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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
CheerfulneSS.

We wonder if we all have an idea
of what the definition of cheerfulness
is. The dictionary says, good spirit
or mirth. But no matter what the
definition is, if we do not apply it or
put it into practical use. How often
we see a dear girl who is homely but
has hosts of friends, and we see an
other girl who is indeed beautiful
but no persons seem to love her, nor
even care to associate with her. This
is the reason: The first girl is hap
py and cheerful who has a smile and
pleasant word for old and young,
rich and poor, and who is ever glad
and happy, not one day pleasant and
the other cross and gloomy. Where
as, the beautiful girl, we are sorry
to say, not always, but very often,
is selfish and spoiled, and if she can
not do as she pleases, or the weather
is unpleasant when she wants to go
away, she is cross and unpleasant,
and very often scolds a little bit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

observed by these same colonists.
who were suffering from the effects
of a prolonged drought which had
scorched their corn and stunted their
beans The rain which soon after
ward fell they believed could not
have come but for their united and
public petition. The next public
Thanksgiving was held in Boston by
the Bay Colony, on February 22
1880. This was an expression Of
gratitude for the safe arrival OF food
bearing ships from England. From
then until 1864 there were about
twenty-four Thanksgiving days ap-
pointed in Massachusetts, but il was
not a regular biennial custom. I'm
1875, time of deep gloom in both
Massachusetts and Connecticut on
account of many attacks from fierce
savages, no days of Thanksgiving
were celebrated.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
TWO PRESIDENTS.

Let us agree with Mr. Vanderlip
that he is the greatest president of
the greatest bank in the greatest city
of the greatest state of the greatest
republic, and then what? Does it
follow that the people of the United
States in their political capacity must
act upon financial questions as he
indicates? We think not.
There is a president at Washing
ton who is greater even than Van
derlip; who speaks not far a class
but for all; who represents no inter-
ests but public interests; whose re-
sponsibilities are to the people and
not to Standard Oil stockholders, and
the field of whose activities is not
Wall street but the world.
Whether the mighty Vanderlip is
to be heard for himself alone or in
part for those who have made him
what he is, we beg him not to be
ridiculous. When it comes to an
issue in this country between Presi-
dent Vanderlip and President Will
son, we know now as well as we shall
know year hence what the result
must be.-New York World.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
A THOUSAND A DAY.

No, we can't say that we would
care to be in the shoes of the seven
children of the late Adolphus Busch,
st. Louis fifty times millionaire
brewer, six of whom are each to have
an income of thousand dollars a
day, and the seventh to get twice as
much.
You see, il we had that much COM
ing in without working for 1t, we'd
probably lose the incentive to earn
money, and that would be bad
thing. Folks sometimes say they'd
like to quit working, but they seldom
mean it. There isn't better fun in
life than doing work you like to do.
And even drudging is better than
loafing as a steady thing. Think
not? Then think again.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen
Saving the Babies.


OF course old maids and childless
couples are better qualified than any
body else to give the advice about
the care of babies, but now and then
counsel from other sources is worthy
of attention. The state board of
health of New York has made a re-
markable record in the reduction of
the death rate of children under one
year old. The figures for the last
ten years are almost unbelievable,
yet they constitute statistical fact
They show in general that only one
baby dies where three used to die.
Much has been done in New York
towns in the way of establishing pure
milk stations and inspection and reg
ulating COW stables. But the state
board of health attributes the reduc-
tion in the death rate chiefly to the
fact that these simple rules have
been dinned into the ears of moth
ers:
Give the bay pure air, day and
night.
Give it NO food but mothers milk,
milk from the bottle, or food direct
ed by the physician.
Whenever it cries or is. fretful, do
not offer it food, give it water.
Be sure that it gets enough sleep
two maps during the day at least.
Do not put clothing on it.
Battle it in a tub every day.
Don't handle it, leave it alone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
THE NEW HIGHWAY.

Friday was a great day, when the
first ground was broken for Jackson
county's new highway. A paved way
over the Siskiyou range on a six per
cent maximum grade will be worth
more to the valley in advertising
value than the cost of the road en-
tirely through the county. Two
years ago the writer made the trip
from Los Angeles to Ashland by auto
Beginning at Sacramento every ga
rage warned US of the bad roads over
the Siskiyou. They said You will
find the roads fair until you strike
the Sacramento canon, then it gets
worse and worse until you reach the
Siskiyou ridge, if you get over that
whole you are lucky" That made us
feel like we wished we hadn't started
But after our road is completed every
garage from San Diego to Seattle
will tell the tourists that when they
olilhS lu6 OlShly Ou range lnSy VIII
have the best going on the route;
from there the road will be paved on
a 24-foot bed, with easy curves cap
able of speed of twenty miles, and
a grade that will admit that speed
on high; every tourist will know of
it and none will want to miss it. In
stead of them leaving the Pacific
highway at Ager, as many of them
did last year, going by way of Kla-
math falls to Crater lake, all of them
will ccme over the hill to Ashland
and Medford, going to the crater over
the Prospect road. That alone will
leave thousands of dollars in the val
ley that we do not now get. The
value of paved highway, such as
the Jackson county road will be, is
beyond computation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
JESSIE WILSON'S CHOICE.

There used to be curiosity at
wedding over the kind of woman
whom the bridegroom picked to be
the mother of his children; but in
this White House affair it is equally
interesting to know what kind of
chap the bride has chosen to be the
father of her family.
All the Wilson's seem to be whole
some and canny folks; but while
lot of persons are talking eugenics
here comes Jessie Wilson with one
of the best demonstrations of it that
the country has ever seen.
Fer her young man is not only
clean. stalwart and outstanding, with
a line of fine ancestry behind him,
but he also has, what is not less i'm
portant, the right outlook upon the
future.
Frank Sayre was born to a wad
and if he had been an average lad
it probably would have spoiled him.
It's a mighty big testimonial that
he has come through this severest
of tests without being singed.
When he had got through college
where he hadn't been either a mol
lycoddle or a hellion, but just
wholesome fellow, equally ready for
study or play-there was in front of
him the problem which all young
sters have to face: What shall
do with my,life?"
Sayre could have gone in for busi-
ness and had money or prestige to
push him along. But business
looked pretty selfish to one who al
ready had enough.
Or he could have gone in, as
Harry Thaw did, for sordid indul-
gence. But he didn't want to rot.
So he decided instead to go in for
service. And his first move was to
volunteer to help Sir Wilfred Gran
fell in the latter's great work among
the unfortunate natives of Labrador
Next he took up law to see how
he could make it serve the ends of
Justice. He is struggling in it's
meshes now and doubtless finding
how hard the task is to make it and
justice match. Report has it that
he has already decided he can do
better work as trainer and inspirer
of young men and that, therefore,
he will try being an assistant to the
president of Williams College-who
needs some one to look after the
boys while he phrsues the dollars.
It's the spirit, however, rather
than the details of the young mans
career that counts. He wants to be
useful, he wants to be unselfish, he
wants to lend hand.
Yes, we guess Jessie's made good
choice. Anyhow, the folks wish her
well.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
ROAD MATERIAL PARASITES.

A disgruntled corrugated steel cul-
vert company accuses Judge Tou
Velle of accepting from them a set
of auto tires at cost just after he
had purchased a bill of steel culverts
for the county last July, Judge Tou
Velle says the agent offered to send
him the tires, but that he told him
he preferred to purchase tires in the
open market Now, since his COM
pany failed to land the bill for the
culverts to be placed on the new Pa
cific Highway, it comes forth with a
charge on its books against Judge
Tou Velle for a set of tires furnished
him last July. Along with this
charge comes the complaint that
road material men who had failed in
getting the inside with Major Bowlby
are threatening to get his hide" :"
Apparently the tire episode is the
first card in the play.
Such tricks as this one are not
new among material men. 1t has
been part of the tricks of the trade"
among them for years to try and
get something on public officials who
are about to let large contracts in
the hope of forcing their material
into the work at high cost. 1t is
too generally the rule that public
officers allow themselves to be
trapped in this way, resulting in
great loss to the public treasury.
This company should be brought
before the grand jury with their
books and be made to show up this
dirty trick. Governor West, in his
talk at the ground breaking Friday,
said he would make it his business
to see that the matter was brought
before the grand jury at its next ses-
sion. That should be done, and no
doubt Judge Tou Velle will insist
that it be done.
The sooner highbinders among
road material men are brought to ac-
count for their crooked work., the
sooner will fair competition and
reasonable prices be established.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
HUERTA WANTED AN EXCUSE.

Evidently Huerta has been sick of
his job for weeks, but his foolish
pride has precluded him from taking
the manly course and stepping down
and out. All he has wanted was any
sort of an excuse to save his face"
in quitting. But the course of the
administration in this country has
been so firm, so dignified, so impair
tial, that the Mexican political play
actors have had no opportunity to
frame up situation that would
make hero of Huerta. And a Mex
ican without some claims to heroics
is mighty lean greaser. Under the
conditions that President Wilson ere
ated when he called "hands off in
Mexico" there was only one show for
Huerta or any of his tawdry follow
ers to achive immortality, and that
was by the revolving course over
which they so recently sent Madero.
Eager as they were for valiant rec
ords, they had not the courage to
seek it in the face of death. So
Huerta has held on, hoping that
something would turn up that would
let him out, saving him from the
customary fiasco that accompanies
the finish of nearly every Mexican
undertaking. But even in this the
poor creature has been disappointed
Surely the way of the dictator is be-
coming harder each day, especiall,
the way of one so coarse and Grass
as Huerta. The progressive move
ment has encompassed the world II
is operative even in Mexico.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

Giving God thanks for safe arrival
and many other blessings was first
heard on New England shores from
the lips of Popham colonists at Mon
hegan, in the Thanksgiving service
of the Church of England. The first
Thanksgiving was observed in De-
cember, 1921. This was a week of
fasting. Venison was brought in by
the Massasoit Indians and dozens Of
wild turkeys, rabbits and smaller
game were slaughtered for the feast.
The Indians were invited to join the
whites in the merrymaking, an invi-
tation which was promptly accepted.
The records make no mention of any
special religious exercises during the
week of fasting. In July, 1923, a
fast day of nine hours of prayer was
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

repeat one word that to others will
cause a frown or sadness. But ever
live a sunshine to all, whether
friends or foes. For soon life's
storms will all be still, and all life's
noise into calm will pass; then rest
and quietness will come at last.
What matters, then, which it be, love
or hate? Calm hands are folded
over quiet breasts. Our weary heads
will be pillowed in sweet rest. Our
deathless soul in their words shall
live. Our life is but the passing pic
ture of a shadowed dream. Then
paint the picture of JOY and happi-
ness ana not as the world would
have it, sorrow and happiness.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY.
(By N. Leon sexsmith.)

Where goest thou. sweet Katherine
May,
On this gloriously beautiful Thanks
giving day?"
Asked the reverend father as he
passed her way.
"Oh, sir, dest taking doodies to poor
Aunty Jones
Who lives down in Hut Alley all
alone.
She'll be so thankful today that I
coined"
And he paused to watch the dear lit
tie feet
Go hurrying on the Hut Alley street
With her Thanksgiving basket of
dainties and sweets,
And upward there rose from his lips
a prayer,
"God bless her"
So the years passed on.
A gay maiden sang as onward she
sped
To the home of a cripple whose
mother was dead,
Was hailed by a group of girls who
all said:
"Oh, come go with us, dear Rather
inc May.
For we're going to have a real gala
day
A Thanksgiving dinner in a boat on
the bay"
20 no." she cried, her face beaming
with joy,
Pm going to bring the poor crippled
boy
To a Thanksgiving dinner which he
will enjoy"
All kissed her and said Except proud
Bessie Dare),
God bless her."
So the years passed on.
A sweet mother sat by her bountiful
board,
Which was graced at the head by her
master and lord
And her two happy children, fair
Gretchen and Floyd.
Their guests that Thanksgiving were
two orphans poor
Whose parents had left them not two
years before.
Ere their feast they had finished
came ring at the door;
A message-"O Katherine May. haste
to the bedside of Bessie Dare. ="
Soon she was leaning DER the face
- pale and spare
And caught the faint whisper "Of my
child take care"
And closing her eyes with thankful
smile said,
God bless her."
So the years passed on.
No JOY nor feastlng that Thanksgiv-
ing day,
For the angels had come for dear
Katherine May.
She was old and feeble, and wrinkled
and gray,
But her beautiful life dispelled half
the gloom
AS her loved ones crept softly into
the room
To gaze on the sweet, tranquil face,
all too soon.
But there was another with feeble
soft tread
Unobserved crept and knelt by the
side of his dead,
And silently wept as he bowed low
his head
And kissed her and reverently
breathed a
God bless her."
And the years passed on
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

The generation of man is like the
leaves OF the trees-green in youth I;
now withering on the ground. And
thus the generation of the race de-
Gays; so follow these as those who
have passed away. Then bear in
mind our steps of time, and let not
our angry passions arise against our
fellow persons. Let not our tongues
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

The people who have so much sym
pathy for those who have gone be
yond all earthly help might use lit
tie OF it in everyday life to good
and excellent purpose The idea of
kicking people when alive and then
for a person to weep over their
grave when dead is one reason why
the world is no better today. Speak
your kind words to the living and
when you are dead you need not care
what is said OF you.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

Two Newburg, N. Y, men took
mercury tablets on dare with prob
ably fatal results. Their departure
from this life will not be any great
intellectual loss to the community.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

General Carranza says he could
clean out Huerta in 80 days If he
could get arms. There is a prevail
ing impression that Huerta may soon
enter for the Marathon run record
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

More people are being killed by
taking poison tablets in the night,
but nywya the estate saved the price
of a match.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

If William Randolph Hearst would
only march on the Mexican capital
in his wrath, no doubt Huerta would
take to the tall timber.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

Whether the poor are getting poor
er or not, the rich are certainly get
ting richer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

A great problem: To get landless
people and peopleless land together.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

Great and destructive storms al
ready; oh, no. not in Oregon,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-01

The president needs all his wisdom
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
.DfPOSED MAYOR
TO BE OUSTED
May Start a New Revolution in
Mexico-Hldalgo Probably
Will Open Revolt.

Mexico City, Jan 20.--It is ex-
tremely probably that Governor
Hidalgo, Of the State of Tiaxcala,
who has been deposed by order of
the legislature of his state, backed
who refuses to leave his office in
favor Of General Proto Sanchez, will
take the field in an open revolt
against the Government, thus be-
ginning new revolution.
I Governor HidaIgo has thousands
of armed supporters who resent the
governments action in deposing
him. a fight is expected, either to-
night or tomorrow when the govern
ment cavalry arrives at til City Of
TlaxcaIa, to enforce the order of the
legislature.
General Pedra Lascurian informed
the senate in secret session today
that there was now no serious Ques-
ton existing between Mexico and
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
PARCELS POST
POINTS IN Detail
Maps aud Pamphlets Issued BY Gov
eminent Give Wanted
Information.

The sovernmental Inauguration of
the parcels post which went into
effect with the new year, while gem
orally conceded to be fully outlined
to the public, lacks in detail clear
ness when the individual applies it
to personal usefulness. To this
end the post office department has
issued a Parcels Post Map and sew
eral official phamplets fully explain
ing the inner workings of the new
system. The first of these were re-
ceived in Cairo yesterday by Secre-
tary Vanderburg of the Commercial
Club. -.
The map shows the dotted circum-
ferences of the numbered zones
in the various so mile
spaces from Cairo covering the en-
tire continent and in a tabulated
form gives the various rates per
pound for the sending OF packages
from this city to any point in the
United States, the same being de-
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
MIL CREEK

The Modern Woodmen installed
officers for he ensuing year Thurs
day night, Jan 16, after which ali
present partook Of q banquet and
smoker THE following are those
who We're installed: ]. l.. Miller.
consul; A. Il. Goodman. Advisor:
Scott Jordan, banker; w. A. Fink.
clerk; Y T. Avett escort; Ed Davis
Waterman: J, A. Caster sentry; b.
L. Goodman, manager. A. F. Dillow
was installing officer.
A. r. Nansickle, of Tamms, was
here sday looking after his ties
which were loaded out last week.
G. A. Williamson, OF Murphysb3ro.
was here Saturday on business.
Scott ordan made a business trip
to Cairo Monday.
Quite little sickness is reported
at this writing mostly cold and Ia
grippe.
A wreck occurred Friday about
| o'clock at Weaver Hill about four
miles north Of here. delaying No
thirty minutes. The wreck was
caused by bad wheel on one of tbs
new cars belonging tic the Atlantic
, Coast line which jumped the track
!dorailing two other cars, No one
was hurt.
Mrs. Nj. II Goodman is still In the
Hale sanitarium at Anna, but Il
somewhat improved
Mill Creek is one Of the busie
little towns on the NJ. & O. railroad
One can get most anything he want
here. and as d general ruler cheaper
than in the larger places. Our MGR
chants stocks were never more CON.
plete than now We asso havp 9
-four mill which reports a good bust
ness and grist mill that run:
nearly full time. The farm rs are
very much elated over the fact that
they can take their corn TO the grisl
mill and get their own corn ground
into neal and take it back home
Our public roads are in very bad
condition owing to the recent heavy
rains.
School is progressing nicely since
the diphtheria died out, and the
teacher, O. J Miller, reports a good
attendance.
J. O. Parish was in Cairo Monday
shopping. q
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
termined by the Sd mile distance

termined BY the 50 mile distance
and the weight OF the parcel.
With Cairo as the mailing point,
a package weighing one pound could
be sent to Little Rock, Ark, which
is in Zone No 9, from Cairo. for Z
cents, or an additional 5 cents for
every additional pound; to Chicago,
which is in Zone 4, for s cents, or
an additional cents for every adj
ditional pound: to Charleston, Mo-,
which is In Zone for 8 cents per
pound or am additional 3 cents per
pound for each additional pound,
eleven pounds being the limit The
phamplGts gives information relative
to the class of goods that can be dis
tributsd. the proper wrapping and
mailing, the use of the parcels post
stamps, and other details adhered to
in the maintenance of the spstem.
The map and the booklets can be
obtained for the sum of rs cents up
on application to the Chief Clerk of
the postoffice Department at Wash
ington.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
The Bohemian Girl.

The promise Is made that when
the Aborn Opera Company presents
its new version OF "The Bohemian
Girl" here that local patrons of thu
theatre will be given an opportunity
to see this splendid old opera with a
setting sue has was never before at
tempted, The extreme limit Of at
tention. to detail has been reached
by Milton and Sargent Aborn, in
this, their greatest achievement.
Many nleritorions performances OF
operas fail to make good impress
sion on those attending them, be-
cause OF either the incompetency or
lack of rehearsals -ef local orchestras
This drawback will be overcome this
season by the Aborn Opera Com
pany's, which will carry itg own
orchestra and this will insure per-
feet rendition of the score Of THE
Bohemian Girl
A troupe of acrobats, horses, dogs
chickens, monkeys and geese sound
ineongrous when associated with
opera, but still it is said that all Of
those named are introduced with en-.
tire consistency by the Aborn Opera
Company In its spectacular produc
ton OF THE Bohemian Girl" Cairo
opera house anuary 90.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-21
PAPt'S D|APEPSIN
ENDS INDIGESTION
Tine 1t. No sick, sour, gassy stom
ach, Heartburn or Dyspepsia
in five Minutes.

You don't want a slow remedy
when Your stomach is bad--or an
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va liable; you mustn't injure 1t with
drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in giving relief; it's harmless
ness; it's certain unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour gassy stom7
aehs. It's millions of cures in indi-
gestion. dyspepsia. gast-itis and
other stomach trouble has made it
famous the world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor
in your home keep it handy get
a large iifty-cent case from any drug
store and then if anyone should eat
something which doesn't agree with
them; if what they eat lays like
lead, ferments and sours and forms
gas; causes headache, dizziness and
nausea: quotations of acid and un-
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Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress
yanishes. It's promptness, certainty
land ease is overcoming the wors.
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