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Standard, solid packed goods of the finest quality
and flavor are our specialty, Personal 6ervice is
our watchword.
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PLAZA GROCERY
WEAVER
Opposite Plaza
Great Success
With Peaches
Five years ago, when peaches were
selling at 85 cents a box, any old
farmer could find pay dirt in a peach
orchard. When prices dropped to
half this figure, or less, not many
could stay in the game and show a
balance on the right side of the ledg
er at the end of the year. Hence this
complaint, "There's no money In
peaches," which hau sometimes
threatened to swell into an anvil
chorus. The money is there, all
right, and has been ever since people
began to buy this luscious fruit the
trouble lies in separating the profit
from the pulp.
When the Normal closed its doors
a half dozen years ago, one of the
Instructors who found himself out of
employment was A. C. Joy, who was
loath to leave the finest place In the
world to live. Instead of looking
elsewhere for a job he camped on a
peach orchard within a stone's throw
of the college, determined to earn a
living from the soil and with the
comforting assurance that when the
Normal reopened its doors which he
was confident it would at no distant
date he would be Johnny-on-the-spot
for reinstatement In his old po
sition. Now that he has overcome
all kinds of obstacles in fruit farm
ing and placed the peach business on
a profitable basis, the erstwhile col
lege professor has an independent po
sition of his own making and need
ask employment favors of no one.
Professor Joy he is now principal
of the Belleview Bchool realized that
he had many new problems in horti
culture to solve, since there was no
successful example to follow of one
who had contended with the same
difficulties. At the risk of being
called a book farmer and an unprac
tical theorist, he worked along orig
inal lines until a successful solution
had been found for every problem
which the growing and marketing of
his crop presented. The first was the
fertilization of the granite soil,
which, while rich in some kinds of
plant food, was woefully lacking in
others. This problem was solved
with hogs and chickens. Instead of
buying an expensive manure spread
er, the animals were fed in different
parts of the orchard, the pens being
moved until all the ground had been
covered. Two hundred fowls fere
kept at one time, and at another fif
teen hogs. The latter were enclosed
In three pens, which were moved
daily. Ground bone formed an Im
portant item in the daily menu of
the feathered tribe and was found to
be an excellent fertilizer in Itself.
The raw material was obtained very
cheaply from the local abattoirs and
pulverized in a bone cutter run by a
gas engine. The latter pumps water
to irrigate a large garden of carrots,
kale and other things which aid ma
terially In cutting down the feed and
grocery bills.
The peach trees are not Irrigated,
hut cultivation is so thorough that
the fruit was above the average size
this very dry year. Many orders for
medium-sized peaches had to be filled
with large fruit because of the scarc
ity of the former kind. The crop on
twelve acres of Mulrs amounted to
about 2,500 boxes, but It would have
been nearly twice as large if there
had been no destructive frosts in the
spring. Smudging is not considered
necessary, although it Is undoubtedly
profitable In some orchards. Thor
ough spraying keeps insect and fun
gus pests under control and the trees
are pruned in such a manner that the
bearing wood is so low down that
ladders are unnecessary, which helps
keep the cost of picking, thinning,
.pruning and spraying at a minimum.
The market problem proved the
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We want your patronage,
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Telephone 78
most difficult one to solve and not
until the parcel post law went into
effect was a profitable cash market
found. Finding and supplying retail
customers for several carloads of
peaches involved an immense amount
of clerical and other detail work.
During the harvest season the Joys
worked day and night filling the or
ders which they had labored for
weeks previously to obtain. Not only
was the entire crop profitably mar
keted, but thousands of boxes sold
for neighbors and many orders
turned over to the local fruit associa
tion. The bulk of the mail ship
ments went' to out-of-the-way places
which could not profitably be sup
plied by freight or express shipments.
Many customers expressed great sat
isfaction at being able to secure first
class peaches at lowest prices. "I
thank you from the bottom of my
heart," is the way one consumer ex
pressed his gratification in a return
letter.
During the shipping season Profes
sor Joy was ably assisted by his wife
and the letter's sister, Miss Calkins.
Mrs. Joy cares for three little ones,
in addition to doing her housework
In a model manner, yet finds time to
help her husband in his teaching and
orchard work. The example of this
worthy couple should serve to enr
courage those who are trying to find
ways and means of living in good old
Ashland town.
0. H. BARNHILL.
Cottage Grove
Is Boosting
That the Cottage Grove people are
heartily with us in the re-establishment
of the Normal school at Ash
land is shown by the following reso
lution adopted in their Commercial
Club Monday night:
"Be it unanimously resolved, that
the Cottage Grove Commercial Club
again go on record as heartily favor
ing the adequate support and main
tenance of all necessary higher insti
tutions of learning. To maintain
that position we pledge our votes and
support, and we urge the voters of
our city and surrounding community
to co-operate with us in the re-establishment
of the Southern Oregon Nor
mal at Ashland, Ore."
Mount Lassen
Erupts Again
Mount Lassen has started to do
some more spouting and rumbling.
Last week the display of smoke and
ashes thrown into the air was quite
spectacular. Five eruptions occurred
within twenty-four hours, all of
fhlch were violent. A real treat is
to be given in this regard at the Vin
Ing Theatre, for on Saturday night
they will show moving pictures of
former eruptions along with their
regular program.
Civil Service
Exam, in October
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces a forest and
field clerk examination will be held
in this city on October 17. Age lim
its, 18 years or over.
Persons who desire to enter the
examination should apply to the lo
cal secretary, board of civil service
examiners, at the Ashland postoffice,
for application blank.
For Sale or Trade.
A good piano. O. J. Rathburne.
Phone 409-R. ji.bj
ASHLAND
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ber and October, which request was
granted.
The question of furnishing water
free to a widow In need of charity
came up and was referred to the wa
ter committee.
Upon motion of Councilman Ware
the', recorder," was instructed to re
quest City Attorney Moore to explain
the suit pending with the California
Oregon Power Company at the next
meeting.
Louis Werth applied for the ap
pointment as volunteer fireman and
was unanimously given the position.
As the . culmination of so much
trouble concerning the city's bound
ary line in the matter of furnishing
water in the northwest side of town,
the city engineer was instructed to
make a survey from the Anderson
ditch to the railroad.
The question of getting' w;ood for
the hobo station on Fourth street was
referred to the water committee with
power to act. I
A new ordinance was read Concern
ing the inspection of electrkal wir
ing in buildings and the providing of
an inspector for such work. One of
the provisions was that a $10 license
fee be charged all electricians, this
permit given after they have passed
an examination under the national
code. This ordinance was laid on the
table until next meeting,
60,000 Wounded in Vienna Hospital.
London, Sept. 17. A dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Rome says:
"Sixty thousand wounded arrjved
In Vienna up to Monday night". Since
the hospitals had all been filled last
week, huts for the wounded were
erected. Food, physicians and medi
cal treatment are insufficient.
"In Dalmatia the situation is most
serious and bread is being doled out
by the military authorities." -
Two Snows on Ashland Hutte.
Ashland Butte has had twjt. slight
snow storms on' its summit this week,
both of which soon melted off. be
cause of the sun and the rain. The
weather has been extremely fcar for
the men working on the Tence lines
which are being built to prdtect the
Ashland watershed.
What do you want? A Tiding3
want ad tells it to more than two
thousand people in a day.. Twenty
five cents does the business.
FASHION
By JUDIC CHOLLET
The plain blouse with flaring collar
makes one of the features of the late
season.
This Is so essentially youthfilf'in ef
fect that it is admirable for young girls
and also for women of girlish figures.
Since it can be made with either long
or short sleeves, it is an exceedingly
fill! "
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CHABM1NO PLAIN BLOUSE.
practical garment that can be utilized
in many ways.
In one small view, the neck is shown
with a rolled over collar and, for many
purposes, thnt finish is a good one. but
there Is a tendency to the open neck
oven with the plainest blouses.
The tuck over each shoulder pro
vides becoming fullness and effectually
conceals the ariuhole seam, but the
sleeves are separate and Joined to the
blouse. 1
For the medium size, the blouse will
require three and one-fourth yards of
material twenty-seven Inches wide.
This May Manton pattern li cut In
of lx,een and "'Rhteen years
and for email women. Send 10 conte to
thle office, giving- number, 8342, and It will
be promptly forwarded to you by mall! If
In haite lend an additional two cent atamp
for letter poetaae. When ordering- uee
coupon.
No Blie
Name
Addreii
HINT
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TTDIXGS.
OUR EARLY FLAGS
Colonial , Emblems That Led Up
to the Stars and Stripes. ;
THE STORY OF OLD GLORY.
Twice Has the Design Been Changed
Since. the Official Adoption of Our
First , Flag In 1777 The Star the
Distinctive Feature of Our Banner.
The American : flag is a growth
rather than a creation. Its history can
be traced back to the twelfth century,
or nearly COO years prior to the first
"flag day," June 14, 1777.
' During the first crusade In 1195
Pope Urban II. assigned to all of the
Christian nations as standards crosses
varying in color and design, emblem
atic of the warfare In which they were
engaged. To the Scotch troops was
assigued the white sultire, known as
the white cross of St Andrew, on a
blue field. The British used a yellow
cross, but a century and a quarter
later they adopted a red cross on a
white field, known as the red cross of
St George.
When James VI. of Scotland ascend
ed the throne of England as James L
be combined the two flags and issued
a proclamation requiring all ships to
carry the new flag at their mainmasts.
At the same time the vessels of south
Britain were to carry at their fore
masts the red cross of St George and
the ships of north Britain to carry
the white cross of St Andrew.
The new flag was known as "king
colors," the "union colors." of the
"great union" and later as the "union
Jack" and was the one under which
the British made all their permanent
settlements In America.
The people in the New England colo
nies were bitterly opposed to the cross
In the flag. In 1035 'some or the troops
In Massachusetts declined to march
under this flag, and the military com
missioners were forced to design other
flags for their troops with the cross
left out The design they adopted has
not been preserved. In 1652 a mint
was established in Boston. Money
coined in this mint had the pine tree
stamped on one side of it The pine
tree design was also used on New
England flags, certainly by 1704 and
possibly as early as 1035.
.. At the outbreak of the Revolution
the American colonies had no Sag com
mon to all of tbera. In many cases the
merchant marine flag of England was
used with the pine tree substituted for
the nnlon Jack. Massachusetts adopt
ed the green pine tree on a white
field w'b the motto. "Ad Appeal to
Heaven." Some of the southern states
bad the rattlesnake flag with the mot
to "Don't Tread on Me" on a white or
yellow field. Tbls flag had been nsed
by South Carolina' as early as 1764.
In September. 1775, there was dis
played in the Boutb what is by many
believed to he the first distinctively
American flag. It was blue with a
white crescent and matched the dress
of the troops, who wore caps inscrib
ed "Liberty or Death."
The colonists desired to adopt a com
mon flag, but they bad not yet declared
independence and were not at first
seeking Independence. They took the
British flag as they knew It and made
a new colonial flag by dividing the red
field with white stripes into thirteen al
ternate red and white stripes. This Is
known as the Cambridge flag, because
it was first unfurled over Washington's
headquarters at Cambridge. Mass., on
Jan. 1. 177(1. It complied with the law
of 1707 by having the union Jack on
It; It also represented the thirteen col
onies by the thirteen stripes.
As the colonists gradually became
converted to the Idea that independ
ence from the mother country was nec
essary they began to modify the flag,
first by leaving off the union Jack and
using only the thirteen horizontal
stripes. The modified flags were not al
ways red and white, but regularly con
sisted of combinations of two colors
selected from red, white, blue and yel
low. Tbe final modification was the re
placement of the union Jack by the
white stars on a blue field.
The stars are tbe only distinctive fea
ture of tbe American flag. Tbe charm
ing story which credits Betsy Koss
with making the first flag of stars and
stripes is still accepted by historians.
When Washington suggested tbe six
pointed etar she demonstrated the ease
with which a five pointed star could be
made by folding a piece of paper and
producing one with a single clip of the
scissors.
The official adoption of onr first
flag was In 1777. On June 14 of that
year tbe Continental congress passed
an act providing that "tbe flag of the
thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; tbat i
tbe Union be thirteen stars, white
on a blue Held, representing a new
constellation." The thirteen stars were
arranged In a circle to symbolize tbe
perpetuity of tbe union of tbe states.
Vermont was admitted to the Union
In 1791. and Kentucky in 1782. It
was felt that these two new states
ought to be recognized no the flag, no
In 1794 congress passed an act making
tbe flag fifteen stars and fifteen stripes.
This remained the flag of the United
States throughout tbe war of 1812, un
til there were twenty states In tbe
Union. In 1816 an effort was again
made to modify tbe flag so tbat atl the
new states would be represented on it
To be continually adding stripes would
make the flag very awkward in shape
and appearance, so after arguing the
matter for two years congress decided
to return to the original thirteen stripes
and one star for each state.
' Authoritative
The Wat net Fall Opening
This week everywhere merchants are showing the authoritative Warner's.
Rust-Proof Corset styles for Fall and Winter.
. You can make your selection tomorrow with certainty.
Every fashion tendency for Fall has been considered in de
signing the new styles of
Jmmer's
fT) JUtst-t.
Be sure of your corset. Select a style
correct lines.
Every pair guaranteed not to rosl, break or fear
$1.00 to 5.00
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"WHERE YOU
Classified Advertisements
(Continued from Page Seven.)
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED House with five or six
rooms. Must be modern.- Address
W. N., this office. 33-2t
PIGS FOR SALE Thrifty well-bred
pigs, $3 each. Oaks and Cedars
farm, Wellborn Beeson, owner,
Talent, Ore. 33-2t
FOR SALE Strawberry plants. Va
rieties, Clark Seedling, Gold Dol
lar, 16 to 1. AH pedigree plants.
Address E. J. Arant, 449 Euclid
avenue. ... 33-6t.
FOR SALE A few Barred Plymouth
Rock cockerels of a number one
strain of egg producers. Don't put
this off too long If you wish to im
prove your stock. Cunningham,
319 Alta avenue. 33-4t
FOR RENT A suite of three well-
lighted and well-ventilated rooms,
suitable for doctor, dentist or other
professional, corner Main and
Granite streets, over store of L. J.
Orres. C. Cunningham, phone
343-R. 33-tf
FOR SALE Everything necessary
for housekeeping, including gas
stove and sewing machine, in ex
cellent condition. AH for $75.
S Make the Best of Your !
Opportunities,
:: Buy High-Class Wall Coverings j
and Decorative Materials at
Greatly Reduced Prices
while our present stock lasts. , :
Our Fall shipments are due to arrive in the near !
future, and we must move our present stock in
many instances regardless of cost. ' ;
Headquarters for the best workmen in town. j
W. 0. Dickerson
Thursday, September 17, 1014
CorsetStyles
Ihust-Procf
Corset
that is designed to sha
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Man and boy's bicycles $15 each.
W. C. Pickens, 105 Pine street
Phone 4 4 3-J. 33-3t
MUSICAL IXSTIUCTIO.V
H. G. Qllmore has vacancies for
three earnest-minded advanced pu
pils for piano, voice culture, organ
and musical composition. Address
P. O. Box 106 or phone 438-J
33-2t-Thur.
Miss Porter
MILLINER
30 SECOXD STREET
Political Announcements
Paid. Adv.
For County Recorder of Jackson
County, Oregon.
I hereby announce myself as the
democratic candidate for the office of
County Recorder, to be voted on at
the general election on November 3,
1914. If elected, I will do my dutr
as I have in other responsible posi
tions that I have held.
LEE L. JACOBS.
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Son