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THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR Ed AN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOUEIl 20, 100!).
Medford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evenine except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
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, HAGXAXIMOUSJIS. HANLEY.
M. F. Hanley, who is holding up the city of Medford
through, the injunction granted by Judge Ilanna and by
an endless array of .legal quibbles, successfully delaying
the completion of Medford 's new gravity water system,
kindly offers like a Greek bearing gifts through his
attorney, A. E. Re'ames, to aljow the city to enter his prem
ises and construct a surface pipeline to his irrigating
ditch, half a mile or so below the city's proposed point of
diversion. . ..... ,;
Mr. Hanley 's offer. is almost, but not quite," as generous
as his celebrated Wasson canyon proposition, wherein he
wanted to sell 160 inches of water to the city for 300 inches,
and it further throws him into the spotlight of beneficence:
Of course, if the city accepted Mr. Hanley 's bounty,
it would amount to a recognition of Mr. Hartley's water
rights, and would be a point in his favor in the litigation
he intends to bring against the city's water rights.
Of course, wnen trie public-spmtecl Air. naniey or nis
neighbor, Mr. Slinger, who also has an interest in the irri
gation ditch, desire to irrigate, there may not be water
enough to go around, but the city could easily await their
convenience.
Of course, to lay wood pipe upon the surface as sug
gested by the benevolent Mr. Hanley and submit it to al
ternate wet and dry periods, would completely ruin the
city's water main, but a' mile and a half of 16-inch pipe is
"a niere trifle, and the city ought to be glad to sacrifice it
to enjoy the privilege of drinking the same water that Mr.
Hanky's 'cows do... v '-fi-v- ': '"- "
A Of course, Mr. Hanley does not want to hold the city
tip. That is the reason why he has so vigorously, helped
every move the city has made to secure a right of way over
his land. " It was because of his high regard for the people
of Medford that his attorney last June opposed the city's
effort to make a deposit to enter the premises; because of
this overweaning desire to help the city that he later ob
jected to the city's" filing a bond; it was due to his effort
to do the square thing by the municipality that he refused
to acknowledge the legality of Judge Coke's term of court
and refused to accept the $600 a jury placed his damages
at ; and it is also an earnest of his regard for Medford that
he will contest the city's water rights.
Only in some public way can Medford 's appreciation
of Mr. Hanley 's liberality and practical assistance in com
pleting the gravity water system be shown, and no fitter
memorial could be suggested than his statue to mount the
granite block fountain at Main and Central avenue. Out
of the fountain should gush a stream so that the public-
might know when Mr. Hanley
Animals and Instinct.
It Is a mistake u Imagine tbat ani
mals tire prevented ly i list in :-t from
eating Injurious food. A chicken will
drink paint; a cow partakes ot water
In wblcb noxious chemicals have been
.washed; ducks .cheerfully swallow
snails and choke themselves in the
process. No; animals, like children,
"need watching.
Recently numerous cases of poison
ing In ducks, which followed the con
sumption of cabbage leaves, have at
tracted much attention. A few hours
after feeding poisonipg has manifest
ed itself by loss of appetite, great
weakness, tottering steps ond some
times death. From time Immemorial
ducks have thrived on cabbage leaves.
The poultry farmers were greatly puz
zled. Then it was discovered that various
cnterpillars were concealed In the cab
bage leaves; hence these tears. But
the point is that, far from instinctive
ly detecting any danger and behaving
accordingly, the ducks consumed great
quantities of the leaves with much ap
parent relish. London Answers.
Plsasure and Sacrifice.
An alert little five-yen r-old was visit
ing n city park with her mother for
tbe first time. She bad noticed the
beautiful red nud white swan boats as
they passed througli In the morning,
and ber mother hiid promised they
should come bnck after the shopping
was done iind have n'r'.de.
One month by mail or carrier. .$0.50
was irrigating.
Shortlv nfter dinner they stood on
the bridge over the lagoon watching
tbe boats below and listening to the
cry of the barker as be tried to Induce
tbe passing crowds to patronize bis
swan boats.
But when her mother started toward
the boat landing little Elsie declared
very vigorously that she did not want
to go at all and. as her mother nrged
her. broke forth In tears.
This sudden fear was so different
from her former eagerness that ber
mother could not understand it until
she noticed tbe boatman's call.
He was crying: "Come along! Come
along! Ride clear round the pond.
Only 5 cents for ladles and gents!
Children thrown In!"
Apples as Omens.
In parts of England many quaint su
perstitions still center round the apple.
Apples hung on strings and twirled be
fore the Ore are said to fall off In tbe
order that the marriages of the vari
ous owners will proceed. An apple
eaten before a looking glass Is sup
posed to give a view of tbe Inquirers
future husband, who will be seen peep
ing over milady's shoulder. Peel safe
ly taken from nn apple, tossed three
times round the head and thrown to
tbe ground unbroken forms the first
letter of n future lover's name, a
more recent, though hardly more seri
ous, custom necessitates a bowl of wa
ter In which are floating a number of
apples. 'Mothers must drop forks Into
tEo bowl from a distance of about four
feet. If tbe fork pierces an upplo tho
feat Is believed to protect tlie perform
er's chtldreu from catching cold. Lou
don Scraps.
Early English 8car.
In 13T0 a report was circulated that
"certain galleys, with a inultlludo ot
armed men therein, were lying off the
foreland of Tbanet," and an order was
t once Issued that "every night watch
hall be kept between the Tower of
London and Billingsgate, with forty
men at arms and sixty archers." The
watch was kept In the following or
der: "Tuesday, the drapers and the
tailors; Wednesday, the mercers and
the apothecaries; Thursday, the fish
mongers and the butchers; Friday, the
pewterers and the vintners; Saturday,
the goldsmiths and tho saddlers; Sun
day, the Ironmongers, the armorers and
the cutlers: Monday, the tuners, the
spurriers, the bowyers and the glr
dlers." Eyen la 1016 pirate vessels
were captured off tbe Eeutlsh coast,
between Broadstairs and Margate.
London Chronicle.
George III. and the WlgmsWsrs. "
When George 111. ascended tho
throne of England bin wealthy sub
jects were beglunlng to leave off wigs
aud to appear In their own hair, "If
they bad" duy.'" As the sovereign was
himself one of tbe offenders, tbe per
uke makers, who feared a serious loss
of trade, prepared a petition In which
they prayed bis majesty to be gra
ciously pleased to "shave his bead" for
tbe good of distressed workmen and
wear a wig, as bis father bad done be
fore htm.
When the petitioners walked to tho
royal palace, however. It was noticed
tbat they wore no wigs themselves.
As this seemed unfair to the onlook
ers they seized several of tho lending
processionists and cut their hntr with
any implement that came most readily
to band.
From this Incident arose a bost of
curious caricatures. The wooden leg
makers were said to have especial
claims on tbe king's consideration, In
asmuch as the conclusion of peace bad
deprived them of a prolitable source
of employment: hence the suggestion
that his majesty should not only wear
A wooden leg liimsetr. but enjoin me
people to follow his laudable example.
As Others Sea Us.
"Tbe man who can pick out tbe best
picture of himself Is a rare bird." said
a photographer. "Even an author. Who
Is reputedly a poor judge of his own
work, exercises vast wisdom In select
ins his best book compared with tbe
persou who tries To" choose lis best
photograph. Every famous man or
woman who has been photographed
repeatedly has his or her favorite pic
ture. Usually It Is the worst In tbe
collection. It shows him or her with
an unnatural expression, sitting or
standing In an unnatural attitude.
The inability to Judge of bis best pic
ture must be due to tbe average man's
Ignorance of bow be really looks, or
perhaps It can be partly attributed to
a desire to look other than he does. A
stout man will swear that the photo
graph most nearly like him Is the one
that makes him look thin, a thin man
tbe one that makes bim look stout tbe
solemn man selects tbe jolllest picture,
the Jovial man tbe most caduverous.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Famous Qjotaticn.
; A story about Keats Is quoted by
tbe late Sir Benjamin Ward Richard
son In his "Lives" of disciples of
Aesculapius. Mr. Stephens, a friend
of tbe doctor, once told him thnt one
evening at twilight when be and
Keats were sitting together In tbelr
student days, Stephens at bis medical
books. Keats engrossed In his dream
ing. Kents called out to bis friend
that be had composed a new line "A
thing of beauty Is n constant Joy."
"What think you of thnt. StephensT
'It has tbe true ring, but is wanting
In some way," replies the latter as ho
dips once more Into his medical stud
ies., - - . r
An Interval of silence, and again the
poet, " 'A thing of beauty Is a Joy for
ever. What think yon of that, Ste
phens?" "That it will live forever." .
A bappy prophecy Indeed!
The Forests on the Niger.
The Insects of Africa are expert dis
ease carriers, and they come In such
numbers on tbe Niger that one hardly
dares to use one's lamp or go too near
a light of any sort at night. These
forests on the Niger are deadly places
for all their haunting attraction and
take a big toll both of European and
native life, i'et the first three days on
the Niger, with nil its land and Its
smell and Its mangrove liies and Its
frogs and 'Its crickets, arc enough t"
give the newcomer an inkling of tho
drawing power. I he fascination, of
what Is probably the most unhealthy
country in the world. W. B. Thomp
son In Blackwood's.
Dodging a Slander.
During n suit for sjander brought in.
an Ohio town one of the parties was
asked by the presiding magistrate: '
"Is It true, as alleged, that you de
clared that Thomas Mulklns bad stolen
your pocketbook?" '
"Your honor," responded the man,
"l Jld not go so far ns I Tint, r merely
said that If Mulklus had not iiknIhiihI
mo In looking for I he pocket hook I
might hnve found lt."-C'hlcago Itec-ord-Meruld.
Before and After.
She , was n frivolous, fashionable
young woman with beaux galore, but
one man with only n small Income
seemed lo lie (he favorite.
. "You'll have to work hard before
you win thnt girl." said his mother.
"And a good deal harder after you
win her," answered his father, who
kuew what be was talking ubout,
His Potms.
"May I offer you this Utile gift, Frnu
leln Kater"
"Excuse me I never take preseuts
from men."
. "But It Is only n copy of my book of
poems."
"In thnt case I will accept. I thought
It was something vnlunble."-Fllegende
Blatter.
The Plaos For It.
An old Scotswoman was advised by
her minister to take snuff to keep her
self nwnke during the sermon. She
answered briskly. "Why dlnnn ye put
the snuff lu the sermon, mou?"
TAXIDERMIST AND FURRIER
Send your trophies to me for mount
ing. Big game heads, fish, birds and
mammals mounted true to nature bv
improved methods. I do tunning, make
fur rugs, make, remodel and clean
fur garments. Express and mail or
ders promptly attended to. '
C. M. HARRIS, ,
405 Washington Street, Portland, Or.
Telephone Main 3000.
Perry Subdivision
THIS PLACE POPULARLY KNOWN
AS THE I. W. JH0MAS PLACE TO '
BE DIVIDED INTO
10 ACRE TRACTS
BEST LAND IN ROGUE RIVER
VALLEY, FOR SALE BY
WHITE 6 TROWBRIDGE, Agents,
OR '
J. A: PERRY, Owner
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING GOOD.
Tbe Medford Theatre
SEASON OF STOCK
eKenzie's
M-
Merry
First Class Productions at Popular Prices
Sf Thursday, October 21
4
! Medford Iron Works'!
I E. G. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
i Foundry and Machinist
t All v.r, oi tngines, .spraying
T.i.t ft i. i n
tcninery, rtyeius in ouuiueiu uieyun iui
t FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. '
BIJOU
THEATRE
BILLY EMPEY VAN, Manager.
TONIGHT
Tuesday and Wednesday
The Bohemians
Five acts and eight scenes.
ADMISSION
10c AND 20c
Hats cleaned and blocked nt Dan
iels for HudH. 183
The ABC of
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BENSON'S
BARGAINS
Strictly modern six-room bungalow
in coiii'hb of construction in llnngii
low addition, lot 50x100, u modern
beauty mid a snap $3600'
Three years' Iuiimu mid furiiituro
t'ii'Ht-eliiHH rooming house, 20 rooms,
best locution in the city; clears over
ifUOO per month $2400
One of tho vory bust business lo
cations in the city, comer lot 75x
110, with good two-story friiino
building, i-louriiiff '$100 per month.
A conservative, safe investment
at $11,000
Five room, butli, toilet, with nil
fumituro, woodshed, sower connect
ed, close in $2500
rltisiness locution, large corner lot
in tho heart of the city, with frnmo
building, elenring about $100 per
month. Investigate . $8500
Seven lots, with small limine, on
Jackson struct, at $1560
Sovon-room house, lot (10x100. on
Twolfth and Kir; bath, toilet; a snap
nt $2800
Six-room Iioiiho, lot 30x100, close
in, bntli mid all furniture; easy
terms $3350
Hiiro . npiKirtuuity Lot 100x100,
two blocks from Central avenue mid
Main htrcetj largo M-rooin building,
in splendid repair; can bu made to
pay $.'100 per month, boarding or
lodging Iioiiho $6500
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Now, modern 0-room Iioiiho in Bun
galow addition, lot 60x100, with nil
improvements and furnishings $3850
5 acres, closo in, good 5-rooiu
Iioiiho, nil necessary outbuildings,
2'i acres set to fruit, a fine loea-
tiou.
Let us show you this prop
Easy terms.
crty.
70 acres, ono mile from I'liooiiix;
13 acres 2-your-old Newtowns, 10
acres 2-yciir-old Spitz, 100 Hartlctt
penrs, 350 strawberries; -10 acres un
d.?r cultivation ; new 0-rom bungalow
with bath, bam 32x-M; old 2-rooui
house; barn 1(1x32; livestock, farm
ing tools, hay in burn. I'rico $150
per ncro.
27 acres, 4 miles soulh of Medford,
across road uoiithonst from the Hur
rell orchards; 5-ronm house, (.'noil
burn, chicken house, 1) ncrci of 3-ycnr-old
penr orchard, 15 acres nl
fnlli., large vegetable garden; ber
ries, etc. I'rico $6500.
10 acres, 10 miles north of Med
ford, ' mile from llcnglo; 8 acres
cultivated, 4 in fruit trees from 2 to
10 years old; on two good roads;
small Iioiiho, burn, woodshed, etc.;
two wells. This can all bo cleared
without a foot of waste Ian d. 25
acres enclosed in woven wire fence.
Will exchange. Price $2000
Two finn building lots on West
Seventh street; fino location: will sell
on terms, $23 down and $12.50 per
month.
28 neres of fino level land, only
one mile north of the P. & E. depot ;
A fino locntion. Terms.
10 neres ono milo from Medford
on main traveled road to Ashland;
Rear creek bottom land, set to apples
und penrs 2 years old. T.onr creek
flows along one end of tho tract. Tho
other end fronts on the road. Trees
are strong nnd vigorous. Hero is n
beautiful silo for a homo. Terms.
RENTAL DEPARTMENT.
Wo hnvc on filo sovcrnl applica
tion' for lioMckeeping rooms; iiIho
applicants lor houses, furnished nnd
unfurnished. If yon linvo anything
for rci't, see us or telephone us at
once.
Kirc and plato glass insurance.. Wo
represent the best companies on
earth.
Wo also havo some good building
lots, which wo will exchange . for n
good driving tonm.
BENSON INVESTMENT CO
Opposite Moore Hotel
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