Monday, September 25, ll)lg
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ASHLAND TTDING8
Ashland Tidings
By
THE ASniiAXD PRINTING 00.
(Incorporated)
ESTABLISHED 1870
SEMMYEEKLY
Bert It. Greer, Editor and Mnnnser
Hw-vev R. Ling, Advertising Mnnncer
Lynn Mowat, - City Editor
Offical City and County Paper
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Ashland, Ore., Monday, Sept. 25, '!
TEACH THE ALPHABET.
The' old fashioned requirement
that every child should learn the at
phabet has gone out of style. As a
result many of the high school pupils
of today have considerable difficulty
in using an alphabetical Index of any
sort without undtie mental effort
and consequent unnecessary loss of
energy and waste of time.
This statement is not the result of
a fancy cf the editor but Is the out
growth from an Incidental remark
recently made by a very competent
city librarian who said: "The things
that happen here are positively ridic
ulous when some of the hi;;h school
students come in and try to use the
indices. It has been a source of great
wonderment to me how a child could
reach high school age without know
ing any more about the alphabet
than some of them do. And then
another thing: a telegraph, operator
told me that when a high school boy
came In his office to learn telegraphy
the first thing he had to do was to
make the boy sit down and learn his
A B C's. I had an apprentice in the
library who first had to learn the
position of the letters In the alphabet
before she could do her work. And
when it comes to the use of the dic
tionary they have to know their let
ters in proper order."
From the foregoing we conclude
that modern efficiency has suffered
somewhat through the omission of
one essential, at least, in framing up
a course for the child between the
ages of six and ten. During these
years, learning by rotation and com
mitting to memory is accomplished
with the least effort and. when
learned, stays with the child as a
part of his mental habit throughout
his career. Therefore the learning
of the alphabet, the multiplication
table and correct spelling should be
accomplished In the early period of a
child's schooling. After all, the old
fashioned notion that "readln', wrlt
in' and rlthmetic" constitute the es
sentials of education was not as far
out of the way as is sometimes sup
posed in modern pedagogical circles.
Every boy and girl nowadays, even
more than in the past, should know
the alphabet both forward and back
ward so well that tho use of an index
comes a3 easily as any instinctive
action. There are probably but few
young persons who do not encounter
an Index In some from from the time
they are eight or nine yenrs old, at
which age they should become profi
cient in the use of the dictionary. A
little later a card index in school,
in a library or In an office must be
mastered if the child is to become
efficient. The world of business, and
even of pleasure and recreation, is
pretty well card Indexed these days.
Therefore see to it that your child
learns the alphabet. If he can not
do it In school, teach It to him in the
home. Insist upon It, drill him nt
it, and In later years he will thank
you for it if he realizes that his com
petency in comparison with anoth
er's. not bo trained, is due to a
parent's thoughtfulness.
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(By Lynn 1). Mowat)
Messrs. lteed and Finley of Ash
land were seeing the fair at Medford
and, growing thirsty, sauntered up
to the "1916" bar to relieve their
state of dryness.
"What have you?" said Mr. Reed.
"A very fine soft drink," says the
bartender.
"We'll have some," says Mr. Fin-
ley.
Two glasses of foaming amber
liquid were set before them.
Mr. Feed looks closely at hlB,
peers through it and smells of It.
"It won't hurt you," says the bar-
keep, and Mr. Reed takes a sip, then
another, and finally drains the glass.
Finley drinks his with a look of dis
gust on his face.
" 'Taln't strong enough for Fin
ley," says Reed.
And coming home they ran into a
wagon and bent the fender on Fin
ley's car while he was at the wheel.
CHILDREN' AT BAND CONCERTS,
What more Inspiring, and some
times affecting, sight, than the one
afforded by the illuminating face of
a child as he listens In rapt attention
to the music of a tmnd! Do VOU
not remember that when you were
young band music stirred your soul
as nothing else ever did? It appeals
at once to the child's sense of beau
ty, form and expression. To him it
means action in response to his best
impulses. It fills him with a desire
to do and to dare. He is ready to
challenge the world for a combat, if
necessary, in support of all his ideal
istic ambitions. In the childhood of
the race music led men to battle. In
the childhood of the individual it
arouses the same impetuous desires,
the same loyalty and daring. Not
all children are always profoundly
Impressed with music. We speak of
the average child in his receptive
moments. Watch his face as he sits
quietly with his eyes riveted upon
the players. What do you see there?
Desire, for one thing desire to emu
late, desire for self-expression, desire
to accomplish. Inspiration draws the
lines upon his mobile countenance
into a halo of delicate imagery and
in his eyes you detect the feeling
of the hero worshiper which lias led
men to follow their comrades
through storms of life since the
world began.
So let your child hear the band;
let him hear it at his father's or his
mother's knee with the occasional
pressure of a sympathetic hand clasp.
When the strains of the Star Span
gled Banner make his little heart
thump like a trip hammer, stand
with your boy, or girl, and doff your
hat to the honor of the nation. Do
not look to see If your neighbor does
the same, but be to your child an
Independent hero. Confirm In his
plastic mind the noble impressions
and aspirations of his innocent and
hungry soul.
who got a letter signed by an official
of a railroad that ran by his farm.
He could not read a line of it, but
he figured It must be a pass. He
got on the train and tried it out on
the conductor. The conductor could
not read it either, but the signature
looked natural and he let the farmer
ride. At the end of the year the
farmer wrote in to have the pass re
newed and was astonished to get
back the reply: 'That was not any
pass. It was a request for you to
move your pigsty. It is too close to
our tracks.' "
"Mox" Dougherty says: "Chi Pier
son is playing it safe by betting on
Wilson. If Wilson is elected Chi will
need all the money he can win, and
If liuglies Is elected money will come
so easy that Chi won't notice his
loss." Which Bounds reasonable (to
a republican).
Twenty-Five Years
Ago in Ashland
(Taken from the files of the Tid
ings of September 25, 1891.)
Page & Son have paid out about
$20,000 in their fruit business here
this season. Mr. Page, who was here
last week, says their season's busi
ness will be wound up within two
weeks.
Cleanliness, Personal Attention
and Courtesy Combined to Make the
Eagle Meat Market Popular
INSPECT ourmarKet and your confi
dence will be behind the pleasure
' of eating our meats. The Knowledge
of cleanliness and a sanitary worn-
shop will aid your digestion.
L. Schwein
84 N. Main
Phone 107
A six-foot sturgeon was seen in
Rogue river near Gold Hill last week
but was not caught.
In the midst of a heated political
discussion In Hastings' barber shop
somebody used the term "rational
1st." "Coley ' Coleman, who was
lying passive under the rasor and
had taken little part in the talkfest,
perked up at this and announced:
"That's me. I am a rationalist. Al
ways want to make sure of my ra
tions three times a day.
John Anderson, who just returned
from Klamath Falls, where he has
been "holding down a prominent po
sition with a lumbering company,
says lie got to be a regular "sawdust
savage" and was promoted to the po
sition of "tailing off the ripper."
John should have stayed; he would
have been president of the company
next.
Mrs. Ed Hanley, who presided
over the Hughes Allinance meeting
In the Chautauqua building, says:
"When a woman wants to do some
thing she does it and asks her hus
band afterward." And we can't help
but believe she does.
Joshing Pop.
Medford Sun: Practical jokers
Friday, night took Fords belonging
to C. E. Gates and Carl Tengwald,
while they were attending the Elks
lodge, and hid them while the own
ers appealed to the police, and
searched the city for their autos. A
lodge brother tipped Colonel Teng
wald to the real facts, but Mr. Gates
was still hunting for his machine at
2 o'clock this morning. The jokers
hid it In his own garage, where he
will find it this morning. This is
the second time in the last month
he has "fell" for a joke. The first
time he fired eighteen shots at a'
stuffed d(.er he thought was a regu
lar one.
AT THE HORSE RACES.
Scene Columbia Cafe.
Time 12:30 p. m.
Eater Fresh Traveling Man. Seats
himself at table. Pretty Waitress
approaches. After preliminary par
ley Fresh Traveling Man ordors din
ner.
Pretty Waitress: "What'll yuh
have to drink?"
F. T. M. (trying to bo funny):
'Have you Rainier?"
Pretty Waitress: "Rain here?
Sure we have rain here. About twenty-five
inches a year. "Maggie, bring
the gem'man a glass of water."
If the merchants all stick those
"Don't park your car here" signs on
the sidewalk, country people who
drive to town in their autos will
have to take them down in front of
Wah Chung's, where they can't read
the signs, to park them while they
do their shopping. But, then, from
careful observation we find that most
people don't believe in signs. Most
nutoinoljile owners, at any rate.
Momentous (Question Worries Oak
Run.
Redding Searchlight. Does a rat
tlesnake lay eggs and hatch out its
young chicken fashion, or does it
give birth to its young pig fashion?
This question is a subject of warm
debate in tho vlcintiy of Oak Run,
a farming community beyond Mlll
ville. Al Cook, a truthful farmer,
killed a rattlesnake the other day.
lie dissected the reptile and was
astounded to find on the inside six
teen baby rattlers varying in length
from four to eight inches. The six
teen little snakes were the wonder of
all beholders. Even this sight does
not settle the question on Oak Run,
for those sticking to the hatching
theory assert that the mother snake,
frightened at the coming of Cook,
swallowed the whole lot to prevent
them falling into the hands of the
enemy.
The Southern Pacific Bulletin con
tributes the following:
"Write legibly. You like a letter
that Is plan and clear. Why not send
one to the 'other fellow'? You all
remember the story of the farmer
A good deal of newspaper space is
taken about now with the report of
summaries of the horse races. From
one fair ground to another resound
the hoarse cries of the starter. The
crowd watches the speeding figures
with breathless interest.
Horse racing was probably at one
time more entitled to be considered
the national game than baseball. It
will always Interest those who like
competition in skill and power. A
swiftly moving horse has a beauty of
stride and motion all its own. And
the human element, the ability to
direct and utilize the power of the
horse to highest advantage, Is an in
teresting problem in efficiency.
Horse racing has suffered from the
feeling that there are too many
crooks in the business. . Also the
prominence of betting lias created the
impression that many contests are not
on the level. Race managers who
wish to attract public interest must
punish every suspicion of dirty work.
And the more they subordinate the
money motive, the more they make it
a competion in pure sport and skill,
the better crowds they will draw.
E. R. Grelve accompanied John
Hunt to Portland last week and vis
ited for a couple of days in the Ore
gon metropolis. Mr. Hunt was down
on a sheep-buying expedition and
shipped back a large consignment of
lambs.
Dr. J. P. Johnson Is establishing a
fine practice in Joseph. Ore. The
Joseph Herald makes frequent men
tion of Dr. Johnson and his associate,
Dr. Gregory, and their hospital, the
Joseph Hospital.
Clif Payne makes fruit-pickers'
ladders.
.NEAREST TO EVERYTHING
Moter
Manx
San Francisco
PowellSLiitOfirrell
Oregonians Head
quarters while in
San Francisco
m
rates
Running distilled "Yf1
ic ualer in every W. Kelley
room. Special alien .
traveling unescor
ted." A la carte
dining room.
"Meet me at Y
the Manx"'
moderate
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The bids upon the contract to
erect a city hall and jail for Ashland
having all faded away except the
highest one, that of C. H. Veghte,
who agrees to take the whole cheese
the $3,000 bonds for the contract
the council voted to accept his bid
Tuesday evening. It is understood
that the building is to go up on the
Plaza west of the Pioneer block.
As the howling dervishes of India
work themselves into a fit that ends
In complete exhaustion, so did the
self-contitsuted priest of the public
and private morals who runs the
Record, exhaust himself last week in
a ludicrous effort to work up into
a sensational item the civil suit be
tween A. Bish and G. F. Billings.
East Tuesday's through south
train carried 162 through passengers.
George Glvan brought a load of
fine salmon up from Rogue River
last Friday and sold them in Ashland
at 10 cents a pound. The fish are
caught in a trap in the river near
Gold Hill.
John B. Griffin got 8 to 10 cents !
a pound for the venison which he ;
sold on the streets last week. Ilej
realized about $50 on his load, which I
included the carcasses of eight deer, j
J. M. Wagner has purchased of
the railroad company abandoned
buildings and property near the
mouth of the Buck Rock tunnel
which was abandoned when Hood's
new route over the Sisklyoua was located.
Burglaries are getting to be very
numerous around Ashland. The tills
of the meat markets have been
tapped more than once and last
Tuesday night the safe at Pelton's
market was robbed of about $40 in
coin.
GILLETTE
Means just as much-:
on an Insurance
Policy as on a
Safely Rasor.
The Grants Pass band of thirteen
pieces furnished music dally at the
fair.
Mrs. T. K. Bolton returned home
last Tuesday from her trip to Boston.
John Griffin was hunting out In
Dead Indian last week, the result
being eight deer and three bear. He
brought the venison into town and
had no trouble selling it.
The latest method of collecting
fare from the hoboes who ride the
brake beams of the express trains
through Ashland is to turn the hose
on them just before the train pulls
out, and take the fare in fun at the
scramble of the tourists to escape the
cold bath. They don't seem to take
kindly to baths.
Ashby-Vi"-Lexicon
AR.R.O W
COLLARS!
1Scl. ech, 6 tor 90 CIs. I
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Warning
The undersigned hereby warn all
persons to forbear trespassing upon
their property and will prosecute all
violators to the full extent of the
law.
35-2t
Signed
MARK TRUE,
G. G. KEXNARD,
W. L. TINKER,
BUTLER WALKER,
J. T. MILLION.
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
Freely Given By An Ashland Citizen.
When one has suffered tortures
from a bad back and found relief
from the aches and pains, that per
son's advice is of untold value to
friends and neighbors. The follow
ing neighborly advice comes from an
Ashlnad resident:
Allen Davis, 137 First street, Ash
land, says: "Some time ago I had a
bad attack of kidney and bladder
trouble. It came on so suddenly that
I thought I was done for. My back
ached and when I tried to pass the
kidney secretions I had such terrible
pains I could hardly stand thera. I
finally began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and they proved a Godsend to
me. They corrected the trouble and
restored me to my usual good
health."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. Davis had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
See me when you want
any kind of insurance ;;
C. H. Gillette ii
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ACE YOU INSUfiED
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Yes, that is a very burning ques
tion sometimes! If you are not fully;
protected by Insurance against fire,
NOW Is the time to attend to It.
Don't put off until tomorrow what
can be done today. How about that
home, merchandise, automobile, etc.?
Did you ever stop to think Just
how little it will cost you to carry
your insurance compared to the ben-.
efits which you receive? A few dol
lars Invested today may save you a
thousand tonight.
Billings Agency
Real Estate and Real Insurance
41 East Main
Phone 211
Slip a few Prince Albert
smokes into your system!
Copyright HHbj
You've heard many an earful about the Prinre Aihprt
patented process that curs our bite flnrl nnrrh nnrl 1tc mit
smoke your fill without a comeback I Stake vour hank mil that
ii proves out every nour ot the dav.
Prince Albert has always been sold
without coupons or premiums. We
prefer to give quality I
There's sport smoking a pipe or rolling
your own, out you know that you ve got
to have the right tobacco I We tell you
Prince Albert will bang the doors wide
open for you to come in on a good time
firing up every little so often, without a
regret! You'll feel like your smoke past
has been wasted and will be sorry, you cannot
back up for a fresh start.
a
the national joy smoke
You swing on this say-so like it was a tip to a
thousand-dollar bill I It's worth that in happi
ness and contentment to you, to every man
wno knows what can be
gotten out of a chummy
jimmy pipe or a makin's
cigarette with
Prince Albert for
"packing"!
R. J. RFYNOLDS TOBACCO CO
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THE Princ
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Thin 1b (he reverse
title of the tidy
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Albert tiilr
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a reul message-to-you
on its reverse side. You'll
renH Pmrnes PainUi(
July 30th, 117." That meant
that the United States Govern
ment has Rranted a patent on the
process by which Prince Albert it
made. And by which fontfue bite and
throat narch arm rut nut t Cv.
where tobacco it told you'll find
Prince Albert awaiting you
in loppy rea bags, 5c; tidy
red tins, 10c; handsome
pound and half-pound
tin humldora and In
that clever crystal-glasahutnidor.wlth
sponge - moisten er
top, that keeps the
tobacco In suck
fine condition
always!