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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
EXPENSE OF STOPPING TRAINS.
S. p. Company Investigates to Get
Actual Figure.

Perhaps it has never occurred to
the casual traveller that it actually
costs a railroad company money to
start and stop its trains, so much that
the Southern Pacific Company has
had the problem investigated with a
view to getting exact figures. While
authorities differ on the estimates, it
seems quite we'll established that
every time the brakes are applied on
an average sized passenger train and
power again applied to set it in mo-
tion, the railroad company is out
from so to so cents: 1t costs about
that to take care of the wear and
tear upon apparatus, to allow for the
strain on the track, to provide the
power to pump the air and to furnish
the steam that starts the wheels re-
volving.
On the Pacific system of the South
ern Pacific Company, with hundreds
of trains daily, it can readily be seen
that unnecessary stops are expensive,
that is stops which are not made to
load and unload passengers.
For this reason alone, to say moth
ing of the more important ones OF
delay to passengers and merchandise
the railroads are doing their utmost
to run trains through without delay
Double tracks, long and frequent sid
ings, carefully inspected and kept ur
equipment are among the things that
officials are constantly studying tc
keep traffic rolling. No one benefits
more than a railroad in keeping the
traffic in motion once it starts sc
that it may go from point of origin
to destination with as few stops as
possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
In NIemOriam.

At a meeting of the city council
of the city of Ashland the following
resolution was adopted; +
Whereas, Our hearts are saddened
by the loss of R. H. Burns, our fell
low townsman and co-worker, little
did we think when last we met that
he would be called so soon, the
shock is inexpressible,
Be it resolved, That the city re-
corder be instructed to convey to the
bereaved ones our unbounded SYM.
pathy in this, their hour of sorrow
That these resolutions be spread on
the records of the city and published
in each of the city papers.
w. H. GOWDY,
G.. H. GILLETTE,
A.. NJ. BEAVER.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
new CURRENCY BILL
Condensed Synopsis of the Revised
Currency Bill Which is Be-
fore Congress.

The revised currency bill provides
for the establishment of Is regional
districts, the associations of national
banks in these districts to be known
as the federal seserye bank, the min
imum capital stock of which cannot
be less than $5,OOO,OOO.
The central control of the reserve
banks will be vested in a board of
directors consisting of three cabinet
officers, three men elected by the
reserve banks and three men appoint
ed by the president.
This central control extends even
to the requiring of one reserve asso-
citation to lend money to another.
The new currency to be provided is
limited to $5OO,OOO,OOO. This is to
be known as federal reserve notes
and is to be loaned to the reserve
banks whenever deemed necessary.
The security of these notes may be
government or state bonds or ap-
proved commercial paper. The rate
of interest is to be established by the
central board.
Every federal reserve bank must
at all times have in its own vaults
in gold or lawful money a sum equal
to 33 1-3 per cent of its outstanding
federal reserve notes.
National bank depositaries are to
be superseded by the reserve banks.
The headquarters of the federal re-
serve board will be located in Wash
ington,
Provision is to be made to give
authority to what are now known as
country banks to lend money on
farming lands.
The introduction to the bill reads:
"a bill to provide, fer the estab-
lishment of federal reserve banks
for furnishing elastic currency, af
fording a means of rediscounting
commercial paper and to establish q
more effective supervision of banking
in the United States and for other
purposes.
The bill provides that within &C
days after passage of this act, the
secretary of the treasury, the secre
tary of agriculture and the comptrol
ler of the currency, acting as re
serve bank organization committee
shall designate among the reserve
cities now authorized by law mum
ber of such cities to be known al
federal reserve cities, and in which
federal reserve banks will be estab
lished.
Every national bank within a Civ
en- district shall be required to sub
scribe to the capital stock of the fed
eral reserve bank of that district
sum equal to 20 per cent of its unim
paired capital.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
-NKPUEEoN's ARMY EAGLES.
They Were Patterned After the An.
eient Symbol Of the Caesars.

They Were Patterned After the An.
eient Symbol Of the Caesars.
Eagles lasted only from 1905 to
Waterloo. Before then it had been the
custom in armies to carry huge un-
wieldy flags mounted on poles which.
while they afforded rallying point for
their corps. also drew the enemy's fire.
1t remained for Napoleon to revive the
ancient symbol of the Caesars.
At first an eagle was presented to
every battalion of infantry and every
squadron of horse. But owing to the
number of eagles captured this allow
ance was cut down. All battalion
eagles were withdrawn and one eagle
was carried by each regiment of foot
and cavalry. In 1872 a still further
reduction was made and in some cases
line regiments were ordered to leave
their eagles in their arsenal. These
standards were also taken from all
regiments of light cavalry and one
eagle sutticed occasionally for an in
fantry brigade.
The eagle itself w5s eight inches in
height and nine lncGvs across the
wings. 1t stood or brass block three
inches square and weighed three and u
half pounds.
Modern colors. cumbrous as they are.
are as nothing compared to the old
ones, which were as difficult to hide as
the big drum. Thus there existed a
regular system for saving eagles
Sometimes, when the tide of war ran
adversely. they were unscrewed and
put into haversacks or great coat
pockets. At other times they were
buried. thrown into ponds or rivers.
broken up. hidden in hollow trees. and.
most humiliating OF all. stuffed into
some dead horse. to be hauled out
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Weekly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Removing Paint Stains.

Paint is one Of the most usual Of the
unavoidable stains which afflict the
skirt worn out of doors. Fresh paint"
signs are all very well If they are seen
In time, but they have an inconvenient
way Of appearing boldly before the
eyes after damage has been done. The
sooner a paint stain Is removed the
easier the task Of removal will be.
Spread little dry laundry or corn
starch around the spot to keep the
paint when moistened from spreading.
Then wet the stain with turpentine.
After few minutes moisten again.
Scrape the paint up with dull knife
or a spoon handle and wet again with
turpendne. When there is no trace
left Of the paint rub the spot dry with
a clean cloth and brush Off the starch.
washington Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Travelling Sand Hills.

On the coast of Pomerania there are
large tracts of sand heaped up by the
wind, hundreds of yards in breadth
and from 60 to 12Q feet high. and
these bills. propelled by the wind.
move steadily in IAN easterly direction.
The speed at which these great hills
travel is from thirty-nine to ffty-six
feet year. Pine woods. which some
times come in their line of march. can
not stop them and are completely de-
strvyed. The branches are rotted Off
by the sand. and nothing Is left Of the
tree but the bare stems. which after
a few years wither and die.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
COULDN'T SEE THE JOKE.
Charles eunhner's Woefui Lack Of q
Sense Of Humor.

oeuSe OF TIumoTs
1t was rainy afternoon, and Mr..
Longfellow was Obliged to go out, leav-
ing Sumner stretched on the sofa read
ing Lowelrs volume. When he re-
turned he asked Sumner how he liked
the poems. and Sumner replied: "They
are admirable. very good indeed. But
why does he spell his words so badly?"
LongfellOw said that he attempted to
explain that the poems were purposely
written in the New England dialect,
but Sumner could not understand.
One summer at Nahant | dined at
Mr. LOngfellow's with Mr.. Sumner and
some others. Sumner was a collector
Of china, about which he knew a great
deal, as he did about many other
things. He told US a story about
going to see Lord ExmOuth's collection
and how fine 1t was. When he was
taking his leave Lord Exmouth gave
him two rare plates and offered to send
them to his lodgings. but Sumner
would not be parted from his prize and
| insisted on taking them home with him
/ In his cab. When he had concluded
his story. which was interesting, but
long in narration. Tom Appleton, Mr.,
Longfellow's brother-in-law,' who was
present. said. "a pleasing tale, illus
trated with two plates" Everybody
laughed. and Sumner. looking about
most good naturedly, said: What are
you all laughing at? suppose Apple
ton is up to some mischief. but my
Story Is quite true."-From "Some Ear
ly Memories" by Senator 81. Q. Lodge,
in Scribner's Magazine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Lot 8. Onions. Especially


Glass A-First prize, SO cents;
second prize, 25 cents.
Glass B-First prize, SO cents;
second prize, 25 cents.
Lotto. Sweet Peas.
First prize, so cents; second prize,
25 cents
Lot 10. Asters.
First prize, so cents; second prize,
25 cents.
Lot II. Bread Zone LOaf.)
First prize, sack best flour, given
by the Ideal Grocery, Ashland; sec
ond prize, two-pound box fancy can
dy, given by j. r. Walker, proprietor
confectionery store at Neil Creek.
Lot II. Handmade Dress and
Apron.
First prize, $3.50; second prize,
book, by Miss Ruth York, teacher
District 60.
Lot 13. Machine-Made Dress and
apron.
First prize, $3.50; second prize,
one years subscription to the Pa
cific Homestead, Salem, Ore, the
great northwestern farm paper.
Lot ID. Darning. (Three Pieces.)
Glass A-First prize, so cents;
second prize, 25 cents.
Glass B-First prize, so cents;
second prize, 25 cents.
Lot 10. Best Three Exhibits by Any
One Boy or Girl.
First prize, Angora goat, given by
d. N. Davis, breeder of Angora goats,
Ashland; second prize, one years
subscription to Poultry Life.
Lot 1S. Best Cake.
First prize, 81, given by ]. N. Dem
mis-, proprietor Ashland Feed Store;
second prize, subscription to Rural
Spirit.
Lot 10. Best Cockerel.
First prize, so cents; second prize,
subscription to Rural Spirit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
st. Paul De1uged by Electrical Storms.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 16--Many
cellars in the business district are
being pumped out today, following
one of the most severe electrical and
rain storms ever experienced in this.
section. Mrs. Ella Henry, while
standing with her daughter, Mrs. w.
H. Greer, was struck by a bolt of
lightning and instantly killed. Many
small fires were started by lightning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
DEMAND INTERVENTION
Foreign Nations Are Demanding
United States to Act in
Mexico.

Washington, July 16.-Acting on
instructions from President Woodrow
Wilson, Secretary of State Bryan to-
day cabled Henry Lane Wilson,
American ambassador to Mexico City,
to come to Washington Immediately
for a conference on the Mexican sit
nation. The president desires a de-
tailed report on conditions there.
The hope of the administration to
postpone action in regard to the
Mexican situation until after the Oc-
tober elections in that country, it is
generally believed, has been de-
stroyed as a result of the information
and representations of Great Britain.
1t is understood that the British
foreign office has practically served
rotice on the state department that
the United States must guarantee
peace in Mexico under the Monroe
doctrine. Other European nations
are expected to follow.
The situation is regarded as most
delicate. The United States is vir-
tually the only civilized nation now
Withholding recognition of the Huer-
ia government in Mexico, 1t is
feared if the United States were to
recognize Huerta now it would be
construed as a "backdown," and
that Huerta would become more ar
rogant than ever. The fact, how
ever, that the Huerta government
! has not been recognized makes it diff
ficult adequately to protest against
the treatment accorded American res
idents, and Ambassador Wilson q
prevented from acting in concert with
the representatives of the other pow.
ers in Mexico City.
Reports from United States con-
suls in Mexico indicate that the anti
American sentiment in that country
is growing. Both the federals and
luo McAlCdn ISuelS are luC6ho6t
against United States citizens.
Oscar Braniff, one o. the riches
men in Mexico, conferred today witl
President Wilson, and it is under
stood he reported that conditions il
the southern republic are alarming
After this conference a statemen
was issued by Secretary of Stat
Bryan that Ambassador Wilson hat
been summoned to Washington
Bryan refused to affirm or deny tn,
report that Germany had formal
requested the United States to III
tervene in Mexico.
Sonora Madero, widow OF. the mar
tyred president of Mexico Francisc
/. Madero, believes the Huerta gov
ernment is nearing it's end. On ar
irving here she said: Il do not be
lieye the government of the traitor
can long survive. l have not bee
following the political situation i
Mexico since I left there. / hav
been living quietly in the Unite
States since my husbands execution
When ! arrived in New York l sal
my husband was murdered in col
blood, and ! stand by that clair
now"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

Lord Stratchona has given $780,
600 for the purchase of a site for
a drill hall, to be used exclusively by
students of McGill University in Mon
treal.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Difficulties of .h. Na.ursli..

At one end or the other Of every ami
NAL lies a danger which makes the
closest investigation impossible. To
study the mule we must hold him by
the head. but to study the bull we
must have a tail hold as a vantage
.poiEt-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

A new printing, cumming and per-
forating machine in the bureau of
engraving and printing at Washing
ton turns out mile of finished post
age stamps every five minutes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Not a LabOring Man.

Tramp-Good morning, lady. l
thought perhaps l might be able to
get a bite here.
Mrs. Snapp-Certainly not!'
Tramp-Oh, then, am laboring
under mistake.
Mrs. Snapp-It strikes. me you
never labor under any circumstances.
London Opinion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
NOTICE.

Please get your items for the Tid-.
ings in the day before date of phbli-
cation, If possible. All matter must
hereafter by in type by noon on pub
licatiOn day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

The tulip beds on the premises of
c. M. Thomas, Spruce street, Rock
land, Me-, have evoked a great deal
of comment and admiration. There
are between $4,000 and $4,000 of
the plants, the blooms ON which
make dazzling sea of color.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

If the earth were to revolve II
times faster than it does. bodies at
the equator would lose their weight
and remain stationary in the air
without support.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

A balloon carrying recording in
struments, sent up by an Italian
scientist, reached an altitude of 23
miles and found the coldest tempera-
ture 20 degrees below zero, IL miles
mn.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Plenty of ,Chanue-

Fashionable Physician = What you
really need is change of climate.
Tho Patient Change OF climate! Why.
I've never had anything else! rye
lived in New York all my life.-Life.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

More than a million bricks were
used in Greater New York last year,
most of which came from brickyards
along the Hudson river.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

Though school states have been
thought to be out of date, more than
100000 of them were manufac-
tured in the United States last year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

A mammoth oil-driven harvester
that is being tried on Australian
wheat fields strips about 60 acres
day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Defined.

"Pa. what is a receiver"
"A receiver. my son. is a man who
winds up business after It has run
down. Transcript
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

Several piers, 1000 feet in length,
will be constructed at the Atlantic
end OF the Panama canal
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

SUNSET MAGAZINE and Ashland
Tidings one year $2.75 to old or new
subscribers. Regular price of Sunset
1agazine is $3.50 per year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

The Mississippi river is $3.50 miles
long, and the Missouri, which en-
pties into it, is 3,100 miles long
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

A folding metal seat, which will
grip any size window sill, has been
invented for window washers use.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
Even Exchange.

Eggs and produce taken in ex-
change for dry goods, shoes, gro
ceries, ETC., at the Ashland Trading
Company. 71-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

Germany uses 11S,OOO tons of
American lubricating oils annually.
Its total consumption of such oils
reaches 100000 tons.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

Bunko artists say that black sheep
are the hardest to fleece.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17

After scandal gets started the
brakes always refuse to work. - Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutions! treatment. Halls Ca
'arrh Cure il taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that ii
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials. Address, +. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. SOLD by all druggists,
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.-Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

The Star. respectfully requests It's
valued correspondents send in their
letters on Monday or as soon after as
possible. There is always a crowd OF
advertising on the last section of the
weekly paper that sometimes causes
these letters to be left out. They car
round up the regular news of their
neighborhoods by Monday. and If any
specially important event occurs after
that they can report it by a specia
letter or card. In case of a murder Oh
! other sensational event, they should
use the telephone or telegraph as soor
as they hear of 1T.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20
BLITClITON

BHtchton. Feb 19-Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Brooks of Oldtown were sun
day visitors.
Mr.. Joseph Akin spent last week al
Morriston.
Mr. J. E. sherouse and Miss Ruby
.sherouse were on the sick list last
week
Mr. Wynn of Montbreok were here
on business Monday.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Bitch and j. W. Coul-
ter spent Monday in Ocala.
Mr.. Vasco Seckfnger and Miss Min
ME seckinger of Berlin were guests OF
Mr.. w. p. Hammens and family sun
day.
The sudden death of Mr., T. j. Sis
trunk Friday was quite shock to his
many friends. We extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Mr. and Mrs S. H. Bitch of Willis
ton passed through Monday.
Mr. W. H. Fl. Bitch of Morriston
called Tuesday.
Mrs. B. ]. George and Mrs. E. Clark
drove over Monday in the formers
car
DR.. A. p Montague, president OF
Columbia College, Lake City. viii
speak here March 3. Dinner ON the
ground. Everybody invited.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20
COMMITTEES IF THE COUNCIL

Judiciary-C. NJ. Livingston, chair
man; ]. H. Taylor, E. T. Helvenston.
Finance. "a. Carmichael, chair
man: E. T. He1venston, B. A. Wealth
ers.
Light and Water. H Taylor,
chairman: F. G. b weihe. B. A. Wealth
ers,
street-B. A. weathers. chairman;
F. G. Il. Weihe, E. C. Bennett
FIRE.. G. B. Weihe. Chairman; E.
IT. Helvenston. Walter Hood.
Police-E. T. Helvenston, Chairman:
G. weihe. Z. c. Bennett.
Cemetery. .... Chairman;
F. G. B. Weihe, c. NJ Livingston.
MarkeT-C NJ Livingston, Chair
man; Walter Hood,
Sanitary-walter Hood. Chairman
IT, H. Taylor. G. A.. Carmichael
BUILDING. C. Bennett, Chairman
I'll. A. Carmichael. ]. H. Taylor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20
FREEDOM IS A FAILURE
Dozen Chiefs Strike for
Supremacy

Mexico City, Feb. 20.-The execution
Of Gustavo Madero, known as @the
power behind the throne" in Mexico
formed tragic sequel TO the upheaval
in Mexico yesterday when Francisco
Madero was turned out of the federal
government
The president and his brother were
sent as prisoners to the arsenal, from
which Feliz Diaz had bombarded the
city for ten days. Soon after their
arrival there Gustavo Madero was sub
jected to the notorious fugitive law
by which he was free to run under the
fire Of his guards He fell dead under
their bullets
Gen. Victoriana Huerta, who COM
manded the Madero forces against the
rebellious troops under Gen. Felix
Diaz. has been proclaimed provisional
governor general Of the republic
Gen. Aureliano Blanquet, who aided
in the overthrow of Madero, is pro-
visional military commander.
These arrangements have been
agreed to by Gen. Felix Diaz and the
ten days battle which he has been
waging with the federal troops appears
to be over.
report received from the interior
makes it evident that the revolution
throughout the republic is far from
ended. The report said that Emilio
Yasquez Gomez will persist in back
ing himself for the post of provisional
president, taking it for granted that
Emiliano Zapata will continue to keep
his thousands in the south.
Two other factors which must be
taken into account are the proba BILE
course of the Orozco-SaIa ar revolu-
tionfsts in the north and the Zapata
rebellion in the south of Mexico, for,
if the leaders of these movements, as
Huerta regime, another period Of dis
order and suspense is expected, which
might affect the attitude of the United
States towards the new government
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-20

olate candy. A branch of holly was
then presented and all guessed at the
number Of leaves on it. A prize was
given to the one guessing nearest TO
the correct number, and TO the one
guessing farthest from the number.
Miss Helen Mills was awarded prize
for guessing nearest 10 the correct
number, which was a box Of sardines.
Mr.. Sam Gore OF Gopher Hill won the
other prize. who ch was a cake of sweet
soap Valentines were then distrfbut-
ed and the remainder Of the time was
spent playing very interesting games
Quite number were present and a
splendid time reported by all