ADVERTISING BILLBOARDS
s . PROVED WORTHLESS
(Tho Mlill Order Jntirnnl.)
IllllpoRtorti uvorywioru will prob
nbly thlnlc twlco horonftor before
tlioy no on uiiy Htrlko, After tlio ro
cunt oxporluncu of tho OIiIouko mom
how of I lio fnttornlty with (ho tho
it torn hero, thu iimiinKoni of tho piny
hotiHOH In otliur cltlcti uro IJItoly to
Uncover too, that billboard ndvortln
Iiik In not only not nocoimry for thoin
hut Hint they ran draw bigger hutinon
by unlng nowDpnpoh Bpttcn oxcIiihIvo
ly nnd putting n little iimro money
Into lit In form of publicity. Anioui:
tho Chlrngo nhow Iioiiho mnungorn
who hnvo doclnrod thnt hlllhnnrdfl
nro oltHOloto for their purpomj la Hnr
ry AhIcIii, of thu Grand Oporu Iiouho.
Ho mild luht nftor tbo bill ntlckorn'
ntrtlto hnd boon on n woolt, and,
though rolylni; outlroly upon nown
pnpor ndvttrtlntni; for drnwlug audi-,
ohccH, tho opening of n now piny nt
bin Iioiiho bad thu lnrgofit uttoudnnco
In yonrn. j
"lllllhonrd advorttalng In no long
er u novolty." hr nnld. "Wo bnvo1
ntoppod It entirely nnd there nro a
uuiubor of othor mnnngorH who hnvo
Hlutilflcd tholr lntontlon of doing tho
enmo."
"Nowitpnpor ndvorthdng til tho big
ger nort of udvurtlolng," sulci Munit
gor fJcorgo A. Kingsbury, of tho Chi
cago oporu limine. "Wo Hpond IiIk
money for It and know It Ih good.
y' nro imlng nownpnponi exclusive
ly." "Wo VrIM do no moro bunltietis with
tlio blllpoHtor' wiim tho deoliimtlon
ofj Mnnngor 11. C. Duco of tho Gnr
rlclc. Thoy etruclc for $3 n woolt In
cronno nnd ..wo nro through. Wo nl
wayn hnvo lined tho nownpiipors lib
ernlly. Ilerottftor ,y uhall mo tho
nuwapnporii. oxoldntvol"
If tlicnO' nmunbimint houaoa hnd
inndo thlH dlncnvory In rognrd to nd
vortUIng ynrH uko, thoy would
doubtliwu huvo,, nnvod thouHnndK of
dollnrn, hut It Boeiun thnt no ono
ilnrod tiiku tho Initiative In cutting
out thu boiirde. becauij. not .nil of
tlio othorn could convince thnmnolvcii
thnt thoy could do hunlnofttf without
itucli ndvertlnlng-until tho nltuntlon
Teforred to wkh forced upon thorn.
TUB MEDFORD MAILjrmDTJNB, MBDffORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1910,
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FASHION HINTS.
I Otnndlnu CnlUm Rlvnl Thoio of tho
j Dutch CutAn Economical Hint.
Htundlng coIIiiim 111-11 Hid Intent rlvnln
of tho Dutch cut of ui'ckwciir. Thoy
uro 111111I1) of cliiiiy, IiImIi or vcuIhc,
combined with 1 1 en vy not or with lluo
linen Merlin. They lit tho throat clonoly
mill uro llnUlicd with ono or two nhort
bur plim. With tlii'Nu eolbirn nro worn
till fTy JiiIioIh of net nnd loco,
Thoro Ik nothing thnt token nwny tho
iliiliitliii.'HH of 11 Hi.-lioiilHlrl'ii (lrt'Nx moro
(Illicitly tlmn moIIhI ciiITn, A Kond Idea
In to hnvo tlio Hhlrt wnNt of woino prot
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
4 f4
Cometi.
Wo know ponltlvi'ly thnt cornet nt
tit 1 11 tholr lifiuii'iiHc cxiciihIoii In npneo
011 iKcouiit or tho iimtcrliil (jniirlHlii
lliciii bollii,' oxi'i'KHlvely luiiuoiiw, thin
nor tlmn tho IlKlitoxt Hlmy liuxo o
Hummer. HiiyM 1'rofuKHor llnrold .In
coby. for wo know tlio coiuotH uro not
tnnHMlvo; thoy uro iiIiiioni outlroly with
out wohtht. A fid thin wo Know with
certainty. Iiceiiuxe their nrrlvnl pro
ducoH 110 tioniirhiitloim or motion '
uiiioiu: the plnuotn of tho Nohir NyKtoiu,
whllo tho luoxorublo luwn of iuocIimii
Icnl ficlonc'o toll um Hint n iiiiihnIvo
comet iniiHt Hiifoly disturb tbo tmunl
ordorly plnuotnry orbltn. A 'comot
mlnlit. Indeed, utrlko tbo onrpi. ttioiiKli
Hiich n coIIIhIoo Ih mom Improbable.
Itut oviyi If it Nliould over occur tbo
vldlblo ofTcctH would probnbly bo no
renter tlmn thoHo produced occnHlon
ully by mctoorltoH, or "fulling HtnrM."
The other (Hjimlblo danger from tbo
comot. tbo cbnnco of HUtTocutlon from
K'nne In tho tall. U nUo negatived b.v
nctunl obnorvntlon. for It In nlmont, cer
tain that our earth did once pitHH
through a comot'M toll, and no ono no
ticed It nt tbo tti.' Only tbo muIjnc
quent cnlciiliitloim of iiKtronomorH
brought out tho fact thnt tbo cometnry
orbit nnd Hint or tho earth roully bud
n common mint of lutcrxectloii and
thnt both bodlcn occtipk-d that point nt
tbo 8nmo tlmo.-Now York American.
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. P. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phone U031.
DRIVERS, that know the country
RIGS that cover the country
QVICHLY AM) WITH COM1 ITT TO YOU AUG AMVAl'8 TO 11W
FOUND At THE
I'AIJIX)W & DOWNING, niOPItlKTOItS.
WEiST SIDE STABLES
PIIONR 2131
S. QKAPB STItKET
F. N. CUMMIHGS T. W. OSGOOD
OSGOOD & CUMMINGS
Oivll Ensners
S BEST EQUIPPED ENGINEEEINGr OFFICE
IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
Surveys, Mai)s, Plans, Specifications,
Reports. Estimates, Etc., Water Pow
ers and "Water Works, Paving and
Road Makisg, Sewerage", 'Railroads, Ir
rigation and Drainage.
OFFICE: MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
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REED OF GOLD HILL
INVENTS FISH SCREEN
II. D. Itood of Gold IIIII luiH In
vmitod nud patented u revolving flHh
Hereon thnt promliiOH to bncomu pop
ubir In Oregon. ny n Snlom dl.
pntch. Mr. It cod wnu In Snlom to
dny (or n coitforonoo with Mnntor
rUh Wnrdon II. C. McAlIlHtor nnd
D0U1II.K IUIMHT1U COAT.
ty xtrlpoI percale, uiaklug tho ntock
nud cuffii'of linen tho hiiiiio color aw
tho NtrlK.
Again, tlili year then U n fancy for
neck Ihiwh of (Hindoo or mntlucH. nnd
theno Hurry neck Imiwh tuckiil benentb
tho chin uro howltclilugly bivomlug.
A largo black but having u decidedly
diiNhliig air Ih trliimied with yellow
wings tu no vent I tonoit.
liven newer than beaver uro tho liata
of iiiaralMiu. both largo and Hinall. in
white, black and colon. Toipies of
mnnilMui nre noon mom often, but
wide, trimmed liatx mude entirely of It
nro Itmovntliiim.
Tho coat Unit In tioublo breaMtetl nud
buttomm up eloncly about tbo throat In
nlwaj-H comforuiblo for cold weather.
Thin model It to be much worn during
too winter, nun wnen earriiii out on
Doubtful Pralio.
A fullbncl: lu n football team once
hnd tho tulitforliiuc to put the bull
through IiIk owu goal. Tbla regretta-'
bio error lorn his Hide tho game, nud ;
ho buffered ngonlen of Belt reproach '
on the long Journey home.
"I'm 110 more use than a chocolate
footballer."' he Id to UU sweetheart,
who bad traveled many miles to boo
him play. "A nllp of n lioy from ticbool ,
would have nbaped better than I did."
"Now. George. I won't lot you tiny
Btieh horrid things nbout yourself!"
declnred III loyal Hweethcart. "You've
no Idea how popular you nre. I heard
n gentleman prnbdug you up to tbo
RklcH thin afternoon."
"Never!" emphatically exclaimed tho
liicmlulotiH pluyiir. j
VOh. but H'n iptlte true!" bIio nnld
proudly. "He mild you'd brought his
club tho bo.st bit of luek they'd hnd for
ngett. and bo heartily wished you were i
pln.vlng ngnlnm them lu every match." '
Kxchnugc, !
. ' RESOLVED
The best resolution for 70a
to 'mnko is to come to 09 for
your next suit, if you want
something out of the ordinnry.
We do the best work and charge
tho lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
TUB PBO Q BJ5 SSIVE TAXLOt
An Eloctrlc-llghted Window
(s a holplng hand to Incroasad
business. It oxtonda for you the
glad hand of business fellowship
to every possible customer. A
well lighted store Inside and out,
makes good friends, and good
friends make good customers
Our export can show you tho best
and cheapest methods of sign and
Window lighting. 'Phono for him.
THE HOGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
J. E. ENYART. President
JOI1N S. ORTI1. fuHhi.'r
Oovornor Iloimon. Mr. McAllister lit
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uun.uBu.niH, r.-KuruniK uio now Hereon the linen or tho cont lllumnitod It Ih
"nnd gives It tils hearty Indomomont. 'very mnart. Jl.'DlU CIIOLMiT.
Thuro htifl boon grert difficulty In i
finding n Hereon that will porform ! . Mny Mu",1" ttern I cut in
i. ......I. i .1 . from St to c IiicIiuh bum momurc
tno work In irrigation dltrhoa uudiKoml 10 conu to tm. oitico. kIvihk num
slmllnr places without clogglm: un ,H,r' cw3, u'"' " w"1 ho prompily for
. with roft.80 nnd dobrlo, nnd tho fUl, wM 10 y" l,y
v wnrdon
Melodrama to Suit the Locality. '
In New York. .Marry me and give j
mo tlioto papei'it am! you will receive
$00,000 III cunh. Itefuse nud I'll tos.
you from the llrooklyu bridge'.
In Wllkoslmrrc. I'n.-Aud you will
receive iioventy acres of rlchoHt nn
thrnclte coal. Iteftme and you go luto
n coal breaker! Choose!
In lien ver. And you will receive
7.000 KhnroH of Umpste gold mining
stock, worth nmpste dollars a Bh:ireM
Itefuse and you will Ik? t-r-r-rushim lu
a stamp mill to p--o-wdcr! Choose!
In Memphis. Tenii. And you will re
ceive 10.000 bales or tlnest cotton. Ite
fuso nnd you go Into tho cottou gin!
Choose!
In North Citmllnn. And you will re
ceive 1RO0O barrels of turpentine. Ite
fuse nnd you shall Ih; boiled lu reslu!
Choose! Iuck,
J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't CasUov.
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j Medford Iron Works
i En TDnUDDinnr Dnnrtntnr T
THE BEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
' JAPITAL . $5M)0O
SURPLUS $0,000
Safety boxes for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
I Foundry and Machinist
Z All 'r, of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma
Jchlncry Agents In Southern Oregon for
X FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
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bollovim that tho
ban at Inst boon solved.
problem
MILLINERY NOTES.
GOVERNOR BENSON
NAMES NEW STAFF
SAMSM, Or., Jnn. 12. Oovornor
Tlunaon hint nppnlnted tho fololwlng
momborn of tho nntlonnl gnurd to
norvo on his ntnff,
Cnptnln Curtla H. AVInn, coiIijuIb-I
Aro
What the 0t Dreed Women
Wearino on Their Heads.
Gold roiti'H uro ttuen on xomo of thu
hlghcm irlcol hats. They are mado
of cloth of gold lu dull bronzy tlntn
nnd nre peculiarly rich lu efroct. Theso
cffectH nre Keen for tho most part 011
excliiNlvo millinery, itH tholryirlco kocpn
them from becoming common.
Hrlght red In not listed an one of tho
enry of tho third Infantry, mitjor In 1 eiiHon'it tlrnt colon, but It has n ogQ
tho HiiliBlstonco dopnrtmont! Colonel
; Cecil II. Hnuor, major In tho Judge
' ndvocnto gonorarH dopnrtmont; MnJ
, or M. ,H. Ellin of Albany, mirgoon
'gonornl; Colonel ThomnB I. Porklnn,
Portland, uld-do-cnmp; commlaHnry
'.genrenl, Cnptnln Samuel Wblto, third
Itifnntry, Halter City, Judgo ndvocnto
renornl, nil on tho Btnff of the com-
tnnndor-ln-chlof,
Tho govoruor nlso nppolntod nnd
dptnllod nH nlds to tbo commander
in-oJilof First J.loutonnnt John H.
, Hibltnrd, third Infnntryj Lloutennnt
' Colonel John M. WIlllnmB, fourth In
fnntry, Hugono, nnd Cnptnln Goorgo
13. llouck, fourth litfnntry, UnaoburB.
nil Um owu when combined with black
beaver. It Is alno used effectively
with draped toque of dark blue bea
ver or lieavor cloth.
A Htuart turban, one of tho variety
that eomoH down far over tho eyca, In
of wistaria beaver cloth. The effect
OIL ON WATER KILLING
OFF SCORES OF DUCKS
TACOMA, Wneh., Jnn. ll.-rTho
wild tluckn of ujipor Pugct Sound nro
bping oiled lo death on Oro bny, no
cording lo tho renort brought Imelc
by John Lomnnnoy, of tlio lomtl
, wenthor buronit, who wnn orulfiiitg
thoro Ruuduy in n lnmioli.
TIiIh liny is 11 Rort of ronilozvoiiH
for tho dunks on tlio sound nnd nl
,ways thouHnnda enn bo found thoro.
t Ryndny thoro wuh not it dttolc on tho
wntor nppnrontly. On tlio liouoh.
Itowovor, thoy woro piled nt lonBt hnlf
u.rnillinn Rtrong.
yiio wntor In tlio liny wns oovorod
with n thick skum of what poomod
to bo orttdo oil of n very Rtioky kind.
Tho duoUs flow into this nnd got
their fonthors fltuok up bo (hoy woro
luinbln to fly nnd woro thou forcod
to go -ttfihor'o and wnddlo about un
til oxhiutRlod. Tho ground wns lit
ornlly black with thn birds, many dy
ing, sifiio po frnntio thnt thoy al
tnokod ovory ono who enmo nonr, nud
nll.vporfootly holplosH,
Whoro tho oil onmo from is n myR-tory.
y
Ttt OOZY WITU IUCMOTA1IMS OOTSB.
Is that of n btitlfully nrruiuted nlna
tlnti bow, with n fw more additional
folda for tho ci'dwii, Tburv Is uo other
trimming.
lthluostoiic UickKvi nve iiefii on
dreMay hatw. They n?Tord n cluirmtug
llululi to a creation tbaj bua llttlu othor
triuitnlng, 1
Tio trlciKim lint enjoying n much
desorvtsl iwpulni'lty. nud tho good
thing about It la thut thin ntwpe la ill
luoMt invariably bocotnlug,
Coloretl net or tullo alevea hare n
fining of giild not, Thl gives jimt n
charming hIiIiihiut through tho miter
moHh,
Kvery woman llkt n pretty ten cozy,
nnd tle llliiNtrntlon vhowa ono thnt la
both practical nud or'nninentnl, There
la n romovablo cover of embroidered
linen which la laced Into phtco, but
tho cory Itwlf lu tnadc of henvlly pnd
dod Bilk. JUDIO OIIOLIilCT.
TI1I.1 Nut Atunton v rosy imttern
cornea In on ulrn, Band 10 cent nch tor
cozy nnd omtirolrtory pattern, glvlwr num-lera-eozy
tH8t ami ernbroUery pattern
4M-nnd they will 1 promptly forwarded
to you by until, If In haulo neiut an ad
dltlotial two cunt wUtup for letter poet
n',, which Insure iuom prompi deltrry,
London Cellar Restaurants.
Before coffee Mulls were luxtliutcd '
the humblest plaeen of refceshment
were cellars, where the hanl up. as I
the slang phrase went, could "dive for
n dinner," with a choice of such vlunda '
na tripe, cow heel, sausages and Mhln
of bef aoup, Svine of tlie cellar res
tnuruuta existed as recently as the ear- j
ly seventies of the laat century In I
llutcher row, Temple Har nnd the net- j
work of courta Did alloys swept nwny
fur the site of tff royal courts of Jus-
tlce. It was tn this neighborhood :
Land probably tola dining place of thin I
description tlmtJDr. JoIuihou resorted
in his HtrtlL'L'lIni' davs. when he was
so poor that, as'ho relates. It wns not '
every day thnt ho could nfford n hnlf-
penny tip for 'the waiter. London IB
ni..,M.
Ukl4V.ll'.
Wells In Indja.
The quent Ion of wells In India la
cotnpllciitod by tho coexistence In each
community of two cantos tho purer
Hindoos and Uonds on the ono bund,
the weuvers on tlie other. No weaver
uuiy draw from the well of the Hin
doos lest It be denied, nor will tho
Hindoo drink from the hands or tho
well of 11 weaver. Thus It becomes nec
essary either to dig tjwo wells or to
depute n certuln number or the Hindoo
element to glvo water to their leas ex
ulted fellow villagers.
ROGUE RIVER
Three Color Stationery
Letter Heads and Envelopes
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable
COFFEILN (St PRICE
11 North D St.. Medford, Ore. Phone 303
Cornice Pear and
Spitzenburg Apple
i
SOTTRtr AA1 art
li-.
FHE MAIL TRIBUNE
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co.
MFDFOKD - - - - OREGON
Office in JacJa.ooxx county Bank Upstairs
Almoat Human,
"Ob, George." tearfully cxclnlmed hla
wife, meeting hhn ut tho door, "that
parrot you brought hotnu tbo other
day"-
"Whafa tho matter with him?" ask
ed Mr. Forgusou.
"I don't know. Ife won't tell me.
"When I nsk him what tho troublo la
bu Jut ewenrs drcndfully'-Kxchnngo.
"Tht
A Drloht Boy,
gentlemen who enmo to, sco
daddy en Id 1 was one or tho mot In
telligent children they over saw," said
little Jack.
"Indeed!" said the proud mother.
"Did you reclto 'Little Drops of 'ren
ter' for thomr
"No. I refused." London Mnll,'
A Suggested Improvement,
torn. Feodeui (to Btnr bonrdor) Could
you suggest 'any liuprovoinont lu my
menu V Hoarder Well, you might mnUo
the experiment of transferring tho re
spective quiilltle. of the coffee nnd tbo
butter, Ilaltlinoro Amorlcnn.
lentb la but tho dropping of tho
flowor tbnt tho fruit may swell.
Iloecbar. .
Are You
Going East
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Offioo: 209 West Main St., Medford, Oro.
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Have you a friend earning west? You
ought to bring ono to Medford. Call and
sco us. let us talk routes and rates
with you. Information cheerfully fur
nished. Phone, address or call on
Southern Pacific R. R.
A. S. ROSENBAUM, Agent
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
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BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
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SEE US FIRST
Whon in need of Electric Wiring, or Fixturos, nnd snve monoy by get
ting best workmanship. Dynamo Repairing a spooiulty,
FLYNN BROS.
HEDFORD'S PREMIER ELECTRICIANS.
W HST HAfH STREET.
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