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The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

A musical comedy comedian under
oath in New York admitted that he
could not sing There are many 9th.
ers.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

The best press agent in the world
is said to be the girl who has an out
of town friend coming to visit her.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

"A spade is not an implement Of
wealth." says a Pennsylvania labor
leader. It is, II it fills flush.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

Forty thousand people work at max.
ing gas in New York city. Now you
know what's the matter with the town.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

A Newark woman tried unsuccess-
fully ten times to end her life. Moth.
ing succeeds like sticktoitiveness.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

We may have the stingless honey
bee. but the political bee will keep
its stinger forever.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

That Cornell professor who predicts
another glacial epoch must be having
serious trouble with his furnace.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

A western man says it is possible
to dress well on $50 a year. He
doesn't refer to women.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

The worst never happens" says
the Toledo Blade. OF course not, it
is yet to come.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

The man with the outrigger knees
In the street cars is a good rival Of
the end seat hog.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22
emblaa Pioneer Express
yvARowttL . THOMPSON. Puts.
] pRMotNA, NoRTH DAKOTA
The rest cure is now offered to the
baseball fans free Of charge.
How do you like wireless" ~ .
verb? We rather admirationless It.
It's a dull Sunday paper these days
that doesn't exploit some new dancer.

In the time to come the reckless avi.
ator will be arrested for plain disor-
derly conduct.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

A Chicago pedagogue wants girls
taught cooking instead of classics. Bet
he married one of his pupils.
The pioneer express., 1912-11-22

Dunn-How pale and careworn Mrs.
Brown looks!
Gunn-Yes, she has on her Lenten
complexion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
OLD TALLY STICKS.
Their Use In England Was Abolished
With Disastrous Results.

In the museum attached to the
standards department of the board of
trade, in Old Palace yard, London,
a box containing a number of the old
exchequer tally sticks, upon which, un-
til an early period in the last century.
1t was the custom to keep the national
accounts.
The tallies were notched sticks Of
seasoned willow or hazel, the notch on
the edge representing the particular
amount-the smallest for pence a
larger notch for shillings and the larg-
est for pounds.
The system, which was first intro
duced by the Normans In the year 1906,
was not finally abolished until the
reign Of William w., and then only
with disastrous results. An order was
promulgated that the accumulated tai
lies, amounting to many thousands,
were to be destroyed, and they were
accordingly burned in one of the stoves
in the house of lords. By some means
or other the stove became choked, the
paneling caught fire, and in the end
the whole Of the palace of Westmin-
ster, with the exception of Westmin-
ster hall, was destroyed
Some years ago number of these
old tally sticks were discovered in
Martins bank, in Lombard street.
New York Tribune
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
JOINT RECEPTION.
W. C. T. L. and Equal Suffrage Clubs
Gather i'm Park.

The w. C. T. U. will give a recep-
ton to a number of new members in
the park, Tuesday afternoon, August
13, at 2:30 o'clock. An unusually
good program has been arranged for
that day. Addresses will be made by
prominent speakers of our own city.
besides others from immediate
towns
The subject which has been elic-
iting so much attention throughout
the state of late, that of equal suf-
frage, will be discussed.
Those interested in the work of
the society, or those who believe that
women should be factors for the well
fare of the home, will be cordially
welcomed. We would like to see in
our audience people who believe they
have moral right to protest against
wooden nutmegs, alum catsups or
aniline jellies and would like to have
women allowed the opportunity to
stock their larders with the delicacies
mother used to make" Likewise.
we would be glad to meet any who
are opposed to tar preparations as
bases for soft drinks, who would help
us keep the busy housefly from the
garbage can, and aid us to destroy
the menacing fever germs that lurk
in wait for helpless children or will
help to protect them from dope"
fiends, who, from time to time, en-
deavor to create taste, even in Ash
land, for nefarious drugs. We be-
lieve we are keeping our homes prop
erly when we are exchanging ideas
on these subjects, certainly as well,
If not better, than in making bead
chains-though we like bead chains
also, and some of us wear them.
But health, sanitation, pure food
the rule by right, not might, the
lower cost of living, the guarding
the children from evil-and that evil
may be so close that only mother S
love can drive it away-all these
things belong to the woman's king
dom, and the white ballot that de-
cides these things belongs to her also.
And so one man, who always
draws a crowded house, will tell you
these facts, and the second will en-
phasize them also. And the third
speaker? Well come out and hear
some plain, practical, common sense
embodied in an excellent program.
M. M. EDMUNDS,
Sec. w. C. T. U.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Puzzles From the Crock

If two are few, why not three: If
three, why not four, and by gradual
ly advancing increment of number why
not 10000. or any other number? Or,
again, if the loss of a single hair does
not make man bald, why should the
loss Of two, of three, and SO on, and
inferentially the loss of all?
If, then, no addition or subtraction
of unit can transform small num-
Der Of wheat grains into a heap or a
full head of hair into bald head, how
Is it possible that either transition
should ever be accomplished? =.
Take a grain Of millet out of bushel
and let 1t fall on the ground. and it
makes no noise. Take every grain in
succession of 10000, let the same hap
pen, and no sound is heard. Then col
lect all the grains back into the bushel
and pour it out, and the result is a
great noise. How, asks Zeno, can TO-
600 noiseless processes make one full of
noise?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Meals In the Dark Anas

Few references can be found as to
the manner in which a meal was serv-
ed and eaten during the dark ages. As
near as. we can learn, the soup was
put in big bowl with ears, called a
"porringer." There was seldom a
spoon for each person. Those who had
spoons dipped them into the porringer.
and the liquid was carried directly to
each mouth. Those who were without
spoons drank their soup from the por-
ringer, holding 1t by one of the ears.
or else borrowed a spoon of their
neighbor. The meats were placed in
a/large vessel in the center of the ia
BILE. Each person present at the meal
picked out with his fingers such bits
as he desired. One or two knives an
swered for half a dozen guests. Those
who were without knives borrowed
from those who had them AS rule,
the guests at table used their own
knives There is no evidence that
napkins were supplied to guests at
this period. At any rate, no mention
is made of them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
NEW RATES EFFECTIVE.
Local Schedule VIII Apply to Inter-
4 state Traffic September 10,

After September 10 the new freight
rates recently put into effect Port
land to Ashland will apply on inter-
state shipments as well as local ship
ments, thus doing away with the ne
cessity of reconsigning freight at
Portland. In other words, Ashland
merchants can bill their shipments
from other states direct to Ashland
and obtain the lowest existing rates.
The new transcontinental freight
tariffs have been completed. The
eastbound rates will become effective
August 10 and the westbound tariff
will go into effect on the second day
of September
All western tariffs have been re-
Vised, the dead wood thrown out and
the tariffs constructed on as nearly
a scientific basis as is possible, con-
sistent with the amended interstate
commerce act and the rules of the
commission.
In order to simplify the tariffs and
do away with the never-ending
source of irritation resulting from
overburdened commodity tariffs, all
commodities that move to very
limited extent in less than carload
lots, and such commodities as do not
move at all, have been removed from
the commodity tariffs and placed
under the general class tariffs.
In the former westbound tariffs
there were a large number of com
modify rates on non-seagoing articles
that were lower to Pacific coast ter
minal than to intermediate or in
terror points. These were readiusted
by advancing the terminal rates to a
figure that was reasonable for the
service performed. This did not in
crease the rates on these commodi-
ties at interior points, but in most
cases lowered them.
Rates that are lower to termina.
points than to interior points have
been forced by sea competition. But
rates on such articles as do not move
by sea, such as buggies, agricultural
implements, furniture, tin cans, etc,
that under the former tariff were
lower to terminal than to interior
points, were not defensible as sea.
forced rates Hence, the carriers
we're compelled to make rates or
these commodities that would be nc
lower to terminal points than to in
terror points.
A large number of carload and less
than carload commodities were elm
mated because of their mouse, henc,
such action did not increase the rate
or charge. Some few commodit,
rates were advanced because tn,
general readiustment of rates in tn,
intermountain and western territor.
made 1t necessary.
The commodity rates on less thai
carloads that have been eliminate,
in both east and west bound tariff
have been relegated to the classifi
cation and class rates.
Scale receipts at Tidings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
ROADHOUSE REOPENED.
But County Authorities Close 1t
Again Immediately.

An attempt to reopen the road
house near Medford closed several
months ago by District Attorney
Mulkey, has been frustrated by Act
ing Chief Cingcade and Mr.. Mulkey,
who, hearing that the house was re-
opened, visited the place and ordered
the inmates to leave town. Their
orders were obeyed without question.
Three women who recently arrived
from klamath Falls were found at
the house.
Acting on report that Walter
Boyd, who has charge of the prop
erty, had asked the women for SIS
month rent for the place and had
secured payment for month in ad.
vance, the police rounded him up
taking him before w. H. Canon. DO.
lice judge, who warned him to be
careful in renting the premises fol
such purposes. The house ordinar.
lily would rent for about SIS 9
month, declare the police.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
MAKING CLOUD PICTURES.
Some Useful Hints That May Help
Amateur Photographers.

SS'S' ''HhS tHdt way T1otP
Amateur Photographers.
Your cloud picture depends largely
upon your choice Of subject. Rivers
and small lakes, mountains and hills
lend the best contrast. while trees in
the immediate foreground come next.
Wide expanses of level lands or vast
stretches of water are unsatisfactory.
III you desire an ocean cloud effect be
sure to place cliff or some prominent
landmark in the foreground to break
the monOtony
The exposure for cloud effects, made
necessary by the laws of light and op-
tics, is necessarily very rapid Nnom-
alous as it may seem, this does not pre-
suppose an extra rapid lens. In fact
such a one may defeat the very object
you hope to attain. make my cloud
scenes with an ordinary rectilinear lens
by preference. The exposure with an
eight stop should be the maximum
speed Of the ordinary shutter. If the
day is exceedingly brilliant the stop
must be correspondingly decreased.
The great danger is in over exposure.
thereby dissolving your cloud.-Charles
Stuart Moody in Outing Magazine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
The London EobbY.

In humor, in urbanity. as in perfect
control of his district, the London po-
liceman is the nearest possible ap-
proach to perfection. To the stranger
he seems the politest of all the London
ers. The shop people in London are. in
the average. both stupid and rude; the
supposedly well bred people in Hyde
park, If a hapless vagabond were to
come to them for information. would
be either insolent or unintelligible; the
policeman, however, seems invariably
polite, wonderfully well Informed and
furnished with English that is not
nearly so atrociously cockney as that
of those who fancy themselves his bet
ters.-"VagabOnd Journeys, the Human
Comedy at Home and Abroad" by Per
cival Pollard.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
PULLS HAND FROM ROLLS
Flesh Torn From Thumb and Fingers
Lacerated.

Cottage Grove, Ore.-Barely es-
Gaping by rare presence of mind from
being drawn bodily onto the rolls of
the resaw at the Bow River Lumber
Company's mill and having the life
crushed out of him, Joe Stocks met
with injuries to his right hand that
necessitated the amputation of the
thumb at the second Joint.
When Stocks noticed his right
hand feeding into the rolls. he
grabbed his wrist with his left hand
and forcibly pulled the other hand
from between the rolls. The flesh
was torn from the thumb, leaving it
bare to the bone, and the first and
second fingers were mangled. But
Tor his presence of mind in pulling
MS hand out, he would have undoubt-
edly met horrible death.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
ROOSEVELT WILL WIN.
Georgia Delegate Comedies Taft But
Four States.

Chicago.-Conceding President
Taft but four states-New Mexico,
Wyoming, Utah and Vermont-in the
coming presidential election, with a
total of but IA electoral votes. C. w.
Mcclure, chairman of the Georgia
delegation to the progressive nation
al convention here, produced figures
intended to show lnat Colonel Roose-
velt's vote in the electrical college
will exceed both that of Taft ana
Wilson, the democratic nominee.
Among the states claimed by Nc
Clure for Roosevelt are California,
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Montana, Pennsylvania, Ne
vada, North Carolina, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Oregon, Ohio, Wash
ington, West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin-a total of 255 electoral votes.
The total number of votes in the
electoral college is 531, making 266
necessary to insure election.
Governor Wilson is conceded Ala
bama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana
Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Texas and
Virginia, with a total of 202 votes.
McClure's figures show that Roose-
velt will get sufficient votes from
doubtful states to insure his election
and puts Idaho, Massachusetts, Ten.
nessee, Georgia and Kentucky, witt
a total of sc votes, in this column.
1t was announced that Senator
Dixon, chairman of the progressive
national committee, approved Nc.
Clure's forecast.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
ZINC SMELLING.
Not q Modern Art. Since II Was Known
as Early as 1898.

as Early as 1898.
For. many years the art of zinc smelt-
Ing was supposed to be relatively mod
ern among metallurgical processes and
to be due to the invention of the Able
Daniel DOny, chemist of Liege. the
story Of whose accidental discovery in
1906 is classical.
The particular type of Belgian fur
mace may indeed be credited to Dony,
but it has long been doubtful whether
he was entirely unacquainted with pre-
Vious undertakings. Thus it is well
known that the manufacture of spelter
was begun in Upper Silesia about 1893
1900 by Johann Ruhberg. who learned
the art in England (where zinc sme1t-
ing was then being carried on by the
English process of distillation down.
ward and BeFgrath Dillinger began
zinc smelling in Carinthia in 1899.
AS remarked by ingalls, in "Produc-
tion and Properties of Zinc" ut is in
comprehensive indeed that ten years
later there should have been no knowl-
edge in Belgium of what was being
lone in this branch of metallurgy in
England, the two countries being sepa-
rated only by narrow strip of water,
While the news had previously pene-
trated eastward to the Polish frontier"
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
An Explorers Strataaem.

Sir Harry Johnston, the famous ex-
plorer, once escaped from a very tight
corner in Africa by queer stratagem.
A score or two Of murderous natives
had surrounded his tent. into which
before rushing 1t they sent an envoy.
The envoy was told the smallpox was
in the camp, and wretched Albino
was sent out as the awful example.
In five minutes the scared tribesmen
had vanished. AS Sir Harry well knew,
they feared the "white disease" more
than all the inventions of Maxim.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Honors at Colleoe.

"What was your sons social stand
ing in college"
"Oh, very fair. Why, he almost got
into the Gibber and Squeak societyw
"Indeed How was that?
"Why, you know they always hit
them on the back as sign they have
been selected, and George was hit on
the back with such force that it knock
ed him down."
'Mercyw
"Yes, indeed. He thought of course
he had been chosen, but he found out
afterward it was the class bully. who
hit him because he didn't like the set
of his collar. But even that's great
honor."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Tho American Collector.

"You can assure me that this old
master is genuine?'
"Oh, yes, my very dear sir. The
proof Is perfect Why. can point out
to you the very street in which the
poor old master lived"
"And you are sure he was an old
master?"
Sure! Why, my very dear sir, he
was more than ninety when he died."
"Ill take t."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
COUNTY COURT REPORT
Grind of the jackson County Court
Mostly Routine Work for
Last Week.

New Cases.-Hedges Buck Co. VS..
Geo. Kaufman, action for money
Gertrude Michael to Fred Michael,
divorce.-Eva Fisher to j M. Fisher,
divorce.
PrObate-Estate John B. MATHS,
order appointing Mary MATHS admin
istratrix.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
HOldup at NewIjort.

Don't get held up on your way TO
Newport. Keep your checks and
save money. Bains Transfer Com
pany meets all incoming boats. We
have no solicitor along the route or
on board the trains. We simply give
the public square deal and solicit
share of the patronage. IA
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
Dear Little Edward.

Uncle-What have you learned at
school today, Edward? Edward-Just
how to take the back off my history
and fix real good Indian story into it,
so the teacher can't find out that 1
amt studying.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
She Hated It-Sure

II hate flattery," she said
"Of course you do" he replied. "Ev-
cry pretty girl does"
Then she drew a long, deep sigh and
permitted him to press her cheek
against his wn.-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12
An Accomplishment to Be Revived.

Tommy Harduppe-Can you whistle.
Mr.. Wigwag? Wigwag-No, my boy.
My whistling days are over. Tommy
Then you'd better learn again. Wig
wag-Why? Tommy-'Cause | heard
pop say he owed you some money and
you'd have to whistle for it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

Parscn-Do you take this woman for
better or for worse? Bridegroom
Well, l can't exactly say. Her people
think it's for better. but mine think it's
for worse.-Life.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

1t is very easy TO get angry with
somebody for doing what it would be
very unreasonable for anybody to get
angry over II you do 1t. ,..
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

See Enders before leaving your
measure for a fall suit. You will
save money by doing it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

James Landers, who broke Jail in
Alaska in 1901, was arrested in Los
Angeles, where he was working as a
waiter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

Money to loan on improved ranch
es, first mortgages; mixed farms pre-
ferred. w. d. Hodgson, Ashland.
Phone 427-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

Star Laundry and FreLch Dry
Cleaning Company. Phone Ga.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-12

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