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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1908)
THE MEDFORO MAIL ; Published mt y Friday A. . BLITON, PaMlsher. MKDFOKU, JANUARY t. 1808. SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR la to. poatnfflM at Medford, ureses as Hcow nM luaii bhhi, Have you broken your good resolution! yet? This Issue of the Mail is the fint of tbe twentieth year ol iti existence and tbe fifteenth tinder its present management. January 1,1193, the pretent publiiber of this paper took tbe management thereof and for these fifteen years be has labored faithfully to up build tbe paper, tbe eity of Med' ford and tbe surrounding country, What measure of success crowned his efforts has been due to a great extent to the loyal tup port of many friends. If be has failed in any : particular, and he realizes that he has failed in some, it has not been from want of effort or earnestness it has been the failure of the head rather than the heart. During these fifteen years - we hare seen and helped Med ford grow from a straggling tit lags to the most prosperous city in Southern Oregon, and we hare seen the surrounding country changod front wheat fields of un certain promise and pasture lands of no promise at all, to orchards that are making their owners in' dependent and the fame of the products of which are heralded throughout the world. We have built up the Mail from a small sheet of insignificant circulation to its present standing in the com' munity. And as we look back over those fifteen years we can not find it in our heart to regret a sin' gle hour of the hard work we put in nor to feel anything but bope for the future. To our old friends, who have stood by us long and well, we are grateful; to our new ones we extend a cordial greeting to this best land o n earth, and to .both we wish a prosperous New Year, and hope that we will prove worthy of tbeir continued friend ship. flstNATIONAIL BANEi k I OF MtOFORD diecuee serious n CAPITAL $ 5 0, 0 0 0. 0 0 RESOURCES OVII ONE-THIRD of a MILLION TWO TEAKS' OROWTS1, Our Savings Ucpartaaeeit Has ever goo Depositors WiPairtlrMHtaUlaliiHt m TIMB MS SAVlNuS DEPOSITS. We caaa wlltSAtEIV Pi akisharrsu FAIR CAREFUL SAFE If yoalntrint your bauiltiji buatnaeitoas we wuf yon tebo SAPB and to FBSL as. W. p.ee. as vice P rsslssa Oris Crawlers. Asst. CaskleM "'"'' Wai. S. Crawall. PrMMMMt. P. K. Dsasl. Vic Praal4st. Congeaamsa Hewley has appointed Walter 8. Joaspbsoa, of Kossburg, oadat at tha Waat Point Mllltay Aoadtmy, with William E. Smltn, of Jefferson, and Irving L. Ragadale, of Bossbnrg , aaj alternatee. - The report ef young Theodere Roots Telt'e presence at the ring' side at a prize fight in New York, ' and of casting roll of bills to an old broken down bruiser may' be true but it is not particularly to his credit. Iu an alleged interview he is made to gay that his father, when jjolics commissioner, never missed a bout that may be true also, but Theodore Roosevelt was not elected president el the United States on that kind of a reputation. Men with red blood in their veins, love a contest of whatever discrip ticl, and we are still that doss to the brute that the sight of blood bnt adds exhlleration to the most of as, bat unless we are' very young or very much hardened we don't boast of oar preeeuce at affairs of that kind after oar excitement has cooled down,' nor give oat news paper interviews on the subject. Christmas Greeting's mm Well, Iti up to me to w.itt joa all Merry ChrliiniM' Yoa Mrttvluly did tne fair thlug by us. Utt, wdlt s eorklog bullosas. I guou people) Ilka to trtul here for ft rtUr thtnf. I know P nnjn ha nter koaw ft rcftliy satisfactory trooer uoill winoTtdio llfxliord, ftiid w got la Um hal.tt of trading ftt Sillier Kwbnk'. It you'ra kid nd yoo ver dectda to work tn ft More, Uk ft tip from mt and irtt ft Job hra They do bntlueti on the lerel ftnd the "LtTe and let live" principle evni-r dey lo the year. The bow told me to (ire hli compliment to eyery one In town. 80 htrv'e hoping to eee yon ell enjojlng food health and good thlnga to ftftt fqr many Cbr in to come. MILLER EVVBANK Besator Fultoa and Representative Cilia have returned borne is order to register for tbe primary elections. Bepatentatlvee Elite and Hauler and Senator Foltoo are favoring George ttiogbsm or taslsm, as the euoosesor nt . U. Bristol as U. S. dlatrlot sttor sej. Mottaera In New Vork era Indignant because a young girl was driven Into hysterias by tort are In an Initiation to a Qieek letter fraternity. They ought to be. Every reputable tra tarnal organization bas long ago die- carded throogh work of Initiatory oarmoolea. W. a Co oar, fonMrly of the Kossburg Piaudealer, baa agala an aged Is tbe newspaper bnslaeas after "swearing off" for several years, having lately In partnership with D. J. OeUrlolle purchased tbe Cottage Grove Mugoatt aad Lane County In another oolumo will be found the announcement by B. M.Collins of hie oandldsey for tbe ofiloe of city reoorder, and the Mall la free to say that It belleveo Mr. CoUlna sbonld be re-eleeted. He bas aerved In that capacity for tbe paat year with satisfaction to tbe majority of tbe people. He Is bonest In his oonvio tlons aocarate and painstaking in tbe clerical work of the offloe, and as an efBotent, worthy offlolal le entitled to re-eleotlon. seob a little more vague aod lade- terminate , that tbe last. Over 12900 of tbe people's moaey has bees ex. peoded la this wsy sad all we have to enow for It are some handsomely gotten up typewritten maaasoripta aad some bine prints. We haven't developed a eonroo for a water supply nor do we know any more about It than we did before. For all expenditure made there la a wing dam at the pumping elation, hot where will that be next sprlag. So we say agala what are yon going to do a boat It in the present etate of municipal affairs' Aad, again, what are yoa going to do about tbe etate ef municipal attain? Are you going to sit aad hold tbe aaok for a longer penoa, or are yon going to meka an attempt to bettor eondlioaa? Than. again, tboer conditions all being as they are, abet Is to be gained by a oeni newspaper even of limited clr eulatioa advertising It la snob state ment aa rare made by the tbtee beaded, doable jointed sheet afore mentioned. There la small eoinfort to "the In terests" In Secretary Taft'a Boston speech in which he declare that toe late panlo was due mainly to diahon eat nuance. The secretary also pre- dlote tbe triumph of aoclaliam if monopoly oanoot be restralntd, In these woida: "If tbe abuse ot mono poly and discrimination cannot be restrained, It the concentration of power made possible by snob abuse oootlnuee and lnoreeeee and It Is made manifest that nnder tbe system of individualism and private property tbe tyranny aad oppression of an oligarchy of wealth oannot be avoided, then soolallsm will triumph and tbe laatitntloa of private poperty will perish." That "tbe way of tbe transgressor Is bard" la no mora forcibly ahowa i In tbe experience of J, N, Cook, the preacher who eloped from Hempstead, Long Island, with Flo rat ta Wballey, a asventeen-year-old girl eight months ago. He was die- oovarad Is San Fraeolaao a tew days ago working aa a paiatex asd pap hanger to support his companion aad r child. Keating arrest they fled in tbe dark and storm. No phy sical pain can equal the mental tor ture that thla man suffers aa be thinks of not only bis own wrstok- user, bat of the blasted future ot the young girl be led away aad of that of the oh lid of their sla. COOLNESS IN DANGER. xesrieneee ef an English Military Official In India. When Lieutenant Henderson captured by the natives of the Gold Coast hinterland they got Into a woady discussion aa to how they would kill him. Tbe victim listened awhile till he was weary of It "Oh, veil, be said, "I can't be bothered with your argument! I'm very sleepy. Let me know when you have made up your minds." And off to sleep he went The unexpected performance saved bis life, ills calm Indifference persuaded Suiuory's men that they bad to do with eoroe one of Immense Importance. Un willing to take on tbeniselrea tbe re sponsibility for his death, they Bent blm unharmed to Samory'a court, lo the Jlmlni country. Once again Lieutenant Henderson saved himself by a like exhibition of courage. He found Snmory o throne, surrounded by 4.000 warriors, yet when motioned to do homage on his hands and knee he did nothing of the sort He almply ant on tbe throne beside Saniory, sbnklug that monarch warmly by tbe hand. Thanks to this, sod to nothing else, he was accepted as the representative of a great sov ereign Instead of a captive doomed to death. He talked to Saniory of the queen, and Samory talked to him. Thus a mission which might bave ended, as so many African missions have ended. in a terrible silence and a suspicion of unspeakable horrors, did, in fact end In a valuable basis of future relations between Great Britain and a Moham medan power. London Scraps. nto the Pulpit, avenue paster who Ukea the eyea, ears end beans eoagresation had occasion iously with his curate on ef that yonog man a "hubrta." "11mm bave been complaints," she iimt severely, "that yen talk too mucn. Mot soaslp. understand-on, no. anssang or taat sort-hot certain pa aaaaVnos have found yon loquacious ea weaned, one mlsht say. At christening, at a weddlug, at a funeral or at say little meeting over which yes assy he caned to preside you talk moch more than Is necessary. That may la time become a serious fault There are certain prescribed worms for inoae ooaaaasns. you know. Now. yea weesd ohly keep yoer discourse oewn to the proper length" The easaoe braced hlinserf for tight. "I eeuM keep myself down." he In ten-speed, "hf I was allowed to talk s Urue some place else. The trouble Is I'm seething with s certain amount of talk that I've got to get rid of. If 1 was allowed to preach a regular ser mon once In awhile that might relieve tne strain, not aa 1 am denied that out let I have to seize sll those other op portunities and deliver little sermons then. The only way to. keep a curato or anybody else from talking too much wnen ne shouldn't talk is to let him talk some when he has s right to talk.' "Dear mer said the pastor mildly. The next Sunday evening the curate occupied the pulpit New York Sun. Oieleeatien. A superintendent In tbe elementary schools of Mew York dry was nuking nas osaaaea rounds smeng tbe teachers of a gists' school. He sa4deuly opened the doer et one cases room and asked tbe teacher In change: "vraat are you doing in nature stodyr he harried out of the room and feeohed out a basket ef bsnes. 'We ass taking on the rertetjrataa." she rsuerked. Tory good, kideed," Bald the saperln- "sViat. and he hurried oat Blessed wua taa evuenoe of Industry sod In terest ta echo! week. Hair an hour later he appeared tn a aelghbotaaf room and, taking a com prehensive glance, remarked, "Wnat hare you done ia nature etudyr" ene, too, from somewhere fetched ont s basket of bones. It seems to. me that I hsvs seen this basket of bones In another room be fore," ventured the superintendent "Sir," she indignantly replied, "these are my own bones r-New York Times. State Treasurer Steel last Saturday filed the new bond required of blm by tbe governor. There ais ; ninety' two- signatures and tbe aggregate amount Is t035,u00, or (36,000 mors than required. The beavieet bonds Is J. P. Kodgers, of the Salem State Bank, K0,000. The bondsmen corns from nearly every county la the state. Jackson county Is repre sented by W. I. Vawter, S35.000, end J. M. Keene, ss,0O0. In ths Uat for Multnomah appears the name of J, F. Keddy, 15,000, Tbe similarity of the name to that ot the mayor of Medford will be remarked. K. U. Smith, "the gentleman from Jose phine," appears In tbe list. Doee that Indicate that tbe whirligig of time has again msds a Republican of tbe versatile Uobf W, O. Hals for merly lolrcult judge, and U. U Ull key, formerly ot Medford, are also In the Uat from Jostpnlne. The Tribune-Southern Oregonian worked Itself all up the other day because ths water In the olty plpee wae muddy. Well, It was mnddy, but what are you going to do about It It's Impossible to keep Bear creek from getting on a rampage ocoaaion ally, and when It Is riled up It's mud dy. It's an admitted taot that the wata aystem of Medtord la utterly Inadequate for the else of the oily, nnd that the water supplied Is unlit for domsstio use. There ie no use awning that point at all. Tbe prac tice of depending upon Weils lor wator for domestic purposes Is one i that will soon have to be discontinu ed. That's another settled fact Hut admitting' all tbeee facta, bow are they to be remedied If those who are ahesen by th people to look alter i suoh things, as often as any money Is voted them, proceed to exiwnd It lo bliing high priced "expert" engln-l sere to make 'surveys end eetlnates" ITTaaVtiilPTi' as A The Shape of the Sky. What la the apparent form of the reK of the skyl There Is probably no one to whose eyee It eeenie s true hemisphere, with the senlth appearing as distant as tbe horlaou. At sea or In a flat country the seeming greater SUtsniis of ths borasoo Is beet shown. FTofsassr J. iL Fernter la discussing taws oetgsst reaches the ooorhisloa Uia She form of the vault In vertical sec tion as that of the segment of a circle one arc of which subtends st the center sn angle of the order of forty degrees. If the seeder wUl draw such s segment be may be surprised by the amount of fattening which is thus sscrtbod to the sky. From this optical lHusiou many ennoos effects srue, such as the seem Ing Increased magnitude of the sun and moon when near the horizon and the apparently oval forma ot bales snd coronas seen st low altitudes, -i . . i. '! i,t T ,, - A Finanolal Episode. A Milwaukee bualneaa man stepped up te the teller's window In one of tbe city batiks duiiag a financial flurry, presented a check and asked for the money it represented. "I oannot give stiu the cash," said the teller, "but I can pay you In dear Ing house certlncates." "1 woued much prefer the currency," answered tbe man. Tbg aertiOcates are Just as good,' said (be teller. "Well," returned the merchant "It that is tbe case I suppose 1 can go boms to my baby snd give st some milk tickets and say, 'Here, little one, tkeee are Just aa good as mllkr " MS A Tale of Two Parrsta, An old maid had a parrot whose fa vorite expression was, -I wish the old woman was dead." This worried her a great deal, and one day when the minister called she spoke to blm about It He said ho had parrot which only said religious things snd that he would bring It over some time and see If It would not break her bird from using Its favorite expression. So one night they were going to hava s meeting In her house, and he gather ed up nis parrot snd took it with him. When 'he went tn he hang bis cage np near wnere tne old maid s was bang ing. The meeting was being opened witn prayer, and all of a sudden b parrot said: "I wish ths old woman was dead." The minister's parrot cooked hothead ana. looking at ths other parrot, In solemn votes said: "We beseech thee to bear us, apod iu.--juagew uomry. The Letter relieved Him. Just as Henry Lsboucbere bad been appointed secretary to ths Brltiea em bassy st Constantinople his chief. Lord Hammond, requested bun to proceed to Cooataoroiopte without delay. But this srsanatwnent did not suit Mr. La boocbere, and a week later bat chief saw him strolling leisurely akna the Btsand. Has latter glared meaactngey upon bam and hurried ou to hie club. A very peremptory letter was ths re sult, but Mr. Lsbeucbere guessed the nature of tbe tnesaage and recognized the writing, so he did not open the en velope, but placed It In tbe tall packet of hie coat Then be set off for s little holiday st Baden-Baden, and when he had been there for a week or so be opened tbe letter. "Now," he remarked to a friend, "you can appreciate my foresight Is placing Hammond's letter In my tail pocket, for I shall write him as follows: 'My lord, I have just read your let ter, which followed me to Bades-Bs- sn.'" This explanation of tha delay was regarded ss wholly eaUsrartory by Lord Hammond, who until be received It bad been disposed to be very wroth with nis dilatory assistant Because He Paid By Check Not long ago, a business man in this community was presented with a bill that be had already paid. He produced the paid check as a voucher in evi dence, and it was thus at once proven that he had paid the bill. Don't you see the importance of paying by check T This Bank cordially invites your account subject to check, and will be pleased to render you the most efficient service, Jackson County Bank, Established 1883. Medford, Orefon Capital. SurpluoandDeposits over $625,000 Words You Write, but Never Say. There are words you never say, bnt often write, says the London Chroni cle. And ths coatraat between French sad English strack this writer when listening to s French "laboring man' who mads s speech In literary French, for the pubUc speaker In France has no duncultles In the matter of words, even though he evince his southern origin m slight differences of pronun elation. The language of the platform and of the press is one, but not, alas. la England. One could maka unite long list of words that are common enough la print but fairly beat the as thanks he Is going to say s n piaOorm. For example. "succsmct" Is s asssmon word tn print but tbe man wae looks to fluent speech would Jraggle st It In fact no one even speaks the word. And, though MrosdmanaeTisn la familiar enough black and waits, baa even Lord Bese bery ventured on its vocal production We don't say these things, ss the lady Rotation ef Crepe. It sums that every force ta nature s trying to compel the farmer to prac tice a rotation of crops. If 001 grown tor aevesal years on tha same put, tbe land will be Infected with sk esser of Ineerss. from the root worm snd louse to tne Insect that earn tbe teasel, Ths farmer who grows wheat year after year on tbe same plat ground has the Hessian fly and ' coxae bug to contend with; cotton pUater and tobacco planter bave each Insects to fight and fungous diseases to overcome because one crop has been grown continuously for a number of years on the same plat If rotation Is practiced these insects snd disease! may be held in check. If rotation not followed no remedy will destro; or overcome them. Southern Cultlvn Dogberry's Poetry. Giving evidence at M.trylebone, young constable said he found a ds ger on a men he had arrested. what I" Mr. Plowdcn asked as the coo stable held the weapon up to view Why call It s digger? It has not the slightest resemblance to one." "Well, faltered the countable, "a sheath knife." Mr. Plowden returned: "Yes. Sow. trv In future to be less picturesque la your dsscrlpUons. You cannot be too mat ter ot fact In tbe witness box. I dare Bay you have leanings toward poetry la your nature, but yoa must stifle them In the witness box." London Standard. ingenleua. 'Now;- said Mrs. Qoodsrt "If von do a little work 'far we, III give you a goou meal after awhile." 'Say. lady," replied Hungry Bawhaa. "you'll git off cheaper If yer gimme de men! now. Work always gives me uerce appetite. ' Exchange. Not Hie Fault The vicar I wae surprised to see ynur nwtuind walk out In the middle or my eermon hurt Sunday. Mrs. Jonea sou must really forgive blm. He's s somnambulist nnd walks In his Bleep. ou know. London Opinion. For wonts are wise men's counters way do but reckon by them but ths; are the money of fools. Hobbca. mm Machinery lor Sale e bave for sale s three stamp itivuua nun, one rocs crnsner, one lo borse power boilr, one 12 horse power engine, one four horse power vuner. one ioi"o norse imwnr n.iiti snd one eight horse power gasoline I eiiKine. Duplex Ux8 holstner engine, I also one-fourth drill air oompressure two list mould orlentee need sixty I days, Medford Iron Works. C oms snd get onr "special prices on Chiunwsre. Allen A Keagan. Net Greedy, But A well known cricket club In Eng land In the neighborhood of Bury was playing its last match of the season on Its own ground. Tbe visitors batted first, and the borne team's one snd only professional, who. was s good sll round man, captured seven wickets for few runs, thereby assuring himself of the bowling prise for the season. Ths batting prise, however, was still sn open question, and during tbe inter val between the innings ths "pro" was busily engaged in helping to roil the pitch. A spectator, observing thla, re marked to one of the home players: Toms working hard today, lai her "Aye." replied tbe other, with a touch of sarcasm. "Tom's not greedy, but he likes a lot He'e got t bowling prize, ne gets paid for his services sn' I ran sea he means to collar t bat tin' prise. I expect he'll be pinchln' f bloomln' pavilion next" London Ex press. Walters Tipping Walters. "Did yon ever see one set of waiters serve a meal to another set?" asked the gray steaded man. "I did. I happened to ne eaang as tne mar end of s i Unrut the other day when these came a shift of men. A dosen of them sat down at nearby tables, and ths others waited am thecs. When they had an ts had ssatng every last waiter tipped tne callow vane had aerved blm. I tkooght at nas tha It was a hint fee to or roar old duffers who hap- to ds nrnnrnsng away there to fottow awdt, bnt I learned tstor ths it sob ajsts hat money bask ta wanes Char ail dp one innsaar. aa a class reward the Inststa- pon tt tapig.--New York Bun. A wetty profsaelniisl man waa chat ting wtua seme women about n Mend of taelss who was noeoriooely henpeck ed. Ksj better halt makes aim walk a red Baa. and woo be unto him sT he davlaaas from It 'He Is a model boabandr exclaimed one woman In the party. nay. not modal, bat modeled." tn- tsrrupted the professional man, "hut whether In elsy or potty deaonsat Bu sts not" Flattery. FVxfascy pleases very renersBv. In ths flsst place, ths flatterer may think what he says to be true, but In tbe second place, vahefnar he thinks so or not, be certainly thinks those wbosa he natters of coaasausncs snouxh to be nattsesd-Jalinson. Long Livjd Icelanders It would be Interesting to know If any part of the world beats lc-elund In tbe average length of life of its Inhabit ants. It is - hown by st::! ::Ics tba: on un averug'. the pee: .e tiint Island live to the i.ge ot ul.s j eaia, which Is very nearly double the mean duration of human life as i: vu. computed s generation ago. Sweden and Norway are regan'.ed ns ver;- healthful conn' tries, but Iceland take the palm In longevity, the mwn finratton of I If In Sweden being S0.O2 years and In Nor way 40.M yvarv. Some of Icetand'a earthquakes are nerve racking: hut, on the whole, the Uvea of most of Its al:np:c aud indus trious Inhabitants slip along with few incidents thut unduly stimulate or de press tbe pulse. Uu:unier and winter the eamo old mall boat from Leli;. steaina into the harbor of Beykjavlk every three weeks, but very rarely brings news that touches Iceland so closely ss to make excitement Iu fact the little udand enjoys many of the ad vantages of civilization and avoida moat of Its UrswUicks. CurUtlnn Advocate. When Wj Wire All Tenors. The primitive u"m'li'in! of liurope were all tp:inra. T':e!r d3?re:ulants o' the present tlae r.r.- barltjues. and fu ture geiiei-aiiona uii) have neiulliass voices. The vole n tendency to 4eeien with age. The tenor of twenty ttet-ou.es the lu.lloue of tueuty-elghl and the buss of thlrf"-lx. The lnf'- !or races hive blither pltehel v ilces tbau the more cullurei. The ce'.-o has a hlirher volee tbnti the wnlte man. Among white races the fair complex lonod man has a higher voice than hi.- larker skinned bioiiier. The fpruier If usually a baritone or a tenor, the lat ter a contralto or bass. It 13 asL-ertcu that tenors are usually of slender mild, whereas losses are stout, but here are too many exceptions to sucn a rule for it to bo reliable. Tbe same remark applies to tjo statement that thoughtful men bare deep toned voices, and vice versa. The tones of a voice arc perceptibly higher before tbau aft er a meal, for which reason tenors art generally careful not to sing too auon after dinner. Feuraou a Weekly. DRIVER ANTS. TH Way Thwt Peroeiout LittU ln set Dvfy tha Frshets. There are certain ants that ahow wonderful iuteJlieui, uiul tUe "driver auta" Dot only bullj touts, but them too. Only these boatn are formed of their own boUIo. Tbey are called "driven" bentuo ot their ferocity. No' Mag c.mi stmiil be fore tbe atta'-kn of tlntw MtrU- crvu tnrea. Large python bavtt Lci-ii l;ML"J by tbem tn a afntrle night, while chlrt eoa, Mzarde and ollwr u.i.jiulu In w cist ern Africa tie? from tbem In terror. To protect tbetnaelvee from the beat tbey erect arvbea, under wblcb uuiuer ooe aruilea of tbem pusa iu s:i.ty. Sometime the arch la made of gmMB and earth and la gummed together by Boiue secretion, and again It la fonutd by the bodies of tbe larger auta, which hold themMvea toother by their atrong nippers while tbe workers pass under them. At certain time of tbe year freshets overflow the country Inhabited by tbe "drivers, and it Is tbeu that theae ants go to sea. Tbe raiu comes suddenly, and tbe walls of their bouses are broken In by tbe flood; but, Ins tend of coming to the surface in scattered hun dreds and belug swept off to destruc tion, out of tfce ruins rises a black ball that rides safely on the water and drifts away. At the tl rut warning of danger the little creatures run together aud form a solid body of ants, the weuker In the center. Often this ball Is larger than a common cricket ball, and iu thla way tbey float about until they lodge against some tree, upon the branches of which they are soon safe and sound. Pearson's Weekly. GOVERNMENT ANIMALS. Waya of Hunting. Deerstalking luuonj tbe Dogrib In dlaus is niauotfeu oy a skillful counter feit ot the animal. Two hunters walk together the man behind with beut body, the one In front carrying stOaVa head. The leys of the men verve very well for the fore and hind legs of the animal. Iu this way th haulers get aluuot In the midst of heed of deer before the creatures are aware of danger. Tbe ostrich is hunted In a similar way by the buahruea of 8outh Africa. led the Eskimos sometimes come to 'lose quarters with seals by dressing the nisei ves In sealskins snd dexterous ly mimicking the style of swimming and "flopping" so characteristic of the In Australia the natives hrlns tbe wauaoy or young Kangsroo within ths raage ef the spear by susneadlnc small bird's skin aod feathers from the sad of a long rod and Imitating tns rura s cry. toaaon strand. Its Bvelutlen. Friend Bow did yoa corns to write Chat -best seller r Ths Modern Utwy west snrst i was struck- by a Insaulil affmaasfl She thought Sawtsaassd ths eplavaua, pkylasd tbe skates, a eilsed the play and advertised I K)VOl-BOk. Ths Beet Pert. did yon give your Che best part of the apnea, aa I told yoa tor essum. I gave him ths seeds. He can plant them aud have a whole or. Wifely Cheer. 1 ha vent a null with any one. said ahe unauecessf ul man. "Oh. yes. you have, dear." said his vlfs eaoouraginfilj, -with Has foal sahv Paralghtad Economy. airs, wipeduntt Jsnklnson. we ought to take one of the first class magazines. It's only ss a year, and tbe children an getting old enough now to nave something good to read. Mr. Wlpcdnna-s Only S4 a rear! inars siL is RT If you benin on mars- sues you'll think you hsve to keep It op. At tbe end ot every year youll waat to hare 'em bouad. There's two volumes m a year. Costs 1 a volume ror osndlng. That makes S8 s rear. In ten years Ifs W0. Then you'll want a bookcase to hold tb twenty volumes. TOun cost shout SB6 because you'll think It ssjajbt to be big enough to hold the twenty more volumes. There's 186 thrown away. Do you think I'm made of money? If you vsVnt to read the magasaes, whafe ths matter with Dor rowing 'em 7 Chicago Tribune. Reduced Rates lor Ihe Holidays. Rates of a fare and a third will be granted by the Southern PaclSo Com pany fot the coming Christmas snd New tears holldaya. Kouod trip to Oregon points "Lines In Oifgon." Tickets will be on tale December 23d, 24th and Sot a fot Christmas and De cember, JOtb, 31st sod Jannaty 1st for New Yours. Keturn limit Jsn- uaty 2, HXS, These are unusna liberal conditions. Xhees tales are for Oregon points only. Further In- ormatloa at Ihe depot, A Great Telescope. A noinber ot persons were talking about telescopes, and each professed to have looked through the "largest In the world." One after another told of ths powerful effect of the resnectlrv uaescopes. At last a quiet man Bald madly: '1 once looked through a tele scope, i don't know that It was tbe largest in the world. I hone It vin't But It brought the moon bo near that ws could ses the man In It ffesticuuir. Ing wildly and crying out: 'Don't shoot' Don't shoot!' Tbe old duller thought It wast big cannon that we were point ing st him." Tbe quiet man subsided and so did sll the rest Gravitation. The law of gravitation Is thos given In Newton's words: -Every particle "of matter In the universe attracts every other particle with s fores whose di rection Is that of the straight line Join ing the two snd whose magnitude Is' proportional directly as ths product of their masses and aversely as' ths qwars or ueir mutual -Ost wood. a puzzle aad get busy El- Branding Them is Provided For by Army Regulations. Whenever you see the letters "D. 6." branded on tbe left fore shoulder of an animal, make up your mind at once that that beast Is or waa st one tune tbe property of our rich old Un cle Sam. Then again If you knew the key to tbe system ot branding utilised by the quartermaster's department, United States army, you would hi s moment be able to tell the organization of the army to which that animal was as signed immediately after purchase by the government ; Branding public anlmala Is not a matter ot choice, but Is provided for by ths army regulations, which direct that- " Public snlmala shall upon tbe day sscesrad be branded with ths letters C. a' on the left fore shoulder.' Horses smlgned to organizattoaa will saw be bssaated on the hoot of one, fase toot one snd one-halt Inches below , ths coronet with the designation of the eompnuy. Branding Irons ot uniform Use and design will be supplied by' the quartermaaeer'e department, let ' ters 'U. 8." to be two Inches in height, ' letters snd numbers of hoof brands on the same line to be three-fourths of an Inch high, the letter to precede the number and blocked so as to pens-, trate the hoof one-sixteenth of ss Inch..' ror ezamnle, the hoof brands on horses assigned to Imml. Ninth cavalry. ' would he CB: to Troon A. Fifth esw. ' airy, would I Alt: to Company A. bat-' tallou of oo-lneers, would be BEA." ' Cincinnati Knonlrcr. 1 Advarwd Arithmetic Kenneth I.; the na:ro of a rood na. " tured Washington Mad who Is dloos ns any of his companion, l ut he young yet anil Inm uot :nlvanced ' very far In the arn.'ew of tha tmhllel schools. The other evening he was vis-' lung s boy friend who has laid his plans for serving In Uncle Barn's army in the future aud contumniaass eradn. ' atlng from West Point some day. The, two were talking about mathematics, when awroung lady sought to test Ken-, neth's knowledge of 'rtthmegc. i ir lemons are 23 centa a down sh i asked him, "how much are cast Iron lamp posts aplec,.?" With a pcrfec:lr serious einr .ion' on his face Kenneth replied: I "I don't know, miss. I haven't got1 that far In 'rithmetic yet." Washing-1 ton Star. 1 Opium From Lettuce. I A sort of oHum is obtained from the l common lettuce. The scientists give It ' a Iotik unme, which no donbt mini ; something very learned and profound,' and declare that they find Important differences between the nntnm lettuce and the opium of the poppy, hot for all practical purposes ths one Is identical with the other. Many a man who bas eaten lettuce knows how sleepy It causes him to become an hoar or bo after dinner, and the older the lettuce the greater the sleepiness, for In mature lettuce the milk tnt i. n-.n developed snd all ths properties of the eplnm sa prasenWondon News. ' JohnSOn la In tn.n Mltk - fli line of eewine machine frnn. .-. 175. All makes sold snd repaired, rents 12 per month. Tr y before ton buy. ol. u wood's Jeweler store.
