MISDFOltD MAIL TRDiONIii, MEDgQRD, OKIMON, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1910,
Cooking By Electricity
Willi llm vory hi'Kt (took hIovh liuvimciilly wiiMtnl'iil of llio ri)i'iniH
iniiin (Iiiiii 1)1) nor coiil i)f llio litml on-'imiil; il lmvch off oliiioxioim ikIoih
OI'K.V of till) (!OUl llltlllir (IH('lllllH
tlin cliiiiiiHiy or Minium llm Idtdiun
iiwiiil'fioimftly hot; only from -l to 7
por cent of llm limit Ik imliiully iihciI
in cooking. Klnotrioily iH mi iiliml
Hotiiui) of luial, iih tliuro !h utiHoliituly
no Iohh in tlm uliiuiKo from tiloeliMiily
to ht'iil. It Hcciim pruutiuitlly curtain
Unit our mini Hiipply iH limited, too
coHtly, mid Hint new nml lioltor vuyn
of olititiiiiiiK limit no ui'i'i'HHiiry for
our Iivuh ami comfort will lio fouiul
in tlui vim in to t'o'iun. StDiiiiiiotz, tin)
KUiiiim of tlui (Juiimal Kliictrio t'oin
pany, HiiyH that iiiiIohh hoiihi hiioIi
liH(!iivur.v in inntlo linforn many yearn
tint wnlcr povvora will liavo to ho Imr
ni'HHiiil to Hociiri) iiliinlriml oiitiw,
mul thin I'liorjry traiiHiniltoil to vnri
oiih pointH anil turned into hunt.
Illi'i'l licit. v can ho linil on tlm in
xlnnl, for oli'Dlricity travt'lH at tlm
nti of lHO.OOO niili'H n Hecontl, nml
In any iliKnn iIoh'iioiI, from a warmth
that in liari'ty iicrcuptihlo to Hid touch
to tlui carhoti'ini'ltiiu; limit of tin'
ijlci'irii' I'lirinii'i' in which platiiitim,
tliiimoiiilM ami firchrick itHitlf melt
ami rim like water. Klcclric hoal can
lie carried nnywhero about a liuiltlinn
ami applied jtiHt when) wanted with
out HcriotiH Iohh throuuli radiation.
CoiiHeipiontly the cleolrio kilchun and
tlm "wooden ranp'" can ln operati'd
all day long to cook and hake with
out rnimiu: tlm temperature of the
kllcheii to anv coiiHiilerahle decree.
How Electricity Produces Heat.
Whenever iilectricily in flowing
through a wire the temperature of
that wire in more or Iohh raiHod ahove
the HiirroundiiiK atmoHphere. The
amount of heat developed dependH
upon the nature of the eonduetinj:
wire and it h n'm: It in a fact that
every path through which eleetrieity
flowH offera Homo olintnietion to itw '
flow. Hum mialily m known iih re
NiMivitv, and the rcHiHtance of a def
inite leiiKth of wire of a (jivon diam
eter ut anv material can readily he
and Ih more oh Iohh i1uiioioiih, On
the other hand, the kiim Htovu in ho
much uaHiur to control ami run tin
vciiilo hooliH. The hoard rimli.UH
thai the lioy'H in their wiHtinl readiiiK
find Home tiarticulur hrunch of nluily,
m Hcionce, mechunicH, nil, to., which
nroiiHCH a HlmjpliiK iiiHlinct. Thoro
fore, to meet an over incrmiHinir de
mand, many hook have heeu pur
chiiHiid, trealinif of X-ray, eleetrieity,
'vireloMH telegraphy, aeionautioH, euro
provided HtiinuluB to the duy'H work.l.WrH. F. K. Merrick.
And how thoy did work those I An Hour With Whitman, by Mrs.
trill h and the fair malroiiR in chtirKojT. Ho'lliH.
of theml To he Bum, thoy went to
tiniiHiiul Hourcos for info.mntion and
were Komelimc.8 at u Ions how to
(iiclion, bill thai often enabled them
to fteeuro Homo unexpected bit of
newH. Certain ri'Kiilnr "bouts" must
il.,. e..l l,.v tl.i.i il ntionaln t.. f aiiimalH, etc Who cuii predict be done every day tho poHtofficc,
il... w..nw.i. wl.ii l.iivn to do llm cook- hut what KiiIIoiih, MarconiH and HoUh'IIio city rocordorH office, tho may
the women who have to do the cook
iiiK in the Iioiiho. Bo, loo, doca the
electriu raniro.
Cooking by eleetrieity !h already a
immunized iiraetiee and the liontiiiK
engineer now ban a romimiizml pro
fcHHion. A Kieat many fumilicH hue
already taken out their cumberHome
coal hIovdh and odorotiH uh hIovoh
nml iiiHtalled electric mumm in thoir
kileheiiH. The eomplule electric rungc
for a family of four cohIh about $75.
Thin hcciiih liiirh in compariHou with'
may bo developed from the inipettiM orn office, the nulroml officea, the
uiven by thcuo juvenile hookH of the principal industrial cnlcrpriHCB, the
.Medford library? For roforenee liotelH, the theater--mid how Mr.
work the library eontaiiiH many ex- tStoddard, at the city rnk, did comb
cellenl hookH on agriculture, horti- all available Hotircc- for "dope!"
culture, api-cultiire, mining, artM and Nobody thought, even though it
craftH, biography, travel. Many hcIh
of Htundard fiction iiIho delight the
hook-worm.
Ah dcmoiiHtrntiou of the marveloiiH
increiiHo of our library nctiviticH,
note the following fnctH: The until-
the coHt of a coal or gmi rni.mi, but u ."" "f ooUh two yearn aKo on the
iiuihI ho reineiiihercd that with the
electriu rniiKO comeH a complete net of
aluminum and copper cooking uten
h!Ih, while with coal or k you have
to purchase thcHo lliinri extra. In
nioHt cuhdh (Iicho ratiKen, once pur
ehaHcd, are connected free of charge
by the electric lighting company,
which in iiHiially very anxioiiH to have
people do their cooking by electricity.
library bIioIvoh wiih 700, now the num
ber comprising our library is 1,1 lo
The average monthly circulation wiih
formerly -100, now it is 000. The
number of patrons has increiiBcd in
proportion from -IflO to 1,200. TIiiih
from Hitch Htnall beginnings, along its
strenuous up-hill course, (lie history
of the library may be traced; and it
sturdy supporters, the Greater Med-
With these companies the' ".lav load." , fMnl "'' t,lc Iilrry boards, nre
as the current consumption is spoken '"'l-'ratulated by Medford'H up.
Iireciuttve citizens lor their courage,
energy and imblic spirit.
current consumption is spnKcui
of, is very light, and it is not until
after dark when the lamps are light
ed that tho demand for electricity
really begins. Therefore, in most
cases they are willing to make a low
rate of ft emits a kilowatt, or even
less, for electricity used for hoalinir while the ladies would doubtless
and cooking purposes diirim: the day.liavo fcIt (j8appointed hud the pres-
A HAPPY. HAPPY DAY.
(Continued from Page 17.)
jhad been reoeatedly announced, that
the women would take ehargo of the
telegraphic desk, but Miss .lunacy,
with Mrs. Noff und Mrs. Parsons to
asHisl her, showed rare discrimina
tion in tho selection of what to
print.
Said one purveyor of ice cream
and no ft drinks: "No news today,
girls, hut you can it down and have
nil the ice cream you want."
Tho society editor has another
chanco nt tho young Jackanapes who,
when solicited for a professional
card, passed himself off for tho jan
itor of the building.
In spite of interruptions, confus
ion and problems of all sorts, the
paper was put through and when the
forms closed nt 3 o'clock this morn
ing tho ladies voted it one of the bus
iest and altogether delightful days
of their lives.
A SUCCESSFUL CLUB.
Cost of Electric Cooklni).
A, kitchen range suitable for four
consists of a hardwood table,, fin
ished in mission style, completely
wired ami ready for connecting with
the city lines. The utensils consist
of a 2-ounrt cereal cooker, a 'J-ipiart
ten kettle, a H-pint coffee pereolntor,
a 7-inch frying pan, broiler, grid,
i oven, toaster and a small water heat
'er. Where the lighting plant does not
'connect the kitchen oiillit free of cost
mem oi tne i nilcit htates lieen as
sassinated or Colonel ltoosevelt sud
denly ended his hunt through Kurope.
thus throwing out their carefully pre
pared news, still tho instinct that
just round the corner law a story
(Continued from Page 17.)
Who in Public Life Are the Abra
ham Lincolns of Today? by Mrs. U.
G. Smith.
Southern Writers of Today, bv
Mrs. E. B. Pickel.
Statesmen of the Revolution, by
Review of tho Virginian, by Mrs.
V. E. Page.
Men and Women Writers of Amer
ica, by Mrs. E. N. Warner.
Homo Influence vs. School Envi
ronment, by Prof. U. O. Smith.
Can Twentieth Century Women
Fill Moii'b Places? by Mrs. II. Stod
dard. The Women Without u Club, by
Mrs. H. Gale.
Glimpses by the Waysido, by Mr.
W. I. Vawtor.
Science vs. Drudgery in House
keeping, by Miss McDormott.
Rights of Women in Oregon, by
Attomey P. J. Ncff.
Public Welfaro and Individual
Rights, by Hon. W. I. Vnwlcr.
Tho Dramatic Art of Shakespeare,
by Judge William Colvig.
City vs. Suburban Life, by Mrs.
Stokes.
The nftcrnoons have proven thor
oughly enjoyable and the programs
prepared very very entertaining and
instructive.
Have your
Pictures Framed
Buy your paints, glass
and wall paper at
METCALF'S
318 E. Main
it ntift Itn rmnlili ilomt liv ntiv itw.
measured. It in a e.rcuit f l"w ' trieiau nt a .inal figure. A sepa -
resistance copper wtre a H.uall piece n,RiHU,n ,0 ,, of'
of fine platinum wye, having a very ck,ctrioilv SU(, for cooking purpoM-.
high resistance, is introduced, a cur- , . ,...:...:,...,.
rent which will barely warm the cop- (,J)(;nitcM, al C()st nvetuillK d()Sl.
iwr wire w,, nc.u . ........ .... $1 oB ft monlh ,)0r ,u.rM,n r $r,
V1IHO HOI. I fill l mil-mini' urn , ,,,, f,.
tricily, so to Hpenk, has to work hard
month for four person. The elect i n
range does not provide for hoi water.
i . .. . I... I K" ""
o kci pasi mo pnuiouo om.,u ... , t th() ,;ontiluo,ls f,w wnU,r lleator
)IH until, ami tins won; prouuee. . , . ,,,:,
is used in connection with it. Willi
1 this type of water heater, which
attached to tho faucet, tho opening :
tho tap turns on the electricity and
tho water is honied as fast as it i
drawn without a particle of wasted
energy. Thirty gallons enn be hented
hunt.
I'pou this ci-y principle all the'
electric heating devices of today are
constructed. Take, for instance, the
electric chnfiug-di-h. Without the
ubove explanation it it ilil'licult i
i , i .i... !
no laymen io onoers, u... , e,u . ... (his W . for ,f (.UI)t).
heat comes tro.n which cook the, Jn nm f(i).v w,iorw h wfts o)(
fudge or the Welsh rabbit. One ''"'; (niim,,Io f()r $j n til011Mi f,.,,. ,!
see no flame, nothing that even look- in 0 008, por ,, for ,,mikjl
as though it might be hot. yet the , WW m Fm. a (iim n ,,.
oniilitulu of (tin Dim ih linlililine i.u'i.v. . . . ...
. , , " ' ,? ,- cooKing wiih uotio on gnsoiine stoves;
at a cost of lr cents per gallon for
' i i .I i i
Ii.iei, ine nvuri.KO cosi per monin wus
$3.00. A fow years before, when ga-
omittitig clouds of Hteaiii. When the'
flexible cord is connected to the elec
trio Hunt socket ami tho current is
turned on the eleetricitv flows down
the wires in the cord to the "resist
ance" concealed in tho bottom of the;
chafing-dish. This "resistance," a
leaf of special alloy metal, docs not
allow the current to pass readily, and
wns impossible, the cooking for this
family was done over coal fires nt .i
cost of $7."0 a monlh. Now the new
olectric kitchen is used exclusively ...
an nvorago cost of .0.8.r, consuming
137 kilowatts a mouth at a special
the energy oxpended in overcoming 'rnj0 ()f
Anothor family of two kept an ac
curate account and found (heir bilis
this causes it to get very hot
Household Uses of Electric Kent.
The house electric, wherein all the
heating and cooking and iiiohI of the
housework is done by oloctrioity, is
already an assured fact. Over the in
visible res of the wooden stove the
meals are being cooked, electric radi
ators warm the rooms mid electric
power drives the vacuum cleaner,
washing machine and wringer, fans,
dish-washers, ash-sil'ter, hair-dryer
and a number of other power-driven I
machines which have already been
introduced to lessen the hurdciix of
the housewife. I. urge restaurant,
hotels and clubs are heginniiiL' to util
ize electric heart in their kitchens.
Electric heating and cooking lime
already become so common (hut near
ly all of the lighting companies make
a special rale for this kind of ser
vice, which is considerably less than
the regular lighting rale. Under
these advantiigeiios conditions elec
tric cooking is lint little more costly
than cooking by -coal or gas, and
many times more convenient and san
itary. There in no coal to carry, no
dirty soot or ashes, no waste of heat,
no ovorhpntcd kitchen.
In the cities whoro gan is available
llm gas range iH fast superseding the
conl Btovo because of its greater con
venience. A modern gas range costs
only about $'25, and with gas at from
$1 to $l.!l.r a thousand feet a little
ovor throo dollars a month will sup
ply enough to cook for a family of
four. Put thin does not include hot
-wator for waaliing and toilet pur
poses, If these wore added it would
probably double tho monthly cost, as
an additional water heater costing
about !jiir would have to ho installed
and'at least $1,00 would ho added Id
the monthly hills, While gas does
away with most of the labor reipiired
about a coal stove, it is far indeed
from being an ideal source of heat.
'The open gns flame is dirty and ex-
close to $3.1.r a month for electric
cooking. When a sister came to live
with them tho nvorago increased to
.f l.3.r a month. The average cost per
person por moal was only $.0M3.
In small families the coal stove i i
especially oxponsivo and burdensome,
a8 it costs just as much to run mic'i
a stovo for two as it does for six. In
largo families the nvorago cosl dimin
ishes perceptibly. With electricity the
rule is exactly opposite, tho smaller
Hi" fnmilv the more ceonomic.il the
cosl of cooking liocomos.
Throughout the country where elec
tric light service is available the elec
tric cooking and lieating devices arc
also being used extensively to supple
incut the other sources of heat. Many
of the smaller devices are made with
flexihlo cord connections, so that they
can he readily al Inched to the electric
light fixture in place of a lump. Per
haps tho best known and most useful
of all such appliances is the electric
flatirou, which is now common enough
in the household. This iron, nlwnvs
at a constant temperature of the
apartmouts on a warm day, saves tho
seconds in the home as well as the
heal energy. The chafing dish, (he
coffee porcolator, tho corn popper,
the toaster, the small gird, tjio shav-1
iug mug, tho milk wanner and the
Pinall water heater can bo used eeon-i
'imienlly in this way. j
MEDFORD'S FREE LIBRARY. ,
(Continued from Pago 17.) !
GAS! GAS!
Cook With Gas
To cook with coal requires a shovel,
to ook with wood requires an ax,
but with GAS only a match
THEREFORE
and Lessen
COOK WITH
Mother's Housework
GAS
THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY GAS CO.
"Will he roady to serve Oas September 1st, 1910. The company's higli
pressure pipe which is manufactured only in the east has been delayed in ship
ment on account of the factories being 'taxed to the limit with orders, but
Manager Anderson has boon assured that it will be here by June 1st, when
the laying will be rushed as fast as ti big force of ditchers and pipers can
work.
It will be much more satisfactory to you as a consumer and also the com
pany that your house service connections be made at the time when the
street mains are being put in. AVe therefore kindly suggest that when our so
licitor calls on you that you sign the consumer's agreement promptly, there
by benefiting yourself, and, in addition, being ready to use gas the first day
that it is turned into the company's mains. No payment for house service
connections will be required at time of signing agreement, nor in fact until
after the company's plant is in operation and serving gas to the citizens of
led ford.
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY GAS CO.
The present library board, com
posed to Mayor Canon, J. R. Allen,
W. I. Vawtor, Kd Andrews, J. R
Watt, Mrs. It. 1'. Thoiss, I H. Mer
link, 1 .1. Noff and 1 II, Mollis
have worked conscientiously to raise
the tone of the reading public, and
have given special attention to ju-
Medford
Furniture Co.
Complete Housefurnishings
and Undertakers
East Main St
Medford, Oregon
Harry E. Foster
Civil Engineer
238 EAST MAIN STREET,
4
Southern Oregon
Produce CompV
H. T. HAS WELL, Mgr.
A Storekeeper Says:
"A lady came Into my irtorc lately m ami z
" 'I have been using a New Perfection CACoakStmvmiMwiaef
in mr nrartmmt. I want ooenow fofgy in 'iw rHuiwir i X9Md&
these oil stoves are wonderful. If only
... .i i ,,
cormort mty ut, acy womu ui an
of my Mends, and they wera Mtoo
Ubed. They thought that there wu
me 11 and smoke from an oil stove, and
that it heated a room Just like any other
stove. I told them of my experience,
and one after another they got one, and
now, not one of them would give beta
up for five times its cost.' "
The lady who said this had thought
an oil stove was all right for quickly
heating milk for a baby, or boiling a
kettle of water, or to make coffee
quickly in the morning, but she never
dreamed of using it for difficult or
heavy cooking. Now she knows.
Do you reUy ppreclte wht a New
Perfection Oil Cook-Stove mean to you ? No
mora coil to carry, no more comlnc to the
dinner table o tired out that you can't eat.
lutt light a Perfection Store and Immediately
the heat from an Interne blue flame anoota
up to tho bottom of pot. kettle or oven. But
the room lin't heated. There la no amoke.no
mell, no outilde heat, no drudgery In th
ki tehee waere one oi iuth uu.
1
nda "KewlVz&sEtiaaC
New 'RerfeciiQJ?.
Oil Cook-stove
It has a Cabinet Top with a shelf for keeping plalea and'feotfliat. "3V.
nickel finish, with the bright blue of the chimneys, -masxa, tl-3tvc ctmratr ui
and attractive. Made with I, 2 and 3 burners; ahc 2 ril JtAa: avc;
can be had with or without Cabinet.
Nicholson Hardware Co,
THE VALLEY LAUD til.
107 W. MAIN STREET. PEKJNETOBl.
MEDFORD'S MOST TtTrVrnVB
Real Estate Dealers
I
YOUNG AND BEARING ORCHARDS
GARDEN LANDS ALFAiFA IxAKDS
GRAIN AND STOCK HANCHES
CITY PROPERTY, RESIDENT.. OS.
BUSINESS.
The Owner's Price Is Oar Prke.
We Let You Deal Direct With the Owner.
NEVER HAVE and NEVER WELL Inflate Trices 1
Valley Land Co.
107 AV. MAIN STREET.
ME0I?Q RD. ;j