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THE MEPFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY fi, liKX).
The Middle Horn.
farmer, plowing with throe bones
bitched abreast, noticed Hint the mid
dle borse lwnnie tired ami exhausted
Jowc before either of lis miitrx. As
the niilunil was tho eunil In every
way of the other two, lie was puzzled
as to the cause of Its not !v.'!k able
to stand the same amount of work.
He finally observed, however, that as
they drew the plow along the three
homes held their noses close togeth
er, with the result that the middle
horse was oouixIled to breathe tho ex
pired air from Its feiiows. The farmer
theu procured a Ion "Jockey" stick,
which he fastened with stniri to the
bits of the outside horses. The device
worked perfectly, for, Riven its right
ful share of good, fresh air, tho mid
dle horse was able to do the same
amount of work nnd with no greater
fatigue than Its fellows.
Many persons am like the middle
horse they do not get their rightful
hare of pure air. And this Is why
they are not able to perform as much
work nor of as good a quality as they
would otherwise be able to do. Chi
cago Tribune.
A Ticktith Momtnt.
If to act cleverly on the spot Is the
measure of tact, then the man who
figures In the subjoined New York
Tribune story deserves both respect
and admiration: A woman, driving
through New England last summer,
noticed suddenly that her horse limped
e bit, so when she reached the next
village she slopped at the door of the
blacksmith shop. A man was holding
up the doorpost, and to him she said:
"Will you please tell the blacksmith
to come out? I want to see him."
After the manner of the village
lulov, luc man did not stir, but smiled
rweetly at the woman and, lifting up
his voice, called:
. "Bill, come out! There's a lady
wants to sec you."
From t'.ic depths of the blacksmith
hop a deeper voice roared:
"Is she young, John, or old?"
In the words of the old poem, "she
looked at John and John looked at
her." Then, still without moving, he
answered:
"You'll be satisfied. Bill, when you
get out."
Survival of the Fittest.
. Only one oyster embryo out of every
6,000,000 produced grows up through
all the successive stages of youth to
the adult state. Even In animals
which produce a small number of
young there Is great destruction, and,
taking all the individuals Into. consid
eration, only a single pair of young
arrive at maturity to replace their par
ents. There Is no exception to the rule
that every organic being naturally
multiplies, at so high a rate that if
not destroyed the progeny of a single
pair would soon cover the earth. The
elephant Is reckoned the slowest breed-
er of known animals. It commences
to breed at thirty years of age, dies
at 100 nnd has six young In the inter
val. After 750 years, supposing all
the offspring of a single pair fulfilled
the rule and were not destroyed In bd
Untimely way, there would be nearly
19.000,000 elephants alive descended
from the first pair. Sir Ray Lankester
In London Telegraph.
When the Terror Quailed.
He would terrorize the neighbors In
a most outrageous way, broke the
wide world's standing records In ath
letics everv dar. while In pugilistic cir
cles he could wipe men in the dust and
show master tricks at fencing-laugh !
nt every cut and thrust. He slew ti- j
per in the jungle and scalped red- j
skins on the plain. He chased lions
across the mountains and harpooned !
upon the main. He could break a
bucking broncho yes, and roie a Tex
an steer; sling a bowle knife or hatch
et, throw the boomerang w sr ir. in
mm ureaum usuujtra uv hmilii-u, nit, .
this worthy son of Mar, and he'd lick i
bis weight lu wildcats kick them
higher than the stars. But his shoos
were In his pocket, and his face was
ghastly white; he was silent as an
oyster when he came In late at night.
Exchange.
He Took the Chance.
"No," she said, and there was that
in her voice which told him she would
neither change nor falter In her re
solve "no. I have vowed to marry
none save one brave and strong enough
to swear that should he ever be elect
ed president he will give the vote to
woman."
I Lancy, such was his love's a hound
ing depth, hesitated not at all.
"I swear It!" he cried and fell upon
bis knees before heir. Exchange
Tibetan Test of Character.
The Tibetans ' hnvo some strange
tests for ascertaining the character of
a man, said Svpn nedln. One Is by
means of a hole In a block of granite,
through, which the Individual has to
crawl. If he is an honest man he will,
according to the theory of the Tibet
ans, creep through, but. If a scoundrel
he will stop In the middle.
War Play of the Future.
"What properties will wo need for
tho battle scene?"
"None whatever. The stage will be
bare. Tho men are supposed to be
wearing Invisible uniforms nnd firing
smokeless powder from noiseless
guns." Kansas City Journal
No Tim For Rttrcat.
In an Irish garrison towu a theatrical:
company was giving performances, and
m mo soldiers from the local barracks
weio engaged to act us supers. Their
duties Included the waging of a tierce
light iu which, utter a stirring strug
gle, one nriuy was defeated on u given
signal from the prompter. For a few
uk-iils all went well, but on the I'rlday
evening a special performance of the
piece was to be given under the patron
age of the colonel uud olher otllcers
of the garrison. The two iinnles met
as usual nt the end of the second act,
when they fought and fought and kept
on Aghllng, regardless of the agonized
glare lu the eye of their (acton gen
eral, who hoarsely ordered the proper
army to "Uctrcat, coufouud you." ltut
the tight still went ou, and soou the
horrllled manager saw the wrong urmy
being drlvcu slowly off the stage, still
fighting desperately. Down came the
curtalu amid roars of laughter, and
the fuming muuager hastened to ask
tho delinquents why they had failed to
retreat ou bearing the signal.
"Uetrntte," roared a burly fuslleor
whose visage bad been badly battered,
"and Is It retralte ye'd have us, wld
the colonel and nil the otllcers In tho
boxes ?" London Scraps.
Mind Your Own Busings.
An old custom once prevailed In a
remote place In Kngland of giving a
clock to any one who would truthfully
swear that he uud minded his own
business alone for a year nnd a day
and had not meddled with bis neigh
bors. Many came, but few. If auy,
gained the prize, which was more dif
ficult to win than the Puniuow flitch
of bacon. Thou;4li they swore on the
four gospels and held out their hands
in certain hope, some hitch was sure
to be found somewhere, and for all
their asseverations the clock remaiued
stationary on the shelf, no one being
able to prove his absolute Immunity
from uncalled for interference iu things
not In any way concerning himself. At
last a young man came with a per
fectly 'dear record, nnd the clock
seemed us If It was at last about to
change owners. Then said the custo
dian, "Oh, a young man was here yes
terday and made mighty sure he was
going to have the clock, but be didn't."
"And why didn't he get It?" "What's
that to you?" snapped the custodian.
"That's not your' business, aud you
don't get the clock."
The Chinese Sampans.
In Canton i.OMl people spend their
whole existence In boats, which ant
there called sampans. They are lxirn
In them, live In them from infancy to
old age and finally die In them. Col
lectively these iKiats form a floating
suburb to the city proper, one of the
most amazing human settlements in
the world. Every creek Is crammed
! with them. Along the main banks of
I the river they are huddled twenty deep
OO HUM' ,'gl-lin.-i lim, uir I,,, in,,,
of mats appears continuous as far as 1
the eye can reach. And eai-ii sampan .
houses a separate family, with its owu
big brazier lamp, which serves for
healing, lighting and conking the even
ing meal. The scene when a really
serious coiillagration once gets u prop
er hold ill the midst of these Homing
wooden homes may be Imagined. Es
cape Is impossible except for those
moored ::t the outermost edge. In one
of these conllagnillons over a thou
sand persons lost their lives.
Wanted Her.
"A" 1 couple from the east." says
the 1'etroit l'r.-e Tress, "are visiting
their son In this .-lty. If the mother
gets out of sk'ht of the fatleT. he is
constantly asking for her and Is not
content til! they are together again.
The other evening she went to another
part of the house while he was hi the
parlor and after he bad asked for her
a half dozen times the son said, rather
curtly:
" 'It seems as though you couldn't
be without mother live minutes ut a
time.'
" 'You're right,' said the old gentle
man slowly. 'That's the reason I mar
riil her.' "
A Suit of Ratskin.
A thrifty Welshman at one time cx
hibltiid himself publicly In England at
tired In u costume composed from top
to bottom of raiskius, which he had
spent three years and a half in collect
ing. The dress was made entirely by
himself. It consisted of hat, necker
chief, coal, waistcoat, trousers, tippet,
gaiters and shoes. The number of
rats repaired to complete the suit was
570. Most cui'Iohs of the garments
was the tippet, composed entirely of
rats' tails.
Worst Place For It.
Small Johnny had been 111 for sev
eral weeks when one day an aunt from
a dlstunee I'uine to visit the family.
"Why, .lohnny,"slie exclaimed, "how
thin yon are! Have you been sick?"
"Yes'in." repli.sj the little fellow. . "I
had the brain fever and right In my
bend, too, the very worst place I could
have had it."
His 8eoret. '
Student How would you advise me
to go about collecting a library? Pro-
fctmor Well, I'll tell you how I man
aged It. When I was young I bought
books and loaned them. Now I bor
1 row books aud keep them, away
Stories
The Creditor'! Leiter.
Hero Is an Interesting letter received
by a well known English tailor la re
ply to a "llnul" application for scllle
ment of a long outstanding account: "I
have much pleasure In Informing you
that I have placed you ou the lisl of
lay iTcilKors, your number on the roll
being in::, la low of jour inline ai
xarln-t so far down my list nml In
common falrrcs to my other creditors
who have liceti on i iy books nmv for
some considerable time. I am afraid I
cannot hold i ut the lightest hope of
the 'early' teMienient which you ask
for. I think It will be well, therefore,
If you discontinue forwarding your
freciuent 'reminders,' which can do no
possible go.Ml and which are a con
stant source of annoyance to inc."
London rirk-Mo-l'p.
A Doubtful Outlook.
A woman In evident distress was
standing at her door.
"What's the matter, Mrs. Brown?"
Inquired a uclghbor.
"Oh, I don't know what to do!" was
the reply. "Bill's away at the foot
ball match."
"Well, what nbouV that?" said the
other.
"Ah," responded Mrs. Brown, "you
don't know Kill! When his side wins
ho sets on the loose, nnd when they
I lose he comes home and whacks me.
rl'liey've played a draw today, anil I'm
Isuro I don't know what he'll do this
'time!' Ixtndon E."i:rcss.
Orders for sweet cream or butter
milk promptly filled. Phone tbt
eroamery.
PITV NflTirPS
RESOLUTION.
Ee it re.w!v!i 'jy the city council
of the city of Medford. Oregon:
Whereas, there hm lien file.', with
the city council of the city of Med
ford c. petition si.'iicj by more ann
one-fifth of the cuuliiitd electors
of said city, as shown by the vote
cast ut the last municipal election
held in snid city, petitioning that the
boundaries of said city of Medford
he altered and new territory included
therein r.:s hereinafter set forth, ii
is therefore resolved: That tho fol-j
lowing question bo submitted to the
electors of said city, nnd also to tho
electors residing in the territory
hereinafter set forth : i
Shall the boundaries of the city of
Medford be altered by including
therein the following described terri
tory, to-wit:
Commencing tit a point on ,, the
present boundary line of tho city of
Medford, in section nineteen (19),
township thirty-seven (37), range
one (1) west of Willamette meridian,
in Jackson county, Oregon, duo wast
from the northwest corner of Sun
rise Home Park addition, in said
section, as laid in the plat thereof,
on file in the office of the recorder
of conveyances in said county;
thence east one thousand four hun
dred and fifty (1450) feet, more or
less, to snid northwest corner of said
Sunrise Home Park addition; thence
east on the north line of said addi
tion eight hundred and fifty-three
(853) feet to the east line of donation
claim No. forty-two (42) ; thence
south on the east line of snid dona
tion claim No. 42 five hundred
forty-seven and sixtecn-hundredths
(547.10) feet to tho north line of
Queen Anno addition to the city of
Medford; tho snmo being tho section
line between sections nineteen (19)
1 I hirty (30) of laid township and
range; thence east on said section
line two thousand two hundred and
fifty-lhree (2253) foot to tho north
.- o o J . ( i. -. : II :. ) T .11 .'i JUC'Tu
Ll
east oornor of said Quoen Anne ad
dition to tho city of Medford thonoe
south ou tho eiiHt lino of snid Queen
Anno addition and said lino oxtended
ton hit nil rod mid forty feet to n point
otio hundred uud thirtv-two foot
north of tho northeast oornor of do
nation elnim No. 44 in section twenty.
nino of said township nnd range;
thence east 1514.4 feet, lliouco south
1(109.8 feet; thence west 1544.4 foot;
thenco northerly ton feet more or leib
to n 'point on tho cast lino of said
donation land No. 44 .537.8 foot
south of tho northeast corner of said
donation land olaitu No. 44; thenco
south sovonty-two degrees nnd thirty
minutes west five hundred fifty and
oight-tonths (550.8) feet to the
southeast corner of Imperial addi
tion to tho city of Modford; thonoe
along the boundary line of said Im
perial addition south sovonty-two
degrees sixtoon minutes wast thir
teen hundred eighty-two and seven
tenths feet; thonco north thirty-four
degrees west one hnndrod thirty
eight and six-tenths foet; thonoe'
north thirty-nine degroos west one
hundred seventy-five and five-tenths
(1(0.5) feet; thence north forty-six
degrees fifty-seven minutes wost
throo bundled thirty-eight (333)
feet ; thenco north nine dogrcos four
minutes west eight hundred sixty
two and six-tenths (S02.0) foot to
the northwest comer of snid Impe
rial addition and to tbs present
boiiudnry line of the city limits of
said oity; thence in n northeasterly
direction following tho present boun
dary line of the city of Modrord to
the southeast corner of Lindlcy ad
dition; thence following said present
boundary linos of snid city in a gon
oral northerly nnd westerly direc
tum to the place of commencement.
Hosolvcd further, that snid ques
tion bo submitted to said electors of
tho city of Medford and to snid doc
tors of snid above described terri
tory nt a special election to ba called
for that purpose, snid election to be
held on the 23d day of July, 390!).
Resolved further, that a special
election in and for the city of Med
ford nnd in and for tho territory
hereinbefore described, to bo held on
the 23d day of July, 1909, botween
the hours of 9 n. m. nnd 5 o:olock
p. m., is hereby cnllcd for the pur
pnso of submitting at said election
snid question nbovo set forth. "' '
The following are hereby desig
nated us the places in snid city at
which the polls will be open within
snid cily: .
First ward Commercial club
rooms.
Second ward ITotel NiikIi sample
room.
Third ward Cilv hall.
The following is hereby designated
ns the place in the territory herein
before described nt which the polls
will be open :
Residence of K. ?.. Kellcy.
Tho following nre bnroby nppointnd
and designated ns judges nnd clerks
of snid election :
First ward in snid city A. C
Ilubbnrd, judge; C. W. Davis, judge
and clerk; J. R. Aston, judge and
clerk.
Second ward in snid city J. H.
Atwclf, jndtre: Wm. Ulrich, judge nnd
clerk; H. II. Harvey, judge nnd clerk.
Third ward in snid city M. V.
.'ifcCown, judge; S. V. Davis, judge
and clerk; II. A. Tliierolf, judge nnd
clerk.
In the territory horoinboforo de
scribed George Miller, judge; R. E.
Kolley, judge nnd dork; Clnrenco
Pierce, judge nnd clork.
The electors of snid city of Med
ford and the electors of the territory
hereinbefore described nre hereby in
vited to vote upon Raid proposition
by placing upon their ballots "For
Annexation," or "AgninBt Annexa
tion," or words equivalent thereto.
Resolved further, that notice of all
tnntters herein set forth be given by
publishing this resolution for four
weeks prior to Raid election in Tho
Medford Daily Tribuno, a newspnper
of genernl circnlntion in snid city of
Medford, nnd in tho territory nbovo
described, mid also by posting four
copies of this resolution in four pub
lic places in snid city and in four pub
lic places in the territory nbovo
'described for four weeks prior to
snid election.
The foicgoing resolution was pnas
ed on the 23d day of June, 1909, by
tho city council of, tho oity of Med
ford by' tho following vote: Mer
rick, nyo; Welch, nyo; Emorick, aye;
Wortman, aye; Eifert, aye; Detn
mer, aye. . i . .(
Approved Juno 22d, 1909.
W. II. CANON, Mayor.
Attest: BENJ. M, COLLINS,
Recorder.
THE! SAVOY
CHANGES
Tin1 .Kiinnw'iv Turkey
Zo (, tlit Faithful bop
Tho Most. KviT
Featuring
Oliver "Twist
Out.) Dime.
APPLES. AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OF
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
Largest Commercial' Nursery in the Pacific Noith
west. Not in the combine. Competes with all first
class nurseries.
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, O R E 0 O X
We do JOB PRINTING
Excellent. Workmanship
QUAKER NURSERIES
All kinds of high grade nursery stock, including the
well known
EARLY COLUMBIAN PEACH TREES
which we have exclusive control of.
H. U. Patterson
Office Newtown St.
J. K.. EXYART. I'roKident
JOHN S. OftTH. Cnshicr.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
Patronize Home Industry
EVERY HOUSEWIFE
, ' . . . i
knows tho ad vantage of fine Meals and Lard. They
are the foundation of her success as a cook.
COLUMBIA
U. S. GOV. INSPECTED EST., 138
Hams - Bacon - Lard
Are the purest of the pure.
With these on 'hand, her success wo assure.
IINKN MEAT COMPANY
Pioneer Packers of the Pacific
NIGHTLY.
and F. M. Abbott.
Phone 2199.
GET AHEAD OF THE HOT
' SEASON. .
. You can bid dnfiiufre to tho boat
by having an eloctric fnn put in po
rtion. It doeen't eoHt very much,
oithor. If yen hnvcn'l ono, wo can
fix you up i nn hliort time, at the
least expense. Wo're general eloe
trir'iium, and do nil cIiirhoh of work
In our lino in tho most thorough
mmimr. Jobbing skillfully and
promptly executed at lowext charges.
Portublo Inmps in all vurintion.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
J. A. PEHUV. Vice-President.
W. It. JACKSON, Ass't Ciisliie-.
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