The Medford mail., February 14, 1908, Image 4

THE MtDFQRD MAIL
iw THE SIGN OF SAFETY
1 st NATIONAL BANK
Desirable and Advantageous
Selections
In Real Estate
for sale by
Published ererr Friday
A. 5. BLITON, Publisher.
MEDFOKD FEBRUARY 14, ISC'f.
SUBSCRIPTION $I.SO PER YEAR
entered Id the pouofnee at Medrord. Oregon
a. sucoDdelsas mall metier.
Tba Pacific- flwt has made tbt tilp
tbrouah the Maiielilaa straits and la
now Doming DOitb through to Paol
flo. Tbe snips bate made the ant
bait of toe orage arltnrnt 'aooideat.
and at all ' reported Id flrat claca
bape.
Maicli 27tb Is tbe lent day lor tiling
petitloua or pi.iclu names on thf
ballot (or atate and dUtriet oilloes.
April Hrt la tba last aay (or Slink
petitions lor ooanty nitlcers. The
roglstrutlon hooka (or the primary
(lection Kill be open till April 8tb.
Tbe Washington btal baa been call
ing attention to tbe (aot tbat only an
"inoreaiing tew "whatever tbat
may mean among the member ot
eongreae nowjoear tba onoe universal
(rock ooat on tbe floor of the bonis.
Now member aeema to feel quit at
bom in cbeoka and etraigbt oolora of
all deeorlptioaa, tan anoea and red
tie not ran being exoepted. Inao
far a tbe boalaeea of tbe oountiy la
oosoeraed, we aee no poulble ohjeot
lon to the ooenge, Indeed. It la
quite poaaible tbat It baa been tbe
oaaocnetomed frook ooat tbat baa la
the peat ceased Boat of
raaament to new member attempting
tb maldea speech.. Bat from tbe
Tlwpoiot 'of tb oommoB Amerioan
voter wbe pays a wlalt to the gallery
of the house now and than, wa wiab
to mak a Tlgorooa protect. Tbe
Amerioan voter likes to think ot bis
lawmakers at Washington as tb vary
essence of dignity, vnthougb a
doe ocoulonally bear of somebody
Ilk John Sharp William getting
punched la tb now. Moreover, how
la a member going to keep hla oon
titnenta la tb proper kind of aw if
Uncle Billy Smith ean ran down to
Washington'and And bla nib looking
Jot like any one of a hundred thous
and . individual baok in the old
atate? From thie way of lookiog at
It, would it not hare been better to
have assumed the toga, or some aort
of a gown, if tbe frook ooat r eally
bad to go? Salem Statsaman,
Applicants For OertHlcates.
Kate Stioe, Alloa Hookitramith,
Uraoe Spenoer, Loreatta Martin, Iva
Shirley, Uyrl Elarldge, Bertha Daily,
Minnie R. Corey, Lutwin B. Ulrlob,
Medford; Ueo' A. Stannard,
Phoenix, Virallenaley Ada Wetob,
Margnlrite Holmes, Roee Nealoo,
Central Point, Mae Hanna, Abble
henry, Minnie Thompaon, Anna
fteegan. Flora Thompson, Jeokeon
villle, Oraoe Smith, Tborntoo Wiley,
Mary E. Arnold, Albland. May
Dlltawortn, Mand Harr, JWatkloa,
Beaaia Nnttlng, Big Butte, Agaee
Ifeaford, Job T, Uilgaby Klamath
Falls, Kate Aldridge, Talent, Either
HetT, Peralat, Beaa Fllppen, Minnie
King. Uold Hill, J. A. Jonaa, Anna
Ulrlch, Eagle Point, Alberta Staoy,
Beagle.
' For Stat papers,
Matel Klfner. Urac Smith, Vil-
glnla Baker, Ida Rodlne, Mrt, E. D.
Brers, Mis. Clara Sylvester Corun-,
Elda Farlow, Uertrade Eastman,
Edith McOune, Minnie Spencer,
llett K. Drew, Margaret WlUiameon,
' Ashland. U. O. Andereon, Wood,
villa, Eva Nororoaa, Central Point,
Uertrade Deierleln, John A. Uam
tnlll, Medtord, L:uls Ward, Talent,
Examination la bel ng conducted by
J. P. Welle, Mia. P. H. Dally and M.
a Signs,
BANK
YOUR MONEY IX SOILS OF
One grower tolil $1 10 strawberries from J acre rows 3 feet apart,
Another grew 11 tons of pumpkins on ln than 2 acres. Sold
berries to local store 197, besides giving quantitioa of fruit for
picking from 40 hills raspberries and 38 Logan berries.
Less than i acre of onions produce.) 14,00) lba., sold I'.'SO.
225 8iwv Peach tn-es in lour succe-aive years sold: 1804
1300 boxen; 111(15, ?300 boxes; l!)0(i, 1300 boxes; 1907, 1000.
One K'yal Ann Cherry, II! years, picked (500 pounds in 1H07.
One D'Anjou IVar, 7 your, pickid 0 boxes.
You can got men results as these and better. Come to me and
I will tell you why.
You c in buy a new nine room house, larpe lot with barn io
$ni'0. ,10 acres fronting on Kogue Kiver, one mile from town
Rt $20 per acn
7 acres under ditch with 5 in alfalfa and berrirswith watiT $1000
10 acres under ditch, partly cleared, ami water right, $475.
60 acres drv land, fine, 2 miles, $1000. 80 acres $1250. 100
acres with 8 water rights, $50 per aero.
BEN A. LOWELL
WOODVILLE, OREGON
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RESOURCES
1VE NEVER
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Wm. 5. Crottcll. Prttldcitt.
P. K. Deuel. Vice ''resident
um tr
i What You Must Vote On-
Besides Indloating tbair ctoloe of
oandidate f Jr a hog atrlng of offi
cers, state, county and district, to
be tilled nt tbe June election, and
voting upon the prohibition and
otbet looul Iseues to arise in various
counties, roles o( Oregon will be o ai
led npon at tbe pol'.i to pass Judg
ment upou uo tesa than nlueteen
measures, all but lour of wbloh arise
under Oregon' Initiative and reter
endun coneitutioaal proviaon.
roar proposed constitutional
aaendmente will b) submitted to tbe
people at tbe oomliiii.elootlon tbrotittb
legialatlve eoaotment, at followa:
Amendment ;incieaslog oompenaa
tion of member of tb legislature to
MM tor regular eeasioo and 810 a
day for apeclal sessions.
Amendment permitting tba loca
tion of atate Institution away from
tbe oapltaJ.
Amendment iooreaslag tbe number
of Supreme jadgt to Ave and ex
tending the Jurisdiction of eireo.it
oonrt to probate work, also reqalrlng
provision by law for district attor
aeya, eonnty eourte, eta.
Amendment obanglng the Urn of
hold tag general.eleotlooe from Jon
to November.
A referendum vote npon tbe follow
ing aot of tb lat legislature will b
taken.
Aot giving sheriff custody of pri
soners. Act reqalrlng granting of free
railroad paaaea to oertain officials. ;
Act aptropriatlng $100,000 for ar
mories. Aot Increasing tb University of
Oregon appropr'atloo to $125,000
per annum.
Under tbe initiative eleven piopos-
ed statutes and constitutional
amendmenta will be voted npon by
tbe people, aa followa:
Equal suffrage amendment.
Aot for protection of aalmon on tbe
Lower Columbia.
Amendment giving cities, exclus
ive control of liquor seining, gam'
bling, etc
Amendment exempting dwelling
house, faotorlea, tools, furniture,
to. from taxation.
Amendment giving votera the power
to recall pablto otlloera.
Aot Inatrncting member of leglsla
tare to vote for people' eboioe for
senator. ,
Amendment providing foi propoi-
tional representation.
Aot limiting expenditures for pollt
leal oampalgn purposes.
Act to proteot aalmon on the Upper
Columbia.
Amendment limiting the power of
d 1st riot attorney to file indictment.
Aot for creation of Hood River
ooanty. ,
Ths tiro for fling initiative and
referendum petition has passed, eo
that tb list U complete. A pamphlet
eontaioing argument foi and against
tbe proposed mewuree will be pub
abed and olroalated by the aecre-
Itary of Stat. . ''
Standard Pattern la Medtord.
J. O. Van Dyke Co have made
arrangement with tb Standard Pat
tern Co, and will hereafter oarry a
full stock of tbees pattern In Med
tord. Tbey have discontinued tb
New Idea Pattern agenoy.
S.ibtorlbs for I'D Mill
EVANS CKEEK VALLEY
O , "I-.
9 1
3
$400,000.00
SPECULATE
ate. W. Dune, a d Vic. Presides!
M L. Allord. Chler.
ewiere, asst. bmw
Another Lilt of Renewed.
Her ia a lilt ol mure good friends
who have contributed to The Mail's
exchequer during the pa,t few weeks.
A list of that Itind look good to the
publisher and there are more of them
whose names wilt appear in another
Issue of this pupcr.
D R Hill, Medford, Oie.
J R Wilton, Medford, Ore.
FLTou Velio, Medford, R F I),
Win Mtctile, Lake Point, Orpgoc.
L W Faucher, Medford. Ore.
rJ P Thai, Medford, Oregon.
O E Stinion, Medford. Ore.
J P Harr, Walkios, OreKon.
A D Murdock, Wray, "
R L Washhnrn. Table Rock, Oregon
W C. Earbart, Medford, Ore.
LB Carlton, Aldia, Iowa.
W M Kennedy, Medford, Oregon.
W T VanScoy, Ashland, Oregon.
0 B Kennedy, Cottage Grove, Ore,
O F Griffith, Paisley, Oregon.
Frederick Londabl, Medford, Ore.
A P Talent, Medford, Oregon.
H E Boyden, " '
B M Collina, " .
Thoa Lyons, ' " . '
Wm Colvlg, "
Ori Crawford, " ' "
Ui R Llndley,
M Purdin. . "
W E Pblpp " '
H F Wheuten " '
J D Heard, Jacksonville, Oregon.
Henry Tonn, Lake Creek, Oregon.
Benton Brawa.'Foribaulo, Oregon.
H F Reader, Medford, Oregon.
C F Spencer, Medford, Ore.
F E Berdan, Medford, Ore.
M Bellinger, Meoford, Ore
C H Lewis, Medford, Ore.
Joel Hartley, Talent, Ore.
Mark L Pollett, Talent, Ore.
W H Hamlin, Talent, Ore.
M S Wood, Eagle Point, Oregon.
Phil Loosley, Sams Valley, Ore.
U W Stephenson, Medford, Ore.
Ueorge P Llndley, Medford, Ore.
Thomas Collins, Medford, Ore'
Mrs Rod Burob, Monmouth, Or,
H E Bakor, Medlord, Ore.
W T Burnett, Phoenix, Ore.
A B Saltniarsh, Buncom, Ore.
J W Smith, Eagle Point, Oro.
A M Stevens, Shabon, III.
J B Smith, Hygene, Colo.
" . Paylnj off the Depositors.
From Portland Journal,' February
12th.
The doors ot the German-American
bank swung open at 10. o'olock today
at tba oorner of Washington and
Sixth streets, and within aa boar tb
bank ' began paving ' depositors'
claim ot tb old Oregon Trust &
Savings bank. Contrary to expeota
tlona, there was no deposition shown
by the depoiltoi to rnaa la for taelr
money, aid the oaak management
immediately determined upon it act
ios In ' paying ' oiaima. From 1 tbia
data forward depositors' oiaima nnder
25 will ' be paid vry day daring
banking hoars until all are settled.
Tb oiaima under $50 will then
b taken up. The bank has mad ar-
rangeaunta an that the business can
be bandied expeditiously and ao-
counts readily verified on tb books,
Another Important ooooevetoo - an
nounced by the bankfmanagement to
day la tbat those depositors woo sub
scribed for upward of 1800.000 of
Horn Telephone bond will reovlve
then interest ooupon dating from
laat Ootober, tb last aemi annual
Interest day. Tnls mean a dear
gain of about (20,000 to tbe deposi
tor. w
Advertise 1 Letter List.
Pouowtn is n list of letters remslala na
l" " " UM'"' Poewnic. oi reb
Alford, A O Araei Ktr, 'aesj
Brown, Mrs Kllisbsta Cotintr, Sir ru
K.losn. a o.,o, l.o. i
J!5'a, Lata Jnhnion. Ksrl -3
Ivltl. Mr Smito.L D 1
r S iv.,ther Hiiru Dlr '
Wllllwia MrsSO Williams, ChssL I
Uouae. llniner, parksse
A course 01 one ni will bemads nponldel
lvcry ol fi'b ol tbs soove lollern. '""
1'orenns csJlln tor siit ol lbs .bore letter,
will pleaes a.y "AdTertlae 1.M
i. U. WOOUf-ORD. FeslmssMr
To the Pnbllc
Having been solicited by a goodly
number of tbe oltlzeut and taxpaysia
of Jaoksoa oonnty to become a oan
dlitnte for the ortlue of County A;.
eeaor of Jaoksoa oonnty 1 have de
elded to becoins each oandidate, sub
ject to tbe aotinn of the Kopublloan
j voters at the coming primary - elec
tion.
J. W. Lawton ,
Medford Oreaon.
Baths.
Uct-alr. Steam, .Medicated, sea
talt, for .Men only,, with maaeaxo 1,
plalu 50 ceat.. Kor rheumatism,
oolds, stilt J dot, paralyila, etc.
MftKRnce 1, Hnn..! UM i .i .1 '
.
treatment .. t'otner -J,7tli .V.d "a
streets.
I'Mry. t,r Si.v i 1. mc.'iu
Kruit ' E
ICflS Jt ! fV
ti I til
Mills, call on ot a.l.ir-ws tiara
-Milrer piatdl n nk tuWs i.u
at the tuiis Hirer Creamery
ford.
AERIAL LOCOMOTION.
Th Ptrfaet Flying Maehtn Will An
nihilaU Frontiart.
Other dreams ot tlie eod of tbe
eltfbtroutli ceatury uiv untterlnllxini:
aotabljr thut uf tb tuppiVaWfoii ol
froutit'ii. tbe last vest; of foiidai
servitude anil of tiresome, exanperat
log and savage customs
. Aerlul txoDjotiou ouce establlsbed
aod become more or geunrnl. It 1
dltScult to sve bow vuktoui boutte oitl
cers could continue to baruss travelerr
With tlielr ridiculous and uuuu.vim;
actions. Mark tbe frontiers by a Jim
of cupUve halioon?? It's uut to U'
thought of. Order the travelers to dc
sceud? Usclcus wUcn escnpe It :
easy. Tbe dt;licult- of multiplying iv
ulatlons for truvelcra uouid lead iuvL,
tahly uud rapidly to tbe hupprt-sslon of
custom bouse fr.juiiers.
As to tbe frontiers tbemsclves. how
would you locate tbemt Tbey are com
patlble tvlib space of two dimensions,
with surfaces measurable In square
meters, but not u itb limitless space,
to speak, of three dimensions. One day
wbea tiodard and 1 were going In
balloon from Paris to Cologne two
mounted police In Belgium called to us
at tbe top of their lungs, "Gentlemen,
your papers!" Our reply was to empty
l sack of ballast on tbelr beads and
make a dash of 800 meters above the
canton.
Mankind, aa fond, aa unreasoning
animal. Is always impressed by the
argument of the stronger. Therefore
the first minister of every government
which makes Itself respected ta the
minister of war. It la proper to fight
from time to time to keep one's biceps
and expedient no doubt to increase du
ties each year to maintain the armies;
hence the first application of the dirt
glbles will be to the art of Internation
al slsagbter. A credit of 5.000.000 has
Just been Inscribed on tbe budget ex
traordinary of our minister of war for
the construction of new dirigibles of
the type of the Patrle destined for our
eastern frontier, and our neighbors.
tbe Germans, not to be behind us, have
done aa much for their western fron
tier; hence we may expect to see on all
sides celestial ships reciprocally con
trlbutlng to baffle maneuvers, to sur
prise offensive preparations and to
drop at tbe right moment on the heads
of corps commanders a few kilograms
of dynamite, melinite and other ex
plosives carefully prepared for the an
nib I In tion of staff officers, charts and
plans. Camllle Flammarion In Metro
polltan Magazine.
A Modern Life Buoy.
One feature of the big Lnsltanla la
the automatic life buoy, which la fas
toned between decks on s slanting
frame In aucn a way that It can be re
leased by pressure of a barton on tbe
bridge. On encb end of tbe four arms
of a large cross abnped framework la
a copper bull. Ihese balls are so
weighted that when the buoy strikes
tbe water It will float nprlght To tb
crosaarma are fastened long bras cyl
inder. These cylinders are calcium
carbide lights, so arranged that tbey
are np by contact with the water.
Sbonld s cry of "man overboard" be
raised at night the officer on the bridge
presses the button, the hnoy bits tbe
water and tbe lights flare np. If the
man overboard la a swimmer he can
reach the buoy, to tbe anna of which
loo pa are attached to aid him In keep
Ins above water. Washington Herald.
ride Bold by Weight.
By tb decision of tbe mayor brides
may be boa Kb t by weight at Kotked,
Hungary. Tbe local custom is tbat a
bridegroom moat pay the brlde'a par
ents a certain snm for tbe privilege of
marrying their daughter. Jan Koet
Toes was engaged in a dispute with his
fiancee's parents as to the amount he
should pay them, and the mayor was
called Id to arbitrate. Being an ex
pert in carUe. but not In women, the
mayor decided tbe value of the girl
ahould be estimated by weight and
thought that CO cents a pound would
be a fair price. After the girl's weight
bad been ascertained it was eighty-
alx pounds Ivoetvoes banded over
V'l-60 and was aoon married. Mont
real Standard.
It Cost te Live In England.
The cost of living in England is indi
cated by the following extract from
letter In the London Spectator: "1 do
not keep a carriage nor a motor car nor
even a governess cart My wife is not
extravagant, but my three children
cost in education and clothe about
450 a year. My rent is 120 a year,
and repairs average 50. There are
four maidservants and one gardener.
I keep little company, yet to my dls-
gust and de-tpatr 1 And I cannot make
both end meet on 2.000 a year. Tbe
won't of It la that any one Item of ex.
pendltnre taken by Itself seems not
only reasonable, but Inevitable."
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C H. PIERCE & SON
Medford, Oregon
Clin -'ass this list carefully, but
b-ur in mind that it is only a small
portion of the list we have on our
books. Come to our office or write
us and e will take pleasure in
assisting you in securing tbe very
best ba-gain in the line in which
you wish to invest.
1 4 lots, new 4-roi-n houe.
barn,, woid-hed and well, nice
localion. J'rice !fi:!00.
1 2 lots 50x101 ft. etch, 6
room lnust, in Xorth Medfnrd.
Price $1700.
3 1 lot, new (5-room honfe, two
nice shade trees, south front. Price
$850.
1 $1108 acres, combined stock,
fruit, timber and mining ranch,
well located, worth twice the
money, if yon can htndle this pro
position don't faii to loik it up at
onoe. Price $25000.
5 100 acres, a fine mountain
ranch, with irrigation. Price
$5000. ' . ,
7 Si acres, fine garden land,
well improved, joining Medford.
Prioe $2500.
8 1 acre, In North Medford,' 6
room house, and barn well, wood,
shed. Price $1000.
9 80 aores near Melford, goo d
improvements, $1000 outfit goes
with place: Can be irrigated.
Price $6000.
10 18 acres near Medford, in the
finest fruit district, with buildings
and over half in fruit, mist ly three
year oiu. rnce tiuuu.
1 140 aores of fine b lttom land,
5 acres of Newtowns beginning to
year, iz aores ol alfalfa. Price
$8000.
14 160 acres fine timber and
eto:k ranch, and mining proposi
tion, near good road. Price $3ti00
1 160 acres, a splendid ranch.
80 acres farm land, 43 acres al
falfa, 200 inches mining irrigation,
line irrigation proposition, sandy
loam laoa, o-room bouse, two
barns, uen house, shop, 2 miles
from good town, good well, berries,
tine open range. Price fXOOO.
1650 acies finely improved,
wen located, choice allnlfa land,
Price $10,000.
17 160 acres fine timber pro
position. 'Price $2500.
18 4 acres .joining Medford.
nica naw o.room bouse, good well,
barn, and chicken house. Price
only $180o.
19 10 acres, 6-room house, 3
acres in fruit, good location. Pri ce
$2ooo.
24 50 acres of fine alfalfa land,
near Phoenix. Price $125 per
acre.
9680 acres, 6o acres nnder
Cultivation, 5-room house, good
condition, two barns, wood shed,
smoke house, blacksmith shop
goid well water, springs. 2 acres
of bearing orchard, I4 acres young
orchard, 12 acres Spitz and John
athan, 2 aores appricots and
peaches, place welt located, 1
miles to f. v. rnce Hooo.
2ft 32o acres well improved,
100 acres oleared, fine springs, 9
miles from Gold Hill. Prioe
$55oo and a special bargain.
27 lu acrea near Medford, well
improved, all set to fruit, 5 acres
beiring, 6 acres young trees.
Price $3,600.
2S 1 lot close in, 7-room house,
eft) water, small house on back of
lot ; rants for $20 per month
Price 200r.
29 J acre, hue front, as nice a
location as there is in tbe city,
south. iront on ith street, good 5
room house, well, woodshed, good
uam., cmcaen nouse and park,
fruit trees and lawn. Price $3200.
30 11 seres, soutn front on'.7th.
street; nice .butMing site. Price
only $400.
31 16o acres splendid fruit and
wood rancn, some improvements
io acres cleared, -well located,
near f. u., school and store. A
bargain at $2500.
3227 . aores in the "midst of
choice fruit district of the vallev
New improvements, 5-room house,
half acre of elrawb-rrr Dutch.
beautiful loca ion, 3 miles from
Medford. 1? acres in one-year vU
B;irb-lt p-nrs. Special bareain at
only $3000.
3343 acre, Medford corpora
tion lines on two sides, a choice
piece nf bottom land, good bousp.
some fruit. Iw larce barns, would
make a splendid piece to plat in
town lots. Price nnly $400 n see
Our motio U, " To plvaie custn-
mer? ar'd treat fh-Mii so tticv will I
ll v iv l e our friend ami sei.d !
tllMT Irit-mle to when they Hl-H
o- KM'ii i'r fliivinmc in our line."
Oflice up iaira in Mile, builN
it p, oris Mick emt of the depot.
C. IVI'irUCE ,fcPO.
Mtdioid. Oregon.
Thut it id dueirable to have an account witn
the Jackson County Bantc, subject to voi r
check, is an) ply thown by the strength uf
this conservative banking institution, and
that it is an advantage to ydu is proven by
tne excellent facilities and efficient service
which we render you. Your acccuut is res
pectfully invited.
The Jackson County Bank
Medford, Oregon -' - State Depository
Established 1888.
Capital and Surplus - ' - $115,000
FRESH DAIL.Y
FIRST CLASS Bread, Cookies, Doughnuts a.id
Popcorn.
Also nuts, fruit and candy at
Balcomb's Store
104 West Seventh Street Moore Building
C0L.bR PHOTOGRAPHY.'
it
Dsmonstrates Scientifically
That
Thar la No Fixsd Clor.
Color pbotosnapbj prurea iucoutest.
ibly the geoerul truth of Motiefa oh
rervnttoD that lu aliudowa, vulora cou-
L'lDiie their vibrations, weakened, but
-till inalsteut. la cmitraufsuucfloD to
e pi aetk-e of the air.deink painters
u making burnt urol-er uud Iniuphlack
. erre a ahnAow lu their ptilntlnirs.
A nlso proves tlir.t the color vf tlesb 1
.:ot nlw:..vs rose ro!or. the color of foil
-ge Dft always irri-en mt the color of
inh!-loth imi ni-vtiy v.iiltp. and
hjit color ru:iy be brilliant Indeed.
s;.;ir:;Ihnii vlv'd-n ltlneii liohig a pa-
..'iotlc deinonstrntlon In red. white and
'ilve. ci:il that what has lur tioca ac
cepted 'is "tone" In palullng. that much
iiveted .inl v '.del.v e-cplolted coiden
-.inlier irlow. d-vs not er:lt hi nature.
".'hieb Is wtiolty Inii.-s-cut of sucb pertv
vul terfnires with which to harmonize
..3 dfsenrdi-.iit elemeiita. being frankly
ind hlataurly i-rude when It Is not ex
inUltely barnionioiis. as io the case
f the bullera.Vs wins The artist ta
'lie divine angler wbo fishes out these
i'.annnules revealing somewhat of tbe
-..-ondmus lieaurj" aud mystery of na-
aire. It demonstrates for the first
'laic wlentltirnlty that tliere la no filed
i o!or whatever, that objects have no
elf of their own. hut solely that
'vliii-h Is Imparted to them by tbe re-
!e: '!rtn of ilie sky and tbe enveloping
.:t:::o:here.
Color photography also shows that
he line, as drawing defines It, is an
Ti-or. an artificial means of determlo
ig forms, tbat everything in nature la
a succession of perspective planes and
surfaces which join on to one another,
that nothing la abruptly terminated by
a contour and tbat the vibrations
of the atmosphere envelop everything
and obliterate the contours which the
weakness of our mind la constrained to
create, la a word, color photography
ushers In a new era In the study of
color that promises to revolutionize
color printing and that will surely ex
ert a most important influence od the
art of painting, establishing aa It does
the soundness of tbe much abused
theories of the impressionists. More
over, it will prove an Invaluable aid to
the accurate study of disease, notably
sUia diseases; It will make possible
facsimiles of the paintings discussed
by means of lantern slides, and for the
first time Indisputably authentic fam
ily portraits can be produced of a
beauty and veracity far surpassing tbe
most delicate and masterly mlfiiature.
and thut in the short space of half aa
hour, avoiding the tedium of repeated
sittings. While color photography will
undoubtedly reveal the fallacies and
empty pretensions of poor painting,
rendering It more Inutile and ridicu
lous than ever. It will also open tbe
eyes of all intelligent and unprejudiced
students of contemporary art to the
beauty and truth of tne work done by
certain modern painters, confining in
no uncertain terms what Is best and
most expressive to tbe art of today J.
NUsen Laurvlk's "The New Color Pho
tography" Id Century.
France a Gold Glutton.
According to atatlatlcs Just published
by a Parisian contemporary, France,
Indeed. Is the happy possessor of one
third of all the gold coinage in circula
tion throughout tbe world. The writer
expialna that this happens In various
ways. In tbe first place, the people are
thrifty, save and Invest money and In-
slat on the fragment of the Interest In
gold. Then every year crowds of for
eigners come to France, spend some
time at hotels and make purchases,
paying mostly to gold. Exports again
bring In large sums, so that Franm
literally scores all round. Here are
some eloquent figures about tke re
serve of guld In the Bank of France:
in 1300 It amounted to 2.331.00OJJOU
francs. In 1000 It reached 2,7(m:.O0O.0O0
francs, while at ths eijd of August Inst
it nau attained tbe figure of 2.SO0.OUO,
000 francs. (.ondun Telegraph.
A Big MitUkt.
fool, a bar 1st? r and a batdbeaded
man were traveling together. Losing
their way, tbey were oblljred to sleep
In the otfcu air, and to avert danger
It was am-d to watch lj turns. The
flrvt lot fell on the barber, who for
hend wl.ll h trn .lnlnir. Ho then
irUo him, anl the fenl, ml. Ins
hand to evrtttch bit bernl. exclaim?'!:
'Here's a prettr mftunke. You have
awakened the laklhe.iued man Instead
of ue." Liverpool Mercury.
Notice to Contractors.
8ealed bids for tb construction, ex
cavation and laying, of the water main,
from the water plant on Riverside av.
enue to 7th street and on 7th street,
west of "J" street, will be received by
tbe City Con noli of the City of Med
ford, Oregon, np to 6 o'clock, F. v.,
Feb. 18, 1008.
Specifications mar be seen at tbe of
flee of the City Recorder.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certlfled check equal to 6 per cent of
the amount hid, and the successful
bidder to Inrni'b a bond iial to 60
percent, of cont-re i.!io-, to assure
good faith and the faithful perform
ance oi tbe work.
tllds will be received lot- either the
excavation or laying the pipe or both.
The right is reserved by the City
Council to reject any or all bids.
D:tted, Med lord, Uroiroti, February 6,
1IKI8. HKN.I. COLLINS,
City Recorder.
Notice tu the Public .
Purauaut to tne solicitation of a
Urge number of Republicans of jack-
aon nod Josvpbtne oouuties I have
deolded to beoome a naedldate for
t e orhW of District Attorney for
the Drat Prosecuting Attorney's Dis
trict, First J udioial DlBtrlot of Ore
gon, subjeot to the action of the re
publican voters at the coming prim
ary election.
My petition as such nominee will
in due time be Bled with the Secre
tary of State and along with It a
brief statement of prinoipala which
will be made poblio,
Very respectfully, '
B. F. Mulkey.
Jacksonville, Oregon,
February 5, 1908,
J. C. Ward's
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