TIIE MED FORD DAILT TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, !!)()!).
Medford daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford. -
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George Pctnam, Editor nud Manager.
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OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SoiriPtHiig is radically wrong with the present system
of public school education.
The average high school 'pupil of today can neither
write grammatically nor spell correctly, and the pemnan
manship is abominable.
The lack of good maimers and ordinary politeness on
the part of scholars is appalling. . -
And this is true not only in Medford, but elsewhere.
"What is the use of fine brick schoolhouses, of high
taxes to support them," if youths who have industriously
attended the schools for ten and twelve years cannot write
an ordinary sentence correctly and have not absorbed
enough culture to be courteous?
Public schools of today have many frills unknown in
the days when the "Three Rs'." formed the curriculum.
Scholars of today enjoy many advantages over those of
past generations, but the results are not as satisfactory.
Pupils of an earlier day at least learned thoroughly the
rudiments taught.
Progress in the world is nearly as much dependent'
upon etiquette as upon knowledge. Of course the home
is the place to inculcate it, but many homes are without
culture, and it should be part of the work of the school
to correct the deficiencies of the home; and etiquette is
not part of the curriculum of Medford schools.
Perhaps the instructors, rather than the system, are
at fault but most of the teachers are themselves products
of the system, and so it must be the latter.
Results are what count in this 'world and the proper
results are not forthcoming from our public schools.
Reform, with a big R, is needed.
. PORTLAND'S NEW PAMPHLET.
The Portland chamber of commerce has issued a beau
tifully illustrated pamphlet entitled "Oregon, the Land of
Opportunity."
The booklet is very artistic, the most costly and elab
orate yet put forth by local commercial bodies in conjunc
tion with the Southern Pacific and Sunset Magazine pub
licity departments.
Much of the space is devoted to the resources of Ore
gon, the balance to Portland. This is as it should be, for
upon Oregon's growth depends the future of Portland.
It is an. encouraging feature to see Portland taking
more interest in the state. Too long has the metropolis
been indifferent. As yet but little has been done for the
state at large practically nothing for southern Oregon
by Portland. .'
Numerous colored plates adorn the booklet,, among
them being orchard scenes in the Rogue River valley. A
picture of Crater Lake in colors adorns the back cover.
Statistics and records of fruit growing in this section are
also designed to attract attention to it.
In spite of its numerous colored plates and more elab
orate scope, it is doubtful whether the pamphlet is really
as attractive as the Medford pamphlet. Certainly its cover
is not, and Medford may still boast of issuing the finest
community' booklet ever put forth for publicity purposes.
And this is as it should be, for if Oregon is the land of
opportunity, Medford certainly of fers more opportunities
than any other part of it.
TAKES DELINQUENT
AFTER OCTOBER 4
Second Instalment Due and Delin
quency Punished by Fitteen '
Per Cent Interest.
.October 4 will bo the last day for
the payment of tho second instalment
of taxes, and till taxes unpaid by that
data will become dcJimiiicnnt. Those
who paid only halt' their taxes last
spring will do well to keep October
in mind and pay at any timo on or
before that day.
After October 4 certificates of de
linquency will bo issued to anyone
who pays taxes on property that has
been neglected or overlooked by the
owner. This certificate bears inter
est at lo per cent until redeemed by
tho owner, and unless redeemed with
in three years, tho holder of tho cer
tificate becomes entitled to a deed.
TAMA JIM SAYS LABORERS
LIVE BETTER THAN ELIZABETH
CHICAGO, Sept. 28. ''Tho over
age laborer today is living better than
Queen Elizabeth did in her time," is
the astounding remark 'credited to
James Wilson, secretary of agricul
ture. Let's see. Queen Kli.abcth s
wardrobe was replenished from the
richest goods of the orient. She lived
amid luxury. Her table was famed
for its luvishness and its prodigality.
She muwy not have had all the "mod
ern conveniences'' in her- palace, but
he possessed material comforts, in
the greatest abundance. If. Mr. Wil-
;on hnd said that the average la
borer of today lives better than the
laborer of Queen Elizabeth's time it
would have been nearer the truth, al
though no more to the point in the
argument he was attempting to make. ,
ButUrtd Brad With Hli Thumb.
Cat's meat Ik tlio only survival of a
way of serving meat that prevailed In
this country before the Introduction
of forks, for It was the custom In
mediaeval times to aorvo roust meat oil
spit and to piiNH It around tho table
for each guest to cut o(T what be
liked, a method that did not allow one
person only to secure tho carver'H tit
bits. In Franco oau still llnds chicken
livers and tincon served on small spits,
and to tho Urltlslicr It always suggests
nt first sight the food of the domestic
cat. It Is prolmlilo that many people
continued to prefer (lagers to tablo
utensils, even after these wero perfect
ed and In general use, for knives wero
certainly Invented at the period when
Charles XII. choso to butter his bread
wltb bis royal thumb. London Chron
icle. A Wave of Water.
Tuero Is no necessary connection be
tween tho advance of a wave and tbo
forward movement of the wuter com
posing It, as may bo seen by running
the tlugcrs along the keys of a piano.
An Inverted wuvo travels along, but
the keys merely move up and down.
Similarly a wave may often bo ob
served running along tho ripe cars of
goldou grain, while the stalks are firm
ly rooted In the soil. Tho onward
progress oft seu wave is easily per
ceptible, and by watching some light
substance Hunting on tho surface tbo
fact Is revealed that the water Is not
uovlug wltb tbe same velocity.
Chambers' Journal.
Prepaid Raliroao Orders.
"Something which is uf consider-
known is Ilia system of prepaid or
j uble interest to tho publio generally
and which is tiorhnps not generally
dors now in effect between stations
of tho Southern Pacific company
and nil points in tho United Slates.
My means of this system tickets may
be purchased at Medford from any
place in the United Stales and mail
ed or telegraphed direct to the party
wishing to c,oiii8 here. Sleeper ac
commodations and tinall amounts of
cash In connection with these tickets
may also bi forwarded at tbe nam
MEDFORD. Or., Aug. 5. 1000
Hall's Texas Wonder, of St. Louis,
cured my daughter of a severe kidnev
and bladder tronblo ofter doctors
failed to give any relief, and I can
cheerfully recommend it. Mrs. L. L.
,Wilson. 135 Hurtled St. Sold by
Ilaskins' Drug Store.
To Clilciifio and Return.
Ten days allowed going trip, re
turning tickets good until November
ill). Koinid trip fH'J.-ll). For purlieu
In I'm, enquire al tbo local ol'lii i- ad
dress A. S. Kohciihuiini, S. I', Co.
Agent, .Medford, Or.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Harness Saddles
Whips Robes
Tents Blankets
Wagon Sheets
Axle Grease and
Gall Cure
ALL KINDS OF CUSTOM WORK.
J. C. Smith
314 E. Main
The Town of Bushir.
Itesldents of a mlserahlo seaport on
the rerslun gulf called their town Bu
shlrc (Itoosheer). It has narrow, dirty,
III paved streets. The city Is visited
by earthquakes and simooms and stints
Its children of wholesome air and fresh
water. It appears, however, to havo
enjoyed high repute among the ancient
Klamltes. who have left hurled about
under uiiilderltig heaps orlcks with
cuneiform Inscriptions, vlu summer tbe
citizens of Hiishire live in a beut :bt
Is almost uiihenruble.
FORMER ASHLAND GIRL
WEDS IN CALIFORNIA
Bunch of Joy at the Savoy.
Why not laugh? Well, attend The
Savoy tonight and you will laugh
until the tears roll down your cheeks.
You will forget that your mother-in-law
is alive and that she has come
to stay. You will laugh nwny all
trouble.
"The Woman Hater," "The Legless
Runner" nnl "Shoeing the Mnilmnn"
are three large bundles of mirth, bub
bling over with giggles, guffaws, and
roars of joy. You can't miss them.
Entire change of program tomor
row night. One dime.
Best Treatment for a Burn.
If for no other reason, Chamber
Iain's. Salve should he kept in every
household on account of its great
value in the treatment of burns. It
allays the pain nlmost instantly, and
unless the injury is a severe one,
heals the parts without leaving a
scar. This salve is also unnqunled for
chapped hands, sore nipples and dis-;
eases of the skin. Price 25 cents, j
For sale by Leon B. Haskins' Phar-
macy.
(Santa Cruz Xews.)
This afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of the bride, 515 Ocean stret,
William J. Mitchell, the popular
young manager of the Beach com
pany's ice cream department, was
married to Miss Charlotte Crowson,
the youngest daughter of Mrs. George
Crowson.
The ceremony, which was perform
ed by Rev. A. L. DeJarnette in a bow
er of palm branches, ferns and pink
lilies, was witnessed only by rela
tives of the young couple.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
At the Xash Charles C. Fides,
city; Emil Capelle, J. Hale, EvJfiis
ville; K. C. Bishop, Su.i Err.neisco;
Burt Gcrr
V. !f-rt Dea
ton, Toledo; K. J. Cole. Coles: H.
Xash, I'oke.ma; R. L. Wells. G. S.
Meistcr. Fred L. Belcher. Portland:
F. J. Cobbe. Cadillac; L. Hoehua,
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Young.
Pomona ; Robert C. Fodney, Port
land; V. II. Mendelson, San Fran
cisco; M. Sander, San Francisco;
Charles Roberts, Klamath Falls:
Minnie Smith, Anita Vogel, Bly; G.
E. Hamilton, San Francisco; Wil
liam J. Brant, Colorado Springs; A.
B. MacCIellnn, San Francisco; Wil
liam Moore, Baker City.
At the Moore L. L. Breede, Port
land; G. Walling, J. C. Donovan, Al
bany; Augusta Fischer, Portland; A.
J. Campbell, Ashland; II. D. Gnskell,
Oakland; O. W. Fnrrar and wife.
Gaylord; B. 0. Washburn, P. J. Xcff
and wife, II. W. MacFadden, Port
land; Mrs. nelen 0. Dillon, Hot
Springs; Mr. and Mrs. D. Good
friend, Hot Springs; Mr. nnd Mrs.
J. E. Mitchell, San Francisco'; John
F. Mossburg, Portland; S. S. Ponta.
Butte Falls; A. L. eorgc, Portland;
R. D. French, Portlnnd.
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restaurant. Address Chinese Laun
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