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GOVERNMENT BUFFALO HERD IS
INCREASED.
The birth of ten calves in the buf
falo herd maintained by the govern
ment on the Witchita national forest
and game refuge near Lawton, Okla.,
has been reported by the game war
den in charge. The herd now con
tains a total of 4 8 head of full-blooded
buffaloes, or, more properly,
bison, of which 27 are males and 21
females. All of the animals are in
splendid condition.
In 1907 the American Bison' So
ciety donated to the federal govern
ment a nucleus herd of 15 animals
which had been bred and reared in
the New York zoological park. THe
animals were transported to the
Wichita national forest, which is also
a game refuge, and placed under the
care of the Forest Service. They
readily adapted themselves to their
new habitat, but the area upon which
they were placed was within the zone
affected by the Texas fever tick and
during the two or three years fol
lowing their transfer only the con
stant care and watchfulness of the
forest officers prevented the com
plete loss of the herd.
The animals were examined almost
daily to determine whether they had
become infested with Texas fever
ticks and were placed in specially
designed cages and sprayed with
crude oil at intervals of from 15 to
30 days, but notwithstanding the ex
treme precautions which were adopt
ed three of the animals died. Gradu
ally, however, the enclosures in which
the buffalo were confined were freed
from fever ticks and there is a possi
bility that as the buffalo adapted
themselves to their new environment
they became more or less immune to
the disease. No losses from Texas
fever have occurred for several years
and the herd has almost quadrupled
in number since it was established.
The fact that the herd has not in
creased more rapidly is due largely
to the preponderance of male calves.
This characteristic of the buffalo is
so pronounced in all of the herds
now in captivity that a cow is con
Bidered twice as valuable as a bull
THE "BAND BOYS."
The Americans have not been con
aidered a musical people. If you
wish to finance a first-class concert,
a platoon of society girls must com
monly put on their most fluffy frocks
and sell tickets. Usually their smiles
are the winning consideration, rather
than the technique of the artists.
But the custom of open air band
concerts during the summer has be
come so general as to suggest the
growth of a real musical feeling.
Treasury watchdogs may look as
kance at providing the concerts at
public cost, feeling that the choir's
sonorous rendering of "Coronation"
and the prattling melodies of the
dance orchestra provide all needed
artistic culture.
But there are few appropriations
that slip through with less general
opposition. In many of the smaller
towns the band music is provided
without any compensation.
No community can afford to deny
encouragement to Its musicians. It
has been said that Americans take
pleasure sadly. But the band con
cert is a democratic festival which
brightens many lives. The town
without a good band socms slow.
The most rustic hamlet may
have fairly good music. Village
wiseacres have been known to re
mark that it sounds "as if they were
bilin' pertaters in them ere horns."
At heart they enjoy even the discord
ant sounds of practice, as a relief
from the monotony of silence.
Shall the "band boys" play classi
cal or popular music, will be asked.
No program is complete for an out
door recital that does not appeal to
all tastes. "The Racket at Gilll
gan's" will draw more hand clapping
and motor horns than the overture to
"Tannhauser." But no band ever
grows in faculty, rythin and imagina
tion if it merely rehearses infant's
food.
Phone news Items to the Tidings.
PEXSIOXS FOR MINISTERS.
The minister of course ought to
ignore the money end of his job. He
gets so much satisfaction out of souls
saved that obtruding the money mo
tive on his consideration shows lack
of tact.
But even the country parson on
$500 a year is expected to appear in
his pulpit in a fresh and neatly
pressed frock coat. Furthermore,
ministers frequently commit the im
prudence of having children. They
might know in advance, also, that
these children would have literary
tastes, and would demand college ed
ucations. Ministers are called passe
at fifty, and superanuafed at sixty.
At that age poultry culture and sell
ing life insurance are undertaken
under a handicap.
Recognizing such conditions, the
Episcopal church recently appointed
a committee on pensions, which has
just reported in favor of half pay for
ministers over sixty-five, with pro
vision for widows and orphans Bap
tists and other denominations are at
work on similar plans.
High clerical ideals seem easy
enough when seen from the right
side of a business office. But the
calling does not prove attractive to
the brightest college graduates. In
the Episcopal church, while member
ship wa9 increasing 66 per cent, the
clergymen increased but 29.
The clergyman must satisfy the
younger set that his trousers are
properly creased and his stockings
correct. He must not affront the
more conservative by crossing his
legs In the pulpit. He needs the ex
ecutive gifts and grasp of human na
ture expected from a factory super
itnendent. He must be a skillful
financier, an original thinker, -a
graphic writer, a forceful elocution
ist, a graceful conversationalist. A
larger allotment of bread and butter
is needed for so inclusive a task.
Some such pension scheme would be
good business for the churches.
BENJAMIN" FRANKLIN.
Among the printers of North Amer
ica in the eighteenth century, the
most famous was Benjamin Franklin,
liorn January 17, 1706, but he is still
more celebrated as a philosopher and
statesman. He established a print
ing office in Philadelphia in 1728,
and as a curiosity we may mention
his "Poor Richard's Almanack,"
which he conducted for twenty-five
'years. Interesting for printers is
also his epitaph, which he composed
himself: "The body of Benjamin
Franklin, printer (like the cover of
an old book, its contents Worn out
and stript of its lettering and gild
ing), lies here, food for worms. Yet
the work itself shall not be lost, for
it will, a3 he believed, appear once
more in a new and more beautiful
edition, corrected and amended by
the author."
Governor Hughes of Kansas is go
ing over to Missouri to help build its
across-state road on "road day."
Governor Major has promised tofur
nish him a pair of overalls and the
two governors will work together,
one with a pick and the otner with
a shovel This will be an lnspirv.,g
sight of two perspiring governors.
We should think it would be hard
on the Mormon youth to have so
many mothers to mind but the ex
tra supply of grandparents might be
convenient to have around during the
baseball season.
If the aviators want to get the cat
tle show jobs away from the para
chute jumpers, they must expect to
take a tumble occasionally.
Those South American scrimmages
seemed to be getting along very
nicely without infracting any of the
revised football rules.
The man who hopes to leave his
footprints on the sands of time must
have the sand to begin with.
If you give a bald-headed man a
fair show he will always be found
well up In front.
NOTICE.
Please get your items for the Tid.
Ings in the day before date of publi
cation, if jtoHNible. All matter must
hereafter by in tyie by noon on pub
lication day.
Romaikablo Cure of Dysentery.
"I was attacked with dysentery
about July 15th, and used the doc
tor's medicine and other remedies
with no relief, only getting worse all
the time. I was unable to do any
thing and my weight dropped from
14 5 to 125 pounds. I suffered for
about itwo months when I was ad
vised to use Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I
used two bottles of it and it gave
me permanent relief," writes B. W.
Hill of Snow Hill, N. C. For sale by
all dealers. "
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EDITED BY
ALICE F. TALCOTT
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Men aa Regulators of All the Fah-
Jons.
Christian Science Monitor: After
an all-night session, 344 tailors rep
resenting 34 states of the American
union, in convention in New York
city have voted that the woman's
skirt for the winter of 1913-14 shall
be from 38 to 50 inches in circum
ference around the hem, with a slight
slash, and that it shall clear the
ground by from one to two inches..
This result and it is more or less
in the nature of a compromise was
not reached until numerous amend
ments had been offered to the report
of the committee on hobbles, numer
ous speeches had been made and
numerous roll calls had been record
ed. While it does not appear from
the printed proceedings that section
al feeling ran righ at any stage, it
seems to be a fact that many of the
votes were almost strictly on geo
graphical lines. This may be ac
counted for reasonably, although it
would seem best to avoid identifying
any sectfon of the country with the
votes taken for or against lesser or
greater leeway for feet and stride.
There are some things, even in the
proceedings of men tailors who are
setting the fashion for women, that
might better be left out of public
discussion. It is probably the case
that a greater circumference of hem
is necessary in some parts of the
country than in others because of
difference in length of feet and
length of stride, but as all come
within the maximum of fifty Inches,
It will be as well to let this phase
of the subject drop. What Is of a
great deal more importance is the
fact that men insist upon regulating
all these things for women. Women,
in fact, have as little to say about
the circumference of their skirts as
about the height of street car steps.
Men in different states of the Amer
ican union in 34 of them, that is
take certain observations, come to
certain conclusions, adopt certain
laws, and women have got to wear
what these men agree among them
selves she shall wear. This is not
true of skirts only; it is true of suits,
of hats, of practically everything in
the line of fashions. And 344 men
having made the laws regulating
style, many millions of other men
stand off and criticise and ridicule
woman for wearing the things she
has got to wear if she is going to
be in fashion at all!
This seems all wrong fundamen
tally wrong. Possibly if women were
to take the whole matter out of the
hands of men they would not do
much better about some things; but
they would, at least, have the satis
fact'on, when criticised or ridiculed
for adopting oddities in fashion, of
knowing that they deserved it. And
it seems reasonable to believe that
if women did the absurd thing once,
and were criticised and ridiculed for
it, they would not continue to invite
such comment, as the men tailors do.
But, for once at all events, let it be
known widely and thoroughly, that
men and not women will be responsi
ble for next winter's continuance of
the hobble skirt. '
LAUNDRY.
Heat a boiler of water, add soap
and 2 cupfuls of strong bluing wa
ter. Boil the clothes in this and stir
occasionally and they will be nice and
white.
An easy and satisfactory way of
shrinking gingham that does away
with Ironing is to lay the unfolded
cloth to be shrunk In a large tub of
lukewarm water to which a little salt
has been added. When all the folds
are thoroughly wet unfold without
wringing and pin on the line. When
the cloth is dry you will never know
it was not ironed.
To prevent a sweater from losing
Its shape, while drying button the
sweater on a coat hanger and tie or
pin it to the clothes line.
When hanging up bed sheets fold
the two corners together on each
side and pin on the line with the
corners up. They can he folded even
when dried and not Ironed.
To prevent blue from fading, put
an ounce of sugar of lead In a pail
of water and soak the material in
the solution for two hours. Dry be
fore washing and ironing. This is
good for all shades of blue.
SALADS.
Cream Mayonnaise.
Put cupful of vinegar, 2 beaten
eggs, 1 level teaspoonful dry mus
tard, y4 teaspoonful cayenne pepper,
2 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1 tablespoon
ful melted butter, to Bimmer until
creamy; remove from the fire and
beat until cold, then add a cupful of
whipped cream; chill and serve.
Combination Salad. .
Select firm, fresh tomatoes and'
cucumbers and let stand near the ice ,
until thoroughly chilled. Peel the'
tomatoes. Rcnnn nut t ruln anh I
salt the inside to taste. Fill with a
mixture of diced cucumbers, onions,
celery and green peppers thoroughly
combined with boiled salad dressing.
Put a spoonful of cottage cheese on
top of each tomato cup, place them
on a pjpatter and garnish with a ring
of sliced cucumbers.
. Graiefruit salad.
Peel the fruit and divide each lobe
into four parts, carefully removing
all the white membrane. Arrange
on crisp lettuce leaves and serve with
mayonnaise dressing, and garnish
with candied cherries.
Pear and Nut Sala(l.
Select firm canned pears, wipe
carefully, or drain without breaking,
cover with almond kernels, add a
salad dressing and perve in flat glass
saucers.
Sardine Sulad.
Remove the bones from the fish
and serve on crisp lettuce leaves with
strips of sweet red peppers scattered
over it. Sprinkle with lemon juice
and Berve with a Frenchc dressing.
Fish Salad.
Use 2 cupfuls of any kind of cold
fish; arrange daintily in the center
of a salad dish, having around it a
border of sliced hard-boiled eggs and
lemon. Cover with mayonnaie, and
serve. '
Shrimp Salad.
Clean the shrimps well and let
stand - in iced water one hour, wipe
carefully and serve with several
chopped hard-boiled eggs mixed with
mayonnaise on a bed of cress.
Losses Caused By Bad Roads.
The farmer, and the business man
as well, has at last come to realize
the losses he suffers from bad roads,
and the magnitude of the movement
to better conditions is little appreci
ated by those whose interests have
not brought them in contast with it.
The cost of bad roads has long been
known in a vague way, but recent
scientific investigations have brought
the matter home In tangible form to
those who suffer from them. One
of the most thorough investigations
of the subject ever conducted, the
results of which are used as a text
wherever the doctrine of good roads
is preached, was made by the Minne
apolis Civic and Commerce Associa
tion. While the conditions investi
gated were those of territory tribu
tary to Minneapolis, they are un
doubtedly typical, to a greater or
less degree, of those existing else
where.
A committee of the association se
lected frr investigation the farming
district, 750 square miles in area,
the trade of which is tributary to
Minneapolis. From a thorough can
vass of the conditions existing there
it was found that the 4,069 farmers
in the district hauled 500,000 tons
of farm produce to market in 1911
and sold it for $6,665,680. To do
this they had to make 305,000 trips,
the time spent equaling 800 years of
eight-hour days and the distance cov
ered 88 times the circumference of
the world. Bad road conditions
caused losses in time, partly due to
slow progress, partly to the necessity
of taking less direct routes, and
partly because smaller load3 had to
be carried. Detailed investigations
showed that the losses In time were
as follows: Due to not taking the
shortest route, $62,000; due to slow
er progress, $75,000; due to extra
trips necessitated by smaller loads,
$159,000 a total loss of $296,000.
Losses from inability to reach the
best market, from the spoiling of
produce, and from injury to horses
and wagons were found to aggregate
$221,000; from restricted ability to
haul manure, $91,000. The total
loss caused by bad roads was placed
at $608,728.
The committee made the following
deductions: On account of bad roads
each farmer lost for the year $1.70
for every acre that he farmed; 13
cents every time he carried a ton of
farm produce over one mile of bad
roads; 9 per cent of his total crop.
He paid as much for bad roads as for
labor; more than for feed for his
stock; 25 times as much as for fertil
izer. The total loss to the farmers
in this district for the year from this
cause would have bought all the corn
produced in it, or all the wheat, or
the oat crop twice over, or all but
10 percent of the potatoes, or all
the baTley,- rye, flaxseed, timothy
seed, hay and forage combined. The
losses would replace the farm impTe
ments or the cattle every three years,
the horses every four years, and
would pay off all the mortgages in
the district In three years, with
$100,000 to spare.
The farmers, moreover, were not
the only losers from bad roads. The
committee found that the worst sec
tions of the roads they had to travel
between their farms and market were
within the city limits; that there
were approximately 3,600 business
houses . In Minneapolis, employing
5,000 wagons, whose loss from bad
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WHEN yon think of "First National," yon think ol
"banking." Why not, when yon think of "bank
ing," think of "First National?" U We grant every ac
commodation consistent with a sale and conservative
yet progressive business policy.
First Wational Bank
Oldest National Bank in Jackson-County
Depository of the United States, State of Oregon, Coun
ty of Jackson and City of Ashland.
roads was $910,000 for the year.
The combined loss of the farmers,
merchants and manufacturers for
one year was $1,518,000. As there
are about 3,000 miles of roads in the
district, which could have been kept
in good condition for $3,000 a year,
if properly constructed, in order to
ascertain what amount could profit
ably be invested in good roads, the
committee deducted this amount
from the total loss, leaving $1,200,
000. Capitalized at 4 per cent, or
5 per cent, which is more than bonds
would cost,- the principal is $22,
000,000. If this amount were invested
in good highways at $7,000 a mile
the district would still break even
on the Investment. From "Good
Roads Activities in the Northwest."
by Walter C. Tiffany, in the Ameri
can Review of Reviews for August.
Costly Treatment.
"I was troubled with constipation
and Indigestion and spent hundreds
of dollars for medicine and treat
ment," writes C. II. Hines of Whit
low, Ark. I went to a St. Louis
hospital, also to a hospital in New
Orleans, but no cure was effected.
On returning home I began taking
Chamberlain's Tablets, and worked
right along. I used them for some
time and am now all right." For
sale by all dealers.
Good Work Done
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Rough Dry at Reasonable Prices. New Machinery.
J. N. NISCET, Mgr.
Office and Laundry 31 Water St TELEPHONE 165
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Every Man's Hand
Is worth so much in dollars and cents. In fact, every part of the
body has a money value. If you are injured by accident or fall
sick, the loss of your income is the loss of the dividends on the
money value which your body represents.
DO YOU KNOW
JndathbflyithnTe8tiDS a 8ma11 portion of yur earnings In accident.
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INSURE IN THE TRAVELERS
Life, Accident Health
G. F. BILLINGS, Agent
41 E. Main St. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. Phone 211.
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Tight Skirt Cause of Fall, Breaking
Arm.
Medford; Aug. 19. The tight
skirt, the height of fashion this sum
mer, will result in Miss Mabel Nor
ling, a popular member of the young
er set, being confined in her home
for several days with a broken arm.
According to reports Miss Norling
was demonstrating to a few of her
girl friends how long a step she
could take impeded by the tight
skirt. But she attempted too long a
step and fell. Her arm was broken
near the wrist. Dr. Porter was in
attendance.
Good Reason for His Enthusiasm.
When a man has suffered for sev
eral days with colic, diarrhoea or
other form of bowel complaint and
is then cured sound and well bv onn
or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as is
often the case, it is but natural that.
he should be enthusiastic in his
praise of the remedy, and especially
is this the case of a severe attack
when life is threatened. Try it when
In need of such a remedy. It never
fails. Sold by all dealers.
The number of births in Germany
exceeds the deaths by 800,000 an
nually, while in France the excess is
only 40,000.
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