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THE MEDffORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDffORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1909.
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EXTRA PRIZE FOR
BIGGEST PRIZE TAKER
Sweepstakes Prize Offered to the Man
Who Takes Most' Prizes In
Spokane.
SPOKANE, Wnsh., Nov. 2. "Kc
lowna swccpstivkes prize" is the title
of a hmdsoine premium which the
board of trndo at Kelowna, B. C, has
offered for competition at the second
national apple show at Spokane, No
vember lo to 20. 'flio cup is to ie
awarded as n sweepstakes prize to the
winner of the most prizes of all kin is
in the single box displays. There nro
21 events in the single box contests,
and in each there is a cash prize of
$10 first money and $5 second mon
cy, also added premiums of from 50
to 200 1- and 2-ycnr-old apple trees
for various varieties.
The contests nro under the Amer
ican Pomologicnl society rules, whioh
recognize value of the variety for
commercial purposes as first consid
eration; color, size and uniformity,
second; condition, third; pack, fourth.
The varieties for which competitions
are opened nro as follows: Yellow
Bcllflower, Mcintosh Red, Winter Ba
nana, Arkansas Black, Cox Orango
Pippin, Sierra Benuty, Winesap, Spit
tzenborg, Newtown Pippin, Jonathan
Rome Beauty, Wagner, Grimes Gold
en, Golden Bussett, Black Twig,
Northorn Spy, Ben Davis, Delicknis
and Baldwin.
"Tho offer of a enp by the Kelow
na board of trado came unexpected
ly," snid Ben II. Bice, secretary,
manager. "Mayor F. R. E. Dellari,
who won many prizes at the first
show, took tho lend hi advocating
that Kelowna should assist in mak
ing tho show a success and before
the meeting adjourned it was decided
that, in addition to encouring growers
to mnko exhibits, tho board of trndo
would offer a trophy cup for com
petition, tho premium to ho testimo
nial of tho sentiment of Kelowna
toward tho nationnl npplo' show.
PREPARING FOR NEXT
YEAR'S DRY CONGRESS
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 2. With
tho return of tho eastern Washington
delegation from Billings, Mont.', pre
liminary arrangements were begun
for tho fifth sessions of tho Inter
national Dry .Farming congress,
which will meet in Spokano next fnil.
Frederick E. Goodnll, president of tho
Spokano chamber of commerce, will
appoint a committee of topresontii
tivo business nnd professional men
in a few days to select a local board
of control, which will dovoto its ef
forts to making the 1910 meeting
strictly nn agricultural and develop
ment congress. Experimental author
ities and farmers will bo invited to
discuss subjects of vital interest to
every part of this continent and tho
world, the chief purpose being to en
courngo tho adoption and use of moth
nils by which tho nctual productivo
ncrengo enn bo increased, also to
study and compnro mothods to uti1
izo tho arid Innds of this country.
OFFICIAL EXTERMINATOR
WIPING OUT PRAIRIE DOGS
KANSAS CITY. Nov. I. Moro
than 70,000 prairio dogs havo been
killed by J. W. Ilolmnn, tho offioinl
, ly rocognized government poisonor in
the southwestern states. "I am go
ing to will at least 1,500,000 dogs
during tho noxt eight months," ho
says. Strychnino is mixed with
whoat and about a tenspoonful placed
nt tho outranco of a prairio dog holo.
Each tonspoonful kills throo dogs,
says Ilolmnn. The govornmont pays
Vjt cents a bond.
GEOLOGIST FINDS REMAINS
OF BUILDING 4000 YEARS OLD
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. Dr. Ottp
Frnodis, tho geologist, has made nn
important discovery while oxenvntin;;
in tho hill rogion uonr Lnlu Vettom,
Sweden. lie has come aovosu tho re
mains of a Inko dwelling 000 yoars
Id. This is tho first ijistnnoo of saoh
a habitation having been found Jn
northern Europe, although thero is n
well known lake dwelling in Sn-itzer-laV.
The Swedish lake dwelling con
tained prwiilivo - ns nnd luwe
hold utPiiius iu -ie, lint, bono nnd
horn.
TO IRRIGATE THE
ENTIRE WILLAMETTE
State Engineer to Conduct Campaign
of Education in tho
Valley.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 2. A campaign
of education, to cost from $5000 to
$8000, to bo participated in by paid
lecturers and every newspaper in tho
Willnmelto valley, is being planned by
the Oregon conservation commission
and State Engineer Lewis, with the
avowed purpose of making tho valloy
the most thoroughly irrigated section
of the wost.
A drawing prepared by Mr. Lowis
shows the comparative) rainfnll in va
rious parts of the United States dur
ing the months of Juno, July and
August. Tho Willamette valley, in
eluding Portland, which has, moro
than tho rest of tho valley, has an
average of about 2Ji inches; Den
ver, Colo., has 4J4; Cheyenne, Wyo.,'
has n httlo moro than 5; Santa Fe,
N. M., GYi', all these points, not in
cluding the Willnmetto valley, are in
tho so-called arid region, but nil have
from two to three times the moist
uro in the growing season thnt tho
Willamette Valley has. In tho humid
region, Chicago has 10 inches, Now
York 12, Now Orleans 18, nnd
Charleston, S. G, slightly less thnn
20. All these results nro obtained
from government reports.
KLAMATH IS HAVING
IMMENSE GRAIN CROP
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 2. For
the first timo in tho history of tho
Klamath Falls basin, the grain pro
duction is too largo for homo con
sumption. Tho wheat yield this year
was exceptionally good in every pnrt
of Klamnth county. Tho area seeded
to this cereal was greatly increased
over any previous year and tho na
tural conseriii"nce is thnt wheat is
being exported to coast markets.
Klamnth land is too vnluablo lo bo
uesd for grain only; especially does
this apply to irrigated lands.
Tho profit in pro'duction of wheat
is small compared with the returns
yielded by alfalfa and dairying.
Whilo tho dry lauds in this section
will probably always bo utilized for
tho production of grain, tho nlfnlfa
acreage under tho ditch is doubling
every yenr and the smnllor fannors
are working into dnirying.
ECZEMA LODGES IN THE SKIN
Not a Blood Disease Cured by Oil
of Wintergreen Compound
For mnny yenrs oczomn was sup
posed to bo n blood disonso and was
erroneously treated as such, but now
tho best authorities agree that cczo-
ma is only a skin disenso and must
bo cured though tho skin. Tho emi
nent skin specialist, Dr. D. D. Den
nis, first discovered tho eczema
germ and his discovery was quickly
taken up in both Germany nnd
Franco.
To kill tho eczema germ nnd nt tho
snmo time heal tho skin, Dr. Dennis
compounded oil of Wintorgreen, thy
mol, glycerine, etc. Tho remedy is n
liquid, not a moro salvo , honeo it
sinks right into tho pores of tho skin.
Washing with this oil of wintergreon
compound seems to tnke the itch
a way nt once; soon tho scales drop
away and tho disenso dissappears.
The prescription has now been used
so long ns to haven proven its abso
lute morit nnd wo do not hesitnto to
oxpross our confidence in D. D. D.
Proscription. Medford Parmacy .
"Of couros you will get a flnt when
ou nro married and keep house?"
"r.nnvmt isn't suoli a flnt as some
people who are onvlous think he la.
nnd It's none of your business it wo
ueop hotiae or tumid!" tSxchunsc.
Prtty 8trng.
"Is the baby HinmsY"
"Woll. rather. You Ituow what n
tromemlou voice be uh'k?"
Yon."
'Well, he lifts that Ave or lx tint
nn hour."
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Mthvictah.
Hoax U' a ff" i tiling Utluiwlnu
wrsii'I a wvukid. Jottx-Why Uttax
The world woqkl never have known
how old she ronlly wnsjPhllmiolpltlu
liccord,
Striking manners are bad manners.
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EUREKA TO KLAMATH
Terms Proposed by Capitalist Show
Big Men Arc Behind
Him:
EUREKA; Cal., Nov. 2. Georgo
Henderson, tho well known Eureka
railrond man, will nt the next meet
ing of the city council apply for a
railroad franchise through this city,
lie has interviewed the different coun
oilmen on tho matter nnd it looks
like everything is clear sailing for
tho road.
That, there nro big interests behind
Mi. Henderson is evident from tho
fnct that the gentleman wants it stip
ulated that every bidder for tho fran
chise shall put up a forfeit of $25,
000.
As near as can bo learned the
Henderson road is to bo built up tho
coast to tho Klnrauth river, along
which it will travel enst into Idaho, if
need be, reaching points on the road
whero many advantageous connee
tions with other roads can be mnde.
Thoro is a strong belief that Mr.
Henderson is being backed by the
Hill interests, and it is also said that
the proposed road will bo able vury
easily to make a junction with tho
Western Pacific.
In order to rench tho Klamnth
from this city it would bo necessary
to tunnel the Bald mountain ridge be
tween Redwood creok and the Klam
ath river. It is said that tho route
has been surveyed for sovoral years.
The road will open up a vnt ter
ritory rich in undeveloped copper de
posits, valuable timbor holdings nnd
a fertile ngriculturnl section.
A One Volume Map.
A curious exanmlo of generous ob
stlnacy was a stout English country
man who Inquired for n nlco book to
read "one with a story In." On oov
cral being placed beforo him, ho exam
ined them attentively nnil-plckcd out
tho middle. volume of a "three decker"
with the remnrk: "This 'ore's my sort.
What's tho price?"
"Oh," was the reply, "this la only tho
second volume. The story goes through
three. The set Is half a crown."
"Ilnuve n crown! Well, I'll gio ye
that for that one book. It's a pretty
one enough."
"But won't you havo tho other two
as well? You'd better."
"Naw. I don't like th' beginnln' of
a story. I can't get fomul wl' It. An'
I don't Hko th ondln'. i don't Unow
ns 'off It's coined about. But in th'
mltldlcTun I'm Into th' thick of It right
off. No. I'll tnk' th' middle un. It'll
set mo up for a month." And, crnm
mlng the book Into his pocket, ho put
down his half crown nnd disappeared
with a "Good night" beforo tho other
volumes could be given to him. Cham
bers' Journal.
The Diamond Remains a Mystery.
As a substance tho diamond is one
of the mysteries of nature, one of tho
despairs of science. Nobody knows
whence it cumo or how, whether It Is
n spark from a comet's tall or a crys
tallized drop squeezed In some horri
ble Intensity of (lory convulsion from
tho white hot insurgent heart of the
earth. Nobody knows much about It
at all, except thnt It doesn't boloug
to this world. Some known blnck dia
inoiids literally wcro from the skies.
They came imbedded in meteorites
cast upon Arizona and Chile by an
unidentified star. One docs not pros
pect for chips of stnrs. As well search
fortho end of tho rainbow. Neither
Is it practical to hammer all sorts of
cruptlvo rock and conglomerate whore
ever come upon. KartlTqunke or vol
canic upheaval districts nro not neces
sarily tho most promising, for often
diamonds that seem to have hnd vol
canic origin occur thousands of miles
from the probable place of extrusion,
carried thence, it Is assumed, by
glacial drift In somo far back geolog
ical time. Franklin Clarkln in Every
body's Magazine.
Struck a Dargaln.
An old woman rerently entered nn
optician's shop ami nbked (o look at
somo spoctnplts. Choosing n pair, she
asked the price. ' '
"Five HbJIIIuss, ' was the answer. i
"And how much aro thoy without.
tho ens'o?" '
"I could not sell thorn for less than
Is. 10(.." said the tradesman, who was '
determined to set all ho could. '
"Do you only toko oft' tivoponco for
tho enso'c" queried tho woman.
"That Is all. The enso Is' worth no
more than twopoueo," was tho reply,
"Thnt Is coiid iiqwh!" elnoilluted tho
'old lady, with a sigh of relief. "It's
the, caso for mlno which I havo lost"
Bo saying, she laid down tho two
penco and marched off with tho covet
ed caso before the astonished shopkeep
er had timo to Interfere. London Mail.
ADVOCATES THE USE OF
CATS AS INSANITY CURE
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Thnt tho enro
of animnl pots, especially cats, has
n quieting nnd beenficinl effect on
tho insane, was the statement mnde
in nn address before the Uorcsford
Cat club by Mrs. Clinton Locke, pres
ident of tho organization nnd vice
president of the Cnt association.
"I firmly believe that tho enro of
unimnls, pnrticulnrly such decorative
lovely pots as cats, will soothe tho
troubled minds of the insane," said
Mrs. Locke.
"For that renson, and because, this
opinion is advanced by friends of
mine interested in tho enro of tho in
snno, I havo sent one of my finest
nnininls to nn asylum in Pennsyl
vania, where a test is being made of
this uso of pot unimnls nnd birds.
"Cats aro bettor than dogs. They
will etny nt homo nnd do not need
constnnt wutching. They nro moro
useful nnd aro so much quieter."
Travel In 1760.
Inthese days of rapid transit n para
graph from a Yorkchiro paper of 1700
is interesting. It is an account of a
London merchant's Journey from Lon
don to Dublin and back. Leaving Lon
don on Monday evening, tho traveler
reached Liverpool on Wednesday
morning, In time to catch tho packet
for Dublin, which city he reached on
Thursday. During thnt day he trans
acted his business In tho capital, and
next morning sailed for Liverpool, ar
riving there ou Saturday. Monday saw
him back In London, nnd his journey
wns complete, having taken only eight
days! "And." concludes tho writer,
"there is every reason to believe that
It will be possible to beat oven this
performance In the near future." Lon
don Family Journal.
A Kitchen Martyr.
Even tho kitchen can boast Its
martyrs. Chief 'among these was Va
tel, the chief cook of Conde, who ran
himself through the heart with a
sword because tho flsh had not ar
rived in time for a banquet which his
master was giving Louis XIV. Vntel's
panegyric is to be fouud in tho con
cluding volume of the "Almanach des
Gourmands:" "So noble a death in
sures you. venerable shade, tho most
glorious Immortality! You have proved
that the fanaticism of honor can exist
In the kitchen as well ns in the camp,
and that tho spit and the saucepan
have alsb their Critos and their
Dccluscs."
Thought Astor Waa Crazy.
Teoplo said John Jacob Astor was
crazy because ho paid $1,000 an ncro
when ho bought tho estate of Aaron
Burr about a huudrcd years ago. It
was a farm of 120 acres, located about
where Twenty-Urst street Is now In
Mnnhattnn. In ten years ho com
menced to sell lots at 5,000 an ncro;
but, fortunately, he did not sell much
nt that price. What it Is worth today
Is hard to compute in millions. Cent
rcr Cent. '
Safo.
"The worst thing that cail be said
about him Is that he lias no Intimate
fronds."
"AVhon a man has no intimate
friends there Is no one to say bad
things about him." nouston Post
For the Best
In harness, saddles, whips,
obes, tents, blankets, wag
on sheets, axle grease and
gall cure, as well as all kinds
of custom work, see
J. C. Smith
314 E. Main.
Free Christian
Science Lecture
at the
Medford Opera Houso
at 8 o'clock.
Tuesday Evening, November 2,
JUDGE SEPTIMUS J. HANNA
Colorado Springs, Col.
Member of tho Chrifethm Scionco
Hoard of Lectureship of tho First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Bos
ton, Mnss. Tho public is 'ordinl
ly invited.
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I always use
OLYMPIC FLOUR
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OlymtiO Flour is
carefully selected Northwestern
wheat, thoroly cleaned
by the most modern methods known.
All tho nutritious qualities of tho
wheat nro retained and it
clean and pure and -wholesome.
dealer can't supply you,writous
tell you who can but don't
other than Olympic msiBt
"there Isn't any just
as good."
AT YOUR GROCER'S
PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS CO., PORTLAND, OREGON
"For you particular customers who demand the
best groceries, we recommend Folgers Golden Gate
Coffee." t
It is so pood wc cannot obtain a better coffee not if wc paid .
$1 a pound for it.
Everything about Folgcr's Golden Gate Coffee is perfect, aA
wc sell it with the positive guarantee that it will please you,
Allen & Reagan
GROOLtJES, OHTJSTAWARE, FRUIT AND PEED
J. E. ENYAUT, President
JOHN S ORTII. CnAxwr
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $50,000
sunpLus ; $io,ooo
Safety lioxec for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
SALEM BEER
SALEM is the must popular beer hi Northern California and South
ern Oregon. It Is acknowledged to he tho equal of tho very best east
crn product. All beers aro goad, hut some beers aro liked better than
others. Tho proof for this assertion lies In drinking Salem beer.
If you wish to he convinced, ask for Salem lscr and drink It.
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SALEM BREWERY ASSOCIATION,
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MeiUu' d Medford lea & Storage Co.
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J. A. I'ERKY, Vice-President.
W. 13. JACKSON, Ass't Cashior,
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