The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, February 07, 1908, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text0(OOO 1 OUR. COUNTY 3 1 Corresponden Is J00OOKOOCKX00XOOOOOOCS'00' ' Table Rot k lly J. (5, r", Al. Bmlth and uH. ' Muund dletriot, spent bun'iuy h.tnr. K.: K. and family. Ill A. O. Howlett, of Eagle Pome, to tins nnt tiatuiaar neighborhood on busmen couueutgd with church matters. While diguing osirots tin ether day ur, liytum fouud oils tht welched seventeen pounds (grown wilhout ir rigation) they are the kind that come, lew '.a sack. While the general health of tje nntlla bu been exceptionally good thU winter, of lute w hare nearly all bad a alega wltb bad tolds. W. K. Hytum, acoomiianlnd by bi brotbar, took a load of. farm produce to tba town niarketa Tueadaay. Noth ing like having a load cf Harden li ock to fell every week or two. Tbe protracted muetiu.il held beie last wok by Hot. Ureon, of Atbland, and M. C. Davis were well attended considering tbe busy time of tne year. Uotb nilnHters left for tbeir bonus tbs last of tbe week. Tbe roi social btld at tbe Axate aohool bouse last Saturday night aaa a grand success, a nearly Ufty dnl lara was tbe prooeede from tbe sale cf noses. The money will te applied toward tbe purchase cf a nice organ for tne scboo bouse, which they tare eo much needed We agree wltb the' "stranger lu our midst" that tbe term "Poor Farm" bu a very ; poor sound, especially so, when It is Ukeu Into oouald.ii atlon, that tbe farm, rroenty pur chased by the county, Is lu no sense eoodsidered to be a poor one, but one, ot wblcb, tbe whole population of theooany may be proud of an in terest therein. On the other band, wnlle the County Hospital Is situated thereon, It la alio the home ol a number of healthy, happy, old peo ple who hare no other I ome, then why call It "County Hospital!"1 Tbat era, oalls to mind, only a plotuie of a Hospital building, of more ot less pretenac, and all Its acoompaote i'L Why not glee It tbe comprehen sive name "County rarai"? 'What's In a n'tneT ' A good deal whin It Is tbe name nf our bomi. Ijet rs hare somo more opinions no tba subject. OOLO HILi. ITEMS (BY 8PH0T A TOB) Viator E. Beno, of Astoria, has parcbaed tbe old Parkei farm on Kanet creek of E. E. Miner, paying V7GU0 for same. Mr. Beno baa al ready taken possession and has work men on tbe ground fitting up the buildings and will plant tbe major part of tbe plaoe In apple trees this eprlng, The plaoe lays two milts south of Uold Bill. .Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Maekey, of Medtord, were visiting here tbe first of tbe week. Mr. Prank Parkei and Mrs. 0. bar ker both formerly of Uold Hill, wai married at -Heppnei,, February 1st, 1908. Tbsyjleft the aame day tor Portland and Willamette Taliey points on an eitended trip. Lynn Puldln, editor of th. Uold Hill News, Is very elck with pneu monla. He waa taken alok very sod denly last Friday. Fritz Uammer sley, an old time publisher of tbe News, has obarge of tbe paper. Mrs. J. W. Uilmore returned from Ashland Monday, where she has ueen tbe past two weeks looking after her business interacts at that place. Alma Camp No. 43UO, K. N, of A. attat a ulaaa adoption of twenty- three newenembera Tue.day evening, tendered tbe tuembois of tbe M, A. a reception. After partaking of a splendid tenet tbat was spread, speaking t dancing and -other amuse menta Concluded the eveuing't amusements. The M. W. A. of tbli place secured a two years lease on the opera house and have . fitted It up at a largo ex pense. It was reopened by a two night's engagement by tbe F.lkhatt Co, Satutday and Sunday evenlugs to a large and enthueiaetio house. Tbe H. W. A. will at onco put In two C. WHEELER N. C. SOKENSON M. L. tihTCHELL C Medford Realty LOANS REAL KSTATH X CAR J TO THE PUBLIC Wo, tlio umliTsiciipd, havitij; opened u renl estate olTice here in Medford, DESIKE TO Y, that tlioso liaving property to sell or rent would do well to poo ua at once, ns wo nre ill touch with a large number of homeseekers. Also, if we can got a large tract of land in one location, wo have a colony who willcomo when we say things are ready. Promising everyone a square deal. and the best of attention to any busi ness offered us, wo are yours to serve. Cor. 7th and C Sis new tcen Mtf cod WTO-al drop and WlOf 00 tilt iidKO. I NOKTH MiiDf-'OXI) lll-MS. ( l1v Martin.) (ll tlttge. tlia will known Tifcinr, cf llty creta. ttrilcefl lu lite olty ?ion!.:y niKht. lla was ditpO'dn' ol a flu" nuulily of lm:f 'his own raiii:ii'. J. K MacalijtCKP, inir cit"a tjop- ular i r; bitout, iocoutp,ittted hy hta sou, 1.;-hH, took the tram M-.m:tuv fur a k:tt bup'ueru visit tt I'ortluud. All. Hlicf Mt9 ttOtjhlL' uud (-I'll 'ie:t. ;f North U street, took Mon day evuilug'a train for bogem, to bv In attendance at the bick betisidhi of rli9 f libera nf Mt. and Xrtt, Hob blut( who are botb lytug lu a urit loal coaditiou at tbat place. Wo ara aurry to ropuit tbat llruml fa MocKur, if Nurtb a stroec, is con lined to ba be ' wir.li a lev ere attack ot Laurlppe. Ouly one man on North,' C atiuat ivlus! to sign the ronionitlanue pro- Minting tbe P. A K. 1hruu.h railroad the our pretty C light -of-'vuy elieet. Married-At Loug lieacb, Calif., Jaruarv !), 1!W Clire J. Kmitb and !Jlsj Kitiy E:nmct, both of l.of Angiitis. Tbo groom is tbe ynuug .t ton or Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kailtb the honored i. A. li. people of North C street, and tut bride is a high); ateemed and respited young lac! j by all who know her. Mr. and Mrs. Thooiua Turpin and son have returned to thair bouie af ter a tew days social virlt with Mr. Turpin's cged parents, oa liig Stlckey. Mrs. A. W. Btih, tf North Medforu. is paying her eon Abe llltb, and family, of Uruuts Haas, an exteuded vlait.. Jacksonville Items. M.ssrs. i). T. Laaton, T. W. Elli son and W. E Pbl pj, of Mcdford, etc tramactlug buainesa lu Jackson vllle Monday 3t. J. W. Uobinsoo left Saturday for Portland to vlut witii Ins wife and daughter who are apeuillug .the winter In the metropolis. The regular February i-vamlnatiuij of applicants tor Uacbeis certificate will be held in Jacksonville mil week,oommenc!ng Wednesday. Alia. P. II. Daley and J. P. Wells will be members cf tne examining board. (Jreat Interest la beius taken in the musical to be given Thursday eve nlng by the Jacksonville dee rlnb. under the dlrootlon of Mrs. , Louiae Caunbtran, the talented 'musical dlrectrera. Frederick B. Dunn- of Eugene, worthy gtand partrou of the Eastern Star of Oregon, will pay an otlioial vhlt to Adnrel Cb qit-r No. 3, O. E. B; on faonday evening, February 10, 1.103. Mr. Dunn Is a oiombtr of the faculty cf the University cf Oregon at Eugene. Mrs. Emma Parker and daughter have returned to tbeir home In Pori land sfter'rtaitlng for several tweeka with tbe latere parents, Kev. ana Mrs.Kobert Ennis, of Jacksonville Jank Trembreth returned Monday fram a three mouths trip to llia.il, S. A., where he went on niluiug bua luuta. Attorney 11. Witbington, of Med furd, was a JacksonvilUe visitor tbo tint of the watk. i, P. Wells, ot tbe Jacksonville publlo school, boa UUd b's Intectloo of beooming a candidate for tbe Ke publloan nomination for school superintendent of this county, . Jus. Peiton.l of Klamath county. waa visiting with Jacksonville friends Wednesday. Mrs. B. W. Blackxood, of Phoeul.i, spent several days of liter week In Jacksonville, vlaiting with old time frlcm'3 TALENT ITEMS Mr. Twognod moved to Ashland Mouday. Henry Uuruett moved to the An derson ranch on Tuesday. Mrs. Dudgeon and Mis. Ullirrn were Medtoid visitors Ttiosday. Atteutltiu'H at the Talent Union Sunday Scrod ti ateaJlv lncrpiislng. Cbas. Iloldritlge and family errircd Wednesday from Iowa. Tbry expect to make thelt ho.ns lu Talent - f and Rental Co. 1XSUKANCE C. Wheeler, N. C. Sorenson, H. L. Getchell. Thf ririml motluna b.J by t lie) i'Lurwiiuy ninUt. (-ityl 'u.if., uad Mum .iiuo i uwto.j. ul Med fold, npf'ot jtiiiitvp wiih ), tiuii ;.!ir. Kitt-iit:. i Ttii-y h:-. uboMt lull t'Ji'ir far-n- j JUH,I Oi LUi I AT Hill 4 IU CU!i, l'.KMl Ay uw takiUi; t'ivuutus -i ot fits tiu.j isttit aru a!o :uJtivaliUfX tlielr tivi'h. J. 1' UucU scuiU-d W-timiKly tur th Murix-M i'uuutij, Cuiif. j ' ; ; -FOUND SHE VMS DUMB. Th Streti Mnahr' Diicomfiture V- Then Cor.ip,loie. Hht hud niTlvttl lti lilt city iUtp tv ctMill.v from tlii' citunlry "-' id Mt mii' li lit U-u i'u. Ir iiiTitiiii'v, "vvKl-h bnu Willi toltl th:it hIu mulil tlul.;.i Tor ll walk n tone ftT ihu U, us !io ha.-J Imn'H nrtiiwitoiiinl 1 il in tfu primi tive wt tirlly of licr Itiithi;;.c. li' Hinlli'd the Hiiperlor finite of mhi -who kimwH uud is wont to f)l!ovvMi(H'own Wl-I)L'8. tSo bho Htui'ti'd out one mtiiinf whli the Intention of "ilrojii-lnmiu" toee u friend fur itu Ixmr's t-hat: ln-Iure ltl time. UrlUfly iiutl blitlury 'ue Uip jhhI nton, lur he:id in u air. SUo uuide a prvtty pkture. u.n li was Bf-an-ely owtonbiu tliutMie uttrantc-J the uttfiitiuii of o;!ut iMtU-siriaitH a'.-'o out for enjoyment. Oih of tinrv, n younj; man. thouubt It a pity tlmt sui'b unanimity of thntiht'hhoukl.m)'. form u "truHt eomhliutiou." He-ap proached her. She niTtitet not to seevbim nt.tlrMt and hastened her Hteis. Hut he k-pt pace and finally tried to converse ui the Biiine time. Then ulie reiiHMubered the ad l.'e.sbf had disdained. Wott liiiiK her opportu nity, Blie InciTased her walk to a run au.I bought refuse in a hire I'liil.tiiiu. the lights of uhit-U loomed ahead like a beaeuu of safety to u shlpwreolied mariner. Without pausing to loo where k1k wan Koiim. slie rushed up a tlilit of steps that led to It and piaeetl her ha ml on Hie V.efore she eonld rhiK It she Win startled iy an vx elatiiatloii from her pt rsuer, who stoiHl In t!ie street helovv sijtrin at the Imllil iii'4 with hulini; c.es. "That'B otie on me!" he said. And he walked away n. if lie would like to leave the earth unseen. KaishiK her eyes, slie saw 'this ln-m-riptlou over the d-r: "Home For the Ieaf nii'ltlMnnh!' New York I'ost. Common Prudnc. A teaelier hi u downtown sejmol hits for her pupil:i the children of link.n parents. The (Mher day she was ex plaining n sum In subtraction which the little oncii found ditlieiilt toMtti-K-i-fdand. "Now," said she to exempJify the proposition, "Mippose I SP am) went Into n store to spend It. S:y 1 IhjukIH n hat for J?ri. Then I vpem i-'J for Rloves and ?I..M for some othei things. How utiuh did I have lei':'?" For a moment there was iad si lence. Then a Imi.v'h hand w:it up. "Welt, Isaac, how mueii did I have i,ftr "Vy didn't you count jour h::i!ir.'". said Isaac in diusted tone. Woi.i an'a Home i'mnpauioii. On the Links. Mr. Tim tot (teaching a friend goll) Before I go hany furthbr let me htm press upon you, old man, that he very think Is lu the way you stand! A Cross Country Rider. Feared the Worst. ftItb Btralnint: eyes the pale fnced man watched the advancing potlcemen through the window. No sooner had the blucconta reachtMl the orch when. with tremlilintt liners, he drew heavy revolver from his pocket and preened the mur.jcle against Ills tltret- Mug temple, r-eforo hts nervous fin pers could pull the deadly trigger lilf faithful wile dashed the pistol aside. "John! elohn!'' she gaicd. "I'on't! Tliey've iuly come to summons you for a jury." "If that's (lie ease I'll suhmit peace fully." answered the teaii, wlp iitf ttie cold sweat from his hr.v. "H'lt I'U die hefor I'll shovel t':e snow off tijat walk!" Judge. Ma.liiiie as a Pac or Kcr more i-ii a :.cHitHr tf h cen tury Diuriilmty lju:j if-i-n iiteii in t ur iii;ia the cm ant trom tt mMk dcri fidunmiK it iii'n Suiter, Int it DiHOtiuio or milhiaL' -f wh bun rxvo : mrre tiiWU ult'Vt wpjif. it l:i- i Ii;ug hoeii rnil'Z'l that a i.uer:; ''Iid end pMt'j Mr.nl cow milker ivoul.t iin ti n pivJituhiH T. vcltitior, tf the ci-'irf Irdnbtry, hs it wccln reD'i-i tl.e wnr': . ef eiiJUnf aniel ea.O-rt uad rediii-s iho cecMditj' tor hired l-rlpt thu PtKkiuK th dairy KKoi'ta har.' L-lmii mule by scores of fuvi'jtmij fur n oTu than half a tM'i'tnry to cotutrtrTt u n.'uul'.lne that Mould rut Ik com a in a Bctttifactory nm!urr nod w 'hotit Irjory Tno auaa:U re:)crts of tne United SUV'S L.''. ti. in .::).! of P tttnta at.ow th-. fi.'tl-i' thtf neriui tv '14 yeiva froiu 1SJ7"J to IIMj. i'letub.ve, pi Tputs core t: iif;u out ttiiu icautry nlovv for iiiiliriL'g u.j -hijea or rep ortife jf them. A- nu.biT of iii.(!hlinn (ikt-j litrfu fjcoeailul lu e-xtrac:ttu tie milk t'ru;a tbd cow by either p."fi,'ire or jun'Jor., or the two comb'u.i'i, hi- li i7J fill.1.. .:ijci of c;jiny p'e'.tical in co lic rital point, Nat'.r.-dly. iuvent'KS hare attempted to imit.tto the ve.y in which the calf suokti ila dam, and the Mi:li.'i.;ty has ber;u to rcerc luc.o tbs peculiar iu ilueuce Miil'm the eucitinK calf has unoo the cow ami to devise a ca ehfne which will net iiiMUlo the aai staI uud wiiitb will do its work with out injury. Anotiir d.iii'f.lty to derli-in 5 a eow uiil'.itr ha e-n tu vouatruet it uo tiiiit it cot-Id bi i-iju'ted to all voni at) indlvid'.if.l uuimhi' vary ureatly ia the aid eoutoiiuiitiou of tuoir uddtra. and even ttie rbn'O t-ci Tariff jotvowh: In th9di.i and a?iaiw cf hei ndir and teaU dutn the dilfer or.t Lu.-f?a of tor k-t tatioa period. Cows al-JO Tiiry fleetly iu tlispoaltion znd toiiiP'.Tuien., thor-foie a oiu:yeia iull co' uliil'er :wi-A nir.-t ah thee dlifoie.it cotiditiauj. yice iiilLiuR txue-t luce-is.irily be aa artlhiil procsj it iiui bt.eu thought fur eoue time tbtt hnttuaU would b:conie acustcaud to b-iflK miittod l y ni?.iV. inery lust tbe fcaiue as ihaj L'.'cnmo ;-er .ta'.ic d to Lend xtlkiug, pio?id' -I h i.ii'Ij lau nm chitie coi-M be piocidjii t at; wcoh'. bo coiL-i.-rtubW lo tL-. t:ow aiira in cptration. A leifir, for exnaiple, coming into iuM'i the iuct time wood take as r.'ttfJiiy to ono art.illcial raclhod as to ur.cli.-e-, hll thiiv bo in;; eqo.e. Whilt un milltif: r.K.cb'ne y;t lo T0! !'i Ii.io hbr.wu it 3 ni-articai value in a vay thai fin l-d (o its central ua, reocut iiiiproveaiiuts I11 ua chiQpp of th a typo have n-nulted la a freHter irapicity of eoj-tiuotion and eirctirtnfsfl id oiration, and coosenuputly t.h.' y are in paottcnl u so in k 1 i 1:: i : ed n u m Lr 1 of lare dairita r.nd tho pros;ect for tu--jjeurrtl Introiuattoti cf milkfug n:u chtDC9 nppf'irn to b) eo iacorubie tbat It was thcubt advifeablo ty th? Seurctvry of AKricnlture to authoriz: an lorettuhticn el the problems in volved iu tl:e u-o of theve omchiue?, 1 These pr LUiua luay be stated -foltlova: ii)nK'tIc ibiiity of Bub atitutiag a r:ir;c::uo for baud milking : la the autusl op; at ions or 4:-.iry!?r, j tbe etUct cf m-iccine n'.Jtfua ca auantitv and c-'inraiti-n r H:ik j t e I r! ? I by t1 fj1', Tr t if -rtn rf machine , mililug on the kueptuR quMiliea and cleanliness of the milk. The machine selected Wes one which naa fouud to be iu aotual use in numtjoi of dairies, auJ ono which aDOC"0'1 tn riXvi tbe bmt meana for conduct 1 u it tbo iuve-Licatioa eatis- laotorily. With tba ir-.chinn t milk ib (jms.ii by iiiterntiiteKt suc tion, ami the snutlcn nay be a'ther created bv a vacuum immp or ttearu ejector. Conoto'cd wilh tio vcinm in a vacuum rcf rvuir aud. a pipe ruauintf tbe whole lonutb of the cow bta til, wi-h tuuuectijn vmvju be tween tnch patr ot cows. A eafety valve 13 eouneetcd to the r-pervuir to prevent the vacuum frcra iu:iciuy biKher than is desired. Tft nmchiiifl itself conlL-.:i ot a heavy ti:i rail, whiidi is cone shaped ;d I oiu ahout " p'i:iua cf milk. :iid I tin covmi of lu is pail Is a disflt Iu Helen ia a vhi'iiuiii n-otor which prcdiiceH the pulvaii .u? in iiiH-"iig the nUk from the teaia. J i:e cuver fits Ue pail ttthtly and makis it per fectly nir tlMht. To opt rate this macMce, it ' ib placed e'p'Ciu r pii'v cl'- 3 ;i to be 'Utiltud m! h rut - : 'L'M '.cottd to tbj p.(il top ivl'ii f. y .c'l.i M o.l.l't noove the atuuct.i -v ; d on cpniny the fC:k the a.r U drawn frir.i tbe pail and tbe m i u v.-. ti.te 1? stsirtp and tifi dtri.e ot pt e.njiiie ciai'i iu.'d is 7N, icuns to the equaia Inch. l.eRTln.t !rorn tin p :i 1 1 -cover or pul 'a! or nvo U 0 tlt.H !e tubes Dc:d ;i .t-e enp l"a ii .i;T. tn the vacuum cotU "-.L'cvb t!ie pl iu:!):ons. At t'i ou 1 of ea.'fi tui:e iim lour enps. which ate fitted uvpr the teal of the cow to be rui)k-i. The milk from the two ooa is difi-cbaTjjp-d Into on, pail. Ia fi r: U'n the maciiii' mak i 1j7, l1 .5 h found, wJixh iBciu I by t'-u i:.ir r. Tne racjuuui rt:Uailons tun from it) to 7d per ruiniKe au I vi i , tii, ile H'ljitiitcd to th a npeed r q ;iid. Tin nil'i lu pt'inc trom ce-v j to the pi.l tie Thioi;Ii a t;ias in speMitn T'.he, so that th? rpratcrj amy h th Mow, j W'l -i tc milk cea-;os x fl.iw tbe snetiyo in turned (.If and tbo action cf tl"e nieehfne stops. I'eui dillerent The Mi'kinjf jbiz-'i of toMt oTipa are prc.7ldtd 10 (To be ooatiuued.) BOWSER MW' Writes Play and Urges Manager to Piit It on the Stage. j BALKS AT GIVING UP $1,000. Darrst of Prunes and the Mammoth Cava of Kentucky Are Features of the Production Talks It Over In a' . Salcon. Copyright, UKI7, by the McClure Ncwipa Ior Uyiidlcltj. l-'rom 3 o'clock the other ufteruoon, when Mrs. Uowner received a tele phone message from Mr. Bowser to have dluner half au hour ahead of the unual time, to half past C, when he caiLC honie, she was frettlutf uud wor r iiitf an to the reason, lie had re fused to make any explanations over the wire. He rub;Iit be roIhr to Invent in a traveling side show for the winter ur have decided to bead an expedition to the north pole lu person. .Some one intent have uold htm a new thing iu fotdinc lieds or he might le going to In w.st lu somebody's headache cure. She must Kluiply wait his arrival to l ilnd out. He was home at the minute he said he would be, and Instead of Leepini; her on the.auxioug scut he leu : i-i:f.o!V with: "I suppose my measure mystified yon somewhat, but I could uot give things away over the phone. Mrs. l'xMVifcr. Ik prepared to lie astonished." "I am always pivpiired.' she replied. "I think 1 have fitiuck the biggest thli:g of a lifetime. In fact, 1 know 1 "THK I'RCNFS A1:E I.UI-I IED OUT OS THh HTAOK Al A Yt'L'NU (illtt. UFA )ED VI' Ui A itAiaiLI, " have. Someihi'ig was thrown ut uie todav lu which there is bar vis of money, aud It's a dead sme Viilug." "Is it a chtckeu fannV" ".Not on your life." '(;oiui( into the dairy busInenpT "Not at all." "I saw In tlie papers this morning that home one had i uvea led a ladder that could le extended to reach tbe twentv -fifth story f a building aud yet be folded tip and carried iu the vest pocket. Have joit beeu Interested In that?" Not Interested In Fakas. "I am not In the laddM' business, nor urn 1 wasting time on other fakes. Mrs. Bowser, I came home one even ing la t w inter aud started la to write a pln.i Terlir.pa you will reujeiuber the occasion. 'j'hf s-.-.-ie of the play ivr.? laid In Ilagdiid. in nr.'.er -Icit lad curtains ini;;ht be it pet I to dress the stage at the least cost." "Yes." "The Becoud act took place In Ken tucky, Tu order that we might use the Muuiuiotli cave without having to move ll." T remember.' "'Pie third n--t phifted to Turkey again. Wo wanted to allow a barrel ot Turkish prunes, la fact, the prunes are emptied out ou the stage aud u young girl headed up lu the barrel." "Yes." "The fourth aud last act Is lajd In a garret Iu Ibis city. Garret Is right at hand when wanted. I .had all these things in the piny, aiid'.yct you con demned it. You said It would be a dead failure because I bud the heroiue open a cuu of tomatoes twith a hair pin." "It was uot that aloucdrar.' toplled Mis. P.owser. "You are not an actor. You don't go to the theater ouco n year. You know nothing whatever of stage business, ft would be utterly Impossible for you to write a play. I was sorry to tell you so. but I telt It to ln my du?y. I hope you don't think of wasting any more time." "No. ma'am, I don't." he replied, with n grim smile. "Permit me. If yon will, to announce the fact that niter you got through tearing my play to pieces I went ahead and hoi shed It tvlthout another word to you, keeping the luanusi'i 'pt at the office. I carried it out on the lines. as laid down. I had the can of tomatoes opened by the trembling hand of the dyln? heroine. The p!ay was tinisued last week." "P-ut i should have thought yon would have said Munetlilng about It" "Wit a wont Not n hint. You bad a!d that It would le the rankest kind of a failure that It would be guyed off the stage. ! could look for no sym jiathy and encouragement from you. I believed in the piny. I bellered that j the Mammoth cave and that can of I t wn.itoes would make the bit of the decade, to say nothlug of the barrel of prunes, I believed it but kept still nntll I could spring a surprise on you." l see, Aud now you are ready to spring one?" "I nui. Today a theatrical manager who had somehow heard of mv play called at the oiTlce and asked for the I privilege of glancing over it In JustJ it-ui, unuutt.il u i up waico ne an nounced that It was a corker. In twenty-one mi mi tea he aunouneed that It would .cjea.e Jhe.ssenga',lonJnkU n fixing MOTOK CARS S AMTTa-R S BUY' YOUR TllEES AT THK I Eden Valley Nursery AND BE HAl'PY 2 No Trust 5trinK5 on Bennett 100,ii00 TREES for liw no I9u4 A (icncrfll Line of Nursery Stock 30,000 Tokay HOMK GKOWN TKKKS WHOLE HOOT TKKKS Right Hricesnd Ja Kijuaro Peal for Everybody. N, Grapes tor 1908 ; ! OREGON'S OPPORTUNITY Colonist Kates from all parts of the United States and Canada t all paj:s of Oregon and the Northwest will b again put inlo effi-ct by The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and Southern Pacific To. (Lines in Oregon) March 1, 19.08, dyTLVoU7bli;'t March and April. From the principal oili-B of the Middle Wc-t the rate? will be a follow: FROM OHItAUO 8T. I.0L I8 " KANSAS OITV. fXOO fct-YCW .IU.GU Corresponding rates from nil other EaBtern Points. Stopovers at pleasure at all points in Ore.;on. The Colonist Ku:e is the greatest of all homebuilders. Oreiinn l a" unlimited resources and neejs more people who desire hi.mtB a d lr.rgrr opportunitie . Oregon people tun aecompli.h Bplemtld r .tilts tr hiraldlr.f (hi, opportunity to .U th. world. Hcnd nregon hwmurc stving smttl i.il.ble iiiforant.SD sbuut the hut., fr uutl wide. C'nll od tbe abote railroad, to.- t i:ec.:arf. FARES CAN BE PREPAID Here at hotue if desired. Any aent is authorized tn accept the required deposit and telegraph ticket to any poini. Call on any O. R. & N. or S. I', agent, or address Wm. Mc MURRAY. GENERAL "AiiES'iU! A JBXf, IMUfL VVB OllKJJ I aeasoti. A minute Infer lie tlmt he must have It ot ttny price. You had condemned the play. You had torn It to tatters, and yet hero was a manager of thirty "years' experience who said that It was a piny to uinkc ine rich and famous. You can thus see what your criticisms amounted to." "And what are you going to do';" asked Mrs. Bowser, "What any man with bralus would do under the circumstances. Tho play Is going out on the road at once. We shall glue the order for the scenery and the lithographs tomorrow. He Is going to try and engage Lillian Rus sell for the star part. She has to le chucked Into the empty prune barrel In the ttcrd act. but he says abe won't mind the chucking tf she's gettlog $20o per. He will be here within an hour to talk aver final details, and If yon have anything to say you can say ll now." "Then I want to say that the man ager is probably making a fool of yon." "W-h-a-t!" exclaimed Mr. Bowser, Jumping from his chair. "That manager has taken you for a stoft mark." "Mra. Bowser, do you realize what you are saying? Have you the least Jdea T?ho you are talking to?" Jesred at His Play. "I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I must say again . that It was a poor play. In fact, it was no play at all. you might try for a million years and not find any reputable manager to read more than a page ot tbe uianu tcript. Mow, then, for heaven's sake, don't let somebody make a fool of you. He simply wants to get some money out of you. lie's coming here this eveulug to ask you to back the play. If you do, you wilt lose every dollar you put into It" "And this to me to me!" gasped Mr. Bowser as he stared at her and wink ed bis eyes. "You ore my wife, and yet you talk that way to me. It'a not a good play. The manager takes me for a fool. He wants to do mn up." There was an awful silence lasting for a minute. Just how Mr. Bowser would have -broken loose and Just what damoge'he would have done will never be known, ne was drawing a long breath and getting ready for a move when the doorbell rang, and be passed down the hall to admit the manager. Ten seconds later he hail -clapped on bis hat and taken tbe man ager's arm, and they were walking up the street together. Mr. Bowser suggested that they sit down on the -steps of the church and talk itover. The manager suggested that they go to a saloon and talk while sipping 'their beer. They went to a saloon. The manager ordered beer, and the bartender collected the dime of Mr. Bowser as a matter of courso. One-two-three beers. One two three dimes. Then the manager said: "It's a corker. It'a a daisy. It's a play that is going to knock 'em nil silly. It will draw the people by the mlllldn. Two more beers, pleaw. Yes. Bowser, wo hare gut a gold uilae. 1 can't understand bow yon got the Idea." "Oh. it Justvcome to tne." raa the modest reply. 9 TH A MIGHTY TOUGH JOB (Uli.tf motor ears en tbe broad o( your bsck. And so unurecsHary too. Ju t huve ii- k-o over your automobile. We'll fix it hi it will not break ilown eo long im ou stay n tl road. IT you haven't had iheiiuwiwm-youf bark x)erteuf yet. don't have It. Sriid us yonr. ma chine to be overhauled. Thone who have bad It don't hanker lor it again HnHonn Aut Co nHOFOMO ..H0w.. UKLUUn BOOST 8 Save Money by Placing fcur Or der sow lor I Mil Trn-s Qraftt d to S. Bennett, '"1 o r ' FROM rnVSCIL BLUFF OMAHA " BT. FAl'L . s-ai 00 . UA0 "Wen, It win be worm a coot mutton to you. Ain't you thirsty again! Yes, sir, a cool million. We can't get Lit llau for tbe part She says she can't bear the smell of prunes, but there won't be no trouble in finding a bun. dred others to take the part Ah, two more beers! All you bare to do Is to pnt $1,000 into the play and It's" "But I don't prepese to put any thou sand dollars into It," 'replied Mr. Bow ser. "You don't? Let's have some more beer, bartender. Why, if you can't put in at least (1.000, how do you expect to get the play out? I've shown my con fidence, and now Ifa for you to abow yours. Say" - Mr. Bowser rose up and walked out and went home. Mrs. Bowser looked up Inquiringly as he entered the alt ting room, but he sat down and took up the evening paper, and it was fully ten minutes before he observed that all the weather signs pointed to a hard winter. M. QUAD. A Warm Plac. - lie You give me such a hot time when 1 come home that I wish I were dead. She--Well, what difference would that make? Gadfly. No Harm Likely. Miss Knox She's being treated by one of those complexion specialists. I wouldn't let anybody make that exper iment with my face. Miss Cutting Why not? Ue cer tainly couldn't make it any worse! Catholic Standard and Times. Piling It On. A convict in a western prison had been extremely refractory, and differ ent menus were tried without success to break his spirit One niornlr? the superintendent said to the warden: "Tbat scoundrel No. 213 Is bebnvlng worse than over. Put him on bread and water." "But he Is already on fast diet," re plied tho warden. "Then keep It up and give him a cookbook to read." New York Times. Qur. "Funny thing about a man's tongue," said Joakley.- "Oo ahead," eaid Markley; "let's have It." "When It's thick tbe excuses be makes to bis wife ara too thin." Catholic Standard and Times. Not a Logical Conclusion. "If you have nothing else to do. sup pose we go to that amateur concert" "No, thank you. Because I want to UU time myself ia no reason why 1 should enjoy somebody else murdering it" Atlanta Constitution.