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PAGE SIX ASHLAND TIDINGS. Monday, December 21, 1014 THE RED CROSS. "Fire Boras Down, and Fire Insurance BUILDS IIP." One follows the other quickly when you hold a Policy in such companies as this office represents. No matter how much or how little Fire Insurance you need, from $1,000 to $100,000, let us place it. Do it now; tomorrow may be too late. BILLINGS AGENCY RKAL ESTATI3 AND INSURANCE. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT East Side Blacksmith Shop Cor. Iowa and Lincoln Sts. GENERAL Blacksmitblng and Horseshoeing Come and see how we do it. Work Guaranteed. Prices Right. It FUal Oricin Date to Napoleon' Italian Campaign of 1859. The Red Cross owes its real origin to the rcut and terrible campaign of isr0. when Napoleon inside it bis boast that he would free Italy "from the Alps to the Adriatic." At the great battle of Magenta 10.000 Austrians and some 5.000 French soldiers were left dead and dying on the flelds. A Swiss gentleman, named M. Henri Dunant. made a pilgrimage to that battlefield and was an Involuntary eyewitness of the awful carnage of the battle of Solferiuo. a battle which last ed some sixteen hours and left some atuwu dead and wounded llenri Du nutit realized that the medical service of what was probably the greatest army in the world was absolutely In adequate to cope with the casualties, and he was at once compelled to take some notion to rectify the matter. The result was that he wrote a small book for private circulation, en titled "Un Souvenir de Solferino." and tills, with his private appeal, resulted In Napoleon 111. commanding Dunant to bis presence, where, with the great Marshal MacMahon, they seriously talked matters over. The result of this was a conference of the powers, called together by the Swiss federal government, at which Henri Dunant placed bis proposals. Out of this Geneva conference of 18(54 resulted the (Jeneva convention, under which ail medical supplies and person nel in war time are protected. tP&a- StH YEHR Strictly in Advance $2 Southern Oregon's Big Twice-a-Weeh newspaper CG Ashland Tidings STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. vl!MM4U OVtR 65 YEARS' fr'. . f EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac A non HMKlInu clcel rh mid riMrintlnn mny . qiileicly Mflcttrt-um our nt'tnioti free vrnotlior an iivmt4 Is prt'bnhlf paleniAhlo. Omirnunlrn I ion. i tin If mMilHitlnl. HANUDOOK on Patent .tit (roe. OldraC mcotirr for awurliifr patent. I'ntxiit laauN itiniuuli Muiiii & Co. rao.lv ajwial lUiet, alliiuM oti.ru a, la the Scientific American. A hanrltonielf llln.tniled wmklr. I.nrtreet fir 1'erma, 13 a .viIkUiin of any ftt'tenlltla inurnu). Tner: four month. IL 8614 brail nswadoaler. HONllJCo."' "NewYork Unacto Ollioe. liii V St, Waihluglou. D. U A Prehistoric Lake. One of the most interesting remnants of a prehistoric lake In the United States is that now known as Estancla valley, which lies south of Santa Fe and east or Albuquerque. N. M. From examination of the deposits in this sec tion geologists are of the opinion that this lake existed at the same time as Lake Bonneville. In Utah, and other ancient lakes of the nrid west during the cold, humid glacial period. The theory of the eslstence of an ancient lake ift the valley Is based on the pres ence of shore features and lake sedi ments. Sea cliffs, terraces, beaches, beach ridges, spits and bars are found on all sides of the lake flat at altitudes between C.100 and CJOO feet above sea level. Argonaut -. Modern Uhlans, The uhlans are a distinctive corps. The name is by no means distinctly German. A body of uhlans was form ed for the French army by Marshal Saxe. They were introduced into the Prussian service in 1740, and forty years later the Austrians also had a corps of uhlans Ifgtit cavalry armed with lance. The modern uhlan may be classed with the heavy cavalry. Lon don Opinion. DEADLY SHRAPNEL Good "Man Killers," but Their Effeo. tiveneai It Limited. Shrapnel, so called after their in ventor, the British General Shrapnel, are thin cases of tough steel contain ing a large number of bullets in the British artillery 203 and in the Frencti and German 300 with a small burst ing charge at the base of the projectile. The bursting charge breaks the thin steel case, when the bullets sweep fpr ward with the velocity imparted to the projectile by the gun. Shrapnel are regarded as good "man killers." but they are quite ineffective against buildings, where shells are deadly. For the attack of Held guns aud build ings and for action against troops in trenches most armies employ howitz ers, which are short, squat guns that toss their projectiles high In the air. high angle tire. In the British army every division has fifty-four field guns and eighteen howitzers. These howitzers are of 4.5 Inch caliber, firing a shell. 4.5 inch in diameter and weighing thirty-five pounds. They have a rauge of 7,'JOO yards, which Is 1.000 yards greater than the range of the British field gun. The defect of the howitzer is that its shell is very heavy, and conse quently much fewer rounds can be carried than with the field gun. There is no security that a single howitzer shell will do twice the damage of an ordinary field gun shell, though it weighs twice as much. The French do not employ a howitz er in their field artillery. The Ger mans use a heavy pattern of six inch caliber, firing a shell of about ninety pounds, and a lighter pattern of 4.2 inch caliber. New York Sun. Appropriate. 4 "That's a queer design you have In the corner of your billhead." remarked Slopay. "It's merely a little flower," replied the tailor. "Think It's appropriate, eh?" "Yes. It's a forgetmenot." Philadel phia Press. Do You Wear OneT - One thing you can wear year In and year out. that never grows monot onous, that never is unbecoming, that people are always glad to see. that never has to be made over or trimmed or sent to the cleaner's. Is a smile. Florida Times-Union. Watting Money. "I guess it's Just as well I didn't marry that girl. She evidently has no Idea of the value of money." "How's that?' "Spent (10 cents postage sending me a bunch- of old love letters.'! Louisville Courier-Journal. lira i Could you not select from the following t Morris Chair Leather Rockers Brass Beds Dressers Chiffoniers Dressing Tables Sewing Machines Library Tables Mattresses Footstools Ladies' Desks Office Desks Office Chairs Lace Curtains Portiers Rugs Buffets Davenports Springs Jardinier Stands SELLERS' KITCHEN The Handiest Thing in the Brass Beds ' Iron Beds Trunks Suit Cases Hall Racks Go-Carts China Closets Couches Ironing Board Swing Rockers CABINETS Kitchen Swenson & McRae, 357 ietMain 1 1 1 1 H M ; (WH 1 1 1 II mil HIM H M4-H44I I 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 H Unanimous View. A popular novelist was talking In Chicago about genius. "There are a hundred different opin ions as to what a genius Is." said he. "but all authorities are agreed that it's absolutely unsafe to lend him money." Chicago Herald. City on a Steep Hill. The towu of Simla. India. Is built on the side or a steep bill and the roof of one bouse Is often on a level with the foundation of one ou the next terrace. Hardened Him.' Madge You shouldn't say he's a con firmed bachelor unless you know. Mnr Jorie-But I do know. 1 confirmed blm.-New York Tlmes Two Systems. When wifey is on the warpath some pin their faith on Dutch courage; otb ers prefer French leave.-Kansas City Journal. On Sale at Reduced Prices i irayr FERGUSON'S J f The two opposing forces in Europe boast of what they will do with each other when the settlement comes. They should remember and take to heart the well-known formula found in old cook books, "FirBt catch your hare, and then cook it." So far they have failed to catch the hare. $2Ts' $2 He YEAR Strictly la Advance Southern Oregon's Big Twice-a-Week newspaper THE Ashland Tidings STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. 3l IE VECTO1 VECTEdDLA g Q 2&K IBS TP BE HE 33T (Q- g HE 33 O I A VVc have purchased the entire stock of Victor Victrolas, small goods and sheet music of P. D. McDonald and moved same to our store, 217 W Main st. This line added to our very complete line makes our small goods department one of the finest In the state of Oregon. You will have .u ""..utiiui uiapiuj iv upprcciuie me iaci mai you nave ai your command one oi the finest musical emporiums in the state. We Sell the Victrola On Easy Payments $200 style, $25 first payment and $10 month ly. $150 Style, $20 first payment and $9 monthly. $100 style, $15 first payment and $8 monthly. $75 style, $10 first payment and $6 monthly. $50 style, $10 first payment and $5 monthly. $40 style, $5 first payment and $4 monthly. $25 style, $1 down and $L per week. $15 style, $1 down and 50c per week. Come in and hear these wonderful instruments 1 mm-A I Mini: 4 ft''' i mm 1 It 1 Sohmer,Vose,McPhail, Sterling j Huntington and Mendelssohn Pianos Apollo, Vose, Sterling and Hamilton Player Pianos Sold for Cash or Easy Monthly Payments Largest Sfocr of Pianos, Player Pianos, Victrolas, String instruments and Sheet fJJusie in Southern Oregon l ' ' i 1 4 ', 7T? Salesroom 217 West Main SI. Phone 459-R Medford, Oregon ' ' ' , IK Everything in SHEET MUSIC Specialty of Century and McKinley Editions oi JO-cent Sheet Mask U Mill (! HIII...BIIMIIIII III II
