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' THE MEDJTORD DAILY TRIBLTNL', MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908.
Medford Daily Tribune
A Livb Paper in a. Live Town.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
CHRISTMAS DAY
(Continued from page 1.)
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
Christinas is the one day in the year when Christianized
humanity is supposed to practice the' precepts taught by
Christ, and when the Christmas spirit, "good will to man,
rcigift over the civilized portion of the. earth.
The giving of gifts symbolizes the forget fulness of self
and the thoughtful ness for others that for such a brief
period succeeds the reign of selfishness and vanity in the
human heart. That many have turned the pretty custom
of giving presents in to selfish channels whereby only the
value of the gift instead of the thought that prompted it
in the giver is considered, does not detract from the real
purpose of the custom.
Doing unto others as you would be done by is the
Christmas spirit the true Christian spirit and neither
the massive cathedral nor lavishness of wealth symbolize
the worship of Clod as does man's thoughtfulness for his
fellow man. So, for this brief period, we who pretend to
follow in the footsteps of the lowly Nazarene permit his
commands to supplant our native greed one day out of
the .soli m the year.
If we knew that the last stroke should pound for us
tonight and we had a few minutes to prepare for eternity
would those minutes be spent in carrying out the pur
poses that animal'iHir daily life in piling up wealth, in
gratifying greodf njjJPln the thousand small vanities that
animate our liliputian existence upon this beautiful sphere
Cod has given us as our home or would these fast fleet
ing final moments be spent in doing what we could for
others t Would not the elimpsos of friends show faces
dead to the heart and the world we were about to leave
forever assume a beauty hitherto unseen, and the every
clay vanity fair spirit give way to the evergreen Christmas
spirit 1
And when we shall have slipped over the threshold
of the present into eternal day, will those few days when
the Christmas spirit actuated our measly and despicable
little hearts, count enough to offset the long days and
.-jbti'olHug into years, of petty selfishness of striving
and planning for "self instead of for others?
Every day may be our last day why, then, not strive
to live as we would live if it were and let tlx- Christmas
spirit live in our hearts, not one day a year, but three hun
dred and sixty-five days, and the joy of the brief Christ-
mas tide will then be a life-long! joy for we will have
solved the riddle of existence the. mystery-of the niillen
ium, the source of all happiness, and life will indeed be
worth the while.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE.
In Judge W. II. Canon an excellent selection has been
made for a candidate for mayor. Probably no one in Med
ford is more capable of satisfactorily filling the office.
Judge Canon combines great executive ability with long
..experience as a public official. He is familiar as few
others with the duties and reuii'ements of public office,
and there is no doubt of his ability.
Judge Canon is a comparatively new coiner in Med
ford, having lived here but a few years, but his record in
his former home, Merrill, Wis., a city of 10,000 popula
tion, is an excellent one. Since his arrival here he has
been elected justice of the peace and appointed United
States commissioner, lie is an attorney by profession, but
was forced by ill health to abandon practice.
In his former home Judge Canon has the reputation of
doing thoroughly whatever he undertakes and for this
reason he was prominent in public life for a quarter of a
century. In 1878 he began his public career, serving two
terms as district attorney of Lincoln county, tn 188!1 ho
was elected councilman ; in 188.) he was appointed postmas
ter of Merrill, and in 1888 he was elected county judge,
lie resigned this position in 18!)0 to become state laud com
missioner of Wisconsin. In 18!)(i he was appointed Unit
ed States marshal for the western district of Wisconsin.
Upon the expiration of his term he was again elected
councilman and made a member of the boaid of public
works, which offices he filled until his departure for Med
ford in l!)0.-. In addition to the enumerated offices, he
was also city clerk and justice of the peace.
With Judge Canon it is a case of the office seeking the
man, and Medford will be fortunate if it secures his serv
ices as chief executive.
BostoD Prosperous.
BOSTON, Mam., lire. 24. Tonljflit
will mark the end of the munt hmcchb-
fill four-day business period in Huston 's
history. Citizen of tho Hub have ttoeu
spending Christmas money more freely
than ever, resulting in a season of un
exampled prosperity for the merchants.
Chicago Is Oay.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. The Christlnns
spirit is fnirly sizzling, ill the- Wiudy
City today, and at the close of business
toui(ht the stores and shops will have
more' monoy 'in their tills than they
linve known 'for many . a day, Wore
than 60,000 Christmus trees havo been
sold and will be loaded with n grouter
burden of K'n than have been' pur
chased by' fhicagoans in recent years.
The Sulvatiou Army wi)l feed hundreds
of pour people. Banks, corporations and
brokerage houses today made an excep
tionally lavish distribution of money
among their employes.
Christmas In Some.
HOME, Dec. 24. I'ope Pius will spend
a quiet Christmas. The usual religious
ceremonies will be held, after which his
Iw.linna. will receive the felicitations
of the cardinals and other dignitaries
of the church, Hundreds or nanusnine
and costly gifts from nil ovor the world
wore received nt tho vatienn today s but
the popo fouod greater pleasure in the
inexpensive presents of the poor.
At the Ouiritial unlace the kinir and
queen are preparing fo"f lavish celebra
tion or the unnual nominy. a unm
inns treo pnrty will be held tonight for
tho children of everyone connected with
tho court und tho royal household.. The
ladies and gentlemen of the court to
day roc.'ivcd handsome presents from
tho kiug and qiioon.
Kaiser, Broke, Is Liberal.
BKKI.IN, Doc. 24. With his annual
incoino of (110,000,000 so exhausted by
extravagance that ho is on tho verge
of bankruptcy, Emperor William did not
ullow his poverty to Interfere with bis
annual Christmas distribution. Mounted
on a big horse, the kniser today dashed
through tho grand park nt HnnB Houci,
distributing freshly minted ten and
twenty mark pieces uineiig nil the poor
peeple ho met.
Although his magnificent scnle of liv-ino-
has led the emperor to dispose of
le.inbi, castles nnd the Dusseldorf royal
palace, and even enused tho er(.wn prin-
cesn to sell some of her most valunbie
liamondn, tho German imperial family
will celebrate Christians with nil the
fervor of former years.
Thousands upon thousands of dollars
have been spent by tho kniser in pre
pnring for Christmas, nnd all the royal
fumilicn of Europe will receive costly
present with his compliments. Tho dis
tribtitioli to members of his own family
will tnkc place in tho evening when the
emperor and empress and their children
will gnllnr about tho 14 (arees in I'otn-
laiii iinlace. All of the servants will he
remembered, as will the soldiers of
William's paluco guard.
WESTvsSCHOLTES
WRESTLING CONTEST
s At The Medford Opera House Xmas
, Afternoon at 3:30 , ;
Style, Catch as Catch can, 3 Out
of 5 Falls. Admission 50, 75, $1.00
Tickets on Sale at Haskins Drug Store
Circuit Court News.
A. J. McDnnell ct al. vs. T. B. Good
oil ct ul.; judgment In favor of defend
ant. . i ..
Stato of Orogon vs. C. E. Roach; ver
dict of guilty as charged and Decem
ber 23 set a a day to fix sentence
Emily .Titno Mooro vs. Isaac Moore;
unit for divorce; decree granted.
8late of Oregon vs. ('. Zeiglcr; plcnd
not guilty and case set for next term
of court.
Ask your deader for
MANUEL LOPEZ
Clear Havana Cigai.
HAET OIO AB CO., Distributor, VortUnd, Or.
Tonight at 7:1!) at tho Christian tab
ernacle an entertnininent will bo given,
consisting of songs, recitations, music,
etc., by the young people. A Christmas
tree, beautifully decorated, and a chim
ney with old Snnta Clans descending,
will bo one, of the pleasing features of
the evoning.' -. .
XMAS CLOTHES
Oay Paris Celebrates.
rARia, Dee. 21. With nil tlio char
acteristic gayoty which accompanies a
Paridan holidny, t'hirntnins eve will lie
elebrated tonight. Orrr.t thongs are
til ready gathering In tho streets nnd
boulevards, which are lined with boo! ha.
All stores were crowded today nnd the
merchants of Taris enjoyed the great
est trade they have known in years.
special performances are schetluled tor
tonight at all the prominent theaters
ud opera houses, and the restaurants
uid cafes will remain open all night.
At the Madeleine and other churches
midnight masses will be celebrated.
resident Kallieres today gave out gifts
. all the functionaries at the presiden
tial1 mansion.
An unusual number of Americans are
lure for the holidnys, and steamship
agents say tho Christmrs travel from;
both North nnd Soulh America has j
been tho heaviest in history. Among,
the distinguished Americans hero is (
Ceueral Nelson A. Miles, who with t'ol I
gnte Hoyt will leave shortly for n motor !
trip through northern Africa. They will
proceed first to Algiers and wil motor i
its far into the desert an possible. ,
1
Nothing uioro appropriate for bun than
an
Klbcrt Hubbard is scheduled to malte
an address in Medford in the near fu
ture. His son was for a number of
months a Medford resident.
Tho company to raise, mushrooms is 1
the latest Medford venture. Wes Oreen I
Thomas Bartholomew and I. C Lock- ;
hart aro the parties interested. j
OVERCOAT
CRAVENETTE
SUIT OP CLOTHES
FANCY WAISTCOAT
MADE TO PIT
EIFERT
TIIB CITY TAILOR
19 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE
TH 1J SWEETEST STOWY EVER TOED.
It came upon tlio midnight clear,
Down to the shepherd's fold,
Sunn l.v Heaven's Archangel Choir,
The sweetest ever told.
"Fear not," they sang, "we bring good news
To you ami all mankind.
lVai-eon earth, good will to men,"
Came down from the wings of the wind.
In David's town of lethleheni
"The Prince of l'eace is horn."
liosanna to (!od in the Highest,
For this splendid Christmas morn.
"King out, jov-hells, 'tis the Prince of I'eaco
That shall lead all men to his fold."
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Wishing Our Friends
and Patrons a
Merry Xmas
VAN DYKE'S
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Store Closed all Day Dec. 25
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Xmas
Greeting's
We extend to the City of Medford and its
citizens our sincere wishes for a happy
Christmas and a phenomenal prosperous
New Year, as we are confident will be Med
ford 's experience.
It has always been the custom of our
house to have all our employes spend this
season at their homes, no matter how far
their homes may he from the point of their
work.
Our Medford staff will REOPEN our
great PRICE CUTTING SALP ON MON
DAY, DECEMBER 28.
.Buy Him.
A box of
XMAS
CIGARS
as good as the best
Better than the best
And made in Medford
by
Rogue River Cigar
Factory
D. W. THOMAS,
Special Salea Manager.
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR COMPANY
PHONE 2291.
Window Frame., Oak Veneered Doors, with Bevel Plat., earrled la itoek cheap.
Office Fixture, and all kinds of Plan ing Mill Work, Including Turned Work
and Fancy Orilla.
F STREET, BETWEEN 81XTH AND 8 EVENTH STREETS.
J. E. ENYART. President.
J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
.10HN 8. ORTH, Cashier.
W. B. JACKSON, Ata't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
MBDFOKD, OB.
CAPITAL - - $50,000
SURPLUS - - 10,000
Safety Boxes For Rent. A GeneralBank
in Business Transacted. We
Solicit Your Patronage.
THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE HAS THE BESS
NEWS SERVICE IN. SOUTHERN OREGON.
Everybody begins to look
forward to the greatest
Holiday
of the year and wonder
where would be the best
place to buy seasonable
Goods
that woudl bring joy to the
hearts of their friends. Wry
wonder, when there is to be
found such an extensive as
sortment of beautiful presents
At
Haskins
Drug
Store