T II K
»
T O D A Y IS O U R S .
r p V E K V day 1« a fraa b h a alnn ln«
l.latwn. my ««ml m tha k I u <I i* f r « l n
A nd. a p ilr o f old sorrow and a id e r fin n in g
A n d I ’uxalaa forecasted and pnaallda pain
T a k a b e a r! w ith ib e d a y and begin a gain
—E x c h a n g e
I
B A S IC S
A I I I KM abort
And iNfblaa ta ll.
B
D o n 't you «om ehow
I .ova I barn a ll?
I la b lea fa t
And ba b lra th in ,
H a h ira w ith
A toothleaa g rin .
llahlvM With
W ee te eth an d w h ite,
Hablea d a rk
And babtea lig h t,
H ablea w ith
G la d g lin tin g ayaa.
lla b le a and
And fu ll o f algha,
Ha Idea w ith d a rk
O r yellow lia lr.
lla b le a w ith th e ir
W ee poll« a ll bars,
Hablea th a t a ll
lle rlb b o n rd go.
lla b le a garbed
In calico,
llab le a stro ng
And babies w eak,
lla b le a bold
And babies meek.
Heldes w ell
A nd babies lit.
Babies loud
A nd babies s till.
Hables w ith
S tra ig h t lim bs an d strong,
lla b le a w ith lim bs
Som ehow gone w ron g­
e r I |>|ded b a b le e -
llleee your eoul.
1 h ave fa lle n
In a hole*
N o t h in g
h u rts
One*« h e a rt ao m uch
As a baby
W ith a c ru tc h !
A nyhow .
Short hablea o r ta ll.
W e ll o r III
I love them a ll!
Lew
u e to n Boat
O L D - J F M
ASH
IO is
N E In D llo ROSES.
i t a in 't no s ty le abou t 'em .
A nd th e y 're sort o* |>ale a nd faded.
T i t th e d o o rw a y here w ith o u t 'em
W o u ld be tonoeom er end ahaded
W it h a soo<l eel b lac k e r ahadder
T h a n th e m o rn in g g lories m akes.
A n d the Bunn in ne w ould look anddar
F o r th e ir good old fa sh io n aakea.
T
L IK IS 'em ‘cause th e y k ind o'
S ort o uueke a fe lle r lik e 'em.
A nd. I te ll you. w hen 1 And a
H unch out w b u r the aun k ln a t r lk e 'e m
I t a llu a seta ma th ln k ln *
O ’ th e ones 'a t used to grow
A n peek In thro* the c h in k in '
O ' th e cabin, d o n 't you know !
I
A ND
then I th in k o* m o th e r
And how ah« uat to love 'em
W h e n they w u xn 't a n y oth er.
'L e ss she fou nd ’em up above 'em
A n d her eyee a fo re alt« ehut ’em
W hla|»ered w ith a sm ile, and said
W e m u ll pick u bum h s lid put em
In h e r bund w h en s lw w i n dead
U T . sa 1 wua a-sayln*.
T h e y a in 't no style about 'am
V a ry g a u d y or d is p la y in '.
B ut 1 w o u ld n ’t ba w ith o u t 'am.
’C auao I'm hap p ie r In tltego poalaa
A m i tha h o tly h a w k a an d Slch
T h a n th a hu m n tla* bird 'a t noaaa
In tb a ruaaa o f th a ric h
- J am as W h ltr o m b Rlloy
B
BABYHOOD.
W
I I A T la th e lit t le one th in k in g
about?
w o n d e rfu l
th in g !
no
d o u b t«
t/h w rit tan histo ry .
U n fa th o m e d m y s te ry —
T o t ho laughs and crlaa a nil ante and
d rin k s
A n d chuckles and crow s and nod and
w inks
A a If hla head w ere aa f u ll o f k ln k a
A n d curloua riddles aa a n y sphinx
V a ry
W h o can ta ll w n nt a baby Ih ln k s ?
Who cun follow tba gossamer llnka
By which th e tnant In frats hla w ay
O u t fro m th a shore o f th a g ro a t un kn ow n
B lin d and w a llin g and alone.
In t o th a lig h t o f day?
—J 11 H o lla n d
P H IL O S O P H Y .
E v e r sea a btixaaaw
W a lk in to y o u r house?
E v e r sea th a cliseas bait
W a lk to Caleb a m ouse-
K vs r aea an Ira hole
Open up on land?
E v e r See th e pow der
W a lk to meet th e b r a n d -
P oint o f ob sarvutlnn
M ust be p lain to view .
D o n 't you tro u b le troub le.
It w o n't tro u b le you.
,
- N e w V ork dun.
"R U L E .
HEN
W
B R IT A N N IA ."
B rita in flrst. a t
com m und.
haavsn a
A ro s e
fro m out th a ssurs
m ain
T h ia w as th a c h a rte r of th a
land.
A n d g u a rd ia n angels sang thia s tra in :
R u le . B rita n n ia , ru le th e w aves:
B rito n s never w ill be slaves
T h a natio ns, not so bleat aa these.
M u s t In th e ir tu rn s to ty ra n ts fa ll.
W h ile tho u s h a ll flourish, g re at and free.
T h a d re ad and e n vy o f them a ll
R ulo. B rita n n ia , ru le th e w aves;
B rlto n a never w ill bo slaves
B tlll m o re m njeatlo a h a lt thou rise.
M o ra u ra a d fu l fro m each foreign stroke.
A a th a loud blaat th a t te a rs the skies
Serves but to root th y n u tlv a oak.
R u le . B rita n n ia , r u le th e wnvea;
B rito n s never w ill ba slaves
T h a h a u g h ty ty ra n ts ne’e r shall ta m e ;
A ll th e ir a tte m p ts to bend thee dow n
W ill b u t aro use th y generous flam e.
B u t w o rk th e ir woe and th y renow n.
R u le . B rita n n ia , ru le th a waves;
B rito n s n ever w ill be slaves.
T o thee belongs th e ru rn l reig n :
T h y citie s "h a ll W ith com m erce shin e:
A ll th in s s h a ll be th e s u b jec t m ain
A n d e ve ry shore It circles thine
R ulo , B rita n n ia , ruts th e w avea;
B rlto n a never w ill ha slaves
T h e muse», s till w ith freedom found,
S h a ll to th y happy coast re p a ir;
B lest Isle w ith m atchless beauty c ro w n 'd
A n d m a n ly h e a rts to g u a rd the fa ir.
R u le , B rita n n ia , ru le th a w aves;
B rito n s never w ill bo slaves
—Jarnos Th om so n
Startled H ar All Right
When the IIrat ahlpiiigiit o f frozeu
eggs arrived In London from Austria
Ila th eir oxi none bgrdiit'»* .iHtonlshiMl
t h ** hrokttra to
11 whom they wore
—
coiim I mimm I
Out* muu, cttll-
lug nt ii broker's
office. wtta iiiiiuz
ed to osg h I lu
t a k I u g Aim nt
the w all w ith h ii
egk
*‘W h u t
th e
dh'keiiH urc you
at T” hv m u I d.
hut (hv broker
let d r I v <*. the
UK HA K O K O A N KOO.
only renult be­
ing ii alight dent Id the wall
T he thing ladlig vxphiltivd, the mmi
took ii couple of (he eggs, put them In
his pocket and left to startle hla wife.
A rrivin g home, he w alled till the fum
lly waw uMNviuhled for dinner, and
then, w ith a confident smile, he baug
ed an egg at the newly decorated din­
ing room wall.
Hut the smile quickly faded from his
face. T h e egg had thawed.
n O M»
H IL I.
The Latest Decrees of Dame Fashion
T
Wl
eiiei'is are worn
POUMI
as much by sum
firls as by their
molli rs. uin
II
unsi I Is HU situ
pie th e ir is no re m why froeks of
this kind may not lie in a ile al home
One rarel
Ihe old fashioned
ruoflastly tew cut i i, al o,- square ueek
In the re s ili up to I 1 ie evening gowns
The favorite style Is a V shilled de
eollelag -. the poini o f the V not finish
lug until It reaches Ihe waist
Thin
W h a t I f th e w o rld s«erna s im p ly m ade
T o sweep y o u r dearest hopes a w a y
A nd b a lk your e ffo rts d a y by d a y *
C ara not. M ove o n w a rd u n a fra id .
ah
g rra m v a
s im p l h w h i t .
gives s broad expanse of uncovered
back that s few seasons ago would
have heeu considered shocking.
Jabots are longer lc moat cases.
Stocks show the "straight cut" at the
top. and the collars nre all w idths from
the little turnover to the style which
may he called a cape.
Decidedly new nro licit buckles en
ilrc ly covered w ith close set beading.
Such a pretty waist as thia one fills
many needs
It can lie made o f finy
m aterial thin enough to tie tucked. It
la fashioned over a fitted lining, and
tbe sleeves are In one piece.
J U D IC «’ H O L L E T
T h is M a y M a n to n p a tte rn Is c u t In sixes
fro m 34 to 1? Inc • bust m easure
Semi
IS cents to this oiil< - glvln : nu m b er. SS’.O
and II w ill I' ■ pr im o tlv fo rw a rd e d to you
by m a ll
I f In tia r le send an a d d itio n a l
tw o cent s ta m p fo r le te r postage, w h ich
Insurea m ore pro m p t d e liv e ry
T he tow h o f red so dominant in
fashions has spread to the artificial
(lower, t nd (he deep tone o f (lie old
fushtoued fuchsia now adds w arm th
to a corsage bouquet o f violets.
The black velvel purse is aa modish
aa tbe hand bag o f the same m aterial.
TA M A LES
Angel Food
CAKE
The Gold Hill
Bakery
C L Carter
The Absent M em bers
T be toastm aster didn't have a set
Uat o f siieecbea to announce, no be ap­
portioned (he talks among the liveliest
B|M*akers present as heal he could He
dhl pretty w ell, too. until he announc­
ed “T h e toast 'O ur Absent Members'
w ill be responded to by Mr. Hluuk II.
Dash." Then everybody laughed loud
and long
W hy? Because M r. Blank
H . Dash has lost an arm and a leg.
Tha Police Helped.
HOT
I onauiin d daily. And thia wood i«
cut from the best timber of the claims.
timber that is worth several dol­
lars per thousand for other and bet­
ter purpMM, such as the erection o f ;
mine buildings, or for shaft and stupe
timbers. These latter the mines |
must have, and they prove an ex i
pensive item when the timber on
the immediate claims is gone and tbei
stulls must he hanled from a distance.
The employment of electric power
saves the timber for these better j
purposes; and it not only proves ecu-!
R e e d *«
nomical, but efficient, positive and
regular—just a mere touch of the
hand to a lever aud the power is
applied in just as great or just or
just as small quantity as desired. I
Practically all the towns, cities i
and mining camps of southern Ore-1
gon are already lighted and power
for many purposes supplied by
Rogue river. Most of this is de­
“The Little Tailor’’
rived from the plant of the Rogue
River Electric company at Gold Ray.
This is one of the largest power­
plants on the Pacific coast and is I
a fair example of what capital and
enterprise can accomplish in devel-
-raoa siqx 'anJfoj] aqj uo jawod tfuido
pany has several hundred miles of
power transmission lines, running as
far north as Greenback, northern
Josephine county, and as far south
I as .Ashland.
The site selected for the dam of
the Rogue River Electric company is
a gorge of Rogue river between Ta-
’ ble Rock and a shoulder of the Coast
mountains at the k <ver end of Rogue
river valley. Tb; bed and the shores
of the river at this point are solid
rock, and on this everlasting foundu-
F a m < I r V K M IX O W A IS T.
i tion the dam, which is of concre-e,
Hat Including h rig t. and dull bins, rock and steel, was built. The dam
cerise, roae pink, w istaria, tan. beige raises the water of the river to a
and reseda green.
height of 20 feet, and develops 10,-
a n d a l l o th e r
•Crepe dc chine la worn extenaively
000 horse power. About one-half this
kinds o f
In the very deepeal mourning for
power is being used, this being gen­
dressy frocks Tbe trim m ing Is usual
erated by huge steel turbines and
ly In dull Jet lieads
The waist that glvea long lines to taken up by a battery of dynamos.
m a j'e to
tbe figure la generally becoming and The main transmission lines are alu­
much In vogue. This model la adapt­ minum, with 8 inch insulators.
o rd er
ed to both evening aud daytim e wear,
The
main
line
of
this
plant
carries
X
fo r It can lie made as illustrated or
20,000 volts. When the wire wns
w ith high ne It
J U D IC C H O L L E T .
first strung, six-inch insulators were
T h is M a y M a n to n p a tte rn Is c u t In sixes
placed, but these were found to be
fro m 34 to 42 Inches bust m easure. Send
10 re n ts to th is office, g iv in g n u m b er. 4897.
too light. Aluminum being lighter
and It w ill b e pron ptlv fo rw a rd e d to you
by m all
I f In haste eend an a d d itio n a l i than copjwr allows the wires to be
tw o cent s tam p fo r le tte r postage, whle?
strung tighter, and there is less
In s u r e s m ore pro m p t d e i'v e ry .
sagging and less danger of being
torn down |,v heavy winds. Though
Jainiucse red la the latest faahiona
the
lines lead through mountainous'
ble color, - it l.< a dull shade o f red
and is more effective when used aa a sections, and through densely tim­
trim m ing tbau in a whole garm ent.
bered regions, no trouble or delay
HORSESHOEING
Separate waist x o f I'ersliin atlk fin
from broken wires has occurred, a
lahed w ith long revera and cuffs of wide right of way having first bean
and
black aatlu are exceedingly sm art.
’ cleared. Only a few “line-walkers"
New wraps fo r the babies, called
GENERAL WOOD
are required to patrol the entire sys­
Baby Bunting coats, are reully eider
tem.
and
telephone
lines
and
sta-
and
down sleeping bags. Some are made
i lions put «very part rff the route in
o f fur.
IRON WORK
H atpin s mounted w ith rose i fash­ close touch with the central plant.
ioned from black ailk are used on
Besides the generating of elec- '
mourning hats.
tricity for power (Sstribution, the
lotrgc velvet bags w ith the |>ersoual
R. gue is also being used, and will
touch o f an embroidered monogram
Blacksmith
undoubtedly be more generally used.
in one corner are much favored.
Among the novelty buttons from I to supply power pressure for h y -;
P aris la one o f china o r glass, dell- 1 draulic raining.
The Golden D rift;
Mining company, which has an im-1
mense dam and plant near Grants
P R A C T IC A L
Puss, hns demonstrated that hy-1
draulic mining can be done on a S H O E M A K I N G
mammoth scale by pumping or
Boots and Shoes Made lo Order
forced power. Thus is overcome the
R E P A IR IN G
embarrassment of long seasons of
Done in First-Class Shape
idleness through the summer months,
waiting for rains and water enough
H A R N E S S R E P A IR E D
to supply a “nipe-head.”
SATISFACTION uUARANTCCD
In the construction of the Golden
Drift dam over 4,000.000 feet of
M a R T IN G
timbers and lnmber was used, and
Next to Barber Shop
3,000,000 tons of rock was filled into
I the monster cribs. The fall of the
water over the crest of the dam is
20 feet, and this develops 6000
i horsepower. At present four tur­
bines nre operated, developing 1200
horsepower. The monster pump,
which is the heart of the plant, is
If you w an t your
of the five-step centrifugal type. Its
t
o o l s p u t in g o o d
1 weight is 35 tons and its tested max-
i imuin pressure is 250 pounds. Its
sh ap e b e su re
; capacity is 13,000,000 gallons per
to s e e
I 24 hours, or 9000 gallons per minute
This tremendous volume of water is
delivered through 1500 feet of 22
inch steel pipe, and is lifted to a
height of 170 feet before dropping
into the diggings and forking to the
B la c k s m ith
eloven-ineh giant pipes. With this
system from two to four giants can
he operated day nnd night the en­ the settlement and use of much o f
tire season.
the region that is now uninhabited.
I T ’8 A P U B T r l APHOS
As previously hinted, there is a
Through this region the waters of
cately tinted fro m deep coral color to
long streteh of the Rogue between the Rogue are confined very largely
almost white.
H e re Is a pretty, a ttrac tiv e apron Galiee and the sen, a stretch of 55 to deep, narrow and tortuous can­
for the schoolgirl. T he hretelles are miles, hut little known to man. It is yons. At one point the rock walled
becoming and very sm art looking. almost ns wild nnd uninhabited now banks tower nearly 2000 feet above
The apron is made w ith a fro n t por­ n s it wns when the red man ruled the river, and the waters are con­
tion that Is extended to form a bib supreme in the Oregon country— a fined to a channel but 20 feet in
nnd w ith straight side portions gath
wilderness of mountain forests, gras­ width. The one mnn who made the
ered and joined to the belt.
sy plateaux, crags nnd peaks. The remarkable journey by boat through
J U D IC C H O L L E T .
United States government through this gorge said thnt from down there
T h l» M a y M a n to n p a tte rn 1« out In size«
fo r g irls o f six. eig h t, (en and tw e lv e
Ihe medium of the forest service is on the black waters the sky is but
years o f age
Send 10 cents to th is office,
g iv in g nu m b er. 6902. and It w ill be p r o m p t­ now building n trail along the river a long strip of blue far aloft, nnd but
ly fo rw a rd e d to you by m e lt I f In haste
through this territory, to reach the little sunlight filters through, even at
send an a d d itio n a l (w o cant a ta m p tor
heart of the forest reserve. The noonday. Up till 10 o’clock the stars
le tte r postage, w h ich Insurea m ore prom pt
delivery.
trail will be public, and will lead io nre visible.
T here 1» a decided vogue fo r coin
purses lids season, uud Isdh In French
gray aud oxidized silver and gold
there Is a wide variety fitted w ith
one or tw o com partm ents fo r coins.
In addition (here Is a gun m etal purse
that Is uotli enhie for Ils sim plicity. I t
Is long and narrow and w ill hold a
double supply o f coins.
T h e newest lingerie blouses fo r m m -
mer wear arc made o f eyelet em­
broidery Inset w ith Irish Insertion.
The peasant cut Is th a t used In thia
mat ini.
I'ongee silk for spring w ear Is ob­
tainable In a num ber o f shades, the
Done on Short
Notice
W h e t I f y o u r beat w o rk b rin gs but pain.
P e rp le x ity and lose and doubt?
F a in t no t. but right the b a ttle o u t
N o w o rth y life Is lived In vain.
F iv e young gentlemen were dining
together In ii Ixuitlon club when one
o f them offered to bet thnt he could
hold up traffic In a main street fo r a
whole dn.v. H la companions prom ptly
took the wager. The young man sim­
ply w ent out w ith some friends and
pickaxes nntl dug up the street, w hile
the police autom atically diverted the
traffic. Then the diggers went home
and le ft the various authorities to cor­
respond and argue as to who wns re
sponsible fo r (he roped off areas and
the general disorganization.
(C . tinned (font first page)
Cleaning
Pressing
and
Repairing
W h a t I f a thousand s h a fts o f w ro n g
And grie v o u s obstacles and hats
P ursue you e a rly , long an d late?
Y ie ld not. but keep y o u r courage strong.
Small Change.
At a dinner given by Andrew Came-
gio an em inent Judge, seated h alfw ay
down the table, was deeply Immersed
In conversation w ith hla neighbor
when the host opened up the subject
o f tbe British coinage system and
showed signs o f wishing undivided a t­
tention.
"E v ery other civilized nutlon," he
declaimed, "has Ihe decimal syatem.
w hile England adheres to the absurd
and cumbrous table o f |iotinds, shil­
lings and jience.” (Itap , rap, rap!)
T h e raps w ere for the Judge, who
rem ained absorbed In his own conver­
sation.
“And even farthin gs.” con
tinned the Ironm aster—"Is there any­
thing else In finance so ridiculous as
the farthing?" (Rap. rap!)
T he Judge glanced around somewhat
Im patiently.
"Judge ()..” M r. Carnegie called out.
“w hy do llu* British continue th eir
coinage o f farthings?”
"T o enable Ihe Scotch to practice
benevolence, Mr. Carnegie,” returned
the Judge.- Success Magazine.
Rogue R iv e r'i G reat Pow er
A. J. Messner
I f tb s c u rre n ts o f y o u r Ufa
foiled end vexed and go nrnlae
tro u b le y o u r whole p o rtio n la?
not A il v ic to ry comee th ro u g h s trife.
The Loser Won.
H e had been freshly wukbctl and was
som ewhat slicked up. hut he wua un­
m istakably a bubo,
lie hesitated a
moment at t h e
door o f a fashion­
able c a f e and
then b r a v e l y
aa u n t e r e d In.
W a lk in g to tbe
b a r . he ordered
"a little liquor,
pleaae." T h e bar-
t e n d e r scruti­
nized him dubi­
ously for a few
seconds.
but
Anally placed the
gluss and bottle
upon the counter. O R A H H K Il A l l i . l t i r n . .
A fte r fllllug the
glass to the brliu the man laid down 3
cents.
"You have made a mlxtukc; thuae are
not nickels, hut pennies.” admonished
the bartender
“ Exctiae s i r my m istake," n-sjmnd-
ed the tram p. Then be added:
"W ell, since they are there. I'l l Just
liet you tbe three pennies against a
dim e (but 1 can drink tbe whisky
w ithout touching (he glass "
T h e bartender, n little amused, ac­
cepted tlie pro|MMltlun anil the wager
waa on. Much to the surprise o f the
"w in e clerk" the fellow deliberately
picked up the glass and drunk down
tbe liquor In one gulp.
"H o ld on. pard; you loee.” called the
barkeep.
" I kuow It. The three cents nre on
the bar." replied tbe bum as he saun­
tered over to the free luneb stand aud
grabbed a handful before departing.
PACK T H H F K
B on T on
Fight the Battle Out.
W hat
A re
A nd
F a in t
M K W R
J. E.
M IN E R S
A K P R IIf O
COAT
the form er proving more convenient
j on occasions when the larger recepta­
cle la not desired.
Turned over collars o f w hite benga-
llne nre to be used on satin blouses.
The effect is stiff nnd neat aud decid­
edly appropriate fo r tailored suits.
In the way o f simple har pins aud
brooches nothing could be p re ttie r
i thnn the artistic designs th a t have
' been seen this w in te r In wrought sil­
ver set w ith cnltochonx o f amethyst,
topaz, turquoise, m a trix nnd Jade.
ltiack and w hite Is still much In evi-
j deuce.
Double niching. In some cases frin g ­
ed on both sides. Is a new trim m ing
feature.
M any girls nre m aking th e ir combi­
nation skirts nnd corset covers of
white wash silk, claim ing this m ateria1
Is cheaper In the end.
T h e eoat w ith the round collar thnt
Is closed w ith tw o buttons nnd orna
ments at the side w ill be a favorite
one In the spring. Ruch a coat Is here
Illustrated.
J U D IC C H O L L E T .
T h ia M a y M a n to n p a tte rn la c u t In size-
fro m 34 to 42 Inches bust m easure. Bend
10 cent« to this n'flee, g iv in g nu m b er, 69"
a n il It w ill b e p ro m p tly fo rw a rd e d lo y o t
by m a ll
I f In haste send an a d d itio n a l
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