33
JJtttil.
Reader, if you VeJU M . Sf
Raise Fruit, Grow Stdrk
OREGON LEADS
la ttt prodostios si siss Pralti
The Rogue River Valley
Mine or Lumber. -.
Or engine In sny a'Ui,!,,,,
Ihta iRiirleaii utttltun ut u 1;i1 ol
aiwohl uullmUud ofu!UQUlea
THE MEDFORD MAIL
Usdf OREGON and M Milord,
1U mtropolii And trtd MnMr.
U twit rtprcMowd bjr
'THE MIDrORD MAIL
Send it 10 yovb sajthm ruiHM
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY; OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. I906
NO. 51
ft WILL TELL UfLL ABl'OTlit ! WHIM y
A KWA A AiAAAArtl A . .0 !fUL All'll '
fW WAV, Vf' -il
HWAT up under u arctic clrelo
is Santa L'laua Land, H in
' the land of Ice and snow, of
sleds and reindeer, of queer
little huts tu which live queer little
people, the Eskimo. There can be no
doubt thatthia Is Santa Claua Land,
because the o74 saint who conies down
to the warmer frmd more lovely lands
of all the world 'ery Christmas eve
and leaves many tctfts for the children
Is himself dressrxJ In heavy ski us and
furs, just as thei Eskimos dress, and
be rides in an arctic sled draw by
swift little refndepV.-
Santa Clous ir-d n very unlike oura.
It has no pretti gardens In summer nor
any green Velds or forests. On the
contrary, Is always bleak and bar
ren. The winters are very long and
very c&id. In the northernmost parts
the fcnn Is seldom soi'n In winter, the
T'.islit being nearly six mouths long.
The people dwell In huts built of Ice
and snow during the winter and In
tents made of the dried skins of seals
and reindeer during the summer. The
reindeer supplies them with their only
means of "rapid transit" during the
long arctic nipht when the Rledge dogs
grow sullen and drowsy. It travels In
the darkness as well as In daylight
and gives rich milk, which may be
made Into butter or cheese. When
slaughtered the reindeer's meat Is eat
en, and bis hide Is made Into clothing
for the Eskimos or stretched over poles
and dried for use in making tents.
All the people of Santa Claus Land
men, women and children are clothed
In reindeer skins or sealskins. In
summer they wear one suit and In win
ter two traits. All wear big hoods, call
ed parkas, of fur, and In these hoods
the mothers sometimes carry their ba
bies. In certain parts of the frozen
regions the babies are carried on their
mothers' backs, next to the skin, for
warmth, while elsewhere It Is the cus
tom to carry the Infant about In one
of tiie big deerskin or sealskin boots of
the mother.
Reindeer, euro footed and fleet, are
the motive power for freight and pas
senger trains In the'gijpat white north.
They can travel from 60 to 100 miles a
day, drawing Inden sleds. In. Alaska,
which Is Uncle Sam's section of Santa
Claus Land, there is a reindeer mall and
r
e&prtftu bij. which travel nluetv-Cvs
miles a dajV an through the winter.
The relneer Wftfl introduced Into
Alaska only ehout a dozen years ago
by the Rev. Ar. Sheldon Jackson, who,
under tho authority of the United
States governuVnt, brought a small
herd from northern Siberia. Since then
Dr. Jackson hns Vrought thousands or
reindeer Into Altva, and they have
multiplied rapidly. I
They are now veifv generally employ
ed in carrying the tinU, In the trans
portation of supplies aud In carrying
pasaeusers between W various miu-
lug towns and
klmos also nnd,'"1'"- iu" 7UT'
. them very vuluablo as
bn inr&'' Chrl.tm tr has
Eeklmos whar1 am0D om ot the
S taught S tt ctelstlan uo
! V-Lsslonarles. This makes,
lives there, of
for Santa Claus, who
a most uifncul0""?' but ""y
, or little bush Is carried
Ues on a reindeer sled
livv s. '"JM- t
i 1 u3
clAusi
)
4
43
v
to reach tho hut. or igloo, of an Eskimo
family.
Eskimo children, however, are by no
means lacking In merriment They
have their games, quite different from
ours, yet played with Just as much
seat One of their favorite games Is
football, though they play it in a man
ner quite different from the American
college method. The children get a
big old glove or boot, stuff It with
waste fur or bits of skin, sew up the
opening and kick and cuff the crude
ball about over the frozen snow In
groat glee. Eskimo children also In
dulge In coasting. They use no little
sleds, however, but simply slide down
the steep snow banks on their kneen.
which are well protected by the thick
deerskin breeches worn by all. Some
times they tumble over and go down
headforemost, but there is seldom any
Injury to their little bodies, owi:ig tj
the remarkable thickness and so!i:u.s3
of their garments.
Sometimes ths Eskimo men step out
side the but Into an atmosphere many
degrees below zero and enjoy a wres
tling match, which keeps them warm
enough, nj doubt. Inside the hut the
men and women squat aronud the fire,
telling tales handed down from ancleul
rimes or sinning quaint songs of folk
lose. The Eskimo children, except at one
or two points In Alaska, go to no
school. But from their infancy they
are schooled In the various items Of
dally labor which it Is necessary for all
of them tn know. They learn bow to
gather and dry moss, to catch the scant
driftwood that comes their way nnd tc
extract blubber. These three things
are their only fuel. The loys learn
how to fish and hunt and nie girls. In
a crude way, how to cook. One of the
chief duties of the women is to tend
the soapstone lamps, which both hhi
end heat the huts In which the Eski
mos live. These must oe well fed with
hunks of blubber. The little girls
lenrn lamp tending when they are
scarcely old enough to toddle.
Later they become proficient In the
curing of walrus meats and the dry In
of fish. Theglrl also learn how to
prepare the feathered skins of certain
birds for fashioning Into soft and com
fortable nnderclntliing.
l
K p .3e"f f
THE PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Treats of Canal,
Naval, Personnel and Pub
lic Domain in Messages.
Washington, Dec. 18. President
Roosevelt sent three messages to
Congress yesterday, one on the Pana
ma canal, one on public lands and tht
third one on the navy personnel. Thi
Panama canal message, a volumlnu.i
document, contains the story of wUm
the President saw during his vllt tv.
the canal belt. It contains unno. :
ment of the plan to let out moji
the work by contract. The Fr-.
dent calls the present comi:.lJ3i'j : a
clumsy executive Instrument .. ;
says there should be but cue c; ...
missioner in chaise.
The public laudaf lessage att: o
utes land frauds directly to defer...
laws. The President urges tho re
peal of the timber and stone act, r.nd
the homestead act, amendment of tli
desert land act and the homestou i
act, large appropriations for protec
tion of forest reserves, and the fenc
ing of public ranges to end the feuds
of cattlemen, sheepmen and settlers.
The naval personnel message asks
for legislation providing promotions
to enable officers of the line to reach
the grades of captain and rear-ad
mlral at less advanced ages. The
establishment of the grade of vice
admiral is suggested.
Message on Canal.
Washington, Dec. 18. The Presi
dent's Panama Canal message relates
what the President saw In Panama
and discusses sanitation and engi
neering problems. It Is In brief as
follows:
To the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives: In the month of No
vember I visited the Isthmus of Pan
ama, going over the canal zone with
considerable care; and also visited
the cities of Panama and Colon,
which are not In the zone or under
the United States flag, but as to
which ths United States Government,
thro Us agents, exercises control for
certain sanitary purposes.
An inspection on the ground at ttte
height of the rainy season served to
convince me of the wisdom of Con
gress tn refusing to adopt either e
high-level or a sea-level canal. There
seems to be a universal agreement
among all people competent to Judge
that the Panama route, the one actu
ally chosen, Is much superior to both
the Nicaragua and Darien routes.
Just at present the health showing
on the Isthmus Is remarkably good
so much better than in most sections
of the United States that I do not
believe that It can possibly continue
at quite Its present average.
There seemed to me to be too
many saloons In the Zone: but the
new high lclense law, which goes In
to effect on January 1 next will
probably close four-fifths of them
Resolute and successful efforts are
being made to minimize and control
the sale of liquor.
After most careful consideration
we have decided to let out most of
the work by contract, if we can come
to satisfactory terms with the con
tractors. The whole work Is of i
kind suited to the peculiar genius of
our people; and our people have de
veloped the type of contractor best
fitted to grapple with It. It is of
course much better to do the work
in large part by contract than to do
It all by the Government, provided
It Is possible on the one hand to se
cure to the contractor a sufficient
remuneration to make it worth while
for responsible contractors ot the
best kind to undertake the work
and provided on the other hand it
can be done on terms which will not
give an excessive profit to the con
tractor at the expense of the Gov
ernment. After much consideration
tho plan already promulgated by the
Secretary of War was adopted. This
plan in Its essential features was
drafted, ofrnr cpref'i! tboro study
and consideration by the Chief Engl
Beer, Mr. Stevens.
If we cannot enme to an agreement
wMi o?itrL.c:o:j tj Corernment will
do the work Itself.
Meanwhile the work on the Isth
TP"t . profv"(lrr steadily and with
out any letup.
A f cvcn-i.nr.riod commission Is oi
course a clumsy executive Instru
ment We should have but one com
mfwilnnor, with such beads of depart
uiu iits uud oritur uJicors under him
a wn r ay :Tn .;'cessary. We
should be expressly permitted to em
ploy the beta engineers In the coun
try as consulting engineers
Those best Informed believe thai
tb work will be completed In Bboul
eiulu ciiia, hut u i never safe tr
prophesy .ak au.:. work as this
specially in the tropics.
lpfio owl" nt wood to giveaway
-for tbe outting. Inquire at this
olllce.
CLUB MEETING
Members of tho Commercial
Club Meet to Discuss Cra
ter Lake Railroad Affairs.
Tbere wu luge attendance at
toe Commercial Club meeting, held
Wednesday erenlng. Tbe matter of
deilelng ways and means (or the com
pletion of the Medford & Crater Lake
railroad to a point where Its oonstruo
tlon would be of some valuo to Med
ford, waa taken up and dlsousaed at
length by aeveial of those present.
J. D. Heard, as representative of east
ern capitalists, presented a proposi
tion wherein his company proposes to
boy tbe 835,001) mortgage against tbe
road, pay off tbe floating Indebted
ness, and extend tbe line Into tbe
timber belt or to a distance of 25
miles from Medford.
Before the company will enter into
an agreement to do this they must
have surrendered to them all the out
standing stook of tbe old oompany.
Of this stook Medford people hold
21,000 shares, wbioh waa paid for at
par Talue of 81 per share ; tbe holders
of the mortgage bare 251,000 aharea
for whlob nothing waa paid; other
blocks of stock from 20,000 shares to
80,000 shares are held by two or three
other Medfoid people, and for which
nothing was paid, exoept as to Mr. A.
A. Davis, wbo baa put Into the rail
road over 120,000 of bis Indlridval
money, x'be oompany proposed to
pay Mr. Davis the amonnt of money
he baa actually expended, and tbey
will th.o demand a surrender of all
stock held by him and also all the
other block stook wbioh baa been Is
sued, and for which nothing baa been
paid.
Now tbla Is what they want the
actual subscribers to do ; plaoe their
shares of stook In the bands of a
committee to be turned over to tbe
company without oost to them when
tney shall bare oompleted and hare
tn operation the 25 miles of road. A
committee ot three waa appointed to
secure, if possible tbla stook. This
committee la composed of F. W.
Uollia, J.K Enyart and H.O. Nichol-
Christinas at M. E. Courch.
The following program has been pre'
pared for Christmas eve at the M. &
ohuroh :
Song, Sohool
Ucriptme
Prayer
Song, "Christmas Caiois,1 Sohool
Address of Weloome, S. S. Supt.
Uecitatiun. "A Weloome True."
Paul Russel
Recitation. "A Christmas Wish."
Effle Sage
Song. 'Mesus Wants Me for a Sun
beam," uirls
Recitation. "Chistmaa Danoers."
Itoyd Kelztu
Keoitation, "Mistletoe and Holly."
Hazel Hawk, Jonlta Crawford,
Eva Osbozne
Solo, Nolo Llndlev
Recitation, "The Christrass Tree,
Howard Wines, Rolland Hub
bard. Albert tialcomb
Song, "Christmas Lullaby," Girls
Reoitatlon, Master Hawk
Recitation, "Christmas Bells,"
Virginia Carder
Exercise, "C bilstmas Ulfts,"
Nine Hoys
Recitation. Mary Orr
Song,"iiolly Old Santa Claus," Roys
Exercise, "Christmas Reus, "Ten Uirls
Recitation. "The First Christmas.'
Bernloe Card.r
Song, School
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, It has pleased the Lord
our Father, to take from us our
worthy brother, Archie Ray; and
Whereas, Talisman Lodge; No. 31,
has lost from among its membaie a
moBt devoted and worthy kulght;
now therefore be It
Resolved, tbat this lodge extend
their heartfelt sympathy to bis sor
rowing family in this great loss; and,
while we shall no longer have the'priv
liege of welcoming bim aa a knight
here below, we shall ever cherish qIb
memory for his Pythian faithfulness
and his manly character. Now, there
fore, be t
Rcioolved, That our cas'.le hall be
draped for thirty dxys,
W. W. Eilett,
J. II. Butler,
F. M. WlUon,
Committee.
AMONU THK CrlUKCHES.
M. E, CIR'HCIl
"The Mightiest Transforming Agent
lu the Spiritual World" will be Rev.
Router's subject at tbe MethodistKpts-
copol church next Sabbatn morning.
At night a Christmas sermon will be
pieaofaed. All are Invited.
PREHBYTKRIAN CHURCH
Dec. 2H, preeohing in the morn
ing at 11 o'olock and in the evening
7:30 o'clock. "Christmas" will be
tbo ibeme.
Christmas exercises on Christmas
eve at tbe Presbyterian cburoh, com
mencing at 7:30 o'clock. AU come.
W. F. Shields, Pastor.
BAPTISMAL SERVI
CES AT GHURGH
The Meeting Was of Special
Interest. A Number Taken
Into Membership.
The regular Sunday morning ser
vice at the Presbyterian ohuroh Deo.
10th, waa of speoial Interest because
of tbe baptism and reception Into the
membership of the church, of a class
aomposea oi the following young
ladles all members of Mis. E. N.
Warner's Sunday sohool class: Ethel
Irene Cox, Hazel Eden Cox, Ruth
Marie Lumsden, Ethel Marguerite
Eifert, May Stevenson, Vera Loraine
Hilton, Zela White and Gertrude Fay.
In a simple and direct manner Rev.
W. F. Shields explanned to the class
tbe slgnltlgance of baptism as ad
ministered by tbe vast majority of
Christian churches, his view being
that It la symbolic of a life of pnrity
and la ettioient only as It la the visi
bly sign of the Inner life. He toooh
ed upon the opportunities for service
offered by the pburcb and held that
the ohuroh demanded tbe highest
Ideala of manhood and womanhood of
wbioh the individual Is capable.
There la no higher life than tbla.
Speaking of tbe prevalence of doubt
In all olasses of society, be said Usu
ally tbe claim of "being too brrad
minded for the chuich," signified an
unwillingness to assume the duties
and responsibilities of ohnrch mem
bership. He nrgered the need of
prayer, the atudy of tbe word and
faith tn Jnsea Christ
After the reception of members tbe
oelebratlon of the Loid's Supper"
was observed. The oholr under the
leaderablp of W. H. Gore rendered
suitable musio.
Deatk oi Pliny R. Striate.
Pliny R. Strange, buslnsss mana
ger of the Medford Tribune, and son
ot Rev. F. Q. Strange, formerly pastor
of the P.esbyterlan ohuroh at Ash
land, died at his reeidenoe in Med
ford, Dec. 18th, 1900, aged 33 years,
9 months, and 21 days. He had been
confined to bia home for several weeks
with typhoid fever and when oompli
catlona set In be waa unable to throw
otf disease. He leaves a wife and two
small ohildren, his father, brother and
other relatives.
Mr. Strange possessed the sterling
virtues of Industry and Integrity,
and was highly esteemed aa a busi
ness man and friend. He was a mem
ber of tbe I. O. O. F. Lodge in Ash
land and the Redmen's Lodge in
Jacksonville. Funeral aervloe were
oonducted from the Presbyterian
church in Ashland Wednesday.
25 acres, two miles from Medfora
mostly in bearing fruit, M500.
Bee I
W. I. Vork.
Christmas Dinner Invitation
MENU
On behalf ol the Nash Hotel Management, R. A. Milner,
Stewsrt, cordially invitea "Ye Goode" People, Medford and
SnUtlv rii Oregon, to attend a Festive Chrietmas Dinner.
New Kngland home style. Twelve courier. Served five
till eight o'olock.
Olympia Oysters
Horseradish
Cream of Terrapin a la Baltimore
Consomme a l'loipertale
Valtcd Almouds Celery Saviar a l'Astrnchan
Broiled Royal Chinoik Salmon, Reirrre Creverre
Filer de Sole a la Normaride
Spiced Walnuts Oliver Sweet Pickles
Boiled Beef Tongue with Spinach
Braised Chicken a la Diplomate
Lobster en Caisses c'Newburg
Sweetbreads, c'Monglas
Lamb Curlers l'Jardiniere
Corn on Cob Asparagus Green Peas
RoaH Filet de Boeuf au Juti
Stuffed Turkey with Chestnuts, Cranberry Sauce
' Suckling I'ig, Apple Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Browned Sweet Potatoes
Bailed New Potatoes
KRIS KRINOLE PUNCH
Hoast Mallard Duclf, Hod Currant Jelly
J ulii nne Potatoes Lettuce Salad
liroasl dl Squab Freme d'Angoles
Mum) Shrimp Sal:id Mayonnaise
Christmas Tlum Pudding, llard and Brandy Sauce
Pumpkin Pie Hot Mince Pie
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Maccdoine of Fruit a 1 Chantilly
Marble Cuke Strawberries Chocolate Creams
Fruits in Season Dates Smyrna Figs
Layer Raisins Mixed Nuts
KJiim American Swiss Cheese
Water Wafers Coffee
Mash Hotel Brot anil Pry Champagnes, Private
Stock, Vintagj of 1880. ' .
Havana and Key West Cigars " ' ' '
THINGS TOLD
ON THE STREET
Opinions, wise and Other
wise, Expressed by Lead
ing Citizens of Medford.
Basil Oregory: " No more Willam
ette Valley for me. i waa at Eugene
just an even month and it rained aU
tbe time. Mudt Say, you have no
idea what It is like there. Southern
Oregon Is dusty In oomparlaon. OB,
Eugene is a good town, all right but
I couldn't stand their weather. Busi
ness is seemingly pretty good tbere
but 1 fanoy It is better in Medford.
I have no idea what 1 will do her.
I'll not do anything until tbe first ot
the year."
J. L. Deinmer: "Should I decide
to remain on the City Council board
tor the rest of my term (Mr Demmer
la a bold-over councilman) I will
favor the improvement of Seventh
street, from tbe Bear Creek brldg to
the Presbyterian church. I nave not
decided In my own mind just how
it should be Improved exoept that
I am satis tied that nothing abort of
good j vement will ever be satisfac
tory , My Idea would be to get all
tbe property owners along this streetto
getherand let them decide as the kind
of pavement which shall be put In.
Aa 1 aald before I shall favor, andio
slst to the extent of one vote, at least,
on paving that much of Seventh at rest
which 1 have Indicated before another
winter."
Butte Falls Items.
By N. U. O.
Mr. Q. T. Rluhard baa just re-
turned from a trip to Medford.
Lizzie, the youngest daughter, ot
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Lewis, la Improv
ing from a severe spell of.aioknesa.
Benj. Fredenberg waa to town ono
day tbla week delivering quarter) ot
very fine beef.
Saturday morning when Butte Falla
people awoke to the duttee ot tbe day
It was tound that a leak had sprung!
In tbe dam and the pond and flume)
were nearly dry.
While this Is being written tho
committee, Mrs. Merley and Mrs. Rich
ard, are aeleotlng presents, tor the
ohldreo,a Christmas tree. '
Mr. J. I. Patton'a ohildren era sick
with colds. It la hoped that they will
get well soon, so that the family can
move Into Butte Falls before Cor ist
mas. Benj. Fredenberg Is also con
templating moving in as soon aa hla
childen, whiob have been slok for
some time, are able to be moved. We
hope this wiU be soon.
Aljalfa and grain hay. Monroe ft
I Miller
Leeal blanks atTiiB Mail o'Ece.
(the
1