THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDJ7QRD, ORKOQN, FRIDAY, DISOKAreftR 31, 100.0.
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Official Paper of tho CUy of Medford.
CULIVA
iion
FOLLY AS IT FLIES
GEO ROE PUTNAM, IMttor ani Manager.
tatrod as aeoaed oIdlm matter KoroMaer 1. IMS. at paaloMlce at MedXon!
Oregon, under the aat f Uaroh S, 1ITI.
ne year, fey aeftU.
SUBOCniPTI OK RJLTJ9S:
....fl.tO Om maath r awll or carrier. ... I ,50
THE JAWBONE OF AN ASS.
As Sampson of old smote the Philistines withthc jaw
bone of an ass, so docs the Portland Oregonian q!today
with tlic same weapon smite the new state of Siskiyou .in
the following:
Talent Orchardmen Who Havo Solved
. Problem of Growing Orchard and
Making Living at Same Time.
It isn't necesnry in tho Roguo
river valley to plant nn orclmrd ami
then wait without hope of incoma
until tho trees hnvo attained their
growth and produce a crop. Crops
can bo grown between the rows.
Witness tho experience- of M. I).
Brophy of Talent. Xtr. Brophy lives
on Wagner creek abovo Talent and
1ms four acres of land in apple?, tho
trees being now threo years old.
Last season ho planted tho font
"A porploxed and despairing eastern contemporary tho New York
Timo9-nnnpnls 'for Information and for an Independent judgmont" con-
corning tho proposed now Btato of Siskiyou. 'Wo In tho east.' it pensively ncrcs between tho upplo treo rows
complains, 'have-not been favored with a prospectus of Siskiyou's native ' to tomatoes and from tho four,
advantages. That dcslderattvo boon is about to be conferred upon thoso ncros j,0 so(l m t(Hls.( j sun.
oastornors who will attentively peruso mo iouowiuk utuuuuj , JH)S0 enriy as mnny were given
From this tlmo forward, If they oro not fully primed with kuowledgo about nwny or wen( ,0 wlls(Ct sn;j r,
tho hypothetical commonwealth of Siskiyou, It will bo their own fault. I Brophy. "I sold from that four
"To begin with, tho clamor for a new star In tho gorgeous constella-1 ncre Vatch over $750 worth of to
fion of thd Union cathcrs Its thundorous boom mainly from ono throat,; nmtoos n,i i w:n ,lrt that or hotter
to-wlt, that of tho lletrary prodigy whoso Inspired pen writes tho editorials i during the next two years, when the;
In a- Medford paper. This great man wants to scceuo irom uregon ami trees will commence to boar."
California because he Is mad. What he Is mad about doosn t matter. The
portentous circumstance Is that ho has made up his alleged mind to with
draw and take portions of tho Roguo Klvor valley and northern California
along with him. In this fearsome resolution he Is backed up by the Jack
son County Press association, a powerful body composed of th0 Medford
editor, a printer's devil In Jacksonville and an outdated railroad pass
tho latter framed and hung on tho wall as a perpetual remluder of other
and more glorious times. It Is said a supply of arms ana ammunition
The Acrobat and Hit Family.
l'orcuplno-That'a funay. My mnm.
, ma never licks mo thnt way.
HI Flrtt Aftar Dinner Speech,
HAVE YOU AN EYE I
FOR BUSINESS?
Maybo you havo, but It Isn't wldo
open unless you havo electric light
! In your Btoro.
Did you evor stop to renllio how an
has been laid In to bo used If the base legislative caitiffs at Salem and - electric sign would shout out your
Sacramento resist the secession movement. Should open war oreak out. namo to peopio on tno streets
the Medford paper Is assured of tho alliance and support of tho two j nights?
saloonkeepers and two grocerymen of Yroka. Cal. Tho mnn who runs . Did you evor stop to think how n
tho Chinese laundry Is said to bo neutral. Yreka's enthusiastic and almost bright electric sign would Htcralb;
unanimous support has been gained by promising to build tho new cap!- j burn your name and location In peo
tol on tho lot now occupied by tho mossy ruins of Us onco palatial drug . Plo's minds?
tore In case more room is needed, the cellar hole where the hotel used And an electrically lighted window
to. stand will bo available. I d,sI,,a shlnes out !,kc Ma" nt Por"
"As to tho territory which the now stato will permit to share In Its , hellon. and tends to even draw peo
glorlous opportunities, wo do not understand that tho blessing Is to be P'o from across tho street.
i,iioriminnnK- in southern Orecon as a whole, or to northern 1 And. besides that. If your store In-
Californla, either. Thus Medford Is to bo left out In the cold because of terlor Is lighted by electricity, It not
the scant appreciation It shows for th0 sublime beauties of tho Medford only Is nn ovldonco of progressive-.
paper, while Jacksonville Is to be admitted for tho sake of Its tender i"s, but nlso shows qff your goods j
and touching faith In tho Medford editor. The line which divides tho elect ; to best advantage, Ovon bringing out
from tho reprobate will wander deviously from tho last subscriber of tho 1 colors and tints as true as daylight.
Medford paper on tho north to the city limits of Yreka on the south. A brilliantly lighted store Is an In
w r,iRt nnr P.nstprn friends mav find that tho Information hero I citation; It Is cheering, pleasant,.
provided slakes their thirst for tho truth about Siskiyou completely and Bd inak,nB'
agreeably. We also trust that somo of them, who havo charged the Ore
gonian with bias on the subject, will repent In sackcloth and ashes when
they perceive with what absoluto Impartiality the facts on both" sides are
(presented."
As It
Weekly.
Conductor Per ono fare ye can ouly
occupy ono aontl
Acrobat Oh, very
Weekly.
ivelll Harper's
STORE WINDOWS
Your window In tho most ,ln truth,
tho only', potent factor for night ad
vertising your ntoro has.
It Is tho only moans you havo of
giving pooplo, on thostroot, n tempt
ing Idoa of what you havo In your
ntoro. If
It la tho only way you havo of
arousing their curlonlty,
Why not cut out tho "lfn" by Il
luminating your ntoro windows with
electric lights?
Othor forms of light aro shadowy,
flickering, smudgy, dingy, gloomy,
and plnco your ontlro window exhibit
nt a dlmidvnntngo.
Hloctrlo lighting floods your wln-
dow with an nttractlvo brilliancy, and
uliows your goods advantageously, ns
to color, tint, texture- nud bounty,
I'onplu on tho struct ovoiiliigs aro
attracted to bright windows,
Gloomily, ImlMlghtod show win
dow aro panned by.
WhyT
Just because a dingy show window
Is nn unchonrlng sight.
Many a salo Is mndo or ntnrtod
ttftot your ntoro doors are locked, If
your windows aro lighted by elec
tricity. If you would tnlk to folks nt night
In tho onlywny your window display
In tutoudod to talk, uno electric light
ing. Lot us toll you inoro about It and
lis economical coHt.
Youth for bettor light.
noouw mvnu Ku:cTitia co.
if
The Village Inn.
I
, ' There is not a country editor within the broad boim
darv of Siskouyiu that could not do better than this. Evi
Gently some donkey has climbed into Harvey Scott's chair,
Tvhen the old man wasn't looking, wrapped the lion's skin
about him and beirun to bray and who can answer the un-
disputed logic of an ass 's bray 1
k ' v DIVERSIFIED FARMING.
The great need of the Rogue River valley is more di
versified farming. Too many of our supplies are shipped
in that should be raised at our doors. And there is a good
living for anyone with energy enough to tackle an acre or
two of land.
Climate and soil conditions are admirable for market
gardening, for berry culture, and for the many fruits and
vegetables that are table necessities the laclc ot wmch is
a drawback to the country. H
That diversified farming pays and pays well is shown
by the following records made by the enterprising truck
farmers of the Phoenix-Talent districf, which some day
will be an immense garden plot:
From 15 acres of land, James Allen got 75 tons of al
falfa, from one acre 20 tons of tomatoes, from a half acre
of onions, six tons, James Roberts and-son, from 15 acres
of land took 600 sacks of potatoes for which they received
$700, 150 sacks of onions netting $225, $40 in tomatoes,
$15 in pears, $75 in carrots and beets, $50 in cabbage, tur
nips and parsnips, $15 in rhubarb, $15 in squash, $100 in
berries, $250 in hay, $25 in beans, or a total of $150, or over
$1000 an acre. i ;: I rfjgllGSSI8
"S. S. Stephens, from one and one-half acres of non-irrigated
land, cut 11 tons of alfalfa. His potatoes (non-irri
gated) yielded 80 sacks per acre and his irrigated onion
patch 340 sacks per acre.
O. Carey, from twtf'acres of potatoes, got 160 sacks,
non-irrigated, specimens of which took gold medal at the
Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition. From a quarter acre
of homes he picked 180 crates. His non-irrigated alfalfa
field of six acres yielded 20 tons of hay.
M. D. Brophy of Wagner Creek from tomatoes planted
between the rows of three acres of three-year-old orchard
picked 60 tons of tomatoes, which netted him $750.
E. Gibbs, who conducts a dairy, gives the following re
port for the year ending November 30, 1909: Number of
cows milked, 6; number of pounds butter fat, 1800; average J
test for year, 27; average monthly income for each cow,
$9.50. Each cow has been dry two months during the year.
The cows are brown Swiss and Jersey, 4 years old this
coming spring.
Similar results, have been obtained from other diver
sified farmers of this section, who can show like. averages
on alfalfa, corn, berries and vegetables.
But, abovo all, It is trade-making, i
That's tho point wo all havo an '
oyo to.
Shall we sond a representative to J after lunch
'JVhy don't you supply toothpick
talk It over with you?
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Snturday, January 8, is Children's
Day at The Art Studio. Call and see
about it. 244
Notice.
My wife, Effice Gordcn, has wil
fully loft my board and bed, and I
will not be resonsible for any debts
whatever which she may contract
hereafter. .
ALFRED D. GOIiDEN, '
24G Prospect, Ore.
Notice.
Members of First M. E. choir,
thero will bo a regular rchearsnl Fri
day at 7:30 p. m.
FORREST EDMEADES
"I used to, sir, but people usod to
take 'em nway wr 'emP London
Weekly Telegraph.
Hit Affliction.
Ono day the teacher of tho Juvenllo
class spoUo if the poet Milton's blind
ncss. On the following day sho asked
a small boy If he remembered how
Milton was nflllctct.
"Yes, ma'am." answered tho llttlo
fellow. "He was a poet." Exchange.
-Yen, madam, I paint portraits."
"Well, If you'll give me your prlco
IWt and a fuw samples I'll tulle them
over with my husband." llrowulng's
Muguzlue.
Right He Wai. !
Resolved
That with the beginning
of the New Year, I will
trade where I receive
. the greatest value for my
money In other words
sRex Market
Huth & Pech Props. Phone 3271
"Why, uncle, I thought the doctor,
onlcrvU you not to go out of the door i
this weather!"
"Well, I didn't. I climbed out of th
Inv- Ww York World.
THE PLEBEIANS.
Odd Fellows, Attention.
A largo attendance of Rogue
River Encampment on Saturday ov
ening is desired in order to arrange
for attending tho funeral of P. O. M
Silns Day of Jacksonville on Sun
day afternoon. 2J
THE BANISTERS.
What They Tell the Dwellera In New
York'a Tentmtnt.
Many u grfwsuine bit of wlxiloni 1&
gleaned by settlcmeut workers. The
other duy u woiimu of phlluutliroplc
tcndfiit-fi trudged miles luoUlug fur
rooms fur uu unfortunate family that
had to move. After the bud made u
selection that would tit tbelr Ht-uut
means the mother of the family went
around to see ibo rooms before mov
ing in.
"Oh," exclaimed that wise tunemcnt
dweller, "we'd bo worse off here than
where wo urel This placo Is too un
healthy."
"How do you inako that out?" asked
the settlement worker. "It strikes me
as belug butter than most bouses of
Its class."
The woman pointed to tho ImnlBtcrs.
which run up through tue Ave flights
of stairs to the roof In a ragged, bro
ken line. "Collins." Bhe nnld grimly,
That's what that meatiH. Collins Is
terrible hard on ImnlnterH. There nro
too many death here to milt me."
And when tho suttlemout worker
learned that maliy tenement dwellers
really do Judge of the heulthfulness of
a houue by the condition of tho bunls
tors she concluded thnt thnt placo
wouldn't suit her either. Now York
Press.
A Valuable Employee.
"Yes; he's an Invaluable eliMiiffeur."
"Not especially Intelligent. Is lie'"
"Oh. no! Hut he Im willing to be mi
rested every time I overspeed my ear
And there's one particularly nice tiling
about him."
"What's thutr
"Uo never finds fault with Hie way
I run tho machine. He only suyx,
'Well, It's your eur, und my life Is In
aured.' "-Cleveland I'lolu Dealer,
Tennyeon'a Love For Olrdt.
Alfred UVnnvHon was all his llfo a
Their Sceeasion From Rome and Their great lover of the woods nnd flolda.
FUie to Power. Trees, birds nod (lowers were hU ev-
Plebeians were the commons of crydoy voaipunlomi. and he faithfully
Rome, who were originally forbidden studied the habits of Dame Nuture's
all political rights.1' They were for tho
most part poor and were not allowed
to Intermarry with tho patricians.
They served in the army without pny
and were sold Into slavery for debt
and could even Ik cut Into pieces for
distribution among their creditors.
Finding their condition Intolerable,
the plebeians In l7 B. C. seceded to
Mons Sacer, neur Home, where they
resolved to build a new city. Bat this
step so nlarmed the privileged claiwa
that they granted to the commons the
right of annually choosing' from tbolr
own numbers two magistrates, colled
tribunes, with power to protect them
against the nggresslons of the potrl
clans.
After the lapse of about 200 years
tho disabilities of the ploboinns wero
almost entirely removed, nnd between
I ho yen r ari300 U. C. thoy secured
the dictatorship, the censorship nnd
the prnetorsldp an well uh the right to
bo pontiff nnd augur. Thus tho Ro
man republic, nfter two centuries of
existence, finally ecurcd a democratic
form of government. New Yortx
American,
Sweat and Penplro.
It Is possible to tell nlmost exactly
when the more elegant "perspire"
drovo out tho vulgar "sweat." Ac
cording to a writer In tho London Gon-
tloman'B Mngailno In 1701. "for somo
tlmo past neither mnn, woman nor
child In Great Britain and Ireland of
any rank or fashion 'has been subject
to tho gross form of o'xudntlon which
was formerly known na 'awent' Now
overy mortal, except carters, coal
heavers and chairmen, merely 'per
spires.' For thcao twonty years past
tho word 'sweat' has been gradually
becoming moro and raoro odious."
IJeforo 1770 or so" "perspiration"
commonly meant an lnsonslblo process,
sweating" the grosser vnrlorv there
of. In ono of his sqrmons Wesley re-
marKeu tnnt "during a nlcht'a slecn n
healthy man perspires ono part In four
less when he sweats than when ho
does not," That would bo moaning
less today,.
Too, Much For Him.
"Woro you sick on the voyngoT"
VNot until the custom bouse olllcer1
came aboard,"
K. -..fit imntllmrs. Tho lark. th nltrht
lugj i'ih owl and tho linnet wero Ills
favoni.- i.lnl. lie was also greatly In
teresteu In tic seu birds, the peregrlno
fulcons. tin e.irmonuits, seagulls, etc.,
and lo tin it.ug tegged sea blrda, tbo
visitors to niuruues and pools. He
thought the curlew, of which ho han
written In "Loeltsley Unll," a very no
ble bird nnd loved Its wild call over the
marshes. There are mnny references
to birds native to England In his
poems, and all of them bow n thor.
ough acquaintance with tho Individual
characteristics of the different species.
At Knrrlngford tho poet's garden wns
tho homo of tbo wild birds of tho
hedgerows. Tho blackbird and robin
and Uie smaller birds nocked there In
great numbers, nnd It was considered
far more Important that they abould
feel welcome thero than that tbo fruit
should be permitted to ripen undisturb
ed or the gurdun bo kept In proper
oracr.
Domesticated birds also Tennyson
numbered among his friends. Krllllant
peacocks aud more sober doves and
pigeons, ho loved them all.
A Helpful 8uggcitlon.
Tbo young mau had married tbo rich
man's daughter und wasn't killing
himself with work to support her.
Ono day tho father called blm up to
talk to him.
"Look hero," bo said emphatically,
"why don't you go to work?"
"I don't have to," tbo son-in-lnw re
plied, with brazen effrontery,
"Well, you will havo to,"
"Why will ir
"Because, sir, I can't live always to
support you."
"But you will lenvo us something?"
"Not much. I won't, There won't bo
anything to leave."
Tho son-ln-luw was alarmed.
"Grout Jupiter!" ho exclaimed. "You
don't mean to tell mo that you havo
nothing?"
"That's about It."
Tho son-in-law devoted himself to !
profound thought for several seconds.
"I havo a suggestion to offer," ho
said In a businesslike mannor,
"What Js It?" iiBlied tho old gout
"Well, I BUggost that you tako out,
say, a 20,000 life insurance on your
solf to save wear and tear on my
mind," London Answers.
!
A New Year
of Prosperity
Is assured to
you if you pur
chase your
groceries of
Rex Grocery Co.
Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT.
THREE NEIGHBORS.
(Ono Lono Laugh.)
THE SINS OF THE GATHERS.
' (Thrllllnfl Drama.)
AN UNWILLING MARRIAGE.
(Animated Wostcrn Drama.) Of 1
ONE DIME.
THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD
THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD
WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP
THE UNION LIVERY
R. O, DUNCAN
Proprietor