perfection, he hrough us to
earth by saying that he had
at one time had everything
Friday, July 25, 1921
headed for just such an
ELIZ \ HETH BLANC HE COOK
achievement but on account
Publisher and Editor
ROBERT J. COOK, Assistant
of something someone else
Published Every Friday at Jacksonville. Jack did (or did
not) his plan
•on County. Oreiron.
failed
—
like
the
man who
Entered at the poetoffice at Jacksonville. Oregon
as second-clans matter. ____
__ might have €been a million-
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Regular display adv. per inch, each issue . . 20c naire had it not been for an
Display adv., leas than a month, per inch.
25c extravagant wife. * We sug
Business locals, per line, each issue................. 10c
gested that he might engage
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One yzar......... _.......................... - $2.00 in some business in Jackson
Six month.«................................... 1.00 ville and we would help him
. 50c
Three months................. .
realize his vision here so that
Medford might be glad and
IMAGINATION
happy to be known as one
Imagination is something
of our suburbs.
But the
without which very little
truth leaked out—he had
progress would be made. no money. His vision was
Some of the most success wonderful, but was destined
ful men and women have to go the way of
a pretty
had a vision of their goal be
bubble.
fore starting on their, career.
There are many improve-
Others build with only a
ments needed in Jackson-
glimpse of each step before
them. Not every one can ville and they will be made
realize his vision of success when the folks of vision and
but a yision is a wonderful the conservatives co-operate.
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sonville Post.
Jacksonville Post
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“Smile—and the World Smiles With You;
Weep and You Weep Alone.” . .
.iasea
Be Comfortable and Work Better
Kabo
He is a great man who
accepts the lemons that Fate
passes out to him and uses
them to start a lemonade
stand.
Corstts
incentive to action. In fact,
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
the two must go hand in
Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
hand. The man is poor in
The 1924 models are a revelation in
Courtney
of
Grants
Pass
deed who has no imagina
tion—no vision of something were guests at the Fred Fick
beauty, at absurd ww prices.
he wishes to accomplish. He home Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Neidermeyer
does nof live; he4merely ex
was
hostess yesterday to the
ists.
missionary
society of the
The imaginative powers
of a child should be cultivat Presbyterian church.
ed, but carefully, not forget
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mc
ting that there is also a prac Mahan and sons were visit
tical side to be developed. ing relatives and friends in JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOGO GOOCG. .ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Even as “Faith” without Ashland Mor □day.
works is dead,” so avision of
something to be accomp Attorney L. A. Roberts
AGENCY FOR
lished is of little use without of Ashland was a profes
the courage and ability to sional caller in town Mon-
take the necessary, steps to day morning.
and
Mrs.
E.
A.
Thompson,
of
reach the goal set.
Yes, a vivid imagination is Medford, spent Monday
a valuable’possession if tem w ith her sister, Mrs. Bertha
Films and Camera Supplies Now on Hand
pered.' with,— well*— good, Keegan.
common sense. Without the
John Cameron and wife of I
latter, we have known a man near Grants Pass visited at X)0000<XX)0000000000’..'..QOOCJGOOO<
to let his imagination run at the W. W. Cameron home.
random until, like a pretty Friday and Saturday.
THE
bubble, it disappeared and
Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
left no trace of anything ac Thomelson and daughter, of
complished.
Merrill, Klamath Co., were
We are reminded of an in Sunday guests of the Andrew
0. C. IiOROTHY, Proprietor
cident which occurred in and James Cantrall homes.
COUNTRY CLUB AND ROYAL CLUB
this office soon after we took
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John Miller, Jr., accom
possession. At this time sev
panied by two lady friends,
Fresh Eggs, Biead, Meat Products, Cereals, J'ull.Line of Canned Goods
eral different printers applied
drove over from Klamath
BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION
for work on The Post and
Falls Sunday for a short visit
The Place to Go For
we decided from their con
with his father and other
Soft
Drinks,
Cigars,
Candies, Nuts, Ice Cream, Etc.
versation that what they
relatives.
FRESH
ROASTED
PEANUTS AND POPCORN
wanted was not to do the
J. L. Roe, Mr. and Mrs.
work we wanted done so
much as to sit at the helm W. K. Kirkpatrick and Mrs.
and steer this weekly (weak McLaughlin attended a bap
ly) news sheet safely past tismal service at Bybee’s
the rocks of failure, which bridge on Rogue River Sun
no doubt to them appeared day afternoon.
unavoidable with us steering.
The Presbyterian Church
In other words, w hat each guild will meet atthechurch
apparently visioned was a Thursday, July 31.
The
managerial position with ladies are preparing for their
someone to do the financing fall bazaar and invite all ladies
and he here to “hold the to come and help.
sack” should their vision be
Prof, and Mrs. Cook
only a bubble.
One in particular we re moved last week to the J.
call. He stood in the com I,. Roe residence, which
posing room w hile we w ere they rented furnished. Mr.
via California
setting type (and those first Roe retains a room and the
Add California to your Eastern trip at '
two w eeks hand composition arrangement is very nice for
a trivial extra cost.
Houses are scarce in
was a test of our sticktuitive- all.
Thus you enjoy the beautiful Shasta
ness) and such a word pic J acksonville.
Route and C ifornia’s scenic wonders
M
ture we never heard. He
in addition to your regular trip. Low
little
made us see (almost) Jack and two interesting
roundtrip fares to all Eastern points
sonville as a thriving me children joined Mr. De
now in effect.
tropolis; we could hear the Shazer in Jacksonville Sat-
Ast agent far complete information
sirens calling the thousands urday, having
come here
to work; w e could vision the from Dilley, where they vis
payrolls; beautiful municipal ited relatives until Mr. De-
buildings sprung up; and a Sliazer secured a house.
wonderful park —and t h e Mr. DeShazer is the county
publisher of this paper was jailor, but he doesn’t look
to bring it to pass! Just like a man who would en-
M. Montgomery, Agent, Medford
when die picture was near Joy locking people up.
I
JACKSONVILLE CASH STORE
Jacksonville, Ore.
§
Jacksonville Pharmacy
|
“How often do you kill a
Jack: “What kind of a
man
on this line?” asked a
fellow is Blinks?”
Bill: “He is one of those passenger of the porter.
“Jest once, boss,” he re
fellows who always grab the
stool w hen there is a piano plied. “Jest once.”
to be moved.”
Friend from next street:
“Hello, Smith; I hear you
Little Willie, taking a have a youngster at your
long walk with his father house.”
one day, saw a sign, “Pain
Smith, “Grear Scott; can
less Dentist.”
you hear it that far?”
Said Willie, “Dad, what
is a painless dentist?”
She: “I’m sorry to dis
“A painless dentist, my
appoint
you, but the fact is,
son, is a liar.”
“Last night I became en
gaged to Dick.”
He (knowingher): “Well,
“A dog license costs two
how
about next week?”
dollars in these parts, I un
derstand.”
“That’s right, stranger.”
“And the cost of a mar
riage license is the same?”
“Yep, but there’s a power
ful lot of difference in the
upkeep.”
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Consider the postage
stamp, mv son. Its useful
ness consists in its ability to
stick to a thing until it gets
there.—Josh Billings.
When you discover an
error in this paper think of
this: In a recent issue of
The Saturday Evening Post
a description of a young
lady said her face was full
of “beans.” As there was
nothing to indicate she was
from Boston, one naturally
supposes the word should
have been “beams.”
Two little girls were
quarreling. One said: “Your
father and mother are not
your really truly parents.
You are only ’dopted.”
The little adopted girl
was silent a few moments,
then said:
“Well, My
mother says that they picked
me out because they wanted
me and your folks had to
take w hat they got.”
Two patients were alone
in a hospital ward, each re
covering from a surgical op
eration.
Said one: “Well, I hope
they didn’t forget and leave
a sponge in me.”
Said the other: “I knew
of one case where a towel
was forgotten and it was not
discovered until after the
wound had started to heal.”
Just then a doctor opened
the door and asked: “Any
body seen my hat?”
A native clerk in Manila
asked his chief for a transfer
to some other department or
to another island.
“But why do you want to
leave here?” asked the su
perior officer.
“Because,” the man re
Little Bobby was sent
plied, “I am homesick.”
alone to the barber shop for
“Oh, well, in that case a hair cut. The barber, in
there is no need for a trans his joking way, inquired
fer. I can arrange for you | what kind of a hair cut he
to have a little vacation and wished, and then pointed to
then you can come back. the man in the chair, “Do
Where is your home?”
you w ant one like this man
“Right here, boss,” was is getting?”
the doleful reply, “and I am
“No, sir,” the little fellow
sick of it.”
returned after lie had looked
at the man. “If you have
to cut it like somebody’s,
“I think your father must just cut it like my dad’s, with
be an awful mean man,” a little hole in the middle.”
said small Tommy Tucker
as he and his schoolmate,
Newsboy (on railroad car,
Dick Wynne, trudged home-1 to gentleman occupant):
ward.
“Buy Edgar Guest’s latest
“W hy?” asked Dick in, work, sir?”
Gentleman: “No! I am
surprise.
Edgar
Guest himself.”
“ ’Cause he’s a shoe
Newsboy:
“Well, buy
maker,” said Tommy, “and |
‘Man in Lower Ten.’ You
lets you go with only onej ain’t Mary Roberts Rhine
little old pair of shoes to1 hart, are you?”
your name.”
“I guess he ain’t no mean “Waiter,” asked the man,
after waiting fifteen minutes
er than your father,” Dick
for his soup, “have you ever
said, after a moment’s reflec been to the zoo?’’
tion. “He’s a dentist, an’
“No, sir.”
your baby sister ain’t got
"Well, then, you ought to
only one little tooth in her go. You’d enjoy seeing the
.head,”
turtles whizzing by you.”