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VIXCKXXKK, In.!., Sn.l. 21,
That Abniliiuii Lincoln h;ul nofrro
blood, was a traitor tint! the worst
"tyrant" th country Iihh ovr scon:
that ho was an infidel, blasphemous
and u liar these are a few of the
flmrpftm Dr. Williclm T. Von Knapjte,
eminent homeopathic physician,
nuikes in a pamphlet he lias publish
ed. Von k'nappo is under arrest on
nn indictment charin malicious
libel. ,
Von Knnppe, of Scotch descent,
claims1 John Wilkes Hooth was the
patriot of his day, and flint W. II.
Seward wrote the fiettysbiirH: speeeh.
Itlii M. TnriiII, Hubert T. Lincoln.
Diaries AL Thompson, hend of the
lustorv department oi Illinois mil-
PR, WUIEIH T VOVKNAPPE
versity; Jumps M. Wiioilliurn, bend
(if the history dpiurtini'nt (if Indi
iiim iiuivorsit y j Dr. Ilnnu-c Kllis,
stulo Miin'rintendent nf public in -sti'iti-linn
of Inilimiii, mill other oin
incnl H'0ilt mo indorsed on llui true
bill, mid (lcposiliniis I linn llu'in will
pl'iilmlily be Inlion.
Vim Kiuiiie, uiiiuii); oilier thin;;,
charges:
Tluit l.inroln's i;riintlfiilliir was n
truilor (liirinn Hie revolution.
'J'lmt Lincoln's mother hnd nofiro
blood and wiiH nn e.vehnttel,
That Lincoln wns n i-pitooii clenner
in a lawyer's office in Springfield,
111.
That Lincoln was n pronounced
traitor to the I'nited States dttrinp
the Mexican war.
That Wendell Phillips wrote Lin
coln's replies to Stephen A. Douglas.
That Lincoln drove the south out.
(if tho I'nion.
That Lincoln was a rank infidel.
That Lincoln was blasphemous.
That Lincoln was blackballed three
times in .Masonry and would have
.joined a ucc.ro lode in Washington
had it not been for his wife.
That Lincoln was a voodooUt.
'That bad Lincoln not been shot in
Ford's theater he would have been
shot in ?i colored dive in Wahiiiijlon
city niter the play.
That John Wili.es I'.ootli is the
"biavi"-! palriot of his day."
That Lincoln bad two olimvho
torn down in North Carolina and the
contents of tho cornerstones de
hlroycd to cover up the neuro ances
try of bis mother.
"They touch iho
Spotty ty66y
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WHAT OF
EXPOSUItB of Sweden 'h neutrality violation, by for
warding German liie.saKes has raised the question as
to where Sweden stands as between the United States
and the Central Mnipires. There is no, question hut, that
the government is pro-German in leanings, that the queen
is a German and that, while there is division among the
people, the leanings are toward Germany.
The hulk of the Swedish newspapers, which inav lie
said to reflect public, opinion, are, favorable, to Germany
and antagonistic to the United, States, Of .134 articles in
Swedish newspapers dealing
nine can be construed as favorable to America, and' they
were in labor papers.
The majority of the Swedish newspapers are pro-Ger
man, bitter towards Great
United States and skeptical ot
with an army. .Many articles are printed tending to prove
the effectiveness of the submarine war, defending German
methods and predicting eventual victory tor Germany.
The Stockholm Dagblad declares that Swedish-Amer
icans m the United States
j towers, but few of the papers
jJagoiaciet oeienus tue z,eppenn rams upon jonuon as
"onlv necessary means of self
tries to prove that Alsace-Lorraine has always been Ger
man.
The arrival of a Swedisli commission to induce a lift
ing of the embargo by the United States upon food prod
ucts to Sweden makes a consideration of Swedish attitude
important, for Sweden has
tity of munitions and foodstuffs to Germany, replacing the
hitter with American exports. Ihe embargo was the sig
nal for bitter attaeks upon the . United . States,, notwith
standing that the Social Deniokraten points out that the
scarcity ot iood in Sweden is
many, and says that the necessity ot slaughtering live
stock, owing to the lack of fodder, is now put forth as pre
text tor trie resumption ot export, ot meat on a large scale.
Evidently no mistake was made in placing the embargo
against Sweden, and none will
trictly.
THE CAUSE OF
OREGON Bartlctts,. which usually command the top
notch figure in eastern auction markets, have
brought the lowest figures this year, tho the quality has
!.,... ,.,,..l i 1 il.
in:i-Il L'llUU L(l UI ilUUVC L11C il
jiivinudiuni in v v-i ty v:(.-ii; na.-s niiuivu Llltlt till' rcasiUII
is that the pears arrive too ripe, due to tho unusual length
of time in transit on account of train delays, improper
icing, etc.
Tho eight days to Chicago has been a schedule in past
years, this year the fruit has been as long as eighteen davs
in transit sometimes longer, with the result' that the
pears arrived over-ripe.
OF frvm'Mn tlwivn 1.J no imtmnli fimi 1iij- finite !..,
.. .v-......, .... . t.inj.v u, iwu inn. null JIUO L'.
ho shipped by the Southern Tacifie, at least toitsjunetion
with other roads where it can he diverted, but if diverted,
fill"!'' 1M illlt. to lw n clul'tiio-zi r(' ttiia mwJ.iil IVv. flm
" ' v - " i'v t.v i ' i. -r v. wi ( I o It III 11 1IV.I vn U, lJL Lll
railroad is not likely to exert itself for competitors' ben-
cm. j-iacis. ol comjieiiiion is usually to Maine lor poor ser
vice tho it niilsif lir nflinittorl tlinf in i-w.nn vi.n-a L
Southern Paci fie litis given the fruit growers excellent ser
vice. Their service this vear is reminiscent of ntrl timoo n("
a generation ago.
Ul: course, abnormal conditions prevail m the railroad
world, there is a shortage
tion of freight. The war litis
tems with great troop and
complicating tra ic conditions
'ls seem to have no dil'l'icnltv
-.'
ket in good condition. But,
tition in the railway business
If the Southern Pacific could not h
oi pvt imiuiih: jitii;ui, u siiouiu tiave so auvisecl tno grow-
for the canneries offered good prices. As it is, they have
'.mpovorisnoa growers, unnecessarily burdened their lines
tun pnmamyjaiu the lonndationjit diimage suits.
A Glimpse of Southern Oregon
11 V Flil'l) LOCKEY.
tin Ihe Oregon Journal.)
Thoro Is a charm about southern
Oregon that Is hard to analyze and
harder to describe, lloccntly 1 was
In Jacksonville, tho county seat of
Jackson county, and tho one-tlmo me
tropolis of southorn Oregon. Walk
ing nlong thor quiet stono-flnggcd
streets, with their Sabbath-llko calm.
I Htonpod to admire a fig tree. The
owner Invited mo In and I old me to
help myself. I climbed up Into the
tree and nto my fill of delicious ripe
figs and then together wo sat under
tho wtde-sproinllng branches ot a vou-
ereblo old black walnut troo and
cracked and nto walnuts.
Hut that Is a hIow Job, A person
would stnrvo to death cracking and
picking out tho meat ot black wal
nuts. My fingers wore brown with
tho Hliiln of tho walnuts. It was mtd
afterniion. The air of tho lato ou
tunin day was fragrant and apley
with the odor of grapes, quinces,
rears and other fruit.
I started out of town to tho north
wnrd. Almost It seomod n if I hud
been transported to some other coun
try. I.argo-lcavcd fig trees, heavy
with their luscious purple fruit, hung
over tho fences. I nloppcil to pick
nnd oat a few earnwny seiMs, and In
a moment I was carried back to the
caraway seed cakes of my boyhood.
Hero a clump of p.inii'iis grass had
grown to huito proportions From the
broad grcn leaves at Its base high
fEDFORD MATTJ TRTBTTNTR, MTCTVFOTvB, OTCF.flON.
SWEDEN?
with the war, onlv thirtv
Britain, captious toward: the
our oeing able to aid l( ranee
are on tho side of the central
go thus far. The Svemka
- defense." The Aftenbladet
exported an enormous q nan
due to the. exports to Gel
be made in maintaining it
:
THE SLUMP
L'i tlU.
of eouinnient .nul :i cfmima.
burdened the railroad sys
freight movements, naturallv
but tho (inliFoi-nin in-nw.
in o-,'(tiinr tlwiii- IVuif f. m.n.
,"i-i-'-'-".S '1 i i mi, ii nun-
then, California lias compe
and we have none.
Rtnlks- bearing princely plumes woro
waving In tho lazy sea breeze of the
Indian summer afternoon. Woodpiles
of laurel and dark rod mnnzanlta
woro stacked up for winter use. I
walked along a llttlc-traveled foot
path and heard the oak loavos rust
ling underfoot, In tho fields on each
sldo of the l-ond woro cornfields and
orchards . Hero among file' corn
shocks yellow pumpkins gleamed In
the sunshine, while on tho hillsides
tho peach trees woro clad In nu
tiimn'9 brilliant Unlng of scarlet and
((old. . .
Surely the valley of the Rogue Is
valley of sorono delight. A blue
hn.o lay. over tho valley. Tho wlde
ftproadlng oaks were heavily laden
with great clusters of olive green mis
tletoe. 1 Hero on a brushy hillside a
group of Angora goats lifted their
dainty heads to survey mo with mild
curiosity. Walking with unhurried
trend a band of bronze-colored tur
ko wvro taking tlfolr way across a
stiitileflcld. filled to repletion nnd
too Indifferent to pursue, the evasive
Rrnsshappor. The road wound north
ward llko a dusty gray ribbon. The
dust was flue enough to make, If
ASK FOR and GET
Horlick's
, The Original
Malted Milk
Sututltutsl Cost YOU Sam Prtc
not bread, at' least high grade mud
plos.
The road was a bintory of those
who had gone before me. Here an
auto had made its dimple trail;- here
a, snake had made Its sinuous way
across; here, dainty as a deer's track,
an Angora goat had left Its toll-tale
hoof mark; here a group of small
prlntB of bare feet showed where
some children had come from school.
My eye lingered wlth satisfaction
on a pretty girl of 18 years or so un
der "the trees in a .farm yard, and
tlien wandered to a sign on tho gate:
'Pure honey, 10 cents a pound.'"
As I lingered along enjoying the
beauty of the country a locked farm
gate tempted my curiosity. y solved
Its mystery and an old wagon road
beckoned me up the hillside. On both
sides of the old road was -. a heavy
prowth of pine and mauzanlta, tho
tinted rod limbs of tho latter making,
In places, a veritable Jungle. Here
and' there? a stately oak rose above
the lower growth or a green-leaved,
red-limbed madrono'. Finally I came
to the wreck of an old barn In a clear
ing, and just beyond It an old' cabin
In a ruinous state, I went thru Its
broken doorway. The fireplace had
fallen -in. On the. wall were news
papers In lieu of wall paper. Most
of theni were dated 1873, Just outr
side, coming almost up to the door
way, was a long-neglected vineyard
and a hundred feet or so to the south
ward was the largeBt fig tree I have
ever seen. It was literally loaded
with ripe, bluish purple figs. The
tree was probably 40 feet high and
had a spretid of between 75' and 100
feet. On all sides the limbs came
down to the ground, but I scrambled
thru and found that my fig rtee
was In reality a group of six fig trees,
whose limbs had become so inter
woven, and Intertwined that It seemed
to be but one tree. So heavy was the
foliage that It was almost dusk under
the fig tree arbor.
Finally, as twilight fell, I took my
way southward to the quaint tho
somnolent and peaceful village of
Jacksonville. In a cool back room,
where I drank a pint of freshly made
cider, Emll Britk told me about the
old place I had visited.
"My fathor, Peter Britt, who came
to Jacksonville In 1S52, planted those
fig trees there In about 1S72 or '73,"
ho said. "The house has not been oc
cupied for 25 or 30 years. Mr. Car
son of Grants Pass, the fruit Inspec
tor, Bays those are the largest fig
trees in the state."
Mr. Lay, who sat with us at the
table, said: "Last year I picked a
five-gallon oil can full ot figs from
one limb. The ground all around the
trees was anklo-deep with ripe figs
and there were at least 2000 pounds
of figs still on the six trees. Wild
persimmons have now grown up Into
a regular jungle on one side of the
fig grove. You will get a wonderful
view of the whole valley from up
there. Some day people will dis
cover the beauty and charm of our
country and onco more wo will awak
en to life and growth."
W. D. Lewis of Sacramento, Cal.
arrived hore Saturday morning to
spend several days with his sons,
Irsel and Initial Lewis, and old
friends.
A. P. Glllett arrived here Satur
day, accompanied by his grandson,
Adoal Duboll, who will attend our
high school this fall. Mr. Glllett
will occupy the house owned by Miss
Mary A. Moo on Fourth and Man-
zan'.m streets.
Mrs. Ccorgo Wilkerson of Cres
well was calling on many friends
here Friday morning. Mrs. Wilker
son had been a resident here for a
nunibor of years.
Mrs. Stella Purkoypllo of Canada
Is hero visiting her mother, Mrs
Daisy Stldbain, and sister, Mrs. J. E.
Hoss.
Irsel Lewis and wife and little
daughter aro spending a fow days at
Crescent City.
Little Ruth Warner, who has been
spending tho summer with her grand
parents nt Eugene, has returned to
her homo hero.
Mrs. M. O. Ilroadben nnd daughter
spent the lust ot the week at Med
ford.
Edward Kuhlor and wife of Port
land aro hore visiting his parents.
Miss Arlone liny Is enjoying a
fow days' vacation with hor sister,
Mrs. Oakos Ames, nt Medford.
Miss Hova Arnold loft for Mon
mouth Friday evening, whore she
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKER
I(y AvUtant.
H SOl'TIl HAUTI.KTT.
Phono M. 4t wnd
AuMomoMIe Hem Etorrloe.
AmbulADc Berrlcf. Cor a ti
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1017
will attend tile normal school. She
was accompanied by Miss Fern
Dailcy of Medford.
Mrs. Smith and daughter of Tolo
were shopping hero Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lestor of Table Hock
were calling on friends here the last
of the week,
Mr. and Mrs, Shipley Ross and
Mrs. Fred Roper of Grants Pass
spent Sunday hero with relatives.
Will Hammct and wife and little
daughter of Grants Pass were call
ing on friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Lesmester Prlco has returned
to her home at Crescent City after
an enjoyable visit with friends here.
Mrs. W. E. Prive, Miss Mary A.
Mee and Jess Richardson motored to
Medford Saturday afternoon on a
business trip.
Ir. and Mrs. Eldrtth, who have
been living on, the Hubbard place,
where he has been foreman, have
moved In town In the Hltzler place.
Miss Katherine Thompson has re
turned home froM Merrill and Is
now helping her brothers at the
prune dryer. . .
Miss Agnes Dunlap will leave Wed
nesday morning for Eugene, whore
she will attend the state university.
Mrs. Harry Carlcton and children
of Antelope spent Saturday evening
here with friends.
lr. and Mrs. Limit of Cottage
Grove, who have been conducting a
series of meetings here for the Sev
enth Day Adventist church, have re
turned to their home. They were
accompanied by Lawrence Wade,
who will attend school there this fall.
. By A. C. Howlati
The last time that I wrote Tor the
Mall Tribune I was In Seattle, Wash.,
and was giving nn account of what I
saw along the route from Spokane
to that city, and when I closed my
letter had just given an account of
passing the city of Harrington that
Is situated In the edge of the great
wheat belt of the state of Washing
ton. After leaving there we pass
thru a country that was diversified
with hills and vales and in many in
stances did not have the appearance
of a productive country, hut we oc
casionally would see teams of four,
six and in one instance of eight
horses or mules with two wagons
loaded with grain, and nearby would
see large warehouses along the rail
road track for the storing of wheat,
for that is the principal production
of the soil. And soon we came to
another town, Odessa, where" every
thing looked as tho tho people were
alive and prosperous, for by this
tlmo were were getting into the very
heart of the wheat belt, and while
somo would be hauling their grain
to the warehouse, others would be
threshing, and some would still have
lt la tho wav of woman to hoar nnin nd
discomfort without complaint. Women
awiminff momornooti smtuM no given
very help which will make for less pain.
Millions of women havo uaoil tho safo.
tried nnd reliable external mnaaane known
ns "Mother s I'Tienu tiio abdominal
muscles relax naturally and without strain
when baby is born. Ktrotchintf pains dur
ing the period uro avoided and the crisis
is rendered safer tor both tho mother and
77 I
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the grain 'in the shock, but every
thing presented , the appearance of
thrift and prosperity. About 20
miles from Odessa we came to the
thriving city of Wilson Creek and
there wo discovered a change not
only in the soil hut also in the char
acter of the products, for by this
time we were entering a farming
community where they seemed to
ruise something besides wheat, oats
and bailey, for I began to see quite
a number of orchards and the bouses
seemed to be closer together, for
thru tho exclusivo wheat belt the
houses are so far apart that they
can have no rural free delivery routes
and it looked as tho they wore almost
destitute of schools or churches, and
in many instances we would travel
for miles and not see a house or a
tree, and to the casual observer it
looks more like a dreary waste than
a rich farming country, but now
orchards and' occasionally a corn
field made things look more home
like. The next place of note was the
WenatcSee valley, where our eyes
feasted on the fine orchards and
more of diversified farming. Here
we passed through one of the beauty
spots of Washington, and as we
looked out of the car window we
were reminded of our own beautiful
Rogue River valley. Leaving here
we began to ascend a stream that 1
supposed to .be the Wenatchce river
and as we went on up the river tho
country began to change in appear
ance, for we soon began to encounter
timber and the soil was of a lower
grade until we soon began to come
to saw mills and realize that we were
approaching the Cascade range, but
on and on we went, up and up, and
I began to anticipate again witness
ing the beautiful scenery crossing
the Cascades, but in this I was to a
certain extent disappointed, for when
wo began to reach the higher points
where the scenery was so beautiful
when I crossed over the road some
seven or eight years ago, I found
that the railroad company had built
snowsheds along the most dangerous
points and so shut off the beautiful
landscape to a great extent, but still
tho scenery Is sufficient to justify
the trip if one has any business In
1 that section of the country. After
we had wound our way to the sum
m it of the mountain and began to de
scend we were then about 230 miles
from our starting point, Spokane,
and bad traveled over one of the
finest parts of Washington, truly a
wonderful country interspersed with
towns and cities every few miles,
altho tho train that I came on only
stopped about 10 or 12 times on the
whole route. I arrived in Seattle at
8 p. m. and was met by my niece,
Mrs. C. F. Hainmargren, with whom
I spent a few days very pleasantly,
and the next time I write will have
somothiifg to say as. to what I saw
and heard while there.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 21, 1917.
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The woman who fails by any chance to
procure "Mother's Friend" should bo fur
nished it by those who aro dear to her.
Wrlto to The Bradtleld Regulator Com
pnny, Department 1C, SOU Lamar Building,
Atlanta, Gu.r for book, ".Motherhood and
tao liaby". It is free. "Mother's I'ric: a"
Is procurablo nt the druggists'. Do not sro
a single niirht without usinj it. Auk for a
bottlo toduy without fail.
g"o, there you will find
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Medford, Oregon, Jan. 18, 1917,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Tills is to certify tlmt I h .... ,
designed, had very sovere stomach A
irouoie and had been bnthoro .
several years and last Aueust w ni
expected to live, ana hearing of aim
v-uuus twnose Herb Store Is at 241
South Front street In Medford) 1 de
cided to get herbs for my stomnch
irouuie, ana I started to feolln, '-.
tor as soon as I used them, and today
am a. well man and can heartily rec
ommend anyone afflicted as 1 was te
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W. L. Chlldrcth. EairlA Pi.
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