Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 28, 1958, Image 32

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Newspaper Page Text16A MATT. TRIBUNE, MwWorJ, Or:, SunJy, SepHmW 28, 1938 luried Treasure) PlIWTBI SET Y0UR ALflRM! DOrrT 0VoERSLEEP! 0W Family Photo Sheds Light on Bicycle Rifle In looking through a fam ily album recently a friend came across a picture of his father as a member of the Dehesa Cycle and Chowder Club. It was the usual cycling picture of the 1900 period. The old boy stood by his ma chine, one foot on a pedal, staring into the camera from under the visor of an ivy league-type cap and over an enormous handle-bar mous tache. There was one big differ ence, though. He and every member of the organization had a rifle across the handle bars. Furthermore, the han dle of one of the handlebars pass through the butt of the rifle. On the back of the photo graph was an inscription to the effect that the club was about to start out on its an nual fall rabbit hunt. Naturally, when I saw the picture, I wanted to know what kind of rifles the club members used. "Bicycle rifles, of course," my friend said. "And I still have the very one father used." The weapon was a single shot, .25 caliber pistol with an 18-inch barrel and a de vice in the butt whereby a steel skeleton rifle stock could be attached to turn the piece into a shoulder weapon. The gun, made by the J. Stevens & Co., of Chicopee Falls, Mass., had a spur trig ger, and when I pointed out that one of the other weapons in the picture had the more conventional type of trigger with a trigger guard, my friend became curious. It didn't take long to dis cover that the rifles were of the same make and calibre.' The one with the trigger guard was merely a variation. As for this value, we found that the Stevens bicycle rifles of .25 calibre and in good condition are worth about $40 to $50 today. They are still an extremely handy dual use gun. BRITISH POSTAGE STAMPS ISSUED IN HIGH AMOUNTS It would be interesting to each corner and also about know what the top amount the portrait itself, of postage is that has ever s "'s Catalogue lists sev- . . .. ... en denominations in this ser- been paid to mail something. ies Tanging upwards from a The highest sum I have five-pound stamp to the top ever heard of is four pounds, of 100-pounds. It states that or about $20 in terms of the these high-value stamps are pound's value in 1925 when theoretically available for the piece was mailed. postage but seldom, if ever How big the package was used. I have no idea. All I have Though nothing is said to geen is the stamp which was indicate that the stamps may a four-pound, rose and lilac have been used for revenue item cancelled at Nairobi, in purposes other than postal, Kenya, East Africa. that seems likely as having The stamp is a horizontal been the intent in having oblong having an oval pro- them made. file portrait of King George But there again, if so, there V as its central ornament. Be- should be a record of them as neath the portrait are the used for tax purposes, and words "Kenya and Uganda." so far I have , been able to The denomination appears in find none, THREE-CENT NICKELS USED DURING CIVIL WAR "It's worth no more than a good three - cent nickel," the man said as I approached ,the counter. The comparison was new to me. I had heard of a "plug ged nickle" as a measure of worthlessness, but not of a three-cent nickel. Could this be a new example of the evils of inflation? I decided to keep quiet and listen. But what they were talking about were genuine three-cent pieces, made of nickel instead of silver, and which were part of the coinage of this country back in the decades after the' Civil War. The particular issue they were talking about was a proof three-center of 1879. It was a typical proof, shiny, polished, uncirculated. The dealer wanted $5 for it, but the customer maintained it wasn't worth more than $4 at the outside. His argument was that most of the 3,200 proofs or iginally issued that year were still in collectors' hands, and that consequently there were more proof coins of that de nomination than there were of the non-proof kind that actually circulated. As a re sult, a good non-proof 1879 three-cent nickel was rarer than the proof and should be worth more. The dealer agreed but pointed out that most cus tomers didn't think that way, so there would be no change in price. The 1879 three-cent nickel is far less valuable than those issued the two years before. In 1879 only 2,350 of these coins were struck, the aver age being worth today about $20. Those issued in 1877 are the most valuable of the series. The only ones issued were those in proof sets which were struck off as gifts to visiting dignitaries and other celebrities. Three-centers of that date are worth from $70 to $90. (Released by McCIure News paper Syndicate f--ttiiplllil i i N KILLED HIS CHILDREN Orlando McMillan, 43, an un employed factory worker who shot four of his five chil dren to death in Sparta, Mich., lies waiting for medical treatment of an arm injury he suffered while breaking into his estranged wife's home. McMillan had had a heated quarrel with his wife over her filing for divorce, and he wound up by slaying the children. The fifth child, Orlando Jr., 8, escaped death by playing possum after McMillan slugged him with a shotgun. Doctor Gray Takes Dim View of Hoops Bridgeport, Conn.-OIPD-Over 16? Then avoid hula hoops. Dr. John S. Gray, president of the Connecticut Chiropractic association warned yesterday that grown-ups who take a whirl at the latest craze risk "spinal disadjustments and variety of backaches." "The hoops are naturals for the kids with their supple bodies but for the average adult they're an extreme ex perience," he said. Gray speaks from experi ence. He tried the hoop him self at the behest of his two children and was "through in a few minutes," he said. ELVIS GERMANY-BOUND Bremerhaven, Germany (UPD-The U.S. Army is taking "all necessary measures" to keep crowds away from one of its newer soldiers. Elvis Presley arrives here Wednesday. and Portable too! It's a CONSOLETTE It's a TABLE MODEL The Wellington 17" diagonal measure ' 155 sq. in. viewable picture area. Here's an entirely new kind of television . . . compact . . . decorative. and functional! All at an exceptionally low price: Optically filtered picture . . . superior Magnavox front pro jected sound lets you hear more of your favorite programs. It can be quickly and easily converted to a consolette by attaching the optional brass ferruled legs. Non-metallic cabinet in two tone decorator gray . . . mahogany, oak or cherry color furniture finishes. n vQft - 179 PURUCK'ER MUSIC HOUSE "Your High Fidelity Center" 1 1 1 North Central Phone SP 2-5702 Schumacher Named To Timber Group County Assessor Ray Schu macher has been appointed to the timber committee of the Association of Oregon County Assessors, according to a let ter from the association presi dent. This is Schumacher's second term on the committee. 'This is an important com mittee as there will be num erous bills introduced in the next session of the state leg islature to reflect the various viewpoints of segments of tim ber owners," according to Morris C. Bowker, assessors' association president. 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