A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING
Kren mn who .peaks frankly
Kay not uy anything worth a tou.
.Neit month will have an K" In It,
ad, w fear, also a few hot day.
Lov may lauich at lorkMnlthi, but
serer at a lock of the wrong worn
o'a lialr.
.Alter hli third year In the elec
toral college, Mr. Bryan't political
duration may be complete.
It will be quite natural for "Sunny
JMm"Snerman to make warm friend
ships during the campatfcn.
Plain living, according to one
writer, It a preventive f minKtroke.
Alto of large grocery bills.
Governor Cummins of Iowa In
more than ever convinced that yoti
can't keep a good man down.
The author of "Paid in Full' Is
suing for royalties. The answer, we
suppose, Is that he wattn t.
Krom the looks of the apple orrti
ards we are going to have plenty vt
Jelly of all kinds next winter.
Mr. Hlgglns' squeikless band wag
on ought to be a god advertisement
for his own brand of axle grease.
Sometimes death even halts an
uto speed maniac before that en
thuslait has a victim to his credit.
Pittsburg appears to have come to
the conclusion that a baseball pen-
-nam will cover a multitude of her
slas. -
Governor Hughes disappoints his
-enemies by shutting his mouth when
he has said all that he considers ne
cessary. After the fright It gave Texas, the
prohibition movement need not be
afraid to tackle any other state In the
union.
The bliss that is founded on Ignor
ance never lasts long where the
neighbors do much visiting among
themselves.
The warfare on fairy tales Is not
likely, to become general enough this
year to Interfere with any of the
campaign committees.
As a dealer In oil and axle grease.
'Tom Hisgen may be able to put the
Independence party machine In good
running order.
A good many of us would think
wore of the fool killer If he would put
on' a' bigger force of assistants and
work them overtime.
Enough automobile fatalities have
been-trecordeu recently to prevent
the ilylng machines from monopolis
ing the news columns.
Fortunately, the campaign cigar
will not be much In evidence until
this fall, when the air will be full of
-the scent of burning leaves.
Mr. Taft urges quicker Justice for
the poor, but as a rule they get theirs
much quicker than the folks who
can afford to hire lawyers.
In some quarters the Thaw bank
ruptcy proceedings may be accepted
as evidence that Thaw Is not as crasy
-ju'aome folks thought he was.
When you come to think of It, the
talking machine Isn't really out of
place in politics, where all the think
ing is done by a few managers.
The feelings of Utlra, N. Y., will
certainly be hurt If It slips back Into
Esopus-Uke obscurity next Novem
ter after the votes are counted.
f'A good cook,' says the Dallas
"Kewa, "la rather to be chosen than
great riches." But too often great
riches are needed to keep the good
cook.
Now. that Atlanta physicians have
refused to attend people who can't
pay,, tome of the undertakers In that
town may find It Decennary to go out
.of business.
The rumor that nothing but unfer
tnented grape Juice will be on sale
-during the llryan notification ceremo
nies turns out to be without founda
tion. At this time of year a man can al
ways make his friends suspect him of
lying by boasting that he slept under
blankets every night while on his va
cation. i
Mr. Bryan is to make several tours
during the campaign, and all good
Democrats should see that their
cheering apparatus Is kept In good
order.
'Thu conquest of the air goes mer
rily on," comments an exchange.
And the output of the hot variety, we
notice. Is not diminishing so one can
notice It.
"Everything In this world Is get
ting better," says the Rev. Dr. Oh as.
F. Aked. Many a housewife could
tell him that eggs seem to be the
exception.
: The man who first made use of
that saying that "what goes up must
come down" evidently didn't have
much trouble with the cost of living
In Ms day.
Mrs. Mary Phalem Qulnn, wife of
William V. Qulnn, died at the family
residence at Oregen City about t
o'clock yesterday morning after a sli
weeks' Illness.
That Texas village blacksmith who
failed to land the gubernatorial
nomination must have neglected to
take his stand under the spreading
chestnut tree.
I Missionaries always get a little)
satisfaction -out of the knowledge j
mat cAHiiiiww ovinr vuiuer iuuui I
canning any of their victims for win
ter use.
Tom Watson says, "Mr. Bryan has
just as much chance of being elected
as I have." And then he proceeds
to hammer him as If determined to
quarrel over a trifle.
In one section of Kansas City on
ly eight bathtubs were found In 800
homes. And yet that section Is prob
ably the first to be suspected when
a great waste of water is reported.
"The world I bigger than we Im
agine," admits the Chicago Evening
Post. The trouble with some Chi
cagoans Is that they Imagine their
town is the most important part of
It.
The Connecticut nonagenarian who
committed suicide because he didn't
want to live a hundred years must
have been afraid his picture would be
used lu patent medicine advertise
ments. A Philadelphia motorola n has In
herited $150,000, but refuses to give
up his Job. The pleasure of occas
ionally putting an automobile on the
Junk heap Is worth more than mere
filthy lucre.
An Illinois man has a machine
which he thinks will control the
weather so as to make farming real
ly scientific. Nobody ever seems to
give the picnic dates the benefit of
his Inventive genius.
The fleecy clouds that hover over 1
Wonderful Washington and bring
relief from the heat are 48 times
fleecier than anything of the kind
hovering over the poor, fleeced vis
itors to Seattle.
A Bellefootalne (O.) Judge has
ruled that cigarette smoking Is
good ground for divorce, but a good
many men will prefer to get along
with their wives rather than acquire
the cigarette habit.
In homes where the stork Is
thoughtless enough to leave girl ba
bies this year It might be well for
the parents to remember that 'the
name "Wllhelmlna" will help some
in showing tnelr patriotism.
The Dallas News has discovered a
Tennessee man who sjwlls dollar
Ith one "I," although he has 50,000
of them. Possibly he has been too
busy accumulating them to learn
how to spell the word properly.
A New Jersey woman Is suffering
from blood poisoning as a result of
carrying money In her stockings.
Considering that few women can
keep money long enough to he
harmed by It, this one must be a
marvel.
NEWS OF
THE STATE
The esteemed Sioux '
says "the late Prof. Langley began
his alr-shlp experiments a decade too
soon." Had he waited a decade, the
grim reaper would have prevented
him from experimenting at all.
Even liberal contributions to the
Democratic campaign fund are not
likely to dissuade the spellbinders
from pointing out how hard tho times
and how scarce the money during
this Republican administration.
A statistician has asserted that If
the corp crop of thi scountry were
planted In a strip a mile wide It
would girdle the globe a ban dozen
times. After that assurance one
feels free to stow away an extra ear
at the dinner table. Exchange.
A French physician says the speed
erase Is "locomotor mania," a path
ological condition, demanding heroic
treatment. Stone fences, telegraph
poles and railway trains already have
a number of permanent cures to their
credit.
It Is asserted that red clothing will
protect Its wearers from the tropical
sun better than any other color. It
will hardly prove a protection,
though, when Us wearers get In the
vicinity of a bull i, . .e need or
exercise.
A foreign exchange declares there
are but thre great problems vexing
humanity today: The Immortality of
the soul, perpetual motion and wom
en's hats. In some sections the prob
lem of getting enough to eat Is
greater than any of those. Ex
change. Judge Parker opened the cam
paign In Los Angeles with a speech,
and during his remarks one promi
nent Democrat dropped dead. If he
has any more luck like that, the
judge Is likely to be Invited to come
home and keep quiet.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports
that a man baiked at suicide when
he looked at the waters of the Kin
nlc.klnnlck river. PoHstbly It Just
dawned on him that the poor printers
and proofreaders would have a hard
time getting the name strufglu In the
pn pers. E xch a n ge.
Hood River's University club was
organized Saturday by the election
of E. H. Shepard president and C.
Hall secretary and treasurer. The
new club starts with a membership
of 30.
The Mount Scott bank has filed
a certificate of change of place of
business from Union, In Union coun
ty, to Lents. August Franke Is pre
ldent of the bank and J. C. Law Is
secretary.
Eagle Valley, In Baker county. Is
planning a "harvest home picnic" 'm
September 3 and 4. The whole coun
ty will Join In the holiday the very
name of the event guarantees enjoy
ment. Arthur Lack, a Baker City boy,
whose family Is well known and higr.
ly respected there, is In Jail In SaU
Lake City for impersonating an offi
cer of the United States army In Los
Angeles.
Tillamook will send the first base
ball team that has ever played out
side the county to the Willamette
valley this week, where It will meet
some ten teams representing the va
rious valley towns.
The wheat crop will be but Utile
h rt of the average around La
t'rcnde this year. Threshing Is about
half finished and reports lud'.Mte
that the yield does not run below 40
bushels to the acre.
More than 400 Eastern Oregon
lans are headed for the 'sad sea
waves of North Beach, to bask for a
while among the silent clams and
the soughing surf and wiggle their
toes In the shifting winds.
Word has Just reached Ashland of
the tragic death Tuesday of Mrs.
Elizabeth M eagerly, an aged widow
living near Woodvllle, ln( the north
fhronlc Diarrhoea Itclieved,
Mr. Edward E. Henry, with the
United States Express Co., Chicago,
writes: "Our genernl superintendent,
Mr. Quick, handed me a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Dlarrnoea Remedy some time ago to
check an attack of the old chronic
diarrhoea. I have used It since that
time and cured many on our trains
who have been sick. I am an old
soldier who served witn Rutherford
B. Hayes and William McKlntey four
years In the 23rd Ohio reclment, and
have no ailment except chronic diar
rhoea, which this remedy stops at
once." For sale by Charles Strong
-Automobile for sale for 9300
Runabout that cost IS50 for aale:
thoroughly equipped with adometer,
top, acetylene lights, etc. A. C. Al
len, Medford.
ern part of the county, while fight
Ing a forest fire that threatened to
desttoy her son's property.
The old Golconda mine In Baker
county has Just been sold at sher
iff's sale for claims amounting to
$20,000, which claims were held by
hardware firms and supply houses.
The property was at one time a
great producer.
Nicholas T. Day, 88 years of age.
nn honored pioneer of Oregon, died
lit his home In Coles valley, Dougia
county, Tuesday evening. Mr. Day
was born In Taxwell county, Vir
ginia, In 1820. He came to Oregon
In 1850.
Pendleton hopes to have an excel
lent fair this year, the date for the
third district Oregon agricultural fair
being September . 28 to October 3.
Preparations are already under way
for representative exhibits from sev
eral Eastern Oregon counties;
Poultry is to have its due recogni
tion at the livestock show at Port
land in September over $500 In
prizes Is offered and the Interest may
be Judged from the fact that already
over 1000 entries are booked. Poul
try means almost $5,000,000 to Ore
gon annually.
The new Southern Pacific depot at
Eugene Is now open to the public.
The Cottage Grove local was the first
train to stop In front of the fine new
passenger station. Hundreds of peo
ple from Eugene visited the strur
ture during the evening. It wan
brilliantly lighted throughout.
The famous Carlisle Indian school
football team wants to tour the
northwest after Its eastern schedule
has been closed this winter, and has
written a number of managers rela
tive to games. It Is understood the
Red men want to play In Portland.
Believing he was being charged an
unjust rate by the Southern Pacific
company on three carloads of tan
bnrk. Albert Sternberg, propretor of
the Albany Tanning company, has
a force of men and under cover of
night broke Into the cars and took
his bark.
Portland city employes will be al
lowed vacations of 15 days this year
and all years hereafter. This wa
decided at yesterday's meeting of the
council. Heretofore the employes,
with the exception of the police and
firemen, were allowed but 10 day.
Rev. Ahraham E. Eads, 79 years
of age, one of the oldest Methodist
ministers of Eastern Oregon, a fa
miliar figure In La Grande for 40
years, and one of the most Interest
ing characters of the northwest, died
nc the Old Folks home, a Methodist
institution at Spoknne.
A mist has been falling through
out Umatilla county since about 10
o'clock yesterday morning, effectu
ally putting a stop to all harvest op
erations for the time being. It Is not
believed that the grain will be seri
ously damaged or that the delay will
be longer than two days.
Yesterday morning fire destroyed
the Corvallts Ice works, entailing a
loss of 96&00. with but $:if.00 Insur
ance. The Haxelwood Cream com
pr.ny's branch office, located In the
building, came In for a loss of $300
and the Occidental hotel lost 200
pounds of butter In cold storage
there.
The Hammond log raft broke from
its moorings In the lower harbor at
Astoria during last night and drifted
drwn the river, carrying away one
c.ro er of the government wharf at
Fort Stevens and finally grounding.
SO-tf oc tho sands below there. This af-
urnoon It was picked up by the tug
Tatoosb and towed back.
Charged with having embei?.le1
9SL and a quantity of tickets of the
Portland Railway, Light A Powtr
company 8. B. Bluit. employed for
three days as a conductor on the
Cazadero branch of the O. W. P., was
arrested by 8peclal Deputy Shenff
W. p. LI II Is and locked up In Hit
county Jail.
Secretary V. L. Crlssey of the Or
egon State Dairy association has
been advised that Hon. Ed. H. Web
ster, chief of the dairy division, u
S. department of agriculture, Is coa
templating a trip to the Pacific
northwest to participate in the con
vention of the Oregon association on
December 10 and 11.
Another convention of national
scope for Oregon next year Is the
welcome news that comes back from
Des Moines, la., where the American
Association of Mutual Companies has
been assembled. This means between
:00 and 600 delegates, the majority
of whom have never visited the coast,
since the association has never neld
a western meeting.
The Lafe Pence company of Port
Iind, owner of a big flume running
into Washington county northeast, Is
defendant in a suit wherein an ex
ecution from Multnomah county in
favor of A. Anderson, a Washington
county farmer, Is plaintiff, was yes
terday enforced by attachment of
10.000 feet of lumber at the Ployd
Trouble over the water supply has
reached an acute point at Rainier.
It was brought to a climax at the last
meeting of the council, when an or
dinance was passed revoking the
franchise granted W. E .Newson, Sep
tember 7, 1896, to supply the city of
Rainier with water. It la charged
that Newson has not furnished suf
ficient water to residents or to th
city for five years.
August Erlckson, saloonkeeper of
many years' standing, and at present
operator of a road house In Clacka
mas county, two and one-half miles
above Gladstone Park, was the vic
tim of masked hold-ups ten days
ago, according to a report which be
came current yesterday. The hold
up men got $700 In cash, diamonds
worth $S00. Mrs. Erlcson's bracelets.
an automatic revolver and deeds to
Erlckson 's property.
Martin Schoonover, the 1 7-year-
old boy who was shot by his brother
near Portland Thursday morning,
died In St. Vincent's hospital yester
day of his wound. The bullet had
entered young Schoon over's groin
and injured him so that the surgeons
were unable to save his life. Young
Schoonover was shot while he and
his brother were playing with an old
revolver which they supposed to be
unloaded. It was rusty and had not
been discharged for years.
Numerous meetings of the com
mittee In charge of entertaining the
Oregon athletes soon to return from
London bearing their world's rec
ords from the Olympian games, have
resulted In a decision to send the
sporting editors of the three Portland
dallies east to meet the athletes and
escort them to the coast. Mmy
unique features will be Introduced In
the parade and reception given at
Portland. The date will be early In
September.
LOCAL AND
L
(From Sunday's Dally.)
Lee Watklns was la from Rogue
river yesterday.
The real novelties and real songs
go to the Grand.
Why James Lee oGt Well.
Everybody In Zaneavllle, O.,
knows Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route
8. She writes: "My husband,
James Lee, firmly believes be owes
his life to the use of Dr. King's New
Discovery. His lugns were so se
verely affected that consumption
seemed Inevitable, when a frtem rec
ommended New Discovery. . We tried
It, and Its use has restored him to
per Tec t health." Pr. King's Ne Dis
covery Is the King of throat and lung
remedies. For dutch and colds it
has nc equal. The first dose gives
relief. Try It! Sold under guarantee
at Chas. Strong's drug store; 60c
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
WOMEX IX A BALIXVOX.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 18. Ex
actly 12 hours and 30 minutes after
they had launched Into the clouds,
while a crowd of 8000 spec tutors
gazed from Point Breeze Sat m day
night, the party of four, two men
and two women, in the baloon Phila
delphia, descended this morning at
9:4.1 near Elder, Md.
The women were Mrs. M. E. Lock
Ington and Miss Minnie Applebach,
both of this city.
Carrier pigeons released at Inter
vals of one hour remained near the
balloon for several hours.
The women claim to be the first
to have made such a trip In Amer
ica. The distance from Philadelphia
to Elder Is 60 miles, but the bal
loon traveled over a triangular
course, going as far west as Lanzas-ter.
SOUTH DAKOTA VOTE.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18. National
Chairman C. B. Jones, of the Pro
hibition party, announced yesterday
that It had been decided to make a
vigorous fight for the South Dakota
vote for Chafin and Watklns, presi
dential and vlce-presldentlnl candi
dates of that party.
Mr. Jones neld a conference yes
terday with Qulncy Iee Morrow, sec
retary of the South Dakota Pro .-
Hon committee, concerning the situ
ation in that state. Plans were made
to have both candidates make a num
ber of addresses In the state during
October.
Miles Cantrall and son, Leo, were
in from A dp legate.
Charles Meserve was up from
Grants PaBS yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. R, T. Burnett went
up to Ashland yesterday.
Farmer N, L. Narregan was to
from Eagle Point yesterday.
Guy Moore was In Satuiday from
lilt newly acquired home near Winter.
H. Baroeburg and wife of Ashland
came down yesterday for a short
visit.
J. P. Lindley returned yesterday
from a three weeks vacation at Dead
Indian Springs.
'i nomas J. Riley, one of the bust
ling farmers from Wetlen, was do
ing business In the city Saturday.
Samuel Swennlng, the forest ran
ger, has been quite 111 In Medford
for several days past with rheumatism.
U. E. Fox of Central Point was
In the city Saturday visiting friends
and doing business with our merchants.
F. W, Towne. ex-postmaster from
Phoenix, and daughter Annie were
on the streets and doing business
yesterday.
The Condor Water & Powct com
pany has men at work putting head
gates In their water ditch up k r as
pect way.
The moving pictures at the Grand
are clear and brilliant, presenting
the latest nlms perfectly and steady.
and do not tire the eyes.
The Grand Is giving. an entertain
ment that meets the approval of the
amusement-loving public It gives
them the cream of the film world.
Mrs. Leslie Rodgers of Klamath
Falls, who has been visiting with
the family of Herman King and
other relatives In the city, departed
for her home Saturday.
The Hod son Auto company hare
taken a party of city visitors who
were here to attend the shooting
tournament to Trail and vicinity for
an outing. Three cars were used.
T. H. Moore returned last night
from Michigan. He stated that the
country throughout the east was
looking fairly good and prosperous
better than the towns and cities.
G. H. Corum, who had one of his
knees Injured a week ago by falling
from a wagon while returning from
Butte Falls, is still quite lame, but
Is Improving. Dr. Hargrave Is In attendance.
Captain and Mrs. W. Rawllngs
and their daughter, Mrs. Arnold, ex
pect to leave Monday for Sheridan,
Wyo.. where they expect to reside for
at least a year. Mr. Rawlins) ha
son living there.
Hugh Cuthbert, a miner from
tendale. was before Recorder Col
lins yesterday, charged with being
drunk and - disorderly conduct.
In default of payment of une he. Is
now boarding at the city's expense.
Mrs. Langlln and daughter. Miss
Bertha, returned Saturday from
Newport, where they have been for
several weeks. The raw, cool winds
there were not altogether to their
liking, still they enjoyed their trip
very much.
Dr. F. E. Page's wife and mother.
Mrs. Wright, who have bse-i vend
ing several months In Southern Cali
fornia cities, returned home yester
day. Now we hope to see that long
face of the doctor' sdlsappear we
know how It Is ourself when the
i'e is away.
Mr. and Mrs. John Beeson, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Talent, Dr Carter, 7uff
Karnes, P. D. Scott, Dr. Phlpps. Hon.
W. S. Crowell and grandson, Willie
trowel I, were among those tout went
up to Colestln yesterday to emaln
vor Sunday.
G. W. Knox- and sons ere in Hie
c.ly from Fossil, wheeler county,
Orison, with a bunch of 30 head of
hordes. They came via Klamath
fallr and the Rogue tlver route.
They will drive north, unless they
find sale here for the a took.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Camp.tell of
Ypsllantl, N. D., brother of our hi3t
ling real estate man, returned home
yesterday to prepare for removing to
our valley. He will take possession
about December 1 of the Chapman
ranch near Talent, which he i ur-
chased a few days ago.
F. F. Klncald, mention of whose
affliction appeared In these column
a short time ago, was taken to Ash
land yesterday tor treatmen
thought he may have to undergo an
operation for a disease of the hip,
with which he Is afflicted. The
trouble Is of long standing.
An artesian well has been cMrted
on the Burrell orchard and the hole
is now down 300 feet The contract
is said to have been let for a hole
1.100 rer deep and then If wtter
Is nut secured the nnderstandin Is
that It ts to continue until an ample
supply of water Is secured, If possible.
Correct Glasses
Fitted
Notice the difference in ths way the ravs of light pass through
the OLD style leni and the new TOKIC gUmi.
When looking through the TOKIC leu you get the same
vision rlear out to the edge of the glass, in all directions, that
you do ONLY through the center of the old-.tyle of lenu, thua
triving you more freedom of vision without the atrain uku the
Itectus muscles, which const g tly occurs when wearing the old.
style glaiuea.
, pin.
With the old-style before
the eye you see like this.
With the new TOHIC lens you
get the same results at all angles
without turning your head that
. you do directly through the oen.
. er of the old style.
Dr. Ooble makes a spacialtyof the abore lenses; also fits the
I-StGHT bufocal, ground fro ONE piece of glass. Optical.'
Parlor in Ferry's Warehouse, Seventh Street, Medford.
OUR PURE DRUGS
FOR RUBBER GOODS
FOR CHOICEST (PERFUMES
FOR TOILET ARTICLES
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Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
oeoeo.
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Prices reasonable.
Good service to all.
THOMAS & SNOW. PROP.
EAGLE POINT, OREGON
Eden Valley Nursery
NOT IN THE TRUST
First Class, home grown, whole-root tieee. Right prices and a
iquara deal for everybody. What more do you want?
Who pays the agent, you or the other fellow? I deal direct
with the planter.
A nice stock of fruit trees and Tokay vines for fall delivery.
Tell me your tree troubles
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a. jvu m luvwcnj prog paiaier, you Will OUU MlSt M IS
Just as much Interested tn economy In the use of paint, and in the
beauty and wearing quality ot the paint after It Is applied, as you are.
For the houses he has painted that show palnt-quallty as well aa
painter-workmanship are his beat advertisements.
The modern painter has neither time nor desire to mix his own
paints. Ha will quickly agree with you that
Lowe Brothers
"High Standard" Paint
Giin 2m( 7tevciiV
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km The Lowe Brothers line supplies every paint- and varnltb-need. an
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