THE DfllüY TIDINGS EDI C. J. READ, MANAGING A SH LAN D D A IL Y T ID IN G S TTie Colorful Nineties In retro*) **<*t a famous w riter not long ago com- ¡a^ed the decade of the nineties with the progress o f the present period o f national developm ent and prosperity' much to the* discredit of the nineties. In fact the nineties were set forth as “ drab.” And yet those of us in middle life w ill remember that development o f the eouiftry town began with the nineties. We had just emerged from the bitter jealousies and feuds of the ante-war period, and neighbors had found that the fam ily next door really w asn’t so bad after all. Business com petitors ceased to fight eaph other and devoted their time and advertising to building their own business. Political conditions Were commencing to improve; the old “ town korkns” was eliminated , and .we 'adopted the' “primary’ and the ^Austrian ballot. Church quarrels became less bitter, and the social elements of the community found that it was worth while to work in unison for «the general uplift. There . came about, gradually o f course, a widespread feel- i ing that the world was good and that all o f ns owed I some obligation to society. * People began to get healthier and happier in the j nineties. Medical research brought the abolition o f- many d is e a s e imeh as gmall-pox, yellow fever and ‘ o^her dread physical scourges, and taught that purer water could dim inish the long list o f intestinal .' disorders. Deaths, o f mothers in childbirth and of in- ’ fa n ts were checked. People of fifty found that they j were not yet ready for the undertaker. « - And the conveniences that became the property ; of all! W ater from a faucet, electric ligh t, telephones, ¡paved streets, sewers, freer use o f fresh air, better ¡and cheaper newspapers and m agazines. All these 'a n d more were the possession o f the country town for the first time* and even in the cities there was a j movement toward the larger spread o f u tilities and ; better undertanding o f health rules. * Of course the age in which we live ig infinitely ; better than the nineties, even though the older folks ; have lcwt* the thrill o f their early enthusiasm , but •th e nineties brought the b e g in n in g o f-th e new eta, -th e first real understanding o f th e forces u f nature, I the first soundings of the. real heart and soul of ¡Am erica. J W e are livin g better and enjoying more content jo f the spirit now adays; we have found larger uses j for the old inventions and discovered a lo t more ■ since the world war; bu t we m ust not forget that ¡the colorful nineties started ns on the w ay to that '.happiness and splendid civilization to w hich all of ¡us under the providence o f God are entitled to a gen- ;erons portion. * . W hatever was the m atter w ith Kansas w as a na­ tion-wide complaint, and we ju st commenced to find it out and seek a remedy in the nineties. That Cussedness Called Pride H ow that stubborn cussedness in human nature which ia usually m iscalled pride can interfere with happiness is aptly illustrated by the former Nebras­ ka man and his w ife, remarried after 37 years of separation. They married and had ten children and were happy for eighteen years. A nd then they quarreled and she took the youngsters and went home to mother and wandered aw ay. He would not coax and cajole, she would not forgive and forget. And 6o the two o f them, divided by a gu lf o f wilful obstin­ acy, even though love was still in their hearts, sought happiness in other marriages. Their children have re-united them now, after a generation o f time. On the tw ilight of life, well past 70 years o f age* they w ill take up the broken threads of their romance. How much better it would have lieen, how much more joy they m ight have had, if she had been less quick to anger, he less con­ stant in w ilfnllness, when their first separation loom­ ed! If there be any rule for happiness and success in marriage, it would be the one that man and wife must give and forgive, yield much, overlook much, for the greater glory o f happiness is gettin g along with each other. WiH Rogers’ Novel Idea \\ ill Roger» make* the best anggestion y et for President C oolidge’s vacation. He says of the president: “ Put him on a farm with the nnderstand- in g that he has to make his own living off it, and I ’ll bet he’ll give the farmers relief n ex t year. I offer him mine for the experiment, and if he m akes A»go of it he is not a president, h e ’s a m agician .” I fiends of the president* in defending his course towards the farmers, like to refer to him as a “ farm ­ e r ” who understands the farmers and their pfob- W d l, Henry jan’I the only f i i w er driver ever pUbhcd off the road. BY THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO, OUT OUR W AV ItNttoCH » ' A -1Í-C F e E O o XA/Arr-wATT- M a u d me . TÍ4' DR aujim C t A â /M M — V HAP r f r i i « HiCkfeW K b e - a t ? ✓ Williams ’NArCMOM.VKVrñ M*UCrt tMO OO ' ] MX) e f l w r a S I FAST, Q ü f - t LEFT M a h O c .O’ < 3OSSES ARftj iftaeA O p r o m . A RuRRy Ö E R T ? HAMC ’ ALL B e r t <3 i G o r -^ ’RiGHt DÓ OM t f t € —^ d b O U .ee R T T y ¡L5MOVM ml cM rm fcted, is is -1 7 , öOTA XHMWMttJ 1 FOR rT uerfld A -J -|VtUCt— Covered dish luncheon in Civic clubhouse on Wiuhuru W ay at < p . a fa r members aad their husbands uad friends. Friday. April 2 » .— Ladies Aid Society ef the Presbyterian church Will meet iu the uhurch parlors at 1 p. m. Monday, May 2 . ■ ■Panes. Masonic h all, Dickey’s orchestra. Gentle­ men 7« cento; ladies 36 eeato; cards 6S cento. Saturday, .May 7.— Rogue River Valley College Women’s elub w ill meet a t the home of Mrs. D . M W illiam s, 610 8. Peach, Medford. Mrs. )aa. H. Cook has return­ ed from a visit to Princeton, Cal., and was accompanied by TboS.** Jatttes has resigned his Mre. J. W . McDoneli aad daugh­ posfttoU as Superintendent of the M r. -and Mrs. C. ,F. Shepherd te r o t that place, who wUl visit Ashland Mine. He goes to Port- hero., ■ ' 4 ■ •J land Within a day or two to pre visiting their eon Bari T. confer With parties there in re­ Bbopherd in Klam ath Falls. Blaine Klum and fam ily gard to several Southern Oregon returned from au extended mining propositions. ' H arry Hosier and Clyde Cos­ la southern California. tello are sure some fishermen. The Tidings editor bad tbe pleas­ Mise Laura Ashcraft leaves ‘to- ure of eempUngpone of their S- n to h tfp r F ro «ville, OM.. to join Thu Social Circle o t the Chris­ ponad catch. Baeh aot only fills h»r brother W m . Ashcroft, who W m . Fox returned yesterday the stomach, hat makes a warm la In the jew elry -had Sp'tleal from a ria it to Sprague River la tina charch enjoyed a very pieas- place IS our heart. business there. Klam ath county. no easy to sett to Italy as they an. in this country. “So I am going to ask you today if roa want me to have the lawyer write to John Guido and hie father and ask them if. for the rest of the time that they ere staying abroad; they would lease their house to a tenant who wants to fix the met so that It won’t leak, and straight su tt up a uttle and live la tt mfet they are ready to come back aad take i t I t they were offered vefy. very good terms, it would help to par theft* expanses there aad tt mfcte glre you something that yea could do that would give yoa great pleasure Without having a eecrdt te your heart from your oM father. You wouldn't aead to sneak ant to the car and go hunting up every brook on this island trying to find your aWa particular brook, if Fa- thar teak you to tt. Yba would aot need to go on hunting the llttto house and the garden with the red lines all froxen. You could ro to