The Medford mail., January 31, 1908, Image 6

A VIC1WEPICIIBE
Scheme of a Man Whose Diges
tive Organs Were Jaded.
GASTRONOMIC JOY BY PROXY.
Ho Couldn't Eat Himself, but Ho
'"t ftoourvd the Msrkots For Qair.o and
Deinties For Foosts For Hit Frianda
and Wstohed Thm Whila Th.y Ate.
."Awhlla ago," observed the man who
sees things, "I caught an old rtjrspritlc
(Maud of mlna duiug a curlpus atuut
He was watching gang of oocro
street pa vera rating their m:iiluy
. meai. He watched tbem with a tort of
fascinated gate. The (eata they went
accomplishing In th waj of projecting
absolutely Impoaalbie thlnga into their
systems aecmed weird and almost uo
eaonj t my dyspeptic frleud. On of
too negroes particularly aeeincu to hohl
the. .enraptured focus of my friend's
Tunun. aula Dt(fro oau or pu umiu-
day feed two gigantic sandwiches,
coaipoeed of thick hunks of boiled salt
pork stuck betwoen big alalia of -rcad.
He gulped tlieae two sandtvkhos In
about four bites and then Hiked hi
chops in a hungry aort of way, as if
they'd only about tasted like nioro to
bltn. if more were to be bad. It was
apellblndlng spectncle In tbe view of
my dyspeptic friend. It looked Incred
Ible, out of tho question. It seemed to
him such a spectacle as might be af
forded by tbe sight of a boa constrictor
feeding on a full sited and kicking
donkey.
i 'Enjoy that stuff?- be asked the big
darky.
''Had be enjoyed Itl The darky grin
ned and licked hie chops euggeetlvely,
"'Could you eat any more 0' that
Junkr he asked the big negro.
" "The negro invited him to try him
dared him, in fact, to And out
;"'Get a couple more of those sand
wiches,' my friend said to the black,
aad gave him the money to pay for
them at the wagon presided over by
th negro woman In charge of feeding
tbe gang.
"The black aat down with the other
two huge salt pork sandwiches and
put tbem away with tbe same eaay and
facile unction that he bad exhibited in
disposing ef the first two. My friend
stood and watched him as be put 'em
away. Then be shook his bead over
and over again. lie couldn't under
stand It It was beyond reason, ills
own diet consisted of a Utile milk Willi
graham waters, and the Idea that any
two leggrcl creature could get away
with, much less like, such a terrific
mess as those four salt .pork sand
wiches came to oh. It was tbe world
upside down, that was all.
"Well, this dyspeptic friend of mine
reminded me of a rather celebrated
character who used to live In Washing
ton many years ago now long In tbo
land of the beyond. He waa a noted
wit and boo vlvant But through ex
cessive and klnklsb eating and drink
ing drinking particularly be bad
quite ruined Lis stomach long before
I ever met him. lie had ruined it so
thoroughly that he coald eat noUifuc
but frozen food frozen consomtnes.
frozen fruits, frozen creams, and the
like. In fact, he existed almost wholly
?2 ljL cream, Which was nisrte partic
ularly fo-lJsLvf wljom he em
ployed for Jlitng up bis frSseti food".
Hot stuff of any sort was poison to
this mau with tbo lining of bis stom
ach all gone, nud even a morsel of the
TXrt of DaUrngfoo we oTSuary mor
tals partake' ofwould have put him
out of the game entirely.
"So, with praiseworthy philosophy.
Jhls cleyer niuL ajcomplheJnian re
signed himself to the system of gcttTnif
bis gastronomic fun by proxy that Is
to aay.lte'd enjoy watching other folks
'at He'd provide the ways and means.
He'd do all of th baying. I've enjoy
ed some rare old feasts ftyeelf at thai
"man's Washlniton hooao. I wasV Just
one of the good eaters, with a perfect
stomach, whom be had en his list
"He'd and out tbe staff that I or any
of tbe others liked th most, and then
be d have a crane te his house to par
take of that stuff. There'd be terrapin,
perfectly cooked game of all kinds,
richly Axed vegetables, ornate and rich
pastries, extraordinarily fine coffee, de
lightfully bouqtleted wines everything
Imaginable, and a good deal of the
stuff, as you may Imagine, to the last
dexree Indigestible, except for folks
whose Internal mechanism waa of cast
Iron and in perfect working condition.
"And so, with such a spread all set
and fu process of being served, this
wit. 'all In' himself, from the gastro
nomic point of view, would lean back
and Just wnteh us fellows, friends of
his. eat aud enjoy ourselves. Ile'd he
taklug little mouthfuls of his frozen
stuff a bit of frozen asparagus or
frozen consomme, or the like while
wo vent on v lih the feast, and tbere'd
be a wistful gleam In hla eyes as he
w.Uchrd us putting away the ducks
and tbe terrapin and tile choice wines
he vtiFu't slluwiM a mouthful of
wine even, I should hnve aald. Then
When It wns nil over there wero huge
Cigars ready for us !io wasn't )ermll
ted to smoke Anything whatever nml
then we'd Just lie buck and blow the
heavy, odorilWous lines of smoke Into
his face and enjoy life up to the end
of the handle.
"Now. we used to wonder If this
inun wasn't Inflicting nec.Iloss torture
upon himself, tint it really seemed as
If be v as not. We used to ask him
bout that. In fact and he Invariably
repllt'l 'li. t. next to eating the fine
truck !''!: eX he enjoyed seeing peo
ple e:i: .iilo of appreciating It and
enjoins e ".t;im the stud. I always
thought. thoTich. that his curious sys
tem must hnve Involved nn Immense
amount of self control and character.
"Not only did he like to watch peo
ple with flue stomachs eat difficult
things, but ho was forever buying
choice articles of food for tbem to eat
out of Uls ptvKence. He had a sort of
mania for huyleg fancy foods and the
most expeuslve 'u tho market too.
Whenever lu u oyster wagon
backing up In Iruui of my bouse with
big barrel of choice oysters in the
tail of tbe cart for nie I knew that my
old friend was lb vrasMnr"n for th
winter. TbatVth way b"V aaawanc
himself. Or he'd serd up to lU house
Mass WmTicK&tlw.VKJj&ia.
stock, 'or ' some bar-ie-auc or guava
Jelly that had caught bis eye or a
brae of redheaded or canvas buck duck
or an assortment of partridges or an
Invoice of reedblrds always . some
thing high class and tasty aud usually
kOuictblu:; that belonged lu the domain
of eplcureinm. His Idea wus that this
stuff waa u.euut.to be euteu by people
of sufficient knowledge to appreciate
such article, and If be couldn't eat
that sort of stuff blinrelf, why, be
wasn't going to.be delurrod the pleas
ure of providing It for others not so
well able to afford It aa he. .
"A quaint man and a goneroua one,
aud those of us who bad the honor of
his friendship learned a lot from the
sort of restrislut that be practiced
through so tunny, many years of his
life." Washington Star.
A PERSON OBSESSEO.
The Victim ef aa Insietent and Com
pulsive Habit of Aotlon.
Tbe word "obsession" may be defined
as an Insistent and compulsive thought,
habit of mind or tendeticy to action.
The person so burdened la said to bs
Few children are quite free from ob
session. Some must step on stones;
others must walk or avoid cracka
some must ascend the stairs with the
right foot first; many muBt kick posts
or touch objects s certain number of
times. Borne must count the windows,
pictures and figures on tbe wall paper;
aome must bite the nails or pull tbe
eye winkers.
Consider the nail biter. It cannot be
said that be tolls not, but to what end J
Merely to gratify an obsession. ' He
nibbles a 1114V- here and a little there;
be frowns, elevates bis elbow and In
verts bis tinner to reach an otherwise
Inaccessible corner. Does be enjoy Itt
No, not exactly, but be would be mis
erable If he discontinued.
It is during childhood that we form
most of tbe automatic habits vblctr-l
are to save time and thought hi later
life, and It Is not surprising that some
foolish habits creep In. As a rule,
children drop these tendencies at need.
Just as they drop the rules assumed
In play, though they are sometimes so
absorbing as to cause Inconvenience.
An uteseetlng loots nee was that of
the boy who hod to touch every on
wearing anything red. On-one oecs
aton his whole family hat their train
becaus of tho peeealenos of has color
among those waiting in the station.
The longer these tendencies as re
tained In adult life the greater th dan
ger of their becoming coercive. And
so far aa tbe well established case Is
concerned, tbe obsessive act most be
performed, though the business, social
aud political world should come to a
standstill.
A child who must kick posts is father
to the man who cannot eat an egg
which has been boiled either more or
less than four minutes, who cannot
work without absolute silence, who
cannot sleep If steam pipes crackle
and who must straighten out all tan
gles of bis life, past, present and fu
ture, before he can close his eyes In
slumber or take a vacation.
The boy Carlyle, proud, any. sensi
tive and pugnacious, was father to tbe
man who made war upon neighbors'
poultry and had a room, proof against
aouna, specially constructed for his
literary labors. Llpplocott's Maga
zine, .h,v.
Petrarch."
high color and a complexion rather fair
than dark. Ills eyes were animated
In expression and i remdr"kaMy"keen of
sight in the Laurentlon library por
trait they are rather small, bat Very
clear and beautiful he was of middle
height, and bis limbs, though not very
strong, were wellknlt and ogUe.. In
eiHf Tad "mkUVule' bis health. was
robust, and he wm extremes ' tem
perate hi mYnVbtta, "drinking nothing
but water throughout blf chjjdaood
snJdown to tbe. dose. of the period
if youth.' From the Leosentlan por
trait we see further that be bad an
Intellectual face, with a rather low
but awry massive forehead, a largo,
straight nose, delicately arched eye
brows, high and well modeled cheek
hones and a beautiful month, with Hps
that shot at once firmly and smilingly.
-Petrarch, His Life and Ttoea."
Plants That Poison One Aanvhee
tt Is a matter of common observation
that grass does not grow so well dose
to trees as In th open. The some Is
true of grains. Experiments In Eng
land and In this country have shown
that the deleterious effects of the near
neighborhood of grass and treca are
mutual. The tree suffers aa well aa the
grass and gram. This Is especially
true of fruit trees. The cause la as
cribed to the excretions by the trees, on
tbe one band, of substances poisonous
to the grass and by the grass; on the
other hand, of eulistancos poisonous to
the trees. It thus appears that the fail
ure of grass to grow well near trees
should not be ascribed to too, much
shade nor to the exhaustion by the
tree roots of the food supply needed by
the grass. Exchange.
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No Excitement.
"Here," said tho dramatist, "we have
a husband who loves his wife and a
wife who loves her husband."
"Welir
"How am I to construct a drama
from such material T" Louisville Courier-Journal.
His Infsrsneo.
"Evidently a Turkish bath la a
scheme to keep one perpetually dirty."
"1- Judge from what you say that
you've never taken one.
"No, but I've seen t Turk." Ex
change. An Admission.
Alice I rather like that young
Thompson, lie has such a good, firm
mouth and chin, llatel-tloodnesst
Has he been kissing you tool Kansas
City Independent
Always Strong.
Church They say the human vole
Is stronger In the morning than It Is
at night. Rotbnin-I can't see nny dif
ference In hahy'a. Tonkers States,
man. . .
A Slip of the tongue Is worse than
that of the foot-Spa nUb I-rivcrh.
A CELEBRATED HOAX.
Story ol the Fr'.sas Catalogue
and its Author.'
CLEVER AND EP.AZEN FRAUD.
This Inoonious Publication Completely
Foo'sd the 6svants and Bibliophiles
of Europe and Waa tho Literary ,
eation of Ita Day.
When P. T. Rarnum cynically re
marked that the American people
loved to be fooled be might Just as
well bsTe left out the adjective, for
that Americans are much more gulli
ble than natives of other lands can
very readily be called Into question by
anybody at all familiar with the bat
tery of hoaxdom. I suppose that for
pure effrontery and Ingenious brazen
nesa the Fortsas Catalogue elands to
the front rank of deception. Fet this
pamphlet was foisted not upon the
American public, but upon the savants
nnd bibliophile of Europe men skill
ed In the art of books and In the detec
tion of forgery. Bo cleverly was tills
fraud conceived and executed that It
deserves to stand In the front rank of
any consideration, however brief, of
clever deceptions.
Tbe Fortsus Catalogue was publish
ed in 1840 a small book purporting to
be the catalogue of tbe private library
of a certain Count J. N. A. do Fortsas
of Blnche. in Belgium. Although the
book consisted of but fourteen pages
and listed only fifty-two titles. It
stirred up a veritable teapot tempest
among tbe wise beads. Tbo reason
waa not far to seek not one of tbe
books mentioned In the catalogn waa
to be found In any other library or
publisher's list! They were all abso
lutely "sole surviving" copies of In
tensely interesting works. In the
words of the catatogoe itself, "the
count pitilessly expelled from bis
shelves books for which he bad paid
their weight In gold as soon as he
learned that a work op to that time
unknown had bean mentioned m any
catalogue." Each new research of
le::rned Investigators into tbe book
lore of antiquity, It was claimed, "had
thinned still further tbe already dec
linated ranks of th count's sacred
battalion." Weary of his tremendous
and self Imposed task of collecting
only unique specimens, the count was
stated to have died on Sept 1, M89.
and bis library was now offered for
sale. Apparently the fraudulent char
acter of such master foolery was quite
patent Yet the high brows "bit" en
thusiastically, and there resulted one
of the most amusing Incidents of the
decsde.
For Instantly the learned book lovers
were up In arms, each trying to outdo
his rival and secure for himself the
most precious of tbe treasures st the
sale which was advertised. Orders
poured In from all over Europe on the
behalf of scholarly societies, libraries,
royal families and literary epicures.
One bookseller came all tbe way from
Amsterdam Just to see No. 75, the
corpus Juris ctvllls." The Princess
dc Ligne "for tbe honor of her fami
ly" ordered No. 48 at any price to sup
press it on account of certain discred
itable family episodes It waa supposed
to contain. Many other prominent per
sons and Institution clamored for a
chance at th3 -.collection. "Men re
membered havlngsecn books that nev-
exlsted," says WJUiaS. SllCDard.
"The foremen In Cssteman's printing
o trice at Tourney had distinct recollec
tions of a bogus volume credited to his
press," . . .
Unfortunately the advertised sale
never came off. On the 9th of Au
gust, the day before It was to have be
gun, the Brussels papers announced
that the town of Pine he bad determin
ed to keep the collection Intact try pur
chewing tt wtth public funds. The
amusing part of this statement was
that Blnche was a most insignificant
village, quite una has to purchase much
of anything, let alone a untvessafly de
sired library. Btlll even that state
ment was belfev'ed;
Th truth eventually transpired that
the Count do Fortsas, bis miraculous
library and the catalogue were all the
creations of an Ingenlons fellow named
Rene Chalons, living In Belgium. Bis
catalogue, begot a rather extensive lit
erature of Its own, which has since
bean collected and published under the
title "Documents et I-arUculurttea Bls
tortques sur le Oomte de Fortsas." A
copy of tbe original catalogue 'now
rests In the Oongresslonnl library at
Washington. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
A Surprise For St, KiMe.
The Inhabitants of the lonely Isle of
fit Kllda were astonished one winter
some years ago at tbe appearance of n
great blood red, conical object floating
on the wIM Atlantic billows to the
westward of tlie Isle. With much dlrtt
culty the derelict wns brought to shore,
and as th Ht, Klldvu had never be
fore seen sect) a qn-r looking thing
and could nuike no vs-s aa to Ita pur
pose or place In us sc-ale of created
things they lmlulgv-i in wild visions
of its valuable n-ture. Hut when The
factor came acrovt sa bis yearly visit
from.. the neighboring but distant Is
land of Great llrlialn he tden tilled It
as a great Iron buoy which. It' subse
quently appeared, had broken away
from Ita moorings In New York harbor
aud drifted In the gulf stream serosa
the Atlsntlc. It had taken two years
In the passage.
Occaalona do not make s man either
Strong or weak, but tb-y ahow what
he Is. Thomas a Kcmpls.
Wanted to Bo Ready.
Servant I've come to glv notice,
ma'am, as I am going to get married.
Mistress Indeed, Mary! How long
have yon been engaged? Bervant-1
ain't engaged at all, ma'am. Mlataess
Well, who Is th happy man? Serv
antTon know the big shop down the
road. Well, the shopwalker looked at
m th day before yesterday, and yt-e-trrday
he smiled, and today he said,
"Good momlngj and I expect tomor
row he'll propose, and, yon see, ms'am.
I want to be ready, London Answcn
Or. EtrxWrjion vxsttlnteyesfrse.
Th True Meehamo.
After a man has worked In shops
for ten or fifteen years there la a great
desire for a change. Home wnnt to go
out oa a rartu. u.h think that the
Invention of sounti.lug thai can be
patented will solve tlx. problem, wblle
oiuers want to ovit ;:ud tun a euop
themselves. The lutter Is reu;!y the
true mechanic, but u t necessarily the
man w ho will get o it the most or even
tbo best work while working for s
boss, says Charles Hoary In the Work
ers' Magazine. Ou the contrary, he
will often bu comklo.-ed the lacy mau
by the foreman when the work Is of
au ever recurring character. Let bow
ever, sous difficulty arise In eouuec
Oou with a Job or have some hurt
proposition to meet ami he will always
have a suggestion to oCer that will
help to solve the problem, while th
ordinary man and the hustler win
stand around helpless and often dav
lnterested. He will have the elemen
tary lawa of mechanics and physics at
his finger tips, will know enough of
electricity to allow him to dlsoouss
upon the subject In an intelligent man
ner, and he will be well boated upon
the mechunlcal progress of th day.
A Dreeemsker of Yermouth.
In the churchyard of Calster, close
to Yarmouth, is the grave of the
"quiet, little, gentle voiced dress
maker," of whom at her death In Oc
tober, 1843. the then bishop of Nor
wich said, "I would canonize Sarah
Martin If I coald." Yarmouth .reveres
her to this day. A stained glass win
dow ha been placed to her memory
In the parish cburcb, wbore ben prayer
book Is still preserved, while her Jour
nal Is one of the treasures of the pub
lic library in the tollhouse. Under
neath this building was tbe miserable
dungeon which served as tbe borough
prison, and It was to the amelioration
of the lot of the wretched prisoners
that Sarah Martin devoted her life.
Earning a base subsistenoe of fifteen
pence a day by tolling from early
morning UH far on hi to the night, sue
yet managed to gre np one day In the
week to her labor of love. 8b dtsd In
poverty, bat th result of her life's
work was the reaorm of tbe prison
system of Yarmouth. London chron
icle. Be mod It Into Moieory.
On of th most characteristically
acentric thlnga over don by Oeiett
Burgess (and one of tho few true sto
ries of htm) waa to spend throe or four
days In ooseCrnctlnc of- cardboard.
mloa and green velvet a little model
of an old Xew England house, com
plete a to windows, ourtasns, lawn,
garden, trees and even Including a
hammock with a tiny hat and summer
novel sud washing stretched cat on a
clothesline on the back stoop. This
wus for a dinner given to several lit
erary friends In New York, and when
tbe coffee waa served he deliberately
set fire to the whole farm. Hla ex
planation was that had It been spared
bis guests might have forgotten the
affair, but they would always remem
ber the destruction of tbe boose. No
on who ever saw th little boos go
up In smoke on Its little hill of- damp
moss will ever forgot It . ...
Th Mtsplaoee' Comma.
'Some lawsuits of tbe .highest Im
portance have hinged upon the right
placing of a comma," said a Jndg.
"when I first started to practice law
a Missouri editor came to me tn a peck
of trouble to defend him against a
threatened libel suit growing out of
faulty punctuation. He had not meant
to give some innocent young women
the. slightest offense when be wrote a
story about two young men who went
with their girl to attend a lecture and
after they left the girls got drunk.'
Putting that miserable little comma
out of Ita right place did the work, as
It made the girls the ones who became
Inebriated Instead of their escorts. I
managed by proper diplomacy and the
publication of a neat apology to stave
off tbe damage suits, and afterward
my editorial friend became an expert
on punctuation." Baltimore American.
Taunting.
Old Noah hnuted up a barrel stave
and started off for the stern of tbe ark.
"Where are you going?" asked Mrs.
Noah.
"I am going to whale that boy Ham,"
replied Noab, with a frown.
"But, my dear, tbe rad Is only play
Ins; on his ban.io."
"Yes, but It is the tune he Is play
ing." "And what is tbe tuner
".'Walt Till tho Sun Shines, Lizzie."
Chicago News. ,
Angry Adjectives.
It was not n young woman novelist
but Charles Sumner, of whom the late
B. U Gotlkln, the New York editor,
said:
He works his adjectives so hard that
If they ever catch him alone they will
murder hira.
Vary Steady.
Farmer naye-Tuat Jones boy that
used to work for you wants me to give
hrni a Job. Is be steady? Farmer
Seeile Well, if he was any steadier
be'd be motionless. London Express.
Poor Jack.
Clara JiKk Intends to hnve all bis
own way when we are married. Clara's
Ifntuma Then why do. you want to
marry" him? Clara To relieve .his
mind of a false Impression. '
Gave Him Up.
Ring-Ten, that's old Sprigglns. Half
a dozen doctors have given him up at
yarloea times dnrtug his life. Wing
What was the matter with him? Blng
He wouldn't pay his bllla.
Border becocue light when clater
fully bornev Ovid.
Drawing Power.
D'Auber Of course not every one
can be an Artist One must have tm
aglnntlon to draw. Crtttlck Yes; 1
notlee that most so called aftists In
tfrUm'g abont themselves draw on their
tin aginations, s great deal. Catholic
Stiindtrd and Times.
Op'imitm.
'Pa, do yoa kn.- fir y nlstst
"Yes. We have unt i; Clce. Ev
ery time he draws hH .- ff-nka he
' ?otng to have sevi rl nolam left at
the end of tbe week." Chicago lico-d-
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CATGUT STRINGS.
!T. Way Thoy Are Mad. Front Ihsj"""' CteE?l?&ua,iy.J S'u'laoo.lS" ""
I imesiineo 01 onsep.
Catgut atrhihw. It Is well known, are
made or the lutoHtlue of sheep. The
Intestine of the full grown aultnal are
from forty to fifty feet loug.
Tbe raw material from the stock
yards la first thoroughly cleansod of
fat and fleshy fiber by dull knives ar
ranged on a drum turned by a crank.
The white tough membrane that Is
left Is theu handed over t th split
ter, who dexterously splits the mate
rial Into even strands by brmgsnaT It
against the blade of a safety rtasur set
Bp right In th tabs before htm. The
etrunda are then apun together and
p.aced on the drying frame.
An American E violin string re
quires six strands, the European four.
The strands, at one end fastened to an
upright post are twisted together
wblle still damp and pliame by means
of a spinning wheel. Taken from the
drying frames, th strings as cut In
lengths, colled and boxed In oiled pa
per for shipment To polish tbe strings
very flue emery paper laid on a grooved
aluminium block Is used. While tbe
strings are still on tbe drying frame
the covered block la passed over the
strings, polishing as many at one time
as there are grooves In the block. It
can be seen that from the manner in
which the strands are twisted the ef
fect of polishing Is to weaken the
strug.
In the essential features tbe process
of making the fine gut strings for sur
gical uses or the heavy strings three-
eighths of an Inch thick sometimes
employed for machinery belting does
not differ from the method employed
In the case of the musical strings ex
cept that the latter are handled with
more care. Chicago Record-Herald.
DARING PHOTOGRAPHY,
PaHloiw FNti of ttw Mmi Wlw Ma-
A man who ctn stand or alt on tbe
flatice of a steel beam not so wltto an
the aoia of oar aboe and 600 feet
a bore a roarioc granite paved ctty
street, there eooily to take wrwaeaaful
pictures of toe top of tna city far be
low him, most be pn an a hue a of three
quaUftMtkwe and each of the flret wa
ter. He moat have Jodtnent; patience
and courage, these three, and, one may
add without alfebtlnff the other two.
tbe greatest of these Is coara.se. Bo
writes B. O. Hunting ta the Technical
World afagaalDe.
Tbe eager eye of the camera goes
everywhere nowadays, and the man
who makes picture getting his busi
ness adopts no peaceful, unexcltlug
pursuit. If he Is under contract to a
great newspaper or magaxtne he may
be called upon to secure a picture of
northing, from a flashlight In tbe black
depths of a metropolitan sewer to a
portrait of tbe fairest whits slave In a
Turkiih harem. He may be asked to
"get" a female grtuly nursing her
whelps In her mountain lair to Illus
trate some naturalist's work at one
end of the year, and before tbe other
end has come he may snap a shutter
on the Hp of some smoking volcano's
crater.
When you see a striking or a star
tling picture of man or beast in some
extraordinary place or pose, do you
ever stop to think where tbe photog
rapher was who made tbe negative or
bow be got there?
Pepper In Olden Times.
During the middle ages in Da rope
pepper was the most esteemed and Im
portant of all tbe spices. Genoa, Ven
ice and other commercial cities of cen
tral Europe were indebted to their
traffic tn pepper (or a large part of
their wealth. Its Importance as a
means of promoting commercial acttr
lty and civilization during the middle
ages can hardly be orerrated. Tribute
was levied In pepper, and donations
were made In this spice, which was
frequently also used as a medium of
exchange In place of money. When
the Imperial city of Borne was be
sieged by Alartc, tbe king of the Goths,
In 408 A. D, tbe ransom demanded In
eluded 5400 pounds of gold, 30,000
pounds of stiver and 8,000 pounds of
pepper, lllaetratlng the Importance of
this spice at tbat time.
For Poettoal R
TercbanoBA called tbe amiable wid
ow, "cecKiherer
Tbe Utfle lapdog trotted meekly up.
"Surely tbat la a strange name for a
dog!" exclaimed the gentleman visitor.
'What made you name mm Fer-
chance?"
'I am so fond of poetry I" explained
tbe lady lucidly.
Madam, forgive me, but I fall to
see the applicability .
Why, silly man, exclaimed the
merry widow, "1 named It after By
ron's dog Don't you remember where
he says, 'Perchance my dog will
howir " -
What He Knew.
Master If your friend were to bor
row 12 shillings from you, afrreclng to
pay 1 shilling a month, bow much
would be owe at tbe end of tbe year?
Pupil Twelve shillings.
"You don't know the elements of
arithmetic."
"But 1 know my friend." London
BcrntM.
NOTICE Or FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notlee Is hereby given that the nndcrsignad
baa filed hie final account as the administrator
with tbe will annexed of the estate ol Michael
Rlftirft deceased with, the County Court of
Jackioo County, Oregon, and the Court has set
Monday, tha 2nd day of March, 1908. at the
hour ol 2 0 riocK p. m. a trie time, ana court
room ol aald Court ma the place for the final
lettlementof said account, and the bearing of
nrilWI,inB to th amrl
PMed and flril .published this Silt day of
January, iw,
AdmtntPtrator with the will anneied ol the
estate or Htcnaei Kiggs, ueccaaeo.
NOTICE OP FINAL Sl.TTLKME.t I
In the Coun .'mirt of the itau of Oregon,
iiir Ji.r'.efm Conntv
In the matter of 'he ,te of R. W Kennedy.
Notice la b.rfy flwn that the undesigned
administrator t thu above-named cstatf ha
filed his final account In aald matter, and that
htnarder made hv the County Oonrt made
Jr. iiarr2. 1906, the final hearing of said ac-
o jnt will W beard on Monday, tie 2nd day of
Mnr-h.ir. All peraou: are he.-N it i fled
to .! . .e't oijeetious to said accc-j en or
b-.o.o,h..b.,.dou. I0AllaMM.
AdmlMXistsr el the astaU ol a W Ksaaear.
awetsto.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Mary I. Finalise. KsiutlO
, ch.rl s. .J omdtl '
hw virtus of ska All. Lsffiiilnn lumau
of the bore d it tied court, to ae above torn
lou evcituc t u dlrevitd uA lUitMi ucubr
17th, IW7, ur ua J-itltfuifui iem1?rfM nil vu
ten d lu mid t t,ui t ou ii ny an j, KtMt Id Uror
of pU.utlrii.Bd tvttaYlD't it)ftjrtlaut (or tba un
of :M.4U totrtlier wlih ftb.Au m.-iW -od lutar
e:t iDereoo .loot Mtiy juu&, 1MM, mi tot rs
of ic r ceut pur aunuiL, t oiumaDdlog mo to
levy upou ni! Mil ibcii pr-rsDiifii propeity ni
Chetrlci IV. Walt, or 11 ufuclm isudoi. be
found, th n om of tbtj reul .roiriy brloou
login wlo defvudani. might b found In
Jurkftoa County, ure, lu wblh dlti.dnl h
lowrnt or rute at or doc Murcb tb. WW,
i which dl a duly and arptr d t'SOauriui
of Judgmeui Hen wai H ltd in JaWktou Comity
Oregon. Thi tba niu xteutioo now in mr
httUdl rtCltM tha fuel thsll sn von tlnn hsa
btrvtufora been tMuvu oa -aid Jnugmnit under
daicof Mav ivtb, ivut. directed to Sheriff of
aianDODu ounir, ure. bata Bbtrin return
ing nae to cirk of court u&suuUsed nonar
data of Maj 1Mb. IW06. That aald ffxecullon
further recitca the fact that tbe rcoorda ebow
an aMlgnmcnt of above Judgment bciora
deeeribea, by plaintiff to Victor Land Co. uo
ujr a-aitj ui uciooer intn. I'AJi, wuitin atugO'
mem waa filed Oetotwr lftth Irr7
That by virtue oi tba execution heretofore
aeavnut a, i am on toe win day oi January,
IOCS, duly and legal) lev urxm all lntarMt.
right or title C bar lee N- Wait bad In or to the
following property March 3oih. )W or tbat be
may hars acquired thereto since that datet
Section 8ft, township ST, Houth of range 4
Faat, Willamette Mctidlan; Section W, town
hip 34. South of range 3 hast, Willamette
Meridian and tbe ICorthwe.t quarter; tbe
n bsi aaii ui luej cm Usui, in) Itorineail
quarter of the Northea-t uuarter: the South.
e&at quarter of tbe SoutbeHNt tjuarter and the
imim uin ui iusj ouuiuHN. quarier in m
Hectlon Sixteen (lft I in townahln thlrtv-
nlne (S9i Huulhnf Ravnire Thnw li Fui
oi nuiamciu Meridian lu oresoe: Aio a II of
Section Sixteen, It, la Townablp tblity
of the Willamette Meridian In Oregon; Alio,
tlou Sixteen ;i) In To w tun I p Thirty -elifht S
South of Range Three 3) Hanoi the W litem
atve Meridian, all of the above landi being sit
uatcd lnjackaon County, Oregon.
That the levy anil vale la made to aatUfy
the balance on said ludument for which ti
hereinabove deter I tod AlUa fcxecuUoo waa
ia.uea.
Now. therefore, bv virtue of an tri sXrvntlnn
levv and In comDtlstnrM with tliat n,inuamii
of aald writ, 1 wrtl on the 34th dav of Februnrv
1UW. a: 10:00 a. m. at the trout doorol tbe
ouuiy court iioue. jaexnon county, uregon,
Hen ai imuiic Ruction, auojeci to reaempuon,
to the hlgheet bidder fur ca.h in hand all tbe
right, tlfle and Interest Charlee N. Walt had
m or 10 me above described property March
'JO, 1H99, or which be may have ttlnce acquired,
or any part thereof, to aatlHfy aald execution.
Dated tbla 24 ih day ofJaouiry 1808,
rirat publication January 34, 1908.
Last publloetUa February,,!.
D. H. JACKHOH,
Sheriff of Jackson Count?, Oregon.
By D. B. Grant, Deputy.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of tha Interior.
LandOffloeat RnMOura-. Ore.. Jan. 22. lftW.
Notice la hereby given tbat MtloCetoo
oi rnoenix, Oregon, baa tiled notice of
his intention to make lloavi soldiers five yeara
proof in support of his claim, via: Homestead
Entry No. 1432, made July 1A, 1W7, for tba
1 Y4, OOCIIOB S. TOW USD ID S, SOU ID.,
Range 1 Kast. and that said nroof will
be made before A. 8. Hilton. U.'.B. Commis
sioner, at hla office, In MedJord, Oregon, oa
dwiuiub;, Mrcu iwjo.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
hla continuous residence upon, and cultiva
Frederick H. Furry. Arthur Furry, James
Smith, of Pboenlx, Oregon; a Peter Barne-
uurg, oi Moujoru, uregon.
BENJAMIN L. EDDY,
Register,
NOTICE F0K PUBLICATION.
Department of tha Interior,
Land Office at Hone burg, Ore,, Jan. 22, 1008.
Notice is hereby given that Ofcar Erlcksou,
of Butte Falls, Ore., has hied notice of his In
tention to make final five years, proof In aup-
Eortof his claloc.vis: Homestead Entry No.
!028, made September lo, 1902, for the Frac
tlonal NE'i and N W M SE Section
4, Township 96, South, Range S East, and
that aald proof will be made before A. 8. Bli
ton, U. S. Commissioner, at but office, In
Med lord, Oregon, on Thursday, March JS,
1008.
He names tha following witnesses to prove
hU coutlnuons residence upon, and cultiva
tion of. tbe land, vli:
Charles A. Obenchaln, John A. Obenchaln,
John 6w anaon, Oeorgo H. West, all of Butte
Falls, Oregon.
BENJAMIN L. EDDY,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Koseburg- Ore., Jan. 23. IMS
Notice la hereby vlven that JoMah
Merley, ol Big Butts, Oregon, baa fl!ed
notloe of his Intention to make final five years
ptoot in support of hit claim, vlx: Home
stead Kntry No. 20'.7, made Oct. 1st. 1902,
lor he EHCW , NW 8W J., Sec.-. Twp. tt.
South.-Ranges East and that said proof will
be made before A. & Bit toe. U. 8. Commis
sioner, at ma oince, is Meaiora, uregon, on
Wednesday, March 25, !.
He names the to 'lo wine witnesses to prove
bis oontlFUOua residence upon, and cultivation
of - the land, vis:
rreaericB v. aieaynsKt. James i. ration.
Aaron Beck. William W. Parker, all Of lis
Butts, Oregon,
BENJAMIN L, EDDT,
Register.
NOTICE FUK PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Roseburg, Ore.. Jan. 21, 1908.
Notice la faerebv slven that Orra M.
Whitley, of Prospect, Oregon, has filed
notice Oi Dial inuQUOD 10 maze nm " c issn
nroof In sunnort of hla claim, vis: Home
stead Entry No, 11799, made July 1. 1902,
for the NE, Section IS, Township 33,
south, of Range 2 East, and tbat said proof
wiu DS maae neiore a. b. unvon, v. s. wm
mlestoner. at his office, at Medfoad. Oregon.
on Monday, March 28, 1908.
ne DHmn tne ioiiowiub wivpcb w iiwb
hla continuous residence unon and cultivation
ofthe land, vis: .
William A. Hlglnbotham, of Prospect, Ore
gon; Edward Hlglnbotham, of Derby, Oregon;
Tracy Boothby, of Derby, Oregon; Alfred Gor
aon, oi riuapec urtiun,
BnuAMm L. Eddy,
Regfatar.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
Land ones at Roseburg, Ore., Jan. 22 , 190f.
Notice is hereby given tbat Frederick V.
Medynskl of Big Butts , Ore., has flied notice
of his Intention to make final flve-yean proof
lntupportof bis claim, via; Homeatead fcntry
No. 11174 made Dec 14. 1901, for the W4
Section 2, Township st. South, Range
S Eua, and that aald proof will be
made before A. B.Blltoo. U. B. Commissioner,
at his offlfe, at Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday,
March 24. 19W:
He names tha following witnesses to prove
hla continnouf residence nponnd cultivation
of, the land, viz:
Joslah Merley. Zack Mtxey. Jamca I. Pat
ton, Frank U.lNetherlaitd, all of Big Bnttr
Oregon .
B sim am ix L. Eddy,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at ttoaeburv.Ore-, Jan. 22, 1908.
Notice In hereby given that William T. An
dri'WB.ol Medford. Oie., has filed notice of his
intention to make final commutation prool in
support of his claim, vis: Homestead
Entry No. 14417. made July 19, lr7t for the
t 6Vv Bectloo 2, Township 37, '.South,
Range 1 W,n, an t tbat said proof will be
made before A. 8, HTMon, fj. 9. CommWloner,
at bis office, in Modfurd, Oregon, on K.'lday,
March 37, V TS
Ho names th frlhvvlng witnesses to prove
his continuous n. dtncs upor, and utl
tlvatlon of, th-' lr :
Charted P. Kb- 'ngge. Jam Mac-, F.iward
M. Andrews, wi -it- T. darrintr, Henry
Humphry, all ol Xt&Uuu. Orcein.
BENJAMIN I. EDDY,
Register.
NOTICE FOK PUBLICATION.
Department of the interior.
Land Office at Roneburg. Ore., jan. 22. 19M,
Notion is hereby given that Monro
Baldwin, of Bis Bntts. Oregon, has filed
notice olfctMnt it ion to tnako commutation
fluv, proof in u( ,iOrr,af his claim, via: Horn
nt.ad Entry So. t u-v. mad April l
1 l. for the N ectt-r 1". Township to
tt-iutb oi Range l Ks t, -; - nata pro
will h made before A. y,: IT. 3 Co
misnioner, at Bis office, in aatiford. Oregon.
naTiiMilit Vith M lOnA.
He name the following witaess.e to pro re
a continuous miaaoc opoaiaoa cuihth-
na th nA wtr . '
rhsrlgs A EdaonaaOD. John a ow-Mln,
rnarlfs Obenchaln, jeoonon cue i, vt
Big BattS, Oregon. .
BUWAJOSL- Eor.1,
Begirtsr.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8
1878. NOTICE F0H PUB
LICATION. Unurd rutfh Land oolc.
rtoachorg, Un-aoti, Nvvvnitwr A, IWf.
Notu-e la hvieby a'vtn that in eouiphanc
srtu me proviitoii. oi tba act of Congr of
June I. vntUloi ' w. f.ci lor the aale ol
tliutxir iLd in the Mth'i m California. Or
gon, Nt-vaiiu, and V i,llna n irltory." as
mi tended to th lb fuulwr lcd Stales by act
of Augu.t4.lsXt,
MATTIK 1.. G Kilt LEY,
of Vancouver, County ol t:larkt, tat ol
Wsxbliigion, haathft-!".Mv tiled in this office beg
koiii siaurnicnt Nu M7i, tm the uurcbaas
ol (lu 8ou:h West tuarteruf kt-ctln No. 12, is
Township Nu.aCKiutb, Knuku No.il, East W,
M ,a a will nDbr yrmt to shw thut the land
ought 1- more valuable lor Us timber or lions
ihuu fui agiluui) utI putptiMrit, and to
e.tabllAb hei cUin, to said laud before
RttSlstar and RMlvr at ttnalura. oraaron.
on Wadntrsday, thevwtbdayof January, ms.
Jhe unDi'i aa wttnt.es: Hr. Iu C Mllltr,
of Vwrcou,er, Waihlngton; Vt'm. Lougblln '
U. M. HtlHjuaid, Hjn. lotwsrs, aU of Med
lord, Oregon
Any and all psrsoos claiming sdrerseiy ths
above-described lands ars requested to HI
their claims lo tbla efbes on or beore said 2lis
day of January. 190.
Bujamim L. Burr, RegliWf .
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8,
1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLI
CATION. United States Land Office,
Roaeburg, Oregon, Nov. U,1907.
Hotlc Is hereby given that In vompliancg
wtlh the provislous of tbe act of Congress of
Jun8, 1878, entitled "An act for tbe sale ol
timber lands In tbe States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, sud Washington Territory," as
extended to all th Public land Bute by act
of August 4 1892,
JOHN A. TROEH,
of Vancouver, county of Clarke, stats of
Washlsgton, filed in this omceon December
29, 1906, hla sworn statement No. 8Co4.1or th
purchase of iheBW .of Section No. 2, In
Township No. 36 South, Range No. J) Eat, W.
M .Ore, and will offer proof to show that tba
land sought Is more valuable for Its timber or
atone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to said land before tba
Register and Receiver oftbls office, at Roe
burg, Oregon on Saturday, the 1Mb day ol
February. 1908.
He names as witns: D. N. McDonald,
John Lowe, B. P Veomans, Martin Parks
sl of Vancouver. Wash.
Any and all pursou claiming adversely ths
above-described bndi are requested to file
their claims In thla office on or befors aald 16th
day of febuaxy, 190 8 .
. BXNjAMiM L Eddy, Register.
.. .. . BUM MOWS
lo th Circuit Court of tbe State of Oregon,
for th county of Jackson
The Oregon & California Rstlrssd
Company, Plaintiff
Matttas MoU Defendant
T th above named defendant. Matt las
Moll; IN THE NAME uF THE SIATE Of
OREGON:
You are hereby required to appear and ans
wer the complaint Died against you In the
above entitled court on or before the 6th
day of March, 1908, being more than six weeks
from the 24tn day of January 190b, flrat data
of publication or this summons, and If joa (all
so to appear and answer, for want thereof th
plaintiff will apply to the court for th relief
prayed for In the complaint, to-wit;
A decree adjudging that a patent of lbs
Inlledstates ol date June 8, 1902, Issued to
you for the 8W (Southwest quarter ofth
8K , Southeast quarter, of Section 8, Town
ship 34. South Range a East ofth Willamette
Meridian, containing 40 acres more or leks in
Jackson County, Oregon, be adjudged to be
void, cancelled and set aside, ana that you be
decreed to have no estate or Interest in said
premises or any part thereof, and that plain
tiff bedeciecd to be the owner In fee Mm pi
and entitled to the posst'Ssion of said premises
and the whole tnereof, and for Its coats and
disbursements
This summons Is publ fished In the Medford
Mall once a weak for six consecutive weeks by
ordur of date June 21, 1907, made .by Hon B
Henna, Judge of said Court
bate of First Publication January 24tb,
IMS. Date of Last Publication March 6tb.
1MB.
Wm M COLVIO,
Wm D FENTON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CITATION.
In the County Conn of the State of Oregon,
For the County ol Jackson.
In ths matter of the Guardianship of Lydla
Jane Parker, Inss Irene Parker and Lewis
Oran Parker. Minors.
Order to show cause on application of Guard
iu im viacrui oaig ui Kai r.Siete.
It appearing to this court from the petition
this day presented and filed by L. R Parker,
the guardian of the persons and ntatsof
Lydla Jans Parker, Inza Irene Parker and
Lewis Orn Parker, minor, nravlncr in avn nr.
dor of dale of certain real estate belonging to
me eatnieoz sucn warn, mat it is to tn nest
interests of aald wards that aueh real aetata
should be sold.
it is hereby ordered. That the next of kin ol
theSnald wards and all persons Interested la
the said estate, annear before this Court on
Saturday the 29lh day ol Pcbruary A D 1 08
at 10 o'clock. A. X ., at the Court Room of this
Court, st the town of Jacksonville In th
County of Jackson, State of Omron then and
mere to snow cans wny en oraer anouin not
be a ran ted for the sale of such real ealata. de
scribed In said petition as follows:
An undivided on sixth to Wrest In tho
South weal quarter of Section .80 In townnhlp
miriT-aux. on, son id or Kange iwo, z, r.iu oi
tbe Wtilametu Meridian in Jana-on Conntv.
Oregon.
auu ui runner crnorea, xnsi tne next oi
kin of said wards and all persons Interested
In said Estate be arrvfiri with a mot of thia
order as s citation at least ten days before th
bearing of asld petition, or by publishing a
copy for the time prescribed by law in tns
Medford Mall, s newspaptr published regular
ly and weekly in Jackson County, Oregon.
mku mu ivui ost m January, isuo.
GEO. W. DUNN.
County Judge
TIMBER LAND. ACT, JUNKI3, 187g
irjlitjfc, PUK x"UJ3Lil(JATlUi
United State Land Office,
Roseburg, Oregon, December 18, ivrT.
Notf.ee is herebv -riven tbat In comnllaaca
with th provisions of the act of Congress of
June 8, 1878, entitled, "An act for the sale of
timber lands in tbe states of California, Ore
son. Nevada and Washlnston Territory." aa
extended to all th Public Land states by act
oi August , uwz,
ALZIRE RETTELLE '
of Medford, County of Jackson, Rtst (0t Ter
ritory) of Oragon, has this day filed In this offic
hit sworn statement xo. 8764, for the purchas
oftheNUNH, of Bectlon No. 2, In Town
ship No.35, south, range no l east, W M and will
offer proof to show tbst the land sought Is
more vaiuaoie lor ua umoer or alone
than for aarlcultural nurnoses. and to esiab-'
llsh his claim to said land before A . Bv Bit too,
0.8 Commissioner, at hla otflcs in Medford.
Oregon, on Wednesday, ths 4th day of
siarcu, ivus, " .
He DimM aa 7lfneaaaii! Marlon P. Casta
of Eagle Point, Oregoo. Jennie E. Malt by.
niinamn. aianoy, laoid u, jastor, auoi
Medford, Oregon.
Any and all persona claiming adversely th
abovedeacibed lands are reaneotad to Hie theil
claims in this office on or before said 4th day
oi Marco, iwb.
BsxjAMis L. Eddy, Register.
EXECUTOR'S FINAL NOTICE-
Notice la hereby given tbat the undersigned
has filed h Is First and Final Account ol hla
admlnlstrat'on of the Estate of Chart H,
Manwarnlng. deceased, with the tierkofth
County Court vt the State of Oregon, tor
Jackiou Conuty;
That by en-orderof the Hon. Geo. W. Dunn,
Judge of said Court, said Account will corns
on for hearing any objectlous which may b
tiled th-eto, and lor final hearing and settle
meat, at Ire tourv room of said iJourt, in
Jacksonville, on Monday th llh day of Feb
ruary, A. O. lftJS, at 1 o'clock P. M, el said
day.
Dated Jan. 16 th, 1908
WILLIAM 8. CROWELL.
Ex ccntor of the Est at ol Charles H. .Man
warning, deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the mattar of th estat of Jacob Shadl
decfaasd.
Notice Is hereby given thst th undcrtlgnsd.
administrator of th above entitled estate has
filed his final account in said matter; and tbat
by an order ol the County Court of JMkon
County, Oregon , the final hearing and
settlement thereof will bs beard In said Court
on Monday. Mar eh llnd 1908. at 2:(J
o'clock A. M of said day. All person, are noti
fied to file their objections to said final account
oo or before cald date and time.
Dated January, ta, 199
W. T. YORK,
Administrator of said aetat.
NOTICE UK MShOkUTlON.
Molie ! berebyiven that th partrenhlp
heretofore existing between E, G. waiiesid
and J. P. Coos, under th firm nam of White
side Cook by mutual consent this day lias
been dissolved, sod that all account due is. id
partnership are payable to E. 0. Whitest Js,
who hst purchased the business Sad asaumsd
th liabUiUea of said firm.
Dated at Medford, Orsgon, this 20th day el
Jaouaxy, 190S.
X 0. WHITESIDE,
JFCOOE
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