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fDGMPLliS He Tells What Was the Matter With His Friend Taylor. MEDFOBP DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFOK OREOON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER HO, "1908. JOEL HAD MANY TROUBLES. According to Spoonor, He Is Now Drawing Long Breaths of Relief In Another Land The Kind of a Widow Not to Marry. Copyright, 1IWS, by T. C. McClure. EXTI,EMEN," snlil Dencon Spooner n the usiml crmvri bml tiHsomblcd' nt 8ii,vdir's grocery for (lie mail to ar rive find he distributed, "I learned Into tbts afternoon flint our friend and ni'lirhhor, Joel Taylor, had disappeared .from his home, with Btront, suspicions that he bad precipitated himself Into the mill pond In genre h of peace and rest. I presume. nil others of you have ll-opyi u '''' HB FOLLOWS!; AND TOOK Hilt OCT OP TUB TENT. ' heard the same thing nnd are aware of the fact that In the moi-ulni; the pond Is to bo dragged for the body. "there may be sonic among you that think Joel has taken n skin and Is still Alive, but I am not of the number. There Is no doubt In my mind that we Khali flsh bin) out of the water and that his face will wear the sauie piti ful expression that we have seen rest ing there for the pnst five years. "The question among us Is why Joel should want to die, nnd It Is n ques tion that most of us can answer to our own satisfaction. He has simply got tired of life. He could look back for five years and see nothing but ashes. , When he looked ahead Into the future he could not see that It held anything for him. He haR been gath ered to his fathers, and. according to my way of thinking, he Is now draw lug long breaths of relief in that other land. Ueutlemen, whut was the matter , with Joel Tayior? Why didn't he go around whistling 'Yankee Doodle' and feeling that this was n good old world to live In? The answer Is not far away. He married the wrong woman. Some of us who knew what 'he was planning to do argued nnd rustled with him. but it did no good. J66 would lend n plow, a hoc or a shorel ns quick ns any man. on" earth, nnd he was hon est from head to heel, but at' the Bame time ta? was sot In his ways. I hain't saying that It wasn't the right thing for him tu fall In love with and marry a widow, 'but what I'm contending Is that there arc several kinds of wid ows, and he ought to have taken ad vice". .'.Jf be had married one who had bees a Widow only a' year or so, with the' tear of grief 'still In' her eyes, he'd have been nllVe ond happy today. f'Wbat sort of a widow did he mar ry t I'm not going to say anything par ticular agin her." I'm Jest saying that Flic 'Had been a1 vldow ' arid bossed thjnga for levea "years. ? She'had got the bossing business down fine. Even the ducks and roosters around her place would Jump at her' call. Joel had come up by himself without any bossing, and be was one that couldn't take kindly to It ' Anil he didn't know womankind.'; Ho thought every man wis an oak and' that every woman was a vine that wanted tb cling to blm arid ask nothing better than' (0 have a master. "Well, as I said, it was no use to ar gue with him. He was sot and went ahead, and most of ns here know what begun to happen almost at once. The widow had a farm, and she didn't turn It over to him. No, sir. She kept It right In her own name. She told him she was perfectly able to boss that and his, too, and she'went ahead and did It. Joel hadn't been-married three months when his day's - work was planned ont for Win, He couldn't buy nor sell without bis wife's consent. If ha" got" roosted tin the- fence1 to chin with a tin peddler or a lightning rod man, he'd hardly , get' bis mouth open before down would collie the wife to bustle him back to work. Occasions When Joel Rebelled. "I know there were decasious when Joel rebelled, same as any man of spuHLMbHit7fOTelhofw!ts" 'crushed al-l most 'in -the"- bud,; His' 'wife had a way' 'of" looking; 'at'nlrntaat set his knee to wabWtng, If bestnl held out he starved him Into submission. I've known him to live forffAir' days on raw turnips before 'fo"'te in. but knuckle he had to. '.' her wna even ings when we ns"d to tu . -j ,h,l:n here, He'd slip In with ij.'.iuhi for Taeses or keroee ard ... ........ a vBlI iujj cuulu - . , rX!u!lTbh"UU'"mr" T NOTICE OP ELECTION'. '..tudRe and clerk. C'hns. W. Davis; judge It- I Tl, ,, 6 lt""'1'0 ,UU lmvi'1 .BC " r""olvtJ' h-v ,lu' eit-v d elerk, A. C. ih.bbard. J, ' !'. lr' ns '' uau'-ed j"' the city of Medfurd, Oregon, the Second ward-Polling place, Hotel ,1 , , . T L''""'"' !rW- !,'a-vor "i'1'rovi..g, that there he ojid is ! Xa.h sample room; judge, John S. Orth; "Tl 1 ', ,he,r,'0,n''"",;alk't'llu''vl''V' , r,l"r"t " '!'""'ral in 'indue and clerk, John Summon-ille; a:y IL'. 1IHI9, for the el pi'-'iein. aim nut a soul in this whole v.vi .l Ikii thouKUt it out except me. i !:::.' ivh.it 1 have been puzzling over . i.i.-i i"iir weeks, l lint s what'' ailing me Instead of H:er. we are fninuus lllllllllj,'0. we are ".":t Ju-t what Is your plan?" she .t!-::ed. i !y thlt: The o.rrl'.h con id tlv I" h" !:ad the v.'lll;: to (In It. He ..,.. k; !i all iLc inllii:.i ns It Is. M .'.!: ivln-s f. r 111 in. (Jive him a slum-. Let ':'.::) pr:i-: e !yinir until he has j.or !l uov.n pal. Then teach him what you v..: .t ..;... if It Is tii carry a inal! h: f l! steii or rbHmHplilM. nr ri l:!. If it Is tu rise with a 5;t. pmt'id shell and reek out a uiaa- i. tr !.el. n:.hi ; to the ;. v.:v am' J.- it down one of her funnel.''. 'iv !.: '!! t'i s'.nPhcrws. all I'i'.'ii. "' ' i'.n ail over a fort mn: ' ; il -sir'!! it other esiilosive. He n sjiil cer a town ami destroy it e enuiva.il a li.i'rlit where he wi!i t be !er:i. am!, the torr.ir he nii; l'.'"d will bo soniethli!' nv.'ful. B ;.!r:i. I'ov.'rer nodded her ll 'l'.il' to si : ::!.''," !':at sl'0 t!id. ami he eo'it inued : 'i'h .la; "ii--e I'a.'I.'.r t'eil ".:i::t." sansa-re n:. !: .-.s we liial In nil nil: buteher shi ns is made dmvn rcllar or out In th? alley lu'te:id 'f In the conn try. V,'e Cm? the alle.u-.nlon. Itela-tl-;is between the two countrle! be come strained. Paring this crltlca' perbd .Tap-in fur'her def-hires him!' clieis are really mutton chops, nnd fif teen minutes later, before we have time to cull her a liar, she deelnret war and starts a tleet for Han Fran Isco. Then what follows?" "Your Hying ostriches come into piny." What Ostriches Could Oo. "iOxai'iiy. my dear woman. You have .1 head on you. A hundred flying os-frichi.-'i. each with a 500 pound dyna mite s:e!l In his claws, starts out to" meet the fleet. The fleet is sighted, the shells dropped, and Japan Isn't heard of. again for the next hundred years. Do wo wnnt anything better? With a hundred ostriches trained to fly and do the work we can make 4i!l. the other nations on the face of the earth i huke In their boots." "What name are you going to give It?" seriously Inquired Sirs. Bowser. "I have already selected that, i shall call It the Bowserplant. That gives you half the honors. By thunder, woman,' but we've hit It we've surely bit It! 'No blamed old flying machines for us, but we simply turn an ostrich loose nnd tell him to got there. The world has been fooling around over a hundred years to solve a problem that we have made clear in ten minutes." "But I should like to hear what oth ers say alMiut it." "And so you shall. I'm going over and state the case to the druggist. He once invented a flying machine him self nnd has always been Interested:' I'll bet I Jump him out of his hoots." . Mr. Bowser departed at once. He didn't propose to let that ostrich ideu.i: get cold. . He went out: saying that he, would be back in "half an hour." but thut time passed then another half, hour, then n full hour. Then Sirs. Bowser nnd the cat went to the front door to see if anything could bo seen: of him. On the front steps was a hud dled figure with the rain beating down on it. Mrs. Bowser took it by the arm and assisted It into the ball, nnd after a look by the gaslight she exclaimed: ."Why,1 Sir. Bowser, what's the mat ter?" " -"''. , ' i" ' , -'Your lawyer! he hissed as he lenri:' ed against the wall. "Your lawyer-'' my lawyer divorce alimony!" And as she stood gasping for breath he wearily tolled up the stalrsr until, lost to sight. The druggist must have said something to crush him. e - . t , .- M. QUAD. , . - i..'iM 8he Was' Wise. "Miss Fish." remarked the young man as he placed his hnt on his head and prepared to depart for home. "I proposed for your hand two hours agt and I await your answer-wltb bated breath." "Mr. Smollchange." smiled the voting lady, "I'm afraid you will have to ball your breath with something besides onions nnd cloves to catch this kinu of a flsh."--Jndge. ' ' 1 ' - Up In the Air. LandiublMT Seems tn me I hear muolc. ' ;The Professor Tim I didn't think we were up high enough for that yetl -Harper's Weekly. Of waited on rigt aw sweat. No i att-; Ix. r anybody was tciii .-. he to atop j i ;,n n Off the Boards. "The performer In the Christmas pantomime who swallows the three (words at once-came near choking to 1 cont't 1 ? .tWflrra,DgC A a Kturri Uiroair fits nrord stack tn hit v.:'yoT fur tin - mcilman frrtin the First ward for ti e i ri of two years. A cnuncilnmn from tlio Socoml vnir (T tlio tt-rm of two vears. A I'ouiieilman from tho Thir.l wanl for tho torm of two vears. Ami such other measures as shall be lawfully submitted at sahl eleetiou. Tho following polling places, jinlgot; itiul clerks are hereby designateil for tho several respective wards: First ward Foiling place. Commer cial club, room 3; judge W. H. French; ,lanu- : jude and clerk, Wiiu Ulrich. tin of ! Third ward Foiling idaco, Citv Hall: U-rm of two year. ; indi'-', (i. L. Hchermerhom : indiro and lcr't, Scott Davis; judge ami clerk, II. A. Thieroff. Tho foregoing resolution was passed by tho city council December 2(lth, 1908 by tho following vote, to-wit: Wort man ayo, Merrick aye, Kifert aye. Trow bridgo aye, 01 well absent, Hafer ab siont. Approved: J. P. KKDDY, Mayor. , Attest: HKNJ. M. COLLINS, Recorder, More Light for Less Money Sixty-three per cent of electric current saved by using TUNGSTEN LAMPS.' 32 Candle Power Edison Lamp uses 110 Watts per hour and would use iu iooo hrs. 110 Kilowatts which at iocts. a Kilowatt 32 Candle Power Tungsten Lamp uses 40 Watts perhour and would use in iooo hours 40 Kilowatts which at ioc a Kilo watt ; .: .:. .'. Net Saving in iooo hours in favor of, the Tungsten Lamp... $ 7 Rogue River Electric Co. "Successors to Condor Water & Power Co. Office, 20G West Seventh Street. Phone No. 355. Opposite the ,J3ig Electric Sign. ,., . Hot Air : . ..." .-. Won't Raise The Wind 1 'You .can. raise the wind better by buying Med ford property at "present prices and sit down at your own fireside until the advance comes next spring. "v, " ' ' f There's always "something doing" in Medford, and indications are that the coming year will see more building, more street and sidewalk improve ment and a-J.greater advance in values in Medford than, ever before. ';. Fall in line and don't let the procession run over you. 4 -'- ROGUE Rllf R tn CCMKY EXHIBIT BUILDING ' ' A Map of ;?Jackson County The Tribune and Southern Oregonian ia having made at great expense a fine, colored, lithographed map of Jackson county. '- This map will show all cities, towns and villages, rivers and waterways, 'section and survey lines, railroads an4 projected rail- - roads, wagon roads, forest reserve bounda ries, election precincts and other data need ed by everyone.' All townships shown in colors. , ' ' .' r This up-to-date map will ''hp ready for distribution some time ir..,D'ii!lir.':-It will be sold only through : The Tribune and Southern Oregonian. " .. ; , This will be your only chance to secure a good map of Jaekton county, as all mp edi tions are out of print and plates were des troyed in the San Francisco fire, necessitat- - rag new plates md at an enormous ezpenae. Purthw details hvter, Ready soob. Furniture Drops ! Great bargains before we move. Watch our win dows for specials. An elegant line of Fine Display of Rockers Medford Furniture Co. I HAVE ON HAND Newtown Pippin -AND- Spitzenburg Trees THREE AND POUR-FOOT SIZES '' ALL OTHER VARIETIES IN ANY : : : SIZE DESIRED : : L. E. HOOVER MEDFORD, OREGON. ' Agent Yakima Valley Nursery. AT THE SERVICE OF - DEPOSTITORS AND CLIENTS " Stat Depositary. CAPITAL AND BUBPLUS . .... vras.ooo Tho Jaoliaon County Bank nlaena at' tho oervico of Ha d'puaitora and client tho boat facUitioa in bunking. The of f ice'a are pleased to render coiidbcI and advice on financial mutton. ' Acconnta, aubjo-t to check, aor in vitcd. - ' . ... - Safe depoait bozea to rent, $4 per year ana op. , . W. I. VAWTER, Preaidut 0. S. LINDLEY, Caahl.r ' BAT1 ST ACTION la nlwnya a pleasurable aennation, no matte? what the occasion. Thure'or?, to inaure the fooling where jowolry ia concerned, woo ehould mako your aelec tion from the etock of Martin J. RedHy. Our goods hare the charm of effective (Heea, the Tolue of artiatie excellence and the higheat atandard of workmanHhip, MARTIN J. REBDY " " Jewelry and Watches NEW YBAB'8 DAY FORMALITIES feqnlre aud etiquette 1 deoinnda that proper reepect be pafd' to your drru Whon calling or attending any function sn that day. Therefore pnrfuet fitting clothes must be worn. To procure euch garment ytu muit employ a tailor tbor migUyiTenad in the requirements of tyle and, fashion. Ilave your ward robo mada by Kreuzcr k Co. aad you will b .eonarioua of what it ia to be .perfeftly d rented. t J. A. Kreuzcr 6 Co. Importers and Dealers PALM BOTLDttro, laXDFO&D. OB
