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Eagtt Point Elf lata.
BT i. C. HO WLETT.
Ueorgs Waat Mm op from Ash
land Monday night, where ha hat
baen to vlst tola wife who la tharo ta
eelvlng medloal treatment,
Tracy Booth by eama oat tram bla
soma on appat Bogaa rlrar laat Sat
urday night on bla war to Talant to
Tlalt ha alatar, who la taportad qaita
alok.
Last Tneaday thara wai a nombar
of oor eltliwoa toraad oat and pre
pared a lot of wood (or oar church.
Tba wood waa donated by Elder J.
F. Moomew. There waa enoagb de
livered at the oharoh to laat qaita
while.
Steve Hamilton, formerly of Ihla
plaoe bat now of the etata of Wash
ington, a brotber-in-law of Wm. C.
Delay, arrived bare the lata of last
weak to reoelra treatment for rbea
metlsm, and at last eocoonte be was
greatly benefitted by bla treatment.
Mr. Baker, ot Batte Fella, oame oat
last Monday nlgbt for Dr. Holt to go
to Batte falls to set a nroken leg for
Ben. LaVnb. Mr. Lamb waa working
aroand the saw mill and a atiek of
timber tipped endways, striking him
on tba oalf of tba leg with tba a bora
result.
The oitizene of Eagle Point hare
teen looking for that automobile on
the P. A El roaad, bat thaa far bare
bean doomed to dlaapDolotment, bat
we live n hope. The report oomes
that there la a gang ot men at work
straightening op tba track and
getting ready foe botlnaaa.
Oar school closed. Indefinitely, lent
Friday.aa the prinolpai waa employed
on trial and bla trem an trial expired
on that date and tba board of direc
tors deolded to close the sohool for
a while and It Is not known whether
wa will bare any more sohool this
winter or not.
rear. John rletoner, ot tba Unser
veyed aaotlon, and bla aon-tn-law,
Mi. Brnee, weia pleasant oallers
Toeeday night of hit week. Me?.
Fletcher was oa bis way to Koaebarg
and Mr. Brooe waa going soatt, be la
In tba employ of the B. P. Co. and
la a timber oralaer.
' Rot. Mark O. Davis, tba traveling
Evangelist for tba Congregational
Sanday school, presetted beta laat
Banday night to a good alzed audi
ence. Ha preaobed at tba fieeee
Creek sohool boose laat Friday and
Saturday nighta and Sanday after
noon at 2 o'clock and assisted with
(be Sanday sohooL Ha reporta an
attendance of about forty at the San
day sobooL
J. Hartman stopped here last week
on bis way horns from Kloanoe reck
S A 1 X T -
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If he tells you to take Ayer's
Cherry Pactora4 for your
severe cough or bronchial
trouble, then take it. If he has
anything better, then take that.
We have great confidence in
this medicine. So will you,
when you oace know it.' ,
The beat kind of a toatlmonlel
''Hold for OTor elxty years."
fanufeWlnrtlB of
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yers
PILLS.
NAM VMOI.
Um fbrfc'g dltriaM.
Keep the bowels open with on ot
Ayer'a nua at bodtlmo, uat on.
Com a UaU son tlian Am njorioaa lot
or phapliatt of Km powders, bat with
Royal you are tore of pore, healthful food.
bridge where be had been to Inspaot
It. He pronoanoea it In a bad eon
dltlon and will recommend tbe oooit
to oondemn It He says It will hare
to bare new piers under It and that
tba work cannot be dona an til the
water rani down to a low stage.
U. E. 'Walter, ot Ashland, bat tor-
marly of Montana, waa a pleasant
oaUar laat Haaday night. Ha waa on
bis way op Little Butte creek to look
at a farm, Ha oame to this valley on
aooount ot bis mother's health and
ftnda that It haa improved ao mnoh
that they have deolded to bay and
make this ooantry their fatare noma.
Aa annocnoed In last weeka Mail
Thomas Felix Young, one ot oor moat
promising young men waa nailed to
go tbe way of all fleah, Jan. 23, 1908,
He would have been thirty-nine years
M the tblrtyetb day ot this month.
He waa bora and had lived in this
neighborhood all ot bis lite and It be
had an enemy It waa not known, a
young man ot good habits, and by
his Industry and energy bad aoonma
lated enough to make blm independ
eat. He leaves two brothers, NIok
and Peter Young and three eltteia
Mrs. Jamas Owens, Mrs. George
iltvens and Misa Clara Young, besides
a long list ot warm friend. Tbe re
malna were interred In the Central
Point oametery, tbe services being
oonduoted by A. O. Hewlett. A Inrge
oonooura ot people followed the re
mains to the laet resting place.
Phoenix Items.
By M. u. a
Mrs. A. 8. Fany was visiting
friends In Medfoid last Thursday.
Oaidners In this part are preparing
to plant the earlier Iklnda ot garden
crook.
There la great many fruit trees
now being planted in thla part of tba
valley.
. M. Maiden, I. H. Beeraan and
B L. Qurnea, of Gold Hill were Mad.
ford visitors Monday.
Mrs. Fred Moore went to Ashland
on Weduosday'e train to visit with
her mother, Mrs, OaldweiL
Mas. Hattle Messenger, nee Dun
lap, of Pravolt, was visiting friends
and relatives la Phoaaix last week.
Qaita a number of oar town peo
pie went op to Talent Sanday to bear
Rev. Matlock, and express themselves
aa well repaid aa tba sermon was an
exoelleat one.
Wa are sorry to bear that Uncle
Jeese Adams, at ha is commonly
known, of Wagner oreek, ia seriously
111 with blood poisoning Or. Forbes,
of Talent, It In attendaaooe.
Your oorreepondent went to Ash
land by team laat Saturday, and al
though I have bean there often tor
the last twenty-Are yeen I never aaw
tba streets as deep In mad at they
BLACK LAND ITEMS.
V. T. MoCray made a bualnesa trip
to Medtord on Tneaday.
Mies Leila Blgbam spent laat Satur
day with her friend Nellie Parry.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gregory spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Albert
Tar pin.
Miss May Blgbam and bother Will
lam were guests of Miss Elsie land
Carl Bee ha laat Sanday.
Misses Luoy, Minnie and Myrtle
Stinson were guests at the hospitable
home ot Mrs. E. J. Roberts last Sun
day. ,
Meesrs.Jobn Blgbam, Alfred Smith,
Albert and Archie Turpin and E. E.
Gall were among our farmers who did
business with Madford merohanta on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mra. John Blghx'n and
little daughters Grace and Knth eneit
laat Thursday and Friday with tbelr
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Moore ot
r;i n.
i i, Roberta, foreman oa tba
Court LaU .snob, waa boating tor
men but Snn-y to finish setting out
a large nonage of trees which wa
begun soma time ago, bat owing to
the inolemenoy of the weather bad
to be postponed,
Messrs. Pennington and Mead from
tbe Big Butte county made a trip to
Madford laat Saturday where they
Interviewed that olty's enterprising
business men and took back a wagoa
load ot household goods. They
stopped over night at Mrs. E. J.
Robrta' and tba next morning oon
tinned tbelr way to the tall timber
where thsy have erected neat little
oottagea oa tbelr homesteads. Both
gentlemen are comparatively new
comers , tba former having arlved la
Madford from MtaaaaoU laat October
and tba latter bom Portland in Jily.
Both are wall pleased with our gnlal
climate and productive aoll and
aapaolally satisfied with their own
section ot tba country. They txpeot
to pure base stvsral'moie loads of
household goods and farming utsuslls
thla winter, and of ooaias will call
on Madford meronanta to torn lab
them.
i
Ha AHveye Romanies rod
A smile lurked at the comers of Mrs.
bombard's mouth as she listened to
tbe plaint ot the echool friend whom
she bad not seen for more than ten
years. I'm afraid, dear," she sold.
"youll have to reconstruct aome or
your plana. You see, I married a for
getful man too."
Why, you told me not ten mmntea
ago that your husband bad never yet
forgotten your birthday fit your wed
ding anniversary," cried bar friend,
"and yoa told me you'd been married
nearly eleven years! Thara ever since
the year after father took na all
abroad."
"Yea," aald Mrs. Lombard demurely,
"I have. That's a long time, isn't it?
But, yoa see, one thing waa in my fa
vor I was born on the Fourth ot
July. Mr. Lombard oouldo't very well
forget tbe national holiday. And as
eon aa I'd found oat how forgetful he
was I decided to be married on an
other holiday. .
I auDDoee as you were abroad yoa
didn't realise that the data of .my wed-
ding waa onaeneJ people ascot often
married on the tad ot February, I
think. But you see, by a little ju
dicious planning Tve been tared the
necessity of reminding him about our
anniversary." Youth's Oompanlon.
Swestly ThemhtfuL
' Tba Da Jones back lawn waa a lawn
in name only. It waa really an arid
desort bald, ao to apeak and In dry
weather It waa atwaya aa dotty aa a
motor track. To the astanlabment of
Mrs. De Bmytbe, who lived next door,
she one dny saw her devoted husband
taming the garden hose upon the De
Jones "lawn."
"Well. I neverr ahe exclaimed. "I'm
tore 1 wouldn't trouble to lay the'dust
ta tbe De Jones' back yard, John, es
pecially as they are sock a hateful lot
of gossips. Bmall thanks you'll get for
your trouble anyway."
Hubby turned to bis better half with
a smile which told ot mixed pleasure
and vlndKUveneea.
"Thafa all right, my dear. Tbelr
darling little Fldo was washed snow
white this morn tog. Row he's out
there rolling about like a barrel and
rubbing the mad well Into his fleecy
coat Trust your husband, my sweet.
for real, unadulterated thoughtful
ness!" London Scraps.
Women and "Sport-"
When a big shoot takes place In the
coverts near one of our country houses
tuo occasion Is made a sort of society
gathering. The ladles of the house
party grace it with their presence, and
other ladles of the neighborhood are.
glad to be allowed the honor of such
eo ni puny. . Tlins a large and fuFhlon-
sble party assembles, and while each
beat Is tn progress the girls and worn-
ea try to look on unrzorcd while a
wcaudod bare kicks find tienls a;ii
tbe ground for minutes which, eej.n 1:i
termiluible tr tbjp censitivw onlooker
until tne beat' Is over anu the dogs :tro
loosed to finish off the crlppkn. Autl.
though tbe 'hare's piteous shrieUug
maks Its case seem the wor-Jt, tbe
mere tumbliug over nud over of u
wouuded bird Is n r.hocklng sight to
see ca tlw time passes nnd no one g'tn
forrrard to release It of Its 4lfe. Lou
don Mail.
Dodging TWrtean.
"When I lived In New York," writes
a former New .Yorker from betitu,
"there was a house near Central park
which should tiave borne tbe number
18, but boon use of tbe superstition of
the occupant permission was secured
to place the number. 11a or 15a over
the door. I spoke of the circumstance
a few days age and learned that tbe
thirteen auperRtfeion waa more clearly
marked here, in the Instance men
ttened by me an tndrrldnal waa con.
cemed. Here It was tbe most Impor
tant corporation tn Wiesbaden. There
Is no No. 18 bathroom tn any of tbe
bathhouses, no No. 13 room in any ho
tel and no No. 13 place at any table
d'hote. At rangenschwalbach tbe baths,
onder government control, ahm have
bath ceiJs No. 12a where they should
be numbered IB." New York Tribune,
A Worthy Antagonist.
"Did you visit aoy of the old caves
when you were np in-Scotland?" Jor
kins wss asked by a friend.
"Yes." replied Jorktna remlnlacestly,
"and. by gum. we bad to forcibly pull
Maria out of one cave."
"Good graclona! She waa fascinated
by its- beauty, I suppose."
' "No, It wasn't besuty. Yoa see, there
It a wonderful echo In the care, ard
Maria couldn't bear to think of tht
echo having the last word." Llrer "'
Mercury.
His Eminence.
A French cardinal, being small of
stature sod hunchbacked at that al
ways p J tM keenest repartee when
at1dreftrl "h "highness" and "emi
nence.'' "fj- ujhnew Is Ave feet two
Inches, and the eminence I carry on
my back."
Smcd Inoonir'erMnelfcle.
Mrs. Somer-Woai delicately con
structed things these big steamships
are! Mr. Somer Why do you say
that? Mra. fiomer-Jost think of tbe
brealrtw V s scrrw disabling the
Whole thl; -PWladetrala North Amer-
Real Batata Transfers.
J M Dews st nt to H B Ptepheneon
at ui, lanp In twp 40 1 r 3 w; 12000.
L A Houck st nx to Alfred Lewis, 1
acre In twp 30, a r 3 w; (I.
Rebecca Eaglelon to O W Biota,
lots 81-32, block "P" It R add Ash.
land j 1810.
D 8 Powell at nx to Allan Davis at
ux, land near blk IS, Ashland ; (10,
8 B Stontr et nx to H B Hlentslnger
lots 1415-16 blk "O" B K add Ash
land; 110.
B R Moore et ux to William Hlllle,
lot t block B Woodvllle; 8100.
Henry Bbaefler et el to W W Swarts-
fager, "Red Chief mining claim ta
8 team boat mining distriot; II.
Maggie 8 Townsend to 8 E Stover,
land In township 36 1 r 1 w 1 12000.
N Jerry to Jarry Mining and Lum
ber Cojmlning iclaimt in twp 87 t r S
w; II.
' N Jerry to Jerry Mining and Lam-
bar Co, 240 a In twp 37 a r 3 w;
115000.
H C Garnett et ux to Altona Arpdin
landlnear blk 1, Lumsden add Med
ford; II.
F Sarah E Weeks to Frederick W
Weeks, t Inteiest In lot 20 blk 44, Med-
ford; 1.
Frederick !W Weeks to Alfred J
Weeks et al, lot 20 blk 44, Medtord;
1.
Frederick W 'Weeks' to Sarah E
Weeks, i interest in land near lot I,
blk 44, Medtord; l. Z" '39 '
Alfred J Weeks et ux to Frederick
W Weeks, title bond lot 20 blk 44,
Medford ; 11270.
Susanna Whitney to I L Hamilton,
lot 1, blk 1, Whilneys add Medford;
II.
Geo A Moore etux to Chat M Allen,
30 a in twp 38 a r 1 w; (6000.
C M Allen at ux to George A Moore,
19o acres ha twp 38 a r 1 w ; 110600.
0 A WalruS et ux to 8 8 Stevens 6
acres In twp 38 r 1 w; 1360.
D H Jackson to Henry Galey, tax
deed, lot 10 blk "F" R B add Ash
land; 1254.
William Boss at ux to Timothy W
Dally et ox, lot 2 blk 6. Rom add Mad
ford; 190.
Ephriam Badger et ux to Alpha M
Walker, 25 a In twp 39 e r 1 s; f 2260.
Ellia J Lewis et ux to H Jopling,
bond for deed to land in Park add
Medford ; 12000.
John Kremar to Fred Flok, part of
lots 3 and 4 blk 18 Jacksonville; 1660.
Firman S Crump to J A Ward, re
lease of bond for deed.
Joseph A Ward et ax to Angast
Lnwrents part of lots 1-2-8-4 blk 4,
Park add Meeford; 1225.42,
L C Narregau et ux to Pleasant A
Doons, lots 7 and 8 blk 8 Narregan add
Medford; 1180.
Margaret Taylor et ux to Pauline A
Bines, lot blk 58 Jacksonville; 1500,
George W Pogh et ax to Joha Lett
landln twp2srle;$450.
Charlie Davis et nx to William
Davis, 26.06 acres ia twp 87, s r 2w;
11500.
1 1 wftliam Dsviaet ux to CW Davis.
nyiTPark add to Medtoid; 1500'.
J T Eads to George Eads, land in
Davis add Medtord; 1.
FLEET ANIMALS. .
The Wonderful Speed Dsvsleped ay the
Qreyhound.
Representations of the greyhound ap
pear upon sculptures over 8,000 years
old. There it no doubt that it Is one
ot the very oldest fixed types of dog
and tbe most universal In Ita distribu
tion. India. Arabia, Tersla. are among
the conntrlea that for egea past bad
tbe greyhound. Lately there was ex
hibited in England a greyhound from
Afghanistan a shaggy form salted to
that mountain land. Of course these
dogs are not all exactly greyhounds in
tbe western eense, bat they are essen
tially the tame In type; they are "gaie
bounda," long legged, light bunt doge,
bred to run tbelr gome by sight and
not by scent and to overtake it net by
wearing tt down, but by sheer speed
and akin ot running. Bow thla type
waa evolved affords much interesting
speculation.
"A greyhound Is probably tbe fa tent
creature that moves upon the earth,"
says a breeder of those animals. "It
Is on record that a greyhound beat the
famous race horse Flying Chllders. An
absolute trial between bone and grey
bound Is difficult to bring off, because,
while the horse can be ridden at top
speed. It la impossible to Insure that
the greyhound will run 'all be can.'
But a dog that can start, say, fifty
yards behind a hare and overtake It
within another fifty, and this la about
what a greyhound does, must surely
be faster than anything else that lives
or has his parallel only among the
birds."
Tbe same writer says of greyhound
coursing: "One used to hear that It
was a "pothouse,' not a 'gentleman'a'
sport But I have heard men who fol
low both declare that they prefer
coursing to racing, and I can quite un
derstand It. In coursing there la the
absolute certainty that all is above
suspicion of anything "shady.' Every
time a dog is run he la honestly run
to win or divide the stnkes. You can
not "pull" a greyhonnd." Chicago
News. '
The Now Cook's Wsy.
A new cook was In tbe kitchen, and
tbe mistress mis trying to he pleased
with the wsy she served dinner. Tbe
salad was especially unappetlxtng.
with large, coarse green lettuce leavea
lnatead ot the crisp, white little hearts
the family waa accustomed to.
"What did you do to the lettuce?"
mildly Inquired the lady of the bouse
s 't ' r - 'nner.
V i, 1 washed It all good," replied
tbe new cook.
"Ilut the small white psf" persist
ed the mistress.
"Ob, tbe it.-, ye mean. I threw It
away, of courK . "New York Press.
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HIS FIRST THOUGHT.
Srealdewt MsKlnley's Devotion is Hta
Invalid Wife.
In the early days ot the Spanish war
Mr. McKluley and Mark Ilanna were
engaged In a close and serious evening
conference in the president's room.
Tbe time ran along to tbe hour ot 8.
Suddenly those busy tn the outer room
taw President McKlnley riae and leave
tbe apartment, saying, "Walt a few mo
menta, Mark." He was gone about
twenty mlnutea. in tbe meantime Sen
ator Hanna walked restlessly between
tne two rooms, speaking a word or two
to the eecretuiiee and showing plainly
that he shared with tbe president a
feeling of deep anxiety aa to tbe out
come of the military proceedings. He
remarked on the fact of great shortage
of supplies and from his words nnd
bearing revealed to the assembled few
In that outer soom that the president
and bla closest advisers were lying
awake nighta and working to make op
for the denclenciee of tbe military situ
ation. When the president returned be and
Senator Hanna resumed tbelr anxious
consultation. Then the president t sec
retary remarked to one who waa near
htm:
"I suppose yoa wonder why Presi
dent McKlnley got up to saddealy sad
left wtthoot a word to aoy one. Yon
taw how anxtoaa be waa about the
military situation. Even that would
not cause him to break away from,
what has coin to be the custom of bis
early evening.
"About the eama time every night,
when be hears a signal from the other
side, be knows that Mrs. McKlnley Is
ready to retire and wishes to eee him.
No matter now busy be may be nor
bow deeply engaged In any subject, he
Invariably drops everything on tbe In
stant and goes ta their own apart
ments. There be alts by the bedside
and reads a chapter In the Bible to
Mra. atcKmk-y. Then be walti a few
momenta until ahe la quiet, tiptoes back
to the1 door, eomea over bare to the of
fice and without a word takes np tbe
thread) of bit work and keeps tt np un
til toward mid night" Chicago Trib-
Stupid 'flow,
"Mary said 'No to me last night"
sighed Peter S Ionian, "but I don't be
lieve a be tcould honestly tell why the
did It"
"Oh, yea, she could," replied his
cousin Kate. "She told me."
"Did sher
"Yes; she said she didn't think yoa'd
take 'No' forsn answer." Philadelphia
Press. '
Rome's Gormandizing.
Tbe decline of a nation commences
when gormandizing begins. Rome's
collapse, was well nnder wuy when
slaves wero thrown Into tbe eel pits to
Increase the gamy flavor of the eels
when they came upon the table.
Success has a great tendency toflon
eeal and throw a veil over the evil
deeds of men. rjemosthenes.
Happy Tears.
food cry Is a solace to many wo
men. It steadies the nerves and, add
ed to cup of tea and sn Interesting
story, forms tlielr Idea of supreme hap
piness. Arising from the perusal of
tbelr books wttb red eyes, swelled fea
tures and a sopping porket handker
chief, they feel their time has not been
wasted. Lady Violet Grevllle In Lon
don Chronicle.
A Higher Health Level.
T havo reached a higher health
leret lnco I began using Dr. Kings
New Llfo PI1H," writes Jacob Spring
er, of West Franklin, Maine. Tbey
keep my stomach. liver and dowcii
working just right." If theee pills
disappoint you on trial, money will be
refunded yoa tt Gbat. Strang's drug
sure. 26c.
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Usage for Over
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' AERIAL NAVIGATION.
The First Gas Bag and the First Dir
igible Balloon.
On the 1st of December, 1783, whei
the firt gas bulloou roso from the
Tullerles, carried up by Charles an;!
Robert, the Marquis de Vllleroy, an
octogeuaiian and skeptic, declared It
was tempting Ood himself. He wn
rolled In his armchair to a window o'
his chateau to wltnrMho ltrip;Mlliill
ty of bticb an awensloii. Ilut the iuo
ment the ucrouaut, gayly saluting tin
spectator), rose In the air, tlu old nun:
pausing s'lddnnly fro-u the most cn
plete Incredulity to unlimited fnitl. I
the :?nW4r of genius, fell upon ii'
knees and exclaimed: "O mcu, ye tvii
fiud ihrt secret of never iIvIuk! And I
will Ixj when I am dead!"
The public, enslly coufoimilltig thi
atmospheric with the otroioniV lltvu
ens, already hulled the day vhrn the
aoronatit would continue his nerln!
course to the moon, to Venus, to Marx
or Jupiter.
ricrro Giffnnl, then Ihipuy de Lome.
trll the flr ;t dirigible balloons. Later
Captains It'nnrd and lire lis tn tbelr
aeroplaue, Ia Prance, went from Meu
don to Paris and ba-k at the same
time tint Gaston Tlsvnndlrr was. car
rying out his fine experiments. But all
progress was soon stopped by the
weakness of the motors compared to
their weight. -
Nothing further could be done until
the arrlT.il r the explosive motor. In
fact It was the Improvement In auto
mobiles which won us tbe coci.best of
the air.
Rtlver pUted milk tabes for eela
it tba Rogue River C w.-y, Med
ford. tt
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MOUNT FUJIYAMA.
Jaeeriese Pilgrlmsge to Ite Tempest
Swept Summit.
To the people of Japan tbe rnoant
Fujiyama la eacred. Tbe meaning of
the word Is "honorable mountain."
During that brief six wwa,of summer
when FuJIjrsma's wind swept sides are
cllmbable, writes A. B. Edwards In
"Kakemono," tbe pilgrims come tn
thousands. In ten thousands. They
dress themselves In white from head
to foot They carry long staves of
purs white wood In their bands, esch
ataniped with the temple crest, and In
bands and companies they climb the
mountain.
Always the leader at their head, his
stall crowned with a tinkling mass of
bells, like tiny cymbals, chants tbe
hymn of Fujiyama. For six abort
summer weeks they come. Then the
winds rush down, the snow falls, the
tempests rage, and Lord Fujiyama' lives
alone.
No human being has yet stayed a
winter on bis summit, and even tn the
auinmer weeks the winds will blow the
Isvt blocks from tbs walls of the rest
bouses and sometimes the pilgrim from
tbe path,
Fujiyama stands alone, not one peak
among a range, but utterly alone. Bis
lng straight out of the sea on one tide
and from the great Tokyo plain ea the
other, his 12.3011 feet In two long carv
ing linos of exquisite imue rise np n 1
up Into the blue, and not an Inch of
one foot Is hidden or lost. It la ull
thorr, visible aa a tower built oa a tree
lens 'ili'n it"mlostes tbe landscape.
It can he 'rom thirteen prorlneee,
and fni'i ". ' "wired miles at eta tbe
pale whlie prah of Fujlyr.nia floats
abort the blue.