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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Rather Oyerdid II.

The little daughter of n college pro-
fessor had been taught to pray for the
things which she desired. 1t was very
dry and hot, and everybody was look
ing anxiously for rain. Suddenly it oc-
CURED to the little miss that she could
pray for rain, and she acted on her i'm
pulse at once. Shortly after, there
came terrific thunder shower. Streets
were quilted out, trees were blown
down and other damage was done.
After the shower, the child's mother
found her standing at the window look
ing out with rueful face upon the
debris, and heard her say in an awe
struck voice:
"Oh, Lord, what have I doneY-
Everybody's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
TRAINING TODAYs
BOYS AND GIRLS
social Responsibility Of the Home
Is Important.
nUsT FOLLOW GOLDEN RULE
No Cannot Let Our Pet Rules Con-
cerninu Our Own Children Inter-
fere With Other Parents' Rules
Concerning TheIrs.
BY sIponIE M. oRuENBERo.

BY SIDONIE M. GHUENbEho.
VYyE ARE all good people. We never
W intend to do anything that Is
wrong" We never seek to take ad-
vantage Of our neighbors In the slight
est way. We are therefore naturally
very resentful when the reformer COM
pares our conduct with that Of people
who are not so good, Of people who
do seek advantages. of people whose
purposes are not quite SO lofty as our
own.
We understand the social RESPONSE
bilities of the home, and we are doing
our very best to train our children up
to be good citizens. And all the time
we are careful to mind our own busi-
ness very strictly. We hope we know
what's right, and do not need to be
told.
This represents fairly the attitude
Of thousands of conscientious parents
who are making sincere and single
minded effort to give their children
every opportunity and every induce
ment to become good citizens" And
1t was one of these very parents that
suddenly reminded me how complex
and how difficult the task is.
You know how important 1t is for
the child to acquire correct habits
early in life; so we begin during the
third year to teach him to dress him
self. And so long as there is plenty
of time in the morning, the child does
dress himself, more or less quickly.
more or less presentably. But when
you send the child Off to school or to
kindergarten, you discover all at once
that you are obliged to choose between
giving the child great deal of help in
his morning toilet and letting him be
late for school. OF course we could
all get up earlier in the morning; but
that is nuisance, and hardship on
the other members of the household.
Or we could hurry through the break
fast; but that is bad for the health
as well as for the manners. So you
sacrifice all the advantages Of couple
Of years of patience and you help the
child on with his clothes. This may
even involve n compromise of your
"principles;" but you are heroic, and
you are going to get him into habits
Of punctuality at any cost.
But Mrs. King stuck fast to her
principles, and would not sacrifice
anything. When Maude was at last
old enough to go to school, the mother
was confronted with the choice be-
tween doing for the child what she
thought the child should do for her
self and the danger Of her frequently
haluU for1u Mrc KING chnca without
hesitation. And the following year
she was able to tell all who would
listen that Maude, obliged to dress
herself promptly and without assist
ance every day, under penalty of such
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29

not be interrupted or delayed in their
work; and we shall expect equal con-
sideration for our children on the part
of other parents. We shall have to
guard at home against sending abroad
a child with snifiles or sneezes in or
der that other peoples children may
not be infected with "influenza" or
"children's Diseases" and we shall
then be able to require equal copsid-
GRAFTON from other children's parents.
The interdependence imposed by
modern conditions makes it impossible
fo- us to mind our own business" too
strictly, and makes the Golden Rule a
matter of course.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Obliged to Choose Between Giving the
Child Help In the Morning Toilet or
Letting Her Be Late for School.

punishment as the school provided for
hardness, learned within one semester
to do what was necessary with suit
able despatch. And now she isn't
late at all.
This was quite an achievement and
Mrs. King made no effort to conceal
her pride. But she did not tell us at
whose cost her daughter had learned
to dress herself; nor did she develop
any principle that might be of general
use to large numbers of mothers.
In the first place, the frequent tar
diness of this child in school is a
serious burden to the school. The
alternative, of helping the child at
home with reminders, or even with
direct assistance in the tedious process
of disposing of the clothes properly
about the body, is no doubt serious
burden upon the home. And there Is
no doubt that by placing the whole
burden upon the child and the scnool
the mother was able to show a good
record for improvement in Mavde's
habits. But it is worth while to con-
slider whether 1t is fair to make the
oehooi ptii lhc puA dtil tlill All .. Allip
imposed upon 1t.
In the second place, the device used
cannot be of general applicability, for
IL all mothers resorted to 1t the pune
tuality of the school would break down
completely. The irregulnrity resulting
would make 1t impossible for the
school to establish and maintain any
standards and the homes would be
without the moral support they now
get from the school in the effort to
accelerate the children's habits of
regularity and punctuality.
This suggests that Mrs. King'a ren-
ance upon the school was in this case
parasitic" and contrary to the spirit
of mutual help that should character
ize our social relations. Yet the pur-
pose vas laudable. and there was no
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Too Rich Cream.

ITO Illustrate the uses of advertise
ments," says well-known theatrical
manager, there is one experience 1
had of which often think.
Il was driving when 1 came to a
farm where there was a meadow to
let. The owner of this farm would
have made good advertisement man
ager, for the big poster announcing
that the meadow was to let was word
ed as follows:
"'This field to let, seventeen acres,
for grazing. Persons having old cat
tie, or cattle with strong appetites, had
better be cautious in turning them out
to Craze here, as my grass is so rich
that it would be liable to injure them
for the first week or so.'"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Give him up. One OF the curious thing.

give him up. One or the curious things
about this case is that Mary's mother
was champion Of the captain from
first to last. She called him her dear
son, and when she fell SICK, after the
captain had been forbidden the house
by Mr.. Blandy, she moaned and walled
for her dear son SO greatly that he
had to be sent for. So he sat at her
bedside for hours together, and when
he wasn't there he was pursuing his
courtship Of the daughter.
Meanwhile Mr.. Blandy remained
firm and refused to consent to Mary's
marriage to the captain, notwithstand.
ing that the latter proved he was a
brother of the happy warrior, failed tc
move him. So Mary and the captain
held a caucus and decided that the old
man was superfiuous, and would have
to be removed. They laid their plans
carefully. They gave out the informa-
tion that funeral music had been hearo
in the house, which was a certain
warning that Blandy would die with
in twelve months. Cranstoun also
went around explaining that he was
gifted with second sight, and he ha6
seen the old gentleman's ghost. Eav-
ing thus prepared the neighborhood
for fatalities, the captain went to Scot
land and sent Mary a package of pow
der for cleaning silverware, showing
how thoughtful he was. Instead OF
cleaning the silverware, Mary absent.
mindedly began feeding the powder tc
her father, who certainly wasn't silver
lined. She was quite careless about
it. She put the powder in his tea, in
his porridge, in his gravy. Through
long winter she seasoned his victuals
with arsenic, and the old mans suffer.
ings were indescribable. During that
time two servants were nearly killed
by drinking poisoned tea Mary had left
lying around.
JuEe came, and the father still hung
on, and Cranstoun wrote Mary n let.
ter from Scotland, intimating that she
was slower than moiasses in January,
and urging her to double the dose
One day, when Blandy's sufferings had
been intolerable, and he lay moaning
and writhing upon his bed, Mary's
adamantine conscience was touched
and she confessed that she had been
poisoning him. She fell on her knees
at his bedside and begged her father
to curse her. 81 curse thee not" said
the poor old man; mo, 1 bless thee,
and hope God will bless thee, and
amend thy life."
Shortly after this he died, and he
was in his grave before suspicion was
directed toward Mary. Then the serv-
ants began to talk, and when suspicion
once was aroused, there was no diff
Guilty in securing evidence, for the girl
had been perfectly reckless in conduct
ing her operations. She was arrested
tried and convicted, and one fine morn
ing she ascended the scaffold, young
and handsome still, and suffered all
that the law calls for in such cases.
Cranstoun, when he heard of her ar
rest, fled from Scotland and went to
France. Fearing that he would be
hunted down there, he moved on to
Flanders, where he fell i'll and died.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Justice to Thomas Paine.

Most of Thomas Paine's ideas are so
familiar to us of today that it is hard
to believe the hullabaloo they raised
international arbitration, anti-slavery,
justice to women and mercy to ami
mails. He proposed old age pensions,
compulsory public schools. state aid
to poor children. endowment of moth
erhood, public work for the unem-
ployed, and graduated income tax to
pay for these reforms.-Exchange.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Sea of Pumice.

steamship which recently made
the port of San Francisco reports hav-
ing sailed in a sea of pumice. near
Sydney, N. S. w. Apparently the ma
terial had been cast up by a subma-
rine volcanic outbreak, and chunks
ranging in size from that of marble
to a plug hat were thrown on deck by
the waves. The vessel was several
hours in passing through the affected
region.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With Cuticura, tho Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Bathe with Cuticura Soap. dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch
ing instantly, clear away pimples,
blackheads, redness and roughness. re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation,
heal red, rough and sore hands as
we'll as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Thankless Job.

$50 you are in the motion picture
business?"
"Yes," replied the man with band
aged arm.
what is your specialty?"
'Tll explain. Sometimes one of those
lily-fingered Broadway actors that all
the women are crazy about appears in
a photoplay that requires the hero TO
wrestle with lion, leap off cliff,
dangle out of top-fioor window of a
2o-story building or do something else
Of that sort"
"Welly' OF
"And I'm the stepchild of fortune
who takes his place in that particular
scene so he won't spoil his pretty face"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
To Look at Only.

81 think this clock is perfectly love
ly,p said the fair customer, but twill
it keep time?"
MADAME" replied the salesman,
coldly. at would be as much as my
reputation is worth to sell you clock
that would keep time. This is an an
dque shop. and nothing modern is tol.
Grated here."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
His Probable Vocation.

Friend-What is your baby going to
he when he grows up?
Financier - A blackmailer, I'm
afraid.
Friend-Impossiblel What makes
YOU think so?
Financier-We have to give him
something every little while to keep
him quiet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
A Quick Decidcr,

Clerk-The iiremen turned the hose
on our basement, sir, and drenched two
piles of that silk dress goods.
Observation-Disclosures a big sale of
watered silk right away.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect Laxative
bromo Qulnne can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head, There
is only one "Bromo Quinine" u. W. GROVES
signature Is on each box. 25c
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29

Some people are so eccentric that
they even say something when they
talk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29

Red Cross Bag Blue much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get ( Nm any
grocer Adv -
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

Be sure to read the list of sugges-
tions on this page in the add of
Mitchell & Whittle's. 1t
The many friends of B. NJ. French
will be glad to know that he is able
to be at work again after seven
weeks of severe illness.
Rose Bros, headquarters for home
made candies. 51-tf
The Armenian relief committee
will hold a food, candy and fancy
work sale at the Plaza grocery on
Saturday, December 16. This is a
most deserving cause, and generous
contributions are solicited in behalf
of the awful privations now suffered
by the Armenians.
Johnson's Jewelry Store-the gift
center. Soft
Northbound trains were an hour
behind schedule Friday morning on
account of the derailment of freight
train in the Siskiyous Thursday.
The spider web puzzle in the Ash
land Art Shop window is dandy.
Don't fail to have a guess. Open
evenings. 1t
One of the largest catches of steel
heads recorded this year was made
yesterday by Guy Harvey and B. F.
Skillman, total of eighty fish being
taken. The fish were caught at the
mouth of the Applegate river, the
men fishing from a boat Toward
the holiday season they intend to
make another killing" and present
the fish to the Salvation Army to be
distributed by that organization
Grants Pass Courier.
Merrily the great sale goes on at
the Ashland Art Shop. Special bar
gains every day. Open evenings. 1t
Saturday was the last day to pay
water rents before they became de-
linquent end the city hall was one
Of the busiest places in town.
The last word in fountain pens is
the Sheaffer. Perfection in action.
Permanently guaranteed. Whited's.
5S-2t
V. o. n. Smith and Benton Bow
ers were among the local citizens
who attended the meeting of the Tax
payers League at Medford Saturday.
Word comes from Sundial, AL
berta, of the death of the little baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Eliason, who
went from Ashland to Canada last
spring.
All the soft drinks at Buffers. Ser
vice the best. Come in. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

The w. H. Wenner family has
moved from the Jud Miller house on
Beach avenue, which they have been
occupying, to their home place on
Maple street.
The Ashland Art Shop will be
open evenings from now till Christ
mas. II
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Casey returned
Saturday morning from an extended
visit in southern California. Los An
geles and many near points of inter-
est were visited.
Special Interurban car to "Intoler-
ance' at Medford leaves Ashland at
715 p m. on Thursday, returning
after show. Round trip 35 cents. 1t
The Douglas county court has
raised the bounty on coyotes and is
now paying $40 for the hides of the
varmints. The coyotes have become
numerous throughout southern Ore
gon Of late.
Mr. Ford Owner, read this: The
expert head machinist of the Port
land branch of the Ford Motor Com
pany is in Ashland today (Monday)
apd will remain over Tuesday, with
headquarters at the Ford Garage in
Hotel Austin. Let him tell you what
the trouble is, If your car balks. 1t
Juvenile Police Officer Gay OF
Medford spent Friday in Ashland at
tending to business matters and in
vestigating some minor depredations
which have been committed by
youths OF the city.
If you play. try the new piano at
Buffers Confectionery while you
wait. It
Mrs. II. A. Jurgewitz Of Spokane,
Wash, arrived Thursday Of last week
to spend the holidays with her faith
er, |. n. Shook. Mrs. Jurgewitz is a
former Ashland girl and is renewing
the acquaintance of host of friends.
To the ladies: One of those small
Gruen, Hamilton or Elgin open-faced
watches will make the present he
needs. Whited has the stylish line.
a 5S-2t
Many of the first ward voters have
voiced their appreciation of the
change in the ward voting place.
The polls for the city election will
be located on Oak street in the Paul
son block, opposite the Austin Hotel.
Let us clean and press that next
suit Latest and most up-to-date
methods employed. Paulserud &
Barrett. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

J. c. Mitchell of Hamilton City
Cal, extensive stockraiser and deal
err was in town the past week on
business. He is brother of Horace
and Seebe Mitchell of this city.
The children's book exhibit at the
city library was source of profit to
many who took advantage of the op-
portunity to get some first hand ad-
vice on suitable children's books.
Make this rocker Christmas. J..
P. Dodge & Sons. 53-tf
Arthur Webber and wife now oc-
cupy the August Schuerman resi-
dence on Palm avenue. The Webbers
recently returned from a several
months stay in the vicinity of Prime
Vile.
Johnson the Jeweler for fine watch
work. 55-tf
Mrs. Mary Smith and Miss Jennie
Greaves of Ratersburg, Mont, daugh-
ters of Mrs. E. c. Burt, came in Fri
day for an extended visit with their
mother. They may invest and make
Ashland their future home.
This Christmas buy a rocker. J..
P. Dodge & Sons. 53-tf
Charles Stewart OF Santa Rosa,
CAL, employed in the water service
of the Southern Pacific with head
quarters at Dunsmuir, has been in
Ashland for the past week attending
to repair work at this division term
inal.
We engrave our Partisan ivory
free. o. H. Johnson, jeweler. 55-tf
Mrs. f.. A. Grisez and daughter
visited friends and relatives in Yreka
last week.
Remember the bazaar December
16 in Elks' Temple. 37-3t
Mrs. John Hickey of Dunsmuir was
visitor in the city last week, spend
ing a couple of days as the guest of
the j. A. Ruger family.
Mrs. Simons will have a ten day
sale beginning Saturday, Dec. 8. Any
trimmed hat $500. 57-2t'
George Spencer and wife have re-
turned to Ashland after an extensive
stay in Idaho.
Rowena Roberts will have a spe-
cial display of fancy work on sale
at Mrs. Simons Millinery store Satur-
day, December 8. Prices from 1Oc
up. 57-2t
Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett was over
from Hit, where she is teaching
school, for the weekend.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11
LOCAL And PERSONAL

Representative Ben Sheldon of
Medford was visitor in the city Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Jessie Rondeau, who has been
Ill at the Sanitarium for some time
past, Is recovering.
Mrs. Simons will have a ten day
sale beginning Saturday, Dec. 8. Any
trimmed hat $500. 57-2t'
Word coming from Charley John
son, who recently moved with his
family to Kingman, Ariz., denotes
that the change was beneficial to his
health.
Wanted, 500 people to eat chicken
tamales at Rose Bros 51-tf
Horace Mitchell is suffering quite
a little inconvenience at his home on
Mountain avenue on account of bad
cut on one of his legs, secured while
butchering.
Kodaks at Whited. 56-2t
A buyer of secondhand false teeth
has been canvassing the residence
districts of late and reports fair sue
cess at his business of purchasing
discarded sets.
Johnson's jewellery Store-the gift
center. 55-tf
w. E. Glendening entomologist in
the government service, has moved
into the w. H. Flagg residence on
Fifth street, Mr.. Flagg having re-
moved to Portland.
Eat real Mexican chill at Rose
Bros 51-tf
Benton Bowers journeyed to Jack
sonville Thursday to meet with the
county court as member of a tax
budget committee from the county
Taxpayers League.
If you want something good to eat,
get it at the Lithia Bakery and Res
taurant. Soft
Field Worker Donoghue OF the
Loyal Order of Moose has been in
town of late working up interest in
the order and dividing his time in
Ashland and Medford territory.
Johnson's Jewelry Store-the gift
center. Soft
Christmas post cards Sc per dozen.
Greeting cards at less than whole
sale cost Gifts of all kinds at won
derful prices. Open evenings. Ash
land Art Shop. 1t
Mrs. A. NJ. Scott returned Thurs
day to Roseburg after spending few
days with her brother here.
Buffers, the home of home made
candies. IL
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

Buffers Confectionery on the
Plaza is the only place in Ashland
that makes all its own fine candies.
Despite the snow slush which made
being out of doors rather disagree
able the streets and stores were busy
Saturday. The Christmas shopping
early campaign is getting them start.
ed a week early on the Christmas
purchasing this year.
Buffers Confectionery on the
Plaza for hot chicken tamales and
the best chill you ever ate. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

During this week | wish to show
you the new silverware for the table.
The highest quality makes-you
know them. We have some odd
pieces in discontinued patterns at
material reductions. Just as good as
the others and lots cheaper. H. l..
Whited. 5S-2t
Unless the fabric is worn out 1t
will be worth while to have that suit
cleaned and pressed and save the cost
of a new one. Paulserud & Barrett.
Cliff Payne makes fire screens.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-11

They are always looked upon with pleasu
and give the comfort that is necessary. Mu
or scarfs may be bought separate or combin
and our prices are from 25 to 40% less th
city stores ask.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-26

Before placing your baseball WAGER
Nnily recall hoW many were pIatinq the
phINes 60 win year 400 today
We have mo- desire 20 purchase any Of
his b1u players but what price s Mr.
Sinclair willing 90 make ON one OF his
umpires' ror after aII what is home
without an umpire
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

1t is not uncommon to hear those
who oppose from time to time, the
reelection Of the very best men,
bers of Congress, the statement that
such members have done nothing"
which statement is always simply
an exhibition Of the ignorance or
the economical use Of the truth on
the part Of the speaker. On this
subject the following from the pen
of the Union City Commercial is in
teresting since it refers to a man
who never made any grandstand
plays in his own political behalf and
who never lost his standing and
weight in the United States Senate
-Isham G. Harris, the War Cover
nor" Of Tennessee. The Commercial
says:
This is a remark often made, es-
peciallly during election times, con-
corning the service of a congress-
man or some other public official.
We remember some years ago, when
Isham G. Harris was a candidate
for reelection to the United State
senate. He was opposed by General
Atkins, a very fine man. The wri-
tee Of this knew very little Of poll
ticians or politics, and believed it to
be true, as stated, that Senator Har-
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

The Gibson county fair at Tren-
ton last week had an Old Soldiers
Day on the program and it was
stated that on that day, (T'hursday)
were present a number Of the old
fellows who wore the gray in the
sixties of the last century and who
had on the gray on the occasion of
last week. The disposition to re-
member and honor the old soldier
is one to be commend ed no matter
on which side he fought. The man
who voluntarily goes to war, thus
offering his life in defense Of what
he believes to be rif int, is a hero and
should be honored all the days of
his life. In this connection The