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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
CITY FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

o Fire Chief, phone 66.
@ Chief of Police, phone 100.
o Residence, phone 410-J.
@ 20 Bells &
O Cor. Main and Winner streets.
o 2-8 Bells
@ City Han.
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@ 4-8 Bells {
O Cor. Main and Gresham streets. {
@ 5-3 Bells (
o Cor. Iowa and FairView streets. (
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
USING SUDDEN WEALTH.
What Would You Do If You Fell Heir
to Three Hundred Millions?

TO Three Hundred MIIlionS2
Some time ago Il man was knock
ing" Andrew Carnegie for the crazy
idea of putting up all those libraries"
and dnally for lack of something else
20 say, I asked him casually: well.
what would yon do If You had 800
millions dumped into your lap:'
he gulped once or twice. went into a
sort OF trance, and finally said: why
Pd-l'd-why. blamed 4 ! know"-and
then we talked about something else.
Since then the subject has crossed
my mind many times. and am not
sure that the proper solution is any
nearer. II you ask the question Of
ten of your friends. you will at first
get funny answer from each Of
them:
Buy me a yacht and travel all the
time" Build the finest home in the
country" "BIy all the pork and beans
in the world and throw them to
the fishes" etc. these being a few OF
the actual answers given me. After
ward. on reflection. each one will really
try to say what he would do. but the
human mind finds it difficult to com
prehend such an amount, or even the
interest on it. which at 3 per cent
would he Sl5.O00,OO0 yearly.-Interna
tional Magazine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
Natural Toothbrushes,

The American consul in Santo Do
mingo reports that the natives use ma
tural tooth brushes called chew
sticks" They are made by cutting the
green stems Of the orange. lemon and
the membrillo or ounce tree. and those
Of common plant known as guano.
which they chew mp and then use for
brushing their teeth.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05

NNl'V
ately fewer stripes. ITO whom much
Is given, Of him much Is required"
Our Golden Text.
The heart OF this lesson is found in
Verse 81. Those servants who in the
earliest stages OF their Lords Second
Coming. the time of His Parousia. His
presence, shall be found faithfully
watching, will he informed respecting
the time, as the Apostle points out
l Thessalonians 5:1.S.
The secrecy respecting the time and
the manner OF Jesus Second Coming
will be n strong test All overcharged
with the cares of this life-busIness.
pleasure. etc.-will be slow to hear the
knock" and too much engrossed to
give proper heed. Watch ye there.
fore."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
One Celebrity.

Are there any notable people in your
family?'
Not now, but used to have an un-
Gle who could smoke a cigar longer
without letting it 20 ont than anybody
else in our tOwn"-Chicago Record
Herald
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05

n v serv II t.
knowing his Mas
ter's will and not
doing in harmony
Herewith, would
re c Give stripes.
punishments. trib-
ulations, proper
tionate TO his
knowledge and op-
portunity. b u t
any servant who
! gn ora ntly did
things worthy Of
stripes would re-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05

Advent The world behod' SIdnd AZ
Will neither see "' DO0''
Him nor know of His presence; and
only by His "knock"-the fulflment OF
prophecy. 1t will then be for the
watchful ones to recognize this fulfil
ment, and promptly to, acknowledge
the Masters presence.
For such as receive Him He will
make feast. Out OF the Divine Word
He will bring things new and old, for
refreshment and comfort. The Bible
will become to them a new Book.
Many Bible students believe that we
are living in this very time; and that
each faithful follower Of Jesus will be
granted the privilege to participate in
this feast. which many tell us they are
now enjoying.
The Great Teacher then intimates
that Satan is master of the present or
der Of earthly things; and that at His
Second Coming Jesus will bind this
strong man. overturn present institu-
tions and establish the long-promised
Reign of Righteousness. This thorough
transition will cause the great Time Of
! Trouble mentioned throughout the BIZ
BILE as closing this Gospel Age.-Danel
| 12:1; Mark 1873; Matthew 24:21.
Jesus speaks of His Second Coming
as thief-like. The thought is that He
will be present for a time. unobserved
by the world. known only to the Bride
class. whom He will remove-changing
them from earthly nature to Heavenly.
Verse 40 instructs all the Lords faith
full followers TO be ready for His pres
ence. to render up their accounts and
experience their change.
ITO Give Them Their Portion"
st. Peter was perplexed. Was this
parable for the Apostles or for all?
The Lord did not answer him directly.
but merely assured him that at the
appropriate time the Lord would ap-
point a steward over His Household.
to give them food in due season. This
is not very different from the Lords
usual method Of dealing with His fam
ily
For instance. st. Peter apparently
was leader amongst the Apostles. in
opening the Pentecostal door. and later
in opening the door to the Gentiles-
preaching TO Cornelius. the first Gen
tile convert. Later on. the Lord seems
to have chosen St Paul to be His par
ticular messenger to the Gentiles (Acts
9:15J. Similarly Enoch, Abraham.
Moses. the Prophets. and others dur
ing this Gospel Age. seem to have been
especially used of the Lord to draw
His peoples attention to His Word
The Apostles, of course. had special
inspiration which does not appertain
to others of this Age since.
The servant at the end of the Age.
If faithful, would be especially blessed
and given general charge respecting
the spiritual food for the Lords faml-
ly-"meat in due season." But If he
should prove unfaithful. fail to recog-
nlze the Masters presence and mani
fest an unkind spirit toward the
Household. he would go into outer
darkness with the world. in utter igno-
rance of the times and seasons, etc, OF
his Lord.
The Lord then explained a general
principle of His dealings: namely, that
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
DIR. w. EARL BLAKE
DENTIST

First National Bank Bldg, Suite 8
and 10. Entrance First Ave.
Phones: Office, 100; Res, 23O-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05
Fire Alarm System.

We print below the city fire alarm
signals. Readers of the Tidings are
urged to cut out this slip and paste
it in the telephone directory or in
some other conspicuous place. A re-
print of the signals will appear from
time to time in this paper:
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-05

lie would co III e,
saying that If He
shall come in the
second or the third
watch or whenever,
blessed are those
serv an ts found
cad y to receive
Him.
Our Lords Parou-
sia is described in
today's lesson-His
earliest manifesto
lions OF His Second
Advent. The world
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The Press., 1914-07-08
ALeERlANS ARE LIARS.
They May Tell the Truth at Times but
 You Are Never Sure.

You Are N0Ver OuFSs
 Tine chief fault of the native Alge- rians seems to be q certain predilection for lying. It appears t" be an instinc- tive desire to deceive. not SD much for the sake of profit as for the sake of de- ception. Albert Edwards, in ''The Bar bary Coast" tells us that he asked his French host why one of his workmen wore green braid on his turbans. since in Persia only those who have made the pilgrimage to Mecca are thus at tired.
 "Mohammed! my host called. The tall. dignified native left his blow and came over to us.
 "Have you been to MeccaT' NJ. Gar det asked in Arabic.
 "No, Sidi," the Arab said and went back to his work.
 "He says 'No,'" M. Gardet translated to me. But like as not he has been there six times. If they would always lie you could understand them. But sometimes they tell the truth. Perhaps he hasn't been there. If should ask six of my wOrkmen about 1t three would say that Mohammed had been to Mecca, three would say he hadn't" "
 So stopped asking my host ques- tions about the Arabs. But in all the time have been in Algeria I have never found Frenchman who felt diff ferently about 1t. Guy de Maupassant. whose eyes pierced so deeply through the lies of French life. could not fathOm the Arabs ''They are incomprehensi- ble." he writes. '"They lie."
The Press., 1914-07-08
THE WORLDS WATER POWER.
Forces That May Be Utilized When
 Our Coal Ia All Gone

Forces That May Be Utilized When Our Coal Is All Gone.
 The following figures may prove of interest to those fearing the exhaus- ton of the worlds coal supply. says the American Machinist In a sum- mary of the water power of the world the possible horsepower of France is estimated at 4,5OO.OOO. of which only 8OO.OOO is utilized. About an equal amount of power is available in Italy. but only 3O.OOO horsepower is utilized. Falls of 10000 horsepower are abun- dant in the Alps.
 The estimate in Switzerland is in- complete. but about 100000 horsepower is in use Germany has 100000 horse power available. with 100000 applied Norway has 0OO.OOO horsepower avail able. with a large part already devel- oped. In Sweden there is 763OOO horse power available.
 The resources of Russia are estimat- ed at 100000 horsepower. of which only 85.OOO has been developed. The United States is credited with 1,5OO.OU horsepower. while Japan has 1.O0O.OOO. of which 10000 has been exploited, In India 5O,OOO horsepower has already been developed. mostly at consider able distance from any industrial cen ter. In Great Britain there is 7O.OtO horsepower already utilized. and an equal amount in Spain.
The Press., 1914-07-08
A School For Spies,

In St. Petersburg there exists to all intents and purposes a real university of the science and art of espionage. Ii consists of some six independent but harmonized faculties or departments training and controlling the immense army of spies and agents prOvOca teurs" all over the empire and its in numerabIe centers all over the world The art of opening letters, decipherina various codes and forging various handwritings; the histrionic art of per sonal disguises and of shadowing sus pected persons and the science of man ufacturing explosives and bombs fol the supply of agents provocateurs" in order to better entice would be revolu tionists or simply for the sake of "dis covering" imaginary dangerous con spiracies-these are the main subjects taught in this unique university Anglo Russian.
The Press., 1914-07-08
PrOmotino the Janitor,

They were joint owners of an apart ment house and one day the junior partner sought his colleague in some trepidatiOn.
 ''The janitOr wants $1O more q month or he'll leave. 1 hate to give up the money. but We can't spare him"
 The senior partner disappeared and returned in few moments.
 Its all right" said he. i've satis- fled him, and 1t didn't cost us any thing"
 Flows that?'
 "The janitor is now the superintend- ent.'
 Good workv' declared the junior partner. But why didn't you make him superintendent in the first pIace?' Because" answered the senior mem- Der, "I knew he'd want a promotion eventually. Every man wants q pro- motion some time and, to my mind. a good man deserves one."-Judee.
The Press., 1914-07-08
Systematic Birds,

Doubtless" said the professor of natural history to the returned trav- cler, ''you have picked up many strange bits of information regarding the ami mals and birds of the countries you have visited"
 "A few" answered the traveller ''The most interesting thing l ever heard, however, was a story l got in Africa. 1t seems that year or so ago a representative of a rubber stamp house went through there and lost his sample case, containing all kinds of office stamping apparatus. It appears that some Ostriches found his sample case, broke it open and swallowed the samples"
 II see nothing odd about that. Os- triches will eat anything"
 "Yes, but now every ostrich egg that is found there is seen to be numbered and dated!'-LOndon Tit-Bits.
The Press., 1914-07-08
A Confirmed Statement
Evidence Stafford Springs Readers
 Will Appreciate.

EVloenCe StaHoro springs Heaoers
 Will Appreciate.
 Doan's Kidney Pills have done splendid work in this locality.
 Have merlted the unstinted praise they have received.
 Here's evidence of their value that none can doubt.
 It's testimony from this locality twice told and we'll confirmed.
 Such endorsements are unique in the annals of medicine.
 Should convince the most skeptical Stafford Springs reader.
 George F. Davis, farmer, Filing. ton Road, Rockville, Conn, says My back pained me and when l caught cold, the trouble was always worse. I also had an annoyance from the kidney secretions, the passages being too frequent.
 Doan's Kidney Pills helped me as soon as began taking them and be- fore long rid me of the pain in my back and strengthened my kidneys. I take pleasure in again endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills and confirming all said in their praise when I re- commended them some years ago. "
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster M ilburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan' 's- and take no other.
The Press., 1914-07-08
MoNsoN.

Miss Adelinc Davis is spending a months vacation at Northfeld.
 Miss Isabel Foley of New Rochelle, N. Y, is homo for the summer.
 Miss Grace A Sullivan of State street is spending month at Salisbury Beach.
 Roy Johnson of Montreal, P. O., has been visiting his parents Il South Main street.
 Fred Truman has purchased farm in Stafford and has moved his family to that place.
 Miss Mary Hynes, who has taught in the public schools of Berlin, Conn. !, for the past year, is home for the summer.
 Rev. W. A. Kilmer and family have gone to Pine Plains, N. Y, for the month of July. During the pas tors absence there will be no even- ing services at the Methodist church.
 James R. Kidd, 57, died at the home of his brother, Hugh Kidd, on Chestnut street Monday, June 29, at 5. 30 o'clock MT K idd had been i'll for about year He was born in Prince Edward Island May a0, 1857. Besides his brother Hugh, he leaves two daughters, Clara and Katherine, and one son, Charles. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at St. Patrick's church at 9. 30 o'clock. Burial was in Pearl street cemetery
 Rev. G. A, Andrews, pastor of the Congregational church, will be absent on his vacation through the month of August. The pulpit supplies for the month follow: August ?, Rev. N. M. Pratt, president of Rollins col. lege, Florida; 9, Rev. Abram Conk lin, pastor of the Universalist church 1 6, Rev Samuel Holden of Southern Pines, N. o. l; 23, Rev. H. E. Starr of Pilgrim church, New Haven, Ct. 30, Rev. J. A. Lytle of Fairhaven. During July and August both the departments of the Sunday school will be suspended as we'll as the mid.week services.
The Press., 1914-07-08
ln spita of tha Proof.


 An American lady, living in China, had been teaching a class of young Chinamen. One day native prince called on her in his fine robes and talked to her with some embarrass- ment.
 Madam he said, "I came to you to see you about a matter that is very near to me. You have been teaching that the world is round"
 Yes" replied the instructor. "and l have been offering the proof"
 "I know" said he, but that is not what came to see you about. It is all very good what you say, but. madam. I have always been taught that 1t is flat. I want to know if you would feel bad if I continued to think 1t flat?"
 "Oh." replied the teacher. lit is not a matter of how l feel. but a matter of evidence. demonstrate that it is round: offer the proof; if you accept the evidence you think it round; if you reject it you think it flat"
 Our intelligent friend was still un- moved, still more concerned about the object of his visit. "I understand" he said. that all you say, madam. is good and reasonable. But would you mind If still thought it tiat?"-The Masses.
The Press., 1914-07-08
Power of Water.

The power of water is enormous. A
 tiny jet of water descending 1900 feet travelling at the rate of 100 yards a second cannot be cut into with an ax or sword. It will fracture the best blades of Toledo steel. It will hurl an ax through an oak plank. 1t is quite impossible for man to cut this stream through. To compute the power of fall ing water it is necessary to multiply the volume of flowing water in .cubic feet per minute by its weight. 62.5 pounds. and this product by the yer teal height of the fall in feet and di- vide by 33,OOO, the number of foot pounds representing one horsepower for one minute. A stream of water when flowing over weir i've feet in length by one foot in depth at the rate of one foot a second and having a fall of twenty feet develops eleven horse power.
The Press., 1914-07-08
aavr,,,.t as n Fir. Extinauisher.

Few of us would think of throwing ordinary sawdust on a fire as means of extinguishing it, yet for certain sorts of fires it has proved unusually effective. Water is, of course, of no avail in dealing with blazing oils Sand has been heretofore recognized as the proper extinguisher for incip- lent oil fires. but some daring genius tried sawdust and found that when thrown on the surface of the blazing oil It. extinguished the blaze. Sawdust extinguishes the flames by smothering them, which is the only effective meth cd in oil fire. It is more effective than sand. because it floats on the surface of the oil. while sand sinks through Farm Machinery.
The Press., 1914-07-08
Test For hYdrochloric Acid.

A curious mishap gave us very dei icate test for hydrochloric acid in the atmosphere. In north of England locality many houses have curtains of the cream color produced by metani yellow. popularly known as dolly cream dye and to science as the so lium salt of meta -amido-benzine sul phonic acid-azo-diphenyl.amine." Som' of these cream colOred curtains sud denly changed to heliotrope. lnveSti gation showed that an accidental eS cape of hydrochloric acid from u neigh boring alkali plant had discolored tn, curtains. and the dye became mos useful teSt.-London Gloha
The Press., 1914-07-08
Ammriea.

Amerigo Vespucci's letters about the new world were made the basis of a book (about 15O0 called "CO>mogra phy,'s by a certain Waldseemuller. who sugRested that, as Amerigo was the dSscoverer Of this fourth part of the world" it should be called after him The name took and. first applied to South America, was given later to the entire western continent James Bryce remarks: "The series of incidents by which the name of a Florentine adven- turer was given, first to continent he probably did not discover and then to another which he never saw. is as GU rious as anything in geographical his fOrV"
The Press., 1914-07-08
Sihaa of tha Canital,


 The capital of the United States has been located at different times at the following places: At Philadelphia from Sept. 5. 1774, to December, 1776; at Baltimore Dec. 20. 1176, to March, TIT; Philadelphia, March 4, TIT. to September, TIT; Lanca ;ter. Pa. Sept. 2. TIT. to Sept. 30, TIT; York. Pa. Sept. 30. TIT. to July. ITS; PhilaLeI- phia. July ?. 1778. to June 30, 17S3; Princeton. N. J.. June 30, 1783. to Nov. 20. 17S3; Annapolis, Md. Nov. 26. 17S3, to Nov. 30. 17S4; Trenton, N. J.. from November, 17S4, to January. l7S5: New York, Jan. II, 1785. to 179O. Then the seat of the government was removed to Philadelphia, where it re muined until 1900. since which time it has been in Washington. -''>
The Press., 1914-07-08
Ready With a Reason.


 Some time ago man from the city spent few days in country town, and while there a real estate dealer tried to interest him in suburban seen cry. Returning to his hotel that night the city man saw the agent in the lobby.
 Look here, old fellow" remarked the city man. 'I thought you told me that you didn't have any malaria down in this Section?"
 That's just what told you" was the prompt declaration of the agent, and I told you right"
 Maybe you did" doubtfully return ed the city man, "but just the same l saw q man down the road a few min utes ago with chills and fever" "Oh, see now" smiled the real es- tate man. with a look of enlighten- ment That was Smith. He was shud dering and shaking to think what his wife would say to him when he got home."-Exchange.
The Press., 1914-07-08
MANSFIELD.

The chief feature in the thirty fifth week of the Laying Contest at Storrs was a new high weekly egg record made by the pen of English Leghorns owned by Tom Barron. Up until this time 61 eggs has been the best yield that any pen of ten hens in the Contest has been able to produce in any one week until this English pen raised the mark two eggs by laying 63 last week Second honors for the week were won by Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, whose White Leg horns produced 53 eggs, and third place goes to Branford Farm, Groton, with 52 eggs to their credit. The total yield for all the pens amounted to 3l43 which is bare two eggs un. der the yield for the preceding week.
 The 15 leading pens to date are as follows. The figures in the parenthe. sis show the number laid during the week:-
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Wyandottes, (45) -1463.
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns, (5D-l416.
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes, (37)-13O9.
 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes, (46)-l291.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns, (63) -129S.
 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y., White Leghorns, (4O)-12O6.
 A. B. Brundage, Danbury, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (47)-12O5,
 Dr. LA. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa. Single Comb R. I. Reds, (32) -1154.
 P. G. Platt, Wallingford, Pa. White Leghorns, (49)-115O.
 Branford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns. (52) -1146.
 Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm, Sara toga, N. Y., White Leghorns, (44)- 1132.
 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass. Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (4O -1131.
 Jules F. Francais, West Hampton L. l., N. Y., Barred Plymouth Rocks, (3D-1126.
 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler Pa., White Leghorns, (2D -11O9
 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rock vile, White Leghorns, (53) -1O9I.
 Storrs College Experimental, Pel White Leghorns, not in the contest | (5O)-1428.
The Press., 1914-07-08
AliNalX Cornaa.

Joseph G. Grow, a member of the United States diplomatic corps, tells a story of Bunsen, the German scientist, who was often mistaken for his cousin.
 - ChevaIier Bunsen.
 When he was travelling in England he met lady who asked him, Have you finished your book. Bible Work. ' yet!'
 '''No. madame he said, I regret that my untimely death has prevented my doing sO.' "-DetrOit Free Press.
The Press., 1914-07-08
i. .,.lacimated.

We speak of city or an army be ing ,'decimated" when we mean to imply that it has suffered from mahy rata ,iti>s. The term is taken-ahd ;t!:> i,. ii wrolfgI.; ;i@-4efrom an old and bar
 .lrous custom of punishing inutinous regiments. town defenders. etc. by .:!l!in" one. man out of every ten I'd cimus'' being the Latin word for /, ,3sttentth"Le + Lee Thus, unless we mean that rre iseIyr one person in ten was killed. our use of ''decimate" Is incorrect.
The Press., 1914-07-08
VArv Considera$a.

Dis :in' de same umbrella l lem you" said Uncle Rasberry.
 "('ohse it ,lin'," replied Erastus Pink ley Wifi all dem good umE:e elias to l.ick fun you didn' s'pose were zine ter bring you back yoh same ol' cotton rain proof, did you? When l borrows I pays interest Washington Star
 Willing to Upngo.
 Nervous Visitor Will your dog bite me. little boy: Eager Little BOy-If you want to see can sick him on yor Baltimore American.
The Press., 1914-07-08
Collars For Dancing Men

You can carry one or two extra col lars inside the band of your silk hat Men who perspire freely when dancing go to the cloak room when their col lars wilt and return in a few minutes with an unfaded collar.-New York World
The Press., 1914-07-08
Anx Old Exc.,.a.

Big Sister (whO wants to be left alone Il moment with her sweetheartD- Fritz, the house feels so stufry, go into the next room and open the window. will you? Fritz-The window is open. Rig Sister-Oh. well. shut 1t again. will yOu:- F'liegende Blatter.