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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
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diner Iran-aj 1.. :i i;,-n-rl Itaukiin: Im- iiu-.-a.
nil 0, Ketwivet di-ni-ii., .-ui.ji vi 10 .-f,-,-ic ,tr mi demand rerliiii-atr.
k nut our (.n.,,ni,., are a.iretl oi r.itiru ..iH Ireniuii'iil and every consideration con
1 ttent with ""tiihl hanknii' irini iple-.
bafety d.'iiil UneM for rent. J. KHAN'S WATSdN. Pres.
'(.nril ' II. A. 1KK)TH. Viee-l-rea.
, m, .- I- 1.. JKWKI.I,. Cashier.
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Mella ai:lii tlraitv on New York San i
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I'l.IMi .V (iOI'LI), (.riintH 1iimm. On-.
. " t "h " t Rheuirstistn Cured hy
v,i, . Chamberla.n s Fain Bum
r' ' 'The 8:racT ol flismUrlain's Pain
TV,0,,V"- thrgmatiMn ia
law. s-.j,,- ti. nioustmted daily. Parker
: i l tt, of Gnit-l'T, V:. sa. that
r-, Minb'r'.n.rs pain Palm ave him
'" rtuaiieot relnf from rliiuuti.ti.-m in
'" tv - wli-n .vetTil.tt el- fnil d.
" id he .mid nni ts- aitiiout it. I or
" I" la bj all druiau. ,
v. .,y, r-r .1rc;. .
Bl.nt
woman a:id she
! fcKcs all cotiti-ik-nce
in htrrlf.
Tier ptcp is b)iv,
hesitating and
nucrrlain. her
banrls are raised
to ward tiie im
ajdn;iiy liiiws
wliiili ! ' 'tea
hi-r. V h 11 - a
sick wottian
irrks the nitins of health she is often
like a woni. ti hlindfold. She has no
confidence. Slie cannot tell what her
effort will kad 10. She turns now to
this 3;de and then to the other in uncer
tainty an.1 " ' t.
H i- si- in who nssi Dr. Pierce's
Favorite l'rt.riitioii may do so with
alrtolula confidence. It invites open
eyed investigation. There neul be no
hesi tti m in follnwin; 'the hundreds of
th -nv.inds of v.onien who have found a
;"r Let enrf tor womanly ills in the use
of tlf.s nieiliv'ine.
"l'..vorile 1'revrintton " cures irregu
laiitv aiul dries weakenini drains. It
h lis itifianttiia.Toii and ulceration and
ru:i"i ic-tnale uvkness.
' ". rih n hcirt fvi . r gratitude to roa fnr rtirt
1 vrr li.M l:in ; nir wumlerUil niei'.ti-ine I
" - - t" tiitii: 1 hat fcumr wMr nf.
1 .' !r. ('H-rcf'n tncticines."
1. el pf c;rrentriin? Fur
.. M.nvl.'inil. ! h:li Mlf.
1 -.Tiaii- wr-.iknrta and bait to
t- in ik'(I a 'vat rVftl u ttie time. Hnd head
1 arlie. Uu-kvn?. nml pn!u in Irft sitiewhen Ivin
I tomnn y.rtii tMkitig Dr. I'ierce'ii Favir-rriTili-m.
and liad not taken two bottles
wasnMrt.i lie around fljraill and do my
:llU- piiui. Call noveat any--r
hvtit ttie any nuie. Have
iIitjo- tlr I'lt rre l-avorile Pie-
lie I re
when 1
It
r . 1 '' J'icof hi Coiuptnitid Kiflract of
t . A' t -(vital vial-, ol hia ' I'leaHant
f' ." I- letter every dty. My Lua
Liinl natra I ; ... tv Iter every dnv."
I)r I'trp-' I'l.asniit I'ellHs cure bil
at'.isnesh and sick hcatlaciie.
EGkets
AT ALL, HOURS
to Coe.
W. K. IIA.MMOM), SKciuTAitY.
u.-.io 00
eitrtiiicaie ttnvattle on demand.
rain i-eo. anil Tori and.
in tlie I'nitt'd Mate.
and k-eneral Iniiiu-a td our ctislomera.
t'rei;t.:i, and on all aciessltile tnnls.
II. A. IMfiTM. Pres.
J. f. ( AMHiK.1.1.. Vice Pres.
II I.. CIll.KhY, a-lner
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Blue Front Shop
otith ?-xth Street.
AND
Oiairbtrlain'i Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Unequalled for Camtipatio.
Mr. A. U. Kane, a prominet drof;-
flht, Uu,t f,,. Kan., says:
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trtdin a'e, in my Jnd(imut, the
nnt oi-rior 1 rrfaration of any
,,. in , fcr rnstirtioti.
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STEEL TRACK ROADS GOOD
General Stone on the Advantages
ol These Highways. t
"Twenty centuries have seen no ad
vance In the art of road building. We
tuild no better than the ancient Ro
mans or Peruvians," said General Koy
Stone In ad address at the national
good roads convention. "We bave In
vented railroads and perfected them,
but It has scarcely occurred to us that
the same means of 'smoothing the
way' Is open to us on common roads
nnd that there Is no more reason for
running a wagon over stones and dirt
than a locomotive. Within the last
few years European engineers bavs
awakened to that fact, and successful
experiments bave been made In steel
tracks for wagons In Germany and
even In Spain. In this country, wltb
our little appropriations foot, the gov
ernment road Inquiry, we bave tried
to experiment In steel, but always wltb
some cbcup makeshift of construction
that gave no result.
"A year ago I persuaded the Auto
mobile Club of America to make a
thorough test of steel tracks In city
and country, and, with the liberal aid
of the president of the steel trust, we
ore doing so. Special plates twelve
Inches wide were rolled, wltb a heavy
downward flange and slight ridge at
each end. These were laid In a New
York Btreet last autumn, merely bedded
in a trench of gravel on a shallow
foundation of rough stones, the plates
riveted together end to end with side
and bottom fish plates and tied occa
sionally by a cross rod. They have not
viirled a hair's breadth in line or level
under a heavy traffic and have so fa
vorably Impressed the engineers of the
city that they bave been ordered for
use uloug the docks, and bids are asked
for extension In streets Intended for
heavy trucking. No patent Is Involved
In this construction, and such Improve
ments upon it as I bave personally do
vised and patented will be free to the
public.
"The traction on the plutes Is found
to be so much easier that the same
power which will pull one ton on a
cood stone block pavement will pull
nearly four tons on the steel tracks
This Is not be place to go Into details,
but I think . can maintain these points:
"First That the steel roads will be
cheaper to build than good stone roads
In many places, especially In tho Mis
sissippi valley, whero bard rock la ob
sent. "Second. That In all places they will
be much cheaper to maintain.
"Third. That they will reduce the
cost of hauling to less than one-third of
that on the best stone roads, consider
ing both the power required and the
weur and tear of animals and equip
ment "The common field stones nnd bank
gravel will serve for foundation, or
where they cannot be found burned
clay will do equully'well. A few inches
of gravel to put between the plates can
always bo brought by railroad If neces
sary. "The government of the United
States lias repeatedly used both Its
cash and Its credit tn promoting all
kinds or public works. It bus even
loaned Its credit to prlvnte corporations
for the public good. If It Is to give aid
now to road building the form which
that aid shall take is a matter of expe
diency, not of power or precedent The
only questions to I settled are what
plan will do the most good and what
are the safeguards offered.
"Using government's credit would
give almost unlimited aid. Its guarun
tec would enable the local communities
to borrow money at 2 per cent uud to
postpone payment Indefinitely or for
ever. As to safeguards, tho communi
ties which borrow money on such terms
for such a purpose could afford to give
whatever security the government
might demand fur Us guarantee, and
the Investment Itself would fiultlply
Its own security since every dollar put
Into road building odds Jj to $10 to
property vulues in the vlclulty.
"The steel construction would offer a
peculiarly good Becurlty. Stone roads
bave nothing worth removing, but steel
rails and their attachments could be re
moved anil laid elsewhere, ulthougb
probably 110 county would ever allow
Its roads to be stripped of their metal
through default In payment of Its in
terrst And, assuming that the foun
dations nnd the hauling and laying of
the plates, all of which Involve only
common labor, are provided for by con
tributlon or a labor tux, the loan re
quired will only be the bare cost of the
metal, and for this the metal Itself
would be a fairly good security.
"Again, assuming that the cost of the
steel for a country road In ordinnry
times Is, say, $'.(I0U per mile, the annu
al Interest charge will only be $10 per
mile, no uiore than the usual cost of
keeping up 11 n earth road and only a
fraction of the repairs on a stone rond.
so that the tax rate need not be In
creased to secure oil the benefits of the
best road possible, and no default in
payment of Interest ever need be
feared."
Saneltera' ftlnsr For Cauntrr noaila.
Sing Is to be used In making road
In I'tah. says the Salt Lake City Trib
une. The Salt Lake county cnmmls
sioneie irt a recent meeting decided to
make some extensive repairs on the
roads of the county, and with that
object la view the chairman was an
thorlred to sign lenses with the Her
mania smelter at Murray and the Min
go smelter at Fnnrly for their sing
dumps. This sing makes good, service
able rondlx'ds. and It Is understood
that the county rnn secure It from the
melting eonivsnles at reeaonnhle cost.
Perfect Confidence.
Where there need to be a feeling of
uneasiness and worry in the household
when a child showed symptoms of
croup, there is now lrfect coiih
euro. This is owing to the uniform
snceens of Chamberlain's Congh
Remedy in the treatment of that dis
ease. Mrs M. L Basford, of Pools
1 ille, ML, says: "I have a world of
confidence in Clftimberlaio's Congh
Remedy for I have osed it with per
fect snoeeas. My child Garland is
subject to severe attacks of rmsp and
it always gives bim prompt relief."
For sile by all druggists.
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Former Oregonlixn Says Good
Word for Oregon.
Oregou Is attracting much attention
at the present aa a mining state.
Many lettera are being -eeieved by
the Oregon Miners' Association in
quiring about the different properties
in the state. One of the latest is
from Dawson City, and is as follows:
'Dawson City, T. T., Jan. 10.
Oregon Miners' Association : For
some time p.tst I have bad the sub
ject in mind to write yon in regard
to yunr having an agent here to call
the attention of the great possibility
for investment in both Southern and
Eastern Oregon. It is a fact patent
to all that few, if any seek to spend a
lifetime in this clime.
'It would require bnt a small
amonnt of priuted matter, judiciously
used to place Oregon and its good
climate before the residents of this
country. As an illustration, in 1899,
I brought with me two Oregon Min
ing Journals, Midsummer editon, and
illustrated, and it is no exaggeration
to sny that those books bave been
worn out by those anxiona to learn
something of a milling oonatry that
thoy had never beard of before.
'Personally, I have for five years
done all I conld to acquaint inquir
ing and prospective buyers of the
ninny genuine 'chances' for invest
ment in one of the best climates on
earth. I lived in Oregon from 18A3
to lfil'i), 18 years iu Eastern Oregon, 24
years in Portland and the Willamette
Valley, aud mined Ave years on Cow
Creek, Donglas County, and I know
the state perfectly.
"The natural desire of the average
miner who can go out from here
with some, coin is to boy a mine in a
semi-tropical climate. 'Where can I
And a fairly good paying hydraulic
mine in a good climate?' Thi ques
tion I have answered a great many
times In favor of Jackson, Josephine
and Douglas Counties. I know not as
to how many Rlondikers have settled
permanently on Oregon mines, bnt I
have heard from five acquaintances
who I am snro settled in Josephine
Comity.
"Now, if I can be of service to yon
in this matter, yon can rest assured
of my enthusiasm In anything 'Ore
gon. ' And yon might be able to as
sist me alonif the same linos later on.
I mention this for yonr consider
ation and trnst no barm Is done. I
can refor yon to George H. Hill, H.
S. Rowe, L. R. Fields, superintend
ent of the Southern Pacific; J. B.
David, F. A. Bancroft, Esq., etc.
Thanking yon iu anticipation, I re
main very truly yours,
"C. C. GRIMES,
"Dawson, Y. T. "
Mysterious Circumstance.
One was pale and sallow and tho
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing with
health uses Dr. King's New Life Pills
to maintain it. J ry them. Only 25
cents at National Drag Store and
Grants Pass Pharmacy.
A. N.DRAKE NOT YET FOUND
Searching Pearlies Look In Va
for Missing Man.
In
Although a number of men from
Gleudali), Went Fork, Riddle and
Kosebnrg have continued the search
for A. N. Drake of Dads creek, who
was lost in the mountains, nine miles
west of Glendale, on January lHth,
not the lenst trace of him has yet
been found. Nearly all of the snow
in that region lias disappeared, which
has given the searchers some bope of
finding the body or trace of the miss.
ing man. Several hundred yards
from his home his gloves were fonnd
in tho fork of a small tree beside the
trail, which, no doubt he found he
would not neod on his hunting trip,
and expected to get them when he re
turned. Being a new settler, Mr. Drike was
not familiar with the mountains be
yond a limited distance from his
home, and we niide'stand that last
summer he was lost two different
times while hunting in the mount
aius near his home, bnt was fonnd
each time the following night by his
neighbor. B. W. 8. Folk. It is said
tli:-t Mr. Drake had been afflicted fnr
a number of years with heart tronble,
and he may have died suddenly from
this canse iu some secluded spot, aud
the body may never be found.
About five years ago an old man
named Blynn was Inst iu a similar
manner in the mountains at the head
of Bear creek, about 10 miles north
of Glendale, and the body never was
found. Mr. Blynn was about AS
years of age aud was engag d in trap
ping and hunting. He left bis cabin
on.- morning to visit his train, taking
his gun with him. He was never
seen afterwards, although dozens of
meu secured tho woods carefully for
weeks after in search of l is body.
As he had with him about f00 in
money, there Is a strong suspicion
that he was murdered and the body
buried in the mountains Glendale
News.
Croup
Begins witb the symptoms of
common cold; there is chilliness.
sneezing, hot skin, qultk pulse,
hoarseness and Impeded respiration
Give frequent small dotes of Ballard's
Horehound Syrup, (the child will cry
for it 1 and at the first sign of
croopy congh, apply frequently Pal
bird's Snow Liniment to throat.
Mrs. N. A. Vlict, New Castle, Cola
writes, March IKth. 11)1: "I think
Ballard's Horehound Syrup a won
derfol remedy, and so plesuiant. " 20c,
i)c and $1.00 at S lover uragvo.
APPLES WERE FREE OF PEST
A Pioneer Se.ya Codlin Moth la
Not w Naxtlv.
A pioneer citiaen, says the Oregon-
tan, who was baying apples, oDservea
a wormy one In a bos and expressed
his disgust for the codlin moth which
has pot orchardiats in this state to so
much trouble and expense. Ha said
for many years after he arrived In
Oregon he never saw nor heard of a
wormy apple, and it was not till
within 15 or 90 years that anything
had been heard of the terrible Ban
Jose scale. The dealer explained that
the codlih moth was imported Into
Oregon from Missouri, which is a
great apple-producing country. It
lid not cross the plains In an ox
wagon as many other Missouri
products did, bnt soon after the rail
road across the continent was com
pleted, there was a snort crop of ap
ples in Oregon aud a few carloads
were rhlpped in from Missouri by
rail. Iu them the codlin moth ar
rived, and a sad day it was for or
chardists. The Ban Jose seal alio
found its way into Oregon by acci
dent, A party of Portland people,
old-time residents, spent the winter
n San Jose some SO years ago, and
on returuing in the spring brought
home a lot of plants and shrubs.
Nothing was known here of the San
Jose scale at that time, bnt when
these plants all died and the shrubs
and trees of neighbors began to die,
an investigation was started, and ii
was fonnd that Oregon had acquired
another insect pest, and one of the
worst kind. Later It was ascertained
that the scale was Introduced into
San Jose from China, its home. II.
B. Miller, American Consnl to
China, hunted np its record there
and fonnd that the lady bng, com
mon there, had kept the scale within
bounds. He sent a lot of these lady-
bogs to Washington, where thoy were
propagated, and have been sent ont
to places where the scale la destruct
ive. Some were sent to Sontliern
Oregon not long ago, and it is hoped
that they will flourish and spread ail
over the state and in time partially
exterminate the Ban Jose scale. It
wonld scarcely be' imagined that such
tiny pests conld travel so far as Ore
gon, or do so much damage as they
have since arriving here.
BELIEVE IN PRINTER'S INK
Peopla of Hood River Believe in
Advertising.
Hood River never misses an oppor
tonity to secure an advautago wbeu
ever even the least opportunity pre
sents. Their latest point to gain,
says the Jacksonville Bentiuel, is
that of securing a special frnit train
to be run during their strawberry
season. It will be bnt a lew years
until there will be fast frnit trains
sent out daily from Rogue River. It
is not uncommon dnring the height of
the shipping season, for six to eight
refrigerator cars loaded with fruit to
be sent ont daily. How the Hood
River Frnit Growers Union secured
their special frnit train Is told in the
following from the Hood River
Glacier :
E. H. Shepard aud O. J. Gesaling
of tho Frnit Growers' onion did some
effective work among the rallroid
people during the association meet at
Portland last week. They made such
a showing to the railroad people that
they agreed to give the frnit ship
pers a strawberry special out of Hood
River during the height of the season,
running it on passenger train time,
the shippers to furnish the railroad
company with an estimate of tho num
ber of cars in the morning aud they
will start a light train ont of Port
land with just enough cars so that
the strawberries will complete the
train. This was Mr. Gessling's sug
gestion, and after the railroad people
had ittindor consideration for a day,
they came to the conclusion that this
would be the best solution of the diffi
culty.
FRUIT CROP 3D DISTRICT
Estimated
Output Last
ks $640,000.
Year
Wi
The third district, composed of
the connties of Douglas Jackson,
Klamath, Josephine, Coos, Curry and
Lake, A. H. Carson commissioner.
reported aa follows: Unfavorable
weather at blossoming period of the
peach in my district cnt the yield
down to 30 per cent In some and 40
per cent in other sect loss bnt what
was pot on the market was of su
perior quality and brought top prices.
The apple, pear and prune were
record, breaking crops, by far the
largest ever grown in this dlstriot
Prices are good, due to Eastern aud
Europnaa shipments being strong,
averaging 40 per cent higher than last
year.
At ruling prices I place the value of
the fruit crop in this third district as
follow! :
Apples , fT.OnO
Pears lOO.OfiO
Prunes 210,000
Peaches 8,000
Fruits for home consumption. 60,000
Total $s;40,000
The increase in value and quantity
of fruit over former years Is r.ot n
tirely doe to the heavy crop, bat to
many new orchards coming iuto
bearing for the first time and mora
and better methods In spraying and
cultivating.
J. M. Trefren, dealer in fruits and
vegetables, poo I try and eggs, fresh
fish and EasUirn oysters. Front Bt
AN INDIAN AND WHISKEY
Drunken Del Norte Indian Robbed
tkrvd Murdered.
Last Monday morning the body of
Winchnck Jack, an Indian, was fonnd
In a ditch along side the county road
about a mile and a quarter above
the Corners. Every Indication was
that he bad .been murdered. The
body was in a nnde condition and
showed signs of having been beaten
and dragged. Part of his clothing
was over the fence la the Westbrook
field, and part in the ditch just be
low where the body was fonnd. One
shoe and socks were lying in the road,
and a bridle belonging on the horso
he was rldiug was lying in the ditch
just above the body. The olothiug
showed unmistakable signs of having
been ont and torn in removal.
At the Inquest nothing developed to
how who committed the crime. The
Indians knew nothing about the mat
ter, or pretended they did not Ac
cording to the facts elicited Winchnck
Jack came to the Corners Sunday
afternoon slightly intoxicated and
imbibed further, starting for his
home at the month of Winchnok about
5 o'olook, having a flask of whiskoy
and from $5 to $7.60 in money iu his
pocket A little later he was seen
by Bert Beokated and Jas. Taggert,
sitting alongside the wagou road
about three quarters of a milo bo low
the Corners, his horse (tauding along
side. He appeared to thorn to be
pretty well intoxicated. That is the
last time he was seon alive by any
person.
A large number of Indians gathored
at John Tryon's Sunday to play base
ball, and most all of them became
intoxicated. One. theory is that Wiu-
chuck Jack was murdered by some of
them who met him while on their
way home to the Island. Tho fact
that he was naked, Indicates
that it was the work of Indians
Dol Norte Record.
IS A GROWING INDUSTRY
Many Peopla Expect to Engage
In Poultry Business.
The following from the Valley
Rnoord indicates that' the poultry
Industry will receive greater atten
tion then formerly : The pontlry rais
ing Industry keeps np its forward
movement in tho Rogue river valley.
Notwithstanding that the output has
been greatly iucreased the past few
years, the constant demand and the
high prices prevailing tho past season
has caused more proparatlou to be
made for the coming year in this val
ley than any season in its hiBtory.
Our climate scorns bettor adapted to
poultry culture than the principal
poultry centers on the coast and there
Is no apparent reason why tho Indus
try should not thrive until tho valley
gets as famous as Petalnma, Santa
Clara, Alameda aud other noted
districts to tho south of ns.
B. K. Adams, as soon as he retires
from the harness business Iu Ashland,
will engage in poultry and hog rais
ing on the 60 acre plaoe ho bought of
Krod Hanson at Table Rock. Ho is
among the number who havo boon
iutioed Into tne ponltry business by
the prevailing fancy prices and the
adaptability of the country for that
industry.
Rev. Geo. C. Love, who is exten
sively engaged iu the fancy ponllry
business, has an egg laid by a white
Wyandotte hon that Is as largo as a
goose egg being Sxn,1 Inches iu size
and weighs nealry four ounces. Mr.
Love has sent for six more inculiators.
John Mcintosh, the draftsman,
while iu charge of the Tom Brown
farm near Ashland went into the
poultry business quite heavily having
nearly a thousand chickens, mostly
Barred Plymouth Rocks Ho. says
his experience proved profitable and
chat he will engago In it again. Tin
granite soil of Ashland is a very de
sirable feature in the winter months,
s chickons do much bettor on a dry
warm location during the rainy
season, Mr. Mcintosh will make
use of his flue experience gained iu
the boisuess iu this section.
Change in Ashland Firm.
An aniioniuiemeut has been made of
a change in proprietorship of the big
drygoods firm of Vaupel, Norrls a
Drake at Ashland. J. R. Norris has
sold his interest iu the business to E,
A. Kinney aud left on Tuesday for
Oakland, CaL, where he will become
a member of a new firm. Mr. Norrls
has been in business In Ashland for
the past 18 years aud has been active
in all publio movements for the bono
fit of the city during that time, and
la at present a member of the City
Board of Education. Mr. Kinney,
his successor, was formerly for
number of years a popular business
man of Ashland and has jost returned
from a throe years' residence at Red
ding, OaL
Senator Depew to R-ellre.
It Is announced that Chuuncey M
Depew will not again be a candidate
for U. 8. senator from New York
It is likely that E. H. Harriman,
president of the Sontliern Paclflo rail
way systems will succeed him, or at
least will be an Important figure iu
the contest for the po-ltion. Thl
taken to mean that the trancsontlnen
tat railways are preparing for a great
er fight than ever against the lath
mlan canal.
what Are They?
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tableta A new remedy for stomach
troubles, biliousness, and ennstit
tiou, and a good one. Price 23 cents.
rre sale by all druggists.
We're Fishing z Trade
With Bait of Quality and Trice
Exclusive Goods and f attorns at Tai ticularly pleas
ing Prices
10,000 RollsNewWall Papers
Immense Line of lkautlful New Carpets
The kind that Wear
Immense Line Matting Choice Patterns
Our Stove and Range Values
are Unsurpassed
Wo carry everything for tho houso
HOMES rURNISIIED COMPLETE
This moans a big saving to you when purchasing
THOMAS
ROGRESSIVE CLARINDA
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Public Spirited Citizens Building
Up Their Town.
Clarlnda, la., Is a homellko town, oc
cupying a beautiful situation surround
ed by rolling prairie, with shaded
streets 100 feet wide, well kept lawns,
comfortablo but unpretentious housea,
an Imposing courthouso and school-
house, an excellent hotel, several bunks
whoso combined deposits exceed $1
000,000, and blocks of stores whoso
helves aro loaded with all kinds of
goods, writes W. K. Curtis In tho Chi
cngo Record Herald. Wbeu Clurlnda
was first founded Iu 18Ii2 this was n
baro prairie. Now It Is a veritable
grove of elms, chestnuts and maples,
all of which bave been planted by tho
hand of man, but they look like native
trees.
A squuro near tho railway station
was planted wltb several hundred
young elms a few years ago, which are
thriving beautifully and aro an object
lesson to all other Iowa towns, ns they
Illustrate what can be done In this soil
and clininto in the way of arbor cul
ture. Almost everybody owns the
houso ho occupies, and property very
seldom changes hands. There are no
advertisements of houses for rent, bo
cause every one In occupied, nnd new
comers are obliged to build, so the
town Is gradually extending In every
direction.
There are no snlnous iu C'hirlnda.
nnd 110 permit to sell liquor has been
Issued since 1HS2. The drug stores arc
not even permitted to sell upon physl
chins' proscriptions. When saloons
were allowed there was n license fee
of $t,0O0, and tho proceeds were ali
needed to pay pollro expenses, hill
since saloons were abolished no police
have been needed, and tho ouly pro
tection tho town now has aro two night
watchmen, who look out for Urea, bur
ghirs and tramps.
The taste nml culture of the people are
illustrated hy the largu attendance at
tho annual t'hnuhiiiqim UNHcinbly, now
in Its seventh year, upon tho fair
grounds, which belong to the munici
pality. Hack of the assembly are
eighty business men, public .spirited
citizens, representing nil detioinlnii
Hons, who have managed the uffalr so
successfully that nt the close of the
last session after every bill was paid
nnd cxtenslvo improvements were
made there was n surplus of $'J,2oO Iu
thu treasury.
MAKE TOWN BEAUTIFUL
What an Improvement Society Is
Doing.
Hamilton, Out, Is being Hindu more
attractive every year through tho ef
forts of the Civic Improvement socie
ty, which awards prizes for thu best
kept lawns, (lower boxes and gardens,
says the Toronto Mull and Express.
The Idea Is so excellent that It Is re
markable that It has not been more
generally adopted.
The natural tendency of nil centers
of populutlon la toward ugliness and
untidiness. To resist this und aspire
toward "the town bountiful" is n wor
thy effort We are Influenced more
than we are generally willing to ac
knowledge by our surroundings. The
power of beauty to cheer and purify
human nature Is Immeasurable. Why
then, should all the natural beauty uf a
city be confined to Its parks or Its lam
lvvards, which are visited only 011 rare
and exceptional occasions?
Here and there, It la true, efforts are
made to beautify thu dally surround
ings. In Toronto soino of tho modern
factories ore adorned with flowers and
clinging Ivy. For this and the conse
quent appearance of cheerfulness the
public, we believe, Is sincerely grate
ful. It l a contribution to the comfort
of every one. The splendid lawns and
the gardens of our residential quarters
also appeal to public appreciation.
Hut there are districts of tho city hi
which the sun of beauty seldom shlnos.
Prominent nmong these are tho busi
ness quarters, whero tho tiresome mo
notony of brick walls Is rarely relieved
by tho presence of any green thing. It
Is here that the peoplo spend most of
their time, and hero It Is that beauty
and freshness aro most required. In
the more bumble quarters, too, though
there Is many a homely garden nnd
many an effort to catch an Inspiration
from nature, the lack of beauty Is of
ten painful and depressing.
Anything that will awaken an Inter
eat In the adornment of a town and
stimulate effort along that lino Is a
wholesome and valuable Influence. By
all mean! let us beautify our towns,
and If Hamilton bns shown us how to
do It thoroughly sud well we shall be
grateful.
A. E. Voorhies Photo Supplies.
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THE IIOISE1 UUNISUER
GRANTS PASS, OREGON
MORE RAILROAD RUMORS
Northern California and Southern
Oregon Scene of Work.
It Is rumored that the 8. P. Co. In
tends doing away with the horseshoe
bend betwoen Slsson aud Donsmuir,
iu order to' save distaucs and steep
grade, also to make a straight and
shorter road In Shasta Valley from
Edguwood to Jnlion'B, beaidus cutting
out the heavy grade at Bailey's hill
north of Hornbrook. With these
changes, the line can be shortened
several miles. No now heavy rails
havo beon laid In the section named,
as on other portions of the route,
which gives a showing of credonoo.
It is also tinted that tho directors of
the California Box and Door Co.,
with extensive timber holding at
Mofllt Crook," are considering the
proposition of building a branch line
to their plant from some point on S.
lino betwoen Jullon's and Gazelle,
or possibly from one of the two points
named. A survey will probably be
mado to decide the matter, and should
tho company oonolnde to build,
efforts are likely to be made towards -an
extension to Soott Valley. Efforts
may also be made in the near future
to extend the Treka railroad into
Scott Valley, which If partially ex
tended, conld be continued by degrees
with the aid of earning! derived from
increnso of traffic. The Bcott Valley
peoplo aro very anxious for railroad
connection to any point on the main
line, and will do all they can do to
aid such project for more general
development of the oonutry. Exten
sions are anticipated on the McCloud
River railroad iuto northern portlops
of Hlmsta county and to Modoo county
from Upton, with extension of the
railroad from Weed station to Eastern
Siskiyou towards Butto Creek, and a
futlier extension of the Klamath Lake
R. H. from I-airds Into Southern
Oregou. With all these new roads
reaching out to the outer boundaries
of the county aud beyond, Siskiyou
is likely to have more branch rail
road lines than any couuty In the
state tho principal bnaluoss for them
being the transportation of lumber
from tho vnrions mountain forests.
Remember Joseph Moss has the larg
est list of real pstato with the best
prices and best terms. Office ou E
street, west of Sixth struot
A BIG CATCH OF SKUNKS
Jackson County Trapper Delng
Land Office Business.
Tho Ashland Tiding! is authority
fur the following : A troppur who
has been operating a few miles sooth
of Ashland thu past few months lias
made a catch of til skunks. The
skins of theso animals, which have
been unusually plentiful recently,
yield tho trapper, it is said, not less
than each, and ho extracts the oil
for medicinal purposes nnd realizes $1
s r quart for it. Aud the catch has
not Wen confined to varmints of
odious ja rlume. All owl got in',0 one
of the traps and it fonnd a market
with tho recently organized Owl Club
of Ashland, for whom it is to be
mounted. Tho trapper also found a
big i ngle held iu one of his steel vises
a short time ago nnd has made a Jiet of
the bird whilo waiting for an oppor
tunity to sell it
IT IS A NATTER OF HEALTH
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THERE J S NO SUBSTITUTE
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