The Medford mail., January 17, 1908, Image 6

THE END tf A GAY
SEASON
j, ' (Ordinal.) c.
2 Hif Chlpmao wu tba bell, of the
Ttllaae. Madf no every man's
V girl, but fvary man belonged to Madv.
" Tfcat U, tiny all wanted ber at leaafc
an bnt Cyroa Wsatherby, wlio dldot
atom to want anj girl. Hs wu a shy.
aottmn, plodding sort of fellow, sel-
dom UkUK any P la tb amassment
t,0t tba Toooc people who wen tbe
' (ayest of gay (man' eon ut daugb-
. If there wu one among th rwaiua
wbo wu eoneklered to bar a any better
chanc with Madge tnaa the otliara It
iu Tom Batch, bat this wu rather
ao account of bit superior audacKy
than any special encoaragemoot Madge
bad at least, publicly abown blm. Aa
Madge could bave bad any of the
young men, so Tom could linve bad
any of tbe youug women. There wue
only one of them that be wauteil, and
that was Madge.
Tbe winter was a gay one, and the
young people of the neighborhood,
copying from their city cousins, re
solved to end their festivities with the
beginning of 'Lent. When a number of
them were together ono eveuiliK some
one of the party euitgested that they
should wind up tbe season by a grand
frolic.
$ "Suppose," sold Cjrus Weatbertiy in
his usnnl serious tone and manner,
' "we have a mock elopement."
Tbcre was a burst of laughter at the
i sedate Cyrus making such a proposl
, tlon, which caused blm to bjusb red as
- a rose, followed by a universal assent.
&Tom Hitch, as he usually did, took
the lead, resolved that If be bad not
? made the suggestion be would be at
v least the moving spirit In carrying It
'' oot Be suggested Madge as the fern
' ' Inlne principal in tbe runaway and
that she wu to choose tbe masculine
'. principal. Madge accepted the role
'.and uld that since Cyrus had made
the proposition be should be tbe man
; In tbe case. There wen laughter and
, clapping of bands at this, and, since It
was evident that no refusal would be
accepted, Cyrus blusblngly. consented.
Tba plan when completed was this:
Cyras wu to call on a certain night at
Madge's house with tbe saddle horses.
Madge wu to descend by aa trellis,
and the two were to mount and dart
away. One of tbe pursuing party was
to be stationed at the bridge, half a
mile up tbe road, and when the elopers
crossed It he was to give a signal, snd
tbe whole party was to ride after
them. The elopers were to moke for
the Washington tavern, ten miles
away. If they got there before being
caught, they were to be considered as
having escaped and been married. If
not, they were considered to have Iteeo
captured. All were to partuke of a
supper at the tavern a mock wedding
aupper.
At tbe appointed bour Cyrus made
bis appearance under Madge's window.
She descended the trellis, mounted,
and the two sped away like tbe wind.
When they dashed over the bridge,
a mounted man beside It fired a shot
wbicb rang out clearly on the still sir,
and a merry party of boys end girls
gave cbase.
Cyrus and Madge bad not gone far
before It became evident that Cyras, If
stupid In other respects, bad had the
Mnse to secure .a couple of thorough
bred horses. A full moon shining on
anow fields mnde tbe road light as day.
The elopers rather held In their steeds
at first; bat, having traversed half the
distance and hearing a clatter closing
op behind them, they loosened their
reins, to reach tbe goal fully ten min
utes Wore any of their pursuers.
evToin Jlotch had, the neat best jjorse
the flveTugcbupie and rode up to the
tavern before any other of the pursu
ing party. A couple of steaming horses,
ever each of which a blanket had been
throw a, stood at tba tavern door. Dis
mounting, he entered the living room
atoTsaw the eloping couple standing
at one end, a man In a white necktie
opposite,, Tom was Just In time to hear
the words:
"I pronounce you man and wife."
It did not take Tom long to get the
situation Into his bead. There wu a
sinking at his heart, but he put on tbe
best face he could and, going out Just
as tho rest of the party were riding up
to the tavern, shouted:
"We've been soldi They're married !
As tbe art came up In couples the
fact was iiiudc known, and when the
hindmost couple arrived all entered the
tavern, shouting, laughing and dancing
up to the young man and wife, who
stood rosdy to receive congratulations.
"And now, landlord." said one of the
men, "hnng on the supper."
A pair of folding doors were thrown
back, and there stood tbe father and
mother of the bride, one at each end
of a wp?ltlfmdtHi table.
I'm H'lrry," suld the father, "at tbe
Informality of this wedding, but our
Madge always wu a madcap, and we
were obliged to consent to this arrange
ment. She it ml Cyrus Weatherby bave
been engaged for some time and were
to bave been married sTfortly. It's only
a little ulieail or time. Come In,
friends, nud partake of tho marriage
feast."
There was a merry supper, during
wh1b every one wu Joyful bnt Tom
Batch, who could not be expected to be
Joyful. When tho supper wns unlsbed
tbe pursuing iwrty rode back to tbe
Tillage, lehvtng tbe bride and groom at
the tavern. It was early morning be
fore tbe last one who had Joined la
tbo ibase bad gone to bed, and when
all awoke It was Ash Wednesday.
Lent bad come.
ESTHER TtRBRKTON.
Adtfatng Statesman.
"If you must monkey with restrictive
legislation. Aimer, why not go In for
something popular?"
"Can siieb legislation he popnlnrt"
"It can. Make It a penal offense for
a man to k ror a hair cut on Satur
day afternoon." Washington Derail.
A Fitting Thorns.
"Bhlmer showed me Ms las poem
It Is entitled 'Sonnet to but .One.' "
"Humph! If he wrote the tniti. It
would be "Owed' to Everybody.' " Bal
timore American. .
That man Is not root who baa tb
aaa at things nsossssry - r'nrace.
Tl
How Both Sides of the Line Are
Watched and Guarded. :.
UNCLE SAM'S BRAVE RIDERS.
The Work That Is Performed by Thaw
Well Mounted, Well Armed and Ceur
ageous Patrols-Tbe Meaiaae) Rural
and Their Methods.
If business or recreation should take
you down to that long line which forms
the boundary between tbe United States
and Mexico, you may by chance meet
a well mounted rider, armed with rifle
and pistols, pacing observantly along
some bypath or canyon. He Is one of
the United Htates boundary riders ap
pointed by tbe treasury department to
patrol tbe border on the lookout for
smugglers, cattle run tiers and other
person whose presence on the Amer
ican side Is generally undesirable.
For this position tbe man selected
must possess courage, Judgment and
uo little physicul enduruuee, for' bis
duties may call blm forth at all bours
and seasons, and he may be responsi
ble fur a stretch of bonier land many
miles In length.
For example, between Sun Diego, on
the 1'arlhc const of California, and
Vunia, In Arizona, there is but one
bouudnry rider to patrol a line of over
1.7) miles, and this Is In part over
a sparsely settled mountainous region
and partly through the waute of the
Colorado desert
As opposite blm, on the other side of
the line.'the Mexican government main
tains from fifteen to twenty ruralea
for the same work, it Is a good Illus
tration of the trust reposed In a single
American citizen by but government
It Is probable there is no other man
in the United States whom It wouh
be harder to find at a given moment
than the boundary rider of the San
Diego-Yuma district.
He may be down on tbe Colorado
desert, watching near sone water
holes for a venturesome band of cattle
runners, or in seme canyon of tbe moun
tains on tbe lookout for a wagon load
of prohibited immigrant Chinamen;
but. wherever he Is, one may be fairly
sure It Is not where the transgressor of
tbe customs laws expect him to be.
That he most possess both Judgment
and courage the following Incident,
whkh took place during the career of
the former boundary rider In this dis
trict, will aptly Illustrate:
For some time a band of cattle run
ners bad been working successfully
buck and forth over the line hi spite of
the bouudury rider's vigilance. They
seemed to be able to divine his move,
ments, so that while he wu watching
a trail through tbe mountains they
were rushing a bunch of cattle over
the desert
But at lust he managed to surprise
the bund and, rifle In hand, drove two
of them Into Campo.
Then, however, arose the question u
to tbe method of taking them down to
the coast He hired a donble seated
vehicle, tbe only one In the place.
Bnt at once another question pre
sented Itself. How wu be to seat hut
prisoners, for either they must be
placed together on tbe front or tbe
back seat or separated, both seemingly
a hazardous choice I -
He finally decided to separate them,
and so, with one on tbe front seat with
him and tbe other behind, he started
for the coast
The two cattle runners managed to
communicate with each other by signs
and at a rough part of the road made
the boundary rider. In tarn, their
prisoner. Needless to say, they then
made tbe best of then opportunity to
escape over the border. bUj as they fell
Into the hands of tbe unsympathetic
ruralea they would bave been better
otT It they bad submitted to the law of
flelr own country.
This brings one of the somewhat dif
ferent methods pursued by the Mexi
can governmeut in guarding their side
of the border. From a cursory Inspec
tion of tbe line one might suppose that
the Mexican side Is not guarded at all.
Von may cms the line ten times at
different places and never set eyes on
a rurale, but It is well known that yon
have done so nevertheless, and on tbe
eleventh excursion you are likely to
find yourself surrounded by a pictur
esque group, who will carry you off to
JnU If your explanation la not satis
factory."" As a rule, the rurulea patrol back
and forth in detachments at a distance
of from ten to fifteen miles from the
actual border. Many a headlong dash
for the American side bas been made
by perfectly law abiding citizens, with
the ruraics at their heels, because they
have been heedless In obtaining a per
mission to crtvss the border.
True, nn American citizen may cross
the ttorder at will, ns fnr as be himself
is concerned, but as ho Is almost cer
tain to varry some niilcle liable .to duty
it Is upon that charge that he inuy bo
arrested-Mlchael White In i'outh's
Companion.
Rural Claims.
Throneh the liiilucnce of the dally
press cities and x needs have come
to alutorb r-u-ti an umoutit of dully
attention ' .t tlic Importance of the
omntry ;uitl l.s InlmMtants to the wol
faro of tlic I'.utluu la largely overlook
ed: hncc the cull to do everything tbat
enn ha done to cnlnrce, to rertne, to
purtl'y and to strengthen the life of
our country people. And one means
to litis end which lias not hitherto
been used as mm-h n-i It mlKht have
been Is tbo cnltlvitttiiu In the school
:iml lu the home of the hnblt of read
in? pood books. 'tlhtp of Hereford
In Nineteenth Ontjrv
Didn't Agree With Him.
A Carolina man wns recently In
specting s farm owned by him and op
erntcd by sn old friend who had press
ed Into service every member of his
fnmtly, Inetudlns his aged father.
"The old man mnt be getting along
In years." said the onner.
"Yes: dad's nle-li on to ninety," was
the reply.
"Is his heslth good?"
"Well. no. Tbe old man ala't besa
hls'xit for some time back."
"What seems to be tbe matterr
1 duuno, air. I gases fanntiig dea l
with bub aa mora,'' wiicaiss
afagw
.agarte. .
-"57 COSTLY Dni'GS. t.
aim Rare and Pcoullsr Substances
Used In Medicine.
X writer In Wit e-i facr Alls thrown
some lutereetliiu Pirh on rare and pc-1
cullnr drugs. Kiiu'ron. lie points oat.
would strike uu u.'dlu.iry obic- er us
decidedly cxixmsivo n; S13 n po-ad (to
cbaiiw tuati luto o "to.n;iei until
told that U is couipuevj w' lue centra! ;
sniull 1 tortious oni." o. i':e Lowers o.
the crocus, To.mJO or rrjk-h It tutes to
muke a pound. Attar or rotes se.M at
112 odd r pjuuej. and it takes
10.U00 pounds, or uesriy five tons of
roses, to obtain one pound of tbe oil.
Aconltlne. extracted from tbe root of
monkshood. Is sui.; to U- tbe very
strongest poison extant, the -dose behui
one six-hundredth of a grata. It Is sold
at the rule of $1( per ounce.
Turulug from tlie vegetable to the
animal world In search of rare drugs.
the writer refers to the musk of tbe
Asiatic deer, whkh st fU4 to $SU an
ounce must be a prfce to the wily
hunter. In some of the tropical seas s
tloiiting, sweet smelling msiut of Bin
bergrls is met with worth at prerenl
i'au per ounce, or H O wr pound In
tbe market. Tbe amliergris is said to
Is the diseased biliary product of tht.
whale. Another peculiar product In use ns 0
drug Is a Bolutlon of tin- pure vcuoni
or the rattlesnuke. given occasionally
lu mallguuut scarlet l'e-er.
THE "COUP OE JARNAC."
A French Ada?e and th; Incident Upon
Wiiioh It Rest.
The "coup Jnriiuc" has become h
French proverb, ami It wrvea dls
tlnfriilU a Mmfce as (U-cislve aa un
foreseen which lnterveue for the aet-
tloment of any nffnlr. The adnge rest
upon an inrldriit In the life of Gul
Clwbot. HelKDeur de J am no, a noble
of the court of Francis I. The He paus
ed between him and Le Chateifrnerale.
tbe duuphln'a favorite. Kin Francis,
however, forbade the duel. At tbe sue.
cettxkm of Henry II. tbe old quarrel
was revived, and the overdue duel wan
fought on tire plain of Bt Germain
with all tbe formality of the ancient
Judicial comhatt. and. In tbe presence
of tho whole court. .Tnrnac wan weak
er and I ma atfle than bla adversary.
who waa on of tbe noted awordsmeu
of tbe time, but hthad taken leaaon
Crmo an Italian bravo. In the duel
t:unuc -waited for un opening and
then dwelt I.a f 'hnteliniernle a benvy
ami unexiM'Cted Htroke which bam--trunir
blm. This waa lu 1447. Ten
yearn later Jarnac wus a captain In
the defense of 8t. 'JiM-utm. Eventual
ly he met hi fate In n d'n'l. But the
"coup rte Jnrnm? I hlntorl- In the an
nals of a won I piny Arimmt.
Monkeys and Pcrrots.
A bine fipevlnlhtt wns Mtkln about
a famonn arlentlHt m ho hud contracted
consumption from a lot of consumptive
monkeys thnt be- had been experiment
lug upon.
"This should be a lesson and a warn
1njt td ua all." he said, "for nothing la
more dangerous to the lungs' hea!th
thaa to have a monkey about the
house, rractlcally all monkeys have
consumption tn this climate, and It lc
Just as easy to tnke consumption from
a monkey as from a man or woman
It la the same with parrots. They, too
have consumption, and they, too. nr
moat apt to frlve the disease to those
who pet them, Aa for me. ra flier th:ir.
live in the same house with a pet inon
key or a pet parrot I would tnke a co
In the hopeless ward of some com
samptlves' hospital." New Orleam
Times-Democrat
A Wedding Dsy Rsmindsr.
William James, the famous nsrchol-
ojrlat o Harvard, said at a dinner In
Boston:
"An odor often brlns-s hack trtero
ortss that wa bad thought burled for
ear. Aa we regard soma strange
landscape It often seems to ns that
wa have bean Just hers before. The
oddest, tba most momentous sseocia
tkma oftentimes attach themselves to
the moat triflinjf thinirs.
Thus at a Thanksgiving dinner that
I once attended tba hostess said to a
m tmmtJt man m mv l.C
"'May I help yon to some of the'
boiled rice, Mr. Smith r
" 'Rica? No, thank yon no rice for
me 8m1th answered vehemently. 'It
Is associated with tba worst mistake of
my Ufa.' "
Costs ef OfAos.
On the day after hts election the
chief magistrate of a certain town In
tha Midlands who enjoys the reputa
tion of being rather "near" In money
matters wns asked for a subscription
to the local football club.
"I really can't do It" ha replied.
"Juat look at the outlay I've already
been put to through accepting office!"
And he produced a small ledger In
scribed on the cover "Mayoralty Ex
penses." On tbe top line of the first
Inside page was the entry. "Dress suit,
2." Reynolds' Newspaper.
An Exception.
The Philosopher Tell me what a
person reads and I can tell yon what
he is. The Dyspeptic Not always.
There's my wife, for instance. She's
atwys reading a cookery tok. Tbe
I'lillsopher (conadcutlyH Wqll?
Dyspeptic But she's no cook!
The
A Humans Woman.
The Cabman Gimme your bag, lady.
and I'll put It on top of the cab. Mrs.
Oatcake (as she gets In) No: that poor
horse of yours baa got enough to pnn.
I'll carry It ou my lap. London Tit
Bits. Do not measure your en torment by
the amount of money spent In produc
ing it
Using tho Firs Bueksts.
In many business offices Ore buckets
are placed, filled with water, In read!
ness for aa emergency. It Is seldom,
says the Scientific American, that Ire
atrnctlons for use are planed rctr tho
aupplr. Tbe wrong way to tsckle In
incipient Art la (nsnslly) to hurl the
whole contents of a bucket on the spot.
Meat of tho water I wssted by thai
meaaa, A tsrr- p-'-iSllng Is mora
effective. The '"- tar be aplashed
on tba blaaa by tare hot a mora use
ful eprtaklar Is a long haired white
wash brash. Oaa of tber-s br la! kaaf
smlde every tMtjsitotoliV'vV
DATES AND FIGS. J
frugal Fare of the Desert Wanderers i
of the Esit 1
While Journeying across the desert
Mrs. A. Good rich-Freer, author of "In
a Syrian Huddle," met a lonely travel
er bound for Medeba. On bearing that
the caravan was bound for tbe ume
place be asked permission to Join
tbeiu. Incklentalty be furnished an
tlluat ration of th difTereac bat wan I
iittcpssities and luxuries.
We were very grate fill, says tbe
writer, for coffee oud an excellent
lunch of sausage, potted meat and
Jam, with white trend, brought from
Jerusalem. We ate our dalmlea with
same sense of guilt as the newcomer
produced hia lunch of datea and Ufa.
Iates and fis. be Informed us, wee
the natural food of desert wanderers,
sufficing to the body, stimulating to
tbe mind. The wheat, tbe (lean, above
all the alcohol of civilization, were
mere liTelanclea.
Was It not diet such aa this and be
waved a pair of sensitive hands over
bis ascetic larder which bad enabled
him to reply to the Inquiry of a per
sonage as to how many bourn a duy
be could ride In the desert. -Twenty-four,
your majesty, since a day does
not contain twenty-five?"
Was It not on a diet of figs and dates
thnt he hnd ridden sixty hours without
dismountlnp? Wns It your meat eater,
your wine drinker, who remained
sound and wholesome when necelty
obllfred htm to refrain from ablution
for twenty-one days?
At this point be carefully counted
his date stones, observed that two
more were yet due to bis appetite and
finished bis frugal luncheon.
.ONLY A TRAMP. .,.
ojtalslno. the Curtain Fee a Moment on
. One of Life's Tragedies.
A recent incident which holds in Its
'simple outlines tbe possibility of past
tragedy la described In the New York
Times. It la another Illustration of
how careless the world Is of the Indi
vidual and bow thick la the cloak
which one may wrap about his per
sonal try. Not long ago a laborer em
ployed by tha Erte railroad In Jersey
City was run over by a train and bad
has lef cut oS.
A policeman telephoned for an am-
bounce. Tbe injured man lay on a
grass patch, apparently bleeding to
death. Just then a typical railroad
train p m dirty rags sauntered along.
He tapped a policeman's elbow.
May I ask what's the matter, offi
cer?" be Inquired.
"Man bleeding to death," replied the
policeman.
Would you mind If I looked at
him?" asked the tramp. "I mlcht be
of service."
"Uo ahead." responded tbe officer.
Bending low over the wounded la
borer, tbe tramp asked for water to
wash his handa and then begged the
crowd for clean handkerchiefs. With
half dozen deft, rapid twists he
made a tourniquet and stopped tbe
flow of blood. .
Are you a doctor?" soma one asked
aa the man slipped away through tbe
crowd.
I used to be," be replied aa ha hur
ried off.
Pstrlotism In the Making. .
Patriotism In New York la cosmopol
itan. They bare a flag drill in tba
schools In which the children of every
race and clime, as the hymn book
says, are taught to salute the stars
and stripes and give "their beads.
their hands and their hearts to their
country." And in some of the big
downtown schools you may see chil
dren from homes Germans Italian.
Syrian. Scandinavian, Jewish. Hunga
rian. Chinese. Armenian, Greek and
heaven knows how many other nation
alities all Joining In this picturesque
ceremony. It gives one a realizing
sense of 'tha variety of material which
ft pat Into this crucible we call a city
and which In another generation or
twowlll be simply American. Boston
Transcript
Tslklng Through tho Ness,
So called "talking through tbe nose"
la not talking through the nose at alt
but rather failure to do so that Is,
instead of letting the tons flood into
tha nasal cavity,, to be re-enforced
there by striking against tbe walls of
tba cavity,, which act aa sounding
boards for the tone confined within
that cavity, wa shut off tha cavity and
refuse the tone its natural re-enforcement
It takes on as a result a thin,
unresonant quality which we call na
sal, although It Is thin and unpleastng
bees use It lacks true nasal resonance,
The only remedy lies In ceasing to
shut off the cavity. Katheriae Jewell
Everts in Harper's Basnr.
Frog's Narrow Bsespe.
A correspondent writes: "My son.
aged ten and a half years, wss working
tn the garden when a viper about two
feet long glided past htm. A good shot
with a stone about tbe size of
cricket ball broke the reptile's spine.
while a sharp edge of the granite cut
open the belly, thereby restoring to
freedom a frog, which hopped out of
its prison unhurt" Madras Mail.
Speaking. v
"Did you think Mtss Jawktns has
shaking eyes?"
"I'm sure I don't know," replied the
young lady. "If she had. her month
wouldn't give them a chance to be
henrd." Chicago Uecord-Herald.
The Young Baby.
' From a morning paper: "Nurse want
ed to look after young baby, age anont
elKhteen." We do not know much
about tbo subject but Is tbat particu
larly young (or a baby) London
Globe.
PKy ths Poor Wolf.
"Why Is It," ssked 'he fog, "that you
always look so gaunt?'
"Oh," replied tha welt, - all due
to the business I'm In. 1 always have
to keep away from the door until
tln'. nothing left In the house to
sat" Cnto'ic standard and Titn!s
Ths New Yorker.
"Yon New Yorkers don't seem to
know snrflilne nhout the rest nf the
j country," said tie vkltor
"The resi uf the ce ir1 echoed
I fhe. New Torker. " -sfs tbat?"
iMnadelpbla Ledger. . . -
THE MONEY QUESTION.
An laqutsitlvs Youngster and an In-
genieoe psther.
"Papa," began Gunston Junior, "when
tbe government of the United States
hegao to coin gold nud silver money
it was necessary to buy tha gold and
silver, wasn't Itl"
"Yes, my son." replied Gunston sen
ior rather cautiously.
"Of coarse, papa." resumed tha
youngster, "you'll be able to tell ma
where the government got tha money
to buy tbe gold and silver."
"Why er of course," stammered
Gunston senior as he put down tba pa
per and gaaed thoughtfully at tha boy.
"Now, let ma understand yen. The
government wanted to coin money, and
In order to do so It was necessary to
purchase gold and silver. You want
to know where tba government got
the money to boy the gold and silver?"
"Thata right" chuckled Gunston
Junior gleefully, and a great Joy filled
his being aa be thought of bis all im
portant sire straggling with the simple
question.
"Why. sonny, the government simply
issued dollar bills aud bought gold and
silver with them. Any thiua else?"
Yes," said Gunston Junior. "Where
did the government get money to buy
paper for the dollar bills?" Harper's
Weekly.
THE HORSE WON.
Best ths First Loeomotivs on ths B.
and O. Road.
The first locomotive on the Baltimore
esji Ohio had sails attached. So did
the cars. These sails were hoisted
when tbe wind was. In the rlftht direc
tion so as to help the locomotive.
Tbe rivalry between tbe railroads
using locomotives and those using
horses was very bitter. In August,
1830, an actual trial of speed was held
between a horse and one of the pioneer
locomotives, which did not result in
favor of tbe kocomottve. The race was
on the Baltimore and Ohio, the locomo
tive being one built by Peter Cooper,
who also acted as engineer. .
Tbe norse, a gallant gray, waa In the
habit of pulling a car on a track par
allel to that nsed by the locomotive.
At first the gray had tbe better of tbe
race, but when ha was a quarter of a
mile ahead Mr. Cooper succeeded In
getting up enough steam to pass tbe
hone amid terrific applause.
At tbat moment a band slipped from
a pulley, and, "though Mr. Cooper lacer
a ted his bands trying to replace It tbe
engine stopped and the horse passed it
and came In tbe winner." tan Nor
den Magaxine.
They Don't Like Funerals.
"If you waut to know Just how
sensitive some Washington folks arc.
listen to the reasons some of our ten
ants give for canceling their leases."
said a renting agent "Here are the
complaints from five families who
want to move because they live on fu
neral streets.! A lot of people. It
seems, are sensitive about thnt. There
are certain streets in town those near
churches where many funerals are held
and those leading to tbe various ceme
teries which are usually traveled by
funeral parties. Houses In those
streets are becoming a poor Investment.
There is more moving from those
houses than from any others we have
anything to do with, and generally the
movers give as the reason tor their dis
satisfaction the fact that tbe sight of
so many hearses geta on their nerves."
Washington Star.
The Sarsgossans.
It is said tbat tbe queer, composite
race of people that dwell upon the
waterlogged bulks of the Saragossa
sea, in the mid-Atlantic, have, a pretty
theory about death. They believe that
those to whom tbe messenger comes
when tbe sun Is shining brightly are
transported straight away to a heaven
of warm fresh water only four feet In
depth. In which they may wade and
disport themselves to all etern.ty. On
the other band, those who receive tbe
call of death hi boors of darkness
most needs endure a probationary pe
riod before- they can enter Into the
future life. Tbe Saragossana are In
addition Arm believers tn premonl
tlona, omens and foreordlnationa.
Instincts of a Woman.
A little girl who had for some time
wanted a dog was taken very HI. One
day when much better she told her
mother of her desire and begged her
to ask her grandpa to bay her one.
Tbe mother answered that grandpa
did not like dogs and probably would
not be willing to buy one. Then, see
ing tha little invalid look sadly disap
pointed, she said, "Well, wait till you
get well, my dear, then we will see."
"Oh, no," answered the child, whose
few years bsd taught her soma wis
dom. "The more sick I am the more
likely be will be to buy It for me."
Exchange.
Hosrdlng.
Hoarding is not only an economic
mistake, but an economic crime as
well. It la. In fact a survival of the
evil days of maladministration. It
Cornell down to us from the time when
nearly all governments were conquer
ors which considered themselves en
titled to plunder their subjects. Thus
hoarding Is founded upon distrust of
the government Htatesman, Calcutta.
Reverse Action.
The Elder Matron You shouldn't
mind the baby crying a little. It
strengthens his lungs. The Younger
Matron Oh. no doubt but it weakens
bis fnther's religion sol Indlanapous
Journal.
If yoi ftould not hive affliction
visit yon rv-ico, listen at one to what
rt rescues. xiogers.
He Mesnt It
There. Is a western politician sow
serving his state tn the balls of con
areas who Is well known for bis dls
Inclination to admit tbat be Is HI ss
well as for his circumlocutory method
of exr-e -aion.
One dsy a frend asked after th
great man's ba't "
"Thorn sa," n.n Juservstivs rep-
resentatlre cautiously, "I aa not well.
bat I am better tbaa I waa whan I
was worse tban I now am." Lippnv
con's.
Sewing macbln ncedii rt Mad
ford Pharmacy.
NEW SHORT STORIES
When Parson Daviss Fled.
The suave, courteous nod lm perturb
ible Charles B. Darles, known be
caufco of bis mild voice, pleasant man
ner oud quiet style of dress as 'Tar
eon" Ditvles. muuaKer of prise lighters,
wus reciM.t.y In Mini for a fen days,
says the New York American. Tbe
"parson's" visits to the uietnii'o'te serve
slwuya to I ring out some new anec
dote of his varied and variegated ex
perience. The latent tells of tba only
cuee ua record where his presence of
mind failed him aud be had to retreat
before a st mu of wrath. '
The Incident occurred In Hn gland.
Peter Jarksou. tbe negro, under Da
vies management had Juat blasted th
reputation of the poudvrous Jem Smith,
then champion of that country. After
tbat fight which was held tn the fa
mous Peltcsn club In London, tbe "pas
sou" arranged for Jackson to appear
at a benefit for Smith In a Holborn
theater. Frank Hlnea was tbe master
of ceremonies, nines was a little fel
low, whoso stock In trade waa but
evening clothes, about two and a half
sizes two large for biin. his Cbcstcr
fieldlun manner and bla polite address.
The house was full when the bour ar
rived for JiickBori's appearance. The
Britishers up to that time had been in
fairly good humor.
Then 3ir. illnes stepped to tbe foot
lights nud, bowing and smiling, said,
Ladies nud gents, I beg to Introduce
to your notice our American cousin,
llr. Charles E. Parson Daviea,"
The words scarcely had been uttered
when the whole boose jumped to its
feet With pewters ruined and eye
TBB PABSOX IUDB . HABTT EXIT.
blazing in rage, the spectators awaited
the appearance of the "parson," shout
ing, "Kill him, kill him!" The "par
son," who had been In tbe wings, his
face wreathed In smiles ready to bow
bis acknowledgments, changed hts ex-
presslon quickly and allowed be could
torega the pleasure of an appearance
before such on audience. Turning his
back, be made a quick exit from the
theater, dragging his protege, Peter
Jackson, with him.
"The venom in their voices con
vinced me," be said later, "that Peter
and 1 'would be safer at a distance, so
wa retired from tbe theater aa quickly
as possible "
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In th Circuit Court of tht Bute of Oregoa
or huhdodu ouotr
Mary J. FUolMtiaiPiallitlffk
AIIm Exwatlon
Chat-lea K. Wait, Dtfendant )
Kotlo 1 hercbT (Ivm tbt ander and b vlr
taeof deere,xcutlotind order of tU m
ud oat of and uodar the seal of (be above n
tttled court tn tha abort entitled cava , Dated
tba 17th dT of October. 1M7. to ma directed
and delivered, raqmrfnjr ma to tell tn tha
tnauirjer precrioeo dj law qui oi wa narannai
uiufsarij k BHuicieni nJtjiin rmu ire luuua,
baltozliiB? to CbKrlna V. WalL ntherjsTitM than
out of tbe real DDooet t belooarf ns- to amid de
fendant, in Jackson County. Oregon, on or
Biier vusjum a ay oi jaarcn, I'm me Herein
after described property. In puriuanea of tba
juosinent, decree ana oraer 01 saie ouit etaae,
recorded and entered in tha ahnva entitled
cause on tha S2nd day of May IMS la larorof
Mary J. Flanig an, and agalDst the a bore-named
defendant, Charles N. Walt, to aatUfy tbe
sum ot S8C4 40, togatber with 9SS.M costs and
uneresi inereoa sine nay znia two. at tie
rata of ten ear sent oer annum and the costs
of and noon this writ. Now therefore bT rir-
tue 01 nam aecree, execution ana oraer 01
sai, ana in compliance witn tbe aemanas
of 1d writ, I will, on Saturday, the 1Mb day
of February, 1908, at the hour o two o'clock
1. m.. at tne front door 01 tne court honie in
beCity of Jacksonville. Oregon, sell sublect
to redemption at public auction to the high
est bidder for caib In U. . gold coin the real
property hereinafter described, and all tha
estate, rieni, utie ana interest wnicn ine ae
fendsnt Char 1m N. Walt bad on or after tbe
20tb day 01 March, imw, in and to the follow
iPff aeicriDea rem property to-wii:
Section 86, township 37, Mouth of rang 4
Rut. Willamette Meridian: Section 96. town-
ablf M. South of ranire 2 East. Willamette
weriuietn ana me ngnnweii quarter; ma
west a an 01 tne naat naii:tne Aorineeab
nnarterof tba Northea t miertur: th South
east quarter 01 tne roaiaeesv quarter anu tne
liOTio nan m tne eon in wen inarter an in
Section Sixteen (16) In town-hln thlrtr-
nlre (39) South nt Range Three '3) East
nf Will urn rite MArldlan In AreoYia? Alan all nf
Section Sixteen. 16. In Townshln thtitv-
pIx (36) South of Rang Thtee S) Cast
of th Willamette Meridian in ureaon: Alto.
me went nan 01 ine norinraai nuarter pi sec
tion Sixteen Ilfi) In Township Thirty -eight (3
fjotitn 01 nance j nree t") r.iui 01 ineniiiam
ette Merldfsn, all ot the above being situated
injacison t ounty, uregon.
j. a. d. n. JACKSON,
Sheriff of .Tsckson County, Oregon.
By D. B. Grant, Deputy.
rCITATION.'v l-rr
lu the Co'iuty.Conrt of the State of Oregon,
For the County of Tack.on.
In the matter of the Onnrrtfannhlp of Lydla
J ft ne Parker, Inns Irene Parker and Lew In
Oren Parker, Minors.
Order to how cause on sppllcati .n of Guard-
(so lorOrderol Sale. of Real Km at.
It appearira to thU Court from the pAlllon
thin day presented and filed by I. K. Parker,
the miarnlan of the person end e'taten ol
Lrdls fane Turker, Inia Ireue Parker and
1 rwlfi Oren Parker, minors, iraytnfc for an or.
der of ! of certain real estate belonirlntr to
thf estate o inch wards, tht It Is to the bout
Intercuts of said wards thai such real estate
should be sold.
It Is hereby oriered. Thst the next of kin of
thfjftl'l wards and all person lntere-ted in
the ftM estate, appear before this Court on
Saiurdar the sT'tb day of February K l IK
at li o clock. A. X .. at tbe Cuurt Room of th
court, at tbe town of Jacksonville tn tha
County of Jackson, State of Oregon then and
there to ihow causa why an 'order should not
be granted for the tale of such res) estate, de
scribed in said petition as follows:
An undivided on sixth Interest In the
Sonlhwent ".uarter of faction -0 Id town h In
thlrtr sl. W. Sonth'of R.nge two, 3, Fast of
tbe Willamette Meridian In Jaefcson Connty,
Oregon.
And It Is further ordered. Thst the next of
kin of Mid wards and all persons Interested
tn said Eitate be served with a copt of this
order ss a citation at least ten days ne'nr the
hearing of naid petition, or by pnbiuhliig a
copy for tha time prescribed by law in the
Medford Mall, a newspaper published regular
ly and weekly In Jackson County, Oregon.
Dated this 10th day ot JMiiary. - .
County Judg
FORM NO. 179.
COMBINED NOTICE TO
CKEDITOKB. -
IK TUB DISTRICT COURT OrlTHB UNITED
, STATES FOR TIIK DISTRICT
OF OR HO ON.
In the matter of ftutt Falls j
pany, a corpora uob t In Penkrnpte
Bankrupt, ho.llai.
To tha r red t tots of tha Unite Palls Rutaff
Pins Lumber company a corporation, of Butt
Falls. Oregon In th County of Jackson, aad
Uhinet aforesaid. bankrupt.
xutioe is uifi ur iitoh turn on tne lata uj
1 bacembcr. . 1). Iyu7. at 1(1 o'clock A. M..
there will be a maetluir of the creditors of th
said bankrupt at th Commercial Club Room
In in City 01 Medioa, 1 said district, for lb
follow Ink purposes:
1. looQoMuer a propnsca saia 01 ueiw.
twltig described property vis:
awoieet of lumber eppialted at S00 per M.
1U0O feet of lumber appraised at 110.00.
la buaeaof glaut powder appraised at 11.3.
Ua saw mill at tba Caster olao aDDralsad
all 000 ui.
,uwiet of togs appraised at n ot) ana, ir
objection to said sale is not a-ade. or U
objected to, It Is ordered forthwith to attend
safe of such property at prlvat tale, 00 such
tonus as mj iuw nxcu.
11. To attend an examination of th bank
rupt.
ill. loinuuci kudu omBr puMueas aa atmj
properly come bufore said uiteting.
uaiuu ji;cuiiji .uu. uv.
JOHN 8. ORTH,
. Referee In Bankruptcy.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3t
1878. NOTICE FOR PUB
LICATION. Dnhcd States Land Office.
Koseburg, Oreicou, November 6, 1WT.
Notice la ben-by given tbat In compliance
itb tbo provisions of th act of Couttrcs. of
Junet, la:, entitled "An act for the sale of
timber land in tbe Htates or uaiirornta, uro
eon. Ni-raula. and W:iMhlnirton TtrrltorT." aa
extended to all the Publlotaud Btates by aut
of August 4,1m,
MATT IR Lt G RIDLEY,
of Vancouver, County of Clarke, Stat of
Washington, baa this das died in this office her
torn statt-mrnt No. 6?4. for ibu burcbaae
of tbk South WestQuarterof section No. 12, In
Township No. 96 South. Hang No. 2, East W.
41., aca win onvr prooi to snuw mat we ian
sought Is more valuable lor Us Umber or stun
than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish her claim to said land before
Register and Keceiver at Koseburg, Oregon,
D weanesaay, tne win uay 01 January. J "
Hhn nameaaa write eases: Mrs. LouC Mill sr.
of Vancouver, Washington; Wm. Lougblln,
D. M. McDonald, Wm. En twerp, nil of M4
tord, Oregon
Any and all persons claiming adversely th
above-described lands are requested to HI
tbelx claims to this office on or before eald 39tb
day of January. 109.
saajAJsm u. avoT, v-iBir
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8,
1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLI
CATION. United Btates Land Office,
. Roeburg, Oregon, Nov. 12,1907.
Notice la herubv aiven that In cemollanc
wttb the provisions of tba act of Congress of
June t, 1878, ntltted 41 An act for tbe sal ol
timber lands In th States of California, Ore
gon. Nevada, and Washington Terr! lory," a
extended u all lha Public Land Slate b act
Of August 4, lbM,
JOHN A TROEH,
of Vancouver, county of Clarke, state of
Waihtngton. filed in this office on December
2U, lKXi, his sworn Ktatuim-nt No. 8604, for tbe
purcnaae oi tne n n y4, gi oecuun no. z, in
Township No. 36 South, Range No. S East.W.
M , Ore , and will offer proof to show tbat th
land nought Is more valuable for lu timber or
atone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish bis claim to said laud before th
Register and Receiver oi tois omce, at nose
burg, Oregon on Saturday, the loth day ol
February, 1WJS.
Ha namM am wltnAMMa D. N. McDonald.
John Lowe, B. P Yeoman s, Martin Parks,
all of Vancouver, Wash.
A ay ana an persona claiming auvcrawiw tuw
abovedescrlbi.d lands are requt'sted to file
their claims In tb I office on or before aald 16th
day of rebuary, 19U8.
liBiuaVJif L. Eddy, Register.
SUMMONS.
In th Circuit Court of th Btate of Oregon, for
the County of Jackson.
W.U. Bradsnsw,
VS.
Ann V. Owens.
Defendant.
TAnn"V. Owens, defendant.
IN THE NAMK OF THE HTATK OF OREGON!
You are hereby equlred to appear and ans
wer the complaint filed against you In th
above entitled suit within ten davslrom tb
data of tbe iwrvlo ofth is Summons upon yon 11
served within this County, or If served within
any other county or this Bute, then within
twenty days 'om tb date of the eerrloe of
thlsBsmmon upon you; and If you fail to
answer tor want thereof, the plaintiff will tak
a default against yon, and will apply to tbe
urt for .ehaf prayed for In hts Complaint
wit: Tbat It be decreed tbat plaintiff Is th
owner In fee simple of lots a and Sin block No.
i ot th City oi Medford, Jackaon County.
Oregon; and if at th dfen4ant has aoln-ti.-est
therein : and that aha be forever ea
olned from aiettlng anv interest therein.
This summons a published la TUB MED
F)RDMAlLtn omsdanee of an order made
by tbe Hoi. H. K. Hanna, Judge ol the above)
entitled eou., said order having been mad
Oj the 93th da of Jnie UJI, ana which order
require the tiublleation thereof ono a week
tor six consecutive weeks, Th first pabMca
tlon of this suiriaoDB under said order Is mad
o i Friday, Nor ember lftt 1907, and th last oa
Friday, December lfttk 1907. Yn are hereby
required to appear and answer th complains
on or befor toe laat named dat.
Dated November 1st 1W7.
COLVIO A DURHAM,
Attorneys lor Plaiotlt.
SUMMONS.
fa the Circuit Conn of th Stat of Oregoa
lor the County of Jackson.
J.D. Van Dyke,
PI si rj tiff.. J
VS. Divorce '
NsttleVan Dyke, (
Defendant. f
iTTHE NAMEOFTBE STATE OF OREGON I
Yon are hereby required to appear and!
answerthe complaint fifed against yon in th
above entitled ault within ten days from th
date of tb servlc of this Summons upon too
H served within this ounty. or If served with
in sny other corny of this State, then within
twenty days of tbe set rice o. this Summons
upon you; and If you fall to answer forwent
thereof, the plaintiff will take ft default
acalnst yon snd will spply to tbe court for th
Wei prayed for in his complaint towlt: Frr
a decree of the tourt forever dissolving the
marriage contract now existing between plaln
t"nd defendant: and further decreeing to
Blalntlff the enre and cm tody of Ruby van
y ke :be minor child of said parties.
This summons is published In the MKDFORl
MAIL by order of the Hon H. K. Manna,
judge of the above entitled court, made and
entered October Mth 1C07, and to b
published for six consecutive weeks, tb first
rny of Paullcnttr.u thereof being Friday,
November lit 1W7, and tne lat dsy bell
'Friday, December 18th. 1W7. And th de
fendant is hereby reo il ed to appear in aald
cause and answer th ruuip'.alnton or before
aald lrt named date.
COLVIO A DURHAM.
Attorayea lor Plaintiff
EXECUTOR'SI FINAL NOTICE.
.ViUce is iicreoyTITenTiiat tb!e undersigned
bas Bled his First and Final Account ol bla
administration of the Estate of Chut Its H.
Manwamlng, deceased, with tbe Clerk of the
County Court of tbe State ot Or-.gon, for
J sc k ma County:
Thst by an order of the Hon. Geo. W. Dunn,
Judge of phM Court, aald AcYuint will come
on for hesfllng any objection which may be
lied thereto, and lor final bcarlnr and settle
meet, at the (.oort room of said uourt, in
Jacksonville, on Monday the 17th dsy ol Feb
ruary, A. D. It. 'a, at 3 o'clock P. M, of aald
da".
Dated Jan. ftth, 190R.
WILLIAMS. CROW ELL.
Execntor of the Estate of Charles H. .Man
wamlng, deceased.
Baths.
Hct-slr, Steam, Medloated, tea
alt, (or Men only, with miag 91,
plain CO oeota. For rheomatUm,
colds, t(ff jjlots, pjaljrtl, etc.
MftMag la vqnaj to aa Oataopathft
rraatmaot. Corner 7th and A
strata. 2-lm