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Monday, July IS, I9. PAGE TWO ASHLAXU TIDIJTGS Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. 1 ; Issued Mondays and Thursdays Bert R. Giwr, - Editor and Owner W. H. Gillis, . - - City Editor W. E. Barnes, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year . 12.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail mat ter. Ashland. Ore., Monday, July 13, '12 BUSY LITTLE COUNTRIES. All of us, more or less, are fasci nated by the glamor of bigness. We are proud to be inhabitants of great countries like the United States or Great Britain countries with vast resources and millions of population and mighty navies countries that are "world powers." But, after all, one sometimes won ders whether the little countries are not in happier case; the little coun tries that are maintained as buffer nates, or by mutual agreement be cause of the jealousies of the big na tions. At one blow the little countries are relieved of the tremendous expense of big armies and navies. All govern ment is conducted on a simpler and more economical scale. The people have more time for industry and the arts. Purely a theory? Well, let's look into it. There is Belgium, for in stance, which Germany could gobble tomorrow if it chose. Belgium is one vast workshop. On every hand the fky is rendered murky by clouds of rmoke that come from huge factories. The little country is rich. Or take Denmark, another land that Germany could absorb if it chose. Denmark is one immense market garden and dairy farm. The making of butter and cheese has be come a science. The people are pros perous. Nor is the prosperity merely a fi nancial and commercial one. The arts are not neglected. Belgium has produced Maurice Maeterlinck, one of the world's greatest modem dra matists and essayists. Emile Ver haeren is admittedly the greatest lyric poet now using the French tongue. Little Denmark keeps up her end of it by producing George Brandes, the greatest living critic of literature. So you see, these little countries are really big big with prosperity, big with productions of hand and brain. BIGGER THAN A SENATORS!! IP. Massachusetts now has the sena torial primary and Louis D. Brandeis is talked of as successor to Murray Crane. The two facts go together. Without the primary, Brandeis wouldn't even be mentioned. It would be impossible for a man of his type to get any votes in the legisla ture under the old system of ma chine rule, with the machine owned by the interests. It would be a good thing for Mas sachusetts to send Brandeis to the senate. It is not, however, of great consequence to Brandeis himself. As a private citizen he weighs more than a carload of Murray Cranes. Any one who has ever heard him hurling the thunder at a public hearing, with Crane and others of his kind shrivel ing up in their chairs before him must realize how little the senatorial toga would add to the stature of a real statesman, patriot and lover of bis kind. THE PKOMISKD LAND. Madero won the presidency of Mexico upon his promise to cut up the big estates and give the common people a chance at the land. The new revolution started because he did not immediately redeem his promise. Now he is ready to act He has worked out a scheme of land purchases through a commission and a land bank, and nearly 4,000,00 acres have already been acquired for distribution among the people. Sounds good, doesn't it? But there is a fly In the onltment. It is said that the price which the govern ment pays for the land is about five times its true market value, and that somebody is going to get millions or unearned profit at the expense of the multitude of small buyers. It is a long, long way to the prom tod land in Mexico. HOW "SUNNY JIM" MAY BE CHOSEN PRESIDENT. A possibility of the present presi dential campaign is one that has never occurred heretofore and one that the makers of the constitution have not provided against. That is the failure of election of a president by any and all of the alternatives provided. The failure of any candidate to carry a full majority of the electoral votes, which must be recognized as a veritable possibility this year, con sidering what happened in South Da kota, where the republican state con vention refused to mention Taft's name, and considering the uncertain factors in the contest, throws the election of president into the house and of vice-president into the sen ate. But in that case the members of the house vote not individually but as joint representatives in every del egation of their respective states, every state being equal and having one vote, but every senator having one vote in the senate in the election of vice-president. A majority of all the senators Is necessary to elect a vice-president, and a majority of all the seates necessary to elect a presi dent in the house. The curious situation exists of a deadlock in the house. That is, there are 23 republican states, 24 democratic and one (Nebraska) di vided, having an equal number of republicans and democrats in the house. The democrats would not have a majority in any case, unless Nebraska should join them to make an election. With a deadlock in the house, the constitution provides that the vice- president elected by the senate would succeed, precisely as in the case of the death of the president. The sen ate is republican, but is bound by the constitution to vote for the candi dates in November's election for vice president, so that the senate could not elect as vice-president a man who ran for president. While the contingency is remote, yet the senate election for vice-presi dent in this case "Sunny Jim" would succeed to the presidency. WOMAN AND THE AKROPLANK. If many women had it in mind to go into aviation, the death of Miss Harriet Quimby must make them think a bit. In so far as alertness of thought goes, there is every rea son why women might fly even bet ter than men. Women soar through the circus arena as acrobats with ease and safety. The treacherous quality of the air calls for instant 'estimate and decision on physical forces, and a woman's quick wit ought to serve her well. But as in all outdoor labor and sports, the aeroplane seems to call at times for great strength, to meet the terrific rush of air at high rates of speed? Here is where Miss Quimby's frail muscles may have failed at their task. No doubt the poetry of aviation appeals to women even more keenly than men. The dust and ponderous machinery still make automobiling somewhat earthly. Such factors are wholly or partly absent In the great man-made birds that are beginning to obey human fntelligence. The elation of speed, the companionship of the clouds, the sense of escape from prosaic- earth, will no doubt appeal more and more to women. One imagines a grim series of femi nine tragedies reaching out into the future. HARD LINKS. Hard lines for old Abdul Hamid, ex of Turkey. They took all but six of his wives away from 'him, and put him in a villa prison at Salonika, wherein the only fun he has is beat ing his wives and painting red pic tures while reclinging In a bath tub. And now the Italian fleet threatens to bombard Salonika, including Ab in his bath tub. The march of 'progress certainly is running all the sunshine out of the Infamous old scoundrel's life. It will be just like those Kalians to shoot up that bath tub first thing. Many years ago Mrs. McCall plant ed a little twig in her yard on Oak street. It grew and grew until It developed into a magnificent mag nolia tree. Thursday she plucked from its branches a blossom of won drous size and beauty and aroma Now it rests on our editorial desk, a perfumed testimony to the richness of Oregon soil and salubrity of Ore gon climate. What a wondrous coun try this, w here the pine and the palm meet, and where the magnolia rears its beautifully blossomed form to ward the sky. Sunny Southern Ore gon, the land of the blessed, where God reigns and bestows hist blessings numberless as the stars; where man basks in the pleaasures and provi dences of God and is satisfied. The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen Once upon a time there was a woman whose plight was similar to that of the old Mother Goose woman who had so many children she didn't know what to do. This woman I write of had not so many children, but she had so much money that she didn't know what to do. Had she had children, she could have fol lowed the illustrious example of the Mother Goose woman an example which has been pretty generally cop ied throughout the generations since the solution as to what to do with children was expounded. She could have whipped them all soundly and put them to bed. But unfortunately for this particu lar woman, she could not easily dis pose of her treasures when tney be came unruly. For her treasures were not warm, loving and lovable little children, but money, jewels, houses, bric-a-brac, clothes, servants and social position, treasures which all will admit cannot be dealt with in the manner prescribed for chil dren. She would have told you, if pressed to do so, that she was very charita ble. She did, indeed, give money. It was all she had to give. She deserved no particular credit for giving mon ey, for it was the most plentiful, therefore the cheapest, thing she possessed. Also, it was a satisfaction to her to see her name at tne head of every subscription list. Little did sne wot that the modest sum which usually brought up the tag end of the list, given by "A Friend," was a bigger gift than her own munificent subscription, 'because it represented sacrifice on the part of "A Friend." She did the best she couiu, accord ing to her light, but her light was sometimes rather dim, for sue did. not always keep her lamps trimmed, nor were they filled with the Oil of Love. She went on her ceaseless round of pleasure, going without ever hav ing learned that pleasure and happi ness are not one and the same thing. She had married a man who was as busy accruing money as she was in spending it. Needless to say, she had a wide circle of friends, bound together by a common ambition that of spending money with her. Yet all their efforts proved unavail ing, and corroding care sat heavily upon her heart, but she never guessed the reason for it. Her sisters marrlea and had chil dren. She, from the height of her material wealth, looked down on them and pitied them. When she paused in her busy life of doing nothing, to visit them, she wondered at the obvious joy conveyed by sticky kisses from little lips. She could not understand the palpable thrill experi enced by the pressure of the soft lit tle arms. Then she would go home to her treasureless orderly, empty man sion, and tell herself how much more fortunate she was than her sisters.' Theirs was a struggle with poverty with seeming limitations and she asked herself why they should ap-1 pear to be happy, lacking all that she had to make life worth while. Sometimes, following her reflec tions, the silence of her house op pressing her, she would persuade herself that she needed a change, and. would cross the ocean, seeking for the treasure which always eluded tier. l rue, she would bring back rare paintings to further add to tne beauty of the place she called home, and new gowns that made her the envy of her friends. She even occa sionally indulged a generous impulse and brought home rich, unsuitable gifts to her nieces and nephews. After a lapse of years her home became still more silent, her husband going to that bourne where the man who has done nothing but accumu late money must learn a new voca tion. Her hair whitened, and the youthful lines of her figure changed. Wrinkles appeared around her eyes and her mouth sagged at the corners. Old age had crept up on her while she was not looking and left her un lovely and lonely. She found that a life of social excitement palled, after the glamor of youth had departed. Her sisters became grandmothers and she observed where her mouth sagged at the corners, theirs had up ward tendencies, as though ready at any moment to break into spontane ous laughter or soft lullabyes. Gradually she became conscious that for the first time in her life she was envious. She had never en vied her sisters their children, but she envied them their grand-children. While she had been young and while the pleasures of youth had beckoned her, she had not missed the clinging touch of baby fingers. And now, in her old age, the nearest she could come to that bliss was in bor rowed treasures. The love that sue lavished upon these borrowed grand children was pathetic, for in it Was revealed the barrenness of her life. This must not be construed as crit icism of the woman who is so unfor tunate as not to achieve motherhood. It is intended simply to convince those people whose treasures are not commercial commodities, but pre cious responsibilities, that they have a more solid foundation for the struc ture of happiness than the merely rich. Fireweed Makes Honey. Hoed River, Ore. W. W. Dakin, one of the largest honey producers in this community, is planning on tak ing his hives to the range of hills west of the valley, that the bees may be near to the large fields of fire weed growing on the burnt-over areas there. He declares that his bees will fill the hives quickly in these locations. Fireweed honey Is considered better than that produced from any other flower. The Tidings Is for sale at W. M. Poley'8 Drug Store, 17 East Main St. LOVE'S APPEAL. (By Richard P. Campbell.). Men of our state and country, men of our heart and 'home, rilled with an earnest purpose and trust in you, we come, Prompted by love and duty and steadfast loyalty. We ask for equal suffrage, for right and liberty. i You know our hearts beat constant, our lives ring ever true. We face stern death unflinching for the love we bear to you. Our country's hope and promise lies sweetly on our breast, 'Tls motherhood appealing to tne manhood of the West. We feel our fair state needs us the touch of woman's hand, In shaping the destiny of our be loved land. The blight of sins immoral, the curse of human greed, Have fastened on our statehood, it calls us. inits need. We know our limitations, our duties in the home. Our state is but a household, it bectc- ons us to come. You led us to the altar in love and constancy. We ask a broader wedlock, bound in equality. Our love will be the deeper as it broadens in its scope. Our lives will grow the richer in use- . fulness and hope. We pledge a proud anegiance to home and Oregon. Woman, full-wedded to the man, shall come into her own. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. National Educational Association Endorse Vital Needs. Chicago. At its annual conven tion here last week, the National Ed ucational Association adopted the following resolutions: Woman suffrage, "because women teachers realize the responsibility of training youth for citizenship. Promotion of international peace. Investigation of teachers' salaries throughout the country with refer ence to the high cost of living. Uniform federal law for marriage ,and divorce. Promotion of plans, for a national university. Extension by congress of plans for training in agriculture, domestic economy and other industrial work. Greater attention in public schools to the health of pupils. Extension by congress of the work of the National Bureau of Education, so as "to embody a group of compe tent men and women to study thor oughly the problem of rural educa tion, city school administration, vo cational education, hygiene and higher education, including the training of the teachers." That school playgrounds provide at least one square rod for each pu pil. Schooners Collide. San Francisc-Q. The sailing schooner Bertha Dolbeer collided with the British schooner Tuscarora off the lightship near here early yes terday. The Bertha Dolbeer lost her Jibboom and head gear and was towed back to port by the steamer Johan Poulsen. The Tuscarora was uninjured. The Bertha Dolbeer was bound for Grays Harbor. The Tus carora was inward bound. u iliUJii JUJU vj kfLgn fijZSj WiscontmuedNumbers CV r $3.50 to $5.00 vnlnpc nt ei iq h frwa with DOUBLE Self-Reducing IA5TIKDP3 1IM5HAPING iASTIKDPS ilMSHAPND ( Protect yourself from We are now offering them The Store with a Rest Room II I PureMounfainWaferlce i Reduced Prices on Ice FOR SEASON OF 1912 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. f ASHLAND ICE AND STORAGE CO. f TELEPHONE 108 M l 1 1 I M H I I FREDERICK WILLIAM. Girmin Emparor's Eldest Son and Crown Princ of Prussia. $1,000,000 Spent in 1004. " Washington, D. C. The republi can national committee of 1904 raised $1,900,000 for Roosevelt's, campaign, according to George B. Cortelyou, then chairman of 'the committee, who testified before the senate campaign contributions com mittee. "There were no promises or pledges given to donors of the mon ey," said Cortelyou, and one contri bution was rejected for that reason. ft g An unusual offer far below the manufacturer's cost of making these 'well known corsets. Every woman that has ever worn the Nemo corset buys another because it is the most comfortable, and stylish fitting corset made. We have a lot of dis continued numbers which are absolutely as good as any we have in stock. lint the Nemo manu facturer has discontinued making these particular numbers, so we offer these $3.50 to $5.00 values so long as there is a single corset left at only $1.49. Come as soon as you can, as this lot will not last long. Si 7.68 from 20 to 30. The Crosby, a front lace Corset $3.50 to $5.00 values at $1.49 Forced to close these out at the small price of only $1.49 because we cannot duplicate these numbers again. If you wish to try a front lace corset here is an opportunity to buy a high grade corset which formerly retailed at $3.50 to $5.00. Sizes 22 to 30. All Our Parasols Reduced the scorching hot sun under one at ridiculously low prices. VAUPEL'S HIHMIHMII h X 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ashland Restaurant Roast Chicken Dinner 25c Good Cooking Try Onr Meals 80 NORTH MAIN. 1 OPERA HOUSE BILLIARD PARLOR i Cigars, Tobacco, Candy and Soft ' Drinks ' J. P. Sayle & Son S Successors to Ruger & Sayle. i Practical Shoe Repairing Done promptly, with the best ma terials obtainable, by Cor. Fourth and Main Streets. Phone 129 27 Main St. C. II. GILLETTE Real Estate, Loans, Rentals, Conveyancing SEE ME BEFORE BUYING. Attention, Wood Consumers Sound dry red fir and yel low pine, lG-inch block body wood, delivered in your wood shed in orders for not less than 10 tiers to a place, at $2.25 per tier. E. J. MAIIAN Leave orders at office, 290 East Main. st., or phone 1G8. Scale receipts at Tidings office. ORE AT SALE OF CORSETS of bur handsome parasols. The Store with a Rest Room