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Official paper of the City of MedTord.
Official paper of Jaebon County.
Advertising TtepreeentatlTea
H. C. MOCEKSKN A COMPANT
Offleea In Ner York. Chleuo. Detroit,
rranclieo. Uo Antelea, Seittle, Portland.
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry
The city u( I-a Grande pliinH n
jiurado to dlHeovor the moKt dllinil
diitcd car in town. It will not 1)0
1n the'liaiado. Instead, It will bo
rushing it and down tho llnq or
march on lniuortiuit buainosH.
CuBrildoiH have been placed In
Iho womon'H department of tho
customs office nt San Francisco.
Thero Is thin much about the
womenfolks: Thoy will manago to
hit thorn every now nnd then.
' A citizen showed up yesterday
with d 120 Roldplcco danglim:
from Ills ,watch chain. , It was
mounted on a swivel, ns a precau
tion against being twisted off when
fondled. Nothing; Is so Impressive
its n 120 goldpleco employed as a
watch charm, unless It is it $100
bill moulded Into a bow-tie.
1 Thq Cicnoiyil Motors expert v!lo
tinted iiodcstiiiins to wear white
clothes, apparently Knew whereof
ho spake, Judging by tho Monday
papers. Bunday Booms to bo tho
iavorlto duy to iet drunki, and when
thoroughly plffllcated start motor
ing. Tho white clothes should lio
shrouds, to save changing.
Len Carpenter is having his cur
rent car rofurbished.- It was mea
sured Tues. for-.an Interior suit
of clothes. Tho material looks
something llko Kay Diamond's
awning. . , i
" Venus Is 'a beautiful sight about
four 'o'clock. In tho morning, ac
cording to Prof, Itelmor. This is
too early to catch tho professor In
an astrbmical error, much' as wo
would liko to.
Tho weather Is now blamed for
tho poor Nhouing of tho rurtluml
ball team, which Is petering; ou, In
accordance with, long established
custom. '
lions of tho valley aro sotting,
und sevorul uro liolng deceived by
white door-knobs. . . -
Rogue river Is busy, theso diiys
running botweon tho legs of flsher
men. . " , .-y .vf
Wanted Women . to cook for
man and wife, and euro fur child.
Mother engaged. Phono
lifter flvo - p.. , m. r(Red Bluff
News.) I'roiich your own sormon.
And yesterday . thoro . was tho
press dspatch telling of a womun,
66, with eight sons, run over by an
auto wliiio watkllig fruln I..os An
geles to llolse. ... ! ' I i'
An Illinois, villain, who walked
on tho Volstead Act, with n still,
showed Mr, Harry . V,. Sinclair, oil
haron, etc.; etc., how to get in Jail,
lln was oaught, cnlcjicu,d, and in u
cell III .78 minutes. : . , i
Horn In a fcrico-cornor,
raised In, n coulee,
weilded in Nebraska,
, inirted un tho Sound:
They call me Tumbling Mustard,
''llcy, Tumbling Mustard, what's
your buslpess, llnteri lludtly,
whoro aro you bound?"
';,.'. Monday lh Omaha,,,,',,'
'' .Tuesday In Dakotu,
uno day In Momphls,
threo in Allcntown:
Mud roads and stony .roads, con
creto ami macadiim.f shq would
nov'er Icavo me If I would settle
down
; -,i , . . - .. ..
Columbine and larkspur,
peony und dahlia,
.cornflower, niuyf lower, ,
'each hus it's place:'
I am the tumble-woed' that rolls
across tho .prulrtcs, winds at tho
back of It, mountains In Its face.
Tumble-weed! tumble-weed,
riding Ills veloclpedo ..'1
east sltlo, west side,
nil tiround the mounts
lJenvei:k- .Wan . Francisco, ..Winnipeg,
nnd. IMllas, maybo if . tho ,ga
holds out wc'll'gct there, noi)li.
; . - (tfl Nation.) , ,
. (loin, Killl., Hrarlstor)
Mro'Nanna Hoover if. hear lielp
IhK lier Mother who has. not been
well. .' . . , .,. v. ' . 1
. A man Wife and chlldo.aro a
VlHllina; at Tom Klusshers thoy
havo been Married twenty ycara
nnd have lived In th(4r houa on
wheals Winter and .Summer.
Mrs Dayton und lrn. Holcher
call on yce scribe i. Thlrsday, for
noori. , ,
Mra King the Barbara Wife fell
on the side Walk In front of Char
lay Baundera a tVednestlnV morn
Ing and for a while - the Mr
thought her arm W fractured--she
has It In snlints yet.
GREAT NEWS FOR
I. . . ;" 1 . 11'
TltiVT1 the Hluc Ledge mine will bo operated after a decade of
. idleness is the best , news Mcdford and Jackson County
liuvo heard in many a moon. . I , .''
Here is one of the .largest deposits of good grade copper ore
on tho Tncific Coast, and yet, except during the worfd var,'it
lias never been operated upon a commercial basis.
Tho price of copper is now as high as it was during the' war,
and, according to an expert like J, K. Terwilligcr of the London
Metal Service corporation, the price will , remain around 20
cents for at least three years. He also maintains the demand
for .copper will increase 20 per cent during this period.
, . ,
' Moreover, 'the Blue Ledge is. not. the only valuable mining
property in this district. There ore otlic.r extensive copper prop
erties, some gold, and untouched tracts of virgin timber.
And while this district is in. California, by the nature of the
terrain, Mcdford is the natural and logical outlet. It seems
scarcely necessary to remark that the people of .Mcdford .and
Jackson County ..should do everything possible to retain this
advantage and encourage this present development.
.... - '
True the immediate program is merely a start. Hut it is a
"start" that has for so many years been needed. Once secure the
operation and development of the Mtio Ledge, and the supreme
need of adequate transportation will , follow us a matter of
cfurse.
And with adequate transportation, the possibilities of devel
opment between Mcdford and the ?coast aro. almost; liml,tless.
It is always well, of course," hot to'coilnt your chickens before
they are hatched ; but there is sufficient substance in the pres
ent situation, not only to justify optimism, but a united and
wholc-hcarU'd determination to.jnaku the most of the opportuni
ties; presented. ,f. . ... f : ' v V. , ,. .y n t 'h ' -i 1
- ';.' V : ' V- ti .'!- '-i ..'I. "i
NO TIME POR MEDFORD TO QUIT
T1D0 recent athletic supremacy ,of the Mcdford High School
represents an asset, which -should 'be ; retained. Not only
has this success been of genuine physical and moral benefit to
ourj-oung people; but it has opened a, field of wholesome and
stimulating enjoyment for the community.. Last, but not least,
it has given Mcdford a certain "prcst,igo and some exceedingly
valuable, ailvertsing. r ;. , .
The chief credit for this success has'bceu given (and properly
given) to our coach, t'riiik Callison. Now that he is leaving
there sccmis to be it disposition in certairi quarters to assume our
golden era of alhlotic-suprenutcy is over, iind that a return to
tlie pre-Cailison'days is inevitable. .;
.
V Such is not the case.; Cnllison could iicver have niudp. the
record hq did without, the ueuei'O.UH anj QntJitiHiaNlia suppqrt of
this communily morally and financially. And while it is Un
likely another ."Callison", can, be found, a good high school
eottck ctin.bej and with thw samoi support, there h no reason
why any material slump in, Mcdford 'sj, record, over any period
of years, should be suffci'Qd. , . !'...- , ,,,; '
The assumption 'that what was done for Callison can't be
done for another coach is simply'silly." In fact, as far as wo
are personally concerned, we wOiild bo willing to contribute
more, if that should be necessary,' to secure' the best High School
athletic director available. -
As said above, in its athletic
asset. The thing to do is to keep
Niblo'eiilargcmcnt of the policy by
UBKK1T.
That is the entire situiitibn in
Calling the roll at 7 a. m. viu
roll!"
Ah ha, the first strawberries!
real straw flavor. . .......
No Clarise,, the l'et show to
kind you have in mind, . . . ,
Babe Ruth ,cau il'ow tlenionstratc lio cah jiit, us many hoinc
runs as when he had no home to
Anyone who motors at 'night
mobiles arc inciTitsing at as tilariniiig a, rac us blie-arnicd driv
ers, and both,. to our mind, deserve nioro ittlo.ntion from . thy
minor cops. ,
An easleni newspaper suggests that guests nt diplomatic
dinners bo seated according to eongcpiality llistteitd'of- prcoc-.
deuce, Perhaps this is a good idea, 'but. we don't sec how it would
help Mrs. (Iiinn. . . ' . ' , , ..
lit. Hjiito of the .'doctor 'h ' prediction tliat-;l''athvr UicuVdy
"l'utlre of the rains," was dying, he js now getting well. Which
i nly shows that doctors oud weather forecasters Jiiivc.s,omethjni,'
ugreeably in common, ; ? . ; I.'- .-'t't .- r. -'
MUTT AND JEFF-Mutt
MUTT,AWHN THAT PCNGvjIW
PecKEB Xoo om Your hccl
VOU LT OUT TH MOST
MMCARTHl-Y SCREAM r
GVItft H6ARt)8 YOO ACT
JACKSON COUNTY
supremacy, Mcdford has a great
it. By a 'continuation and pos-
which it was secured. IT CAN
a nutslicll.
radio:
' Onc,-e-two, three,
And these first ones liav'c the
bo held in Mcdford is not the
..
run to .
will agree that one-eyed auto
.
Meet His North
WAS scrRet:
I1' :'T i
I THOUGHT IT WAS
soMe fCRocicus
MGMfViR OF THS
W6RTH POLS
MA(0-JATRS.'
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Personal Health Service .
By WHJXiM BRAD7, M. D. . '
fllfMd lcttn pttUtnlng to pcnoiul fatattb and bygfnw, Dot to Amin dlagnoila or
tmtM&i. will bi utirtrwl by Dr. Brady U ft aUiap, ftclt-ftddrvoMd nvdopo la oco&.
LttUra ahonld ba bria! and wrltUn tn Ink. Owing to Ua Urg Dtnsba of, latfara ra
clTd, only a lew oan ba aoawerad btra. No reply co ba mad to qncrlaa Dot aooiona
lna; to lcatrootlona. A4draaa Or. Willi ua Brady, m eara of thlt nawapaper. ' -'
BEWAUE THE SICKLY Iil'XXY.
Rabbit fever or tularemia huM
been recotjhlzed in animals for
Bevc'inl yonrrfi but only recently
many ,cnseH have ; been, reported In
. man. Among- 500
, reported caseu
the r e ver. 20
. that terminated
fatally.
. Only wild rab-
' TjftH bavo tulare
mia tamo rab
- bits and Belgian
hares, do not
' ' have It. other
animals - may
have the ditseaHC, nucably rats and
squirrels. In a few Instances the
infection ,la been , conveyed to
man by tho bite of a cat. dog or
hug that had probably eaten an
infected rabbit, rut or squirrel.
Sufferers who recover from an
attack remain permanently im
mune thereafter. Many labora
tory research workers have bceni
Infected through their animal ex
perimentation. ..
The infection occurs as a rule
by inoculation of a: puncture,
scratch or cut on the hands of a
person who. has dressed the dis
eased rabbit.;
Thorough cooking j will destroy
the germ, but some cases of in
fection of man by tularemia have
been traced to the eating of rabbit-,
meat; whihwus not, thor
oughly cooked.. . .. f
Scientific "investigators assert
I hat tho meat of an infected rab
bit 'Is perfoctly harmless when
cooked and eaten if it has beeri
kept in cold storago or frozen for
80 days. ' V - ' '-
Do not hantllo or uso a rabbit
that seemn at nil dopey, slow
moving, dull eyed or rough or
ragged of fur. A rabbit that tho
dog or cat catches is probably
nick. A rabbit that doesn't run
from you on sight Is probably
sick.
It Is a wise precaution to wear
rubber gloves when handling or
dressing or cleaning wild rabbits
for market or for meat. - Ono
who must hantllo such meat, or
the skins, ought to uso a good
hand disinfectant regularly after
wards., i
The surest sign of tularemia in
a. rabbit or. other rodent is the
presence, on and .In tho liver of
many Mttlo whito specks tho slzo
of ,a pin head or a little law-r.
If the liver shows no such specks
tho rabbit is probably sound.
Tularemia iivmnn develops with
an L Intense headacho a few days
after inoculation, then pains in
ovory . bone -apd a high fever,
usually with chills and a swelling,
under tho. armpit. At the site of
Inoculation thero Is an lnflumcd
papule or boil.
Wood ticks and the rabbit Iouho
probahly aro tho carriers of tho
Infection from rabbit to rabbit in
nature, but blood sucking Insects
may carry tho infection to man
In their bites, notably deer files.)
wood ticks, perhaps in a few in-)
stances squirrel fleas and rat fleasj
and laboratories bed bugs and the
mouse Iouko.: . ?
No effective serum or- cure for
tularemia has as yet been found.
.it-i:stuxs no asvi;ij,s .
What, Chicory 111 tho CoKee?
I. thoroughly, agree with Mrs.
R.'s suggestion to add a.tcanpoon
ful of real (chicory to the pot of
coffeo. It certainly improves the
flavor tho cheapest or the. best
coffee, and Jl belie vo coffee so
nuide wilj. ugrea with some per
sons :wha havo trouble with puri
cuffee ground beforo delivery,
Mrs. It's recommendation to liuy
coffee, groun dbeforo. delivery,
utiles it i used very quickly as
ground (offe soon Ioncn Us aroma
and flavor. Hot tor to buy It In
tho bean and grind U, fresh dally.
Mis. M., S. '
' Answer Still. Mrs. It. turns out
a .ptvtty, .delicious cup of coffee,
though am open to conviction,
t.'hlcory does, imprpvo the t-ofteo,
If , a good .article is,, used and In
Junt tit if., right proportion. I'Nir tho
lurormation ; of readers, who are
unacquainted with chicory, I mav
add that'll Tff 'a VyKdtablO resem
bling carrot and. there is no objec
tion to Its use In food.
flat ho as You la-Ike lu
Which Is" better to uso, warm
water or cold water, for a bath
first thing in tho morning? Does
wnrm water tend to muko wrin
kles on tho face? Does cold water
tend-.to close up tho pores of the
body? Ii. B. H.
Answei Suit your own prefer
ence. If you feel braced nnd
Pdle Nelshbor Chief
r'tsC T. iCk'V ! fX'ivi Our c A
Alt CUsaT. m DlTla..(lft UTia-
; VOU HApPtM TO HAWS ANY rr- c 11 S BuT, w& .- &uuP '
Vaii UAFtftfii il Alter AnV
:1 .i .l I.I I L Arc - II Iklll 1 I 'l aV I r--i j:.; i
stimulated by cold water, , o. k.,
if you aro Inclined, to feel cold,
shivery, .chilly, - or depressed, no
cold baths.- Too much hot bath
ing tends. to relax the skin and
.make the individual soft, and flab
by. Thero aro no openings in the
skin that .closo or open. -
Flaxseeds in Cough Remedy.
; huat winter you gave a reclpo
for a fool-proof cough remedy
and as. wo got it the recipe called
for. ..threo teaspoon fu la ot un
ground ; flaxseeds, among other
things. Is this correct, or. was It
perhaps an error in- irintlng?-t-H.
. U , - ',
, Answer No patter, but ii
tlmught one -spoonful of -flaxseeds
enough; the printer evidently gods
on the principle that the medicine
js cheap 'and we. might as well
put in plenty-. ..-fiend a stamped
envelope bearing your addroife.-and
ask for tho fool-proof cough medi
cine. -When .1 , said fool-proof,. )I
thought . lhat. might i even, cover
what tiio printers do to my recipes.,
oic. j
Kindly inform mo- what effect
It might have on tho system if ix
person wero to. take three times
a day.' for. several . weeks, tablets
containing -one grain of acotaniltd.
Mrs. M. If. ;
Answer The acctanllid Is the
kick In many pain killers, head
acho nostrums, "alleged cold cures,
and it'beaiumbs jjl. sensoVium and
breaks down. red corpuscles 'and
so'' on; ' " ''" '. -
(Copyright John F. DiUe Co.)
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Uelii a, Mi'xk'Mii ciienil Is ji'-st
llko. limy utlier . busiiicMi. If you
don't know your ouions you oon
bo to ti'io.'mill. ".By. all mcini"
k't Hit) ilry xl'fl.'rs ..coiH-cntnitb
tlicii- olTorlH on Iho bootlCRRor,
for ll'iB I'llstoiiicr rIIh pilillKlioll
ctimieli," sny.s our k-uillii liosU.,
Mrs? liVgtMirn'Thnrpi '
Brisbane's Today
(Continued from Page One.)
' The allies wnnt uncle Sum to cut
down or eliminate his claim. .
.Government nKehts prosecuting
iita actress who divides her time
between a night club and the staKe.
tostlfy that the yniiiiK woman drank
to ortcoss with them while they
wero xpundlne tuxpayers' money
"getting evidence."
, -
lldw do ' Uixpayers 'liko 'lho idea
nr 'having' their 'money spoilt to
innlio wnmfirilruiik'?
Aiiiorioan inisHioinnieH are advis
ed liy the. .consul-general to flee
from Klangsl and Kwangtilng prov
iiicen, Cummiuilcls' activities and
public hostility nmko thoso prov
inces duugurous. i .
t-ir" . x
This seems outnigcous. Hut let
us ask ourselves -what would hap
pen to Chinese missionaries If at
h tlmu of excitement they were
found crowded in nil American city
trying to convert Christian children
to one of their Asiatic religions?
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.rortea Gl, president of Jloxlco.
wants temperance. - and:, lio .: goes
liholit it Intelligently to discourage
wlilkay and the oven worse alco
holic -poison uulque. - ; -'
' Ho urges ilie peb11e' to! drink'
goats' milk -or water. 'If they 'won't
Tuskv
tile
' T 17 w .
.. ' l 1 u
f-: i. -i i:-;H Vi'l'i'.-l'fLJ arte u.ai CiiIC osii AnlN I, v... f .'
III m,n.- vc uurcrM ll J -, ,i e . v-l:;
do that, be hopes they will take
"beer and. water. -
1 He tioesn't intend to set up any
competition with our national boot
legging enterprises.
i Government agents' testify that
in MiimJi alone 5000 men are en
gaged in rum running and bootleg
ging. cTuat Is one of the nation's
well organized industries.
Quill Points
A gang leader sets rich,..tiu't we'd
rather get less thrill when ye an
jiwer the doorbell at nlghCy '
The early bird also gets the test
pres aiotlces, if he's a robin.'-':-; '
There's no brass rail at arf .'em
bassy, but you notice aomo evidence
uf brass.
Aiiotlior good test of blood
prctwuro ts.lo .work-(lie kld'n
problem seven vtuitra nurt still
not irct tlie nnsivcr lu tho buck
of tho book.
v Thoimall pilot cheerfully -risks
his life, never having obsorved tho
number of circular letters in. his
mail-bags. ' - ' .
,tTho low center of gravity Is the
feature' of the car you demonstrate
to friends Just 'before pointing the
wheels skyward. . ' - :
I "I'll, trado'-my birthright for a
mess of pottage," safd Esau, "iiat
they'll-never got hio to endorse a
cigarette."
I, . :'
i Americanism; Scorning people
who dross up , -without taking a
bath; studying French before you
learn English. - ' '! ''"'
. Naval competition: A method of
punishing taxpayers for electing
leaders too dumb to avert disaster.
i Note to theatrioalt producers: -A
merchant -who offered ? 2 hats for
IS wouldn't think the resulting
slump a' mystery.
I
, Preparedness: Carrying a gun
bocauso you Uro afraid of tho fel
low who Is carrying a gun bocauso
he Is afraid of yoU. . . ..
Perhaps It Isn't true that
women have more 1 courage
tlian men, but they show more
backbone
You need a second daughter to
wpar the other's outgrown' clothes1,
but . a boy iloesn't leave any by
product. . - -:,
One reason why the driver es
capes unhurt is because he Is limp
enough to slide under the steering
wheel.
Maybe, that lioston poet really
was robbed of $600, and maybo
some editor sent him to when .ho,
expected $605.
Correct this sentence: "We. hail
guesfs dvrt" Mie woclt ,'cn'd,,"Jsald
she, "but -the bathroom alwayswas
empty when I wanted it." . '
KUMATII FAT,T,K, Ore.. April
IS. ) lvchit-lng the proposed
t-nlry oT the Ureal Northern nnd
A'enlern I'aiiflc Into Kouthern Ore
gn xvouhh be "wasteful duplica
tion' of rail facilities. Paul Khoup.
president of the Kouthern Pacific
line, said here yesterday that any
(raff In tho proposed new liile
would, obtain must .necessarily -bo
taken from tho Southern Pacific,
thus jeopardizing the .Southern Pa
cific's Investment and-.-forcing a
curtailment of present service. ,
Shottp spoko before tho chamber1
of commerce outlining for the
first time tho. -.Southern Pacific
attitude on the announced inten
tion of tho Great . Northern and
Western Pacific to entertho south
ern Oregon and northern Califor
nia field.
Coquilie. J. C. Penney com
pany Will' open new storo in this
plnre In early fall.
SCORED BY SHOUP
"Equipbdiitry" Is Vanishing Art As I
Auto and Tractor Eliminate Horse; ;
.'' . .Few Smiths Now Ply Trade in County
(By Ernest Rostol)
"WTieii the top-rhatted, black
clad undertaker in his . old horse
drawn 1 hearse, ' graduated to tho
rnotor. driven vehicle and became
aroortlclnn. when dealers In land
moved, from the corner where
th, used' to trado property, into
regarl suites and 'became realtors
and wheni barbers became beauty
experts;- the world paused to won
der what-, would' happen next.
But through all the years, the
skillful art of the blacksmith has
remained tne same, though it has
continued to dwindlo with the
passage of every year. Though
once iho shops were as popular as
garages are today . in Mcdford,
only, -three aro now doing busi
ness Nick Young on South Holly,
J. O. Frazler on South Fir and
P. A.- Dooms on 10th street the;
only : three, where horses may bel
shod. r. - - - I
In keeping with the advance of
tho times, blacksmithlng by the!
more erudite-' has 'been' given thoi
title of -"en.u'ipodestry," whatever;
that may mean, and blacksmiths'
are "equipodostrlans," but their
- work; "remains unchanged. Tho
anvils still ring merrily with the
blows of husky leather aproned
sons of the forge, but they don't
"Tiitfe as often as they did "when
there were 400 livery horses in
Mcdford . and competition was
keen among llVery stables. Those
Wore the days when . horses were
shod with better schedule, when
eyery six weeks would usually
find a well provided horse in for
his shoeing.: -v .
, Only Work Now.
1 Today horses idon't fare so' well
as--their elders,1 who wero more
familiar to the people as proud,
strutting teams, carefully curried
and the pride. Of their, owners,
who' always had the latest model
buggies in keeping with the sleek
appearance of their steeds. Horses
in the motor age are figured more
for the work- they can do and
appearance is not so important,
outside of a few members of tho
equine family kept for riding pur
poses and for show.
Horses, -should still ' be shod
every six weeks, according to
Nick Young, for 15 years a Med
ford "smithy," but many of them
arfi fortunate to ho shod every
six months says he.- When he;
came ;to Mcdford, livery stables!
were still doing' business and auto
cars were something new to those i
who had known the reliability of
horse flesh for so long. Hut as
the years passed by, he witnessed j
the decline of one of mankind's
most .faithful servants, giving way
to tho advent of cold, expres
sionless mechanisms.
In. tho opinion of Mr.. Young,
it mny be only a period of a few
years before horse-shoeing will!
be a lostart, and a blacksmith,!
who devotes, his timo to shoeing
will be regarded as a ciiriouslty. :
When automobiles began to bc-i
conio popular, horseflesh was as-l
sured .of a safe place on the
farm, but sinco then, motor driven i
units of, power and trsrisportatlon, :
known generally as tractors, have
Invaded the farm and aro slowly
but surely crowding horses from
their .last, stand: !
In other" days, horses would
wait iii -line, to be shod, but thev
don't come in so often now, and
It Is not vmcommon for the black-1
smith to go to the horses instead
of them coming to him. He takes
his portable forge and his kit
of todls nnd shoes and spends
a duy at the larger orchards and
farms, providing work horsos
with shoes with which they can
do better work with as little dam.
ago to their hoofs as possible.
'Tift a far cry from tho dny when
a man .could fit 100 shoes in a
day and sometimes look for mor.
Cut blacksmithlng is a- good
trade, nnd one, regardless of what
some might say with prospects
of becoming hotter. Young men
do not lake to the inuhi u read
ily, leaving, only the old-timers
to folluw'thu anvil, but as hmg
as machinery Is made, there will
bo need of blacksmiths. Ktmners
havo always- found' thdm neces
sary in . the . jtcneral scheme of
things .and probably ntways will,
not for horsc-shoclng. but for so
nmny other bits of work only a
blacksmith can do.
, ! Merrlnmii Shop Old.
, Tho Merrlman blacksmith 1 shop
on - South Klversulo felt the In
roads of the auto long ago, and
for 10 years has discontinued
horse-shoeing, but several men aro
kept busy thero dully, giving a
large share of their time to farm
Aork. This , shop Is the oldest
lu alt, Jackson county and In 1852
was Jestablwhofl at tin- present
site of ' H ubbard Urothors Im
plement store. For years it did
business there, until moved -across
the street to the site of tho Asso
ciated Oil vcompany service -station,
in 1D06 it was moved to
Its present quarters. ,
. This shop has particularly in
teresting doors, decorated with a
surprising variety of brands used
by cattlemen in southern Oregon,
having large herds on the ranges
Though there are more than five
scorc.no two brands have any
striking similarity. Some are the
rem.lt of 15 or 20 minutes ,v oik.
while others are tho result, of a
day's labor spent in careful, forg
ing'of letters. Over 60 per cent
S'the brands made in the county
wero mado here, .3
Myrlo Merrlman, ono of the row
present day sons following ho
same profession as his fat her. well
known to all as just plain Tom.
,-. While brands may not.
as often as they were the Merr -man
shop still turns out aood ly
numbered fcranas - -
rtt nnd now and then
8ome cattle owner evolves a new
one. One door msiue
is covered with burned Inipres
. f whlrh nrobably
SrSwn;hundd.otc.t:
tic. A front door 01 uie
also well covered. ' fc'i
In tho county as a whole. J)lacK
smlth shops are rare. In Central
. . . n.,ri riinw tlie only
Volnl, Ren r . i .
one, which he has been opcratini.
ever since the same cnnareih
once, watched him pound on tho
rinElns anvil and make sparks fly
hither and yon. have Brown Into
men and women, and themselves,
Havo children who now do what
their elders did In "watching the
viUaKe smithy." There used to
he three shops in'that thriving lit
tle city. -
Jacksonville also boasted a shop
but-it was torn down a short
time ago. There were shops nt
Talent and Phoenix, but , riono
could be seen, on recent, trips
through these places. The art of
blacksmithlng is still earnestly
followed In Ashland.
It apparently will be a curiosity
within a few short years to sen
the nit of "equlpodestry" have a
following of any kind, but twhat
evor may happen, blacksmithlng
bids fair to live gn and on. t
TheEdenette
Electric Washer
Tlie Edeneito tiectnc Washer that
has created such a sensation in the
cast has reached Medford. This
washing machine weighs only 20
pounds, and can be used on the
kitchen table or sink, any place
where you can plug into an elec
tric light socket.
Although It Is smaller than -tho
higher priced washers, it is sur
prising the quantity of clothes it
will handle. As many -as threo
dozen pieces can 6o thoroughly
washed at one filling, in from 10 .
to 15 minutes. It is specially
adapted fur people living in small
hoiiwes or apartments, as It takes
up no little space. To iho mother
of small children who iiucd dean
rhi thes so ofUn, it is of triOno
ndoiis value. , It is no moro of a
task to do a small ; washing with
the Kdenette than it is to do the
breakfast tlishos.1- yo lit tin labor,
so llttlo fuss and muss. This won-
di-rful washer sells or as little as
$.5.H0 on Kasy Monthly Payments.
Mr, B. K, Llttietield, whoso ad
dress is It. F. D. 1, Medford, Is
agent for Jackson county. Ho will
be ptcaflrd to let you try an Eden-..
ettetln y6ur homo, and let you ho '
Iho jtidgo whether ydti 'care to live
any longer without one or not. ' Just
mall postcard with your numo and
address to
; E. LittlefTeia
Route 1, Medford 'v
By BUD FISHER
5 ON NY