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Newspaper Page Text, OUR COUNTY . . . Correspondents Jacksonville News. F, M. Wakefield returned from Port nud Tuesday. Mrs. A. E, Reames weut to Grants t'ass Monday eveulng. Miss Rose Buckley, of Applojfute. pent Tuesday in Jacksonville. Hon. Wm. ColvJg has loturned from i business trip to northern points. J. M. Rader, sheriff, returned Sat- jrday from a business trip up into ;.. .Vushlugtou. : A. S. Bliton, of The Mail, and 1; . Ijoder, of Modford, were in Jack louville a short time TaoBday morn ing. II. W. Orth and wife returned from Portlaud Tuesday. Mr. Orth went to Portland for medioal treatment and - returned home quite well. Leon Hanna left Saturday morning for San FranoiBco, after spending biB vacation with his parents, Judge and Mrs Hnaan, of Jacksonville. J. 0. Mitchell, the oattleman, pbbb ed through Jacksonville Wednesday morning on his way to Applegate where he is feeding a large number of oattle. District Attorney A. J3. Reames, Judge Hanna, and 0. L. Reames went to Grants PasB Sunday evening, to at tend oirouitoourt,whioh opened Mon day, January 8th. Mrs. O. It. Reames returned from Berkeley Saturday evening. Mrs. Reames was the guest of her mother- in-law, Mrs. T. G. Reames, while there. Hon T. (Jo moron and his daughter, Mrs. M Taylor, and bis son, Donald have reeturned frvom San Franoiosoo, where they went to spend the holiday season with Mrs. Ella Krause-Laug. '-"t-H"MnIea of incorporation of the Madrono Mining Uo. have been filed with the oounty clerk. Tho principal place of business Is Applegate, Ore gon, and the capital stock 950,000, di vided into shares of a par value of 81 each. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wlmer, of Joeo phlne oounty, visited In Jacksonville Saturday and Sunday. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Reames Miss Mary Wlmer, a daughter, is student at the St. Mary's Academy, of this plaoe. C. W. Ooukllu was taken suddenly 111 at his plaoe of buBluesB Tuesday morning. Modioul aid was summoned immediately and aftor a few hourB the slok man was taken to his homo, Ho was Bulforlug from ptomaine poisfonlug and far a while wus in very critical condition. At the last report he was muh Improved. Table Ruck Utiiut?. by J. c. p. .' Mr. and Mrs, S, K. Adams spont Moudtiy shopping In Central Point and Medford. Horace Veunble and little daughter ob mo ovor from Apploguto and Bpeuta fmv days with relatives hoio luBt week. Mr. Morrison Is arranging his house bo that ho cap move bin family from Modford at uu early date. Prof. V. A. Davis is preparing a class for the eighth grado oxatnin atlou In February., T. H. Pendlotou drove up from Grants Pass lust wook to spoud a tow days with relatives horo. A lottor from Col. C. R. Washbuur laBt post, states that he la gululug gradually and hopuB to bo ou tho rauob before wiutor Is ovor. W. R. Byrum attended the instil 11 u tlou of ofllcora of 1. O. O. F.,at Jack- eonvillu,lnbt woek, then s out a oouplo of days with friouds on Applogate, ro turning TuoBdny. Dr. Plokel has boon called to our neighborhood Bovoral times lately to treat little Wallaoo Uunn, who has been seilously 111. At this writing tho child seems to bo on tho way to rooovery. The peoplo of this section woro greatly surprised when they hoard of the death of Mrs. Jefferson Urlgsby, of Agnto, which occurred last ThurB day morulng. Whllo sho was known to be In oor health few roalized that aho was sorlous. Uosldo hor hue band there is a largo family of oh lid reu to mourn hor loss. East Medford Hems. Mr. nud Mrs. Millard Opdlke visit ed ABhlaud Sunday A. Wines returned from his mlno on Anderson crook Saturday. Mrs. Ralph Allen, oi Central Point", is tho guest of Mrs. Geo. Allou this woek. Taylor Ruroh oud wife, of Great Falls, Mont., are visiting Mrs. Buroh'B parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Buroh. Peter Barnoburg and wlfo, of tho Dead Indian country, aro spending tho week with J. W. Uug and family. John Porter loft Friday for Port land, where ho will visit his brothor, George, and tuko In the sights of tho oity. T. W. Johnson has purchased tho Perry Stewart proporty, noar tho bridge, and will improvo the same for a homo. Mrs. Thou. Niobols and daughtor, Miss Olah, of Kagle Point, aro spend ing a few clays with frlondB and rela tives In this sootlon. 8Pt Mrs. W. S. Jones and daughter.Mlaw Maude, returned Sunday from Blgvs, Calif., wnpre they have been visiting friends for tho past fow weeks. We are glad to note that the noxt worthy moyor of our oity 1b a resident of our sid: Mr. Bradshaw has tho warmest congratulations of his friends. A. B. Kelsey and wife, who have boen residents of our oity for the past few months, loft Sunday for Myrtle creek, where Mr. Kelsey will eugage In the lumber business. The bost wishes of their frionds go with them, Central Point Items. Six new pupils entered the school luut Monday, muking a total enroll meut of 227. Miss Maudo Caloy, who bus been visiting friends at Woodvllle, roturu od homo Monday. A. S. Jacobs, who has been serious ly ill during tho paBt two weeks with pneumonia, is improving slowly. F. A. Hawk and family, accom panied by Mr. Hawk's parents, spent Sunday with Praf. J. C. Barnard and family, at Talent. Miss Nora Boebo. who has been Bpeudlng the holidays at home, re turned to Ashland Sunday, where she will reBume her studios at the Nor mal. Mr. and Mis. John Williams, who have been visiting Mr. William's par ents during the past two woeks, re turned to Grunts Pass Tuesday even- ing. S. L. Ashworth is visiting his unole, Robt. Ashworth, and family. Mr. Ashworth has been employed at the Springfield, Oregon, by the Booth- Kelly Lnmber Company. Goldio, the little daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Owen, who has been visiting hoi aunt, Mrs. NoUle Cuth bert, at Horn brook, returned home Monday evening. Miss Alta Woods, who has boen Bpeudlng tho winter in Glondalo, oamo to Centrul Point to spend the holidays with her parents. She re turned to Glendale Tuesday ovoulng. Morrltt Brown, of Eaglo Point, was In town Monday. Uo reports that tho home talent of that plaoe will play Jip, the HolresB, 1 ' January 13th. Tho proceoed will bo used in Improv ing the school building. The A. O. U. W. and D. of H. wiU hold a joint Installation Saturday evening, January 13th. An invita tion Is oxtondod to the members of the A. O. U. W. and D. of H. and i tholr families to be present. Miss Ada D Its worth, who has just completed a successful term of school on Thompson oreok, spont laBt weoK visiting her friends here. Sho took Sunday's train for Ashland, whore Bhe will attend school at tho NormuL The residence of Miss Mary Moo was broken Into last Suturduy night by au unknown person. Tho would-be burglar was frightened awuy boforo souuring any valuables. No truoo of tho person could be found, except Mb false faoe,whloh was left on the poroh. One of tho most delightful social ovouts of the season was the farowell party given last Friday evonlng in houor of Tom and Fred Yooutn, who loft for Washington. . Tho evening was spout In 80oinl games, after whloh dainty luuohoou was served. W. II. Patriok, a suoaossful farmer of Willow Springs, recently sold his farm; also his house and lot In Con tral Point and 1b preparing to movo with his wlfo and daughter to Ethei, Calif. Mr. Patriok and family have large clrolo of friends In and around Central Point who rogret that they have dooidod to loave here. Mrs. h. Short, of Milwnukeo, Wis consin, who has beon visiting hor brother, Mr. porter, whom sbo had not seen for thirty-three years, took Tuesday mroufng's train for Colifar- in, w hero she will visit auothor broth or and hor two sons boforo roturulng homo. following 1b a report of the Central Point sohool for the mouth eud- tng January 5, 1000: Numbor of days taught, 10. Days attendance, 3048, Dnys nbsontboyH, 124 ; girls, 79; total,203. Tardy boys, 27; girls, 17; total, 44. Numbor ou rolled on regis tor boys, 109; girls, 112; total, '221. Now pupils boy s, 3; girls, 3; total, 0, Averago dally attoudauoo, 192. Por cent of attoudauoo, 04. Numbor of visitors, 21. Number of pupils neith er nbBont nor tardy, 95. Tho enroll ment 1b forty-two more than for tho corresponding mouth last year and tho average dally attoudauoo Is thirty seven greater. A. J. HAN 13 1 , Principal. The Rogue River Baptis Association will hold a Sun day School Convention at Meclford, January 17-19, 1906. Following is the program:1 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17-OI'ENJNG SESSION 1 :W 7:30 M. Praiie service, , Ilev. J. C. Austin Words of Wuk-oine, Wm. Davis, Supt. Medford Baptis, Sunday School Mr. James Edmunds Address.... FIRST DAY, THUliSDAY, JANUAKY 18, 100 Sunt. u. V. 10:10 10:15 10 :W 11:10 .Model Sunday ffehoo) Session, Jumos Edmunds S. K Lesson for Jaiiiinry 1, tuught by Dr. j' in. i ii a, oi -iiu'iioru, wrugou. Temporary Organization Criticism nndi'ietlons upon the 8. H. session and les son as given above. Conducted by James Edmund The Preparation of the Lesson for Teaching .J. Jl. Paddock, Grants Pass Discussion led by E. P. Bennett, Medford Teacher Training and Substitute Work itcv. u. ii. rerreu, itueni Discussion, led by Rev. J. C. Austin, Grunts l'li-is JNTEKMISSION 2:00 P, M. Reports from all Sunday Schools sending delegates. . presented by Itev. J. Ii. Travis, Grunts Pass NOTE: Each school is requested to send as accurate a report in possible, ou the following ilutH : Number and uam-s of teachers and ollleers of the Sunday School; number of conversions and additions to the church from the Sunday School during the past year. Also any Item or Items of Bpoclal Interest. Z;Xt " The Boy Problem, Mr. Harry Stone, Sec'y Y. M. C, A.... ... Portland, Oregon This promises to be one of the most Interesting discus sions. H is u rare privilege to hear such u man as Mr. Stone upon such an linportuut subject. Parents us well as Sunday School touchers and workers will want to hear him. 3:10 " Music In the Sunday School, Rev. J. Austin, Grants. . Pass. Discussion led by II. O. Garnett, Medford 3:30 " Shall we Organlzo a Uaptlst Sunday School Association'.' Ilev. E. N. Baker, Ashland. An open parliament led by Kev. F. W. t:arsteus INTERMISSION 7:30 P. M, Praise and Promise Meeting, ..led by Deacon Arthur Conklln, Grunts Puss Speclul Musle 8:00 " Address.... James Edmunds Offering, announcements, etc. SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 9:00 A. M. Model Sunday School, conducted by James Edmunds Sundav School lesson for January 28th taught by F. H. Klce.of Ashland H:45 " How to Make a Sunday School Grow, Rev. J. B. Travis 10:10 " Discussion, led by A. W. Beebe, Central Point 10:S5 " What Kind of Sunday School Literature Should Bo Used In a Baptist Sunday School Rev. J. Merluy Central Point 10:15 " How to Hold Young People Rev. F. W. Carstens 11:05 Discussion, .... led by Arthur Edgerton, Grants Pass 11:J0 11 What Part Should the Pastor Take in the Sunday School?. ..Kev. J. C. Austin, District Missionary for Rogue River Baptist Association Discussion, led by Deacon J. A. Ward, Medford INTERMISSION 2:00 P. M. Model Sunday School, conducted by James Edmunds Sunday School lesson for February 4th taught by E. M. Monroe, iteilford 3:10 " Why Hove ft Home Department? Prof P. Ritner ABhlund 3:30 " Why Have a Cradle Roll? Mrs. J. D. Travis, Grants Pass 8:50 " Why Observe Decision Day? Rev. F. N. Baker 4:10 " Question Box; answers by James Edmunds and others INTERMISSION 7:30 P. M. Prayer and Praiso Service led by Rev. J, Merley Special Music, Offering, Announcements, Etc. 8:00 " Address James Edmunds Normal Notes. Miss Limrn Allen was a visitor at tno iNornml of Tuesday. Sho la n graduate of tho class of '04. Chun. Loraii, ft gradnnte of '05, vis it ml tho school Tuoaday nud will ro- outur for roviow work Monday M- Mill,., .!. ,..). M inch vacation, has just seouiod n patent for n book holdor, whloh ho has lutoly invented. Some of tho now students who havo out or od sohool this wook aro: Mlssos Ada Dltbworth, Ethel St niton, Dave Cottrell, WIU Cottrol and Mr. Miller. Tho Athlotlo Association hold a mooting yoatorday noon and decided that n gnmo of basket ball should bo played soon between tho Normal nud town tenuis. Tho Y. W. C. A, mooting was well attended Monday vouiug. Tho Jaub- Joot was, "What Y V. hna done for On next Monday evening the bjoot will be, "Collogo OiW's Tom- tatloua nnd How to Overoomo Thorn." Tho Normal opened Monday, Janu ary 8th,after a vacation of two woeks. I The old students are baok, declaring themsolves roady again for study and several now atudents have entered. Tho chapel waa crowded Monday morning with happy faced etudonts of Southern Oregon. President Mulkey spoko of tho work of the sohool at the present time, of Its growth and of the great advanooment shown thia year ovor former years, lie spoke of the future of tho Bohool and of the wide influence it will have when the Pacific coast booomes the commercial center of the world. School Notes. Miss Nqbou, who was 111 Inst week, reported for work Monday. The boys of the high school tire pre paring for a declamatory cuutoet. Wo regrot tho continued illness of MIbb IlnBklua. Mra. Signs la supply-. Ing for her. -Owing to the abseuco of several reg alar teachers the roll of honor will not bo priuted this month. Tho basket ball team (boys) have scheduled a gnmo with Eugene high sohool for January 23d. Tho new black boards for tho over flow class at the church have arrived and are being placed In position. Tho sitxh grade won the banuor for marching this month, being two toutha of one per cent abend of the eighth. Miss Gowlaud was called to her home In Ashland Sunday, owing to tho illnoss of her mothor. Miss Beebe, of Ashland, is taking her work. Monthly roport: total enrollment to date, 003. Pol cent of attendance, I 92. The eighth grado still holds the1 attoudauoo record, IHi por cent. Supplementary readers aro being or dered for the tlrst four grades. As far as possible they will bo Interchange a bio In order that two grades may use tho snmo Bot, Tuoaday ovoulng Mrs. Stoddard ro- ceived n tolegram aunounolng the sorlous lllnosa of her mother, in Liu colu, Nebraska. Sho left at ouoo in tho hopo of i caching her mother's oed Blde before It waa too late. Mr. Ty rell has tomporary ohargo of tho eighth grade Tho regular rhetorical exorcises of the 7th and 3th grades will be givou over to a mock trial January 10th. Tho grades have shown souio iuterest and ability in this lluo and tho exer- oIbob will oloso a BorloB of liko exer cises whloh havo been held. In the opiuiou of tho audleuce Tuesday evening no better entertain ment hits appeared lu Medford than that presented by Ellas Day and Ornnno Truett Day. Mr. Dny paid the peoplo of Mediord n generous com pliment by saying that he had never entertained a more appreciative audleuce. Tho follow inn nun lis were promoted from the fourth grado last week : Les ter Van Dkyo, Dean Morey, Loraiue Lawtou, Lewis Hopkins. Chester Gnu It, Mildred Bliton, Marie Kifert. Vlrglo Carder, Julia King, Mabel Ketr.ur, James Moloney, Kdgnr Owen. Carrie Poole, Lylo Prudln,Kdlth Uob- Inson, tVed Tloe, Maudo lioodo I'Ynuoea York. VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE Da Warn Hot Jtm Ownemt and For Very Good Reaaon, The house lu wtiico Victor Hugo dSed In Paris was tn tho avenue which. boars bis name and close to bis etatua Arsene Houaaayo in Lcs Anaialos says that he never addressed a letter to him In any o&er fashion than lto yictor Kusro, At His Avenue. Tot the house Itself had a modest at pearance. Its chief charms were a beautiful garden, with great troee and a delightful fountain, and the extraor dinary richness of its furniture. ' Tho house did not belong to Vtctox Hugo. It had been built by the Prin cess do lAirignnn. and Hugo finally tried to buy It from the princess. Tc his urmuioment she asked 30,000. The? l:idy smiled. "That Is nothing, con sideling," she ronuirked pleasantly. "Considering what?" demanded the still bewildered poet. "Think, mnstcn. This little house has hwl the Incomparable honor of having boon lived In by Victor Hugo." The master smiled In his turn as he replied, this time without a truce of be wilderment: "Ah, madam, yon boo I am not rich enough to have n house which has been lived In by Victor Hiifla"-T, P.'s Lon don Weekly. SPORTS OF THE BLIND. rtonty at Amusement Fw Tho.c Who Are Uorvft of Slsht. With closed eyes two young men lu tho blind asylum woro playing chess. Tho board tbey played on had the blacK squares raised and the white ones Btinlccn, while the black pieces woro rough and the white ones smooth. "Glvo us this handicap on account of oor blindness," said one of the young men, "and wo will play as quick and accurato a game ai chess as anybody. Qtro us checkers and a checkerboard constructed on tho same plan, and thero, too, our playing will equal yours. I would rather bo blind than deaf," be weut on. "Blindness doesn't rob you of much. Tbo blind aro excel lent an glers. Tliuy play a good game at eu chre or pokor or. bridge. They use cards that havo embossed pips. "Tho blind arc good runners, good gymnasts. In our last sports the hun dred yards were done lu under twelve seconds, and on the horizontal and par allel bars tho giant swing, the cork screw, tho straight arm balance and tho finger balaneo wore executed In n way that oliclted salvos of applause." New York lress. STEPS TO HEAVEN. The Leireiiil of How Moan. stntrwnr Wa. Cat. Mount Oml, on tbo border between western China and Tibet, has the long est staircase In tho world. On top of tho mountain there stands a Buddhist temple, around which gather some oi the holiest traditions of that religion and which Is nmdo a Mecca to tho Chi nese, To facilitate tbo ascent of Its slippery Bides some i000 steps have beon cut tn tbo mountain, forming a single flight, up which tho pilgrim tolls. Because of Its inaccessibility fow Eu ropeans haw ovor visited tho spot, but a numbor of trawlers havo ascended the stairway and aro positive that It Is no legendary myth. Money Saving Sale: In order to make room for our newly arriving SPRING and SUMMER STOCK VI o Commencing Monday, Jan. 8th, and C Continuing for Six Weeks only, making deep cut in our We have no excuse to offer we simply need the romi for our New Stock. "We don't want this "ad" to appear sensational or read like a Fake. We want it to impress sensible people, as a truthful statement of a plain busi ness proposition. This' is neither a Fire, Water and Smoke or Junk Sale all of the Stock Offered is NEW and UP-TO-DATE. The Cut Prices, a few of which are noted below, offer you the best of reasons for buying all the Footwear you can use for some time to ccme. $3.75 Men's Shoes, $3.25 3.50 " " 3.00 . 2.50 " " 2.00 S4.00 Ladies' Shoes S3.50 3.50 " " 3.00 2.50 " " 2.00 $7.00 Logging Shoes $5.50 6.00 " " 4.50 Boy's, Misses' and Children's Dress and Heavy Footwear, all Reduced in Price. SMITH U MOLONY, MEDFORD, OREGON. Sticky? Not if you use "Dyers' Best" Hour. Uot It at E. X. Warner's Pouhlo T-ont Grocery. A COSTLY DROP CIWTA1N. tho The enterprising managu of 9 th nter aajlad upon (he famous Prenct artist, Jean Loato Ernest Metesonleir, on one occasion, soys Sfr. Robert Kempt tn PencO and Patetta, and ak- ed hlni to point a drop aoece tor t certain fh.ftteg and name his own terms. . "t ou nova ann ms. piotuaoo. thenf sssed MflVmnViM. "Oh, ySi" axctalmad' the manager, "but It Is your name I wanti I ntT. draw QFOtvds to my theater." "And bow brae dp faa wish thlf curtain to bef mqulMd the artist "Ah, well, we U1 my 13 by IB roe- terer Matssonler took up a pencil and pro- cooded to make a nawnutrkm. At last he loo&od up and sola with nnocrturb- ahlo ffravlty '1 havo calculated and find that my luetucos are valued at 80,000 franc) per motac Tour ourtatn, tbercfonv will cost you Jnat 2W0-,000 Cranes. But that Is not.aU. It takes me twerv. months to paint tventy-five ccnttma tors of oanvas. K will therefore take me )uet 1D0 years to finish your cup- tain, rod should have oome to nm earlier, monslouc X am too old foi tho undartoklng now. Oood mornlngk'1 LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, OONQUET8 OF S1LEWCC. end Trf Tt aiwiiKJlwa. Washington nem made a speeclx. In the Botrlth of biB f&iuo ho once at tempted It failed and pmi tt up, con fused and abashed. In framing tho constitution of tho Dotted States the labor was almost wftullj performed In commtttoo of tho whote, of which Ocorpo Washington was day after day chairman, and ho nwto bnt two speech es durfria Uio CBUTCBClon, of a ve.vj few words each. Thu eooventlon, how oven, acltnowlei'sed Cw master spirit, anil htetorl.-ins ntilrm that had It not been tvr his petral pop.ilaiity ami tho thirty wards of hs speech, pr nounclRg tt fte hit ttwt ctrald be unit ed ioa. Hia mujWMrm would hav. bcou rejected by the pcopte. Thomas JtCwnii Kerer made . speech. Ila couldn't tt. XapoicoB, ttJi.t mmmIk ability tt iiluicut without a jMimlkjl, said thai his dlctilt7 k& flnrttng men ot deeds; mflirr thra ttt!?. When askotl bow lie mfihraftiett hta utiMeticc over his sujterlow la i intA esperieuc when ?rawS?w ta hi of an army In Italy h. tst, "lr wserve," Tlio greatness of ana ! ot measured by the length of Us speM3 and theii uuiubes. LIQUID LITIGATION. The Trfel tiy IMmI Ual Find. llnm a PnnK In IVrak lrtATfws. find no business for n inodineO. foaa of trial by ordcoi decides all disputes. In place of the U'!,il practitioner the pSoadcr Is a na tive hoy who is assigned to one or the other of the sides am, !s given a bam boo tube In which Id saicd the plead ing of the person or party whom ho re;irccont?. "A'hou all Is reay two stakes aro r.rlvcn luto tho led of a stream, and by aid of a bamboo pole the heads ol tho two boys are submerged at the same time. By grasping the stakes they aro en abled to rvmalu under water for quite awhile after their natural Inclination would brlug tnem to the surface, but at last one of tbem gives In and, re leasing his bold of the stake, ootnes to the air. lie Is Immediately sehwd, and the tube he holds Is east aside. The other lad Is led ashore, bis tube opened, and the decumeut contained therein stands as the decision In tho caso, No Xork HeisaU. . OHM Way 1m HoUm and OU Afr Warn FMlaW. Umo. Concerning tho life of poor peopk during the middle ages a writes saysi "In those bygone days of feudal rale the dwellers In the country were al most invariably serfs, bound to the es tate on which thy were born and un der the absolute rule of the owner, They were possibly better fed than at the present day, far butter, cheese and eggs were plentiful, and the textile sol.' of Italy supplied them with abandantc of fruit and vegetables. The poof man held his plot of ground by the temat of so many days In the year at servUi to his load. . Dot tn sickness or old age his case woe very pitiable, and we have a curious proof of this la a lettfer writ ten In MC5 by the mother oi Ptltppc StruazL at Florence. She is eocaklns of some old people an hor eataj tn the country: .Pleio and Monna ClBtt ore both olive and infirm. I have over nowed-the neid lor nest year, and, as 1 must pat It in order, those two old peo ple, If they do not dlo, must go and beg. Boaven win provide.' Tbte Is no pass ing thought of toe good lady, who was ploae and highly esteemed, a friend of the McdW, but tt Is a firm resolution tn bcrown mind. A tew months later she writes to her sane 'Piano Is still alive, so he must pat up with It and go away and bog. It would be best, ol course, if heaven wUl take him.' Ap parently a merciful Providence had- al ready provided for Manna QtlaJ" MARKS OF LONGEVITY. Plij-wiool Indication. Thmt Vow 91a9 Stadj- Por YoarMlf. Every person carries about with him the physical indications of his longevi ty. A long lived person may be dis tinguished from a short lived pareoi at sight In many Instances a physt clan may look at the band of a patient and tell whether he will live or Usl The primary conditions of loogovttj are that the heart, lungs and dlgostlv. organs as well as the brain should b4 large. If these organs are largo the trunk will be long and the llinbe com paratively short ' The person will ap pear tall m sitting and short In stand ing. The hand wUl have a long and somewhat heavy palm and short fin gers. The brain will be deeply seated, as shown by tho orifice af the ear be ing low. Tho blue hazel or brown ha zel eye, as showing an Intermission oi temperament, is a favorable Indica tion. The nostrils being largo, open and free Indicates large lungs. A pinched and half dosed nostril Indi cates small or weak lungs. These are general points of dtjtmc tion from thoso of short lived tenden cies, but of ooarso subject to the usual Individual exceptions. Still, it is well acknowledged that the characteristics noted are expressions of inherent po tentiality, which have been proved on the basis of abundant statistical evidences-Medical Record. Jannary 15lli, Jolly 1 American Tramp By tbe Author, "A Poor Relation" and "Peace ful Valley," Eto. The Greatest Comedy Melo- Drama of the Age, Nothing like what has oome before. Novel, Redolent of Life, Unique, Powerful, Fascinating and A Real Challenge Production. NOVEI YES NEW YES COSTLY YES BRIGUT YES SPARKLING YES UNIQUE YES GREAT COMPANY and An Incomparable Performance and the Acme oi Completeteness. An EflHort TOaet At an editorial convention one at the country editors offered (he following toast: "To save an editor from starvation take his newspaper and pay him for II promptly. To save him from bank ruptcy advertise In his paper liberally. To save him from despair send him every Item of news of which you can get hold. To save him from profanity write your corrcspoodenoo plainly ou one side of the sheet and send it In as early as possible. To save him from mistakes bury htm. Dead people are the only ones that never make mis takes. Newspaper readers would do well to remember that there avo no per fect people, editors or readers." Wanted Goats to pasture on shares. Plenty of good posture. Ad dress "B", core Mail, Medford, or G. H. Griffin, Merlin, I? UP-TO-DATE Sf NURSERY $ Will have for the Season's 9f Trade of 1906, 80,000 Pear ft Trees in the following var ieties; 25,000 Bartlett 25,000 D. DuComiee 10,000 Beurred'Anjou 10,000 B. Bosc 5,000 Howell 5,000 Winter Nelis Also Apple, Peaoh, Cherry, Apricot and Berry Plants and Monterey Cypress. J. S. BARNETT. Central Point, Oregon. ir HI. Partr Tlo.. "1 didn't know young Snobberly real ly took any interest in politics." "Nonsense! He doesn't" "But I Just heard him talking for the post ten minutes about "party ties.'" "Oh, he means white lawn bows." Philadelphia Press. Awful. Isn't tt awful when a woman keeps fixing her back hair at the theater and then when the performance is over finds that she has left her diamond ring on the dresser at hornet Cleve land Leader. Johnnie1. Choice. Barber How do yon want the little fellow's heir cut Mr. Balder? Johnnie Balder I want mine cut like papa's, : with a bole on top. Yorkshire Post oasivorii.. n tl. ins Kino tea nan iwars Bosjnl Sigutcn of