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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
Will Erect Mill
On Water Street

The city is about 10 enter into a
lease with J. j. Morton, A. C. North
and o. o. Morton whereby these gen
tlemen will secure a piece of ground
fronting on Water street near its
junction with B street for the purpose
of erecting grist mill The matter
has been under consideration for
some time but the details were prac-
tically worked out at the council
meeting Tuesday night. The lease
will be for ten years with the privi-
lege of renewing for thirty years
more. In order to grant this lease
the city has leased from the Ashland
Ice & Storage Company for a like
period a small strip of land which
has a frontage on Water street of
about nine feet and tapers back sew
enty feet to point. In exchange for
this small strip the city grants the
company an easement across its
ground for a roadway and bridge
across Ashland creek. BY this ar
rangement the mill builders are Civ
en- an adequate site without infring-
ing on the Ice & Storage Company's
traffic or interfering with the use of
the city's grounds for hitch rack pur-
poses, to which it is now devoted AS
soon as final papers are made out the
Messrs. Morton and North will begin
work on their mill.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08

$1,000 to $25OO Suits at $3.50
Special lot Suits $3.50
Special Prices on dress skirts.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
Two Lots New Waists Just Received,

Miss Virginia Nell, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Isaac, here
during the past two months, has re-
turned to her home in Chicago. Miss
Nell has become very popular among
the young people during her stay
here, who are looking forward to see
ing her again next year.
If the city of Roseburg will give
100000 bonus and furnish the right
of way and mill site, the Kendall
Lumber Company of Pittsburg will
build standard gauge railroad to
the timber district east of that city
and build monster mill near the
city. This proposition was made at
a meeting in Roseburg and was we'll
received by the people of that city.
| Fun, frolic and fussy costumes at
the Frisco Fair. Vining Theatre,
Monday, April 12. 1t
High class vaudeville, under au-
spices of, Civic Improvement Club
Auxiliary, Monday evening at the
Vining Theatre. FOrty-five people!
Prices: Ticket for series, adults 81:
ticket for children, series, 75c. Sim
gle admission, adults SOC, children
25c. Tickets on sale by members of
Auxiliary club. Reservations made
all day Monday at the Vining Thea
tire. 1t
A returned visitor from the San
Francisco exposition says that Cali
fornia is arousing herself and will
completely remodel her exhibit as a
result OF the favor Canadas exhibit
Is finding with the visitors and pros
pective settlers. Canada has spent
years in gathering its exhibit and
has a wonderful exhibit which out
classes any other at the fair.
A distinguished literary light will
visit Crater Lake during the sum-
mer, according to California press re-
ports. The dignitary is no less than
Irwin S, Cobb, star of the Saturday
Evening Post staff, who is on an
auto tour OF the coast. Cobb and
party are now en- route by auto from
New York and will visit every scenic
wonder of the west. The articles
picturing what he saw will be pub
lished. Cobb is the most popular
writer of the day.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08

c. V. Beeler of this city, Oregon's
biggest Elk and the heaviest man in
town, has met his better. Jim Jones,
stockman of Lewiston, Idaho, chal-
lenged Beeler to a weighing contest
at the depot Tuesday and outweighed
him by nineteen pounds. Beeler
could only register a measley little
2S5. Dan Applegate refereed. Lo-
cal sportsmen have seriously consid-
cred sending our heavyweight against
Jack Johnson, but, thanks to Cowboy
Jess, such will be unnecessary.
Nifty link buttons for soft shirts
in silver and platinum finish, set with
pear, for 81 to 50 pair, at Whited's.
Scarf pins, too. 9O-2t
The lives OF two bright young lads
have paid toll to the carelessness Of
leaving open wells about the coun-
try unprotected by fence or railing.
Late Saturday night the lifeless
forms OF Bennie, the five-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Dimmick,
and of Allen Emmett, seven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Allen
McCauley, were found in the aban-
doned irrigation well on the Ferdine
farm, one mile west of the city limits
of Grants Pass.-Grants Pass Cour-
ier.
The Commercial Club requests the
names and addresses of parties who
are considering coming to the coast
this summer. We wish to send them
literature and give them a good con-
ception of Oregon. Taft
Mrs. Emily Pratt returned Tues
day from a several months stay in
southern California. She has visited
both expositions and speaks highly of
them. She says that the Oregon
building and exhibit is fine, what
there is of it, but it must be enlarged
and improved before it will compare
favorably with the other exhibits.
Mrs. Pratt says that she has visited
a great many cities and towns since
leaving Ashland but found none so
neat and clean as our city, and that
she was overjoyed to get back. She
says that she had the first good drink
of water since she left upon arriving
here Tuesday.
Get those extra votes at Enders on
MILDLY blouses.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

H. L. Whited left Monday for Port
land on a business trip.
Miss Norma Smith of this city has
taken a school at Climax.
Don't fail to see the spring NAL
lorys" at Enders'. 50 and SO,
H. G. Enders is visiting and trans
acting business in klamath Falls.
Coming! Coming! Comm! Frisco
Fair. 1t
Will Coleman of Phoenix spent
Friday in Ashland attending to busi-
ness affairs.
High-class vaudeville at the Vining
Theatre April IL. 1t
Tom Fuson, former Ashland resi-
dent, now living in Medford, is i'll
with typhoid fever.
Are you going? Sure. Where?
Frisco Fair at the Vining Theatre
April 12. 1t
Mrs. Hulen and Mrs. Logan spent
Easter Sunday with friends and rela-
tives in Medford.
1000 votes with every 81 purchase
at Enders' this week. Extra votes in
all departments.
c. A. Eliason spent Saturday af-
ternoon attending to business mat,
ters in Medford.
Phil Rose is home for brief visit
He is employed as a teacher in the
Union high school at Ripon, Cal.
C. Johnson has moved his shoe re-
pairing shop to the offices of the
Connor woodward on Fourth street
Phone 100, Plaza Market, or lei
the children order on their way to
school, and your meat will be deliv'
cred. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Mcconnell Of
Buffalo, N. Y, are visiting at the
homes OF Stuart Saunders and c. w
Minis. They are making a tour oi
the Pacific coast.
Big shipment OF D. NJ. c. threads
in all numbers. No advance II
prices. Also all numbers in Goats
threads, at reduced price. AZ and
as inch art linen at a special price
Art Store, East Main street. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08

NJ. H. BiXler and wife of Medford
spent Tuesday in the city.
1856 buys a $25 ladies' suit at
Enders'. Come early.
F. L. Wendt of Portland transact
ed business here Tuesday.
You will find the latest toggery al
ways at Enders' big store.
Clyde Dean made a brief business
trip to Medford Tuesday.
A. H. S. MILDLY blouses at Enders'.
r. G. Wynkoop of Tacoma, Wash,
transacted business here Tuesday.
John Kelly pumps are here. Buy
them at Ehders.
Charles E. Mack of Eugene visited
friends in the city Monday and at
tended TO business affairs.
Try Buffers buttermilk chocolates,
One trial will bring you back again
and again. 1t
Orres cleans clothes cleaner thar
any cleaner that cleans clothes clean
(Say this fast.)
You can't afford 10 miss the Frisco
Fair at the Vining Theatre April 70
| 1t
Mrs. c. f. Pracht, daughter Fran.
els and her mother-in-law arrived
Tuesday from the San Diego exposi
tion.
Dozens of Ashland's daintiest dolls
at the Frisco Fair. Vining Theatre
Monday, April -. 1t
w. ]. Metzner, a lodge amusement
man from San Francisco, has been
spending the past few days in the
city.
Miss Lucille Barber is expected
home from Buncom, where she IL
teaching. Miss Lucille will spend
Sunday in Ashland.
1000 votes with every 50-cent
necktie at Ores tailor shop Satur.
day.
Mrs. C. w. Lorimer and daughter
Mamie of Los Gatos, Cal, arrived
Tuesday evening for a short visit in
the city.
Mrs. w. NJ. Wagner and children
returned to their home at Hornbrool
Tuesday after spending a few days
with Mrs. S. A. Potter in this city.
Mrs. John Dill, Mrs. George Scot
and Mrs. Bert Greer returned from
Grants Pass Monday, where the!
went to attend the funeral of Mrs
Z. E. McKibbon.
The Lyric Theatre has added al
expensive velvet curtain to their ar
tistic decorations. The beautiful cur
tain adds the finishing touch to tn,
interior of the new picture playhouse
The sunbonnet chorus at the Fris
W Il ull SOht0iho hiOlC piSbby bii 10 "
the square inch than any musica
comedy that has ever hit Ashland
vining Theatre, Monday, April 12. /
Sidney Hazelton, brother of Mrs
Clark Bush, who has spent the las
two months visiting here, left Tues
day for his home in Kansas, goinI
via San Francisco and Los Angeles
Rev. ]. c. Scott went to Rogu,
River Tuesday to continue a series o
revival meetings which he has beel
conducting there. He reports tn
converting OF sixty-five during tn
course of the meetings.
Seth d. Jones and wife OF Whit
Bird, Idaho, stopped over Tuesda,
in Ashland. They are making a lels
urely tour OF the coast, stopping OF
in every city that takes their fancy
Mr.. Jones was greatly pleased wit
Ashland and may return. /.
The Tidings is on sale at Policy
drug store, II East Main street. q,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08

Stated communication of Ashland
lodge No. 23, A. f. & A. NJ, this
(Thursday) evening, April 8, 1915.
Visiting brethren welcome.
w. E. BLAKE, w. NJ.
w. II. DAY, Sec'y.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
Funeral Notice.

The funeral OF the late William
Nelson will be held at the family resi-.
dence, 1101 Boulevard, Friday after,
noon, April 8, 1915, at 2 o'clock
Members OF Ashland Lodge, No. 29,
A. F. & A. NJ, will meet at Masonic
hall at 1880 p. m, for the purpose of
attending the services. Interment in
Mountain View cemetery.
w. E. BLAKE, w. NJ.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08

$1,000 to $3.50 Coats now 1915
$1,000 to $3.50 Coats now $675
$22.5 to l7.5O Coats 1475
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Fixing the Fairies.

Remnants of the cave men living In
hidden places in the forests, avoiding
the more civilized human beings about
them, but seen occasionally by these,
were probably the first of the fairies,
according to A. E. Peake in a paper
that appears in the report Of the Pre-
historic Society of East Anglia.
Long before the Danes came to the
British isles Ireland was infested by
people called the Danaans, probably
the earliest of the Celts or possibly
antedating them. The word Danaan,
according to the London Lancet, may
be rendered fairy" They were Of
puny stature, but their heads were as
large as ours, as is proved by the
skulls found in the boys. With their
little pointed caps and their retiring
ways they were only vaguely known
to their neighbors, and when they died
out they were dimly remembered and
soon became a legend.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Uncle Sans Big Checks.

When the government pays a claim
or debt it is done by a treasury war
rant, signed by the secretary Of the
treasury. In May, 1904, the secretary
signed a warrant for $40OO0.O 900, which
was delivered to ]. P. Morgan & Co.
Of New York as disbursing agents Of
this government on account Of the
Panama canal purchase. This was the
largest warrant ever issued The
largest sum previously covered by a
single government warrant was for
S7,2OO,OOO. paid to Russia in 1868 on
account of the Alaskan purchase. The
next largest sum was $5,5O0,OOO, paid
in 1876 to the British government on
account of the Halifax award under
the treaty of Washington for infringe
ment of fishing rights in Nova Scotian
waters. In 1899 this government paid
Spain, through the French ambassador,
S2O,OOOOOO for the Philippine Islands,
but this sum was represented by four
warrants of 100000 each.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Broadway Noon ldyl.

Every weekday at noon the chimes
Of Grace church, in New York, send
down into the clatter Of Broadway the
strains of old familiar hymns. The
other day the chimes had just finished
Pleyel's hymn. They began a new
melody, which in the midst OF the
city's roar was not at first distinguish
able. Then the tangle Of notes un-
wound itself and through the noises Of
the street sounded the sweet notes OF
"Just as 1 Am, Without One Plea"
Car wheels clanked, car brakes shrek
ed, iron shod horse hoofs smote the
stones of the street, motor horns blew
raucously: there was the sound Of a
myriad human feet and of many hu-
man voices. and through it ADJUST
as Am, Without One Plea"
Pedestrians took up the theme and
hummed it absentmindedly. Old scenes
were brought back, old faiths strength
ened, old blessings remembered
Christian Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Beautiful Fish.

japanese gardens are almost like .
part of the house. The people live In
gardens far more than most Ameri-
cans do. In almost every garden Is
found pond with goldfish In It The
golden carp is a kind Of goldfish
which was brought from China to ia
pan, and the species named ranchu Is
greatly admired. 1t has a tail made
Of three or four fanlike fins that open
and close. When floating about In the
water and looked ut from above It ap-
pears like one of the old japanese gold
coins called the koban. 1t is supposed
to look like a lion, when one gazes
straight into its face. The Japan Mag
azine tells US Of these fish and says
that the japanese are fond Of giving
fancy names to their favorites, such as
dancing butterfly and double cher
~ blossom" Sometimes the fish take
their names from appearance and
sometimes from habits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Cairo Street Warnings.

In oriental countries the recklessness
Of drivers of vehicles and their disre-
gard for foot passengers are very
marked, but in Cairo they have a
series Of curious cries with which they
warn a footman. They specify the
particular part of his anatomy which
is In danger, as thus: Look out for
thy left shin. o uncler' boy, have a
care for the little toe on thy right
foot" 30 blind beggar, look out for
thy starr And the blind beggar, feel
ing his way with the staff in his right
hand, at once obediently turns to the
left. 20 Frankish woman, look out for
thy left footr' 20 burden bearer, thy
load is In dangerr' 20 water carrier,
look out for the tail end Of thy pigskin
water bottler'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
The Split Infnitive.

The split infinitive is the term used
to designate the inf1nitive form Of the
verb that generally begins with the
proposition "to," when separated by
qualifying adverb or phrase, as In the
following: ITO briefly designate" ito
readily understand" "to suddenly and
completely change 'front.'" "he knew
not which to most admire" ito sweet
ly sing" ito humbly walk" This use
Is held by literary critics and gram
NAUTICAL purists to be highly improper,
but it occurs abundantly in English
literature, from the time Of Shake
speare to the present day. Nearly ev-
cry standard author is guilty Of it, and
It is very general in popular speech.
The splitting of the infinitive is often
dictated by a sense of rhythm, the
placing of the qualifying adverb after
the verb and before the weak adjunct
or object which follows the verb re-
sulting often in disharmony of rhythm
or stress.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Austria's Historic Crown.

The crown donned by the monarch
Of Austria, which was made originally
for Stephen Of Hungary some eight
centuries ago, has been stolen, lost or
pawned.
One one occasion It was pilfered by
a queen who fed across the frozen
Danube with it, and there, being In
need Of ready cash, she pawned It for
$500 ducats. When 1t was finally
traced and recovered It was placed in
q fortress in Hungary and guarded
night and day.
At the time of the revolution 1t was
buried in a forest to prevent its being
annexed by the Austrians, and It re-
manned under the soil for nearly hun
bred years. The crown Is adorned
with fifty-three fine sapphires, fifty
good sized rubies, one emerald and 33S
pearls. The gems are sunken In mass
Of pure gold, and the crown weighs al
together about fourteen pounds--Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
ORIGINAL of EaIstam,

Sir John Fastolf was the original Of
Shakespeare's Falstaff and in his day
was a continual butt for the jests Of
the town and borough of Southwark.
Though he had fought at Agincourt,
when Jack Cade invaded the borough
he showed great cowardice. When
Cade was yet some way off Fastolf had
armed and fortified his house and gar
risoned it with veterans of the French
wars. On the arrival Of Cade. how
ever, he withdrew his garrison and fed
to the Tower, leaving his neighbors to
the mercy of the rebels. Fastolf's mat
rimonial adventures seem also to have
been another source of unpopularity,
for, having married a widow named
Scrope, he seized her property and kept
his stepson out of his Inheritance dur
ing his own lifetime.-London News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Amazina Transformation.

One may be a speckled trout u the
country and a Goldfish in the city, &C
cording to an observer, who believes
mat many country boys would do well
to stay at home.
"A farmer" he said, "once caught
q line speckled trout, which he decided
to present to his aunt in the city. Ac-
cordingly, he wrapped it in green
leaves and placed it in a basket in the
body Of the wagon. AS he stopped for
refreshment at a roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took a Goldfish from
a nearby grocery stall and substituted
IT for the finny beauty.
Arriving in the city, he presented
the fish to his aunt. What do you
meanr she cried. This isn't a trout;
it's Goldfish
Rather crestfallen, he took it back,
but on the road the boys again made
q substitution, and when he showed
the fish to his wife 1t was a speckled
trout. She listened to his tale with an
amused smile. Yes she said finally,
It's like you-a speckled trout In the
country and a Goldfish In town "-Ex-
change
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
First ENGLISH Book on Sport.

The first book on sport ever printed
IN the English language was a rimed
treatise called the "Boke of St Al
bands" its author being a woman,
Dame Juliana Berners. Its second
edition was printed by Wynkyn de
Worde in 1896. A descendant Of her
family, Lord Berners. was the trans
lator of Froissart's ''Chronicles.S 1t
Is true that old manuscripts existed,
such as the "Venerie de Twecy" Of the
time of Edward H., but 1t was Dame
Juliana who was the real ancestress
Of sporting literature in England, for
she also composed an essay on hawk
ing and another on Fishing With an
Angle" the last being Of such excel
lence that Izaak Walton himself did
take hint from its pages.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
The pearadation of Matter.

II we examine the life history Of
any substance with sufficient knowl-
edge and sufficient care, says the En-
gineer, we shall find that nature pro-
vides means and forces that little by
little are turning that substance into
dust. The manipulations OF man
greatly assist in the process. But ma
ture itself is always active in it and
even without mans aid is quite COM
petent to achieve the task. At times
we strive to hinder the process, as, for
example, when we apply paint to iron
work in order to prevent it from rust
ing. But We can hinder it only for
time, and even then we merely check
the degradation Of one substance by
degrading another. Thus we have COM
stantly to renew the paint on our iron
work. The former coats disappear
wholly or In part, and the material OF
which they were composed has turned
to dust. We may accordingly look
forward to a time when all matter will
be uniformly distributed as dust
throughout space, a condition that, &C
cording to the nebular hypothesis,
actually did prevail at one time, before
the universe, as we know it. was
formed
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
The Common People.

Coronets, miters, military display,
the pomp of war, wide colonies and q
huge empire are, in my view, all tri-
fles, light as air and not worth consid-
ering, unless with them you can have
a fair share of comfort, contentment
and happiness among the great body
Of the people. Palaces, baronial cas-
ties, great halls, stately mansions, do
not make a nation. The nation In ev-
cry country dwells in the cottage, and
unless the light Of your constitution
can shine there. unless the beauty Of
your legislation and the excellence Of
your craftsmanship are impressed there
on the feelings and condition Of the
people. rely upon it, you have yet to
learn the duties Of government-John
Bright
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Fire and the LodgepoIe Pine.

Fire, the arch enemy of the forest,
Is the very life of the lodgepole pine,
for cessation of fires would In time
practically eliminate the species from
the forest. Following a sweeping fre
it is found that the lodgepole pine Is
the first tree at work to make good
its loss. On the blackened limbs Of
the fire killed tree are scores Of cones
stuck closely to the branches. With
in these cones lie fertile seeds wait
ing for nature to set them free. The
fiery whirlwind sweeps by, and In a
few hours the brown bits Of tissue
like seeds silently climb out Of their
sheltering homes and make a fight
to the earth. Being exceedingly light,
thousands are sometimes blown for
miles. An earth cleaned for their re
ception is found by the germs OF new
woods life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Courage and COURTESY.

1t is recorded Of General Sheridan
that he was once asked who, in his
opinion, was the most reliable of the
corps commanders. and he unhesitat-
ingly answered, General Hancock. He
said, eff 1 wanted a man to stay
where I put him, if 1 located him at
night and wanted to find him right
there in the morning, I'd select Han
cock" And then further Sheridan
said:
For genuine politeness and gentle
regard for women Hancock was in
comparable. If Mrs. Hancock came
into his room twenty times in half
an hour he would always stand up
There is a compliment indeed. The
bravest commander was the most
courteous to women, and. what was
best of all, he included his own wife
among the objects of his courtesy.
That is something many men forget
they are courteous to all women ex-
cept to their own wives.-Ohio State
Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-12-18
Voices of the Sea.

In ''The Log Of the Shark" by Char
milan Kittredge London, is this bit OF
sea description:
''The sea is not a lovable monster.
And monster it is. 1t Is beautiful, the
sea, always beautiful in one way or
another, but it is cruel and unmindful
Of the life that is In it and upon it 1t
was cruel last evening in the lurid
low sunset that made it glow, duly,
to the cold, hooking, ragged moonrise
that made it look like death. The
waves positively beckoned when they
rose and pitched toward our boat La
boring in the trough. And all the long
night it seemed to me that heard
voices through the planking, talking,
talking, endlessly, monotonously, quer-
ulously, and 1 couldn't make out
whether it was the ocean calling from
the outside or the ship herself mutter-
ing gropingly, finding herself. If the
voices are Of the ship they will soon
cease, for she must find herself. But
If they are the voices Of the sea they
must be sad sirens that cry, restless,
questioning, unsatisfed-quaint home
less little sirens"