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. . 1 SOUTHERN OREGON MAIL,, FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 1892. -wl , - - - - - -" -: . - - ' -' . w v - - ami FflLBDE BHEBER W. L. TOWNSEND, PRO., JrOIDFORD, - - OREGON. , Hot and cold baths, pompadour hair cutting and clean towels a specialty. Pair treatment for everybody, v Give na a trial. . Main Street, Opposite Postoffice. J. R. WILSON, BACKSMITH. AND Horse and Oxen Shoeing- MEDFORD, ORE. DRUG STORE. The teaduff Drug Store of Medford la GEORGE H. HASKINS. (Successor to Haskins & Lawton.) Ho has anything in the line of Pure Drugs, : . Patent Medicines, Books, Stationery, Paints and Oils, Tobacco, Cigars, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, And everything that is carried in a nrst-class G STORE. Prescriptions Carefully Com pounded. Maim Street, Medfobd, Oregon h-MrlrYONr CONTRACTOR AND BurLDBR. Jobbing of all Kinds. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Medford. - -Oregon. Aapars. 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U. 8, Hasklns, sole agent for Medferd. - A STORY!! or COUNTRY LUCK- t Back Numbers By JOHN HABBKRTON, Author of "Helen's pincoti company, puousners, J American Press Association. plncott company, publishers, l'hilaileluulu, and (j? jots CONTINUED FROM LaST WEEK. "Her father's owu child," said Tramlny "She forgets everything but the subject bo fore her. She would make a good business man if she weren't a cirL" "1 saw some ecu iles out canoeing at Mount Desert, last season," drawled Margo. "It seemed to mo dreadfully dangerous, as well as very uncomfortable for the lady." Oh, our canoe wasn't one of tlioso wretched little things; was it, Philf Twos a great loug pond boat, oiiule of beech bark" !Uircu," suggested PhiL ' "Birch bark, and so heavy that 1 couldn't upset it, though I tried my hardest." Lucia r I ue voice was Mrs. Tronilay's, of course. -- i-v- "Why, mamma, the water wasn't knee deep; 1 measured it with the padillo." Mrs. Tramlay sank back in her choir, and whispered that if tho family ever went to the country again she would not dare leave that child out of her sight for a siuglo instant, but sue had hoped that a girl 2J years of age would have enough ;sense not to imperil her own life. As for that farmer fellow, she hod supposed he was sensible enough to "You wouldn t have tried that trick If I bad been in the canoe. Miss Tramlay," said PhiL . "Why not!" asked Lucia. Sho knew bow to look defiant without ceasing to bo pretty. "Well, I would have been responsible for you, you know your instructor in naviga tion, so to speak, and it's one of tho first principles of that art not to toko any risks unless something's to be gained by It." , "Goodl" exclaimed Tramlay , "Not bad," aswuted Margo. "But I'd have got something If Td suc ceeded in upsetting the boat," said Lucia: Td have got a ducking." "y Then everybody laughed, everybody but Mrs. Tramlny, who intimated to Margo that Iucia was simply being ruined by her fa ther's indulgence. The dinner ended, the host and Marge re tired to the library to smoke. Phil was in vited to accompany them, but Lucia ex claimed: "Phil has been too well brought up to have such bad habits. He is going to keep me from-feeling -stupid, as ladies always do while gentlemen smoke after dinner." She took Phils arm and led him to the drawing room, .where .the young man soon showed signs of being' more Interested in toe pictures on the waU than in the girl by his side. . "Those are very duTcront from the pictures you used to see In our little parlor in Hayn ton," said PhiL "Different from any la our town, in fact." "Are they f said Lada. "But you might be loyal to homo, and lojnst that yours were unlike any in New York; because they were, you know." "1 didn't suppose they were anything un usual," said Phil, quite innocently. -Oh, they were, though," insisted Lodo, with much earnestness, "rinsureyoacouldnt Bnd one of them in any parlor in Kew York. Let me see; I do believe I could name tbem all if J were to close my eyes a moment. There was Geo. Taylor at the Battle of Bucna Vista,' The' Destruction of Jerusalem,' the 'Declaration of Independence,' 'Napoleon's Tomb at St. Heleua,"Rock of Ago,' 'George Washington," Peale's "Court of Death,' 'Abraham. Lincoln and Bis - Family and 'Bum's Deadly- Cpas Tree.'; There 1" "Your memory is remarkable," said Plifl. "I didn't suppose any one had even noticed our pictures at aU: for I'm sure they are old fashioned.""- ; ' "Old fashioned things why, they're all the fashion now, dont you knowf said NkHh. with a pretty laugh. Phil did Dot reply, for he was quite over powered by what seemed to him the elegance of the Tramlay pictures. He could easily see that the engravings ware superior in quality to those to which he was accustomed; be was meat profoundly impressed by the pnintmgs real oil paintings, signed by artists some of whose names he had seen In art reviews m New York papers, tie studied them closely, one after another, with the earnestness of the person whose tastes are in advance of bis op portunities; in his interest he was almost for getful of Lucia's presence. But the young woman did not intend to be forgotten, so she found something to say about each picture over which Phil lingered. Among the paintings was one which had been seen, in the original or replicas, in al most all the picture auctions which were fre quently held in the New York business dis trict for the purpose of fleecing men who nave more money than taste. . Sometimes the artist's name is German, oftcner French, and occasionally Italian; the figures and background also differ from time to time as to the nationality, and the picture is varia bly named Tbe Porting," "Good-By," "Auf Wiederseben," "Good Night" or "Adieu," but the can vases all resemble one another in displaying a young man respectfully kissing the band of a young woman. The Tramlay s' copy of this auctioneer's standby was called "Adieu," the name being lettered in black on the margin of tho frame. "Why," exclaimed PhiL with tbe air of a man in tbe act of making a discovery, "I am sure i have seen a wood -engraving of that paiuung in one or toe uiusrratea papers. - "I dont see why they should do It," said Lucia; "it's dreadfully old fashioned. Peo ple dont soy "adieu' in that way nowadays except on the stage.1' 'j 7 "I thought yon said a moment ago that old fashioned things were all tbe fashion." Lucia shrugged her shoulders and said: "'Kissing bands may come in again." Then she raised one of her own little bands slightly and looked at it. Phil's eyes followed hers, and. then the young man became conscious of a wish that the old form of salutation might be revived, on special occasions ot least. The thought succeeded that such a wish was not entirely proper, and while he reasoned about It Lucia caught his eye and compelled him to blush an act which the young woman perhaps thought pretty, for she immediately Imitated it, the imitation being much more graceful and effective than the original. The situation was awk ward, and Phil instantly lost his self posses sion; but not so Lucia. . "Here,'' she said, turning so as to foce'the wall opposite that on which tiie mischief making picture hung, "is papa's favorite picture. He thinks everything of It; but J say it's simply dreadful." It certainly was. Tho center of the canvas, which was enormous, was filled with several columns and a portion of the entablature of a ruined Greek temple. "It is as large as all the other pictures com bined, you see; ail the lines In it are straight, and there isn't anywhere In it a dress, or a bit of furniture, or even bric-a-brac." Phil Imagined bis host must have seen other quolities-than those named by Lucia, and he seated himself on a sofa to study tbe picture In -detail. Lucia also sat down, and con tinued: ;' "There is color in it, to be sure; bits of the columns wkero tbe light is most subdued are as lovely as as a real Turkish rug." Much though Phil had endeavored to keep himself it? oommuuication and sympathy with the stronger sentiments of the world outside of Haynton, he bad never realized even the outer edge -ot the mysteries and ecstasies of. adoration of old rugs. Bo Lucia's compari son started him into laughter. The girl seemed surprised and offended, and Phil Immediately tumbled into tbe extreme depths of con trition. May Be Had At This Office BaWoa" Etc ICopyrlRhted by J. B. Lip. published by us through permission of tuo oi mn, uou I lull to read it. "I beg your pnrdou." us murmured, quick ly. "It was all liemuso of my ipiormico. We haven't any Turkish ru.spi at Haynton, nor any other rujs, except those we lay on floors and nse very much as if they wore carpets. I ought to have known lietter, though ; for 1 remember that in custom stories, -where-tho rare possessions of oriental kings and chiefs ore spoken of, rugs are always classed with jewels and silks uml other beautiful things. Please forgive me." . Half in earnest, half pretending, Lucia continued to appear offeudoiL Phil repeated his confession, and enlarged his explanation. In his earnestness ho leaned toward her; Lucia dropped her head a littla Marge, who had fiiiishtnl bis cigar, entered tho uirlor at that instant and raised his eyebrows a mo tion more significant in a m.iu of Lis tempera ment than a tragic start would hnve Iwn to ordinary fiosh and blixvL U:cia started and showed signs of embarrassment when sho could no longer ignore his presence; Phil merely looked up, without seeming at all dis composed. "I think, ray dear," said Tramlay to his wifo, who bad been turning tho lucks of a magazine, "that I'll take our friend around to the club with mo for half an hour, just to show him how city men squander their time and keep away from their families. I won't bo long gone. ' "Oh, papa! right after dinner Wo"ve scarcely seen Thil yet, to ask him any ques tions." "Pleiity of tlmo for that," tho merchant replied. "We'll sec hi:u often, cb; Ilayar" "1 shall bo delighted." said PhiL "Suppose you drop him at my club on your way home"" suggested Marge. "1 sluUl be there." "Goodl thanks, very kiud of you. He'll see some men uearer Lis own ago. all our members aro middle aged or.d stupuL" "1 think it's ival mean of you both," said Lucia, with a pretty poutx ' Phil looked as if bo thought so too At Hoyntou it was the custom, w ben ono went out to dinner or sirpiwr, which was the evening meal to spend Uio evening with the entertainer. But objection seemed out of place; the merchant had gone for bis hat and coat, and Marge inado his adieus and was Honing his overcoat at the mirror in tho Tta very sorry to go," said Phil to Lucia. His eyes wandered about the room, as if to take a distinct picture of it with him: they dually rested on the picture of "The Adieu." "You shall lake my forgiveness with you." saM the girl, "K you will solemnly promise never, never to laugh at mo again." "1 never will." said Phil, solemnly; then Lucia laughed and offered bira bar hand. Perhaps it was because Phi! bad just removed his eyes from "The Adieu and was himself about to say good by. that ho raised the iiule hand to his lip. Fortunately for ber own peace of mind, Mrs.(Tramlay did not see the act, for she bad stepped into tbe library to speak to her husband; Marge, however, was amazed at what bo saw In the mirror, and. a second or two later, at Phil entire compos ure. Lucia's manner, however, puzzled him; for site seetuod somewhat dLicouorrted, and ber complexion bad suddenly become mora brilliant than usual CHAPTER TIIL HniRCLP roB couri.rr. OK years Philip Hayu had buea wondering about li:e prcal city only a hundred or two milni distant from bis borne wonder ing, reading, and questioning until be knew for more atout it than thou sands of men born and renrwi on Man hcttnn Island. Ho bad creamed of the day when be would visit the citv, and bad formed plans and itineraries for consuming such timo as bo hoped to bare, changing them again and again to conform to longer or shorter periwis. lie was prepared to be an intelligent tourist, to see only what was well worth being looked at, and t study much that could not be seen in any other place which bo was ever likely to visit. At last be was in New York, bis time would be limited only by tho ?xienso of re maining ot hotel or bearding house Yet he found himself utterly without impulse to fol low any of bis carefully perfected plana. He strolled ab-ut a great denl. but in on utterly aimless way He poned public buildings which he ki.-ew by sight as among those bo bad iuteudixl to inspect, but be did not even enter their doors, the groat libraries in which for years he had boped to quench the Uterary thirst that bad been little more than tanta lized by tho collective books in liayuton were regarded with Impatience. Of all bo saw while rambling about alone, nothing really Ixcd bis attention but tho contents of shop windows. Ho could not pusi a clothing store without wondering if soma of the goods be taw within would not become bim better than what be was wearing; be spent hours in looking at displays of dress goals and bnng ining bow ono or other pattern or fabric would look on Lucia, and bo wasted many hours mure in day dreams of purchasing only for- her the bits of jewelry and other ornaments with which some windows were filled. . Loneliness increased tho weakening effect of bis imaginings. He know absolutely ;uo one in the city but the Tramlays anil Margo, and be bod too much seuso to impose himself upon them; besides. Marge was. terribly un interesting to bim, except as material for a study of human nature material that was peculiarly unattractive when sucb a specimen as Lucia was always in his mind's eye and insisting upon occupying his whole attention. His loneliness soon became intolerable; after a single day of it he hurried to the river, re gardless of probable criticism and teasing based on his new clothes, to chat with Sol Mantring and tho crew of the sloop. The in terview was not entirely satisfactory, and . Phil cut bis visit short, departing with a brow full of wrinkles and a heart full of wonder and indignation at the persistency with which Sol and both his men talked of Lucia Tram lay and the regard in which they assumed Phil held ber. How should they imagine sucb a thing! He well knew and detested tbe rural rage for prying into the affairs of people, particularly young men and wonion who seemed at all fond of one another; but wbut bad he ever done or said to mako these rough fellows think Lucia was to bim any thing but a boarder In his father's house! As be wondered, there camo to bis mind a lino which he had often painfully followed In bis copy book at school: "The facoof youth is an open book." It did not tend at all to restore oomposure to bis own face. Hour by hour he found himself worse com pany. He bad never before inado such a dis covery. There hod been hundreds and thou sands of days in bis life when from dawn to dark be bad been alone on the form, in the woods or in b's fishing boat, soverol miles off shore on the ocean, yet tbe companionship of his thoughts bad been satisfactory. He bad sung and whistled by the hour, recited to himself favorite bits of poetry and prose, re hearsed old stories and jokes, And enjoyed himself so well that sometimes bs was an w noyed rather than pleased when an acquaint ance would appear mid Insist on diverting his attentiou to some trivial personal or busi ness li (Till r. Why could lie not cheer himself now he who always hod been tho lifunnd cheer of whatever society ho found bimsalf In! Be tried to change tho current of bis thoughts by looking at other people; but the result was disimU in ihu extreme. lie loung ed about Broadway, strulled ill Central park, walked down i'iflli avenue, uiul from most that ho saw lie assumed that everybody who was having n plea;s:it timo, driving fino horses, or living i:i a haiidsnn-.e bouse, was rich, lie bnd been cuiefully trained in tho belief that "a man's life consistetli not iu tho abundance of the things which he ossosseth,' but his observations of Now York wore severely straining his faith. He was entirely orthodox in his lielicf us to tho prime source of riches, but he suddenly became conscious of an unhappy, en.isUnit questioning as to why he r.I had not iwen born rich, or had riches thrust u-hhi him. He uudet-stuod now tho mad strife for wealth which he had often hoard alluded tous the prevailing sin of largo cities; he wMicd be knuw bow to strive for it himself anywhere, in any way, if only he illicit always l,e one of the thousands of ieoplo who sivmed to wear new clothes all the time, ami Si-nd their evenings in elegant society, or in Hie gorgeous seclusion of pal nces like that o-.vupied by Marge's club. For i:islant-3, there was Marge. Phil had asked Tramlay what business Marge was in, ami lis reply was, "None in particular ; lives oil his income." What, asked Phil of him self, was the reason that such a man, who did not soeiu much interested in anything, should have plenty of iiionoy and nothing to do, w hen a co.ljiu other "crsn who could keenly enjoy, and, he believed, homstly im prove, ail of Marge's privileges; should have been doomed U spend his lifeia bard endeav or to wrwa the p'ainut'fo,l from the jealous earth arid threatening sen, and have but a chance glimpsa of the paradise that tbe rich were enjoying a gliiur hicb probably would i!ial;e his entire after life wretched Could be ever n;-ain be V hat lie bad so loug heon! a cheerful, routentcd young farmer and Hsliennaaf lio actually shivered as bo culled up the picture of Uio long road, alter nately dusty n.. l muddy, that a-j-d bis fa ther's ho;".. it sids of brown fence and straggling busiw aid woxb converging iu the durance, on unmj'.'j liumn fl.turv or a 'crawling t -rsa on 1 wa j,n iu only sign of an nation, mid couiras:l it with Kifth ave nue, its Ikouudoriv. handsome houM. anil its rcvulway thror.il with- custly jid:agc beari:i3 wvl! dj-r.i mr:i mid l-enuliful wo men tctug the bouse of a merchant pt ineo. he saw in tbauiudowar.no bmuw grou; on a stand ; bow diilerrTit from ittv lit tle pltster . of wax flowers and fruits which bail Iwn vt.-cbie through bis mother's "beat room wir.d:iw as long as be couid r member! Yes, money was the sole cans of th differ ence: money, or tlie bu"k of it, bad cursrd his father, as it now was cursing bim None of the elderly men lie saw bod face more in tel!:.ent than bis father, yet at that very moment the line oid man was pnilal.lv rbid in oft pa-ched trousers and cotton shirt, dig ging muck fraur a black slimy pit U enrich tbe thin so-1 of tbe wheat lot And hu mo Ihcr: it made his blood luil to thins of tier in faded calico preparing supper in the plain old kitchen at bocte. wbiie w of richly cjid women of ber ore. but without btr alert. smiling face, were Iraumg t-Ack in rarriages and secniiiigly unuousriousof the LieaMng of being exempt from boairly tou. And. coming back to biauelf. moncr. or bck of it, w,iuM smn banish him from all that now b rye was fcatin Lpu, It would aU3 banish him tn?:n I-ocia. He bad read stories of pt-or young men wba woo drous chaocts of fortune had helped to tbe bands and hearts of Ixtaauful ma: if a clad in fine raiment and wearing rure g,nu, but be never bail failed to remind '.iiu-t-if that such Cuca were o;;J v ro:narxw. u--w le memory of Uie::i rcaiol only to emphasise the sarcasm of dre-tiu M iner had mode (ween Liui and l-uc-l a pi if ft a ido as tbe ocean, as u trance he: ween tbo po.es. He might hae cc-mparvd It with z-rrrHy. bad not bis eye bi arrested by tnmcbodr in a carriage in the Ions I'" t--l was pms Ini; up the avnut It was jir--.a borwlf. rslu-.J Willi tw n,:l:cr Pcrhaji heaven bad pity oo tho uniiappy (try. for some ob traction brought la liut to a Iu;:. and I uiL stepping fror the si h wii'-, found that Ihe gUif was n"t tc- :-.! M l? sjiucu, for in instant at least, by two bai'.Us. CHAPTf-P. IX. ICEWS, VET NO SEWS. Itxr XY icttcrsr 3 '"'1 Mfi & Farmer Hayn J"-"JSxV and his wife would Hs!l rVS bavo mauo good 11 '5 T' n.-i., if t-uvl br t r-a. jscu- ability to ft7 i?.?i J J I'-itrh vnn.tr njul y (Jui-at iou, Fxxhu nJ meet tbe time that ber busbond start ed to the post of fice, Mrs Hnynhnd Uvn going out ou the vera : in to lcik mm for him retu-ruing She had reailjusttxl her afternoon enp several tiinos, as she would have dono bad slieexpocted a visitor, sho had picked faded bmls from some Lite roses, bad exumiueil the base of one of the ptnEsa pne.ts to be sure that tire- old wistarin vino was tiot drugging it from its place, and bad picked some bits of paper from the little grass plot in front of the bouse, but each time sho went from one duty to another sho shaded bereyee and looked down the nwd over which ber husband would return. Sho bod eyes for everything outside the houso an indication of rot at an end of one of the window sills, a daring cocoon boiwecn two slats of a window blind, a missing screw of the door knot) nil trilles that bad boon as thoy were for weeks, but bad failed to nttract ber attention until oxpcctntiou bad sbnroiicd her eyesight. As timo wore on sho wont into tho bouse for ber spectacles; generally she preferred to have letters rend to her by her hlisUaud, but hor nlisenl sou's writing she must see with ber own eyes. Then she polished the glosaw agnin ond again, trying them each time by gazing down the rond for the bearer of tho oxiocted letter. Calmness in its outward manifesta tion, was noticeable only after her hojio had again been defermL As for the old man, who was quite as dis appointed ii bis wife, he studied a partly loosened vs'i button as if it had been an ob ject of nxtrenie value, then be sat down on tliostepsof the veronda, studied all visitilo section-, of the sky for a minute or two, and finally v3. ured the opinion that a middling lively shower might como duo aliout uiiduighU Then he told his wifo of having met the min ister, who had not said anything hi particular, and of a coming auction salo of which he had beard, and how eggs for shipment to tho city bad "lookod up" threo cents per dozen. Then be sharpened his pocket knife on his boot leg. handling it as delicately and trymg " 'l as cautiously as If it were an instrument of which great tilings wore expected, men both joined in est imating tho probablo cost of raising the youngest calf on the farm to its full boviuo estate. Finally, both having thoroughly repressed and denied and repulsed themselves, merely because they bud been taught in youth thnt uncomfortable restraint was a precious priv ilege mid a sacred duty, Mrs. Hayn broke tho silouce by exclaiming: "It does beat alL" "What does!" asked her husband, as solici tously as if he had not tbe slightest idea of what was absorbing bis wife's thoughts, CONTINUT.D NEXT M EEK. i I-r .A r mm PEOPLE'S PARTY PLATFORM A Terse and Comprehensive Declaration of Vital Principles. The People's party assembled in na tional convention at Omaha on July 4, 1892, nominated James Baird Weaver, of Iowa, and James Qaven Fields, of Virginia, for president and vice presi dent of tho United States respectively, and adopted as its preamble and plat form the following: Assembled upon the 118th anniversary of tho Declaration of Independence tbe People's party of America, In their first national con vention, invoking upon their action the bless ing of Almighty God. puts forth, in the name and on behalf of the people of this country. th following preamble and declaration of princi ples: Tho conditions sarrouudlng us beat justify our co-operation: we meet in the midst of a nation brought to tho verge of moral, political and material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal lot box. tbe legislatures, tho congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench. Tbe pcoplo are demoralized; roost of the states bavo been compelled to isolate tbe voters at the polling places to prevent universal Intimi dation or bribery. The newspapers aro large ly subsidized or muzzled; public opinion si lenced; business prostrated; our homes "ov ered with mortgages; lalior impoverished and tho laud concentrating in tho bands of tbe capitalists. The urban workmen are denied the right of organization for self protection; imported pauperized labor beats down their wages: a hireling standing army, unrecog nized by our laws, is established to shoot them down, and tbey are rapidly degenerating Into EoroK-an conditions. The fruits of the toil of millions ore boldly stolun to build up colossal fortunes for a few. unprecedented In the his tory of mankind; and tbe possessors of these. In turn, despise tho republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of the governmental Injustice wo breed the two great class. trauijs and millionaires. Tbe national power to create money is ap propriated to enrich bondholders; a vast public debt, payable in legal lender currency, has been funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby adding millions to the burdens of tho people. Silver, which has been accepted as coin since the dawn of history, bits been dcmonerJztid in add to lh purchasing power of gold By de creasing the value of ail forms of property as well as human labor, and tbe supply of cur rency is purposely sbridd to fatten usurpers, bankrupt enterprises and enslave Industry. A vast conspiracy against mankind baa been organized on the two continents, and it is rapidly taking possession of tbe world. If not met and overthrown at once it forebodes ter rible suciiil convulsions, the destruction of civilization or the establishment of an absolute despotism. Wo have witnased for more than a quarter of a century Lb. strugK'es uf two great politi cal partlts for power and plnnder. while griev ous wrosgs have been inilicted on tbe suffer ing poor. We charge that Ihe controlling Innccncrs dominating both these parties Lave permitted tho existing dreadful conditions to develop without serious effort to prevent or restrain tbem. Neither do they now promise us any substantial reform. They have agreed together to Ignore In tbe coating campaign every issue but ore. Tbey propose to drown the outcries of a plundered people with Ihe uproar of a sham battle over Ibe tariff, so that capitalists. corruraUons. national hunks. rings, trusts, w.ierr-4 stock, the demoneuxaitaa of silver and tbe oppressions of Ibe usurers may all be Wwt sight of. Tbry propose to sacrifice our home, live and children on the altar of Mammon; to destroy tbe multilode in order lo secure comipttoa f uads from tbe miliioa aire. Afterobledaa tbe anniversary of tbe birth day of Ibe nation, and filled with lb spirit of th. grand generation who established our icce peodeoce. we seek to retire tbe govrnmnt of the republic to the bands of "the plain peo ple." with which class it originated. We assert our parpot. lo be Identical with ibe pcrpuM of tbe national constitution lo form a more perfect L'nien. establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide fur tbe common defease, promote the general welfare sod secure the blessings of liberty lor ourselves and our posterity. We dvcUre t Lat this republic can only en dure as a f rev government while bmit upon the lo- of ibe whole people for each other and for tbe nation: U cannot be pinned logvlher by bayunrts: that tbe civil war is over, and that very pssiou aad rosentmrut which crew out of It must die with it. and that we must be in fart, as we are In name, the united brother hood of free men. Our country finds Itself confronted by condi tion for which thrro is co precedent in th history of the world; our annual agricultural productions amount lo billions of dollars la value, which must within a few weeks or months be exebanevd for billions of dollars of commodities consumed In their production; lb. existing currency .apply is wholly inade quate to make this exchange: the results are falling prices, the formation of combines and rings, and the Impoverishment of the pro ducing class. We pledge ourselves that if given power we will labor to correct these evils by wise and reasonable legislation, in acoord aace wiih llic terms of our platform- We believe that the powers of government In other words, of the people should be ex pended (as In Ihe case of Ibe postal service) as rapidly and as far as the good sense of an in telligent people and the teachings of expe rience shall Jnstify. lo the end that oppression. Injustice and poverty shall eventually cease In ths lard. j l.ile our sympathies as a party of reform are naturally upon the side ot every proposi tion which will lend lo make men intcltfgent. virtuous and temperate, we nevertheless re gard these questions important as they are as secondary to tbo great Issues now pressing for solution, and upon which not only our in dividual property but the very existence of Tree Institutions depend: anfi we ask all men I o first help us to determine whether we are lo save a republic to administer before we differ as lo the conditions upon which It Is lo be ad ministered, believing that the forces of reform this day organized will never cease lo move forward until every wrong Is remedied and equal rights and equal privilcgos securely es tablished for all the men and women of this country. Wo declare, therefore That the union of the labor forces ot the United States this day consummated shall be permanent and perpetual may its spirit enter into all hearts, salvation of the republio and tbe uplifting of mankind. Wealth belongs to bim who creates it, and every dollar taken from Industry withoat an equivalent is robbery. "If any man will not work neither shall he eat." The interests of rural and civic labor are the same: their ene mies are identical. Wo belicvo that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own tbe railroads, and should tho government enter upon the work of owning and managing any and all railroads wo should favor an amendment to tho constitution by which all persons en gnged in tho government service shall be placed under a civil service regulation of the most rigid character, so as to prevent tbe In crease of Ihe power of the national adminis tration by tbo uso ot such additional govern ment employees. We demand a natloual currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by tho general government only, a full legal tender for all debts, publio and private, and that without the use of bank lug corporations, a just, oqui table and efficient means of distribution, direct to tbo people, at a tax not to exceed li per cent- per annnm. to be provided, as set forth in tho subtrcasurr plan of tho Farmers Alliance, or sbine better system: also by payments in discharge of its obligations for public Improvements. Wo demand tbe free aud unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of U to L Wo demand that tbe amount of the circulat ing medium be speedily increased to not less than fifty dollars Iter capita. We demand a graduated income tax. Wo believe that the moneys of the country should bo kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and hence wo demand thnt all national and state revenues shall be limited to tho necessary expenses, economically and houestly administered. Wo demand that postal savings banks be es tablished by the government for the sate de posit of tho earnings of the people and to facili tate exchange. Transportation being a means of exchange and a publio necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads tn the interest of tho people, Tho telegram and telephone, like the post office Bystein, being a necessity for the trans mission of news, should boownod and operated by ihe government in tbo Interest of tbe people. Tho land. Including aU the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of all tbe people, and should not be monopolized for speculative pus noses, and alien ownership of land should be Drolilblted. . All lands now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs, and all lands owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for ac tuui sell lumeni only. THE 6E.NTIMENT OF THE PARTY. Important llesolntlon. Not Included In the Platform. When the platform had been adopted at Omaha the committee on resolutions met and unanimously agreed upon the following resolutions, which were adopt ed by the convention: ' Whereas, XJdherquestluns have been present ed for our consideration, wc hereby submit the following, not as a part of the platform of the People's party, but as resolutions expressive of tbe sentiment of this convention: Resolved, That we demand a free ballot and a fair count la all elections, and pledge our selves to secure it to evtxy legal voter without federal intervention through tbe adoption of tbe states of tbe un perverted Australian or secret ballot system. - Resolved, That the revenue derived from a graduated income lax should be applied to tbe reduction of the burden of taxation now rest ing upon the domestic industrieaof this coun try. - Resolved. That we pledge our support to fair and liberal pensions to ex-Union soldiers and sailors. Resolved. That we condemn tbe fallacy of protecting American labor under tbe present system, which opens our ports to the pauper and criminal classes of tbe world and crowds out our w-age earners: and we denounce the presort Ineffective laws against contract labor, and demand the further restriction of unde sirable emigration. Resolved. That we cordially sympathize with tbe efforts of organized worklngmen to shorten the hours of labor, and 4cmand a rigid en forcement of tbe existing eight hour law on government work and ask that a penalty clause be added to the said law. Resolved, That we regard tbe maintenance of a large standing army of mercenaries. known as the Pinkerton system, as a menace to our liberties, and we demand iu abolition, and we condemn tbe recent invasion of tbe territory of Wyoming by tbe hired assassins of plutocracy, assisted by federal officials. Ivwolved. That we commend to tbe favora ble consideration of tbe people audio tbe re form press the legislative system known as the initiative and referendum. Resolved. That we favor a constitutional provision limiting the offices of president aad rice president to one term and providing for the election of senators of tbe United Slates by a direct rote of Ibe people. Resolved, That we oppose any subsidy or na tional aid to any private corporation for any purpose. w to ina mm. The staff of Physicians of the CALIFORNIA MEDICAL AXD SUR GICAL INFIRMARY, of San Francisco, Will examine all cases free of chargje The dociors describe the different dis eases better than toe sick can t nem- selvcs. It is a wonderful tft for anyone to possess. Tnetr diojrnosUc powers nave created wonders throughout the coun- trv. ibe doctors are well Known as successful practitioners in all of tbe chronic diseases and diseases of the eye and ear, and ail forms of nervous and private di&eases will be sticcessluilv treated on tbe most scientific princi ples. Cancer positively cured without pain or the use of a knue. Iraportant Tho doctors after man; to vears of experience nave Ladies, discovered tbe greatest cure known for all diseases of their sex. Fe male diseases positively cured by a new remedy. The cure is effected by a home treatment, entirely harmless and easily applied. Consultation free and Strictly Confidential. Correspond ence will be promptly answered. Married persons or young Marriage, men contemplating matri mony, aware of their phys ical weakness, loss of procreative pow ers, impotency or otaer disqualifica tion, speedily restored. G'.ood Poison. Venerial Private Taint. Gleet. Stricture. Disease. Seminal Emissions, Loss of Sexual Power. eaknos of Sexual Organs, want of-desire in male and female, whether from imprudent habits of vouth. or sexual habits cf mature years, or any cause that debil itates the sexual organs speedily and permanently cured. Cousullatioa Iree and strictly confidential. F.pilepsy Positively cured by a new or Fit-sC and never failing method. The doctors, after vears of experience have discovered the greatest known cure1 lor weakness in tho back aud limbs, involuntary discharges, im po tency, general debility, nervousness, languor, confusion of ideas, palpitation of the heart, disease of the head, throat. nose and skin, affections or the liver, lungs, stomach and bowels those ter rible disorders arising from tbe soli tary vice of youth, and secret practices blasting their most radiant noites and anticipations, rendering marriage im possible) take one canuid thought be fore it is too late. A week or month mav place vour case bovond the reach of hope. Our mot hod of treatment will speedily and permanently cure the most oosttnata case, ana restore poriect manhood. TO MIDDLE AGED M EX. There are many from the age of 30 to Oil, who aro troubled with frequent evacuations of the bladder, often acucomptuiied with a slight burning or smarting seusation, weakening the sys tem in a manner the patient cannot ac count for. There are many men who die of this ditiieuUy who are ignorant of the case, which is the second stage of seminal weakness. We will guaran tee a perfect cure in all such cases, and a healthy restoration of the genito urinary organs. FREE EXAMINATION OF URIXE. Persons applying for medical treat ment should send or bring from two to four ounces of urine, that passed first in the morning preferred which will receive a careful chemical and micros copical examination. Persons ruined in health by unlearned pretenders, who keep trilling with them month after month, giving poisonous and injurious compounds, should apply immediately. Delays are dangerous. WONDERFUL CURES. ' Perfected in old cases which have been neglected or unskillfully treated. No experiments or failures. Parties treated by mail or express, but where possible personal consultation is prefprred. Cases and correspondence confidentially. Treatment sent C. O. D. to any part of tho United States. Question blanks' free. Address with postage. CAL. MED. & SURG. IN FIRMARY, 10-, Market St. San Francisco, CaJ. Mention this paper. -"laitn invr amtsiaAas " oo II aptsSuors no .no is pu tsoq em l-ws oi 'rrn uo muo joojci 4 -ikOireviip noiinaduioa pun Sunsm-vM 'iaod sjuui -jcntoip '.MSUOJW Mamlt V-M" peK K. F. WOOD. MEDFORD, OR. !t( Jobbing of all kinds. . Plans and estimates furniisbed on application. Jackscrews to let. i i J. C. Elder MEDFORD, : OREGON. - - Dealer in GROCERIES, DRY GOODS. BOOTS, SHOES GLO V ES andNOTIONS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DECISION. Speaking of Patent Medicines, the) Judge says : ! wish to deal fairly and honorably with ah, and whwn I find an. article that will do what it is recom mended to do. I am not ashamed to say- so. I am acquainted with Dr. Vander- pool. (having been treatetr by him for cancer I and have used his blood meci cince. known as tbe S. B. Headache and Liver Cure, and while I am seventy years oia. and nave used many pills and other remedies for tbe blood, liver and kidneys, I must say that for a kid ney tonic in Bright's disease, and as an alterative for tbe blood, or to correct the action of the stomach and bowels it is a verr superior remedy, and beats anything I ever tried. J. B. XELSON. Yakima, Wash. At 50 cents a bottle. It is the poor man's friend and family doctor. ; Salary $25 to $50 a West We will pay above salary to any good aeest fcrlllnr onr lice oi goods, either to dealen or customers. We deal la flret-elasa goods only, and sell at the lowest maeutacturers's prices. Apply to A EARPES a CO.. 128 Quiacy St., Chicago, DL DR. SANDEirS ELEGTBiG BELT UTESTFATTJITS5Jp; wTTR HIST80- BEST KPEflYtstirrs. KACKETie -SUSKKOST. mill llfr--s.tl fT-af-l laasTPisl TM Pl a l""aTiflll sJsi.ss- twww, ejh mT. rttim.ha, lJsU-w"r. tr mtmi Tr-af iir WS'MlXB.tZ.lMt wTrC. taswrvxrw. IIIM-rl. fl tur. T tt-la a-Ttr n e.i Ttn-B en re c Im wtiw ar w hrfMt -fS.se. nn atf c tirvafts Wsw mr mm ym- TlM&S arrc lr- nrW Iv tfc tdm- fir kclrv4. erf IMtiiMmli it tt axsi T iTrii Osvaswwfal Ur--to.ES USTTUr Wri5PT. tmm frwmtmmX .m-c vw ---rc-4 -m.FK EX sTTTsf ALL KZLTst j 'i.-mi-IiI.- 9tOm 172 First St PORTUUID, ORE. ; NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land 0!9ce at Rose burp. Ore Aug. St. "Vs. Notice is hereby nven that the foliowing eatced ve-ttler filed notice of his inteutioa to make Heal proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made beiore the Jodge. or County Oerk of Jackson county. Orr-gon. at Jacksonville. Orecoo, oo Thursday. Ocueer3. isui. viz: Uomotcad entry No. MuS, of John S. Poster, fortbe E'-, of SVTV and V of SK" of Sces,TpS:S.KlK. lie names Ui? following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and ccitlvauott of said land, viz: John A. Wiiibuns. 5r . John A. Williams. Jr, Jacob Shadier. P. Swinnicg. all of Kedford. Jacksoa county. Orvgoo. 36-tl John K. Surra. Register. One Dollar Weekly Buys a good Gold Watch by our Club System. Our 14-karat gold-filled cases are warranted for SOysars. Fine Elgin, or Walt hain movement. Stem wind and set. Lady's or Gent's size. Equal to anr 350 watch. To secure agents where we have nooe. we sell one of tho Burning Casa Watches for the Club pi-ice fcS and send C O. D. by express with privilega of examination before payiug ftir same. Our agent at Durham. N. C. writes: "Our jowdcrs have confessed they dont know now you can furnish such worfc tor the Mon.y." Our ent at Heath Spring, S: C. says: "Yoor watches lake at mcsv Th trentlemaa who el the last watch said that he examined and Drfced a iewcler s watches in Lancaster that were no better than yours, but the prica was wa." Ouf agent-at Pennington.Tex., writes: "Am in receipt of the waieh. and am pleased without measure. All who have seen it say it would be cheay at S-Ki" One good reliable Ageut wanted for each plao. Write for particulars. Empire Watch Oo., New York EAST AND SOUTH -BY THE THE MOUNT SHASTA. BOUTS. EXPRESS TRAIXS "LEAVE POKT"UA"SD DAILY. South I I North 7 p. m I Lv. IVrtland Ar. I 7:SS a. m SS p. m Lv. Medfurd Lv I S6 p. m &15 a. iu I Ar. San Francisco Lv. sDp.nt Above trains stun oulv at the followin? sta tions north of Rosebunrt Hast Portland. Ore gon City. Woodourn. Salem. Albany. Tall Rent. Shedds. Kalsey. Harrlsburg, Junction City, Irv ing ana ciupme. ROSEBURG MAIL DAILY. 8 a. m Lv Portlnud ' Ar 1 t.-Oo p. m 5.-40 p. ni I Lv Roseburg 1 Lv 1 63) a. m ALBANY LOCAL DAILY (Except Sunday.) SsWpmlLv - . "Portland ArlScSSpm kuu p m Ar Albany lv saw a m Pullman Buffet Sleepers. Tourist Sleeping Carsfor the accommodation of secuud class passengers, attached to express trains. Between Portland and Corvallia. WEST SIDE div sio. Mali trains dully, except Sunday? 7:90 a. u I Lv I'ortlund Ar I cSOCp. as :lu p. ni Ar . Corvallia . Lv aa p. m At Albany and Oorvallis connect with trains of oregun Faci fic rui Iroad. Express Trains daily, except Sunday: 4 p, m I Lv Portland Ar I S)a.ra 7ii p. m I Ar McMiuuville Lv I dXa a. m -Through tickets to all points east and south. Kor tickets and full information re Karding rates, maps, etc., call oa th company's agent af Med ford. R. KOKHW;R. E. P. ROGERS, Mannger. Asst. G. F. & F Agt Contractor uflOuMer J1GE NELSON'S Souinsrn Pacific Routs. i 4' t ; H 9X