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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1908)
1 it I; THE LltVyEKSLH CLUB. Brother Gardner talks on Hon ' esty and-Truthfulness." " ANANIAS NOT BIGGEST LIAR. Ivrs Against 1 Him" Uncalled For. Wasn't Any Greater Liar Than Hun drade Who Hadn't Baen Faund Out, 1 aye Oardnar. ' , Copyrtsht, 1M, by C. B. ButcllfTe.) ''"Bate' da opeuln' of de uieetln' dla renin','' said Brother Gardner of tne Limekiln clnb as he Stood up In bis place, "Brother Comeback Smith come to me and aula be trm dleapp'lnted In QlvaaxSam Jones. He had lent Hrudder Jonas a dollar and waa to have It back til three days, but hadn't got It yet Brndder Smith am a man fifty years old, but It am evident dat he don t know much about human oatur. "I am now ober sixty years old, and I gta up lookln' fur aa honest man tWty years ago. i- "At about dat time I gin up lookln' tor a truthful man. "Reckon It was In dat same week I gin up lookiif fur de man who'd yap Dla debts onless omeeged to. "I tell yon, my frens, dat most of our nobbles come from not underatandln' "I WAS HID Of BEHIND A OVtUUXT BUBH AS HK WKKT." human natur better dan we do. We don't look at men aa dey are. but as what dey otter be. We dun 'spect deo to lib by do Ten Comiuunduieuta when wo ourselves am not liblu' up to llvo of 'em. "Dar am no particular reason why dc whole world shouldn't be honest, but It has happened fur do lust 2,000 years dat It has been llblu' de 'odder way, and It am 'spectln' too much to 'spect a change. We am all boueut up to a sartln p'lut. and den we. begin to full down. We seeuilngly can't git It outer our heads dat it am ft sort o' duty to beat do odder man. ' "I don't reckon dar was ebcr a time In dls world when everybody spoke du truth. If dar was we haven't any rec ord of it, and if we bad a record I should think de man who made It was a llur hlsself. I don't know dut Adam lied tp Eve or Ere to Adam, but de lyln' business begun soon arter dor -ya Z0' w ftT foP1 9 e'rth. I huln't trylu' to explain why folks He. 'Peers to me dat truth would answer better, and yet I know dut If a man should start out In dla day and age to apeak- nuthln' but de truth he'd have his head knocked oft befo' noon of de fust day. "Pact la, we don't want de troth, de whole truth and nuthln' but de troth. Wa want da truth sud lyln' mixed abort half and half. "Almost euery day yon read alius agin Ananias bekaas be waa a liar. I Bab bar could aes no jetties In It He wsan't any bigger liar dan hundreds who hadn't been found out and If be had been he was up to date 'miff to aes dat lyln' was gwtne to become pop alar fur all Urns to come, "I sorter like to bar a liar coma to ma. If be lies, dat gins ma a chance to lay beck and establish a sort o' bond between na. I've nsbbsr bad ds chance to tell yet but It seams to me dat I wouldn't like a pussoo who stuck right by de truth. Brother Jones Borrowed Money "Brudder Jones has corns to me and borrowed money and promised to pay It back by a sartln time. Hjjjjejj It not bekase he" am nbTaT ltafandf em too honest to beat me, but hs knows .what would happen If he failed. I should walk ober to hla cabin, and, old as I am, 1 should purceod to make his heart echo. "When I come In contact wld a man 1 look npon him as a man. 1 dont look fur no wings sproutln from hla boulders. Ho was born Into a lyln', dishonest world to hold hla own. Ws all expect he realizes dat If he don't den de wuaa fur him. "Women am gwlne to be hypocrites and liars and deceivers Jest as long as dls old world stands. Dey'a got to hold delr own agin men. Dar hain't one man In firry dat am real honest and sincere when be speaks to a worn, an, and don't yon forget dat she knows it "Grocers come to me and tell me dat Ptrklea Smith or Waydown Be bee has llel lo 'em to git credit and dey want my Influence to help collect de bills. Yes, de bruddera Hod, but what did de grocer dot He lied jnst aa bard and tucked on de price besides. It was simply liar agin liar, "A few days ago t hired Samuel Shin to work In my garden. Us am last as honest as anybody, but I reck oned hs would eteal at least two ex my summer squashes when hs want boms at night I waa nt.Hn' behind a currant bush viva ' ,nd he had a aquosri tinkr :,cl' , i. id 1 git up and whoop aud lit . i' -J v.' oit 'lt de wlckodneea of de worlnl No nr.v. I knuwed human natur ana took II ' a matter of co'se. Wasn't de lu.isl 'il 'i' iitrd nor mad about c. "It ass only three nights ago dat Tender Walpole come rannln' ober to my cabin to tell me dat his wife had baen took wld crempa ant trust have half n loltsr's wnh cf b.-It -a" hir Ue. I didn't fall Witt.- 1.4 ou i.e Sooh. I didn't . XaU ,crnjrjaja Neither did I gin de elder de Jiiur ow lar. I knowml blm fur a liar. 1 wus 'spectln' soma such job, and I had de vinegar and de kyuim poptM'r In de sniio bottle and wultlu' fur him. I In sisted dnt bo take a hit? rioso himself, and Mrs. Walpole was around as ttsuul nest mntvnln'. I bnlu't said onttalti' to de uldur, and I hulu't gwlne to. , It was n port it' duty fur lilui to lient uv outer u half If b cyulti, aud It was my tiury lo jo'ucl ui.v.-i. (, '"Man coiiu to me lint wuoU und wimtu.1 to sell me a mewl. Wuh It dat mau's duty, to p'lut o-tt de rluifbiuiw end spavins ou dot tiuunul tint! to tell me furder dat he was bllud lu viie eye and aa deaf as a post Coui-sm not., it wns. iny duty tu.ee fur jiuyaelf, aud when I had sawn I offered to trarir him a watch In whli'h slxbtm viieels was inlssln'. - We lied to each od:!er. and we parted de best of friends. "De chickens waa layln' mWlity tine last month, and one day I tiiotc three dozen eggs down to de grocery und bought soap and tea. De grocer charged me too much, and I not only slipped a count of de eggs back In my pocket, but three herrings besides, lie was a cheat and I had to be a cheat to match blm. "Size de World Up Right" "I hear folks tollln' what a bad world dls am to llvo In and dat a good man glta no show. You Jest size do world up right and you'll slip along same as odder folks, and as fur do good man be'd bettor rub some of It off. Too much goodness Is like puttln' a woolen blanket-on a boss In a July day. It'a hot fur de blanket and uncomfortable fur de hoes. "I hain't savin' a word agin truth and honesty and gtneral Integrity. As long aa de world seemed to have any ubb fur 'em dey waa handy things to have around do bouse. What I say Is dat you can't be a heap different from anybody else and make It pay or nave any fun out o' It If yon do business wld a man you have got to do It aa odder folks do. "I hain't sayln' dat If s fur de best dat men lie and cheat and deceive end stand ready to do each odder up, and neither will I deny dat It adda seat to life and sharpens-up a man's wits. I reckon I rather injoy it when Ebulu tlon Brown comes ober to my cabin fur an boar's visit and tries to take do doab mat wld him when he goes. If he waa a good man be would be a bore. Aa It am, I'm wonderln' when he will succeed In gtttln de mat "Jest look upon men aa men. "If you hain't lookln' fur truth and you git a dose of It de surprise will be pleasaut . "Don't expect de big end of de trade. Dat'a what de odder feller is also look In' fur. , "Be reasonably honest and bo rea sonably truthful, but don't go to hrag Bin' alaiut It or yon'U bo thought a thief aud a liar. "If you wunt to pass your lust days In de poreliousc, use men as dey ought to use you. If you want bacon and taters fur breakfast use men Jest as. dey umo you wld a leetle extra exer tion throwed In fur good measure." M. QUAD. He 8ldesteps. Husband Yes, dear, of course we must economize. . Wife Well, then, I've concluded that I might do the cooking myself. Husband (hastily) Oh, no, lt'a cheap er to keep a servant In the house than g doctor. Woman's Home Companion. Speed. "It takes you a long time to pass a given point" said the minute hand en passant, "1 nuty be slow," answered tbo boor hand, "but It takes you all of alxty slx minutes to catch up with me." Chicago Tribune. The Werkman'a Error. At too Zoo Good gracious! How heavy my harrow Is today. Von VI rant r A Wlah. A enowflahe that atarted from who knows where Came lilting and fluttering down And rested at last In PhylUda'a hair- Phylllda'e hair of brown Only a moment then melted away Aa ever auoh flakes must die. Put I envy It much for Us moment's start Its life was a glad little holiday, Lived between earth and aky. Now, I oannot oomplaln or rail at fate (Blnee providence made me a man). But this would I wish were tt not eo late And loots' since my time began. That I might be only a flake of snow To fall when I left the aky And melt on Phylllda's cheek below. And of all the beautiful deaths I know This were the best to die. -Rayaala Smith Pickering In Juts "A Pleasant Walk." "A pleasant walk," said Hen Sau 4enhelmer after a strenuous climb to the top of the mountain, wiping the perspiration from bis brow; "my wife couldn't speak a word all the way up." Fllegende Blatter. Its Peculiarity. "There Is one peculiarly Inconsistent thing ahqnt 'a ; fever." . "What Uth 11" "All an. -vfr-iu, of It and yet every body who n i - It snt'zce t It" Balti more American. One Phaae ef It. "Doubtless tbo servant girl problem Is very annoying to you." "Very," responded the housewife. "I have a really desperate time getting inal.'s my clothes wont fit" Philadel phia L"v'. Its eco.vi 'i Mhood. Nellie lias sua ,.hod the when her hair la getting gray? age Flossie Worse then Hint. She's reached the age where If gotilngold en again. Kansas vlt; II'..'' flat a nnaala and utA t uSV El. ! "I Will Send Her" Original. Da Witt Slerrlam, ufwr tailing mnny honors at college, havlug a fortune at his dlsponul, buried Inn lai. uts In a ua-Uia. Iu other worU-, Iu;:ti:ail of glv lug tliotn tu mankind lie k.'iit them fr bis own occasional uuiu.-i-rieut. Outa und only ouce during Uk ten years fol lowing his graditatlou there wa a chance for his rei'orm. At Nice one year during the carnival he -met a girl who might have awakened in him an auihltlou. There was a 'ore adalr, but In Its luclpleney the girl was token westward by her parents, while Mer- rlara went eastward. As soou as they had separated Merrlaui knew what be had lost Why he hud lost her he never told his dearest friend. It was sup posed her parents bad other plans for her. Hut he did tell his dearest friend of bis disappointment. Strangely enough. thnt friend was au Alpiue guide. Mer rlam spent many summers climbing the Swiss peaks, alwaya with the same guide, Herman Ooerts. The dangers they passed together, the solitudes In which they cumped, brought out a con fidence that could have beeu elicited In no other way. The guide bad occasion to love his employer. On one occasion Qoertz slipped, bung by the rope over a precipice and waa pulling Merrlam over with ulm. He called on Merrlam to save himself by cutting the rope, but Merrlam was made of sterner stuff and bung on till the guide got a grip on the Ice, and they were saved. The two parted at last In a snow storm. An avalanche began to move slowly, taking Goerts with It Merrlam could not see him, but beard blm say: "Herr, farewell. I will send her to you." A week later the guide's body was found a thousand feet below, head down In the snow. Returning to America, Merrlam tried to amuse himself. One day while at the seashore, strolling alone on . the beach, a fog came In from the ocean and enveloped him. He was walking slowly, guided by the sound of the breakers, when a form loomed before blm and In another moment resolved Itself Into a woman. She stopped, and Merrlam stopped. "You here!" he said under his breath. "Yes, and you!" "I supposed you were in Egypt I was told by a friend that he saw yon at Cairo not three weeks ago." "I was. I reached America last week." "Btrange!" "That we Khoiil.l triv. I:t tV!s -va 't I should think so. Mlov. ui world is after all! But ti.ove l.i some thing strunu-er still. 1' i know t i:n I felt a premonition ui tuix-uiiti 4 ou here?" "In the fog?" "Yes." "Thut Is remarkable." Then he add ed musingly, "A premouition that you would meet me in a fog!" "There are gray hairs a few In your beard. Let me see; It is ten years since we met In Nice." "And parted." "I couldn't help thut." "N t very well, you so young. Had you been thirty Instead of twenty It might have been different. Who sent you here?" "Who sent me?' ! "I mean why did you come?" ' "I took a fancy to walk down the beach." "And I took a fancy to walk up." "And then the fog rolled In, and we didn't see each other until we happen ed to come near together. After all, It's almply a coincidence." j Merrlam was silent "What are you dreaming about? I've beard you have been spending most of your time climbing mountains. You seem now to be looking from some high peak and wondering, as Professor Tyndall did from the top of the Mat terborn, whether the broad expanse before him bad contained the nebulous cloud from which the universe was evolved." . "No. I em listening to the voice of a friend going to bis death. There was a snowstorm. I couldn't see blm. .As the avalanche took blm he bade me farewell through the flakes. And now you corns to me through the mist" She placed a band on bit. "Dont wear that uncanny expression. Yon seem to be standing between the nat ural Ibd the spirit world. Go back In fancy to Nice. Say again what 70a said then." "And receive a different answer" . "All is changed. I am alone in the world." Two expressions were hovering on hla lace con binding for precedence, the one she bad called uncanny gradually receding before the other, a sudden hope. "And receive a different answer?" he repeated. "Yea." If oae bad been listening to this dia logue between two persons he could not see, be would nave heard nothing further except tho plashlnga on the line of foam. , Then came a soft yellow light from above, and- the mist slowly melted away, revealing the ocean, the cir cling gnlls, the dunes, the duster of hotels and cottages both up and down the beach, connected by a curved white line of foam. Idlers were scattered here and there, and some fishermen were beachlnga boat . "My world has cleared," said Mer rlam. "Now I shall begin to lire. I must do something tor you." Then the faraway look came back upon hla face. Be was thinking of the words: "Herr, farewell. I will send her to rear CHAUNCBY WAHDWELL. THE PEERAGE. Owrteul Points Abe the Nobility of Great Britain. , It will doubtless bo news to the ma Jortty of people that It la within the power of the British parliament to de prive a peer of his peerage. This would only be done, however, on grounds of public policy, and such a proceeding to naturally of a very exceptional char acter. Aa a matter of fact, there la only one Instance to be found on rec ord of a deprivation of this kind. In the reign of Edward IV. George Ne ville., duke .of JiteA.-wPt.,.UPc, of lilt title and dignity on tnu tfrounan or poverty, uud tie died tt coiuaioutir Id 1 IKi. Tbe extnt!ui? (lukedoin of lied f(j.il whs not rreattH. until more than a t'ip!u of centurion If, fur. 1 The 111UU.V people wbo of lftta years buv broiiKlit forward claims tr titles I (funeral ly ivxanleU as extluct and the luiids yrhU'h o wltli tliein amy take ! couraife ivou tho fact tliut peerage diu uuT'l. In thti HastliitfS case, for lu- utimce, tlit pruKe was claimed and Ua tltlt thereto etftablUhed lu 1M1 aft 1 er reuutlAlni; unclaimed 450 years. iv hi, If lu the Cainoys tltlo wns : swcessfnlly claimed after the peeragu bad been In n boy a nee for 420 years, Thuro arj nt the present day Ave de- given of peerutPr uaiucly. duke, mar- quU. earl, viscount and baron al though for nearly 300 years from the time of the Conqueror to the reign of Edward III. tncre were only two, earl and baron. The, latter degree Is the most ancient, dating from the con quest, while It Is a singular fact that no new degree of peerage has been In troduced since the reign of Henry VI., wbo created the title of viscount In 1440. , , I Regardlug the marriage of peers, there are one or two points which may be Interesting. When a peer marries a commoner, the latter becomes a peer ess and fully entitled to the privileges of peerage other than the right to sit In parliament. Furthermore, she re mains noble, notwithstanding the death of her husband. If, however, during her widowhood she marries a common er then she ceases to be a peeress. On the other hand, a peeress In her own right wbo is married to a commoner still remains a peeress, but does not Impart her nobility to her husband. A well known example of this law. of course, was furnished by the marriage of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William .tshmead Bartlett, who simply adopted the name of Mr. Burdett-Coutts. Much has been written at one time or another concerning the rights, duties and privileges of peerage. Here are one or two points, however, which are not common knowjpdge. An English peer has the right to a summons In parliament, bnt he is not permitted to sit in the bouse until be is twenty-one years of age. Neither can a peer do so who is an undischarged bankrupt St. Louts PosJ-Dlspatch. From an Old Arithmetic. These questions are from a London arithmetic of the year 17S5: A man. overtaking a maid driving a flock of geese, said to her: "How do you do, sweetheart? Where are you going with these thirty geese? "No, sir," said she, "I have not thirty, but If I bad as many more, half as many more tind Qvo geese benldfin I should have thirty. A. I :tnd " pl:'.."4r,: nt htznrd to geUuT, t;i cioney a talked was IT1'! jrulueaa; hut, dlsngreelnx. eiu-h seized as many as be could. A c t u certain number, B aa muny as A uud sixteen more and C tbo sixth part of both their sums, ilow niuny had each? A gentleman going Into a garden meets with some ladles and says to them, 'Good morning to you ten folr maids." "Sir, you mlstnke," answered one of them. "We oro not ten, but if we wero twice as many more as we are we should be as many above ten as we ore now under.' How many were there? The Heilenlo Epicures. Enormous feasts wexp spread at the Persian and other Asiatic courts, and the great Grecian conqueror of those regions was once or twice In his daz sllng career more lavish than even the successor of Caesar. But it was not a regular habit with blm, nor was reck less prodigality ever a vice of his na tion. Of course there were exceptions, and that societies devoted to luxurious living existed In Athens we know from the works of Archeetratus and Athe naeum, who wrote long poems to the glory of cookery. The Hellenic epi cures were Ingenious and often fan tastic in their Ideas, but were not, as a role, guilty of gross extravagance. They were fond of toch conceits as having a whole pig served, one aide roasted and the other boiled and staff ed with a great variety of delicacies, although the animal had never been cut or separated In any way. Their cooks were also skillful In preparing rubles to UM.Uk. meat , ' Weleh by txtnwlleih In Lord RslsborrM jonng dare, tie fore be srss solicitor general and be fore be ern dreamed of becoming lord chancellor, be was tbe leader of tne Booth Wales circuit In this capacity be once fongbt rerr etreaoooel? on be half of a Welsh pantta aotnoritr and rather amosed Ins listeners by the ar dor with which be Identified himself with the Interests of the locality. -Gome, come," Interposed tbe Jndge good natnredly, "yon most not argne too ronch In that strain. Yoa cannot make yourself out to be a Welshman. Too know. "Perhaps not," returned tbe future lord chancellor, "but I bare made a good deal of money out of Weiahnw In my time." "Well, well," replied the Judge, "we may call you Welshman by eztmc Non."-Londoa Ttt-Blts. Thsy Are Plentiful. "Pa, do yon know any philosophers 1" "Tea; I meet crowds of them erery dey." What do they dor' "They are generally busy explaining how glad they are that they here no money and are therefore In no danger of losing anything on account of the stringency." Chicago Record-Herald. A Public Benefaotor. Btlngyman It Is true that I put rery little money In circulation. But that really makes me a public benrfactor. Blnks In what way? Btlngyman All the authorities unite In declaring that money Is a transmit ter of disease. They'll never charge me with pushing any plngucs around. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Leaking Backward. Patience Oh, I enn U"t after my self. Parries So yon can, dear. If there Is a felrror bandy. Xonkera Stetsamab For anr nl lha ordinary diseases ol the skin Chamberlain's Pake is excel lent. It not on iv r.llava the Itching an,l smarting but effects a cure. For sale by Chas. Btrang. ip am c Copyright, IMS. by McClunt. Phillips & Co. lliey looked uihju Anrou Turner at the tauilly hotel lu Purls where lie wns stopping as something of a ciirl city. IU' did not look at all like lb, muu who trit?ts. On tne contrary they set blui down as u tiller of the sull aud wondered bow he bad ever found his way across tue Atlantic. lie was slow movbig and slow spoken, with what seecied a relliclous turn of nilndl ' They had looked to see Mr. Turner nuiiiter a "Judtte" or ''general," and they had e.iiiecux! uiui to boast of his- berda of caale In Moutana or hla oil wells in Texas, but he had disappoint ed them. His uume went down as plain Aaron Turner. After a week or so It came to be understood that he was a widower, having lost hla dearly beloved about a year before. When plain airs. John Uat.es arrived at tne some hotel a few days later than plain Aaron Turner, she ulso proved to be something of an enigma, Bhe bad no diamonds and no style. She was dressed In mourning and waa often found with tears In her eyes! In due time, which In this case meant two days after her arrival, the widow Gates was sought out by plain Mr. Turner. His first excuse for present ing himself before her was that both were Americana, His second waa that both bad lost their beloved partners and that there should be a bond of sympathy between them. , The tearful widow Gates was also communicative. 8be had mude the trip with her husband in the hope that It would Improve his left lung. It bad been hard scraping to get the money together, aud the lest $10 bad been raised on the family sewing machine. Just as the lung seemed to be growing better ber dear departed bad been taken oft with typhoid fever and bur led among a race of people who drank absinth Instead of buttermilk and wbo shrugged their shoulders Instead of mwearlng right out Bhe resorted to tears as aba finished ber plaint Mr. Turner spoke consoling words. He re minded her that In the midst of life we were In death and that human nature was so constituted that It could not go on grieving forever. Aa a matter of fact, the widow felt quite chirked up when be took bis departure, and dur ing the next two weeks they were of ten seen together. They became quite confidential before the widower decid ed to trust the widow with a secret. He wanted to do something for the minister end the Bundny school clats at home. IXacou I'cram would be cx tcl.nic souic tJort of a pn.'.-x'Ut, :t;?J there was Irs Usti'i', w!: kept hiuse for him. Taken nit. aether, l:e wo;vd be. expected to make u poor, of p.v ents. While no-:ie of them wou,d be of great value, eavh one would be cher ished for the sake of the giver. As the two were going home on the same steamer and as bo bad only a small trunk with him. would tho widow kind ly take charge of the packages as he brought them to berr The widow would and did. While she was nnsuctally hard up, she was also buying a few presents, and all could go Into her trunk together. The two did not go out together or shop to gether. For sonio reason they didn't propose such a thing, although It would have been perfectly proper. The Frenchmen realized that It would have been proper, and when It didn't occur they shrugged their shoulders and mut tered something about American ec centricity. By and by sailing day came, and tbe widow and tho widower took the train for Havre and found themselves on board of their steamer. They were hardly settled when the widower made a proposition. There was nothing matrimonial about It He had discovered that there was a pas senger on board who knew him, and If be waa seen acting as escort to the widow there would be talk about it at borne. He therefore proposed that they should seem to be strangers for the voyage. Tbe widow was sgreeabte. Bhe else bad a reputation ts puserva. On land ing In New fork she weakt go to s certain hotel, and tbe widower would call mere and ssy farewell sad re ceive his presents. Aa neither had brought along anything dutiable, there would be no trouble at tbe customs house. Things were settled this way. and no one aboard came to know that plain Mr. Turner and plain Mrs. Gates had spoken words of consolation to each other on tbe eotl of France. It was only when tbe steamer bad sight ed Bandy Hook that the widower look ed at me widow ta a peculiar way. Bhe Interpreted It te mean that the custom bouse olBcers would soon be aboard and asking for declarations, and she returned his look with one calculated to put htm at bla ease. Plain Mr. Turner was one of tbe first ones ashore when the steamer docked. He bad nothing to do but to disappear. As tho widow Gates bad a mournful and Innocent look, the Inspector pass ed her baggage after a perfunctory In spection, and then she disappeared. Two hours later the widower called at the hotel agreed upon. There was no widow there. He called again end again. 11 rolled until be learned frora a clerk that the customs officials were after a woman who had smuggled S1&.. 000 worth of laces and silks on ber own account and $30,000 worth of dia monds on account of a "pal," and then he made blmself scarce. He was ou a still hunt for the woman for tbe next three months, bnt he didn't find ber. They were both liars and deceivers and smugglers. It was a case of dog est dog. and the big dog had bees eaten. , M. QUAD. Passed the Limit. "I purchased these shoes here last month, and I want to get them ex changed," began tbe man In tbe de portment store. "You'll notice that the patent leather has cracked." "Oh, yes,r exclaimed tho clerk when be had examined the shoes. "They are old stock. The patent has probably cx plied." Harper a Weekly. Heeded Instructions. Father Jo. 1 , ,.oon .nnos. that old ben persist In ir : t- , ' '. con) yanl? Joe Why, faiJ r1-" ii- en tbe notice, "N.i- r . ,r In your coal." l iut-Ktj. I qulrer. I lOrlilnul I am a detective. Among the queer cases I Pnve bad, the case of tho Mad eline diamond was, I th'u!:, on the hole, tho queerest. I cull It tbe Itr.d cllffo to distinguish It, lor a Mr. ltud cliu'o was Its owner, tine morning on reporting at the otllce the chief told me that the gentleman had lout a very val uable diamond, hot much smaller than some of the famous diamonds of the world, aud wished a detoctlvo tu try to recover It I culled on Mr. UadcllSe. who took me Into his study and said to me: "You have nothing to do to flndlug out wbo atole tbe diamond. I know that already. What I want ts Its re turn. A diamond la so easily put away where It cannot be found that the greatest care must be taken to trap the person wbo possesses it Tbe chief clerk at my. office is tbe thief. I took the diamond there and put It In niy safe. The clerk bla name la Cole man and myself alone knew the com bination. Coleman deliberately took the diamond, knowing that I could not prove blm the thief and If I did I could not recover the property. 1 have offered blm $10,000 to return It, but be will not admit that be stole It till I offer blm the price be baa fixed for Its return, with Indemnity against prose cution. 1 wish you to trap him with the diamond ou his person." 1 got an assistant to play detective with fTolemau, while I waa to be bis real sbadower. My object was to drive htm from his room and, Indeed, out of town, expecting that be would take the diamond with blm. My stool pigeon found blm tbe same evening In a billiard room and made It appear that be waa watching htm. Coleman went at once, not to bla home, but to the house of a relative. From there be went to a railway station. Of course I waa watching blm from a distance and made up my mind that he had taken the diamond from the bouse be bad visited and was going to try to get out of tbe country witb It Coleman went to the ticket office end bought a ticket to New Tork. I was In line behind him and bought a ticket for the same place. I telephoned to the office for assistants to keep blm In view till tho train, which was not due to start for an hour, should bo off, I keeping out of his way. One of them signaled me when bo got on the train, and aa it pulled out I got on myself. I had refrained from having him arrest ed while In It's own town, fearing that he mifcht have a confederate keep tho gem til! Hie train started or to. hand It to In cae of arrest I preferred to tnke my rh.'.nLvs with him In a region strange to b in. I took a:oug au assistant and when we had been ou tho road a couplo of hours told htm to let Coleman see that he was watching him. Then 1 went to another car. My object was to drive him frora the train. I also instructed tbe assistant not to get off the train If Coleman did. I wished the fugitive to think that he bad eluded the detective. At every station I looked out for my man, and It was not long before I saw him, when the train stopped, alight and stand on tho platform. When the train went on, he remained. Having fancied bo would get on before the train started, I remained on the car. Seeing that he would remain, I jumped off. He cast a glance at me that told1 me my game of secrecy waa up and henceforth I must follow him as a sus pected detective , But It did not matter. The station was at a small village, which was as good a place as any to try to recover the diamond. Coleman went to a ho tel. He did not enter his name on the register, but sat down la tbe office. I aat down opposite him. He knew, and I waa willing that he should know, that I waa after blm. Presently he sot up, walked out and through the Tillage and beyond, where the road ran through a wood. I follow ed him, keepmg my band on my re volver. Coming to a place where tbe toad tamed through a cut, I waa walk lag with a bank behind me when Cole man Boddenly tamed and fired at me so quickly that I had no time to pro tect myself from tbe shot I waa not scratched, and Coleman, Instead of fir ma; again, threw away his pistol and called out that he surrendered. BomewtBst poeaasd, I advanced, hold ing him covered, searched him for oth er weapons and, flndlug none, for the It waa aaaVan his person. I was satasfied that be bad tricked me. Bnt new? I went to tbe aide nf the road sad picked up his plate". It was aa old fashioned one barrel pistol of very large bore. What had be to do with such a weapon? Tor a moment and a moment only, I was balked aa to his reason; then suddenly the whole scheme flashed upon me. Marching Coleman beck to the Til late, I put blm la Umbo, then returned to the place where he bad fired at me. I searched for an hour In me bank and below It, then, when I waa about to give up, concluded to scratch away tbe earth In a line extended from where Coleman bad stood to where I bad stood. Presently I was delighted to see something glistening roll out It was tbe diamond. Coleman had fired It from his pistol. Having both Coleman and the dia mond, 1 returned with him to the city and handed tbe one over to tbe author ities and tbe other to Its owner. I don't know which waa more pleased at my success. Mr. Radcllffe or I. Ho gave me a special tee for my services which was enough to buy me a small bouse. EDWABD 8. 8PINNEI. A Cure tor Misery. "I have found a care for the misery malaria poison produces," snv R. M. james, ot Lrfmeiiun, i . ned Electric Bitten, and c..! - bottles. It breaks np a ca- .' a Ml'.'ou attack In almost no Lmo; s.rV i- i vellow jaundice olean on'. V c un- . . ' This great tonic tnedi tino av.1 i n i. --'f r gives Quick re lief Ins., ii. liver and kidney complaint,, and the misery of lame hack, Holdunaer guarantee at Cbas. Sir rg's drug store. " V It t" I" 1 lW, ...di1m-ir 'iir 1 Ha Robbed ths Thief. Prom Csenst'Xbowa. the Mecca of I rollsh pilgrims, comes an aina.ni- story of coincidence. A pilgrim i to one of tbe priests and cuuiplnlned that some thler l'M stolen his uie while he was In church and asked for money. Tho prlet replied '" had no money aud that Hie best thing for the pllgrl-u to do was lo try to find Hif'.tuleCj - i "I shall g i into the church ami steal money from somebody else." sai-.l the pilgrim, "for I huve nothing lo w homo with." Ho went Into the church and. seeing a man In the crowd with a wallet on his buck, sllpiied his band Into It and pulled out his own stolen purse, with the exact sum ho had left iu It. He was so glad to And his motl ey that he hurried off to tell the priest, and the thief got away. Warsaw Cor. rail Mall Gazette. FOItM NO. 170. OOMB1NEO NOTICE TO . CltEDITOHS. IK THE DISTKICT COUUT Or THE DNITEO STATES FUR THE DISTKICT OF OREGON. Id the matter of Butte Fulls ) Bukiu Pine l.unibr t'oiu- : . psny. scorpotaUOB 1 lo Benkruploy Bnkru.t: j Ko.HM. To the credltore of the Butte Fulla Sugar Pine Lumber Company a corporation, ol Hutte Falla. Oregon In the county o( Jackaon, aud Dltrlctafoicfa:d. a bankrupt. Notice ta hertby given tbat oa the 13th day ol Peccmbtr, A. V. 1Wj7, at 10 o'clock A. M., there will be a meetlUK of the credltore ol the HAld bankrupt at tbe Corauieiclal Club Kooma la tue City of Medford, in aald diitruit, lor the loUowlDg purpurea: I. Toconaider a proposed aala oltflefol lowlnp deacnbid proierly vii: aiou) fet ot lumber apptalied at ts OOper U. 1UX) feet of lumber appralaud at f lu.uu. U boseaof stum powder appraised atfis.25. One saw oiiil at the canter place apprained at $'000 on. ft0,lM feet of loge appraiaed at F2.00 sr d, If objection to laid aale la not n,ace, or If objected to, It li ordered forthwith to attends aale o( euch property at private tale, on aueta terma aa may then fixed. II. To attend an examlnatloa of the bank rupt. III. To tranaaet auch other burlne-us aa may properly come before suid meeting. Dated December 2nd, 1907. JOHN S. ORTH, Referee la Bankruptcy. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUB LICATION. United states Land Offlce. Hoaeburg, Oregoo, November 0, 1907. Notice la hereby given that In compliance witU the provlatona of the act of Congrein ol Junes, 1878, entitled "An act for tbe aale of timber land In the Statea of California. Ore gon, Nevada, and Waahlnetoa Territory," as extended to all the Fublio Land Statea by set of August!, 1892, MATTIK L. GRIDLEY, of Vancouver, County ol Clarke, State ol Washington, eai thidi,y Ultd In tblaolKce ber aaoru aiatement No- &74, for tbe purchaae of tc, 8.u;h U e.t gunner of ,t:etk,u Ku. 1'.', la Towubbip 1,0. He Ooutb. KanKe Nu.U.KaGl W, it., ai.d will udei prowl lo allow ibt the laud Bought ta more valuably lor lta timber or atono tbau for agricultural parponeb, and to ctebllnb bel claim to aald land before RegiHter and Receiver at Ro.-eburg, Oregon, on Wedneaday, tbe 20th day uf jMUtmrv. 1W She nuclei tut w itnearea: Alrf. Leu C Milkr. of Vnr.con,er, Washington; Wm. Loubllu, D. li. Mclionald, Win. lintweip, all of Uc-d-ford, Oregon Any and all pertona claiming adversely the above-deacrlbeu lauds are requested t. 1110 tbelr claima lu thl , f:ice ou or belore aald 29tn day of Junuaiy. VaA fibNJaNIM L. Ebbv, Register. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1378 NOTICE FOR PUBLI CATION. United States Lund Offlre. Roseburg, Oregon, Nov. 12.1W7. Notice la hereby given tbat In compliance wtib the proTleioiii ot tbu act of CouKiens or JuneS, 188, entitled "An act (or tbe ale ol timbt;r Un i In the 8 tut el ot UliforntB, Ore gon, Nevada, aud Washington Territory," a extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, JOHN A. TROEH, of Vancouver, county of Clurke, State ot Waahtuton, filed in this offlce on December 2v, 1V06.&11 worn ciatenient No. 86W, for tho purchase of theSWJi, of Section No. 2. In TownihtpKo. 36 South, Range No. 9 Eatt,W. M , Ore , aud will offer proof to show that tho land aouitbt la more valuable lor Its timber or atone than lor agricultural purposei, and to eetabllfh his claim to aaid land before the Retflater and Receiver of this office, at K?ae burg, Oregon on Saturday, the J6th day ol February, 1D08, Ue names aa witnesses: O. 14. McDonaH, Jobn Lowe, B. P Yeomani, Martin Par!, all of Vancouver, Wash. A ay and all persons claiming adversely tho above-described lands are requested to flte tbelr claims In this offlce on or before said 16th day Of Febuery. IMS. BBVjauaii L, Emit, Beglater. SUMMONS. In tbe Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for tbe County ot Jackson. W. H. Bradabaw. VS. AsnV.Oweni, Defendants To Ann V. Owent, defendant. IM THE NAME OF THE BTATK OP OREGON! You are hereby squired to appear and ans wer tbe complaint filed against yon In the above entitled suit within len days from the daw of tbe service of this Summons upon yoa If served within this County, or If served within any other county of this State, tben within twenty days from tbe date of the service of this Summons upon you; end if you fail to answer for want thereof, the plaintiff will take a defanlt against you, and will apply to the court for relief prayed for in his ifemplalnt tow it: Tbat It be decreed tbat plaintiff la the owner In fee simple ol lot oand sin block No, 82 of tbe City ol Medford, Jackson County, Oregon ; and thnt tbe defendant has no In terest therein; and tbat she be forever en joined from essertlng any Interest therein. This summons Is published In TUB lfKD FORD MAIL in pnrsuanoe of an order made by the Hon. H. K. Hanna, Judge ol the above entitled court, said order bavins beeD made on tbe 36th day of June 19U7, end which order requires the publication thereof once a week for six consecutive weeks. The first publica tion of this summons under said order is made ou Friday, November 1st 1907, and the last on Friday, December 18th 1907. You are hereby i required to appear and answer the oom plaint on or before toe last named date. .Dated November 1st 1007, , , COLVIG rORHAM mmmmmmm. Attorneys lor Plaintiff. SUMMONS. to the circuit Court of the State of Oregon, lor tbe County of Jackson. J.D, Van Drke, i vs. S Kettle Van Ty( , j Divorce ieifluai.iH I CKTHKNAMKCI'. " TATKOFOitF-GOWt You are be--!, -squired to .nrar and ati-wer tiie ccr.ivi .irainsi ..h. in the aboveentiilcil en.: v,..,niei. d..,s irom the dated the erice ol this Sum rat nsnpon tou If served within this Countr.or if served with- ' in any other County of this State, then within twenty days of the service of this Summons upon you: and 11 you fall to answer forwanl thereof, the rlalntlff will tnk iT I Asalnst you and will apply to the court for the ' rciiel prayed for In his complaint towlt: For ie i toe cour lorerer aiolvln the ...r .icontrei-tnowexiBtlne between plaln infle 'e-'d-t: end further deereelLg to . i.il.i.ti . nu cuitody of Ruby Tan Uje :h. laiiU,., c (1) f iid parties. 1 h uls summi rm r -I'-' "n tt-e MEDFORD ' tL hv f.n,..ir ' i tr iL-geolthe above . i , ttlt 4r entered October 26th nd to be Sub tithed forsix consecmiv. t.eeks,the first y ol Publication tho-w ivtrT Friday. November 1st 1907, and t tie It: day belie Friday, December isth. l". And rt de fendant Is hereby required to r. .pe-T ir nald - teand answer thecompUin. ifore kM.ai laat named date. COLVTQAt Attorn;e lOr.iH , If wood.
