ASHLAND TIDINGS.
P U B L IS H E D
Issued Alondays and Thursdays.
ASHLAND
W . H. LEEO S,
E d ito r an d Pu blish er.
ASHLAND TIDINGS,
S E M I-W E E K L Y .
Issued M ondays and Thursdays.
TIDINGS
R ates of A d v ertisin g
F u rn ish ed I'poti A p p licatio n .
SUBSCRIPTION KATES.
*2.
One y e a r ............ ...........................
Six m onths
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ASHLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1894.
VOL. XVIII.
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TH E BEST E Q U IP P E D J O B O F F IC E
NUMBER 41.
IN S O U T H E R N O R E C O N .
•AYABLB I » ADVANCE.
O F F IC IA L
EAGLE ROLLER MILLS.
I> lR E C T O R Y .
I SITKL. STATES.
A shland, Oregon.
F A IfcIN I ï A. AT, P r o p r i e t o r .
.. G ro ter C leveland
Adlai Steveuson
W aller y . G resham
J o h n G. * 'article
H o k e Sm ith
.Dan). Lamont
1‘rC'i lent
V ici’ I’ri si.lc iit
S .-crciary <>( S la te
S e c re ta ry of T re a s u ry .
Seerelary of In terio r
See re I a of W ar
S c e m a i V of N a v v
S c e m a ' y of A g ricu ltu re
Manufnc! urer of Choice Steel Cut Koller Process
H ila ry A. H e rb e rt
J. S terling Morton
C O R N M E A L , C R A H A M FLO U R , Etc.
. . . W aller S. Bissell
H o stln a ste r-g e lic ia l
. R ichard Gluey
Ai to riic y iic iic n il
OREGON.
Rolled Barley nod Feed ofjall kinds at lowest cash prices.
. . i j . II. M itchell
I J. N. Dolph
I R inger H erm ann
i
W R. Ellis
G. E. C h am b erlain
.. Sylvester P eunoyer
. .George W. McBride
IT. S. S e n a to rs
(,'w ligrcssuieu
A ttorney-G eneral
G overnor
S ecretary of State
...P h il
s ta te T r e a s u r e r .............
RBllifla Barley far Farmers a Specialty.
Flour and M ill Feed for sale and to exchang for wheat at
a ta ll tim es on best term s possible.
M etse b a n
E. B. McElroy
F ran k G. Baker
F. A Moore
! » P. laird
nt. S. Bean
il. A. M acrum
<J. B Eddy
t i l . B. Cotnpson
__ .l.vdell B aker
Hupt. Hub. In stru ctio n
Slate P rinter
su p re m e Judge*
R. k. I'o in in tss to n e rs
Clerk of R. R. C om m ission
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Ju d g e H. K. H an n a
Ju d g e W. C. H ale
11. L. Benson
P ro s e c u tin g A tto rn ey
.M em b er Board of E q u a liz a lio n .. V. A. D unlap
2
W estern D iv isio n .................
E asieru D ivision
..........
H . C . M Y E R ,
Oregon.
V s lila n d .
V. S. LAND OFFICE ROSKIll'KG.
R eceiver
R egister
.A. M. Crawford
.........................J o h n 11. Shupe
....
JACKSON COUNTY.
C oitn'y Ju d g e ..
C om m issioners
Jas. R. Neil
.. 1 Benj. H aym ond
(.Samuel Furry
Max M uller
J o h n E. Pelton
Theo. C am eron
J. W, M erritt
! ? h a '. N ickell
J . Houck
David J.inn-
. .C. S. Price
J. L. W oolridge
. .C. J. H ow ard
Dr. E. B. Pickle
...
i m in ty Clerk
Sheriff*
se n a to r
Representatives
T re a s u re r..............
School S u p e rin te n d e n t
A s s e s s o r .......................
S urveyor
..............
C oroner
ASHLAND FRKCINCT.
M ilton Berry
..J . H. Real
Ju stice
t unstab le
The Prune Business.
CITY OF ASHLAND,
................. J. R. Casey
..M ilton Berry
E. V. C arter
..................C .P . Jo nes
. E rnest H icks
Geo. W. Sm ith
M a rsh a l
. . . ............ • •
E. D. Briggs
c ity A ttorney
f R. P Nell
I W. B. Beebe
; J. R. N orris
C o llu d im e li
j W. A. C ordell
| W. J. Schm idt
[ E. F. Loomis
R egular m e etin g of city co u n cil ot A shland
is tieald in co u n cil cham bers In city h all ou th e
ev en in g of th e first M onday in each m onth,
Mayor
................
R ecorder
T reasu rer
Street C om m issioner
Hupt. City W ater Works
----AGENT FO R----
Frank Brothers Implement Company.
V ictor Mowers, W alter A. W ood’s Mowers and Rakes. H ay
C a rrie rs, Jackson and D ouble H arpoon F orks, Rope, Etc.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Iron Pipe and Rubber Hose.
M eets on th e first Monday in A pril, S eptem ber
a n d D ecem ber.
COUNTY C'Ol'RT.
P robate co u rt first T uesday a fte r first Mon
day of each m onth.
C on.itv C om m issioner’s co u rt—first W ednes
day a fte r first M onday in each m o n th '
TH E ONLY W AY
PROFESSIONAL CAED3.
A u stin H. H amm ond
I.ION El. It. WEBSTER
You can
W e b s te r Sc H am x ao n à
ATTORNEYS
BREAK
AT LAW .
Medford, Oregon.
t »ilice—I. O. O. E. B uilding.
it®
C. B. Watson,
V icto r, R a m b le r, C levelan d
an d W e s t. W h e e l "Works
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASHLAND, OR.
BICYCLES
Office w ith W. N. Luckey on east side of Main
st , opposite foot of G ranite street.
Dr. J . S. Pirson.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Is w ith an axe.
A shland , O regon .
a t resid en ce on M ain street, n e x t
111-42
lo o r to P re sb y terian c h u rc h .
p — itlice
F R 6 D
T . 7 V Y E R R IL .L
Dr. S. T. Songer,
The P ioneer dealer of the Pacific Coast, w ith m ain
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. | store at 326 W ashington street, P o rtlan d , sells the best and
most reliable m achines m ade in A m erica. O ver 600 new
ASHLAND,
OREGON.
Gfiicc in Odd F ellow s b u ild in g , seco n d floor, and second h an d Cycles for sale or trade, cash or on easy
ou M ain stre e t.
[11-12
paym ents. W rite to h im before you buy.
52 page illu s
E. B. Geary, M. D.
trated catalogue free for the asking.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
F ull stock of Bicycle S u n d ries an d Suits, an d fine
rep air shop co m p lete w ith b a k in g ovens, Ate.
M E DFOR D, OREGON.
Office in H am lin 's Block—R esidence on C
13— 50
street.
D. L. RICE
W ill tell you all about it in A shland
Dr. D. M. Brower,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ASHLAND, OREGON,
YOD CAN PONCHASE A
idhue in G a u ia rd ’s o pera house block, sec-
114-17
oud floor.
A . C. Caldwell,
Mechanical and Operative Dentist.
ASHLAND, OREGON.
<’h:XNC com bin atio n <Jc,ital p lates m ade w ith
gold an d aliu n iim m rodfs.
tb d d tilling* in serted in porcelaiu te e th to p e r
fect appearance.
Gold crow n an d c o n to u r work a sp ecialty .
E xtractin g and unav o id ab le calls from 8 to 9
a m. an d I to 5 p. ni.
Odtcx* over the Bank.—[12-331
J. L. Wood,
DENTAL-SURGEON,
V . L. McCall,
U. S. Dejaty Mineral Surveyor.
Heal
Estate
Ayent
and
Surveyoi
A shland , - - O regon
Pelton & Neil
T he busin ess of th e m eat m a rk e ts o f R. P.
Neil an d J. E P elton is earrled on now a t th e
t,
T he old Pelton m a rk e t, on th e w est side
of Main street n e a r th e brid g e, w here
old a n d new c u sto m ers w ill find us b e t
ter prep ared th a n ever to serve them
w ith th e ch o ice st of m eats a n d in first-
class style at low est p rices
^Vîsliln lid ,
O regon.
As cheap of C. F. Shepherd as anyw here in A m erica, q u al
ity and freight considered.
D on’t send away u n til you
have given h im a trial.
Jjg ^ O rg a n s and pianos repaired, and any piece of sheet
m usic furnished at p ublisher’s price. A ddress
C . H. S I T E F H F H l ) .
ASHLAND, OREGON.
Talent News.
A “prominent populist” of Talent says
there are too many kickers in the third
party. Correct, at least so far as the
Talent camp is concerned. They should
fall in line and harmonize. The rank
aud file should have no opiuion6 that are
not authorized by the bosses. W ith a
firm grip on the coat tail of some self-
appointed leader let the masses march
gaily along, singing:
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
never excell
ed. t “ Tried
and proven
REGULATOR, is the verdict
o f millions.
S im m o n s
Liver Regu
lator is the
o n l y Liver
and Kidney
medicine to
which y o u
can pin your
faith for a
c u re . A
m i l d laxa
five, a n d
purely veg
etable; act
ing directly
on the Liver
a n d Kid
neys. Try it.
Sold by all
Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder
to he taken dry or made into a tea.
Better
Than
Pills
T h e K in g o f L iver M ed icin e*.
“ I h a v e u sed y o u r.S im m o n s L iv e r R egu
la to r a n d c a n o o n scien clo u sly sa y it is tin-
k in g o f a ll liv e r m e d ic in e s, 1 c o n sid e r it a
m e d ic in e c h e s t in itse lf.— G eo . VV . J a c k -
so n ,
r
Tacoma, Washington.
« -E V E R Y PACKAG E «
H a s th e Z S ta m p In red on w rapper.
A . H . CABSON.
L . W . O ARSON.
Redland ^Nursery!
Six miles South of Grant’s Pass, Josephine
county, Oregon.
A. H. CARSON & SON, Prop’s.
io Stock!
K E E P OF MAINE,
The chair recognized Reed of Maine.
Reed arose from the republican side
amid wild cheering and haudclapping in
the galleries and the huzzas of his friends.
When quiet was finally restored, with his
back to his friends and his face to his
foes, toweriDg in defiance, he began his
address.
Reed began by saying that the bill was
odious to both sides of the house. It
meets with favor nowhere, and com
mands the respect of neither party. On
this side, while we believe that it pre
tends to be for protection, it does not
afford it, aud on the other side they be
lieve, while it looks toward free trade, it
does not accomplish it. Those who will
vote against this bill will do so because
it opens our markets to the destructive
competition of foreigners; those who will
vote for it will do so with the reservation
that they will instantly devote themselves
to a new crusade against whatever bar
riers are left. Reed proceeded by saying
the argument that the bill should be
passed to put an end to the doubt which
is.worse than any hill can be is specious
aud insidious, ns were the bill passed by
both brunches today uncertainty would
reigu just the same. He then proceeded
to argue at length ou the benefits of the
tariff from the standard of wages for the
American laborer and for the American
farmer. He said: “I confess to you that
this question of wages is to me a vital
question. To insure our growth iu civi
lization and wealth we must not only
have wages as high as they are now, but
constantly and steadily increasing. The
progress of this nation is dependent up
on the progress of all. Why did the
working people of California object to
the Chinese? Because they knew that
if they swarmed here the law of wages
would make our owu wages impossible.
Men in America demand higher wages,
because their surroundings erect what
used to be luxuries into necessities. On
the question of the constitutionality of
tariff taxation I shall spend no time. I
have not been here as long as I have
without learning that constitutionality
and nnconstitutionality on either side of
the chamber are mere phrases, and that
when a gentleman of the other side, with
swelling voice, denounces the tariff as
unconstitutional, he merely meaus th at
he does not like it.
“There is still another argument which
I desire to present, out of the large num
ber yet unused. W hat has made E ng
land rich? I t is the immense profits
which come of converting raw material
into manufactured goods. So long as she
can persuade the rest of the world to en
gage in the work which is the least
profitable, aud leave her the most enrich
ing, she can well be contented. We are
the only rival that England fears, for we
alone have withiu our borders the popula
tion and the wages, the raw material, aud
within ourselves the great mraket which
insure to us the most improved machinery.
Our power to increase our wages insures
us also continuous progress. If you
wish ns to follow the example of Eng
land, I say yes, with all my heait; but
her real example, aud nothing less. Let
us keep protection, as she did, until no
rival dares to invade our territory, aud
then we will take our chances for the
future, which by that time will not be
unknown.”
Throughout
Reed’s
speech
he
was frequently interrupted by applause,
and even the democrats at times joined
in laughter at his witticisms. At the
close he was greeted with a spontaneous,
long-continued burst of applause, and he
was warmly CQDgratulated by bis friends.
Chinese as an example of a protective
policy of 1000 years.
WILSON CLOSES THE DEBATE.
Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee, at once arose to close
the debate. He was greeted with great
cheers. He opened with sarcastic replies
to Burrows of Michigan, and Doliver of
Iowa. Turning to the subject in hand
he eloquently portrayed the advance of
freedom. “This bill,” he said, “is one of
those advances; no McKinley bill could
stem the advance of liumau progress.
Great causes could not be laughed or
ridiculed away, aud the gentleman from
Maine could not draw from his armory
of sarcasm and wit to stop the advance
of this cause of lightening burdenous
taxation.” Referring to the income tax,
Wilson said he had not wanted it at
tached to this bill, but once attached he
supported it loyally. There was contin
ued applause ¡is Wilson denied the
charges of a sectionalism in the bill. He
closed with an eloquent appeal to hie
fellow democrats, saying in passing the
bill the house would permanently record
no mere passing event, but a great epoch
iu American history.
As Wilson closed Tucker and several
others sprang forward, and as wave after
wave of applause echoed through the
chamber, lifted him from his feet aud
bore him up the aisle. When let down
he received the enthusiastic congratula
tions of his confreres. I t was a demon
stration such as is seldom seen in con
gress. Business was at a standstill for
20 minutes on account of the disorder.
Finally the floors were cleared aud prep
arations made for voting.
The amendment fixing Aug. 2d as the
date for putting wool on the free list
passed by a vote of 205 to 147. The
amendment fixing the date at Dec. 2,
when the manufactured woolens sche
dules will go into effect, was also adopt
ed, 200 to 135. A vote was then taken
upon the amendment providing for reci
procity in petroleum. It was carried, 177
to 44. The income tax amendment passed
by a vote of 182 to 50, the Republicans
not voting. The final vote on the bill
itself was taken with the ayes and noes
called, and the result was, yes 204, no 140.
Ati analysis of the vote shows the fol-
lowing:
For AgaiDst,
D em ocrats.............................196
19
Republicans.......................... ()
120
Populists .............................. s
1
T otal.............................204
140
WHAT THE SENATE W ILL DO.
New York, Feb, 1.—A morning paper
has made »’.complete poll of the United
States senate on the question of the Wil
son tariff bill and the income-tax measure.
The result shows that 36 republicans op
posed the tariff bill in any form, and sev
en democrats, and two populists oppose
the bill in its present form. The demo
crats in favor of the bill number 37, and
the populists 2. Four Republicans are
in favor of the income tax act (it a
separate measure), while 23 democrats
are in favor of it, aud 3 populist senators
will vote for the measure. Twenty-four
republicans and 10 democrats oppose the
income tax. Ten republicans and 11
democrats are on the committee.
The World’s Fair
Can not remain such without the bloom
ing look and radiant complexion which
health alone im parts. P ark’s Tea, by
clearing the blood o f imparities, makes the
complexion regain the hue of youth. Ash
land Drug Co.
We are patriots, brave and true—
We the I’eoples^iarty crew;
We can safely guide the glorious ship of
of sta te ;
And if this coat-tail hold,
Then “ we the people” bold
Will march right ou to victory sure a*
fate.
In the immortal words of Queen Vic
toria—or Grover Cleveland—or—Jim
Corbett—or—perhaps—Gov. Pennoyer:
“The voice of the bosses must be the
voice of the people.”
Now, we (that is to say the youthful
editor of the News) feel somewhat morti
fied over the fact that for three long
weary months we have been marching
along in the rear ranks of the populist
army and have not reoeived that recogni
tion and respect that our position as
editor of a prominent journal would
justly entitle us to. The attention of the
club has been so taken up with indepen
dent thinking and kicking that we have
not been noticed. We have waited pa
tiently to be dragged from our humble
corner and pushed to the front. B ut pa
tience is no longer a virtue. “God helps
him who helps himself,” shall henceforth
be our motto. The club mnst have a
boss. To get along without one would
be a flagrant departure from time hon
ored custom in American politics. We
have elected ourselves to that position.
The vote was unanimous. Henoeforth
our dictum must be law and gospel for
the club. Faithful obedienoe to all our
com mauds will insure peace and harmony.
It is with extreme reluctance that we
thus resort to heroic measures, but our
deep and undying devotion to the inter
ests of the people’s party and the stub
born and persistent attem pts of many
members to do their own thinking, have
led us to take the step. Therefore, we
give due notice that henceforth if the
club “deviate in the least” from our ex
pressed wishes we shall double the sub
scription price of the News. See?
[The above is quite a Breezy hint from
the News. I t seems to be striking at the
boss populist of Talent, who threatened
to double the rent of his hall to the club
if the club didn’t confine its discussion
to lines laid down by somebody’s plat
form,]
Cutarrh Cannot be Cared.
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reaoh the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure you must take inter
nal remedies. Hall’s C atarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hall’s C atarrh Cure
is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed
by one of the bestphysioians in this coun
try for years, and is a regular prescription.
It is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaoes.
The perfect combination of the two in
gredients is what produces such wonderful
results in curing catarrh. Send for testi
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, prioe 75c.
A Reformation.
Hell is full of newspaper men who
killed themselves blowing for some little
one-horse town, and that, too, without
enough support to fatten a grasshopper.
We’ve decided that it’s a sin to lie, any
way, and in the future we’ll be found
telling the tru th .—[Texas Bugle.
When
W hen
When
When
Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
she was a Child, she cried fo: Castoria.
she becam e Miss, she clung to Castoria.
she had Children, she gave them Castorifc
Take advantage of our clubbing offer
and secure the semi-weekly T idings and
the New York Tribune or Chicago Inter-
Ocean tor 1894 for only $2.50 for the two
No Tragedy Like Poverty.
------- Consisting of-------
papers—or the semi-weekly T idings and
There is no tragedy like that of pov weekly Oregonian for only $3.
A PPLE. PEAR, PEACH,
erty. No pain can grind the human
PLUM, PRUNE, CHERRY,
heart like that which comes to the hus
When yon visit Portland, stop at the
APRICOT, NECTARINE,
band and wife when they face the cold New Esmond Hotel, one of the best in
ALMOND, WALNUT, and
fact that he is “out of work,” and then the city with reasonable prices to suit
look at the tender faces of the little ones every one. American or European plan
so confident that the father can take care Our paper on file there.
*
of them. Yet we know that in thousands
Grape Vine, Currants, Gooseberries,
of homes iu the happy land of America
Blackberries, Raspberries,
this tragedy is being enacted. If we
Strawberries, Figs,
knew that some fiend was passing from
Etc., Etc.
house to house, killing women and dash
Our trees are grown without irrigation on
ing children’s brains out, how long would
Red hill land, and all of known varieties
the good people permit it to continue.
th at succeed in Southern Oregon.
Yet poverty is worse. The slow, dull
Those contemplating tree planting will
agony at heart, the faint flicker of expec
do well to visit our orchard and nursery,
tation when returning feet are heard, the
write us for price list.
Postoffloe — Murphy, Josephine county
dead weight on the heart when she reads
Oregon R. R. station, G rant’s Pass.
in his face “no work.” This is a pain
A. H. CARSON & SON.
that no rich and happy woman can un
derstand. One must feel it—one must
know how cruelly precious a dollar can
seem—to understand what real suffering
r . H . CARTER
K. V, CARTER
V. U .A T K IN SO N ,
is. One must realize what it is to be
Vice-Pres.
Cashier
?resident.
cold and hungry in the midst of a city
full of happy, careless, heartless people,
who waste the precious money, and who
revel in and grow tired of the light and
CRISP R E PL IE S TO REED.
warmth and food, for want of which little
While the demonstration was still in children are slowly dying, to know the
progress, Crisp relinquished the chair to meaning of a real heartache.—(Rockville
C H IL D R E N "
Hatch of Missouri, and took a seat on Tribune.
the floor of the house. When order was
who are puny, pale, weak, or scrof
You can never tell what a slight cold
restored he was recognized to reply to
ulous, ought to take Dr. Pierce’s
Reed. Until he warmed he spoke with may lead to; it is best, therefore, to give Golden Aledical Discovery. That
yourself
the
benefit
of
the
doubt,
and
hesitation, but as he became warmed up
his words came in a perfect torrent, cure it as sood as possible with Ayer’s builds up both flesh and strength.
sweeping resistlessly over all opposition Cherry Pectoral. A day’s delay, some For this, and for purifying the
and he was encouraged by the hearty ap times an hour’s delay, may result in ser blood, there’s nothing in all medi
plauses of his democratic associates. ious consequences.
cine that can equal the “ Discovery.”
His points, however, were of an argu-
In recovering from “ Grippe,” or
Oregon
Oranges.
mentive order, calculated to appeal to
in
convalescence from pneumonia,
the students of the question, rather than
I R oseburg P lain d ealer.;
fevers,
or other wasting diseases, it
the galleries. He declared that while the
J. H. Wiles a few days since returned
protective system was built up ostensibly from a trip to Chico, Gal., where he for speedily and surely invigorates and
for the benefit of labor, it was actually merly resided. During his absence he builds up the whole system. As an
for the benefit of the manufacturing investigated the growth and cultivation appetizing, restorative tonic, it sets
classes, pointing out that the wages of of oranges, aud he is now of the opinion
laborers in the protected industries went that oranges can be successfully raised at work all the processes of diges
dowD, while those in unprotected went here in Douglas county. So firmly is he tion and nutrition, rouses every or-
up a6 a result of the McKinley act. He of that opinion that he will plant a small
an into natural action, and brings
referred to the artificial condition pro orchard on his farm west of Roseburg,
ack health and strength.
duced by protection, which was a Chi and thus prove whether or not he is cor
For all diseases caused by a torpid
nese wall, not only shutting out the rect. Mr. Wilee is of the opinion that
liver
or impure blood, Dyspepsia,
world,
but
shutting
in
the
United
States.
our climate is better adapted to the rais
Paid Up Capital, $100,000.00
Crisp declared that 30 years of protec ing of oranges than is that of Chico, Biliousness, Scrofulous, Skin and
Does a General Banking Business. tion was a period of unrest, during which while the soil is fully as good. Should Scalp diseases — even Consumption
the masses constantly rebelled against Mr. Wiles’s experiment prove successful, (o r L ung-scrofula) in its earlier
burdensome taxation. They always had
C ollections m ad e a t a ll a c c e ss ib le p o in ts on been stilled at the polls by republican it will add much to the value of this sec stages — the “ Discovery ” is the
tion of the state and give ns much noto only gu a ra n teed remedy.
fav o rab le te rm s.
If it
S ight ex ch an g e a n d te le g ra p h ic tra n s fe rs on promises to reduce the tariff. Elected, riety abroad.
P o rtla n d , San F ra n c isc o a u d New Y ork.
in
every
doesn’t
benefit
or
cure,
they surrender themselves body and soul
M - O r a J ts so’.l o n a ll o f th e p rin c ip a l c itie s of
to the manufacturers. He pointed to the
L^gal blanks at T idings office.
case, you have your money back.
E u ro p e.
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
The Bank of Ashland
A shlaud, Orcgou,
A1 m a n n e r o l M etal an d R ubber P lates m ade
in th e latent approved m ethod.
Gold an o pm . elain crow ns an d b rid g e work a
specialty. All work iw ar-an ted to give perfect
satisfactio n .
l» w prices.
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j f a r - o t f i . e in O dd Fellow s b u ild in g , upstairs.
“ Let Us Have Peace.”
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t R eport
L is t week’s Riddle Enterprise has the
following item: Lewis Chapman, oue of
the most successful and enterprising
farmers and fruit growers of south Doug
las county, shipped a carload of dried
prunes from this place this week, to a
firm at Red Lodge, Moutauu. Mr. Chap
man informs us that from two acres of
7-year-old Petite prune trees, he dried
12,000 pounds of prunes, and that from
four acres he has realized $1040 at 6%
cents per pound. The expenses figure
from the time of cultivating about $40
per acre. Mr. Chapman has also shipped
4000 pounds of dried applee "and says
that he could handle several carloads,
could they be secured, at a good price.
Mr. Chapman is not at all discouraged
THE TARIFF ORATORS.
with the present tone of the prune mar
ket but says he will set out more trees
and can make big money on prunes at
| From the telegraphic report of the
one-half the present price.
last day’s debate in the House (Thursday)
on the Wilson tariff bill.]
I t would naturally seem that during
When Reed, the first speaker, arose, at
these hard times but little building
would be going on or even contemplated, last, to deliver hie final plea for protec
but the list of buildings in process of tion, the overhanging galleries were black
construction or arranged for, published and dense with spectators. Every inch
by the Pacific Builder, are'IS buildings of space upon the floor was taken. Only
in Oregon aud Washington that are to 10 of the 354 members of the house were
cost $100,000 or more each. Eight of absent. Many senators aud other dis
these will cost $500,000 each, and three tinguished personages were on the floor,
of them, a Tacoma hotel, the W ashing and in the galleries were Mrs. Cleveland,
ton capitol aud the government building Mrs. Vice President Stevenson aud other
at Portland, are to cost $1,000,000 each. ladies of eminence and distinction. Then
for three hours the oratory of the cham
pions of the two economic systems fol
Rather Steep
lowed—Reed, Crisp and Wilson—while
Than take in any other form is wbat their partisans made the air vocal with
many people think and Parks’ Tea is made their shouts of approval. The appear
for those folks. It cures constipation and
though not a cathartic moves the bowels ance of the speaker of the house upon
the floor, aud engaged in debate, was in
every day. Ashland Drug Co.
itself a remarkable as well as an unusual
thing. Each of the speakers seemed to
be in his best form, and the speeches to
“ As old as
day will rank among the most brilliant
of their lives.
the hills” and
ASHLAND, OGN.
g