THE MEDFOBD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OUKCION, MONDAY, AWOTOT 2, Mm.
Medeord daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare and salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with coal, copper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is '.he Rogue
River Valley.
Average mean temperature 55 d?tnrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
SMASH PRECEDES T, IF NEED BE.
The proposed secession of Southern Oregon and North
ern California and the creation of a new state to be known
as Siskiyou, has met with a cordial reception from tin;
press and people of the sections affected.
In commenting upon if, the Portland Oregonian says?
"it can't be done" and starts into hunt up reasons why it
can't be. The Oregonian is a charter member of the
"Can't Do It Club" which has a long retarded progress in
Oregon. . All mossbacks in the state belong to this club,
and no matter what the subject broached the instinctive
answer is "It can't be done" and wet blankets are not
only always in readiness, but are. xised.
The difference between tlie Willamette valley arl
Southern Oregon is the difference between "CAN'T DO
IT" and "CAN DO IT..".'.. Southern Oregon believes
that all things are possible to those who try and that when
there is a will there is always a way. That is one reason
why Southern Oregon does not want to be hampered in
its future development as . it' has been hampered in the
past, by the continued dictation of the wet blanket brigade
of siiurions. .. I "--.
Because such a. secession has never been accomplished,
is no reason why it should not be, and Southern Oregon
and Northern California might as well smash precedents
and set the ball rolling as to wait for others to. There is no
valid reason why it cannot be done. j
West Virginia was carved out of Virginia. Territories
are cut up into states right along and there is no reason
why the discordant sections of states should not be segre
gated and created new states.
Persistence, hard work and brains are the only require
ments to a successful secession of the regions desiring it
and there is no such word as fail in Southern Oregon's
vocabulary. . ,
MEDFORD'
Medford will be a city of 25,000 people within five years.
It will because her citizens have started out to make it,
because they have the, enterprise, energy and hustle to
make it '' 1 ...
Medford 's foundations have been laid on a broad basis
with this end in view. The primary essentials are here
residents have or are rapidly acquiring the proper civic
virtues.
Geographical situation and natural resources will do
much in the upbuilding of a city, but unless the proper
boosting spirit exists in the rank and file, progress will lie
slow.
After all, it is the people who make a city. The right
class of citizenship will create a metropolis on a desert
under adverse conditions. The wrong kind will never make
a city,- no matter what its natural advantages.
Medford has the natural resources and the proper spirit,
and all her citizens have to do is to keep it up, and nothing
can block her future.
EL PASO DISCOVERS
, . THAT SHE'S IN MEXICO
MEXICO. Auk. 2. -At the State
l)epfirtmoiit Saturday it wiik hiiM
that an old mup liud been discovered,
showing that the present site of the
Editor and Manager.
.15.00
S FUTURE '
iily of SI Paso was on Mexican soil.
Senor Bcltran in now in Washington
conferring with A TJMiioMiiill.d'dl'i
conferring with Alison Mills, n mem
ber of the Intcrnnlinnol Boundary
Commissio, over the matter.
FARMER'S INSTITUTE
TO HOLD MEETING
Farmers Frc.n Whole Country Are
Soon to .".sit in Portland.
I'OHTI.AXI). A i iv. -'. -Convention-;
of more than u ; ..I interest to 1 1 .
whole Northwest will bu held hero I ho
middle of August. The American A-;-social
in n of farmers Institute Work
ers will gather here for the 1 llli mi
nimi meeting on August lti and 1".
The Association for the 1'romotinii
of Agricultural Science will meet
hero August 17 and the Association
of Agricultural College!, will hold llie
2!lrd annual convention here on Au
gust 18, 1!) and 'JO. The conventions
will deal with scientific agriculture
and improved farming met hods w ill
be discussed fully. Able authorities
on these subjects will speak.- Many
will be in attendance from all jinrN
of the United States.
The meetings will be held in the
convention bull of the Coinmeivi il
Club. Following tho final session oi
Friday tho visitors will bo taken by
special train on a trip through the
Willamette Valley as the guests of
tho Commercial Club. The hop.
prune, walnut and other lending
ergps of the district will be seen.
Corvnllis will entertain the dclejinti'-
over night. On the following day n
similar trip will bo made to lloi il
River, where the extensive apple or
chards will be inspected.
. Hops Soaring.
The nrice of hops is souring, nnd
the advance means tnouey in the
pockets of the Northwest growers.
iV repetition of the stirring days o'
1004 in ihe hop trade is promised.
Brewers of the world are said to be
facing a shortage of hops. The mar
ket in Portland has been lifted in si
few weeks from 10 to 20 cents. Even.
old hops command good prices. Of
fers of 13 cents have been made for
the 1908 crop, that a few weeks ago
went begging nt 5 cents. Short crops
in England and Germany arc report
ed to be boosting the price. ,
Oregon lumbermen will participatj
quite generally in the semi-annual
meeting of the-Western Pino Manu
facturers' Association ut Spokane
on August. 9. The program is an in'
teresting one and many will go.froi'i
this state. Among the speakers will
be GiV2ord Pinchot,. United State.f
Forester- - Conservation and refor
estation are subjects that will be dis
cussed, and are of genera) interest to
lumbermen.
Hogs Are High.
Hogs continue to make new rec
ords in the Portland market. What
is said to have been the highest priv.e
ever paid in tin; United- States whs
realized here during the past week.
when $0.ii0 was paid for a bunch of
fine porkers. Many other sales at
better than $9 per 100 pounds we-
made in local stockyards. These at
tractive figures ' ought to encourage
farmers to raise more hogs.
Jacob Kami, pioneer stonmboni
man, who built the first stern wheel
steamer on the Willamette River, is
making plans to put a line of steam
ers on the Upper Columbia and Snaky
Rivers. He expects to. put tho steam
er Norma in commission above Cclilo
and the Undine on the lower end of
the route. It is thought large quan
tities of wheat will be secured .on
the run up the river to Lewiston.
SEA MONSTERS OF OLD.
The Marina Monatar That Wi
. Thought to Cauaa Tidal Wavaa.
. The kraken wag one of the sea moti
aters of old, and If all the stories told
about Its wondrous size and doings
art true It overshadowed the serpent
as much as the latter does (tic common
garter snake. An old writer says that
this marine giant caused tidal waves
by swallowing n goodly part of the
waters of the ocean and theu belching
them out again. He also makes men
tlon of the fact that Its glgnntlc horny
bonk was often mistaken for inonnliilii
peaks suddenly shoved Into sight by
the Internal convulsions of the earth.
Itlshop I'outoppldan, a truthful mem
ber of the Copenhagen Hoyal ncndeiny,
Is much more conservative In his esti
mates of Its size, giving it lis his opin
ion that they were seldom found morn
than "the half of an Italian mile in
length and not larger In diameter than
the cathedral at The Hague."
He also says that Its body was fre
quently mistaken by sailors for mi
Island, "so that people landed upon It
and were engulfed In a maelstrom of
water when the creature sank to Its
hidden ocean deu." Other authorities
testify that Its beak from the eyes to
the point "wns longer than the main
mast of uiRii-of-war."
Tha Plcnot Mtroury.
Though Mercury Is one of the amnll
cut of the plnuctM. It Is perhapM the
most troublesome to the uNtronotucr.
It lies so close to the sun Hint It Is
seen hut seldom lu comparison with
the other great planets. Its orlilt Is
very eccentric, and It experiences ills
turlmucca by the attraction of oilier
bodies In a way not yet fully under
stood. A special dllllculty iuis also
been found in the attempt to place
.Mercury In the welching scales. We
can weigh ihe whole earth, wo can
weigh the sun, the moon mid even
Jupiter ami other planets, hut Mercury
presents dllllculllea or a peculiar char
acter. I.e Verrler. however, succeeded
In devising a method of weighing It.
He demonstrated that our earth is
attracted by this planet, nn'd he showed
how the amount of nttrnctlou may bo
disclosed by observations of tho ami,
so that from an examination of tho ob
servations he made nil approximate
determination of the mass of Mercury.
Lc Verrlor's result Indicated that tho
weight of (hp phmet was about the fif
teenth part of the weight of the earth,
lu other words. If -our earth was placed
lu a balance njid lift ecu globes, each
equal to Mercury, were laid lu tho
other tho scales would hung evenly.
"Story of the Heavens."
Whan Har Turn Cama.
Tho .1 on nml hud taken on n "woman
editor." whose duty was to look after
tho "woman's page." Spaco being
scarce in tho "local room." a desk was
given her In the managing editor's
room.' directly adjoining, for a week
or two no fault was found with her
work, but one morning tho managing
editor said to lior:
"Miss renlleld. your style of writing
Is a little too terse and epigrammatic
for the needs of your department You
must study expansion."
"Very well. Mr. Ringgold." she an
swered. "1 will try."
Thereafter her work appeared . to
give entire satisfaction, for thcro was
no further criticism. About six months
later, however, the managing editor
after a morning spent In working at
his desk suddenly wheeled In his chair
and said:
"Miss I'enfleld, 1 want a wife. I want
you. Will you marry me?"
"Mr. Itlnggold." she responded, with
a mocking smile, "that Is rather terso
and epigrammatic. Don't you think
you ought to study expansion a little?"
Youth's Companion.
A Word of Warning.
"You never proposed to her on your
knees!" cried the veteran married man
In dismay. '
"Sure 1 did: sure." the youth repeat,
ed. a glad, proud light shining In bis
eyes. '
"Well" said the veteran, "you'll re
gret It about twice a week for the rest
of your life. After you get married tho
slightest argument, the Orst Impatient
word, will 'cause your- wlfo to- say,
You weren't' like this when you went
down on your knees nud begged me,
with tears In your eyes, to marry you.'
"It's pretty had to have an angry
wife read out your old love letters re
proachfully," said the veteran, "but
that is nothing to being reminded of
your kneeling proposal every week till
you are a great-graDdfather."
"You proposed on your knees your
self?" the youth hazarded.
But the veteran frowned and mndo
no reply. Los Angeles Times.
Tha 8wing Machine. '
The invention or the sewing ma
chine Is one of the most Interesting
evolutlouary romances lu the history
of human progress. Stone, Henderson
and tirceuongh bad experimented ex
tensively with the double plucber Idea,
one to seize the needle below and one
above. Hctltnatiu used a double point
ed needle, with the eye lu the center,
and Thlmmonler and Kcrrand had In
vented a chain stitch machine. In
1834 Walter Hunt originated the ex
tension arm idea with a needle similar
to the one now In general use, but be
fcru be applied for his patent In 1864
be bad been forestalled by Ellas Howe,
who will always he known as the In
ventor of the sewing machine. If
Bunt bad uot been so great a laggard
he might have won fame as an In
ventor, but Howe Is entitled to all the
credit that has been given him. I.Ike
all great Inventions, however, the sew
ing muchinc wns the product of many
minds. New York Tribune.
Throwing the 8hoe.
The peasants of southern I'm nee
huve the credit of originating the fa
miliar custom of throwing an old shoe
after the newly wedded pair. It .was,
moreover, the rejected suitor who first
mndc It popular. The pen sunt bride Is
conducted by her friends to her new
borne, while the young husband is
made to hull a couple of hundred
yards from the house. f there Is a
rejected suitor he then arms himself
with mi old wooden shoe and flings It,
with bis best aim, at the bridegroom
as be makes a dash for the house.
When the shoe Is thrown It Is under
stood that, the lust feeling of III will
has been flung away with It.
Time Waited.
Boston Lady Did you learn anything
nt tlie Woman's club? New York Lady
Absolutely nothing. Wish I hadn't
gone. I had scn all the gowns be
fore.-New York Life.
A DREAM STORY.
Tha Startling Vlnion That Onvtd th
Life of Lmly Varoun,
The following dl'ciiin Ktory is told lu
''The Story of .My Life," by Augustus
I. C. Hare. The story wns told t,i Mr.
II hit In Itouie In lsTO:
I -inly Vernon tlifii uu-il I tint, she kuw
the butler, will) u knife In one Intiid
anil a candle In the oilier, crossing tho
cut nunc hull, and she invoke with a
great start. After awhile she com
posed herself to sleep again, am. she
divuiitoil-she dreamed thin she saw
the hullcr, with a Knife In one hand
and a candle lu the other, on Ihe mid
die n f the staircase, and she awoke
with a great shock. Shu got up. She
thought she could uot bo quite well,
ami sliu took u little mil volatile. At
last sho fell asleep again, and she
dreamed she dreamed thut she saw
the butler, with a kulfe lu one baud
and a candle In the other, standing at
her bedroom door, and she tiwoke lu a
great terror, and alio Jumped out of
bed, and she said, "I'll have an end of
this; I'll bnvo an end of these foolish
Imaginations." And she rushed to the
door, and she throw the door wldo
opcti. - And (hero at the door stood tho
butler, -with a knife In one hand and
a candle lu tho other. And when he
suddenly saw Lady Vernon lu har
white iilghtdresu, with her hulr stream
ing down her buck, he wus so dread
fully frightened that be dropped the
caudle on the floor and rushed off
down the staircase and off to the sta
bles, wbero thero was a horse ready
saddled and bridled, on which bo
meant to have ridden away when ho
had murdered Lady Vernon. And ho
rode away without having murdered
her nt all, and be was never heard of
again.
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.
And tha Maasaga 8ha Racaivad Waa
Not Praotioal Joka.
She was reclining In a low chair In
the drawing room, thinking about her
dear Willie, who had been legally her
property for tho space of three months,
when a telegram arrived for her. Flur
rledly tearing open the envelope, she
scanned the contents, then fell back
In a swoon. The message waa from
her brother In the city and read:
Will run ovr today. OKOHOB,
Her maid at Inst restored her (o con
sciousness. Her Willie, run over! film
could not grasp the ftill sign I Men me
of it. one thing fche would do-gd tu
him at ouie. So i-lic .hastily attired
herself ami nt length reached her
brother's ofllce, who, Inirliig sent tha
news, would T.e able lo tell her all
about It.
"How is be. sud where bine they
taken hlinV" . ' ' '
Her brother sijiml tit tier stupidly.
"h. don't keep Jili' In snspcuse! Tell
me whore he Is." -., ; :
"Wlu'ie who KV" .
"Why. Willie."
"At Ills olllie. I presume. I haven't
seen hlin today."
"Then whul does this menu? Isn't
he run over? Is this one of your silly
Jokes?"
George took llie telegram from Ids
sister, read his ow n message. I ben ex
ploded with laughter It was u long
time before lie could convince her thai
tills simple Intimation thai he would
run over and pay her a visit win not a
detestable and pnieilcnl Joke.-Ten r
sou's Weekly;
THc Ytlker.
You'll note tin- man who talks to.i
much Is always working round. He
never seems to hold llie job which
viiue one else has found for him be
cause he's bound to keep his tongue
upon the wag and spend Ills boss' pre
vious time In self bouquets mid brag.
He stays until his story's told and
then told once again, and by this time
the boss' ear is overfull of palu. and
be is told to take his grip, although the
boss feels sad. because he's lost bis
other grip upon the Job he had. And
yet be never, uercr learns, hut talks
his Jobs away, because the habit's
grown on him thnt he must have his
any. And so he talks until he dies, up
to bis waning breath; he's talked his
chances all away and talked himself to
death. Boston Herald.
For Whom are You Sowing
If you pay house rent for the landlord. If you are paying to'
your home for yourself and family. .
Let us help you reap the reward of the money you have
been paying for rent, by building you a home and allowimi
you to pay .for It In easy monthly payments and low rate of
interest.
We will furnish money to build Churches, .Parsonages,
homes or business houses, or pay off debts on real estate.
Moneys can be returned any time, thereby stopping interest,
or we give you nine years to return any loan, cither large or
small.. We also allow you 3 percent interest on all advance
payments.. We give you three months graco on ajl notes
without a One. We can arrange with farmers for annual pay
ments.! If these terms suit you, call and see us at the Real
Estate Office of
WHITE & TROWBRIDGE, MEDFORD
- .. . i .
Daniel S. Walker, Home Office, Roseburg
THE TOWN THAT
PUSH BUILT
IV. The Shrewd Dry Good
Man
HERE la tha dry goods man who
sought
Tha furnitura dtaler'a stora and
bought
Some chaira and thinga ho had wantad
to buy
Since a catchy ad. had capturad hi
ya,
And ha paid for tham with tha vary
bdl
That had coma to him from tha butch
ar'a till
Aflar tha grocar had hia aattlamont
mada
With tha monay tha hontst workman
paid.
P. S. Tht local dtaltr wkt'i up It muff
Will otways advirtltt hit stuff.
Conlaationa.
The woman begged the bachelor girl
uot to go yet awhile. She waa ao
urgent that tho girl finally wit down
again. Then the two ant perfectly atlll
and silent, looking at each other.
'I know what you nre thinking,"
said Ilia bachelor girl by and by.
"What?" asked the woman.
"Thnt. now you've got me to stay.
you wonder why It waa you lualat4
so. You don't know what to do with
me or to any lo me, now I'm bcre to
tay." .
"How did you guess It?" the wo ma a
laughed.
I've felt just thnt way my ae If," Mid
the bacjielur girl, "many aud many
time." New York I'reaa.
A Bad Hal ta Oat Into. '
A geiillvmnti wns polng -round a
strange gulf cuurso with n local cad
die, and after playing part of tbe way
bu pointed to a rather high wall and
Inquired, "la there n hole over there?"
"Yes. air," replied the cnddlo solemn
ly; "there'a I bo cemetery over there.
Don't put yourself Into a hole tbera
If you can help If." London Scraps.
Hia Transformation.
Little llurolil. aged six. felt very
proud when he donned his first pair ,
of trousers. 'Inking his three-year-old
brother behind .lie door, be was over
heard to say. "Willie, Willie, do you
rememlHr me? - lielluenlor.
A1I is not falna which at Arat aaems
a He.-Kouthcy
Expactad Back.
Prisoner-Can I speak with tbe con
vict Jack for one moment? Jailer-No;
he bns just left, after finishing bin
time. But ask me again In about a
week.- Fllegondc Blutter.
Not Har Poaa.
Yeast Hoes ymir wlfo ever sit witb
her chin resting on her knees? Orlra
flonbenk No; my wife seldom sits
with her chin resting nt all. Yonkera
Statesman.
Take heed of ninny, advice of few.
Danish Proverb.
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