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lulldlng up-an.tr»
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Sjiccial advantages in Music. Native Trench teacher, resident.
OTIÎRATIVF. DENTISTRY A SPECIALTY
Offieoa In the Adkins Deuol block,
Medford,
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oonnecll on» wlth stage lino» fmm Klamath
Fallalo Honanxa, llly and Lakevlew. Fi Klam-
aih and Indlan Agencv. Staso leavn« Ashland
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MORMON BISHOPS’ PILLS have been In u«s
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follower«.
«rising from effects of
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THE TRANSVAAL WAR
Novel Rieke Granted by Vp to Date
Fuicll.b Compaalea.
L ondon , January 17.—The impor
tant report received from Johannes
It was stuted recently as a fact of burg that Gen. Dewet has crossed the
novel apd material Interest that it was v aal and joined forces with the Trans
now possible to insure for the contin vaal commandoes, if true, probably
gency of being the father of twins. means the concentration of 7.000 Boers
several guns for another big at
And so it Is. You can also Insure pro with
tack.
spective triplets. But that Is a small
There is a rumor in Cape Town that
matter compared to the queer risks In several Boer leaders are urging an
surance companies are taking every attack upon the mines. It has long
«lay. Anything, from the vicissitudes been understood that Dewet has been
of playing a fast bowler on a kicking anxious to Join the invaders tn Cape
wicket to the chance of an heir chang Colony, and this rumor may bespread
ing his religious tenets, is now a sub to cover an attempt to break south
ward.
ject for an Insurance policy.
A small Boer commando entered
“We Insure people against the possi
Sutherland, cut the telegraph wires,
bility of any calamity, whatever it may looted the stores and then proceeded
be," said Mr. Armstrong of the Ocean northward.
Accident insurance company to a Mail
According to the Cape Town corre
representative.
spondent of the Daily Mall, the Boers
“Frequently we are asked to insure occupied Aberdeen, forty miles south
against a man changing his name. Say of Graafrelnet, on Tuesday.
In response to the government’s
somelMxly leaves a property to John
Smith on condition that he takes the call, volunteering is said to be brisk
name and style of Howard Montmo in both London and tbe provinces.
Defensive measures in South Africa
rency Vandeleur. He wants to borrow proceed apace. Seven thousand men
money on his property. The lender de have joined the city guard in Cape
clines to advance the money ou the Town, and 3,000 others have volunteer
ground that he has no guarantee that ed in the suburbs.
Five thousand yeomen are being en
Vandeleur won’t return to being call
ed Smith.
We insure the lender listed for service in South Africa.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
against that contingency, and Vande
almost every part o' Cape Colony. It
leur (nee Smith) gets his money.
“Another type of case is an Insurance has also been proclaimed in Tombu-
land, Griqualand East, and in east
against the discovery of a missing man. and west Pondoiand. It has been pro
A prodigal son leaves home for his claimed unlawful fc\any person in
country’s good, and nobody knows tbe Cape peninsula, except soldiers,
where he Is. His father, years later, to possess arms or ammunition, or
leaves bls property to be divided equal either.
P retoria , Jan. 17.—Boer families
ly among his children. The trustee of
the will finds himself in a difficulty. and their stock are being systemati
The prodigal may return from his cally brought into convenient eenters
from all over the country. They are
husks, and then the other heirs will kept in camps and fed. Those who
have had more than their share. We surrender voluntarily are supplied
Insure the trustee against the prodi with full rations, and those whose
gal’s return.
husbands are still in the field are pro
“Not long ago we Insured a mort- vided for on a reduced scaie, which is
gagei against the mortgageor's marry raised when the husbands surrender
ing outside the faith, because such a to a full allowance.
Colviile’s mobile column, marching
marriage would have cost the rnort-
from New Denmark to Vladlaagte,
gageor his property.”—London Mail.
was attacked by 1000 Boers, divided
into two forces. One force made a
determined attempt on the baggage,
A BITS IN THE DARK.
and the other ou the cavalry con
The Yon»» Mnn Liked Jelly. and He stituting the rear guard. The cavalry
was compelled to retire until pro
Filled Ilia Month.
A young man whose work keeps him tected by four companies of rifles,
behind a ridge, who were
down town until the early morning hidden
waiting with bayonets. Tbe Boers
hours usually reaches home with a made a speedy retreat, leaving several
sharp appetite. His mother, an in dead and wounded from the heavy
dulgent mother, too. puts a little lunch British tire. Eventually both attacks
out where he can get it, but this fre were repulsed, the Boers losing heavi
quently fails to satisfy him. His wise ly. The British loss was light, ac
parent knows this, and she saves the I cording to their report.
larder from a wholesale onslaught by
locking things up.
Now, if there is one thing in particu
lar that this youth dotes upon It is
jelly. But jelly is an article of food
that takes time and skill in its prep
aration, and if the lady left her jelly
jars at his disposal—well, there would
be none to dispose of after a few
mornings. So the jelly Is locked up
the tightest of all.
The other morning the youth let him
self into the house Ju. t as the gray
streaks of dawn were crossbarring
the eastero sky. There was milk and
bread awaiting him, but his soul
craved for jelly.
determined to
hunt for some. TajdugA slice of bread
and a knife, he »t<tVy down cellar and
searched the fruit s on;es. What hap
piness! He dimly;u fn.e out the out
lines of a jelly jr. Was there any
jelly in it? He dipped in hrs knife and
felt the soft and quivering mass. What
a joke ou his usually careful mother!
She bad actually forgotten to turn the
key on this treasure.
He drew out a generous quantity and
carefully spread it ou the bread. He
Lad to do it largely by guesswork, be
cause the cellar was almost totally
dark. When the spreading was doue,
he smacked his lips lightly and took a
generous bite.
No, it wasn’t jelly; It was soft soap.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A writer on “Tbe Wonders of the
Spring” says that the volume of sound
produced l>y tbe skylark is most won
derful. “The lark ascends until it
appears no larger than a midge and
can with difficulty be seen by the un
aided eye, ano yet every note of its
song will be clearly audible to persons
who are fully half a mile from tbe
uest over which tbe bird utters its
soug.
b “Moreover, it uiver ceases to sing
'for a moment, a feat which seems won
derful to us human beings, who find
that a song of six or seven minutes in
length, though Interspersed with rests
and pauses, is more than trying. Yet
this bird wil| pour out a continuous
song of nearly 20 minutes in length
and all tbe time has to support itself
in the air by tbe constant use of its
wings.”
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Baritina», oranges and lemons can
always be founri at Wetterer’a.
Ed. Miller of Scio killed 42 rats last
week in a sugar-beet bln.
The best brands of cigars, tobacco,
etc., can always be found at Joe
Wetterer’s.
There is considerable excitement
regarding coal oil land on lower Coos
rlVU. It 1» said the whole country
between Coos river and Catching
slough has been bonded.
A large quantity of newspapers,
suitable for wrapping, pasting on
walls, putting undei carpets, etc can
be obtained cheap, In quantities U
suit, at T he T imke Printing House.
The celebrated Snap Shot, the best
medicine in the world for allaying I d *
flaiumatijn in man or beast, can be
found at Dr. Robinson’s diug
store, also at Dr. Hinkle’s, Central
Point. Try it.
If the present plans of Bishop Pot
ter are carried to a successful culmi
nation be will have established in a
few days a vigilance committee, num-
bering 5000 persons, pledged and
sworn to learn of and correct existing
evils in New York.
The latest grievance of English
trade against America consists in the
British government purchasing flour
In the United States forSouth Africa,
on account of our superior standard
brands, and shipment being much
belter and ready at the dock.
When you need a soothing and heal
ing antiseptic application for any pur
pose, use the original DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, a well-known cure for
piles and skin diseases. It heals sores
without leaving a scar. Beware of
counterfeits. At City Drugstore and
Dr. Hinkle's, Central Point.
The war in South Africa gives an
other proof, if another were needed,
that no game is out until it is played
out. Tiie Boers, wtiou it was believed
were beaten to a standstill months
ago, seem to have an excellent chance
ot compelling Great Britain to a«k for
terms of peace.
Don't use any of tbe counterfeits of
DeWilt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Mostof
them are worthless or liable to cause
Injury. Tbe original DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel- Salve is a certain cure for pile«,
eczema, cut«, scald«, burn«, sores and
«kin diseases. City Drug Store, Jack
sonville, and Dr. J*. Hinkle. Central
Point.
Receiver Clark of the Chosen
Friends at Indianapolis has published
an Inventory and appraisement of tbe
order. Including money and other Ba
sest» not yet reduced to possession.
The total appraisement is 155,361.
Tiie couit ordered the receiver to sell
all tbe articles of personal property
in the home office.
Let me say I have used Ely’s Cream
Balm for catarrh, and can thoroughly
recommend it for what it claims.
Very truly, (Rev.) H. W. Hathaway,
Elizabeth,
J.
1 tried Ely’s Cream Balm, and to
all appearances am cured of catarrh.
The terrible headaches from which 1
long suffered are gone.—W. J. Hitch
cock. late Major U. 8. Vol. and A. A.
Gen.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts.,
or mailed by Ely Brothers. 56 Warren
St., New York.
Harvard astromoners have discover
er) a new planet which they named
Eros. The astronomers have deter
mined that tbe planet is probably not
more than 20 miles in diameter, and
at times crosses nearer tbe earth
than any other planet. It belongs to
a group of planets which come be
tween Mars and Jupiter; but Eros
breaks away and often comes this
side of Mars, thus being nearer the
earth than any celestial body, except
the moon.
Now, here Is a poet who is practical
enough. He halls from Dooly county,
and it will tie seen from Ilia letter that
be means business. He writes:
“1 have wrote a poem about 100
yards long, as nigh as 1 kin guess. It
took me six months an two hours to
write It. 1 ain’t no judge of these
things, an what I want to know is
where I kin hire a good man to read
it for me an tell me what it is. To
•Icn a-num ! will pay $1 a day till he
gits through, only he mustn’t take too
long!’’ —Atlanta Constitution.
B-ar» «m
Bigastore
at
Ito Kind You Haw Alwavs BougN
Trees! Trees!
At tte Riverside Nursery, Grant’s
Pass, Oregon, you will tind all kinds
of fruit trees, berry plants, shade
treesand Monterey cypres for hedge,
etc. Price- reasonable, and satisfac-
tlon guaranteed.
J. T. T aylor .
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Thai Cough
hangs on
You have used al!
sorts of cough reme i
dies but it does not s I
I yield; it is too deep I I
Ï seated. It may wear
I itself out in time, but
it is more liable to
I
produce la grippe, :
I t pnL. onia or a seri : :
I ous ... J affection.
5
I You neca something
Í that will give you
i
I I strength and build
up the body.
SCOTT’S
EMULSION
!
will do this when everything
else fails. There is no doubt
about it.
It nourishes,
strengthens, builds up and
makes the body strong and
healthy, not only to throw i
off this hard cough, but to
fortify the system against
further attacks. If you are
run down or emaciated you
should certainly take this
i
nourishing food medicine.
lot. and St ■o. all druggists.
SCOTT A BOWSE, Chemists, New York.