Medford daily tribune., July 08, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MKDFOKl). OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 190!).
POST NUMBER EIGH1
By BEATRICE TUCKER.
(Copyright, 1909. by American PrM Asso
ciation. I
During the SimuLsti-Aoicrk-an war
my regiment of United States Infan
try occupied a single poxitlon In Cuba
for quite awhile. We were not very
Dear an enemy and kept out no vedettes
or pickolH, I tic colonel being satistled
with the usual chain of sentinels.
There was one sentry beat overlooking
a valley from which every uinn posted
at the evening relief disappeared. No
cry, no sound of any kind, was heard
t post No. 8, but the sentry placed
' there was not found when the corporal
of the guard took a man to relieve him,
nor was ho ever heard of afterward.
Some concluded that an enemy crawled
up from below, stabbed Mm and took
bis body away. Some concluded that
the post was haunted and the sentry
was carried away by a ghost.
When the first man disappeared the
officer of the guard reported the mat
ter to the colonel, who, thinking that
It would be better that the next man
to stand post on No. 8 should not
know of the occurrence, ordered the
officer to keep the matter a secret and
If there were Inquiries about the miss
ing man among his comrades to give
out that he had been ordered away on
a special service. So the second man
did not know of the mystery of the
first, nor the third of the second, nor
the fourth of the third. The fourth
man was the last to vanish, for aftar
he had goue the regiment was ordtvav1
to the front.
I was a member of Company C, and
we knew more about the disappear
ances than the officers thought we did,
bat we didn't know what had become
of the sentries. It was the prevailing
opinion that the men were murdered
by .hostile Spanish citixens, but with
what object we were Ignorant After
the war closed I came north with the
rest of the command, but eight year
later went to Cuba on business, and
there one day, while passing a sugar
plantation, who should I see sitting be
fore a workman's cabin bat John Hen
derson, , the . last man who had disap
peared front . sentry post No. 8,. At
first he pretended not to know me, bat
I looked him square In the eye and
told bins he couldn't fool me. Then he
owned jap and told me the following
tory;. . . . . , ,
"When placed on post and left by
the retreating relief I stood for awhile
uncertain whether to risk death by
some unearthly means or by being
shot for deserting my beat I knew
that three men had attempted to hold
it against natural or supernatural ene
mies and failed. While I was deliber
ating I beard a girl's laugh and, look
ing down, saw a merry flee and two
black, eyes peering up at me. The
girl bad a basket on her arm full of
flowers and began to pelt me with
them. I supposed she was simply
passing that way and didn't connect
her with the ghost who had spirited
away the other sentries. I seized one
or two of the posies and threw them
back at her. She was too pretty to
keep at a distance, and I invited her
to come up and sit with me on the
slope. It ."sn't long before I had my
arm around her and stole a kiss. '
"She spoke some English nnd, point
ing to a house below, told me she was
on her way to a dance to. take place
there. We .soon heard, the sound of
music, and the girl bessed me to go
down with her, have a dance and get
back before the 'relief cauie. I was
tempted and 'fell. I went with her,
danced several times and was thinking
of returning when I was surrounded
by .the men in the room and made a
prisoner.
"They were about to take me out to
shoot me when Hie girl who had ar
ranged for my capture stood in the
door and Jabbered Spanish at them
with constuntly growing Irritation. I
didn't know then whift she said, but
learned afterward that, having given
them three victims, she wished the
fourth to be spared. Finally she pre
vailed, partly by threats to expose
them to our troops above and partly
by her influence over them. 1 was re
leased nnd, accompii tiled by the girl,
started up to camp. I bad plenty of
time to get there, but was dallying
With her, she showing plainly enough
that she had gone daft on me. I tried
to tear myself away from her, but
couldn't. 1 knew she had betrayed
three other men, but her preference
for me caught me, and while I was
trying to get away from her I heard
the relief visit my post. Then 1 knew
I was too late, for If I went to camp I
would be shot for being absent u uiy
post.
"That threw the, whole matter Into
the hands of the girt It was the sam
as having sold my soul to the devIL
I deserted, and wo went away togeth
er. Sho deserted, too, for she never
went back home. Her people wer
Spaniards, and the meu who had been
bent on snooting me were Spaniard.
They lived about there with their fam
ilies, and bad the girl told on them, aa
he threatened to do, oar colonel would
have arrested and shot them. The
bad only consented to let me go on
ber promise that she would keep me
from getting back to the command.
Of course, not understanding Spanish,
I didn't know this at the time or I
should have been forewarned."
rtimaerson had mamexi ra art rtT
they had several children, in taat
couutry women fade early, and upon
an Introduction I found the wifo home
ly enough to uso for a scarecrow. I
have remembered the Incldeut since a
a warning to nil men not to be led
away from their duty by a pretty face.
Henderson was living In terror, con
scious of being a deserter, and all be
tans ue had listened to a suvu.
JoMphins'a Many Names.
Josephine, empress of the French,
as Yeyetto to her Intimate friends.
Her inline In reality was Marie Josepho
Rose. Napoleon after the imirrlage
exacted that she should ho known as
Josephine.. He had n lunula for re
baptizing the wou:u of his entourage.
He ninth? Ills sister .Marianne an Kllse.
of Aunoiielado a Caroline, of I'aulette
a Pauline.
Among her numerous friends Joseph
ine remained Yeyctte. Rarras never
called her otborwlse. .
The jHipc was so unfamiliar with
her uamo that when be sent his bene
diction the letter homo by his legate
was addressed to "Our Sister In Jesus
Christ, Victoria Bonaparte."
In 1814, on the departure for Elba,
the Debats designated Josephine tinder
the paraphrase "the mother of Prince
Eugene."
At Iiuell her tomb bears this simple
Inscription, "A Josephine, Eugene et
Hortense, 1823." The restoration did
not permit her recognition as empress.
Crl ile Paris.
What Was the Matter.
E. A. Sotherii once told a dilemma
he got into:
"1 was acting In a comedy when I
hud to speak the words. 'What's the
matter?" Well, one night I was rather
slow about taking my cue and was
prompted. I forgot myself for the mo
ment and when the words came.
'What's the matter? I thought some
thing or other had occurred out of tbr
common. I paused and looked round.
Everything seemed normal, and the
stage waited. Then came another
'What's the 'matter? from the O. P.
aide.' They were all getting anxious
behind the scenes, and so wns I, for
that matter. - I.ookedt myself up and
down . and then scanned , my . fellow
actor, but for the life: of me couldn't
ec anything wrong. At; last an audi
ble whisper came: 'Go on with your
lines, you idiot! What's the matter
with youT Theu It suddenly dawned
on me where I was, but the bouse had
tumbled to the situation and came
down ,iu convulsions." Minneapolis
Journal. ; ,.
Ths Substitution.
It is a well kuown fact that both
Sir Arthur Sullivan and Sir - W. S.
Gilbert had a horror of the titles of
their operas becoming known until the
very night of their performance This
fear that they might be forestalled cre
ated considerable confusion at the Ini
tial production of "Iolanthe; or The
Peer and the Peri." The .opera was
rehearsed for weeks under the title
of "Perola." It was only at the dresa
rehearsal that the company was In
structed to substitute the name "Io
lanthe" for that of "Perola" wherever
It occurred In the text or lyrics. It
was no'easy task to replace vocally
and In the dialogue a name of three
syllables for one of four. Sullivan,,
however, said (inaylie aside) to one or
two of the actors who were nervous:
"Go ahead and Ring the music. Gil
bert won't be In front" (Gilbert never
nttended the first ii'..-lit), "so use any
name that yon think of first If you
are rallied. No one In the audience
will lie any wler." Boston Post.
A Disappointment
"Yes." says the . lady after an ac
quaintance of ten or fifteen year Nv
fore has been renewed, "I rumcintier
you perfectly."
"Indeed?" murmurs the gnilllled
man. "I am glad to kuow thai."
"Yes; at one time I thought of mar
rylng you."
"Oh." lie replies dejectedly. "I
thought fur the moment that there
might have Imvii something th:it made
me different from all the other men
you over knew."-Life.
A Stranger to Hi Ways.
A dlsllni:illslieil bishop of the (Epis
copal church, arriving Into at a "iiiinl!
town one night, found the h .iel closed,
and. hammering at the door for nilnila
slon, a neighbor stuck his head out of
au adjoining window with, 'Say,
stranger, knock llko the devil!" to
which the bishop replied, "1 don't
kuow how."
Hit Horn.
Tommy Paw. what Is three card
inoute? Mr. Tucker It's tho most dia
bolical, infernal swindle that ever any
body erer oh, It's some sort of a
gambling game with cards, I beiieva,
Tommy. Chicago Tribune.
Not Too Often.
"They tell me New England Is full
of old maids," said tho Philadelphia
;.irl. "Now, 1 suppose you Huston girls
don't often ni:iir. ?" "No; only once,
as a rule," replied the Boston girl.
Philadelphia lieeord.
I
I t-ourteenth Century Doctors.
I Pynge's "Social Life in England"
I quotes a number of fourteenth century
j hints to Hiiocess for physicians:
j Suppose you know nothing, say there
Is an obstruction of the liver. Perhaps
i the patient will say, "Nay, master, it
I Is my head or legs that trouble me."
I Itepeat fhat It comes from the liver,
I and especially use the' word "obstruc
j tlon." for patients do not understand
It, which is important.
Never dine with a patient who has
not paid you. It will be cheaper to
get your dinner at an Inn, for such
feasts are usually deducted from the
surgeon's fee.
When you are treating a wound or
accident, the friends of the patient
should be excluded, for they may faint
and cause a disturbance, but some
times a higher fee, may be got from
persons present fainting and breaking
their heads against wood and the like
than from tho principal patient.
8ecret Society Among 8ese Islanders.
The Sese Islanders have attained a
peculiar notoriety In Uganda because
of n set-ret society called the Bachlchl,
which Is not a burial society, although
Its members take n deep and Intelli
gent interest in all deaths and burials
in their midst. In the more retired vil
lages, although greatly discouraged by
the British authorities, It Is said to be
still the custom for the sorrowing rel
atives to bear the body of the deceased
wrapped In hark on a rough bier to
some forest thicket, desolate ravine or
other unfrequented spot, where It 1
left unhurled by Ihe bearers, who nev
er revisit the place again. The Bachl
chl. who are denizens of a neighboring
village, and distant relative of tb
deceased avoid the necessity of burial
or cremation and show their respect
for tho deceased by simply eating Urn.
National MagailM.
Orders for swoot cream or butter
milk promptly tilled. Phone the
reamery.
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CITY NOTICES.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved !y the city council
of ths city of Medford. Oregon:
Whereas, there ha? t jen file.' with
the citv council of the city of Med
ford a petition signed by more bain
one-fifth of the cuuiiiitd electors
oi said city, as shown by the vote
cast at the last municipal election
held in said city, petitioning that the
boundaries of said city of Medford
be altered and nw territory included
therein as hereinafter set forth, il
is therefore resolved: That the fol
lowing question be submitted to tho
electors of said city, nnd also to Hie
electors residing in the territory
hereinafter set forth :
Shall -the boundaries of the city of
Medford be altered by including
therein the following described terri
tory, to-wit:
Commencing ftl a point cn the
present boundary line of the city of
Medford, in section nineteen (19),
township thirty-seven (37), range
rfne (1) west of Willamette meridian,
in Jackson county, Oregon, due west
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 said northwest corner of said
Sunrise Home Park addition; theace
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 said dona
tion claim No. 42 five hundred
forty-seven and sixteon-hundredths
(547.10) feet to the north line of
Queen Anne addition to the city of
Mpdfnrd ; the same being the seotion
line between sections nineteen (19)
thirty (30) of said township and
range; thence east on said seotion
line two thousand two hundred and
fifty-three (2253) feet to tho north
east corner of saiJ Queen Anns ad
dition to the oity of Medford thenoe
south on tho esst lino of said Qieeti
Anne addition and said lino extended
ten hundred and forty foot to a point,
one hundred and thirty-two feet
uorlh of the northeast corner of do
nation claim No. 44 in section twenty
nine of said township and range;
thoneo east 1511.4 feet, tlienco south
16(59.3 feet; thence west 1514.4 foet;
thoticn northerly ten feet more or loss
to n point on tho east line of said
donation land No. 44 1537.8 feet
.south of the northeast corner of said
donation land claim No. 44; thonce
south sevonty-two degrees and thirty
minutes west five hundred fifty and
eight-tenths (550.8) feet to the
southeast corner of Imperial addi
tion to tho oity of Medford; thenoe
along the boundary lino of said Im
perial addition south seventy-two
degrees stxteou minutes west thir
teen hundred eighty-two and seven
tenths feet ; ' thonce north thirty-four
degrees west one hundred thirty
eight and six -tenths feet; thence
north thirty-nine degrees wost one
hundred seventy-five nnd five-tonths
(175.5) feet; thence north forty-six
degrees fifty-seven minutes west
three hundred thirty-eight (338)
feet; thence north nine degrees four
minutes west eight hundred sixty
two and six-tenths (862.0) feet to
the northwest corner of said Impe
rial addition and to the present
boundary line of the city limits of
said oily; thence in a northeasterly
direction following the present boun
dary line of the oity of Medford to
the southeast corner of Lindley ad
dition ; thence following said present
boundary lines of sard city in a gen
era! northerly and westerly direc
tion to the place of commencement. '
Resolved further, '.hat said ques
tion be submitted to said electors of
the city of Medford and to said elea
lors of said above desoribed terri
tory at a speoial election to lie called
for that purpose, said election to' be
held on the 23d day of July, 1900. -.
Rasolved further, that a Hpeoial
election in' and Tor the oity of Med
ford and in and for the territory
hereinbefore desoribed, to be held on
the 23d day of July, 1909, between
the hoars of 9 a., m. aad 5 o'clock
p. m., is hereby called for the pur
pose of submitting at said election
r-nid question above set forth.
The following are hereby desig
nated as the places in said city at
which the polls will be open within
said city: -
First wurd Commercial club
rooms.
Second ward Hotel Nash sample
room.
Third word Citv hall.
The following is hereby designated
as the place in the territory hereinbefore-described
at which the poll
will be open :
Residence of E. R. Kelley.
The following are hereby appointed
and designated as judges and clerks
of said election :
First ward in snid city A. C.
Iliibtmrd, judge: C. W. Davis, judge
nnd clerk: J. R. Aston, jiiilfje nnd
clerk.
Second ward in snid city J. n.
Alwcll. judge; Wm. Vlrieh, judge nnd
clerk; IT. II. Harvey, judge and clerk.
Third ward in said city M. K.
.feCown, judge; B, V. Davis, judgo
and clerk; IT. A, Thicrolf, judge mid
clerk.
In the territory hereinbefore de
scribed Oeorge Miller, judge; K. R.
Kelley, judge nnd clerk; Clarence
Pierce, judge and clerk.
The electors of said city of Med
ford nnd the electors of tho territory
hereirtbefore described arc hereby in
vited to vote upon said proposition
by placing upon their ballots "For
Annexation," or "Against Annexa
tion," or words equivalent thereto.
Resolved further, thai, notice of all i
matters herein set forth be given by
publishing this resolution for four;
weeks prior to said election in The ;
Medford Daily Tribune, ft newspaper)
of general circulation in said oily of
Medford, and in the territory above
described, nnd also by posting fourj
copies of this resolution in fonr'puh-
lie places in said city and in fonr pnb- '
lie places in the territory above
described for four weeks prior to I
snid election.
Tho foregoing resolution was pass
ed on the 23d day of June, 1909, by
(he city council of the city of Med
ford by the following vote: Mer
rick, aye; Welch, aye; Kmerick, aye;
Wortmnn, aye; Eifert, aye; Dm
mer, aye. t
Approvod June 22d, 1909.
W. H. CANON, Mayor.
Atlcst: BENJ. M. COLLINS,
Recorder.
THE SAVOY
THIi UOOTS I IK COULDN'T LOSH
( Coined v)
BUYINtl MANHATTAN
(CoiiK'dy)
CIC.ARKTTK MAKINC1
(Instructive)
OLD SWKKTHKART OI' MINK
(Comedy Dnuna)
TO-NIOIIT One Dime.
APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OF
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
Largest Commercial Nursery in the Pacific North
west. Not in tho combine. Competes with all first
class nurseries.
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, OREOOX
We do JOB PRINTING
Excellent Workmanship
QUAKER NURSERIES
AU kinds of high "grade nursery stock, including the
j . well known
EARLY COLUMBIAN PEACH TREES
i'r t lot- ' ' ' -.
which we have exclusive control of.
H. B. Patterson and P. M. Al.bott.
Office Newtown St. Phone 2-199.
GET AHEAD OF THE HOT
" ' SEASON.'
You ciin bill defiance to the heat
liy hnvinf; nn eleWrio fan put In po
sition. It.domin't oostf very much,
either. If ym haven't one, we enn
fix you Hp i nn tthort time, at the
Inn hi expeiiKO.' We're general eleo
Irioinnx, nml do all cIiiukdh of work
in our line iu the mont thorough
mnniior. Jobbing akillfolly and
promptly executed at lowoHt ehurgux.
Portable lampn in nil varieties:.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRICAL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
J. F. KNYAI1T, ProHident
JOHN S. ORTIJ. Cnxhier.
J. A. PK.IIltY, Vii-fl-PrcHiflfliit.
W. It. JACKSON. Aks'I ('ashie.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes (or rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
' We solicit your patronage.
Before You Invest
- IN -
City Property
Orchards
Unimproved Lands
or
Mining Property
VISIT THRIVING ASHLAND
' AND CONSULT
JA1VJES M. POTTER
Milis-Mcdall Building