MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORIXiOX, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1008.
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Tlie l)e-eniler number of Outing contains an article
entitled "On an Oregon Farm," by Clifton Jolnison, which
does not do the country justice ami is not calculated t
advantageously advertise the state. Of course, there are
such farms in Oregon ami so there-are in every state in
the Union but it is hardly fair to pick out an unprogres-
sive section, most of whose inhabitants are mossbacks, and
send it out as typical of Oregon.' Ihe article, is illustrat
ed by rural scenes, not at all typical of the new Oregon.
The writer describes a visit to Uanyonville in the Cow
(.'reck canyon, and to farms far off the beaten track,
lie (unites the customarv gossip of the villagers and in
terviews a pioneer who tells of his arrival in the '30s and
the taking up of a donation claun. Ihe landlady laments
the land fraud prosecutions which killed business brought
in l,v timber cruisers. The following dialogue is quoted:
"There ain't been no right good apples in Oregon for
twenty years. The old orchards have all failed like on
account of the San Jose scale. However, 1 don't believe
we could equal the eastern apples, anyway. Apples are
a cold climate fruit. Last year our crop was ruined by
that hot day we had. The thermometer went up to 1UH,
and, in addition, the wind blew hard, and every apple
was scalded on the windward side. There's one thing about
it we don't have to hurry pickin' 'em for fear of frost.
I've seen apples hangin' on the trees perfectly good at
Christmas."
"J was read In' in the paper that Oregon apples beat
the world," remarked a man who had not spoken bcfirrc.
"Oh, that ain't so at all," affirmed the teamster. "They
don't compare with those back in Michigan where I came
from." .jt-jjJUJ-
Talk of this kind can be heard in any backwoods com
munity in any state, but it is not typical of the state. Tin
commercial orchard has reached scientific perfection in
Oregon, and Oregon apples bring the highest price in tlu
markets of the east and Europe, all of which would proba
bly be news to some of the inhabitants of distant valleys.
The Outing, having portrayed a mossback section, typi
cal of .the old Oregon, should now portray a progressive
region typical of the new Oregon. Jt should describe
the Rogue River valley, where the farmers and orchard
ists have telephones, haul produce to market in automo
biles, and live in mansions or spend their time in southern
California or Kurope. Jt should photograph orchards
whose fruit holds world's records for quality and price
and which yield as high as L'OOO an acre a year; or broad
expanses of alfalfa which return large profits annually.
Jt should portray scenes where; the beauty-of earth and
sky make perfect landscapes, and then its thousands ol
readers will have a more correct idea of Oregon. Or, it
rural life alone is wanted, Outing should reprint "Letters
From an Oregon Farm," by Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway
whose talented pen has portrayed in charming fashion real
life in the Oregon country.
. 1 MERIC. 1 A EX U LIS 11.
-Mr. Sidney Lee, the Shakcspoaran scholar, in a recent
issue of the North American Review, expresses the opin
ion that the Americans write and read, or speak the Eng
lish language more correctly than the English, and exhorts
his country men to exorcise the same care to guard tin
purity of English that the Americans habitually use. This
is rather interesting and attracts additional attention be
cause English journals have republished and endorsed tin
article, having approved of Mr. Lee's opinion.
The diagnosis is substantially true, therefore the opin
ion is valuable. There are a few Englishmen thev form
a small class who perhaps exercise more care from ear
Host youth in speaking and in writing English than educat
ed Americans. Put the great mass of Americans are im
mcnsely superior in their education and speech to the mass
of Englishmen. The common people speak a rough ele
mentary language, in which the vocabulary is verv narrow
ly limited, and the great mass of Englishmen have not
had the common school education which in America is uni
versal. Jn England a few a very few have a feast, and
the rest in education are on short commons. Jn America
nearly everyone has a decent provision.
The high general average of intelligence and educa
tion in America, especially in the use of English, is due
to the newspapers and to the "reader" and public schools.
The old school reader has been the well-spring, the fail
start, the inspiration tor mvriads of Americans. It has
been their introduction to good literature, their guide and
philosopher, their instructor in English. Long may it
wave. In recent years "pedagogists" have shown a 'ten
dency in the preparation of "up-to-date" readers to in
clude n them a vast deal of stuff chosen with some peda
gogical and psychological purpose. In order to serve selec
tions vhich fit in with the "scheme," much nainby-pjimby
matter, apparently written in order, is used. Tt is poor
and v-al. pabulum. The pr per way ( make a "reader"
is to choose the best; to peimit the pupil to consort with
the masters; to let him drink from the well undefiled.
(Ori-gon Journal.)
If nuuKh nnmb-rs tu break up the
Stutnneiil Su. 1 majority gliuuM with
.iraw from lhir 1hIk-s, tlieu whatf
Who ranuot foresee I tie sequel! Many
"republican voters' rtioire'1 members
are honest, anil would be bound to
vote for Mr. Cake. Tbey eouM not j
in honor suport another candidate. !
t'ledes signed with their names and
promising their votes for the party
vhoii-o, are filed away and of record
in the public archives. These members
could not vote for Mr. Fulton, for tLe
uiute. reason that re-elected them re-
jet-ted Mr., Fulton. They are bound
by as stroanif an obligation as man can
make and honor seal, tu vote only for ;
Mr. Cake. If they dared to vote for 1
Mr. Fulton or any other, the- would
be faithless to their plighted word, tie- I
faulters to conscience and branded for
all time as unworthy of belief. With i
this inevitable following, Mr. Cake
would be a leading republican caudi- .
date. It would be a factor that would
bring utter demoralization, for nine
tenths or more of the Statement No.
1 members cannot surrender. To thni
a pledge is a pledge of honor and back
of them are the instructions of the
people, emphatically expressed. They
will go to the end of their terms of
office without a cowardly retreat.
Then, what f Forty days of night
mare at Salem, 40 days of extrava
gant legislation, 4') days of corrup
tion, riot ami scandal, 4'l days of bar
ter, bedlam anil disgrace, 40 days of
revolution and holdup, 40 days of the
ild rotten regime that fur :to years
dis rupted the repnblicnn p.-trty and
-(candnlized the utate, and at Just an
adjournment withont a seintor. That
would be the beginning. The end would
be a revolution among the voters that
would drive from public life and bury
in the deepest depths of oblivion for
ever every man who is aiding or ubet
tiug to overthrow the will of tho people,
sealed and delivered through the ballot
box last June.
Men nre mad, incoherently, insanely
mad when they imagine they can upset
a ballot box verdict, and thrust n per
sonal program down the throats of the
people of the state. Ihe primary law
was itself the result of a revolution
by the people ngninst senatorial dead
locks and legislative insanity at Salem.
.Vearly 70,000 ballots cast last June, or-
lermg the legislature to elect the sen
ttorial candidates receiving the highlit
number of votes is a ballot box expres
sion from thn voters that leaves no
-piestion ns to what is their purpose
therein. It menna that "0,11110 of the
voters are tired of political tonifml-
erv. It means that a holdup of the
oming legislature would arouse a stoiin
among the people that would drive every
politician and every legislator eoncern--.d
into political graves from which
there would be no resurrection.
The only man this legislature can
fleet is Chamberlain, lie has the peo
ple's indorsement, lie has their cer
tificate of election delivensl at the
ballot box. There is no higher author
ity, lie has the pledge of support of
metnliers. good and true. He has
behind him the constitutional majority.
He has behind him the constitutional
ballot box verdict. He holds ivi-dentials
and title to the place from the authority
that is the highest of all authority in
the land tho sovereign peopie. It is
the best cnslent ials. the le-st title any
man can hold. It is a title so clear
that it makes the election of any other
man an impossibility. It Chamberlain
be elected, there will be peace and a
beneficial session of constructive legis
lation. If bis election be held up, there
will be debauched legislation nnd an
:iwful reckoning, for it will be a reck
oning with the people in n just nnd un
ipicnchable wrath.
A. GLANCE AT OUR MENU
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Is bound to disclose some dish of which
vou are especially fond. Order it ami
,-ou will be fonder of it than ever.
Whether you drop in Uiis restaurant
fur breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper,
we guarantee you food that will make
you eager for meal time to come again
so you can repent the pleasure of eating
here.
SHED THE
RAIN
NASH GAFE
NOTICE
All properly owners on Central avenue N., are
hereby notified to transfer their water-connections
from the old main to the new main, as the
water will be cut out of the old main Novem
ber 20. '
By order of
WATER COMMITTEE.
Why get wet when you can get
UMBRELLAS from $1 to $10
MACKINAWS at $6.00
RUBBER COATS at $6.00
Just the thing to shed water.
CRAVEN ETTES $12 to $27.50
Shipment just received In express, col
ored and black, satin and silk lined, latest
designs.
Welsh WIH Wrestle West
Dig, IJurly Roy fro niTwin Cities agrees to
throw local lad three times in one-hour.
Preliminary Matches
Between Local Men
1EDF0RD OPERA HOUSE
November 18-1908
WHAT WE SAY WE DO,
5wQn )() D0-
((THE FASHION 6HOP)
KEDFOUD
OREGON
ytlvs. 3rcru D'fampton 3$aac$
instructor of "Piano, Tlst MZetrjod
Studio at Mcttocnct. Mortb Orange Strt
Auk your ile.iler for
MANUEL LOPEZ
Clear Havana Cigar.
HART CIGAR CO., Distributors. Portland, Or.
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That Unforgetable Slogan
SAVOY
Tonight unit Thursday.
A strong comedy bill, featuring the lalest
laughographs.
"AVANTKD AX ARTIST'S JIODLL" and
"TIIH CRUSHKI) Tl At! KIM AX"
A laugh for every foot of film.
Other feat ure pictures and illustrated songs.
Admission 10 cents.
j Cmntt: 3
Stata Depositary.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
(1113,000.00
Good Business Standing
To t-st;iiiisli a good business standing
is 1 he desire of every merchant and
n):inul';M-tmT. In no hotter way can
this In- dune titan by liuving strong
bunking connections. Having an in
stitution like the .Jackson County Until;
Cur your dejioititnry adds financial
strength. Accnunls, subject, to cheek,
invited.
Sufo deposit boxes to rent, $4 per
year and up.
W. I. VAWTER, President
0. K. LINDLEY, Cashier
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR COMPANY
PHONE 2291.
Window Frames, Oak Veneered Doors, with Bevel Plato, carried in stock cheap.
Office Fixtures and all kinds of Planing Mill Work, including Turned Work
and Fancy Grills.
F STREET, BETWEEN SIXTU AND S KVENTII STREETS.
Naskins for health
To Our Patrons
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Please take notice that from t
ifter December 1st, IIHLS, the un
ijued banks of Med ford will dope
l o'clock p. m.v.of each day inst
if at 4 p. in. an hat heretofore I
the custom, and that the banking In
will lie from ! n. in. to 3 p. in.
IACKSMV f'OFNTV HANK.
W. I. Vawter, Presidi
THE MF.liKOjtn NATIONAL PAN
.1. E. Fnyart, Pnsih
FIRST NATIONAL It ANK.
Win. S. CroweU, Presiih
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A THOROUGHBRED
Special Limited Pullman Excursion to ;
the City of Mexico. j
Tickets will bo -u sale at the- local i
office December 12 and 13 for an ex- :
enrnion to the Cityo t Mexica. The ex- ;
cursion will leave San Francisco Decern- j
tier lo at. 1 1 a. m. A magnificent special
train will be provided, consisting of '
Pullman vcstibuled sleepers, observation !
leeM'r, buffet, Plunking car and dining
car.
Excursion will be over the Southern
Pacific, Mexican Central. Mexican Na
tional line. International and (ircat
Northern, Oalvestoa & San Antonio anil
Santa Ft mi I ways. Tht round trip
rate from Medford will be 0-.ir. The
ioing trip will be continuous tip to Kl
I'aso, but stopovers may bo had at any
i.iu line point fit the return trip.
The excursion will be under the di
ct supervision of some railway official
Coin the pifsi njfer dctartmcnt nnd an
interpreter w'll accompany the party to
ti e Citv of V xico.
Further Muticulnrs at the depot, or
nimuuuif nc w:th W. II. Jenkins, trav
hug passe'ig1' spent Southern Pacific
ompany, o- '. Peil, Ashland. tf
J " CvMHT A PSt.C
a man always looks like when he has
had his garments fitted and made in
the exguisito style that is always given
them by Krcuzer. If you don't look
like a man of fashion and taste it is
because your tailor is at fault, and you
can always be sure of appearing like
one if vour suit or overcoat is made bv
J. A. KREUZER & CO.
IMPORTERS AND TAILORS.
PALM BUILDING, MEDFORD, ORE.
Watches. Clocks, Jewelry
REPA1KIXO A SPKCIALTV.
" Not how niin-h I can do, but how well I c:m
tlo it," is my mottr. (
B. N. BUTLER
With Martin J. Rclily, Central avc, north
of .Tnrkson C'ountv Bank.
J. E. ENYART.Pnsio. nit.
J. A. PEKKY, Vice President.
JOHN S. OKTII, Cashier.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass t C'whier.
The Medford National Bank
MEDFORD, OR.
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS 10,000
Safety Boxes to Rent. A General Bunking Business
Transacted. We Solicit Your Patronage
Oraml oicursion t-t City of Meiio.
I.oavrs MrtlforJ on thi 1-th of Doft-m
nor, litU!i, on tho roj;ui.ir Owrlanil.
I'S.IS for th rouuI trip, poM for (''
layg. For ftirthor inforniatioD, writo
to Kmil Toil, Ashlau.I, Or. tf
Medford Daily Tribune, oic a mouth.
COPYRIGHT
GIVING THANKS
FOR FAVORS RECEIVED
K very one should do on Thanksgiving
day, iiih' you will certainly thank us for
('lacing oar fine tableware in silver
and cut glass at such prices as will en
able you to make your table a thing
of beauty for your Thanksgiving din
ner. We are offering handsome can
delabra, fine dishes, silverware and
cut glass at prices that yiu will give
thanks for.
MARTIN J. REDDY
The Jeweler.
Near the Postoffice.
More Light for Less Money
Sixty-three per cent of electric current saved liv usinij
TUNGSTEN LAMPS. ' "
32 Caudle Power EdiOL Lamp uses 110
Watts per hour and would use iu iooo his.
110 Kilowatts which at iocts. a Kilowatt $1 1
32 Candle Power Tungsten Lamp uses
40 Watts pcrhour.aiid would use in iooo
hours 40 Kilowatts which at toc a Kilo
watt 4
Net Saving in iooo hours in favor of the
Tungsten Lamp S 7
Rogue River Electric Co.
Successors to Cttndor Water & Power Co.
Ot'fi.-c, 20i; West Seventh Street. Phone No. H3..
Opposite the Bi.u; Electric Sign.
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