Seventeen continuous year under one management W. I. VAWTER. Proaldont 11. K. ADKIN8, Vico Proaldont O. It. LINDLRY, Caahlor L. L. JACuus, Aast. cashier Martin, and family, of Medford, and bis sister, Mrs, Ed, Raimoy, of Bea gle, a oouple weeks' scolul visit, took tho train Tuesday for bis home. Si Norton, wife and babe, wbo have been employed on the Dr. Ray dltoh at Prospeot for the past, two mouths, have returned to Mrs. Nortou's par ents, Mr. and Mrs, DeCoudress, of North O street, for the winter. Mr. N. reports the two mile ditoh com pleted and men discharged. It gives your humble writer much sadness of feeling to loam of the death and burial of our young friend and acquaintance, JaB. MuBty, of Meadows, who passed away last Sun day in biB early manhood and was buried at Antiocb cemetery Monday. His parents and family have our most sincere sympathy in the very sad loss of their son. I mado my brief, maiden visit Mon day to that popular electrical center, the Dr. Ray dam, and waa permitted ADDITIONAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs, J, A, Ferry returned Saturday evening from a visit to the Portland fair. While in the olty Mr. Perry attended the K. of P. Gland Lodge as delegate from the Medford lodge. . . , Harvey Richardson, of Trail, was in Medford Wednesday. He reports that he has the Trail oreek road in pretty good shape with the exception of a few bridges and ouIvertB, which he is now putting iu. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steelman, wbo have boen residents of Medford for the past several months, loft Monday for California, to seek a location. If tbey Mud nothing to suit them in that sta'e they will probably return to their old borne in Miobigau. George F. King loft Tuesday -for a couple of mouths' visit to eastern cities. He will go to Minneapolis, Chi cago, St. Louis, Dortoit and Grand the pleusuie and freedom of studying i Rapids, Michigan. He has a big tim-1 tho Condor Water & Powei Co. and ber sale under way und it Ib this deal its mysterious workings, and 1 must j tnat taxes nun east at this time. j say 1 was much surprised to see suoh Mr. and MrB. A. B. Kelsoy, of Msn o place of so muoh imposing grand-: gum, Oklahoma, arrived iu Modford ! uor, beauty and attractiveness and this week and will remain hero during ! which roquired so much skill, labor, j the winter. They have rented the J. time and woalth expended to ooutrol ; o. Taylor residence in East Medford and utllizo this rapid, dangerous and If the oountry and our oity suits stream of wotor, for whioh we think the j them when the spring time bloom ap- promotors, Dr. Ray & Co., should be highly complimented and patronized, for it certainly adds wealth and pro gress to our county's bright future and what un ideal sporting place ducks and fish, hunters and fishermen all having their share of enjoymeut and succosB. One gentleman lauded a thirty-pound Balmon trout with hook and lino iu my hour'B rest at tho bridge. ' Wm. Mitchell and sou, Leo, the tri weekly mail carriers from Asbestos via Beagle to Sams Valley, tarried with us Saturday night, on business aud doing their fall trading. Meeting Political Equality Clnb. pomialng, fidgety facos of fifty-two fifty-eight. ooys ana gins ; dui nicer listening 10 a number of the exeroisos, which were both interesting and instructive to me, my fright gradually wore off and I booanie rooonoilod and grew easy ana oomrortanie, and wished 1 was young again, for my thoughts began to wander baok into the dim paBt and the pleasant memories of my ooynooa ssnool aays Dogau to return to me when I surveyed the old black board and hoard .that familiar whisper from boys and girls. . The same antios and spirit of restlessness pervades the eonooi room among tno cniidren or tho present day as of the past, no im provement along theso linos as I oould soo from the old method, but not for a moment do I wish my roadors to imagine I would hnvo the world, our world, sot baok to the old days, for tno prosont as a wuolo Is always bottoi than tho past. 1 fouud the sohool room of Miss Talbert'B clean, bright. oboorfiil aud comfortablo aud tile teachor, I should judge, to be nu In dustrious, nniUBtaklng instructor and hor method of oouvoyiug her idons to othors stmplo, plalu and praotioal,aud hor ordor and diBoiplino oxoelleut. At roooss I was muoh iutorostod io tho pupils marching Into thoir ro Bpootivo rooms with so muoli military prooisiou, ordor and quietness, whioh rolloota muoh orodit upou teaohor and ohildrou. 1 mot Prof. Slgus by ncoi- dont ns I was about leaving the sohool room. An lntroduotlou to this woll- kuowu eduontor I considered quite shako and tho bright, ohoorful wel- como ho gave nio, persuades mo to believe ho is a gentleman aud worthy of the high aud honored position ho is lutrustoa witn, nuu lr tnoro oau no any advancement and improvement along tbo oduoatiounl Hues of Mod ford's popular sohools they will, ns in tho past, oonttnuo to ndvauoo with tho assistance of bis able oorps of toaohors kooplng tbo progress, popu larlty aud high ataudard it now on joys, both in moral and oduoatiouul tralnlug, always iu tho lend. Iu oouolusUu permit mo to Bay slnoo vacatiou time is over and the now sohonl yonr has begun in oaruost, Hurrah for Work, should bo tho motto and watchword from eaoh grade and 1 bopo soiuetiino in tho near fu turo to be pomittod to visit onoh grado of our olty school aud get aequututod whloh I think is an individual duty roquirod aud should bo,moro goneraliy practiced by both patrons and frlouils, for without thoir nsststnnco and oncourngomout aud tho Indus trious, punctual, poraorvomuoo of tho pupils of oach grade thero onu bo but littlo harmony or noticeable lm- provomont and advauoomunt with your children. WIia T.obnnliY.i M..t-,il,t ilnauttf lllrn f tho law requiring n hunter to take out tyh a Uooubo In ordor to kill gumo, and V iovor loses an opportunity to jump on tho law with both feet. The object . of (be passago of tho law was to mnko buntors from other Btutos pay woll for the prlvilogo of killing gamo in Ore gon, and In ordor to tako tho law out of the category of oinss legislation it was nooossary to luoludo local hunt - .era In - the list. This was dono by making tho local lloouso foo merely nominal 81, while tho foroigu ulmrod must put up 10 big slmoloons boforo he can Indulge In his favorite sport. The law may not be a porfoot ono, but we do not bellovo it Is desorvlng of all tho bard nninot the 1 lorald calls it. The Klamath Indiana, who wore In Medford this woek doiug their fall trading are about as different from their anoeatora of the not distant past as they oould possibly be. The rod Dsn of fifty years ago would have keen somewhat surprised to see his ascendants now. Initcad ot scarooly any clothing at all, now tbey are well dressed In "Boston, man's" clothes, Advertised Letter List. Following is n Hat ot loiters romatnt! hit ai me Atouiora poaioiia'o on uoiu flnllml for tar IS, IUU9. Antiunion, Mra T W llarnoH, Mr J K Hrmly, T Drake, Mm L Flndlor. Mlaa Jomo llockot, and Urlnuer Mvorn, Mrs A H Ot!, Mr Mark A Port'cy, Kdi ItlKKlua, Mn Emma Kohorla. V C Kohorta, Frank InitrHin, 1) C -i Bronco, Wat henn Aira riora pnmn, 11 n Klnirrion, K K Taylor. A h Laushliu, Mrs Klla WalUcu, llormnn A ohargo of one cent will bo made upon de llvory of each of tno above lottera. Poraona calling tor any of tbo above isttera will ploaao aay 11 AdTcrtlaod." A. M WOODFOKD, Postmaster Piano and Voice Lessons. Mrs. Heton M. Brown, voice 'teach or,voloe plaoing and tono production, a specialty. Training of choral so oletios, church ohoira, glee olubs, etc Miss Irene Drown, teaohor ot piano and hartnouy. Studio at resldenoo, West Seventh street. 41-lin Mrs. J. N. Smith and Mrs. Faber visited the fifth grade Tuesday after noon. SIXTH GRADE. Harry Baker has taken up his Btu dies with ub. Supt Daily visited us one morning last week. Crosslo Orr will return with her parents to their old home In Oklaho ma. Nona Dobson, formerly of Hastings, Minn., entered our grado Ootober lflth. HIGH SCHOOL. Tbo football game Saturday between tho soooud toam of tbo Ashland Nor mal and tho Medford high sohool re sulted in a score of 0 to 5 In favor of Ashland. It was a warmly oontested nnd comparatively cloau game from start to Mulsh. The teams woro even ly matched in weight, each avoraging about 120 pounds. Bouquots for Lumsdon. Last Friday an examination oon- taiuiug praotloal questions such as arlso in ovory day life, was given to tho pupils of tho high sohool. A football game has boon arranged botwoon the Modford and Grants Puss high school teams und Is to bo played on the Grauts Pass grounds Saturday, October 21st. A meotiug of tho Medford High School Literary Society will bo held uoxt Friday. Hazel Euynrt and Geruldluo Theiss hnvo returned from the fnlr. rno plan or aogregatlou at recess is now in force At 10 tho primary grades have thoir Intermission; at 10:15 tho 3d and Ithj at 10:30 grades flvo to olght Inclusive. About tho sumo ordor is followod iu tho after noon, liy this plan only ' pupils of tho same age aud grndo aro ou tho ground at tho snmo time, thus reduc ing tho danger to tho littlo ones nnd the general mischief making, which occurs at rocoss uudor tho old system. The Southern Oregon Political Equally Club met at the Christian churoh Wednesday at 7 :30 p. m. with president In ohair. All officers were present. The meeting was opened by the president, Miss Ora Adklns, with prayer. Those who took part in the program were well prepared and an hour soon passed in instructive and interesting work. "A woman may vote as a stockholder upon a railroad from one end of the oountry to the other. But if she sells her stock and buys a house with the money she has no voice in the laying out of the road before her door, whioh her house is taxed to keep and pay for. Why, in ,' thelr departure. pears they will anchor here perman ently. Wm. Beardsley, of Phoenix, was in Medford Monday. Mr. B. has made, this season, twelve trips from Phoe nix to Morrill, Klamath county, and eaoh trip has taken over a heavy load of fruit aud vegetables, for which be has found a ready market. He will make one more trip this fall. Mr. and Mrs. John Bain, of Ottawa county, Kansas, stopped off in Med ford Tuesday for a day's visit with Wm. Davis and family. They are oousins of Mrs. Davis. Mr. Bain owns 2000 aoros of some of the best land in Kansas and is one of the most suooesaul farmers iu that state. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith, of Mt. Pleasants, Iowa, are in Medford upon a visit to Merchant J. C. Smith and family. These gentlemen are broth ers and if the best efforts of Smith, our good townsman, will avail any thing there will another good family of good SmithB locate in our olty. Rev. Austin, and family, who have been residents of Medford for a num ber of months past, have moved to Grants Pass, where Mr. Austin will have missionary work to perform for the Baptist association. These people have made a great many friends in Jackson county and all will regret OUR. MOTTO: AND Small Profits Monroe Sb Miller Medford, Oregon the name ot good sense, if a reeponsi ble human being may vote upon spe cific Industrial projects, may she not vote upon the industrial regulations Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Ferreli. of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, arrived in Medford last week and will make this plaoe their future home. Mr. Ferreli is the r WINTER IS COMING Try Our Celebrated W Maple Syrup For Your Hot Cakes. CRYSTAL & TALENT, THE BUSY GROCERS, C Street. land" as a very pleasant place in whloh to enjoy themelves for a few weeks. Messrs. S. J. Craver, of Troy, New York, Wm. H. Nichols, of WeBt Sand Lake, New York, Lorenzo Strope, of Wynantskill, New York, were in Med ford a few days this week, looking over the oity and valley with a view to looating. When told that Oregon apple growers could get more money for a fifty pound box of applea in the New York City markets than New York state apple growers could get for a barrel of the same fruit on the same market, they looked like they wanted to say "another Oregon lie," but they were gentlemen enough not to say it. That our growers do as above stated Is an absolute truth and is known fact among growers of apples in Oregon. NEW BUSINESS ISrSECOND HAND STOVES BOUGHT AND SOLD Repairing a "r-"''"? A Weat Bide Stove Shop, Opposite Hart Hotel, A Few Aledlord Items. GAniKKKDHV J.O, MARTIN. Ex-County Commissioner J. B. Rodgors, of Beagle, tnrrlod iu the oity Monday night, trading, Osoar Harris, Jr., a natlvo sou of tho Antlooh section, but tutor of Ida ho, Is paying n brief visit to his old homo and associates. Ed. Holloubeak, a stockman . qf Prospoot, brought twolvo head of fine boovos to our oity Monday, whioh ho readily disposed of to the local butoh-crs. Mrs. O. W. Staooy, Staooy brothers. Frank and Oscar, of Beaglo, wore in tho olty Saturday, Investing in furniture. John Houstou, the sorghum king of the Long Urnnob section, brought to tho olty Friday ono hundred gallons of oholco syrup, consigned to Hutchi son A Lumsdon, of Modford. S. B. Smith, of Red Bluffs, Calif.. who has been paying his uncle, J. O, of the stntof" The olub was dismis sed by Mrs, Buck to meet next Wed' noBdny, Ootober 18th, at the Christian ohurch, 7:30 p, m. We need help from both men aud women. Come. PRESS SUPT. Bring In Your Keyp. Thursday, Oot. 19th, is the dato set for trying Your Key to the Littio Red Box in our window, Don't fail to bring yeurs, it may be worth $20.00 to you. SMITH &, MOLONY, Medford Shoo Parlor. a 't p cy'tA CV'Qa &K T-tTv ey cgeycej 3Vv 1 n J ( J lit ihOrfins ro State. At an examination for admission to Die British Military collego nt Sand hurst many candidates In answer to a question about hydrogen wrote that tho gas was not found In the Orange lllver Colony. This puraled the ex aminer, who told tho story to an army coach. Tho coach, after thinking awhllo, sold: "I ha It I remember Impressing tho foot on a number of my pupils that hydrogen does not oc cur In the free stnto." la Your. Dainpt A subscribor who complained to the publisher that his paper was "damp" received tho reply from the patient and long suffering editor that perhaps it was because there was so much "duo" on it Anoth.v Vl.w. Mr. Mc8plnrge When I go ont with Oris lovely new frock people will think Fve been shopping In Pnrts. Mr. Mc 8plurge Maybe they'll think I've been eracklnc a safe.-Cleveland Leader. newly appointed Baptist missionary for this part of the dlstriot and will havo oharge ot the work of the Bap tist association in this dlstriot out side of Medford. He is a college olassmats of Rev. F. W. Carstens, of this oity. Sam'l Swenning, the forest ranger, oamo in from the head of the south Umpqua Saturday. He says that boars are more numerous in the woods this season than evor before. He killed four on his way out and tells of having met a hunter who bad seen sixteeu bears at ono sight and killod nino of thorn Bvo oubs and four grown ones. . Mr. nnd Mrs. O. Millor nnd Mrs. Bull oud sou, of Orange, Now Jorsoy, are lu Modford, upon a visit to Mr. nud Mrs. R. W. Uray. The ladies above named nro oousins of Mrs. Gray. Thoso peoplo are very much pleased with our oounrty, but all be ing oomfortabiy nud abundantly pro vidod with this world's goods In thoir eastern homes, they think only of our IIOVERAIUO W for men vfhotoil I AMONU THE CHURCHES. M. E. CHUROH. Services will be held In the Metho dist Eplsoopal church Sunday as fol lows: At 11 a. m., the pastor, Rev. Chaa. T. MoPherson, will preach. Subjeot, "The Kingdom of Christ." At 7:30 p. m., Mrs. Round, a work er and leoturer in the W. C. T. U., will speak. Sunday sohool at 10 a. m., D. T. Lawton superintendent. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Miss L. May Phipps president. Prayer meet ing. Thursday at 7:30 p. m. The members and friends of the Methodist Episcopal ohuroh will give their new pastor and wife a reception on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Redden. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. "The Healing Power of Christian Soionce" will be the subjeot of the address at St. Mark's ohuroh (Episco pal), Monday evening, at 7:30 p. m. You are cordially invited to attend. FREDERICK O. WILLIAMS. CHRISTIAN CnUKOH. Rev. A. C. Casbin will preaoh regu larly very Sunday at 11 o'olook m. Sunday sohool at 10 a. m. Every body Is oordially invited to these servioes. Come. Let us worrshlp togother. TALENT OHUR.iH'. , There will be preaching at tho Tal ent Baptist church Sunday morning and evening, Ootober 22d, by the newly elected pastor, Rev. C. II. Fenoll, lato of Mt. Union, Iowa. A cordial invitation is extended. DAPTIST CHURCH. The services at the Baptist church for Sunday, Octobor 22d, aro as fol lows : 10:00a. m., Sunday school, .Wm. Davis, superintendent; 11:00 a. m., proaohing by pastor; subjeot, "God's Fellow Workers;" 0:30 p. m., Young People's service; subject, "Saored Songs that havo Helped;" Mrs. Zelma Goodsell, leader, ; 7:30 p. m,. preach ing by pastor; subjeot, "A Living uog better than a Dead Lion." Come and worship with us. You will be .welcomed. FREDERICK W. CARaTENS, Pastor. Governor Wright Will Rstum. Memphis, Tenn., Oct, 7. It was learned yesterday at the horns of Governor-General Luke B. Wright of the Philippines that he will resign his of- tee en h's arrival here December 1st Diplomat auid PfctloaovtMr. A story is told In Paris of a diplo matist who represented a South Amer ican republic a few years ago. There bad been so many revolutions at home that the financiers there had no time to send blm his salary, but he took this mis fortune philosophically, sold all the furniture of the legation except a bed, a table and some chah-s and occupied one room with bis principal attache, who cooked the meals. Any one who called early on the minister would probably find him cleaning the boots. "What would yon have?" he would soy, wtrring a boot expressively. "My poor country Is in another crisis and has forgotten ns again, but when I go back I ahaai moke a revolution and ap point mysetf president Then we shall have oar inward for all this self de- A Potewtlo Tvosredr. Drwoas are frequently pronounced In America on the ground of Incom patibility of temper. In England we do not go so tar as that, but I have Just heard of a cose where an old family servant wbo married the gar dener separated from her huBband on exceedingly slight grounds. She sold that he would insist on the glasses being turned upside down on the side board and that there should be anti macassars on the dining room chairs. And so, as they could not agree, the unhappy pair separated. London rzi r. a 7 ST 1 w ror acnooi Days The Children Must Be Sup plied with School Books Tablets, Pencils, Pens and Ink and the multitude of other little accessories that the boy or girl must have in order to be most successful at school We have them at Prices as low as you expect HASKLNS' DRUG STORE LEON B. HASKINf, Prop. Medford, Oregon