THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOArEMBER 1, 1909.
10 CET
LIGATION MONEY
Extensive Irrigation Work Likely to
Follow Railroads in Central
Oregon.
PORTLAND. Or., Nov. 1. Ex
feiifcivb irrigation works nrc likely to
follow the railroads now being built
into Conlrnl Oregon. Promised
Iransnorlntion for that section of
the stato has changed the irrigntioi
policy' ao Scprotnry'Ballingar utld he
will take up various undeveloped
projects in Oregon with the reela
illation service in the nchr future.
Oretron will iiot its full share of
benefits under the national reclama
tion law, declares the secretary of the
interior. In addition to the amounts
heretofore allotted, this stato will
' he entitled to about $2,700,000 by
1012. Secretary Ualllingor plans to
sot to work on sonio of the undovel
oped projects in this state, as soon
as the necessary funds become avail
able.. The building of railroads into the
interior of tho stato make the scmi
urid districts nccowsiblo for recla
mation projects. Just what district
will bo benefited first by now irriga
tion works has not yot been an
nounced. Study the Chicken.
Boys and girls of Portland and vi
cinity havo entered heart and soul
into a poultry-raising inovcmont fos
tered by tho local Y. M. C. A. About
1000 have joined the Portland Jun
ior Poultry association, pruclicnlly
all'boing school childrou between tho
nges of 12 nnd 18. Tho association
has tho hoarty co-operation of the
Oregon Agricultural collego nnd the
doparlnient of poultry husbandry of
that institution has .nisi issued a mil
letin aiiiiounciiitr n contest in poul
try raising for which $200 in cash
prizes has been offered. The first
prizo is $100, tho second $!)(), whilo
ton awards of $5 each will also bo
made. Tho contest opous November
1. Tho school children wero inter
ested in poultry raising by tho Y,
M. C. A. becnuso of tho henlthful
and profitable naturo of the work
and becnuso tho industry needs stim
ulating in tho Pacific Northwest, tho
supply of poultry and eggs in this
section boilig innduqijato to moot the
demands.
V -r :
WILLIAMS BROTHERS
DISPOSE OF MILL
WOODVILLE ITEMS.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 1.
Williams Bros, last week closed a
deal which convoys their fino mill i rushing on Evuns creek and mound
Woodville
Tho rains have started, winter talk
again
Plowing and general 'farm work U
property at Reuben, in tho Cow Creek
canyon, and somo 3o,000,000 feet ot
standing timber tributary, to the Ab
iKpui Lumber company of Wilbur,
Or,, for u consideration of $43,000.
The mill is modern and occupies the
only mill ite in n territory which is
quite extensive. It has a capacity of
.'1.100 to 4000 feet per day.
The Williams Bros.' lumber yards
at Central Point have been disposed
of to W. A. Moon, who has been in
charge of the Central Point business
since the first. " They now offer tlioir
Grants Pass Yictjury undtlumber bus
iness for sale. .
Tho Williams brothers have been
actively and energetically engaged
in the lumber business in Grants Pass
almost since incorporation of the
town nnd they have had an impor
taut part in the growth and develop
ment of the city, and they now. feel
ns thn'fth they deserved a rest from
the more active duties of business.
E. E. Bngloy has just received a
car of material for his now house on
tho old Laws ranch.
C. W. Ilortcn has just 'sold his
Kiln of 75,000 brick to Medford par
tics for $9.50 per thousand at the
yard. Docs brick pay nt Woodvilloi
O'Hair & Tomlison, tho real estate
men, have bought property of Bag
loy & Mnthos, and will erect a brick
building nt once. They will have a
number of offico rooms for rent.
Waodvillc is to have a now gon
cral store. It will transact business
in tho building formerly occupied by
C. G. Seaman.
'- Marriages In Spain.
'Though marriages in Spain are often
rruuged without the consent of. tho
brldo elect, law or custom gives tho
Spanish woman the power of appeal
liig' to a magistrate If she wishes to
escape from u union which Is distaste
ful to her, nnd the magistrate nmy
tnlco her from her father's house until
Alio Is of ago and her own mistress,
while If sho determines to marry a
man of whom her parents disapprove
she may also place herself under the
protection of thu law, and she cannot
ho deprived of her share of the family
estates. On reaching her majority sho
enjoys the same privileges as her
brother wjlh regard to property. Sho
may Inherit, will, buy and sell, Hut
when siie hinrrlcs she again reverts to
the position of a minor, and her hus
band has entire control of her posses
sions, which he can squander without
rendering any account to her, though
sho cnuuot spend a penny of her own
money Without tils consent. Ho may
desert tier and her children without
Incurring any punishment or niuch
public condemnation. A Spanish lady
confers on hor husband tho titles ot
nobility nnd any privilege connected
therewith sho may possess nt tho time
of tier marriage. London Queeu.
I Early Prejudice Ajjalnst Potatoes.
The way of tho potato was said to
havo been barred by tho prejudice that
It was never mentioned In the Ulblo.
In tho I.othlaus It came In about
17-10, the year of tho famine, from Ire
land, but was conllued to gardens till
about 1701. when It was planted In
Holds about Abetlady, Hy the close of
the century It was a goneral artlclo of
diet Ramsay says that George Hen
derson went about 1700 for a bag of
potatoes to Kilsyth, where the Irish
method of Held culture had lately been
tried, und Introduced the potato Into
Meutlcth. where a few had been
known, but only in kalo yards. Tho
old folks, however, did not take kindly
to tho new food. Old George Uachop,
.one of the Ochtortyre tenants, when
told by his wife that she had potatoes
for supper said: "Tattleal TattlosI 1
never supped on them a' my days nnd
wluna tho nlcht, Gle them to tho herd
und got mo soweus." Ic is significant;
that I) urns, who slnga' the praises of
kale aud par rid up liudLagBU, should
havo. nothing to payof tho potato.
Black wood's MuguilnoV
Matching the Braid.
After teii years lie returned, footsoro
and weary. His wife met him at tho
door.
"1 thought you were dei d," sho told
him.
"You should have known better than
that," he said. "Do yon reinombor that
lust piece of net I tried to mutch for
you? You scolded because there was
a difference of an eighth of an Inch in
tho width of tho folds, und 1 vowed
that I would never again return from
matching anything for you until I had
found tho exact thing you wauted."
lie handed her a pacUagc.
"llcro Is that old rose binding braid
that you told me to buy. I found It
last Monday In Killings, Mont. I havo
looked for it Ih thirty-seven states."
Sho tore off the wrappings.
"It Is a little too dark,1' sho said.
"Dut tho sample has faded some In
ton years," ho rcmluded her.
"It Is a little too heavy besides."
"Rut handling by thousands of clerks
has worn the sample away some. It
was heavier when 1 started out."
"I suppose 1 can make it do," sho
said. Newark News.
Eve and the Apple.
Princess Duleep Singh at a dinner in
New York said that she found tho
American woman a marvel of beauty
and the American man a model of
good looks and kindness.
"The American man," said tho charm
ing princess, "Is rightly held up to the
world ns the pattern husband. In Eu
rope they havo a saying about Evo
and the apple which shows how
wretched n failure the European hus
band Is. This saying Is unknown In
America, 1 nm sure. It would have
no point, no application, here In the
land of pntteru husbands. The say
ing Is this: " 'Tho evil one didn't give
tho apple to the man, hut to tho worn
nn, because the evil one knew well
that the man would eat It till him
self, but the woman would go halves "
SPLENDID STRAWBERRIES ARE
BROUGHT IN BY FRIEDEGER
On Saturday A. I'ridoxer, who lives
nt the Ilarbaugh crossing ono and
ono-hnlf miles west of this city,
brought m somo very fine strnwbor
rics. Mr. Fndcger stntos that ho
will have berries for some time yot
Work Day on a Mississippi Plantation.
The day begins on a plantation when
It Is yet night. The big bell rings be
tween 4 aud 5 o'clock for the "hands"
to go to the fields' Mammy starts her
small sable assistants around at tbc
"big house" with early coffee about 0.
Without this tiny cup of cafo nolr
your true creole gets up on the wrong
sldo of the bed. IIo has no appetite
for breakfast after a ride through tho
fields and still less for bis generous
noonday dinner. Supper Is served nt
night, and tho dishes arc typically
southern the corn nnd batter breads,
fried chickens nnd walllcs nnd flg pre
serves, with "slllnbub." that moon
beam mixture that makes modern Ices
and confections heavy by comparison,
for dessert. Life on a plantation Is
not dull. There are visits to town nnd
a constant stream of visitors from
town. There are "sugar house" par
tics nnd hog hillings. Christmas doings
nnd Thanksgiving dinners, to say noth
ing of house parties and hunts. Mem
phis Commercial Appeal.
Aisle of tho Car In a Railroad Wreck.
A veteran railroad man gave a piece
of valuable advice not long ago.
"If you ever cot Into a wreck." ho
said, "and havo time to follow out this I nnd have to see to the marketing, too
suggestion remember this: Always
stand In the nlslc. Most of tbo ln-
Slavcs to tho Servants.
"I nm very tired," said the fashion
ably dressed woman. ,4I havo been
working dreadfully bard all day. Do
ing what? Why. seeing to my serv
ants worklug for them. Didn't you
know that the more servants you have
tho harder you must work? Certainly
I have to do ull the shopping for my
servants. I have to buy their uni
forms, the caps and aprons of tbo
maids, the clothing of the housekeeper,
IHUSSEY'SI
i The Store That Saves You Money
on Anything in the Line of
i VPs! n ml vnrv nffnn In unlfi. nf thn fnnt
that 1 have n housekeeper. 1 must, or
Juries that are suffered occur becmiso
tho victim is crushed between tho
scats. If you are In the'nlsle you may
bo thrown forward und bruised n lit
they will form a combine to rob me of
everything I have. The housekeeper
will get a rakeoff that will enable her
to retire In a few years. Then perhaps
Hosiery
Hdkfs
Combs
Brushes
Ribbons
Notions
The Store that
Caters to Your
Everyday Needs
Fancy China
Plain China
Table Ware
Enamelware
-Tinware .
Utensils
Cooking
The Store that
Save You Money
on Your
Everyday Needs
tie. but there Is much less chance of ! It Is 1 who must hunt u place as
Her Dime.
Somebody had glveir tha east sldo
woman a bad dime. It was composed
largely of lead. Sho tried to pass It ac
several places, but they aro wary for
somo reason or other on tho case side.
They Invnrlably ring n dlmo on the
counter once or twice nnd blto It be
sides. When she got home with tho
dime It bad several holes In It from
the pressure of east sldo teeth. "It Is
tnoro Impossible than over," sho said.
Tho Impecunious man called that
ovcnlng. IIo bad a dollar with him
which was wholly Intact that Is to
say, It had not been broken.
"I nm afraid they'll give mo bad
monpy for It," ho said upon taking
his departure, "over hero In theso cast
sldo cars. Will you change It for mo?"
"I shall bo delighted," said she.
IIo called a week later with a
grouch.
"You can't seem to got nwny from
tho bad money over here on your old
cast side," ho complnlned. "Somebody
or other stung mo with an old lend
dime that was full of holes." New
receiving serious hurts. It isu'l always
possible to get out of your sent beforo
the crash comes, but if it Is follow
that advice." Louisville Courier-Journal.
A Use For Arithmetic.
"My boy," said the head of the Arm,
"I've noticed that you havo a great
head for figures, although you don't
seem to be able to spell or wrlto at all.
How docs It happen?"
"I studied 'rlthmetlc." replied tho of
fice boy, "'cause 1 wanted to know
how to figure de battln averages."
Chicago Itecord-IIcrald.
housekeeper for some ono else. Oh
yes, if you want to keep your position
ns mistress of a household of servants
you must keep liustHng! You can't af
ford to let the grass grow under your
feet to any great extent." New York
Press.
A Myh Chaser.
"What makes your youngest son so
eager for athletics?"
"Filial admiration," auswered tho
worried looking mother. "IIo believes
nil the stories bis father tells about
tho wonderful things ho did when he
was a boy and Is trying to equal the
record." Washington Star.
Perseverance.
Perseverance Is more prevailing than
violence, nnd many things which can
not be overcome when they are to
gether yield themselves up when taken
little by llitle.-Pluinivh,
He Got a Hundred.
Sammy's mother talked to hm long
and earnestly about the poor marks he
had been getting In his work at school.
She painted in alluring colors tho ca
reer of the little boy who studies his
lessons and gains tho love nnd respect
of bis teachers. Sho went oven far
ther. She promised hlra that If he got
good marks .she would give him a
whole dime ull for bis own. Sammy
seemed impressed.
That afternoon be returned from
school fairly dancing with Joy.
"Oh, mother," ho shouted, "I got a
hundred!"
"Sammy!" cried bis delighted moth
er. She hugged him and kissed him
and petted Id in nnd gave him the
dime.
"And what did you get a hundred
in?" she dually asked.
"In two things," replied Sammy
without hesitation. "I got forty In
readln' ,nnd sixty In spcllln'." Every
body's Magazine.
If there is a thing in the SMALL
WARE LINE that ' HUSSEY don't
carry, rest assured that he will have
it the next time y0u call.
If you Doubt
Go to
Post Cards All
Kinds Here
1 cent each
l HUSSEY'S
He Has It
The Busy Store
A Boomerang.
An amusing incident occurred when
tbo house of lords was In committee
on tho reform bill of 1S07. Tho clerk
of the bouse Intimated that an amend
ment had been handed In, the writing
of which was so Illegible that ho was
unable to sny what It was about or
who had written It. It was then dis
covered that Lord Lyttletou was tbo
author, and It turned out to Jbo a pro
posal disfranchising all persons who
could not write. Westminster Gazette.
M. W. A.
Notice Thoro will a social hour
witii refreshments tho first Friday in
November. Tho coramittco lmvo a
good timo in store. All Woodmen
come.
R. W. STEARNS,
197 Clork Pro Tom.
Host monl for tho least monoy at
tho Spot cafo.
GRAND OPENING
of the Bungalow Skating Rink
TONIGHT
i
Music by Skating Rink Band. Thg Great DeNova, Champion
Skater of the Pacific Coast will give a special exhibition at 9
o'clock sharp and will have charge of the floor for the evening.
Doors open at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Skating till 10 o'clock.
Admission Free
vS&ates 25c per Pair
W. A. ROBBIN8, Proprietor