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» The Ashland Advertiser. Honarch of the Amateurs. VOL. IV. ASHLAND. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896. The fineness of our gold coins is about 90 per cent. The old-fashioned copper cent weighed A Mere Cipher In Itself, it is Absorbed by the . \ 264 grains. Democratic Party. The quarter eagle, ot $2.50 gol<l piece, weighs 67J^ grains. The national People’s Party conven The 3-cent nickel piece, now’ discon tion was held in St. Louis July 22-25, tinued, weighed 30 grains. and the announcement of the result of it The standard dollar weighs 412J^ all is to the effect that the party has ¡rains, the half-dollar 208 grains.—St. begun to “sleep the sleep that x>uis Glol>e-Democrat. knows no waking,” evidencing by its own conduct the party did not afford a No flarket for Ashland Peaches. man capable of properly discharging the duties of the presidency. Ashland Alexandria peaches are sell The populists never vary from their ing in Portland at a very low price, on established rule of doing things back account of the market being well stocked ward, and liefore they had decided upon with California Crawfords—in fact, their presidential candidate, or whether there is no market at all for Ashland they would have one or not, they nom peaches, ami Portland commission men inated their vice-president, Watson. are advising local merchants not to ship. Saturday afternoon, some of the lead Had there l»een a full peach crop here ers succeeded in convincing the conven this year, things would have been in a tion that the only “practical” thing to much worse condition than they are. do was to endorse the presidential candi Orchardmen would have l»een out a date of the Democratic party, and after great deal of money and labor for thin much “jangling,” the assenting ballot ning and picking, while the peaches was taken—they had done it; voted would not bring enough to onset the their own death sentence. expenditure for lioxes, paper and pack They were not successful, however, in ing. Taking into consideration the placing the People’s Party platform amount of peaches that would go to under their endorsement. A communi waste, the people of Ashland have just cation from Bryan stated that he could cause ’o l»e thankful that they have no accept the endorsement only on the abundant crop of ¡»eaches this year. Democratic platform—thus the platform Then, too, the disappointment of pecun of the People’s Party plays no part in iary realization would have some effect. the campaign. Grand Reunion. The endorsement of the Democratic platform is favorably received by some Active preparations have already been memliers of the People’s Party, while others look upon it with great disfavor, begun for the O.d Soldiers’ and Sailors’ and a split in the party is the inevitable Reunion and Encampment to be held in result. Some do not object to having a Ashland August 11-15. Last Friday Populist “physician,” but are strictly morning, workmen began to construct averse to having him prescribe the the large pair of arches across Main Democratic “pill”—they can’t swallow street. The framework was finished by Saturday noon, and it now remains to be it. covered with green boughs to make a The issue of the campaign is now straight Gold vs. Silver, with the tariff very beautiful and attractive effect. a secondary item. Republicanism and . Advertised Letter List. life, or Democracy and death ! List of letters remaining uncalled for Weight of American Coins. in the Ashland, Oregon, Post Office, July 27, 1896: The gold eagle weighs 270 grains. The $5 gold piece weighs 135 grains. Baker, E. A., Ethridge, S., The $20 gold piece weighs 510 grains. Larson, R, Smith, Florence. The trade dollar weighs 420 grains. Persons calling for same will please The 10-cent piece weighs 41.5 grains. say “advertise*I.” The 20-cent piece weighs 77.40 grains. W. H. B runk , P. M. The bronze cent piece weighs48grains. The gold dollar coin weighs 25 8 grains. A correspondent writes that he would The cent nickel piece weighs 72 grains. like become an editor. You would, The half-cent copper piece weighed 132 son? to You would, eh? Well, after you grains. become an editor ami write, “I kissed The silver 5-cent piece weighs 20.8 her under the silent stars,” and the grains. sets it up, “I kicked her The 2-cent bronze piece weighs 90 compositor under the cellar stairs,” you will just grains. ache to grow bow-legged following a pair The “dollar of our daddies” weighs of oxen along a furrow’ across a forty 410 grains. The common quarter of silver weighs acre field.—Solomon Sentinel. 104 grains. The A dvertiser has just received a The 3-cent silver piece weighed 12.375 new ’ stock of best eastern newspaper. grains. The 5-cent nickel piece weighs 77.10 It is much better than we have been using. How do you like it? grains. THE PEOPLE’S PARTY IS DEAD. NO. 19. On a Tour Around the World. William S. Charles, of Columbia, Ohio, made the A dvertiser a call last Thursday. Mr. Charles, whose corres ponding name is Frank Attwood, started from Columbia April 10, 1896, on a tour around the world, “any way to get there.” He is not traveling on a w’ager, but “on his own hook,” as he expressed it. His object is to reach India, where he will make research into certain sub jects of scientific interest. He arrived in Ashland from the north, traveling south, observing the country and taking notes as he goes. He informed us that he will spend some time in California before crossing the Pacific. Mr. Charles is a member of the Typographical Union. Money in Farming. It is a notable fact that all farming in terests improve where it is possible to utilize the water that the wells on the place will produce. How few’ people think of the value of water for irrigation, and what could be produced at a mini mum cost if it were used. The question has been heretofore how’ to get the w ater to the surface economically, and this has l»een accomplished by the use of Gaso line or Kerosene Oil Gas Engine manu factured by Palmer and Rey Type Foundry, 405 Sansome street, San Fran cisco, California. Central Point Pointers. J uly 22.—Too late for last issue. Mrs. J. J. Priddy, of this place, died last Friday evening, July 17, of Typhoid fever. Interment in Central Point cem etery. A goodly number of Central Pointers and others are now rusticating in the mountains, fishing and enjoying the mountain scenery. Booth Lee and family arrived home yesterday from Applegate, where he has been working on the mining ditch taken from the Applegate river. J. J. Priddy, who had partially recov ered from a previous illness, is now*, through the affliction of the death of his w ife, confined to his l»ed again. Samuel McClendon and wife, nee Miss Lauria Coakley, of this place, returned home last week from California, where they had been on their wedding tour. A. S. Jacobs, of this place, and George Givan and family, of Butte Creek, con template taking a trip to Dead Indian and the soda springs shortly, to remain a week or two. Miss Cora Brown, who is stopping with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Holmes, of this place, made a visit to her parents and friends at Eagle Point last Sunday, accompanied by Miss Mary Jacobs. “M.” If you don’t read the A dvertiser , you don’t get half the news. Subscribe.