Bemoercatie firnes Printed Every Wednesday, by Times Printing Company C has . N ickell , Editor and Mgr. TERMS: One Year, in advance... Six Months...................... •1.50 1.00 Office With Pacific States Telephone Co., Ryan Building, California St. Entered at the Poaloffice at Jacksonville, Ore., as Second Class Mall Matter Now we are told by scientists that there is no excuse for short women re­ maining short; that is if they want to get into the tall class. All that Is neces­ sary to increase their stature is a system of leg-pulling. It seems to work differ­ ent with men, for we have noticed that the men whose legs are most frequent­ ly pulled are apt to be “short.” T he Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment of the circuit court for Klamath county, in the ease of B. S. f erns, appellant, vs. J. P.|Lee. It was held that where trial was had without t. jury and the court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, but these were lost for a time, the judgment is nevertheless valid and the findings subsequently found may be written in­ to the records. C hicago ,the second city in America, may be threatened with bankruptcy. Suita for damages against the city ag­ gregating •38,0CO,OOO are pending, and should judgment be had In half of these cases insolvency will be the result. Most of these damage cases are for per­ sonal injuries resulting from defective sidewalks. Though not as large as Chicago, Medford had best take warn­ ing. S enators should be elected by a di­ rect vote of the people. But until that can be provided for, and, popular as the idea is, amending the Constitution to put it into force will be slow busi- nes. State conventions or primary elections should settle the matter in ad­ vance of the meeting of the Legislature and thus leave that body with noth­ ing to do in the premises but ratify the choice previousy expressed by the people at the polls. T he time wm when a congressman or senator could live in Washington on * salary of $2500 a year, and when the president was content to get along on •25,000. But times have changed. Con­ gressmen raised their salaries to 15000, and many of them find it impossible to keep "soul and body” together on that amount. The president, too, finds that he can’t “entertain” as he desires on the paltry sum of 150,000 a year. These are indeed strenuous times for the poor office-holders. It is a wonder that a lot of them don't ask to be re- tired to private life. W oman suffrage will be given a trial in Australia. The coming federal elections there will have an unusual significance, because for the first time the entire female citizenship of a conti­ nent will exercise the unrestricted right of suffrage. Over 860,000 woman voters are registered, and, needless to say, such a great increase of the fran­ chise has introduced uncertainties into the election sufficient to cause even the most experienced politicians to lose their prophetic bearings entirely. THEGreat Northern Steamship Co.’s steamships Dakota and Minnesota are the larges’, freight and passengers car­ riers in the world afloat or in the s-ocks, or even designed. Their di­ mensions are: Length, 630 feet: b eadth, 73 feetfi inchee;molded depth, &■ feet. On a draught of 37 feet the di*- p ace men t will be 27,000 tons; on a d -aught of 40 feet, which is possible, with perfect stability and ample free- b-tard, either will have a displacement O 40,000 tons, or 230 tons more than tbe great White Star liner CeJric,with 36 feet and 6 inches draught. S ecretary B eckman of the Lum- barmen’■ Association states that more than 300 new mills were erected in the Pacific Northwest during last year, that the market for tbe common grades of lumber which constitute seventy-five per cent of the entire out­ put to flooded, and that the values have decreased to a minimum, and that 250 mills have already closed and that many more will soon be compelled to either close or else go into the bands of receivers, unless relief in the present condition be found in the establish­ ment of new markets. T he death of William C. Whitney removes a man who has always stood high in the estimation of tbe Ameri­ can people, and deservedly so. A msn of sterling character and conspicuous ability, he has for many years been re­ garded as one of the foremost citizens of the country. As Secretary of the Navy he inaugurated the policy that has resulted in our occupying our pres­ ent enviable position as a naval power, and he may very properly be referred to as “the father of the American navy.” His death will be especially re­ gretted by those members of the Demo­ cratic party who have regarded him as a logical candidate for president. T he old saying .that “fire is a good •e vast but a dreadful master” is well exemplified in the unprecedented de­ struction of property in Baltimore by the fire which it seemed utterly impos­ sible to subdue. When the fire king once gets under headway, with an abundance of material to feed its vora­ cious demands, the resisting efforts of man seem a mere mockery. In a mo­ ment the earnings of a lifetime go up in smoke and every means of opposi­ tion are fruitless. If a breeze is not al­ ready blowing, the onward rush of the fire will mutually create one, and build­ ings which have wont to be boasted as fireproof are as but the easiest oNcom- bustible material. The beautiful city ot Baltimore will have the sympathy of tbe entire world in her awful misfor­ tune. TOniA. Ito Kind You Hava Mwayx Boagtit BRIEF MENTION. Frank Surran was a recent Jackson­ ville visitor. There has been an abundance of wind and rain during the week. The price of eggs is going down, while poultry is getting dearer. H. Sandry of Gold Ray and S. Math is of Woodville were among us a few days ago. Happy Hooligan Lyden has returned from a trip to Eugene and other Ore­ gon points, Albert O. Collins has been appointed postmaster of Watkins, vice E. C. Faucett, resigned. H. H. Hughes, who is employed at the Greenback mine, was a visitor the forepart of the week. August Weydemann of San Fran­ cisco arrived in Jacksonville Thursday, to attend the funeral of his late father. County Clerk Orth is completing the extension of the tax roll,and It will be put In the hands of Sheriff Rader for collection next week. Guaranteed Forest Reserve Scrip for sale, in large or small quantities, by Frank E. Alley, upstairs over Land Office, Roseburg. Oregon. Will place same for non-resident purchasers. Mr. and Mrs. John Alford, who have been spending the past few months in this section, left for their home in Linn county Monday. The government has invited bide for carrying the U. S. mails between Med­ ford and Jacksonville three times a day instead of twice as it present. Ed. Tynan, a conductor of trains 11 and 12, running between Ashland and Dunsmuir, is off duty on account of a severe attack of rheumatism. W. R. Potter of Eagle Point ^has been awarded the contract for carry­ ing the U. S. mail between Ashland and Soda Springs, via Barron, six times a week, for >688 a year. I. W. Harper is the “Gold Medal” whisky of the world. Highest awards at Paris, 1900; Chicago, 1893; New Orleans, 1885. Unbeaten and Unbeat able! Sold by E. H. Helms. Jackson­ ville. Representative Hermann has been advised by the auditor of the Interior Department that all surviving soldiers of Indian wars prior to'1855are entitled to military bounty land warrants. Pearce & Sons have their hydraulic mines on Poorman’s Creek in opera­ tion, and are working in better ground than ever. A nugget worth $25 was picked up in their diggings a few days ago Blue prints of township maps, show ing all vacant land, fifty cents each For reliable information concerning government land write to Frank E. Alley, Abstracter, Roseburg, Oregon. E. F. Rock fellow, wbo got his start at Ashland and is well known in South­ ern Oregon, is among us again, as the representative of a Cleveland manu­ factory. B. Y. C. Brown, who was a resident of Jacksonville for a while, was here not long since, in the interest of a paint he is placing on the market in connection with others. He is located at Cottage Grove at present. Joa A. Thomas, who is an active So­ cialist, was in Medford a few days since. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are oc­ cupying their new home, situated on the Medford—Jacksonville road, which b a handsome one. It is reported that Prof. N. L. Nar- regan, principal of the Medford High School, will be a candidate for tho Republican nomination for school su­ perintendent. Supt. Daily will be a candidate for re-election. Blue-print maps of any township in Roseburg, Oregon, Land iDistrict, show­ ing all tbe vacant lands, for 50 cents each. If you want any information from the U. S. Land Office, address Title Guarantee & Loan Co., Rose­ burg, Oregon. In Medford, after April 5th, nickel* n-slot machines must pay a license of •2.50 a month each, those receiving 25 cents <5 a month. This will produce «.considerable of a revenue, if all the ma* chines in use now are kept in commis­ sion then. A handsome block of ore was taken from the Grob drift in the Shorty- Hope mine last week, which is to be placed with tbe Oregon mineral ex­ hibit at the Louisiana Purchase Ex­ position at St. Louis. The sample car­ ries good assay value and is of a char­ acter showing a strong vein, says the Ashland Tribune. A quiet little wedding took place at Medford Parsonage Thursday even­ ing, when H. E. Childers and Miss Ivy Gilson were united by Rev. R. C. Blackwell. The happy couple depart­ ed on the morning train for Roseburg, where they will stay awhile before pro­ ceeding to Portland. They have many friends, all of whom join in wishing them a long life of prosperity and unal­ loyed bliss. Assessor Jones was in Ashland Thursday. He told the Valley Record that he would not be a candidate for a renomination before the Democratic county convention, as bls private in­ terests demand his entire attention. His father is in poor health, and he must look after the home place of 200 acres, fifty acres of which were recent­ ly planted in Newtown apple trees. There is no doubt but what Mr. Jones would be renomina ed and elected, as he has given general satisfaction. John Ranzau of Grants Puss bas sold his hop crop, consisting of nearly 60,- 000 pounds, to San Francisco parties at 28 cents per pound, the top price for bops in this section, says the Courier. Tbe bulk of the Josephine county crop was contracted early Ln tbe season at prices ranging from 15 to 17 cents, while hop-growers who had not con­ tracted their crop received from 18 to 24 cents. Already a number of grow­ ers have contracted their 1904 crop,the ruling prioe being 17 cents. The organization of a four-team base­ ball league in this valley is being agi­ tated. A similar attempt was made last year, but was unsuccessful, prin­ cipally because Grants Pass would not agree to join the league. The towns to be included in the proposed league are Ashland, Medford, Jacksonville and Grants Pass. If the latter place will not come in, then an effort will be made to get Gold Hill to join. Four games a week will be played during the season, two gameB in each of the four towns every other week, says the 'lldingM. PERSONAL MENTION. A Handsome Producer WAS the day before Christmas, and Mr. and Mrs. L. Lytle were Med­ There are many mining properties all through tho place ford visitors Thursday. that are cluse corporations, and hence There were racket and trouble, a horrible case; S. Richardson has been visiting in no authentic stati ment can be secut- Little Willie had found where the raisins ed as to their output; but frequency the vicinity of Jacksonville. were hid. he stuffed himself full to the tonsils, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rickey are visit­ some officer of these companies, when And he did! good fortune comes his way, will give ing in San Francisco and Berkeley. Little Daisy discovered high up on a shelf A dolly that she was to have for herself. N. O. Haskins of Rogue River was a the news to the public. This was the When mamma found out she at once took case at the annual meeting of the the doll Medford visitor one day this week. stockholders of the Greenback Com­ To be sent to the store whence it came, Mrs. Lou Shea of Glendale has been pany at Denver, held a few days ago- and a squall That was heartfelt and piercing went up visitingin Medford and Jacksonville. The property is situated on Grave from the child. J. W. Slinger aud Frod Downing of Creek, in Jo-ephine county, and has Who rushed through the house with ap­ peals that were wild. Lake Creek -made our town a visit been for several years a producer. The Making promises never to snoop any more Thursday. stock Is held by New York and Colo­ If the dolly were not taken back to the store. Mrs. A.L Harvey of Gold Hill is vis- ' rado people. Tne election of officers The grocer’s boy mixed up his orders and brought iting her son John, who practices law at resulted as follows: President, Wili­ forty-five things that nobody had am H. Breevort, of New York; vice- I About bought. Stockton, Cal. president, Eben Smith? of D nver; A. H. Foster, the well-known operat­ or in mines, has been looking after his and general manager, Carey W. Thompson, who resides at tbe mine. interests in this section. The manager reported that all ar­ Mrs F.Pearce was In Medford Thurs- rangements had been completed for day, en route to her home on Poor­ a much heavier production this year man’s Creek from Eagle Point. than last, and the mine shows quartz Sheriff Rader was in Roseburg Wed­ bodies sufficient to carry on tho tak­ nesday, where he was introduced into ing out of ore for several years to the mysteries of the B. P. O. E. come. The mill now has 40 stamps H. C. Telford has resigned as post­ dropping on high-grade material, and I master at Celestin and Herbert Cole is paying dividends of •30,009 peri has been appointed to succeed him. mouth. The expense of running is i ho tailed to deliver the goods that about $10,000 per month, making the While were W. E. Olmstead, superintendent of wanted. p month, Poor mother by all kinds of trouble was the Vance mines, located In Forest output a value of $40,000 per haunted. creek district was in our city Thursday. or $480,000 per year, This t: is over one- A splendid gift came from a faraway third ni the amount credittd by ti e friend Mr. Morris and his son, U. S., were Unit d States to the State of Oregon. For whom there was not a thing ready to in Medford Thursday. They will prob­ send. The present Intended for father had not ably engage in mining near Jackson­ A Marvelous Merlal Globe. Been bought tor some reason: somebody ville. forgot. One of the attracti' ns planned for dish she Intended to give to Aunt Sue Mrs. W. D. Hanley, who has been tbe St. Louis World’s Fair will bean The Was knocked from a table and broken in visiting in Medford and Uniontown,left aerial globe, 700 feet kJ ill. Some two! i Idea of its magnitude can be obtained for her home in Harney county Thurs­ after comparing it with the popular There were whooping and howUng and trouble all day. day evening. F< rris wheel, which is considered a And thirty times mother turned sadly to I say. Miss Jennie Slimmer of Chico, Calif., crude affair beside it. Tn is state­ "If they ’d keep the schools open today who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. ment is also appropriate, after com­ tonight paring the celebrated Hostetter’s The and world perhaps still would be lovely S. P. Robbins, left for her home Fri­ Stomach Bitters with the other stom­ and bright.” day morning. ach remedies. Its 50 yea's’ recori of —Chicago Record-Herald. cures puts it s > far in the lead as a Frank Heberlie, the genial proprie­ family medicine that the others are Why She Liked Bad Chlldrea. tors the Ashland Laundry,was a Med­ considered crude affairs arrd hardly Elizabeth Cady Stanton was fond Of ford visitor Wednesday. He is doing a worth a trial. T>«-n don’t delay long­ children, though not of bad ones. er, as delay is always dangerous, es­ big business. Once In Boston she was calling on a pecially in cases of indigestion, dys­ Geo. H. Aiken, an expert engineer, pepsia, constipation, biliousness, in­ young woman whose little son, a par­ was in Medford Friday, on his way to somnia, chills, colds or malaria, fever ticularly vicious urchin, played about Josephine county, where he will run an and ague. The bitter.-« positivelv her while she conversed. The child would pull his mother's es the-e ailments, as thousinds engine at D’Armond & Son’s saw mill. cu have voluntarily testified. Try it and hair, kk-k her and thump her, nor did T. Shattuck, ex-sheriff of Josephine sec for yourself. he hesitate to try now and then these county, spent a few days in tho valley tricks upon Mrs. Stanton. She said i calmly: during the week. He has been away “You are a bad boy, aren’t you?” from Southern Oregon for a number of “He is a bad boy,” his mother in a years. sail, hurt tone confessed. I Tne battle of Borodino, fought be­ Ed. O'Brien and his family, who "I prefer bad children, though,” said have been living in Medford recently, tween the French and Russians near i Mrs. Stanton. left Thursday for Etna, Calif., where Moscow in 1812. was the most murder­ “Ik> you?” cried the young mother. they will locate. Ed. will start a candy ous fight, not only of the last century, “Why?” ’•Because," said Mrs. Stanton, “they factory there. He has our beet wishes but. perhaps of the last 500 years. are usually sent out of the room."— T. e records show that Borodino en ­ Miss Echo Gaddis of Roseburg, man­ New York Tribune. ager of the Douglas County Creamery, gaged armies of from 120,0C0 to 130,- I 000 on each side: that there wai but and her brother, C. E. Gaddis, of the The Spirit of Christ Rogue River Creamery, are in Med­ one day of vigorous fighting; that the Ftencb, after pouring a most inuider- ford. ous cannon tire upon the Russians Edgar Hafer, manager of the Iowa advanccd-upon tbe Russian position, Lumber Co., has gone to Portland to were repeatedly repulsed with terri­ buy machinery for the Iowa Lumber Jt ble los«, and finally rushed the sol­ Box Co.’s factory, in addition to the dier* of the Cxar off their feet and out carload that is on the way from the »f their vantage ground. The French E>st. won, but lost 12,t00 killed on the field and 28,000 wounded. Fifteen thous­ Extensive Skin Grafting and Russians were slain and 30,000 wounded. Out of about 250,000 met An extensive skin-grafting opera­ who made up the co ,tending armies tion is now in progress at the Emer­ 85,'Shi, or 34 per cent—m ire lhau one- gency Hospital and General Hospital third—were struck by bullets*, bayo­ in L> s Angele«. On January 25th net- or swords. At Waterloo about 45,000 men were last C. M. Schinsler, formerly of Des Moines, la., was horribly burned by killed er wounded oat of perhaps 200,- the explosion of an Instantaneous 000 engaged. At Gettysburg about water heater. There now remains on 160,000 fought, and each army bad, his budy, according to the attending approximately, 3000 killed and 14,000 wounded. In tbe Wiideroess prob­ —New York Times. surgeons, an area frem whi:h the ably 200,000 men were iu action and cuticle is entirely missing equal to the tight—which lasted a week or No, of Ooarae Not. tbree and a half square feet. In order more—resulted in a combined loss of He paused for a moment at a busy abo..t 8000 killed and 40,000 wouuded. to heal this surface it will be neces­ crossing just as a truck laden with sary to cover it with new skin by tbe kegs of fresh maple sirup backed heav­ grafting process. ily against the curb. Down came a The number of persons required to tub from tbe topmost tier and broke with a dull, sickening thud at bis feet furnish the amount of cuticle needed lie looked In dismay at his sirup cov­ for this purpose is estimated by the Many people who have made proof surgeons to be about 200. Schinsler on either timber claims or home­ ered feet and trousers and exclaimed: “Here’s a pretty mess!” is a member of the order of Modern steads are naturally i rye rested to “Well.” responded the driver, “it’s Woodmen of America, and the local know when their lands become tax­ not on me.”—Philadelphia Ledger. members of that order have under­ taken the work of supplying men able. Work of Art. from whom the skin may be taken. F.rst, that when proofs are made “Did the critic say anything when and final receipts are issued by the district land < tticers the fact is re­ you told him I bad sold that picture A New Female Fad to an American millionaire?" a9ked the ported to the assessor of tbe county artist. in which the land is situated: second, “Yes; be said ‘Well done!* ” respond The young women of Jackson, Mich., have one of tbe oddest fads in the that the land becomes taxable upon ed tbe close friend. "Ah, he meant the picture?" world. It is no les-* than that of the first day of March following the issuance of such receipt. For instance: “No, the American millionaire.”—Lon­ dressing in male attire for social func don Spare Moments. tlons. It has been in vogue for the All lat.ds for which tinal receipts have been issued prior to March 1, 1904, and last tbree years. As many as fifty of Thoutrhtf al. tbe best known young women of tbe since March 1, 1903, are taxable, and Two men had fallen out of the sixty- will be assessed for taxes for the year city have been known to gather io fifth story. As they proceeded down­ one large party, each girl appearing 1904, but these taxes are Dot due until ward one of them yelled. 1905. “Why do you yell?” asked his com­ as “a swell young man.” Tue issuance of a patent by the gen­ panion. These parties are called “girls’ stig eral land office has nothing to do with “In order that people may catch us parties’’ and are attended by students, stenograpners, clerks, telephone girls the land becoming taxable. All tim­ with their cameras.” replied the other. —Detroit Free Press. and factory girls. Many of the par­ ber land, that is all land which was proved up on under the timber and ties are held In private homes, but A Tr»grdl»n’» Melancholy Query. not a few take place in hired halls, stone, act, and which was unimproved, “I just heard a man say he would is assessed at #3 per acre. give $10 to see you.” where tbe girls dance, play cards and “Indeed!” said Mr. Stormington have a good time in general. The Baby Is Cutting Teeth. Barnes. "Did be look like an ordinary The young women are very careful Be sure If and use that old and well-tried reme­ to exclude young men from all such dy. Mas. W inslow ' s S oothing S yrup , for auditor or a man with an attach­ children teething. It soothes the child, soft gatherings. They borrow clothing ens tbe gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic ment?”—Washington Star. 1s the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty from their brothers, cousins, sweet­ and Too Many Preparation». tl re cents a bottle hearts and friends and enjoy the lark “They say that after seven rehears­ to the fullest extent. als Swimmington actually stumbled through the wedding ceremony.” Another Case of Rheumatism “Overtrained, I suppose.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cured by Chamberlain’s The Roseburg Plaindealer says that Pain Balm. Hie Great Scheme. it now begins to appear that A. N. The efficiency of Chamberlain's Muggins—Ilow do you manage to Drake, who was lost in the moun ­ Pain Balm in the relief of rbeuma- ti'in is being demonstrated dally. tains, noar Glendale, was murdered keep your wife in such a good humor? Buggins— I pretend to be jealous of Parker Triplett, ,»f Grigsby, Va., says and the body made away with. There hef. —Philadelphia Record. that Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave are several very suspicious circum* nim icrmanent relief from rheuma­ tism in the back when everything stanc-'s surrounding the case which There is more C.ita rn In this sec­ el*e failed, and he would not be with­ point to murder by interested par­ tion of the country ti an all other dis­ out it. Fur sale by all druggists. ties. ease-* put together, an 1 until the last Drake is given up for dead by his few years was supposed to be incura­ ble. For a great many years doctors relatives. Parties in the southern pronounced it a local disease and pre­ part i f Douglas county are arranging scribed local remedies, and by con­ o uiaire a thorough search as soon as stantly failing to cure with local the snow clears off, as at present it treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Arthur Whipple, a son of W. R. Science bas proven catarrh to be a Whipple of Grants Pass, died a few will lie almost impossible t<> find the constitutional disease and therefore days ago from the effects of being body now. Mrs. Drake offers a reward requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured of $300 for its recovery. struck with a piece of wood. by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Young Whipple and his grand is the only constitutional cure on tbe father had been.living together at market. It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, a ranch about one mile this side of Il acts directly on the blood and mu­ Waldo, and be went to the forest cous surfaces of the system. They of­ alone to get a load of heavy chunk A young man named Chas. Painter, fer one hundred dollars for any case it 5^ood. It is supposed that while who Ilves near Central Point with his fails to cure. Send for circulars and lifting a large piece he stumbled parents, on Tuesday became engaged testimonials. Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., To­ and fell backward, the wood striking in a quarrel with his’ brother, wbo is ledo, Ohio. him. across the breast and inflicting also a mere boy, over a trivial affair, Sold by all druggists, 75c. internal Injuries. The young man at and cut him severely on the head. Take Hall’s Family Pills for consti­ first thought he was not hurt; but The knife narrowly missed the jugu­ pation. afterward he was sieved with violent lar vein. pains and died the next morning. ALFALFA SEED, Constable Angle next day arrested Painter and brought him before Jus­ Seed Wheat,- Seed Oats and Grass tice Purdin, who allowed him to Seed for sale at SO S CJR E FOR CH J. A. P erry ’ s W arehouse , plead guilty to a simple assault and o Medford then sent him to the county jail for 20 CONSUMPTION ays. The Bloodiest of Battles. e When Land is Taxable. May Have Been Murdered A Fatal Accident. WHY CREAM TESTS VARY. DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS ProfcMMt r Qiiewtion REMOVING THE DEBRI8. Ruins of Baltimore's Great Fire Being Rapidly Removed. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 11.—Three thousand laborers reported to Street Cleaning Commissioner Wyckes and after each had been provided with a worker’s ticket they were divided into iquads and inarched into the burned listrict. Accompanying the workmeii were hundreds of carts and trucks. Bj* ) o’clock this force was busily at work in the debris, piling the bricks an* broken timbers on the sidewalks, where they were hte nloaded into carts to be hauled away. Besides this force, 700 railroad work­ men, under the supervision of con­ tracting engineers of the Pennsylvani/ and Baltimore & Ohio railroads, began to take down the pillars and girders left standing around the ruins, which In their present position constitute an element of danger. Thus the enormous task of bringing I order out of chaos in the devastated city has been formally inaugurated. The magnitude of this work may be realized when it is estimated that the mere cleaning away of the debris will cost about $2,000,000. A number of Individual merchants and bankers have already made defi- nite arrangements for the erection of new structures. Fully a thousand firms have found quarters in other parts of tbe city. HANNA’S CONDITION UNCHANGED Physicians Unable to Say When Crisis Will Occur. Washington, Feb. 11.—Senator Han­ na's condition remains practically un changed. Tbe restlessness which fa­ tigued him Tuesday night has been followed by periods of comparative quiet and sleep during yesterday, and the lrrrltabllity of the stomach has again partially yielded to treatment It is this feature of the case that the physicians are guarding zealously against, as they realise that If any complications develop In the senator’s distressingly weak condition the re­ sult may be fatal quickly. The doctors are not yet able to pre­ dict with any certainty when the cri­ sis in the case will occur. All they know for certain Is '.hat the senator has had the fever continuously for eleven days, and the disease, they say, generally runs its course in three or four weeks. The doctors Bay they are satisfied with the progress of the case, although they do not conceal their ap­ prehension that unforeseen complica­ tions may arise at any time. PASTURE FOR STARVING CATTLE. Olympia. Wash., Feb. 11.—Governor McBride has received a telegram from Governor Pardee of California, asking if starving, but otherwise healthy cat­ tle from the drought-stricken ranges of Southern California would be ad mltted to this state. The governor will investigate the matter before re plying. It is believed that the stock- men on the Washington ranges will object seriously to the importation of any great number of cattle to the profit of California stockmen. It is a ques­ tion, however, whether the authorities of this state can legally prevent the importation of clean cattle for feed­ ing purposes. EXPLOSION CAUSES DEATH. Kansas City, Feb. 11.—Miss Jessie Averill, aged 20, a clerk in a millinery store, was burned to death and four others were injured, one perhaps fatal­ ly, In a fire that destroyed a three story apartment house at Fifteenth and Harrison streets. There were sev­ eral narrow escapes and several per­ sons jumped from second and third- Btory windows. SHIP ASHORE. San Francisco, Feb. 11.—The Am- erlcan ship Henry B. Hyde, one of the fleet owned by the California Ship­ ping company, is ashore at Danineck Station and it Is probable that she will be a total loss. The vessel was a the way from New York for Balt .re to load for this port when s’ struck. She went ashore during th ight and a dispatch received here by the own­ ers stated that a gale was blowing and that there was little hope for thd vessel. She was leaking. All of the crew succeeded in reaching the land. W. E. Mlghell is the managing owner of the vessel. The Henry B. Hyde was built at Bath, Me., In 1884. She had a displacement of 2,583 tons gross. OPPOSES EIGHT-HOUR B4LL. i Fnrrlngton Aimwem a Which I h Often Atoked. Bad Coughs In answer to a corroflpondont as to the cause of so inueh variation In the “ I had a bad cough for six tests of creum. Professor E. 11. Farring­ weeks and could find no relief ton In the Country Gentleman replies until 1 tried Ayer’s Cherry Pecto­ as follows: ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle cured me.” “Cream oft< i contains considerable L. Hawn, Newington, Ont. nir mixed v.i ' it, either that which is forced into .. vlien milk is skiinined itor or from tbe gases Neglected colds always by a cream s cam sours. On ac- formed when lead to something serious. count of these ases a pipette full of They run into chronic stu ll cream will hold a certain amount bronchitis, pneumonia, of air, and consequently not the full asthma, or consumption. volume of cream. (’ream Is so much thicker than milk tliat more or less of Don’t wait, but take it adheres to the inside wails of the Ayer ’s Cherry Pectoral pipette when it is emptied. Tbe glass I just as soon as your cough does not drain so thoroughly as when milk is measured, and there is left con- I begins. A few doses will siderable fat in this cream adhering to , cure you then. the walls of the pipette. This adhering ' Three »lie»: 2k., Sfc , II. Ail cream is not of uniform quantity. | More of it may be left in the plp.-tte • Consult your doctor. If be «ay« take it, then do a« he «ay». If he tell« you not from some creams than from others. : to take It. then don't take It. He kno»». The amount which sticks to the pipette Leave It with him M e are willing. J. C. AVE1C CO.. Lowell. Maa». depends a great deal on the richness | and ripeness of the cream measur'd, j Cream bottles and pipettes may not be accurately graduated. One person PROFESSIONI CARDS may test cream l>y measuring into the cream test bottle with a 17.6 c. c. [>ipette, and another may test t>y R. G. GALE, M i) weighing the cream after it is meas­ ured into the test bottle. There is a Office in Orth’s Building. difference in the tests made by weight Hours—2 tû 4 and 7 to 8 i . di and by measuring the cream. A thin cream containing about 15 per cent I Oregon fat may be measunsl with a pip 'tte Jackaonvll le and fairly correct results obtained, be­ cause a pipette full of such thin cream A. E. REAMES, will weigh nearly eighteen grams. But ATTORN EY-A T4.À W, a pipette full of rich cream containing OrefioH. Jacksonville. 40 or more per cent will weigh some- where about sixteen grams, and wli n WOfflce I d Red Men's Building. this Is measured into a test bottle the result obtained will not be nearly so accurate as may be the case when a HOBT. G. SMITH, thinner cream is measured and test'd. On account of the effect which tbe fat ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR Al 1AW and the air bubbles in cream may have Grant's Pass, Orsgoa. on its weight it is always safest in testing cream to use a scale for weigh­ practices all tbe oourts Office la hut ing the quantity tested in each bottle. building up-ktairi In cream testing as well as In milk testing it is necessary that acid of tbe J. M. KEENE, D. ü. S proper strength should be used, that the tester should be run at full speed and the required length of time, and OPERATIVE DENTISTRY A SPECIALTY Office» .n tbe Adkins Deuel block that tlie test bottle chamber should t»e kept warm during the whirling. The Medford, Oretua temperature of the bottles during test­ ing may I»** regulated in steam turbine P. P. PRIM A SON testers by the arrangements now pro­ vided on the modern machines of this ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT 1 A W type. If a hand tester is used the Jacksonville, Oregon cream t>ott)es should be kept warm by placing them in hot water and by add­ oi 'Will practloe I d all oourts of the Stal« ing hot water to the tester while they Bee In the Court House last door oi the riebt from entrance are tieing whirled. A difference in temperature of twenty or more degr.'es will affect the length of the fat col­ A. C HOUGH, umn and cons<'<|uent!y the per cent of ATTORNEY ■ AT - LA W fat read on tbe neck of tlie bottles.” iraet’a Pasa. Treasurer’s Thirteenth Call. Office of the County Treasurer of 1 Jackson County, Oregon, Jack- - » son villc, Feb. 9, 1904 Notice is hereby given that there are funds in the county treasury for tlie redemption of ail outstanding county warrants protested from Aug. 10,1901, to Sept. 3, 1901, both dates inclusive. Interest on same will cease after the above date. D. H. M iller County Treasurer. - • • Urti»». Office over Halr-R.dfile Hardware 6u.re H. D. NORTON, TTOR NF.Y AND COUNSELOR AT I AW Granfa Pasa, Oregon to —— Office above S P. D. A L. Co ’s Store Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through ycur kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil­ ter out the waste or impurities in the blood, if they are sick sr cut of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu­ matism come from ex­ cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick er unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart Is over-workiag in pumping thick, kidney- poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin­ ning in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mtstake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild ind the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty- cent and one-dollar siz­ es. You may have a sample bottle by mail Home of Rwamp-Root ______ free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer Sc Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. Notary' Public Real Estate Agent and 11. S. Commissioner for Jackson County. Abstract* made to Title* *r Land*. LEGAL DOCUMENTS. *11 ciDd drawn up especiallv pertaiolt t to tbe settlement of estates. «counts Solicited, Prompt Remittance. MONEY LOANED. invstment securities a »pecialt,. Jacksoc. X>unty Scrip bought and sold. have a complete set ot maps of aU surveyed .ands in this county, and receive Abstracts monthly from Roseburg Land Office, the I-and department at the O. A C. R. R anu the State Land Department at Salem ot all new entries xiade 1 am thus prepared to make out bemu Head papers and take proor* thervon. Also I take filings and proofs of timber lands, and can save to part.es the expcise ot » trip to tbe Roseburg land office ’ have a Number of FtneFaraia and •(*<» Dealrable Propertv la m> buads for Sale. WPromot reply made toalllettera. Chary. ot, and the ad- ress, Binghamton, N. Y. on every •tie. Do You Enjoy What You Eat ? You can oat whatever and whenever you like If you take KodoL By the use of thia remedy disordered digestion and diseased stomachs are so completely restored to health, and the full performance of their functions naturally, that such foods as would tie one Into a double-bow-knot are eaten without even a “rumbling” and with a posi­ tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what Is more—these foods are assimilated and transformed into the kind of nutriment that is appropriated by the blood and tissue*. Kodol to the only digestant or combination of digestants that will digest all —mi of food. In addition to this fact. It oontalns. In assimilative form, the greatest known tonlo and reconstructive properties. Kodol cures Indigestion, dyspepsia and all disorder* arising therefrom. Washington, Feb. 11.—Opposition was entered against the pending eight- hour legislation before the house com­ mittee on labor by Daniel Davenport, Kodol Digests What You Eat Makes the Strenarh Sweei. an attorney of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. BotUMcnly. Regular Are. 31.00. bolding JN ttmas Davenport said he was the general the trial sue. which seU* for SO agent of the American Anti-Boycott Prseerod by I. O. DeWITT a OO association, composed of a large num her of manufacturers, combined for enforcing the laws against boycott of man, his business or product. Mr. Davenport’s ground of opposition was that eight-hour legislation was not wanted by the employes or employers. It was, he said, socialistic legislation of the worst character. ■-Q devers OFFICERS NOT GUILTY. Cripple Creek, Colo., Feb. 11.—Judge Lewis, in the district court, after a lengthy review of the citations and arguments of attorneys on the motion to dismiss the criminal cases against Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell, Brigadier General John Chase an» Major Thomas E. McClelland, charged with having illegally Imprisoned citl- iens in the bullpen, ordered the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty, and this was done. Judge Lewis, in his opinion, said that it was not for the court to decide whether Governor Peabody did right or wrong in de­ claring Teller county to be In a state of Insurrection and rebellion. GREATEST STRENGTH FINEST FLAVOR AND ASSOLUTA PURITY G LJ/-X R XX txi T E. E. CD «LOS3LT |> OC.VC POM van O oa Medford Furniture Co., HouseFurnishers and Undertakers. JohnH. Butler, Funeral Di­ rector. Day Phone Main 353. Night Phone Main 251. O àe&rs th« Signatare ZV » “I* O TV X . liw Kind You Hare Always