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AKWrTFaLo YOU believe in CihoHt Of course not. Uut your preat, Krcat, !l 1
LI Kreat Brandfnt!ier did. For ancestors so sufficiently remote jlj J
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
Thn lower houso of tlio leidHlaturo is
showing no Bisns of ever cliunslns.
Tho upper house will soon uuve every
body on their's.
"Another Auto Stolo by Youths In
Jnll" (Hdllno Eugene. Guard). Sounds
plausible.
The chief trouble with tho tintl-Jap
liullnlinlnn In Hint lllO AlllllnlltV (lOUUl'
.Helta mit too far. Eradication of the
spondulics from tho controversy would
end It.
In the camimlKii of the civic organ!
ntlnnn tn ilnvelnn "tho beauties of
OreEon." tho first move will bo to pro
hibit bowlcKced Kills from wearing
short Bltlrts.
DO YOU believe in Ghosts? Of course not. Hut your Treat, fjreat,
L-reat L-rancIfutlier did. Fur ancestors so sufficiently remote
always lived in lordly manors, and every manor bad a ghost room,
(jhost rooms did not no out until bath rooms came in.
Now it looks us thoiifrh ghost rooms might come back again. At
my rate there is a great revival ot interest in spirits, unu an pnu-
mmimena related thereto, as exhibited by the fact that ouija board
factories, are about the only concerns which have not been reduced to
iiulf time.
And now comes Julius Magniissen- the Bernard Shaw of Denmark,
who has written of a spirit experience, which lias startletl all Europe.
Mr. ila'-missen never believed in the occult, never bothered with mov
ing tables, and ringing tambourines, but devoted himself to literature
of a rather cynical and materialistic nature.
Hut one dav a friend persuaded him to try an experiment. The
esult of that experiment has been portrayed in a book called "God's
Smile," which isn t as humorous as it souiuls.
Briefly Mr. Magnussen encountered the spirit of his father, and
has since been unable to write anything but what his departed pro
genitor has dictated. " What lias happened to me." he erics, "here I
am, an ordinary citizen, full of wit, full ot mockery, lull ot disgust
at all humbug, and now my hand insists upon writing these religious
ideas and lyrical phrases."
lie says he intensely dislikes to put the maudlin parts down, but
he bus to. "From now on" declares the spirit, "you can do only wliat
1 tell you to do; from now on you must obey me."
Miigiiussen says be resisted. Whereupon he felt his shoulders push
cd back and his penholder was moved so strongly that it broke. lie
fiinlr imnthor and it wrote this immediately: "There you see. I
broke the penholder in your baud merely "to show you my strength
I am a powerful spirit. I could smash your desk into dust."
Rather terrifying isn't it? And not niee:of father. Hut from such
a source, the tale is interesting. Of course, there will be those to dis
miss jMagnusson as another neurotic, who needs more exercise and
less artistic temperament.
And there will be others who will be intensely interested m this
exceptional experience as they are in all experiences of the supernatu
ral and spooky kind.
Hut the accumulation of such "records," from Sir Oliver Lodge
to Conan Doyle, can't be readily dismissed, except by those who call
everything humbug which they have not themselves experienced. If
all this is delusion and self-hvpnosis, then it is time some scientist
diagnosed the ailment. Until the phenomnieiia is rationally explained
there is some excuse for former sceptics like Magnussen to maintain
with Hamlet, "there are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,
than are dreamt of in your philisophy."
MAN THE CROWBARS!
, (Yreka Journal)
Don't forgot that February 12,
Saturday night, will be tho time to
do your bit toward building tho
now swimming lank for the town
and havo a mighty flno time while
doing. Itoss Nollon Post Is taking
tho trouble of collecting tbo funds
and attending to tho building of
this tank, which is to bo on a cost
minus busts everything Is to bo
donated that can bo piled loose.
The Portland pollco department Is
now forced to explain how "Tho
,8hadow" they caught with a brass
hand Is not "Tho Shadow."
Another antoist bus demonstrated to
fno satisfaction of tho Southern I'n
olflc. that tho cowcatcher should bo
left on tho locomotives.
ru RipplingRfoijiwQ
4 Walt Mason,
Jin
(ML
Rinna nrn underway to nut time
fuses on tho first hundred orators nt
tho Lincoln Day banquet next biuur-day.
A cuto trick of oil sharps Is to cat a
handful ot mud brought up by tho drill
to dutermlno It there Is uny signs of
gronso. It any of tho mud Btrlcks to
the craw. It Is a cortaliity Unit the
lubrication Is nil, and the good work
must go on. Your corr. was served n
portion of mud from Col. Mundy's
gusher Frl. It wuh palatable, but not
cooked iiulto enough.
THE WET HOME.
A LONESOME CORPORATION
(Chico Enterprise)
Tho Diamond Match company
r did not profiteer.
Labor, capital, government, and
the public have profiteered, however.
"; Tho excessivo rains this winter, Is
tho answer to tho prayers for same
filed in l!)14-15-10-171S-li. by the pub
lic In general, and farmers in particular.
"How many people road (he lSlble on
Sunday?" asks the Pacific Christian
Advocate. About as many as those
who read the scandal section of the
rrisco Examiner.
AN IOOLATOR RENIGS
(Boston Post)
"Woodrow Wilson's utterance
goes home In clear, strong sen
fences, lie Is a master of state
ment, lie Is real all through, from
top to bottom there Isn't a sham
In liiiu. No nuin in our time shows
. so high a level of thought. Ills
logic Is perfect. HiH fine type ot
culture shows originality, a know-
. IcdKo of men and a passion for
facts" (Woodrow Wilson, by Wil
liam Hayard Hale. 1!M:').
"Vagueness and reiteration are
tho secrets or his verbal power.
All his life be has hid bis head in
phrases. He learns nothing thru
-the" years. He Is the merest pur
veyor of platitude, never pretend
ing to un original theory, nor ad
vancing" a novel principle."
(Woodrow Wilson's Style, by Wil
liam Bayard Hale. l!-'0).
The ouagga. tho striped wild horse
pf South Africa, is virtually extinct
I STAND upon the shore and peop at erealurcs that, infest, the
deep, all sorts of things with fins and scales, from shrimps and
lobsters up to whales. (Of course, you'll say, with scornful grins
these haven't cither -scales or fins; smart nlecks always gather
near to show where little breaks appear). As I was saying on
the shore I stand and hear the breakers roar and wonder how
the things that roam forever in that briny home can stand such
moisture all their lives, and not get mad and beat their wives.
No magazines or books are there, no glowing hearth, no easy
chair; there's nothing for a fish to do but. souk itself the long
years through, and dodge the bigger fish (hat strive to catch and
swallow it alive. There's no place for a fish to go, no lecture ball
or movie show. I have a sympathy profound for all the fish that
scoot around, and ply their fins ami wag their tails, the sharks,
the devilfish, the whales. I would invite them from the deep, and
give them beds in which to sleep, and places where they might
get dry, and noggins of denatured rye, but they can't understand
the tongue in which the invitation's sprung. And, maybe, as they
see me stand in solemn grandeur on the land, they wonder why I
don't wade in, and like them wield the trenchant fin.
COMMUNICATIONS
Carroll Denies Stories
l'o the editor: Heierring to different
statements which have appeared tn
your paper In tho pnst fifteen days
relatlvo to my activities In the valley,
tho following are false and should be
corrected :
"Carroll refused to return without
extradition papers." This is absolute
ly fake as t was willing at all times
to return as soon as requested. Car
roll while posing In this city and Ash
mini as the prospective purchaser lor
$.10,(100 of the Johnson Jewelry store
at Ashland made the acquaintance of
school teacher, employed in the
rural districts, anil according to the
police told wonderful tales of his
wealth and Importance In the business
world. His father ho said was the
leading diamond merchant of Antwerp.
Holland. The school ma'am fell for
his line . While testing out the ltuick
automobile Carroll took the teacher
oa an auto ride, one day. and running
out of funds for refreshments, stopped
at tbo Austin hotel In Ashland and
presented a cheek for $T0. The clerk
told Carroll he would have to have
some one Identify him, and he called
the school teacher from the new llulek
and told the clerk Hits 'young lady
will identify me.' The young lady sntd
Yes. 1 know Mr. Carroll, he Is all
right, he Is going to buy Mr. John
son's jewelry store.' Whereupon she
wrote her inline on the back of the
check In blissful confidence."
First. I never at any time posed ns a
prospective purchaser of any Jewelry
store; Second, 1 have never repre
sented myself as a son of a diamond
merchant In Antwerp, Holland, or any
other city. Third, 1 never presented
any check In the Austin hotel In Ash
land for $00 or any sum requesting
endorsement by aforementioned school
make good any such check. In fact, 1
havo never been in the Hotel Austin,
with (he school ma'am.
Keeling that an Injustice has been
done me by the publication In local
papers of statements that were untrue
pertaining to my case, 1 wish to say
that should any further untrue state-
incuts appear In any paper, I will feel
justified In publishing all the true
facts pertaining to my caso.
(Signed) A. II. CAKUOI.L,
Care County Jail, Jacksonville, Ore.
Note: The facts disputed wore given
n reporter of this paper by police officials.
The racoou of South America fre
quents the sea shores and eats crabs.
She
has
tricky eyes
You'll know her by
her tricky eyei and
her dmgerous mile
tho woman that tha
oolice arc look in for.
Earn a biR reward it
you teo her.
Catch
this
woman!
She's
tutside the law-
DetfiU tomorrow
T. G. HEINE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Surgery
DOWN GOES THE
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TRADE MARK
PRICE
J Z. 1
How Can You Afford to do Without It
f. o. b. Medford
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We have a few in stock, none on the road
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW
ates Auto Co,
Comer Sixth and Pacific Highway
of Kyrs. Kara. Nose and
Throat. All diseases of these nrintn
ln-nli-,1. tihuwes fitted. 31l-3l5 1.lt-
tenclier nud ' never was required to city V.Ms., fur. Main & (.traps sus,
S encourages ifr
Our bank stands for aiding and developing OUR OWN
home town and community.
When you put your money in our bank you help yourself
in mnr than one wav. You increase home property values, in
crease tho population of our own town and give employment j
to our own people.
Bank your money with the bank" that sticks up for your
hometown. That's OUR Bank.
We invite YOUR Banking Business.
Jackson County Bank
" Established 1S83
Member Federal Reserve
Oregon Prune Week
February 14th to 19th
Everybody in the Northwest should eat
OREGON PRUNES
During Prune Week. This is your oppor
tunity to buy average orchard run of Ore
gon Italian Prunes, 1920 crop, at follow
ing wholesale prices. Take advantage of
this offer:
By freight prepaid, 100 lbs, or over, lb. 10c
By parcel post, prepaid, 25, 50 or 75 lbs ,
or over, per pound 11c
Packed only in 25 and 50-lb. boxes
QUALITY GUARANTEED
Orders mtiiled up to Feb. 19 will be accepted.
Send remittance with order to
Oregon Prune Campaign Commjttee
732 Morgan Building
Portland, Oregon
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PHILANTHROPIC DANCE AND PROGRAM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
At the Natatorium
Admission 50c Eac& Dances 10c
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