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org orrgonun, Tlio Axtiland Trlbuna,
hrrieo Mnli Trunin imihllntt. :ft-:?-:t
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OHortOR IIJTNAM, ftdttornml MAnfiRfr
Entered fin coondola matter at
WcJfoM. Oregon, nJer the. act of
March J, .1879.
OttltM rpf of the.Cttr of Mtdfartf.
Official lapr of Jacknon Onnntr.
sunscniPTinN uatks.
Onn yrnr, hr matt....... 15,00
ono mnnth, by mnll , n .(0
I'er month, iMIvfre.l by carrier In
Mitforil. Jncltaonvlllo nnd Cen-
trnl l'nlnt. , SO
Hiturilay onlr. by mall, or year.,- l.w
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POST LAW ZONES
Postmaster Ilalp Woodford has re
ceived from a department n map
hUowIiik the different tones under
wlilrli tho new parcels pout law oper
ates. Ho has been advised that
maps will bo offered later by tho
department for Rale.
There nro eight tones. The find
Includes atl postofflccs within 50
nillca of Mcdford; tlio second cover
nil postolflccs within ISO miles; the
third iicnrlyall of Oregon nnd south
to San Francisco; the fourth koutti
to, Sautn Unrhara, eat.t to tho west
lino of Wyoming and north to Cana
da; tho fifth cast as far us tho Da-
kolas; the sixth cuts through Mlnu-
cMita, lown, KmiMts, Oklahoma and
Texus: tho seventh runs as far cast
4IM Chicago while tho eighth Includes
nil, out side points.
Tho rates nnd rules briefed of the
new law follew:
Parcel 1'oat stairijw required on all
packages.
Weight limit, 11 peunds: size
limit, 72 Inches In length and girth
combined.
Flat rate of 1 cent per ounce up to
A ounces regardless of distance.
Present rate on seeds, bulbs, etc., un
changed. ,Abovo four ounces, rates aro by
tlutT pound, or traction thereof, and
varying with distauco as follews:
Kach
addl-
l-'lrst llonal 11
liound pound pounds
V
ttiral route and
4lly dollvery..J0.03 $0.01
on mile zono 0T .03
lSO'tnllc zone... .00 .01
J0.15
.33
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.CS
.79
1.00
1.11
1.32
300 mile zone....
GO tulle zone....
1000 mile zone .
HQO mile roue..
1S0J) mllo zono.
Over 1S00 miles
.07 .05
.08 .00
.00 .07
.10 .09
.11 .10
.12 .12.
MANY ME0F0RDITES LURED
BY LOS ANGELES EXCURSION
A special train will Icavo lied ford
nvr tho Southern Pacific December
3d for Los Angeles, which will carry
alio ut tOU people of tho Hokuo Itlvcr
valley to tho city or siinshlno. Spe
cial rat oh nro being offered. Soino
ot thoko who liavo alreaily placed
their iiumes on tho Mil nro us fol fel fol
eows: Jj0. Smith, Mrs. N. li. imiilap. H.
ZitiiB, Kwthor l'liiihey. Mr. nnd Mrs.
llk'7F?N)c, Mrs. Knimn HpniRHo. Mrs.
S, T. Nye, Mr. tind Mrs. A. K. Sliap
lulgh. Mr. nnd Mrs. C V. Wlindoy.
Mr, mid MrH. William Cox. Mr. nd
Mru. (J. S. llutler. I. A. Mc. MIsh
Wood, Mrs. T. J. MaduKroii, Mr. nnd
Mrs. V. W. 1'otlur, Mr. nnd Mrs. W.
II. Kills, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kulglit,
Mrs. Martin McDonouch nnd Mrs. C.
Hummer.
Huh Taylor, A. Loomls, V. V.
Qunyle, Miss ltutr., Mm. .1. P. Halo,
Mrs. Bather, Dr. K. O.J'aRc, Mrs. U
I). Jones, Mrs. II. 4'ostcr, It. It.
lloluhlvlbs, K. K. Morrison, .1. A.
(Inrkdiill, Olaruuco Uenmes, Mr and
Ms. A. II. Downing, Mrs. Oeorso
Ilbhlusoii, Merrill Uolilnsop, A. C.
Abriimii, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hiucrsou,
.ludKo Crowull and Dr. Darner.
S. A. Newell. M. Gill. H. II. Uull
ock, Mrs. D. Jones, I. Klui,', I)r, C.
It. Ray, Mrb. Prurler, Dr. J. M.
Ken no, Arthur Ilazolrigg. Mr. aud
Mrs. U. A. Gregory, J, I, HaiUdull,
II. II. Hicks, Mrs. A. K. Hull, Geurgu
Culllns; Messrs. Dates, Hubbard,
HiiiiUihrey, l'ostmuster Woodford,
Knyurt, Horace, Dr. Conroy, Mrs.
Morrison, Mr. and Mrs, Oatiuuu, A.
II, Downing undJj. 1L Spessard.
SWALLOWS BIG.PEARL
ALONG WITH OYSTER
BBATTMJ, Wash.. Dec. 24.
While eating oystors In a restaurant
here, Louis Lajmub, 'H, faiiddcnly
Juniped up with a cry of nalu. For
several minutes be was speechless,
but he finally made It known that he
had swallowed A big ultig pearl from
mi oyster. An effort will bo inaile
lo joniovo It todjy.
IPS
RECEIVED
SHOWING
PARCEL
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
Till') Mail 'lYihuuc wishes each ami all of its readei-s a
Merry Christmas though Christ uihs cheer ami I he
Christinas spirit lit wholly within themselves. Tho world
is bright or dull largely as wo uiako it ami as wo regard it.
Most of us spc'nd oiir days and nights in pursuits utter
ly selfish, becoming more and nioro self-centered as tho
'oars roll on. and it is small wonder life beeomes a very
serious business when we reflect how insignificant and
unworthy the aims.
"Peace on earth, good will to men," the doing for oth-ci-s
instead of ourselves, most of us practice one day out of
tho three hundred and sixty-five and call it Christinas.
'Hint is. for a few Hooting hours we try to practice the pre
cepts of Christianity. The balance of the time, wo nro as
selfish and unchristian as the rankest of pagans no mat
tor how much niutniuory we indulge in.
Wo are a nation of hypocrites, preaching one thing ami
practicing the opposite.' There is little of real Christianity
m the world just tlio empty form. The spirit is lost in
the strenuous struggle for self now and then emerging,
as if to show that there is a spark of something besides
the animal lingering in us.
Let us be thankful that there is even ono brief period
ltou bv universal consent we throw off the shell and are
decent, though we mar the occasion bv making useless atnd
meaningless gifts, which are supposed to typify our love
and the less "we love, the more absurdly extravagant the
ijifts.
Christmas gifts should be confined to children for
whom Christinas is or should, be the gladdest event of the
year. The laugh of a little child is tlio sweetest sound on
earth. As Jugersoll said: ' '
"The laugh of a child will make the holiest day more
sacred still. "Strike with hand of fire, O weird musician,
thy harp strung with Apollo's golden hair: fill the vast
cathedral aisles with symphonies sweet and dim. deft
toucher of the organ keys; blow, bugler, blow, until thy
silver notes do touch and kiss the moonlit waves, and
charm the lovers wandering 'mid the vino-clad hills. lut
know, your sweetest strains aro discords all, compared
with childhood's happy laugh the laugh that fills the
eyes with light and everv heart with joy. O rippling river
of laughter, thou are the blessed boundary line between
the beasts and men; and every wayward wave ot thine dotli
drown some fretful fiend of care. O laughter, rose-lipped
daughter of .joy, there are dimples enough in thy cheeks to
catch and hold and glorify all the tears of grief."
And may Christmas bring to all hearts something of
the spirit of childhood's happy laughter.
BENTON BOWERS'
DO
OWKRS' case saves much. Supreuie court upholds
Jude Calkins m everv
excepting regarding the $13,000 appropriation," says the
Ashland Tidings in a pathetic attompt to pull off a little
white meat from the Christians crow presented Benton
Bowei-s by the supreme court.
"Calkins sustained at every point except the point tit
issue, is excellent. It reminds one of those surgical cases
wherein the operation is a complete success, but the pa
tient dies.
"Instead of being a reversal of Judge Calkins, it sus
tains him in all but one point aud modifies the injunction
in one point," triumphantly exclaims the Tidings. All of
whidh is entertaining as satire.
"T,'he decision decides that the acts of tho county court
in past years in paying for road work out of the general
fund have been illegal," says the Tidings. This was a
contention of the appellant, not of Judge Calkins.
"Another point in which the stiit means a great deal to
the taxpayers is in compelling Mcdford and the I & 10. to
pay ijvlb'.OOQ toward tho Medford bridge. At tho time of
tho signing of the. contract there was no talk of Medford or
the railway donating toward the bridge. It was apparent
ly the plan to pay the entire M,000 tint of the coiint
itiuds," states tlieTidings. This assertion is false, for the
people of Medford "had voted bridge bonds, the city council
had authorized the expenditure, and both city and railroad
appeared before the court aud agreed to pay the .?" 10,000
before the county let the contract, and had it not been for
this agreementunder the supreme court's ruling, the
county Mould have had to pay the entire amount.
"Thus the Uowers case has saved the treasury $10,000,
even if tho county does have to pay $IH,000 toward the
bridge" concludes the Tidings. The Bowel's case has not
saved the county a cent. All the county was ever asked lo
nay was the $Jb,000, which Judge Calkins held it did not
have to pay.
The decision speaks for itself. Kvery contention made
by Bowei-iTand sustained by Calkins, was overruled. That
is, all there is to it. Even a cross-eyed man can see it as he
runs.
No wonder Mr. Uowers asks, the county to donate a
little gravy for his crow in the shape of costs.
SMUDGE POTSINIsE "PREACHERS TO PROTEST
IN ORANGE ORCHARDS NEW YEARS EVE ORGf
LOS ANOKLKS, Cal., Dec. 'Jl.
Smudge- pots lighted at the warning
or tho weather bureau and u system
or telephone, communication In one
or two localities' aro declared today
to have saved hundreds of thousands
of dollars to citrus growers In South
ern California.
In many orange sections the temp
erature during tho early mornings of
recent days has dropped below 30
degrees and heavy frosts have been
tho rule, 71 ut 111 almost every case
the smudge pots, lighted upon wurn
Ings have held the damage to an in
significant figure. Slight loss how
ever, bus been roused by heavy winds
o( thy last few days,
CHRISTMAS CROW.
point m Aleiltord bruli'e ease,
CHICAGO, Dec. Si.-To protest
ugalnst tlm usuul .Vow Yeur's orgy,
5U0 ministers are planning horo to
day to march down to the mayor's
offlco next Moinlay. If tho protest
Is unheeded they propose to Insti
tute legal proceedings to close the
saloons.
Chief of I'ollce McWeeny extended
tho closing hours on that night
from 1 a. in. to .1 n. in.
John A. Perl
Undertaker
28 S. IlAItTIiKTT
IMinuis M. 171 nud 17.1
Ainliiiliiiico Service Deputy (Vyoner
O. A. C. Band Concert in Corvallis a"
Splendid Success
The O. A. O. CVtU'l hand which w
to u)pciir-ln .MUtllVnl u Kinlny e
eninu jfv H otmei'ri in CorviilliH
liid Filtluy evoiitmr. Kwiv netil in
the uKm house vn- la ken mid iiuiiiy
jH'i"iiw werti Mtuiihiitf All 'thin, lit
invito of the ifnt til- 1 Uieie wtl tui
uthrr his? nttmclton in tlm town llie
some eveniujr. n ltw tlm Imiul
it rejHnk'd ly tin? HMpli ol' iWvnl
li nml il eollufrv Sine tlio eon
eert heie hn licwi "..(Mini but pitiW
fur tor nicnilior tin rnniui.
Mere in vhtlt n sinumer In I'or.
villi! vttitl lo Mr. Ilonrd the next
nitirniiu;: "Well mi-. mii emi tnke
Hint Imiul iiuywlmiv. I mn Iroui t.on
lnu ulii-ii' wo have mnnv fine liiiiuN.
I heiird the let there rfutrntr the mr
(nation two tNire. t;. but I It'll kii
risitit miA tliut iVIie't von rl thntuuh
plii.Mni; llint eleetini tout II Trovo
toiv luM nitctit. I w.i- n"i ;" Cull ii-
Stops Itching Scalp1
Ove might
(uitnttilced liy rii.l Mntiitf lo Stii
I'idliug Itulr nml liiiudrtirr
Itt'hlug soulp. litt'iiK miM hi mull
ing and reeling iiihmthIiU' all the
the time. W.iHh.your luilr tonight
with snap nud wntcr, rub on n good
I) iunntlt of I'AIIM.W Sago nud
the dlstrestduit Itchlnew will In- gene
lu the morning.
I'AUISIAX Sago Is a pure, refresh
ing nnd Invfgonitlw hntr dressing
Ilrsldos putting mi fud to scalp itch
diiudriifr nud fulllnc hair It mmr
IdIim tin hulr rootHttnil primmes the '
rolor of the hnlr. nml unts n sptc ndld i
HtillniiH.i Ittlt, fo.lik.t (tint tlllitflHrlMlfllt
. .
U should bo nwd b ever .neni-1
I.... f.i, ,....ii. i.. !,-.. il,.. il.,
"-I 1.1 inv ,iiiiiiij .-a I' iiv .i,.,
fret from dandruff kitiiih nud pri-
enl baldness. Itife I'liile 50 t-i'iiU j
at Cinirlos Strang iind druggists
i'vtr where
Typewriters
FOR XMAS GIFTS
$5 DOW AND
$5 A MONTH
The Merrivoid Shop
BHjr fiere H
iBPOnly One Best.H
vVHHF the Best Is
F 3 IER0LENE 1
pHMHH For Motor
I'VSalo J0i'i')whoi'o
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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all to keep them fresh
and dry with a Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater.
A Perfection Heater is a great comfort, too, on chilly
mormnRo and cold evenings.
It is tho handiest and most reliable heater made. No
Boot ; no smoke ; no smell. Carry it where you please.
All the heat you want just when and where you want it.
Descriptive circular ant on requ(t or, bolter (till,
a,k your dealer to ihov you a Perfection
Sinokolai Oil Heater,
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(CtbforaU)
jut V.wL.1 Slr.ot 3.n Fr.ncUco
mmi-jjzm&ius&iw TTWaWswiii
tl I llllll II f,1(lllkl( 111 lllllul.i. Ill 1I..I
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The t'orvnllis uewnimperH mitonki
erv liiulilv of the whole iinijjriim
Tim lienvv oliumto iiuinlnns nro lioin
neli writers! in Wuiier, lilnt,
Vei'ili, lllret nnd iilior. Thee iiniitos
me nil household wmiN iitiiniH- mil
mln Inveix the world oxer. Wuuuor
will ho toproonlcil on tho pinuraini
by it xeleelinn from In muinl opoia
"iituuiiniioer. mm kiohi chiiihi-i-er
i the HHt uninlerfitl mu-ieiil
Keiilii tho world lut ever known. The
M'leol
"Pile
M'leetioit liiKhi w'llh the well known
iKfiin'1 t'liune. with iN homiti
Till oivmi like iutroiltiotiun, fnllowod
liv u uriuiil mid xtoruiv clunnx. Oilier
luirts of tho el('('tiiiii ooiilniu -tlir
"Keuii' Star" mid the (Iniinl
Mureli. If Wiiitiier hud uexrr in-
trihuted miothor tlii'ic Ik the inii-iriil '
world, hit lini'ie would he nniuorlul
or TiinoliMti-or
A VOID IMPURE MILK
fur Infants nJ Invalids
Out
HORLICK'S
It mciint the Original mid Gcnulno I
MALTED MILK
"atteii JmUatUnf !
The Food-Drink for all Age
Hicli milk, mailed craln, tn (wwilcr form.
l'orInriili.:nvii1iNivlCroini;chiMirn.
IViienuliltio.uitbuildinKilMMlioIelxxly.
Invigvrnlcs nursing mot iKraund ikaattrd.
more iicaiwuui man ic or roller. '
Irr"Vit-.,", ' HucK't
IWltUCh S Contains Pure Milk
Tho hlchest point of woman's hap-
pln'" U 'cd onl thro"h molh
"""' "C iiiiiiiivr-nM.ii in mm.
. i. ,
feifrful of imturo's ordeal and shrinks
front tho suffering' Incident to Itn con'
summation. In Mother's 1'rlend Is to
' bo found n mrdlclito of great value to
every expectant mother. It Is Intondcd
I to preparo tho system for tho crisis,'
and thus relievo, lu great part, tho
I suffering through which the mother
I usually passes. Tho rcgtilnr uso o( ,
. Mother's Krlend will repay any mother
In the comfort It nlTords before, and i
I tho helpful restoration to health and '
strength It brings
I shout nflnr tmliv Mart .
;romr, Mnthnr's 1 fsVltll AfV
'Trleiid Is for salo I IIIUIIiNi.
' at drug stores MkH v
Write for our i
freo book for txpectam molhcrd,
I which contains muili vnluablu Infor-.
mntlnn I
, BttADnStD RECl'lATOR CO.. A'Unt. C. I
HAM X'nANUlSCO
1
Drive Out
Damp and
Mold with
A
YOU know how
dnmp gets In
to linen closets and
storerooms.
It's no troublo at
SET
r 17a kl4ikAAli
nni iiiiiiYi'iiiiiiir i'ui
1IIU1I t WUWIV-5S
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131
i MkMk$
JSaLaPMsei
Ami here nro those IJye fllnsses
tut want (or Mother or Dud
Yuu eoiilil not jtlvo u mure useful
iresent,
(let a t'orilflcittu mid hnvu them
(Itted niter Christmas h'
DR. RICKERT
Oter iCentlier's
TALKING ABOUT
WATCHES
7vl
nnr mIhiiv no nt llilx Hi.nmm iom
prists the flneitt selection over shown
Medford. No incttler how Inex-
I peuslvo tho Match that rumes from
Keller the Jeweler, wo guarantee It
to keep accurate lime.
i Let us show miii our stock am)
convince )ou that our prices aru the
very lowest,
Keller, the Jeweler
Corner of .Mnlii nud I'lr Streets
i
I! PLUM
i PUDDINGS
: : Tho kind your
: I Mothor used
to make
THE
MERRIVOLD i
SHOP
t
Quality Goods
.Mill' lUtHltmUHIHM
4 H I HI I II HIH
Luxury Without
Extravagance
Hotel
! Von Dorn i
li!2 Turk Street
Kiiicsl popular priced J
llulel in San I'Vant'i.sco t
t Modern Central
44H
For Sale
(food IlurscH, Mules nnd
iMlllVH,
AVill Hiiy or Initio
A. Whorton
'1(5 Itivurwido Ave.
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water
Heating
All Work CWarant6
Prleea Reasonable
COFFEEN k PRICE
IB Howard Block, Sntraaea oa ith it
Coma .
Draperies
Wo carry a very complete Una of
droiinrlea. laou ciirtulim, flvturen, etc,
anil do all olaaaea of unliolaterlng. A
iieclul man to look after till fork
exclusively ami will alv good
ervlce an la noaalbla to got In eveu
llie larvoat eillen,
"Weeks & McGowan Co.
mr5 roat
WLW
4-MmM''lm
t ISIS THEATRE f
vAi'iiiivun.w
tin: .mm.innh
Huiiuntlniiitl IihikI ImluiieliiK nml
I'hiilr UUIuif Act
I'liotepliDH:
llir. I'OU'KIJ K . IIV.M.V
A I'lSIINIIIIOV'H IWITII
.nem: hit tiiu ititAVi: in:.
SCIIVi: Till! I'Atlt
llcxt ut .Miulfl
I lliiiir our .ileo orclieatru X
Mntliieo tuturtliiy nml rttnulny X
M-'"H'4-f--'H rW
M-U
JAPANESE CURIO AND
MERCHANDISE STORE
Full lino of
Japanese
Goods
J'neluiliiur, loy.s, curios iiml
uiereliitntll.su of nil kinds.
Ideal (Mii'istiuas presenlH.
1'riees li fit any purse.
Nexl lo lintel Medford
122 W. MAIN
0000000"f0-0i-
GAMES
A li assorlnieiit
ineliidiu
Kaiuous Ai'"lirena
ljJ.1.50, Jf.5.75, Ij?(.5()
Christ mas Stalionery
15 lo $.'L75 box
N'ery dioiee
Alwavs liamlv
I-'lasks .j?J.50 to $7.50
MEDFORD
BOOK STORE
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Christmas
Candy
IN LARGE OR
SMALL QUANTITIES
Churches, Societies, Schools
and those who are tfoiiu; to
give parlies, will find our
prices and variety tho host.
Largo orders aro our
specialty
Palace of Sweets
FOR.
RENT
We have several up-to-date,
modern 5 and
6 room Bungalows
MEDFORD REALTY AND
IMPROVEMENT CO.
M.F.&ir.Co.Nulg.
Clark fc Wright
LAWYERS ' j
WAHiir.Naro.v, n, o. ;
I'ubllo Lend Mattori ; Final Proof.
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