ASHLAND TIDINGS Mondiiy. J u in- 21. 1912. PACE TWO Ashland Tidings SK.MI.WF.KKLV. EST.VI5LI5.HK1 1870. WHAT HAS BECOME IUMK-SHor? OE Tlir Issued Mondays and Thursdays Ilert IX. Giver, W. H. (i ill is, . W. E. llarnes, - Editor and Owner . . City Editor sha,ed b' n,an-v liusiness Manager ' Mayor Gaynor of New York, in an address delivered the past week to the Booksellers' Convention, de plored the passing of the old-fashioned hook-shop. His regret fa SUKSCK1PTIOX RATES. One Year ; . . .12.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail mat ter. Ashland, Ore., Monday, June 24, '12 It takes a pretty good sized city nowadays to maintain a book-store that shall stand on its own feet, minus artificial help from lines of sporting goods and cheap candy. The second-hand book-shop as you find it on the side streets of large cities, amid inglorious companionship of junk-shops, its location known to a select circle of book-worms, is the closest approach to the old-time book-store, which once was found in comparatively small towns. The news stands of today keep pa- ilhe Home Circle tt Thoughts from the Editorial Pen Reform and Reformers. In our grandmother's day, before a frock could get frayed, shabby, or in any wise unseemly, they used to rerashion it "make it over." They achieved real triumphs, too back breadths to the fore, hem ripped out and the whole thing reversed that is, top became bottom and the inside was turned out. This procedure applied especially to Sunday silks, mohairs, lusterings, poplins, cashmeres and brocades. And you wouldn't believe it. if told, how many years a "best" frock served, adequately and honorably. Besides, there was the remodeling of elders' garments to fit out the little folks, with whom the acquisi tion of a whole really, truly new suit per novels, but the sales are more I was so unusual as to constitute a and then a home-light cast its golden huania acrnzc t Via nalb nrtH Vi k hanntr I Mi Z PureMoimtainWalerlce Reduced Prices on Ice FOR SEASON OF 1912 .SOUTHERN REPUKL1CAN ORGANIZATION. dependent on the orange and blue pictures on the covers than on the brains of the writer or his place in the Hail of Fame. The old-time book-store was kept by people who loved books. There might not be much money in it. But they gained a certain satisfaction from intimate communion with the great men of past and present through the printed page. At dull After having lived, as a republican. 'In a solid south state for fourteen years, and having had the steam roll er pass over our remains at least fourteen times, we somewhat appre ciate the position Teddy occupies in the present national convention. When we consider that the steam roller process is only made possible hours and rain' da-vs they couId b because delegates elected from such found in secluded alcoves browsing states represent not real republican among eld favorites, organization but a federal pie counter ; The f'?rks might be pale and spec machine, we do not blame Teddy for tatJ-d 'l,unB persons who needed a resenting it. The solid south repub- c,)l,,se at dances and football. But lican delegations can always be de-i at least tne' were book-lovers too. pended upon to stand hitched to the 'They ran their hands with an affee administration, because the organiza- i t.ionate caress over the backs of their lion has no existence outside of fed- j cherished volumes as they passed, erai patronage. When there is any i Tne' so llated to let a favorite go dirty work to be done these delega-.; flonl ,neir shelves that they did not tlons can be depended upon to do it, j Psn the sales of their wares with because it exists only in corruption j success. But if you wanted an opin through dirty political manipulation, i io about what to read, they could The republican machine of the south-jS've vou an offhand judgment that ern states is the most corrupt, unre-!nad authority. publican organization on earth. It! There is an increasing tendency has done more to keep the solid south 1 among dry goods and department wholly in the democratic column ! slores t0 keep books. They ought to than all other agencies combined. It be patronized by their towns people, has made it disgraceful to be a re- j for the more books are bought the publican in the south, because the j niore thought and attention will be organization is not respectable. n : given by the merchants to making noise of child's play came from the X distance. I was lost in meditation. ! j The sweet, measured lullaby of alT mother burst suddenly from an open j I window. The words were familiar I that nM fra rt lo.;nin Rrv.lrn-hv ! ww.. ... : r '. , ,1 uuu upon a tree lop; w nen me wind blows the cradle will rock; when the bough bends the cradle will fall, and down comes cradle, and baby, and all." The music was not that of a trained voice, but it expressed the hope and history of the human race. I looked toward the window. I caught there Raphael's inspiration j wmcn culminated in his exquisite1 Madonna. I felt the mother's hope I and pain, her joy and fear, and I i thought: What grand possibilities! inhere in that tiny sculpture of flesh i and blood that now responds, in fee- i ble complaisance, to mother's lulla- j by! There is the man to be. There is future government; future society; i i mure commerce anu iuiure mven- .j. lion, mere is the possibility of the I finite mind. There is a prophetic A I forestallment of wealth; of power; ; of poverty; of righteousness, or ofjj sin; and I said: Ohl what responsi-, bility rests upon that mother. Shei , ... . . tne laiiering steps, siie ; H--H4--HH4--r-r-r t-l--r4"r r-4 can place within those tiny hands the i : memorable event. When one thinks of the love and care that went into this refashioning, and how snug and safe they fitted the sole needs of little chaps, and the joy mothers had in the work, nobody can pity either party to the transac tion, i weanons of offense and defense so I to have a stnut vnman onvcloiir-rl In But ways change as days change. ! they may be wielded for the upbuild- I an opera cape and musk perfume bal and we must keep pace with the times. ing of a loftier and grander civiliza-1 ance herself on his right foot like a Nowadays nobody willingly tolerates j tion. As 1 looked I saw angels hov- straphanger in the loop district, at a last season's frock or a remodeled ering round her. I saw them stoop j the same time obscuring his view of one. and while there's much wasteland kiss the worry furrows from hen the staee until he can't tell whether Save money by purchasing coupon books. Issued for 500, 1,000, 2,000 up to 5,000 pounds. This is the cheapest way to buy your ice. Delivery every day except Sundays. ASHLAND ICE AND STORAGE CO. TELEPHONE OS ! has no purpose in the world except to control federal patronage. In or- good selection The experience of buying a book der to keep its hold better on the in the great metropolitan department offices its policy has been always to discourage white affiliation with the party in the south. The desire of the organization is only for enough white adherents to fill the federal offices, and all others are discouraged and browbeaten until they become dis- store is quite a contrast from the musty but romantic flavor of the old time book-stall. The counters are carefully dusted, the books glitter with their bright covers and titles. But if you want a bit of advice, the fluffy haired clerk might know a that soon or late we all must suffer and pay for. still, if our mental and physical habits harmonize, we are. as Dooley says, "all right, or i;ea:ly right." But do they? Seems like most folks these days waste a tremendous amount of effort to fit us into out worn, or outgrown, or shabby, or shoddy outcast beliefs of one kind or another that should go into the dust heap. They're not fit even for a rummage sale' of cast-off ready mades for those too thriftless for anv but hand-me-down faiths. Anyhow, it is what you do. and not' what you believe, that counts. Women, in particular, want to in sist on the old ways of the old days, and it might be a good thing if every woman convicted of advocating any old fashion less elemental than breath, death, wisdom, honesty and gentle speech, should be condemned to wear garments that would fit the crime, of as many years' antiquity as the reform she advocates, and of her own lingers fashioning. a HEALTHFUL SI;.S. cheeks, and 1 saw, her smile, as they the villain stabbed the leadins lailv whispered to her, "Upon such as you 'or was foiled by a cane settee. Some rests all the hope of future years." j theatres are quite dry and elevating i and give all of the Shakesnearean I dialect that has not been withdrawn from circulation by the board of ( Medford Mail Tribune. ) j nfealth: wnilf oth,ers "lake f 9IlB.lty .... , , , of moist and melancholy plavs which Inferior farming is being practiced j cause ia,.ge, dani tears to fall with more extensively in the Rogue river, a soft kerplunk on the bosom of a valley today than ever before. As . new shil.t People frequent the thoa yet only a small percentage of the , tre foI. different reasons. Old men available area is thus utilized, but , alwavs have to sit on the front row with the extension of the irrigating j because of not hein able to read the A solid concrete dam is being con structed on the Deschutes river near the town of that name. The Tidings is for sale at W. M. Poley's Drug Store, 17 East Main St. V. V. HAWLEY Contractor and Builder Remodeling and repairing, etc. 25 years' experience. Address P. O. Box 174 or TELEPHONE 39. system a great change will come. The effect is already marked. In stead of having to send out money to secure produce we are beginning to send out produce to secure money, besides consuming our own produc tion. It is a healthful sign of the times and the most promising prospects town clock at a distance of more than three miles. Young men go in order 5 to relax, and sometimes succeed in ' relaxing a week's salary to the pro- j portions of a Mexican dime. Women i go to weep and wonder whether the j heroine will marry the Russian duke in white spats or unite her fortunes i with the son of poor but honest par- valley. This year Medford alone has already .shipped out two ears of eggs Nobody cares so much as yourself i and as much more in smaller ship- whether your clothes and your faiths i nients. are fit and becoming and up to the Last year 43 cars of vegetables minute, but if you take note you will land fruit were shipped into the val find it is always some other fellow I ley, not to mention daily consign ee zealots want to reform, not them-1 ments, by express. There was no en selves; they wouldn't tolerate dicta-1 couragenient for the farmer to raise tion in the relatively unimportant ! vegetables, for grocers would not i in we iace. a jear ago at mis , enta and live on oatmeal and undying nine, several carioaus or eggs nau 1 Jove oeen snipped into the Kogue river Phone 129 27 Main St. C. II. GILLETTE Real Estate, Loans, Rentals, Conveyancing SEE ME IJEIOKE BUYING. it THE CITY KEIOUOEK. couraged and lose interest in the Soc'd dt'al more a' '-1'1 the last bur party or are cheated out of represen-1 181"e B,low at tne theatre than she lation until they give it up. i would about Mr. Dickens and Mr. There has not been a delegation i 1 "ackeray. seated in the national republican con vention from "the south since recon struction that was not a stolen dele-1 gation. It exists only to be bought by patronage or cash as seems most expedient and has been one of the main corrupting influences in the re publican party. Southern republican organization, in the Interest of decency, should be blotted off the face of the earth matter of clothes, but they insist on certain formulas that will cure all the ills we suffer from if THE OTHER FELLOW will follow the rules. There's one safe, sure and painless way to abolish all the troubles we think we suffer from. Only one. That is, for each one to expend all'uis capabilities for reform upon his own case. It will give him plenty to do. purchase his products. This year the Medford public market opens the way for him to dispose of what he raises, and the co-operation of the Southern Pacific has provided a spec ial refrigerator car three times a week for produce shipments to Port land to enable the grower to market his surplus. Last year 84 cars of potatoes and onions were shipped into the valley, Recorder Hurt has nearly complet ed the checking up of water consum ers. He found that S9Vi acres were being irrigated which had failed to get onto the city books, thus losing to the department $716 per year from that source. It was discovered If I that 44 homes and business houses it proves a dominating factor in the national organization, as it is proven to be In the national convention just closing, it Is well if the w hole repub lican party be destroyed rather than be dominated by such a force. ' The Tidings is strictly with Teddy in his denunciation of corrupt south ern domination in the national organ ization. We know the things Roose velt says about the theft of delegates are absolutely true. SITTERS IN THE SHADE. were getting the service but were not paying, thus losing $633.60 per year on that score. Then there were 130 of those who were paying on a less rate than the ordinance provides and losing to the department from that source $336.60 per year. Total in crease per year, $1,686.20. borne of the consumers had not been on the books at all and others nau not paid lor as long back as twelve years. We have wondered why more of the water bonds had not been retired from the income of the department. The above shows part of the reason, is he goes about it whole-heartedly despite the fact that the finest onions and pushes it to the limit. Our souls must tenant the gar ments we fashion for them, so it would seem to be worth while to be a leader of the fashion of casting aside all that is outworn or a misfit, wear ing only what is appropriate and be coming, letting the world see us only at our best, and engaging strenuously in the pursuit of happiness just per sonal happiness. The other fellow, not wanting to appear shabby (,r joy less, will follow suit, and the first thing we know everybody will be so busy doing good and being happy that wrong will go out of business, permanently and painlessly. When you come home in the eveiv ing. as the last rays of the warm i at least June sun are gilding the tree-tops, Mr. Hurt is to be congratulated on observe those old people sitting j his splendid showing in getting the there. They are people of some j departments of the city onto a sub means. They are enjoying life as the 1 stantial business basis. We have shadows close in. Observe the men as they puff at their cigars; observe the women as they chatter over their eternal knit- heard he has met with some opposi tion from the citizens as well as from some members of the council. We cannot see why any citizen should be ting. They are happy. Old age has j opposed to Installing good business no terrors for them. Their roof-tree 1 methods in the city departments, un- is secure. Their meals are pleasant. Their beds soft. We prate a lot about progress and fighting for humanity and the square deal and equal chances for all. We have much work to do. We must work so that each of us may hav leisure in the sunset hours. In the world of the future there must he no alms-houses filled with old men and women worn out in the industrial struggle and then tossed aside as things foredone. There must be no bitter bread of grudging char ity. There must be 110 salt tears over the might-have-been. In that future world each earnest laborer in the Industrial vineyard must get a fair share of the product of his toll. For when the blood runs slowly, and the bones begin to Btif- less he was expecting some undue advantage to accrue to him by lax methods, or why any councilman should stand in the way of a thor ough business system unless some thing was to be gained by such laxity. Recorder Hurt has had too, much fighting to do in establishing the re forms he is accomplishing. He should have the hearty support and co-operation of the citizens as well as the city administration. He is do ing splendid work and the Tidings believes is responsible for thousands of dollars in saving to the city during his administration. Congress refuses to reduce its mileage pay. The congressmen of course don't want it, but feel they must have it to prevent Uncle Sam fen, and the musc les to ache and the , from getting into trouble with it hair to whiten, we all have a right to peaceful rest before the eternal night falls. We all have a right then to be timply sitters in the shade. Anybody can order, but to serve with grace, tact and effectiveness Is a tine art. Practical Kducatiou. While our schools are being con ducted very satisfactorily, we believe many of the problems in mathematics are not practical. Why not have problems useful in every dav life? For instance, like the following,: If it takes a boy twelve years of age twenty-two minutes to bring in six small sticks of wood, a distance of seventeen feet, how long will it take him to travel a mile to see a cir cus show procession? A woman placed four pounds of cold meat and eight slices of bread before a tramp. At the end of twenty minutes how much was left? A housewife sold a coat to a ped dler for a vase worth nine cents, a pair of boots for a china dog worth six cents, and a vest for a glass bot tle worth four cents; how much did she receive for all and how much over $lt clear profit did the peddler make? A man pays thirty cents for three pounds of evaporated apples and gets a $14 newspaper miff for Kenrlins them to an orphan asylum. Does he gain or lose, and how much? Two females, each thirty years of age, are sitting on a sofa. Neither of them has a husband. One is worth two hundred thousand dollars and the other teaches a district school. Which is the unmarried ladv and which is the old maid? A man winks his eye an e vera Re of 30,000 times a day, and a woman's tongue makes 7S.OO0 motions every twenty-four hours. At this rate how long will It take the man to catch up? If it cost $200 for a young lady to learn painting, and she turns out two landscapes worth forty cents apiece, what is the net profit? It takes twenty blows of a hammer in the hands of a woman to drive a tenpenny nail three inches. She misses the nail twice where she hits it once. How many blows does she strike in all and how far can her voice be heard when she strikes her thumb? on the coast are raised here and our potatoes equal to any grown. Those who planted potatoes last year made a fine profit, yet did not begin to supply the demand. Double the acre age has been planted this year, and with irrigation, potatoes are always a most profitable crop. The vaney instead of importing 84 cars, ought to be exporting' a thousand cars of potatoes from its idle land alone. A year ago 225 cars of hay were imported and 62 cars exported, 163 cars shortage of local demand. Im ports of oats and barley totaled 4 8 cars, of flour and feed 4 32 cars. In spite of a favorable year and in creased acreage, the local production of these staples will fall far short of the local demand. Idle land can be made to produce this shortage with several hundred cars for export, but irrigation is necessary to insure crops in unfavorable years. Nature has done too much for the Rogue river valley. If the soil was less fertile, we would scratch it hard er and make it yield more. If the climate was more arid, we would ap preciate better the value of water and double'our output. If we didn't have a home market, we would be striving j to raise produce for both home and foreign markets. Fruit should not be the only re-1 source of the horticulturist. He; should aim to make otuer crops, his j vegetables, berries, corn, hay and 1 produce, his cows, poultry and bees I unv nil iho i-npnAsi fit" thp fnmilv nnrl 1 1 . " - v " 1 - , ,.e .1 v. luaiuieiiuuce 01 me on:nuiu, su me fruit proceeds will be "velvet." It Is done on some orchards now and can be done on every orchard with water. When we are exporting a surplus of every crop possible to raise, when our idle lands are utilized by produc ers Instead of by speculators, when these conditions shall have been real ized by the extension of the irriga tion systems, the Rogue river valley will be the most prosperous section in the entire nation and national pan ics can come and go without disturb ing its prosperity. THE THEATRE. .tjothci-liood. A little while ago I wandered down a quiet street far from the din of the mart. It was evening and dusk was scatteririg glowing embers in the sky. Gentle breezes touched and kissed the blosboiu-ladeued boughs. Now The theatre is a place inhabited by people who seek to drive dull care away and forget the size of their coal bill. Theatres usually have a stage with a growth of natural timber and a draft which causes the leading man to make love in tones bearing a close resemblance to the notes of an ex piring pump. There is alwayys a good deal of loose scenery In a thea tre, and not all of it is confined to the stage. Some of thi scenery chews gum and talks about the new styles in shirtwaists during the death scene, while another variety enters in the middle of the first act and makes everybody in the fourth row of the orchestra circle double up like a six-foot emigrant in a chair car. There is nothing that will bring back the mind of the absorbed spectator to this mundane sphere quicker than Athena Underwear For Women, Misses and Children CHEER, dainty knit fabrics, the coolest and most comfortable to wear next to the body in summer. They require no starch are absorbent and fit so snugly that there is no wrinkling under the corset or bulk around the waist. 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