Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, February 25, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO ASHLAND TIDINGS. ( Thnraday, February 25. I915 Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Issued Mondays and Thursdays Official City and County Paper Bert R. Greer, - Editor and Owner Lynn Mowat, - - News Reporter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Tear $2.00 Bix Months 1.00 Three Months 60 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advp-tislng rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions (or less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the paper always give the old street address or postoffice as well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mail mat- ten Ashland, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 25, '15 FAMILIES COMING IN. SAVS MIND MUST LEAD MAN TO. PROSPERITY Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith came through from Washington in an auto mobile looking for a location. They stopped at Roseburg a while and then journeyed on south through Ashland to Stockton, Cal. While there they heard of the beauties and climate here and finally decided to come back and take a further look. Mrs. Smith was looking for an opening for a millinery store. As soon as they ar rived here they fell in love with the climate and decided to locate and did eo, opening a millinery parlor on Oak street. The pith of the story is two fold. First that Ashland has a repu tation for climate and beauty abroad, even down in Californa, "the play ground of America." Second, that Mr. and Mrs. Smith had never heard of our mineral waters until they ar rived here, the first inkling coming from the owner of ihe Manx Hotel on East Main street, vhere they took room upon their arrival and found to be a real springs-boosting hotel. Ten to fifteen new families have come into Ashland during the past two weeks, drawn by. the springs de velopment. Let the people know and there will be hundreds of them this year. Again the women of Ashland are to the fore. One of the best feeds ever set before a hungry person will be served tomorrow night by the la dles of Ashland at the Commercial Club banquet. And there will be a flow of wit and reason such as the Elks' building has not before wit nessed. The meeting is of tremen dous Import. The future of Ashland will be largely determined at that meeting. It is open to citizens. It is the business of every one Interest ed in the future of the city to bo there. It is your meeting. Let no other engagement stand In the wny. Tut the other off and grace the meet ing with your presence. The matter will be determined to morrow night at the banquet of the Commercial Club served by the ladles' clubs In the basement of the Elks' building, whether Ashland will be a city of twenty thousand In two years, or whether it will drag along for twenty without appreciable activity. Do you want a new hotel? Do you want a new water-cure sanatorium? Do you want Ashland to go? If so, come and hear how It can all boac coniplinhed this year, ' The future of Ashland will be largely determined at the banquet given by the ladies' clubs and the Commercial Club In the Elks' base ment tomorrow night. It Is gotten up especially for you. Your pres ence Is needed and desired. Will you be there? It Is not for Commercial Club members. It's for you. Exactly how one may be of worthy assistance in the movement now on foot among business men to inspire confidence in the commercial possi bilities of the nation by developing optimism, was set forth by C. C. Colt, president of the Union Meat Com pany, in an address before the Realty Board at a luncheon in Portland. "Obviously, confidence and pros perity convey, first, a mental condi tion, and second, the result of a men tal condition," he said. "Scientists have long maintained, and business people today are finding out and be lieving more and more, that every action is directly the result of a thought, and in proportion to the correctness of the thought success is achieved. "It is also apparent, that maakind Is not the victim of conditions, but in reality a man is responsible for the conditions which surround him. It is therefore up to thinking men of to day to correct their thoughts and conditions will take care of them selves. "The things that make for so called prosperity or hard times are more often a mental condition of the people at large than they are the physical, tangible manifestations. Thus doubt and fear are the opposites of confidence and courage, and doubt and fear will give way to confidence and courage with a change of the mental attitude, and without any physical change apparent. "So-called conditions during the past year have undergone more or less a serious strain due to the up setting of the equilibrium, caused by the foreign war, change of adminis tration and tariff, and other things which have caused a different view point, concerning these subjects and has resulted in a tendency of uncer tainty and doubt, which has been re flected in the so-called conditions that surround us. Had these dis turbances not taken place, the physi cal manifestations of prosperity In the country would, no doubt, have been very apparent at this time, due to our bountiful crops, adjustment of financial conditions and the desire of people generally to progress along substantial lines. "It is important that each of us recognize these facts In order to do our part in the correction of the pres ent situation, and I would call your attention especially to two or three Important points wherein you can as sist: "First, you must start at home. Try and get your own mental condi tion in tne proper attitude; cease knocking; cease complaining; cease talking 'bard times'; if you cannot talk 'good times,' do not play the uog-in-the-manger act when you see some fellow willing to take a chance and go ahead, do not put ob- Htaclesfiu the way because you did not think of it first. Help the other fellow to success and you will there by help yourself, for you are anxious that conditions improve, and I assure you the only way Improvement can be made Is for every one to pull to gether and help. "We have done many things in this country In the last few years which have not tended to ultimate good re sults. We have apparently taken pleasure in meddling in other peo ple's affairs; In putting obstacles in the way of large business to become larger; of muckraking; of sitting with our hands folded and crying out against evils which In reality we have a part In the making. "We have required of the railroads through legislation, betterments of service which have cost them money, and surely It Is the part of the Amer ican gentleman to pay for what we get. This we have not been willing to do, and it Is 'up to us to get the right mental attitude In matters of this kind and build up Instead of pull down. "All of us have a notion that we are wise to a degree, and when we hear a statement made, If it strikes our fancy, we are apt. to repeat it, not as the other fellow's Idea, but as our ment. Consequently, during recent months it has been popular to repeat tales of poor, business, lack of confi dence, the other fellow's mistake, and a hundred and one things which surely have not been on the stride of constructive upbuilding. "Prosperity will take cae of itself if business men will taXe care of their own mental attitude, and it Is only through a strong determination and a level courage toward accom plishment, and ceasing of constant haranguing, that good results can be obtained." CO-OPERATION BENEFICIAL. Standard legal blank forms of every kind may be procured at the I own. and In repeating It, oftentimes, Tidings office In any quantity. I a little Is aded to the original state- HOW TO MAKE THE CHEAPEST AUD BEST COUGH REMEDY AT HOME Most persons neglect a cough or cold tor the principal reason that they either don't think it serious enough to go to a doctor, or don't know what good medi cine to buy at a drug store, with the result thut the cough or cold becomes deep-seated through this neglect and hangs on the whole winter which might have otherwise been speedily cured, had Schlffmann's Concentrated Expectorant been used promptly. This new remedy is bo strongly con centrated that two ounces (SO cents' worth) make a full pint (16 ots.) of ex cellent cough medicine, by simply mix ing it at home with one pint of granu lated sugar aud J pint of water. It makes whole family supply, as much as would ordinarily cost from $2.00 to $3.00 for the tame quantity ( the old, ordinary, ready-made kinds of doubtful merit. It is prepared from strictly harmless f'lants and is so pleasant that children ike to take it and it can be given them with perfect safety as it positively con tains no chloroform, opium, morphine, or other narcotics, as do most cough mixtures. It is altogether different from any other cough remedy. No risk what ever is run in buying this remedy as the druggist named below will refund money If it does not give perfect satisfaction or is not found the very best remedy you have ever used for stubborn Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Croup, Whooping Cough and' Hoarseness. In fact any druggist will sell this new remedy under the same guaran tee. If your druggist will not keep it for you, order direct of R. J. Sohlflraann, St. Paul, Mian. Guaranteed bete by E. H. Burritt is known among the greatest merchants of the continent; nor is he a stranger among the less prominent mercantile spirits of the country. His is a familiar name among them, not more because of his remarkable success and the wealth that accompanied it than for the methods he applied and the policies he pursued to Insure them. His ca reer as a merchant has not been pyro technic or sensational; rather has it been marked by gradual, substantial growth founded on common-sense ap plication of methods to reach the people, obtain their confidence and esteem and keep just a bit ahead of his competitors. ' At a meeting of the New York Newspaper Publishers' Association recently Mr. Burritt delivered an ad dress on the subject of "Advertising In the Country Weekly From the Ad vertisers' Standpoint." The talk, elo quent in presentation and practical in thought, his conclusions being based wholly on his own experiences and the demonstrated reasons for his success, created a profound impression. In a speech to merchants and ad vertising men of Los Angeles some weeks ago Mr. Burritt set forth, in a very positive and convincing man ner, similar views. From Merchant to Merchant. . Coming, as Colonel Burritt's ad dresses do, from a very successful merchant to merchants who would happily emulate the speaker's exam ple if they knew how and could sum mon the business courage to persist in the effort, his policies suggested are worthy of more than passing note. They should be analyzed thor oughly by every merchant and ap plied judiciously on every possible op portunity for not a merchant may be found, from the peanut vendor to the proprietor of the great depart ment store, who doesn't nourish an ambition to succeed. What Merchant Burritt says, therefore, ought to be regarded by .merchants generally as a good text for business study. The Tidings will quote two para graphs from Colonel Burritt's recent speech in Le Roy, N. Y., as being In direct line with what it already has many times suggested on the same 8ul)ject matter; not necessarily for the sake o? repetition, but because the plan and policy designated as be ing judicious and profitable come from a man who has, in a business life of strenuous activity, fully tested them as an ambitious merchant. In addition to that, merchants who are not deaf to wise counsel would gen erally prefer to accept It from a suc cessful promoter of their own line of business than from a publisher who, no matter how practical may be his plans for assisting the merchants of his home town and however sincerely he may present them, Is all too fre quently regarded as a business theorist. Co-oKration Beneficial. "A much closer co-operation be tween the merchant and editor," Baid Merchant Burritt, "would l;e of great benefit to both. The quality of ad vertising that appears in a paper has much to do with its influence and success, as well as its real worth to the advertiser. The time will doubt less come through this close co-operation that practically all of the avail able advertising space in country newspapers will be used by local ad vertisers the merchants and the farmers of the community. Our in terests are so Interwoven that the closer we co-operate the better the results will be for all. "The spasmodic advertiser becomes quickly discouraged and will tell you that newspaper advertising does not pay. The hardest rock In a stone quarry is not broken by a few mighty and rapid strokes, but yields only af ter a continuous and steady stroke by the patient worker. The same principle holds good In advertising. The man who does thorough and con tinuous advertising week after week and year after year will win. This does not necessarily moan that he will always use the same sized space, but that he will have something in teresting for hlB customers fifty-two times during the year." None are so blind as those who refuse to see. The Home Circle Thoughts from the Editorial Pen Flats Detrimental to Home Life. It fs safe to say that when John Howard Payne wrote "Home, Sweet Home" he did not have in mind a city flat, for a flat, whatever else it may be, is nota real home. It may make a suitable boarding and sleep ing place, but in the nature of things it can scarcely be called a home. In many Instances flats will not be let to married people having children, and household pets like cats and dogs are strictly tabooed. Our assertion that a flat does not make a real home is borne out by the statistics on marriage and divorce. The great majority of divorces are granted to flat dwellers. The reasons for this are not hard to find. In the flat -there is nothing of that priv acy found in the self-contained house, whether it be great or .small, and wnicn privacy is one of the great safeguards of the family. Again, in a flat many married couples shrink from parenthood and statistics again show that there are far ..fewer di vorces in families where there are children than in families where they are not. That is reasonable, for chil dren are the great bond of family life. The great advantage of the house, however small and humble it may be, as gainst even the most commodious and splendidly furnished flat lies in the fact that it is the natural place in which to bring up a family and de velop the family life. There the family may be considered a unit and, not a mere part of a heterogeneous whole. With the house may be found a garden and a place in which the youngsters may enjoy themselves to their heart's content, and not be con sidered a nuisance. The saving quality of humor Is gen erally recoghized in this country, which has been remarkably for tunate In the humorists it has pro- dusd. Twain, Nye, Ward and many others have brightened many a home and relieved many an hour by their wit and quaint humor, and life has been the better for it. One of the greatest in the long line of humorists was "Bob" Burdette, wno out recently passed away There vas an originality, point and geniality about his humor that ap' pealed to most everybody. He al ways saw the bright side of life and his wit showed it. He never sought to pain or wound anyone, something which connot be said for everyone who considers himself a wit. Men laughed with Burdette and were all the better for it because everything he said was wholesome and cheery and he shunned coarsness because his whole life was refined, elevating and helpful. The world is all the poorer for the passing of Robert Burdette. In the old baronial days of Eng land the nobles used to engage in pri vate war at their own sweet will. Apparently we have private war in our own country, even if it is not car ried on in the style of olden times. Statistics show that owing to the de plorable habit of carrying revolvers and shotguns thousands of lives are snuffed out evifc-y year as men shoot each other in fits of anger. And the worst of it is that the evil is increas ing, especially in the large cities. It is a fact that the number of homi cides in this land in the course of a few years equals the number killed in our civil war, and the distressing thing about it is that it creates so little comment. MM Illllll " t f The Oldest National Bank in Jackson County Member Federal Reserve System FIRST NATIONAL BANK HMHMSHHSMSMBlHSaSMMSBMSBHBSBlSHSBBBasnBMSHSaBI Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America a chip on its shoulder Inviting other nations to try to knock it off. Dark and gruesome as is the war in Europe, it Is not without Its bright features. The noble work of the Red Cross Society, so Impartial in its character, is one fact that shows that.opment for it takes the new eye to if war brutalizes some it also gives I discern the value in the thing that Men make cities. Cities do not make themselves. Often resources of great potentiatlity have lain for years without contributing one iota to th development of the community. At last there came some one who recog- ' nized the possibilities In their devel- the opportunity to others to prove that humanity and mercy are by no means dead. Another bright feature is the splendid generosity manifested by many thousands of people in this and other lands to relieve those im poverished by the war, and In the thousands of homes thrown open to receive Belgian refugees. When one is knocked down by ad verse circumstances he has no right to stay down and whine and murmur because of his hard experience. Let him get up and "play the game" and not expect life to be without Its hard knocks. The player on the football ground does not grumble and throw up the game because he gets thrown, has his clothing soiled and meets with some cuts and bruises. Neither should the man who faces life's con flict. Let him play the man for all he Is worth. Only thus can men win. Cities do NOT just grow. Show me a prosperous city and I will find has grown all too familiar to those who have been long about it and with courage and zeal enough to overcome the opposition of those who most profit by the development has brought out and utilized the tremen dous advantage of the community. Often these men have waded through slander up to their chins have laid awake nights working out the diffi cult problems in such development and have gone forth in the morning: to find themselves maligned by men who should know better. Thousands of splendid possibilities have been abandoned and failed of fruition be cause these brave spirits grew tired of the acrimony and quit the Job and none others were found with the dis position and ability to carry it through. The Impossible if there be such lies in a community where none are willing to lead and none willing to follow. Concentrated and co-operative effort gets results. Division dis- a point in its history when a fewjsipates success. Show me a city courageous spirits with a vision of j where all the business men pull to future possibilities overcame the'gether and every property owner is same difficulties that the boosters of j willing to bear his share of the work; Ashland are experiencing today. Al-;and expense and I will show you a ways there have been those who are hummer. Co-operation and effort, unable or unwilling to bank, on the I That spells success in city building, future and push a city to the fore. 'Less than thst spells failure. It Unfortunately, too often they are those who have large property inter ests and who eventually reap the greatest benefits, Just as it will be Standard legal blank forms of with some In the development of Ash- every kind may be procured at th land. Tidings office in any quantity. takes leadership and earnest co-operation to do the big things. There Is but little danger of this country indulging in war over Tur key or any other country so long as those countries behave themselves in their relations with the United States. Those Jingoes who would make every little difficulty a pretext for going to war may rest assured that this coun try is too level-headed to do that. Calmness of judgment and patience are usually sufficient to smooth out difficulties and keep the peace. The United States does not go about with McNair Bros., Druggists Try Meteor bread. It Is wrapped and contains scrip. For sale at the Vienna Bakery and at leading gro cers'. 75-4t became the entire system becomes permeated with injurious acids. To relieve rheumatism Scott's Emulsion is a double help; it is rich in blood-food; it imparts strength to the functions and sup plies the very oil-food that rheu matic conditions always need. Scott's Emulsion has helped countless thousands when other remedies failed. RtfuM Sulttitatt. 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