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PAGE EIGHT AHHLAKD TTDPfGS Monday, August 80, 1818 4MMMIMMI MUM lilt I I M wm The "National a mm Hero" Tuesday and Wednesday at the Y.SL.C Uetiwct Versus Reaaem Tr has bo current In England f rwrt yr ntrtkm against r- mv, a awwfd worship of Instinct tJ tntdttio and even prejudice. The dvvrrtM cf Uiti reaction are tn them Ctvs f.-tcattnff. and they bare been rrc&nl Ij fascinating writers. The 1 1 war of toMtzK-t and old habit is so foil of so facile and strong and un troubled! Look at the faces of men i who are wrapped op In some natural I ' and Instinctive purpose. Look at a dog chasing his prey, a lover pursuing his beloved, a band of vigorous men ad vancing to battle, a crowd of friends drinking and laughing. That shows ns, say the writers aforesaid, what life can be and what It ought to be "Let os not think and question, they say. "Let us be healthy and direct, not fret against the main current of instinctive feeling and tradition." In matters of art such a habit of mind may be valuable. In matters of truth or of conduct It Is, I believe, as disastrous as It Is alluring. Gilbert Murray In Atlantic. Prices 5c and 10c Tonight-Last Time ji I "Lure of the Mask" t Mutual Masterpiece Prices 10c and 15c Z X X mini unKHinntuHUMiiiMtiiiHitiinimm Howard Writes Of Irrigation (By J. S. Howard.) The above topic appears to be the all-absorbing one at present, and hav ing had over fifty years' experience along those 'Ines, perhaps those in terested will pardon me for butting in, as I should like to help promote the enterprise In any way possible, as Irrigation of the valley is the only road to prosperity and I have bad my ear to the ground listening for pros perity for a long time. I may state at the beginning that I have no axe to grind and am not working for any company, associa tion or individual, and I do not pro pose to present an array of figures so large as to discourage any enterprise nor to make any under-estimates so as to put people In a hole. The suc cess of any enterprise depends on the projectors knowing in advance the prospective cost, and being prepared to meet It. Hig Hutte Prnponal. I will first consider the Big Butte project. I understand that the flow of Big Butte creek Is about 250 sec ond feet of 10,000 miner's Inches, or enough to Irrigate 14,000 acres of land. To carry that amount of water will require a ditch 14 feet wide on top, 8 feet wide on the bottom, and 6 feet deep, all In the solid ground, with a grade of 1 In 1,000 feet, or J.28 feet per mile, having a cross nectlon of 66 feet, with a velocity of 3.8 feet per second. As this ditch will be all side hill work with an average croBS section slope of 20 de grees, It will cost approximately $10,' 000 per mile. Much of the exrava tlon will be In bedrock, as can be seen by the excavation along the P. & E. railroad to Butte Falls. Seventy-Mile Ditch. The distance from the forks of the creek to Little Butte creek Is about 30 miles. At salt creek an Inverted syphon pipe line across Little Butte creek, one mile long, will be required to bring the ditch on the south side of the creek at an altitude above the Fish Lake ditch. From this point along the contour of the hills to a point about midway between Talent and Ashland at the crossing of Bear creek, the ditch will be about 40 miles long, which with the first sec tion will make a ditch 70 miles long, costing $700,000 for the ditch, and $r0,000 for 6,000 feet of pipe for the Little Butte crossing, making $750,' 000 as the cost of the ditch. The altitude of the forks of Big Butte, according to the U. S. con tour lines, Is 2,400 feet. The fall or grade of the ditch head for the sy phon line will be 400 feet, so the ditch should intersect Bear creek somewhere near the Farnum mill. The evaporation In that length ditch will be about 20 per cent, making 8,000 Inches delivered at Bear creek. Kniigrant (Yeek. Now let us consider another source of supply. Emigrant creek enters Bear creek about four miles above Ashland. It is a sluggish creek with high sandstone walls. On each side of the canyon the bottom -widens out to about one-fourth mile In places, with a narrow canyon be low, which would make several ideal places for reservoir sites. Why not take a part of the $750,000 and kiuld a series of dams and make Dangerous Nitroglycerin. Nitroglycerin is a fearfully danger ous explosive and at a temperature of only 100 degrees that Is, very little more than the warmth of the human body it begins to decompose. Tons of nitroglycerin are turned out every day, for It is the explosive from which guncotton Is mnde. But all the mixing vats are artificially cooled by colls of cold water pipes. The cleuner nitroglycerin Is mado the less the danger. Consequently it undergoes any number of washings be fore it Is fit for use. In the earlier days of Its manufacture nitroglycerin waste water was allowed to run away through open drains, or Into streams. It was not realised thnt this waste con stituted a source of danger until, one day, a flash of lightning, striking storage reservoirs? The sandstone V'""" ueur " ry. 'cu was sobs. eu wun mis compound, caused a rear ful explosion. A cavity twenty feet deeD was blown In the earth and thn be ready to furnish the cement. The factory itself, although fully 200 yards watersnea oi emigrant creek covers away, was practically demolished. 50,000 acres, with an annual rainfall London Answers. of 24 inches. This system can be placed in operation as soon as the ditch could be built, and would save MIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMIMMMIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIMIHHHMHIMHIIMMIIIIIMIIHI Ladies' Coals, Salts, Dresses and Shirt Waists the cement factory at Gold Hill would Destroying Guns. It may be necessary to destroy guns th mainpnnrA f . v, i.n to vwmt them falling into the hands jum. a .v- - i . .i. . of the enemy, or to make captured of ditch, and the control of the water ,. , ' . . ... now wouia bb complete, I think this plan would be worthy of Investigation. J. S. HOWARD dynamite or other explosive Is avail able, of course this can be done very effectively. If not, the breech of the gun la closed and the hinge Joints The total acreage for Irrigation is mashed as much as possible with a 14,534 acres. Mail Route AlongiRogue handspike or pick. If there Is time a few rifle shots fired at the vital points of the gun effectively Jam the mechan ism so as to make It useless. With rifles, the butts are broken off and the barrels destroyed as much as possible. To do this the rifles are well heated over a Are and smashed np with heavy hammers. Ammunition Is destroyed by placing It In a deep pit and setting It on Ore. Telegraph wires are cut np Forest Supervisor Macduff of the Siskiyou national forest, and W. H May, trail foreman, left Grants Pass Into small pieces and the poles cot Thursday for lower Rogue river, down and broken up. London Ex where the forest service, in co-opera- press. tlon with Curry county, is construct Inst a new mall trail nn the mall rnnfo Let Them Hunt For It i, .... wo. r-.i, j r,,j D u A minister In a local church known between West Fork and Gold Beach, . , . , ... ,-. iL . . for his absent mindedness by the mem Oregon, says the Grants Pass Courier. of m own famUyi m not hlg mis trail win De constructed on a congregation, saved himself from com water grade with a solid tread four piete exposure at a recent service by feet wide around the points locally his quick wit He had studied bis sermon carefully, but had neglected to make any nottt' tions of the number of the chapter and . , , , , , I .vice ,iuni .i .in u lii c it nun latEUi canyqn presents scenery which rivals L the pupIt h(j announoed tDe tcIt known as the Devil's Stairs and Devil's Backbone, and is largely In solid rock. This part of Rogue River ill i i 1 if 1 Millinery, Hosiery, Gloves, and Corsets Hisses' and Chil dren's Coats, Sails and Dresses SUPERB SUITS Matchless in their grace and beauty. Exquisitely fashioned ' man-made and semi-tailored creations in French, Broad-;; cloths, berges, Homespuns and fancy fall weaves. Prices Range irom $20.00 to $35.00 These are all underpriced sample suits, one of a kind. Delightful Coats Coats that will delight the heart of any woman and please I the taste of the most fastidious. Rich black plushes, cut velvet in wide velour, in rich African Brown, Russian green Belgium blue, in all the new novelty materials, homespuns 2 and fancy mixtures. Some with belts and some without belts. One hundred and fifty styles to pick from. All of f Ashland and vicinity will be proud of our assortment. We have spared no time or expense in securing the latest mod- t els in both suits and coats. Yours for high grade merchandise and little prices iTHE STERLING CO. Successors to R. A. MINKLER - tttttiiiiiiitniiiiiiiiT Beetles Pester Western Cities any to be found in the west. Box canyons, towering precipices, cut by sparkling waterfalls, in streams where game fish are plentiful, sur- round on all sides. The old trails over these cliffs have heretofore pre vented full appreciation of the and then stopped short while the con gregation waited to bear from what place in the Bible it was taken. As be noticed absence of notes to this fact he quickly announced, "I'm going to give you a week to find from what chapter and verse this phrase was tnkpn " flu van omnanra .nv&riaA .. .. .1 .. . . 1L. 1 1 1 . I 1 B.oii.iLur oi una scenery ana uie Coiumbus Dlsnntch. spienaia nsning and minting grounds for the reason that they are narrow, rough and Bteep, and even dangerous. Many incidents are related of pack animals rolling over the trail and landing unhurt by some miracle hun dreds of feet below. In one Instance a traveler In passing outside a pack animal was kicked off the trail be ing saved by a small bush one hun dred feet below, which gave way just as he caught the rope and was drawn up to safety. The new trail will ellm- Titles of Victor Emmanuel The author of "Rejected Addresses" preserved the name of a certain Mr, Pole, as the longest Imaginable, in the well known lines Blcsi every man possessed of aught to Klve. Long may Long Wellesley Tynley Long Pol. live. but Mr, Pole's name was as nothing to the titles of tbe king of Italy, many of which are derived from the older king dom of Sardinia. Where bis titles end It might be difficult to say, but they Inate these dungers and will make begin, king of Italy, Sardinia, France, the region much more accessible to Spain, Englund, Jerusalem, Greece, the sportsman. Classified Advertisements (Continued from Page Three.) Alexandria and Hamburg, ruler of tbe midway sea, master of the deep and king of tbe earth. Christian Science Monitor. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Household furniture: also a cozy four-room cottage, with all conveniences, for rent or sale. Inquire at 416 Palm avenue. 2 8-1 mo. The Word Bible. The word Bible Is derived from the Latin name Bibila, which was treated as a singular, although It comes from the Greek neuter plural meaning "little books." This Greek diminutive was derived from byblus, or papyrus, the famous material on which ancient books were written. The title "Bible" was first used about the middle of tbe second Christian century in the so call ed second epistle of Clement, xlv, 2. TO EXCHANGE Acreage near Port land for property in or near Ash land. C. P. Good, Ashland Hotel. 28-tf LUbT A fine meerschaum nine. either on Church or on High street, last Friday. Finder leave same at Tidings offlceJ It FOR SALE Good six-year-old mare, gentle driver, nearly new top bug gy, harness, two vounir Jnrsnv milch cows; a bargain. 668 North cheerfulness, and quickly to forgive Main street or phone 701-J. 28-2t "nd forget nnkindness. Injustice and Little Children. Tbe Influence of little children is to develop goodness In men and women. Their example tenches love, hope, faith, trust, contentment, Joy, delight and FOR SALE Fine, almost new piano, tor I12B cash. Needs tuning. Ap ply to Miss Gray, 865 Blaine street. 28-2t Injury received from others. TOR SALE Household furniture, piano and violin. Phone 4H-L. 28-tf FOR SALE Hogs, shoats and ween ed pigs. Call on or phone J. B. Hunter, 10-F-5. 28-8t Demonstrated. 'Here's where I show my class," said the professor as he demonstrated the problem on tbe blackboard. Dart mouth Jack o' Lantern. It is difficulties which shew what men are. Eplctetus. Western cities are having a great fight to keep down the bettles that have so suddenly developed. In the city park there are millions of small bugs, which Mr. Miller, entomologist in charge of the local station of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, says are undoubtedly the larvae of the alder beetle, and very similar to the elm beetle. They seem to only be under and on the alder trees, but where they are they are in unlimited quanti ties, and they are rapidly consuming the leaves of the trees in the park. Mr. Miller has sent in sample copies of the little pests to the bureau at Washington, and he will soon receive report telling their exact name, with the method of their extermina tion. This beetle that has attacked our alder trees in the park must be the same that they are contending with in Portland. There, however, the beetles Infest tbe elm trees. Thursday's Oregonian gives th following account of the pests and the method of treatment they are em ploying there: "With a powerful gasoline pump and modern sprayers, the city yester day started its cruside against the elmleaf beetle that is reported to be threatening the destruction of all elm trees In the city. With a strong solution of arsenate of lead tbe city spray gang bathed the beetles on about 200 trees on Broadway between Union avenue and East Fifteenth street. "The work will be kept up indeft nitely In the efforts of the city to eradicate the pest which, it is report ed, will destroy every elm tree in the city within two years if unchecked. "The crew spraying the trees with arsenate of lead will be followed by a second crew spraying with kerosene emulsion. ' "The spraying outfit consists of a gasoline pump mounted on a wagon drawn about by horses, and hand sprayers capable of throwing a spray 45 feet into the air. Two men are operaflhg the outfit under the direc tlon of Park Superintendent Convlll. "Tne eimieaf beetle, which Is a European pest and one bothersome for about 75 years In various parts of the east, has attacked elm trees on Bancroft avenue on the West Side and In Laurelhurst and Irvington dis tricts on the East Side. The beetle, which is about a half inch In width, feeds on the elm leaves. Some trees, it is said, already have been killed, but the majority can be saved. "It Is tbe plan to keep after the in sects with the spraying outfit until they are entirely eradicated. Just how long this will take Is uncertain. Investigations of the extent of the pest were concluded only a few days ago, after which Park Superintend ent Convill announced that a fight must be started by the city. "The kerosene emulsion spray ap plied later is aimed to complete the destruction and to destroy tbe eggs." Bandit Was Witty Fellow John Austin Hooper, the bandit who escaped from the Josephine county Jail a short time ago, was cer tainly a born humorist, and was ex tremely nervy, if the following story Is at all true. Sheriff Smith of Grants Pass says that Hooper is "the coolest and wittiest man I have ever dealt with." E. Kroh, whose automobile Hooper commandeered, was impressed with the coolness of the bandit. Kroh gives this story: "My daughter was sitting in the automobile when Hooper came along In a buggy. After passing a few re marks about the speed one can enjoy riding behind a twenty-year-old horse be commanded the driver to stop, stating that he had several miles to go and that he wanted to make the trip as quickly as possible. He asked my daughter if she were a good driv er. She told him that papa did the driving. 'Where is papa? Hooper asked. I was called. Upon arriving at tbe car be asked if I were papa. I Informed him that I was. 'Well, papa,' he said, 'we want to take a lit tle spin.' I refused, but was forced to comply with his wishes at the point of a revolver. "During the drive tbe bandit made my daughter sit in the back seat with him, saying that surely a posse, no matter bow inconsiderate, could shoot so sweet an angel. When he left the car he took my name and address and told me that when he made a stake he would send me gas oline money." Hooper told Sheriff Smith that twenty minutes after he bad robbed the Grants Pass depot he was in the Josephine county hotel writing a love letter. He also told the sheriff that he would steal from people who were financially able to lose "a few Jit neys." Job Tozer left Sunday for Petaluma where he will spend the winter witk his son, Bert, who is in the chicken business there. Rev. P. K. Hammond preached a very instructive and beneficial ser mon at the Chautauqua building last evening. 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