iüble Kockets.
At th*‘ school meeting held last week
a special tax sufficient to enable the
district to have eight months of school
was voted unanimously.
The Small States.
The area of Maryland is 12.210
square miles, 2,350 square miles of
which are water. There are seven
states in the Union which have a
smaller area -viz. every New England
state except Maine and New Jersey
and Delaware. The gross area of none
of these states equals the land area of
Maryland.
A largely attended meeting was held
in the school house Saturday evening,
at which it was decided to have a
Christmas tree entertainment on Christ
China's Coal.
mas eve. The necessary committees
In China there is twenty times as
were appointed and have gone to work
with a vim that insures the success of much coal as in all Europe.
the affair.
A Famous Ink.
Mr Floyd Green and wife, o f P ort
A famous ink long used in Germany
land, visited relatives here last week. was made of a combination o f chro
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wilson, o f oama mate o f potash with a solution of log
Va ley, spent a couple or days with wood in the proportions o f one part of
the former to a thousand parts of the
Mrs. Wilson’s parents last week.
latter.
Horseshoe Graves.
The* horseshoe in China as well as in
We desire to express our thank full other countries is looked upon as a
appreciation for the kindly sympathy j harbinger of good luck. For that rea
and assistance extended to us by our | son Chinese mandarins when buried
friends and neighlmrs during the last have horseshoe graves.
illness and at th«3 death and burial o f '
Corks.
our beloved fa ’ her, Mathias S. Welch.
it is a good plan to keep on hand a
T he F a m ily .
supply of corks in assorted sizes.
Twenty-five cents* worth will often
last a year or more, and much time
Cured A Severe Attack o f Bronchitis
and. trouble as well as food material
With Chamberlains Cough Remedy will be saved. Corks have a way of
"O n October 18th, last, my little 3- disappearing from vinegar and mo
year old daughter contracted a severe lasses jugs ou their Journeys to and
cold which resulted in a bad case of from the grocer’s, and iu opening bot
tles containing condiments and liq
bronchitis,” save Mrs. G. W. Gibson,
uids the corkscrew often tears the cork
Lexington, Kv. “ The lost the power to pieces.
o f speech comp etely and was a very
sick child. Fortunately we had a bot
Stenciled Playing Cards.
tle o f Chamberlains Cough Remedy in
During the fifteenth century playing
the house ami gave it to her according cards were executed by means o f sten
to the printed dinections On the sec cil plates. There are now few of
ond day she was a great deal hetterano these curds in existence, and they are
on the fifth day, October 23rd, she was very valuable.
Central Point Meat Market
W . D, L ew is &
Sons, Proprietors
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Columbia
Brand Hams, Bacon and Lard, Bolognas,
Boiled Ham, Cottage Shoulders and other
specialties
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE
ASII LAND CREAMERY RUTTER
Choicest cuts o f Beef,
Pork, Mutton and Veal
Card of Thatiks.
entirely well of her Oold and bronchitis
which I attrioute to thjs splendid medi
cine. I recommend Chamberlains Cough
Remedy unreservedly as I have found
it the surest safest and quickest cure
for cojds, both for children and adults
o f any 1 have ever used ” For sale by
Mary A. Mee,
Chemical Inks.
The manuscripts o f the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries are In many cases
almost illegible on account o f the fad
ing of the iuk. At that time the lamp
black inks passisi out o f use i\»d chem
ical inks became popular.
Rings In Norway.
In every rank of life iu Norway
Klwood’s for stationery.
25tf
young men and maidens exchange
Trespass notices, printed on cloth rings on becoming engaged. These
for sale at this office. 50 cents per I rings are worn by the men as well as
dozen.
tf
the w* men for the rest of their lives.
The Medford Athletic Club will pull
nir a 15-round boxing contest between
Tha Open Top Tree.
Karl Ralston and Kay Doan next Mon
It is not necessary to go over the
day evening. Both men are said to be
tree trying to cut o f f every little twig.
c ever and a lively go is exported.
The leaders are the ones that need at
F or S ale or T rade One "N e w tention. Wheu heading in these lead
Deal” 10 inch gang plow, one "Canton ers it Is Iwst to cut them off to a side
Clipper" 12 inch gang plow, one Mc branch rather thuu to dormant bud.
Cormick mowing machine " B i g 4 '’ mod Frequently wheu au inexperienced
el, one 10 foot McCormick rake. Allas nmu practices heading in he is tempt
good as new. Enquire o f Ferguson & l ed to shear the tree all o\er and leave
Murray.
31tf
It a smooth, oval form
It will be
imshi that this Is very different from
the method desrribed above, where
only the leaders are cut back and the
side shoots thinned so as to leave an
o | hhi top.
The n" - unt o f heading In
to t*e done slum'd vary from year to
year, u-« . riling is »lie crop promises
to l*c large or small. .\s the tree gets
older less heading in is usually ueces
bien Fdbrick. Prop.
sa n
MEDFORDDOMESTIC
LAUNDRY,
All kinds Laundry work solicited
Leave package at Stone’ s
barlier shop or see T. J.
Kelso who will call for
and deliver family work.
Work guaranteed.
Prices right.
Sugar Beets.
I,a»( vcar wits a banner year for
stilar In-eta. but tbe estimate Is made
by llie Culled States department of
airrtouliure that the present year will
eclipse all pasi records, aa It Is expect
ed that over 500.000 short tons of tieet
sutrar will be made.
Central Point Meat Market
Main Street, Central Point
Fruit Trees
Fruit Trees
Home grown trees on
Home grown roots.
BUY YOUR TREE.S OF A FIRM
THAT HA-5 A RECORD FOR PUT
TING
OUT
TREE.S
TRUE TO
NAME. AND TREE.S THAT WILL
GROW.
WE INVITE INSPECT
ION OF OUR .STOCK.
CALL ON
J. F. HOPK n S - J. S. BARNETT
One and one-half miles northeast from Central Point.
Toys - Toys - Toys
Many things to please the children at Christmas Time.
Bring in the little ones and see them smile.
Stationery
new Xmas Post Cards, lunches, soft drinks, candies, etc.
A share o f your patronage is solicited
F. W .
L E S M E IS T E R
Pine Street, two doors east of Post Office
C E N T R A L P O IN T
Try an Ad in THE HERALD.