ANOTHER DEFEND
EROFTHETHEATER
Judge Kelly Poiuts Out How Stage
Was at One Tima the Means of Pre.
seating Religious Precepts to the Peo
ple by Clergy-History of Stage.
r''HK M'T.Y)'M miry Tnn,rv
l.w islu.-k was out to Jacksonville
a low days last week.
A Waldron was a Trail visitor M.
lieol'gi-
M"lit:uia,
Allen is working n his Jit,.,.
.. o. i,s sister, who resides in
is visiting him this week.
WINTER BLOOMS.
f
M.-dford, Or., February r,.
itor Trillin,,.:
Dear (Sir I have l.een deeply inter
estod in t, controversy .tw,,,.n ,,,
liev. Heuter and Kd. Andrews touch
i"g niion the moral effect of the stage
and while-the subject seems to have
been pretty well threshed oat bv these
cultured gentlemen, it occurs 'to me
thtn there is still something that mav
bo said in behalf of the bettor class!
of theaters that book only the higher
grade shows, arid since an enterprising
gentleman has promised such n theater!
... -ueuioru. i take the Iibertv of sub
nutting, 11s briefly as the subject will
admit, my views on the niatler.
That the stage, in the earlier historv
... cinisuaaiiy, was a great factor in
the promotion of the christian religion
is a tact that cannot be denied. Ac
cording to J. J. .lusserand, "the oldest
dramatic representation of which
there is any record in England took
fiacc ni rnc beginning of the 12th cen
imy aim was Drought about
1 - its subject the history of that St. Calh
. erine of Alexandria whom (h I.',,,., -.,..
Maximilian caused to be beheaded after
she had been the means of converting
5i orators sent to her for the purpose
f winning her back to paganism. A
muc later in the same century, under
Henry. 11, formal evidence shows the
representations of miracles were of com
mon occurrence in London."
The early drama, it appears, was
wholly created and played by the clergy
or that time, and represented usually
the principal subjects of the christian
faith, as (he fall of man. and the na-1
'"") passion anil resurrection f
Christ. The nhi'vs iv, ,.,, ,...i :..
the open air in various parts of the
I kingdom. Stages on wheels were used
by the performers and this mobile the
i ater was moved about from place to
place. These sacred representations
soon became the subject of much
.abuse. The clerical performers intro
ducing degraded buff lery nail irrov-
erunt treat it of these sublime themes
until teh plays, originally int led to I
tinmuiiicatc relioious instruction ,1... .
g-nerated into objects of vulirar bur-
lcsiiic. The l.'lth. 14th nnd loth een-
turies saw the religious drama at its
' height in F.nglnnd, and the Kith cen
' V tt"y. with the discovery of printing bv
,.fciittcnburg, its decadence, liut the re
: ligioiis drama had served its niirnose
and during three of the dark centuries i
..j ....o n i-iMiiznrion named for su-'
1(i-niaCV it hail been i f......... ;.. i
When to Take Bulbs Into the Win W.
After Treatment.
-the treatment of iniii.., .. r.
I fln.1 Ii... i 4 mi-- IIOIllllU
and Hutch hyaeinth nnd narcissi Isdis
I cussed by Wlllm Uuut In the Cauu
ilau Horticulturist, iu which he says
"lr "le Pots have been iu their
vi. ,iinrter3 (a cellar, close cup
uallk uasement) ror four tr
... eer.s iney cau be examined.
I "ciicaie wnlto roots appeur
through the holes in the bottom of the
pots, the bulbs can be brought Into the
If NO Root An..-
I If no roots nppear, then the pots
t uiKen out onu carefully ex
I "mined. This Is best done by taking
iu uuio nanus, turning the pot
uunu una striKiug the edge or
riui of the pot on a solid bench or ta
ble until the ball of earth and roots Is
removed. If the bulb nr. u
rooted as Been In this picture, the pot
..loom uk pmceu over the ball of earth
while still iu the position shown aud
thcu restore the pot with the plant to
. ,,rUper position. Examining the
rooted bulbs la n rtoii.,,
m victai,ou
vu.u uuun a seiaom as pos
sible, as there Is danger of breaking
Xormnii French influence. It had for fl"' T," tUere ls danSer of breaking
its subject the historv of that St. Calh- , t earth nnd the rooto. whlol
lunor wouia seriously injure If not
ruin the bulbs altogether. The bulbs
should be watered at once again after
mu(, examined to settle the earth
arouud the roots. The bulbs can re
main In their cool dark quarters for
several weeks nrtnr hni. i
desired, but must be brought Into the
window when the top growth has at
tained a height of about two Inches or
the flowerlug results will not likely be
as good as they should be. When
brought Into the window, placo them
In a not (oo sunny position and see
that the soil Is kept well moist by reg-
I I M&jmMm. .
l.l, K ! I
Iff Ulil'llt1lP I
OKI'iNA.WK XO. H2.
An Ordinance reguhning ,i i,.,.s.
'"K the business f real estate agen.s
...... ..rovers , ,!. City of Modford,
reg,.u, ad providing a penaltv fr
tiic violation thereof. ' O
The I'euiil,. ,,r" ,i, ,.r , ..,.- .,
.1" oiilam as follows:
Section 1. It is lo.r,.l,,- .1....1 i .
be unlawful for any person to conduct.
ngage iu ,,r carry mi the busiu, sof
1 real estate niri-iil ,,r r....l
. " '.'"iii' uio-
ker or solicitor witl,;.. i... ...
... . in oi
.Mediord. dreg will t first obtain
ing from the City lie-order of s.-i i,,-
a license so to do, and paying ,,, Said
" ""cn license t lie sum ,,f
fl"-v (--i'.l) per vear iu ad-
vance.
Section A real estate broker or
real estate neent
" " IMI-!l!!IIIg
of this ordinance, is defined to be one
negotiates or solii.iia il... ..!..
. win- or
purchase of real property belonging to
" or comm issinii hi.
compensation.
Section 3. Am- ,i, ., .
- v-uiiicicn in
the Recorder s court in said citv, of
violating the provisions nf n,; '....i:
nance, or any of them, shall be ,,.
ished bv a fine of n,.t
f. .;, .....it oii'iuv-
five dollars nor moro than one hundred
U.M....S, aim snail pay the costs of the
,1,131-1-111 ,. ,1, ,,, ,,,,, , ,.C
- . " ". nielli
of such line or costs, or both, shall be
...i,.i.so,iea in the city jail v ,v
for each $2,110 of sn.-l. fi.. i
. . umi t-IHB
remniuing unpaid.
section 4. All nrdiiii.ii,...,. .,.i
of ordinances in conflict herewith nre
...-col repealed insofar as thev condiet
with the provisions of this ordinance.
The foregoinc orilinin,.... ,.. j
by the Citv Contn-n .
irowbridge voting "aye." Olwelli
nierncR ..aye." Wortman
aye." Kifert "aye." Hf i,..
Approved February 4, inns.
.T. P lil'nnv
Attest: ' ' r '
GRX.I. M. roi.Li.VH.
Keeorder.
l!)liS
" UK- y.vvii;
It is coa.sid. red advisalilo I,,' tlior-
nihgly eleaii out land that lias been re
eiitly chared before planting trees
"" "" A tllorougl, pwh.g"rr sev
eral seasons and the growing f gri
a-lv.sed. Mr. c:,r,,.,..s ,,.l.,vi1
0e griililied out and replanted.
FOSSIL WOMAN APPOINTED
AS FEDERAL COMMISSIONER
There is only i. I'iii,,..l mi...
- .in i. -a coin-
""ssionor in the state of Oregon who i.
.. """ was appointed todav.
.7 '"' is "race Fri.el of Fossil.
heeler county.
Aitiiougi, S; is tllt, !,. Woiiian ( iii
tnissioner iu the state at this lb,. .,
have boon f,.w other women to hold
that positou. () if li .. .
, , . 1 ....-si lamoiis
predecessors 111 office was Jlarie Ware,
.....u uiiiiii ranie, who -, commis
sioner at Kngene.
The duties of a commissioner, it is
thought bv federal nH..:.:. , '
.. n-a, iimv p
l rtor,ned by a woman equally lls well
n .,. ,e appointment was made
this morning in the federal court ,.r .1.:..
citv. "
it
il Business Chancel
Fifteen furnished rooms- nil
"' "'s '"1" 150 per month;
-'yi'" '"'- W-r .-lli.... Investigate. The
price is right.
ROY B. ROBERTS
-MKI.FOliM. NATIONAL HANK 1,1.,,,;. c STKKET
POT OK BULBS NICELV BOOTED.
ular nnd conlous Wll llH II ir till-,....
. much for tl ally drama it had its in-' 8 , , emm" ww to moisten all the
Yfr.titi,.n nf ... 1......1.. r .1 . . "o lue ill .
Jl" ' ' " i"e eiergv and t....,. ...
Christian civilization owes much of its' Blown In pots in the winter
o.....,.., , ,- se ,or t)le r,uv.
Keeping the christian faith alive. Sol
Death of Mrs. B. F. Reeser. '
At her residence in Asli t -vi i .-.i
"'orniiig, February :i, IMS, Matilda Jane 1
.ii-.-s.-i- lassed iiwii.-
-Mrs. I(,.eser was I,,..!,':.. .. I
..iiiuMiue
unity, Illinois. .Mav !! nil 1 ...
, . 1 . , ..mi was .
married to 11. l- ..... 1 .. ..
lMil- '" T'l" la. o ihe'i.-,,'. ',, '.'
t Anril. Imm l... ...... i ..
, . ., . t.-iuss 1110
plains tor Oregon, with lo-i- 1 1
.ion nor parents. Mr ..... m .... .. .
1. . Jiorac
Hoot, anil arrived at pi,
Inst la.v of August of ,. sa,e yea,
ii. 1.1 liw-l, ,, Twi mi nw. I;.. I
ley ever since For the past :is years
..v ii., resiilc.1 111 Ashland.
She was the beli.v..,l .,,..,1 n ......
, ., , - ... . ... nine
("iron, Olive Lizzie Reeser ..,. ......
.IHiniii Keener are i)fiM.l ti,
vivinK children are: Mr. F. I. (-,.
Au il I At.. . 1 I
11111 nil. .i vs. 11 1 ..e 1. ...
- . in inn iii i-riri
"' -Mis. O. W. IVnnebaker, Mrs. C.
' -Margaret Heeser. Mr.
Horace lleeser. all of A l,l.l 1
it. II. arpenter nf r)iinsi....lr c.i
children were nresent !. Li... ,
' ' piii1 jiiisseu
.' ..IIIHIKI iKiings.
SALE OF MUXICIFAL BON1.S
Sealed proposals will be received bv
the citv council nf ilm -.-,r :
. .... v.i.i Vl -ueurorti,
Oregon, at the office of the city record-
r o. sain city, until Tuesday, February
1H. 11WS. at 0 o'clock p. 1.1., for the pup
chase of 4(I.OOO in fnii.i.nr r,
cent coupon bonds nf sni'.l ;... .1..
nominations of o()0 each, interest pay.
able semi-annuallv. Fn,.l. l.;.i ."
. . " o.tisi 111)
accompnnud by a certified check for
an amount couul to s nor ,..
amount of such bid, payable to the city
of Modford. and nid nit,. :,
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Medford, Oregon, Jlmrv
'' IWS. IlK.V.r. M. COLLIN'S. "
2M City Recorder
Coal for Sale.
We are now prejiared to furnish hand
picked coal at the mine, fiv0 mil,
-ast of town, in ,,ny amount desirod
$i..iO per ton.
tf niriPle r.r . t
n SQUARE DEAL
carried on honorablv Zlnt w ?, 'd ue "r ""IT ,"",t ,,e
of both purchaser and landow, er V V ,, , , bf H ''''
"Love the p,h.d"X' This Thist" ,0-nS?h
ir'in'ev tm rii Jt-t: - -
the resources iZ" " '"tlp,.n,
1 here are three things the averago investor wants if h I
KOTJ". ef '-f -
of this section. UsuaHy Z wi t? lJM.
b,.tt.. Of he
the homeseeker about the hotel officesf Whi Pecute.
he, . VERY BEST IN THE WHOLE VALLEY
fcn. M tz u-c -
AT THE EXHIBIT BUILDINO
Rogue River Land Co.
tf PACIFIC COAL CO. I' EXHIBIT BUTXDINQ, IVTEDFORD, OREGON.
r
Mew Spring Styles
K eliris
fr-
I r "r.. ... " as an i-oucating factor i , . 0 lu,l'
, While it c, ,t be denied Hint there J"?.?" T.'' ""d " 18 bt,er to Purchase
r... .in,,,,,, ,,nn mat tin. stage s g veu. nllv u-l. r ..
over to much fli,,..,t l,rn. , , ! ?. "C" ",e "" ,s inlte .lend
great bulk of the ir,,,,,,,, , real Stand I 10 p,u ' ! nenSlV''"i T''
:A " '" " "" ""-rueiion inimscnn be planted out in the border
nd entertainment of mankind ,. where they may throw few blossoms'
T;JZ wh' r: ;'" ,;"r,!,!,0.m:f.t "
,. , ' .... .1.111 1 iii ii.i.ii-iiiins aro not as ikelv
nankiiid -es to ,,, ,,,,,,,, HS(. H,- to give good results In this war espe-
Ren u """'::ll"-;"'I","r-"1 C'n"y Rom"u "J-'rlntns. as the latter
, I, , ."'" 10ms i .-1 1 1 , 1 "i uoi iiaruy out of doors.
ind till' host of i..,.;il in 1 1 . . 1 !
narking plays; to the great, master- I
neces in grand opera of tVr.li and1
Ait-' f ""'l lo the hundreds of soul
nspiriug grand operas and lyrics that'
mve " '1 the boards since' the ,l-.vl
mo great bard of Avon
Young Peach Trees
Eacrle Mills .Qni.1
The Kngle mills nmn,,,. 1 ...j ..
1 i-- ... , n'l-iti i-i, 11,1
... . . . .!. just north of Ashland, and
', -' "'"s ol land, is about t
iiange ownershii. ami full ; ,i.
.,11,1 ,,. MIIS-
session ,,f a California!.. 1". Ilraglietta.
"'Iln h" 1 represented loi-alK- l
negotiations for the imreliase ' 1- 1.;.
trienil. l. I'erozzi. ll. ,,...11 ..'
.............. 1 no i-.agi,. jt,s ;H n(, (if
l'u:irks of this section of t.
valley and for neurl.- -.11 ,
,.-... s mis iieen
possess), ,,, ,,f t, L',.r..l -
, .... "" lainuv.
In the division f the estate sum..
ago it became the 110.1,1.0 .. .. 1- ,.-
"'' " 'lisposes of it, retaining
however, a Ino-I 1 , ..... . .
Ashland Tidings. '. '
In Snappy Summer Suits
Have Just arrived at VAN
DYKE'S. First showing
of Advance Styles See
Our Window Display
No Fire in Ihe Kitchen Range
No Hoi Water in (he Douse
Then is the time you ap
preciate the cuuveoieacc of
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
TZrg.JFVmi ON ROOTS CAOS
one to four years f ge nre rendered
iiuiiiier. notn lu wood and fruit bud.
me us. r cover crops that cheek
."ui in mie summer, but while cov
When skeptics ridicule Hi.. I.il.l I er crons are v,ili,l.i 1.. 1 ...
ttonipt lo point ,,t p,ts of it t,t ,er '"Jury they are not important as
ri'Kono 10 join centurv tl g,t I
'e are apt to lose T,..,ii, ,... :,i. .1 1
or finding only the faults where there
1 so much that is reallv beautiful. Let
s be as charitable with the stage, giv
i(t it credit for I lie manifold g, it
is already accomplished and hope that
s achievements in the future mav bo
11 greater. .:. KKU;V.
lAOHEES' EXAMINATIONS
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
the choice of hardy varieties or the se-
"-umii 01 a comparatively high site
for till. nr.. I 1 ....
".....ii". 111 oilier words, o
vory tender variety cannot Iw grown
uere auccessriiiiy even by resorting to
..... ur-c ... , 0,,.,- ,Tp. all( no vnl.k.t)
Is us reliable low ground with a
cover crop as on high land without
one. itiu even hanly varieties on high
laud uro made mom reliable by nicat-s
of ever crops.-Nebiaskn Kjperlineiit
-.1. num.
OF ORCHARDS DYING OUT
A report comes from It.. 1
that the orchard of A. V Can,.,. ,.i.;. i.
was set. out seven years ago. is dvin...
""known cause anil is 1 ,1 i
" ven s I if-
have been Sllfferioe ! t.
...... ..giiciiiinra Meg,. exam
."..lion 1, .1111, 1 a fungus growth 0,1 11...
".us 01 11- tree .1.... .1
. "."i IIIIS Wit.
s were set
"inn Hint had 11 ..l..,.r...i .-
"ii. L'rniis inn 1 ... :..i.... .1
BUSINESS CARDS.
J.G.VANDYKE&fe
Attach a plug1 lo
the nearest Inmn
ocketatid turn the switch
1
PINT. QUART. TWO QUART
AND IARr.FB tnrc
Plat Size in upcclallj- a.l.ipted (or miner)-
Clean
Sale
Si
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Ito) "Table
'4
le t
CCL AT C I R OFFICE
''IH.'II : 1 , 1 , ;
Coudor Wafer and Power Co.
fhorm AH'. fioi.. n .
Benefits tha Rnil
With ivlnier digging, which Is often
l.raeiieiihie. tiie siirrnee may be left in
, rough ridges so that the winter e!e-
oicui.s can net upon as crenl no
otice u ,g,ven that the count,-schooi
r.ntendent of .lacks,,,, , ,v wiM
the regular examination of apoli
s for state and ,,,,, 1 ...
..,.iii r" " nr .... n.- . an ii.-t 1 1 1 , . 1 1 ns greal an e.
; ; ;";;:";;;"'? ---I"'".v.1 - , ; uzz
"...' 'J,', , - ,A '"'n I'r--! 1111 :1 'I'nintity of 11,,. vernilu that al-
...... ..... ... ,, ,.,!,. r,.,)ul.
licants writing here from t.r
lies should secure consent of t.
- ntendent of tin- county where em
I. P. II. Ilaily. ( nty school su-
eadent.
EWS ITEMS FROM TRAIL.
!I"CSS has I .pig .I,.s,e
Ison cut Wood the past wci k.
and Mrs. perry r, ,. sp,,,,
at A. A. Hall's residence,
tition is going over tin- line f,,r
mail service from Kngle l,it :
I. and one line from Trail to
t; also another from Trail to
. """i ri'ii garden earin.
. All soil, al-e i.ofi,e,, ,,v l.si,.,mn, f
lM" kl"'1- tln-y ills,, ,- ,ir ,
'"I "wing Indue,,,.,. r frost !.,,.,.,,,
, I"'lv,.,-lzlng aelloi, of r and
""re. s ,..t ,, ,,, lH, ,Zo
. aiuH,,,,,,, . mljllmi ' -
f'"'-r.TPlngand
. T'T'"'". """' ' 'Lame
"" '"" 'easons that MIom
Seed Gowing.
Ml-".' "". inai.ran ,,.
wee. , sl.rts. , ;i. ,,,. u,nUm
"Plendell. ,,.,!,,,
...anions, antirrhinum mid no
uulus may I,, ,, rr ..arlv stron
plauts
E. L. BALCOM.
Now West Sid,. fi,f,.,.tiery-IVnit
OneMoreChanee
ston candies, nuts
fresh fruit
cigars, fob;
X
Med l ord. dr.
1!. IIP. .11.'
. idar.
' Ware Miildl.lii
dford Sofiinlar.
In!..
I..
. l r
f..r
V'
In-r returned f rum
o
Y! I eg.,
t o "l :I f r e
Vfrt i
a g ;i 1
popularity.
The &;rjor.i.
' I'l int that k
i lllrui-n. J
:s'ii:ie. aii,1
'il; 1 .111. in
R- R. HAMILTON. M. D.,
I'li.vsician and Surgeon.
t" lr. II. S. HcAruiocl.
lltrnc in dilt.-r 1)1,1,1:,!, H,.k.
I'hnlie fi',.
Wm. M. Colvig, Medford, Or.
COLVIO r DURHAM.
0 Attonieys-at Law.
Jgeo. ITjjurham. Orants Pas,, pr
WM. W. p. HOLT. M. D.,
Only, to get a Good Sul Tract of Lnd ,.,,- M,(lfo c,K.aJ. (j,lly
75 Per Acre
Many are lookintr for tmrfc t, n.!. . ..
iar ine oest chance at the Ho-ht
1'in.v. lUll L WUIl
unui some other fellow hnvc hSc
' nln , if a"Se y" d'd not Seixe t,le PPrt"nity
FOR SALE BY
C. H. PIERCE 8l SON
MEDFORD. OREGON
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