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TrnMEDJOWD MAIL TOEBUKE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1909.
A CHRISTMAS AT
CAPE HBPIB
'''''''''""fl!!!'!!!''0 '''J
of money In nlno inoro wolconTo to inoni
liulrn Itiiiu n ehostful of tarred raw.
Ilushles, tin) moii auctions lvo tho ship,
mutes of lml nn opportunity to
"rnUo IiIm reputation" hy mldliiK Honor,
ously to IiIh account.
Kvi-o'IhmI.v wiuileil to till tin Clirint.
tuns HiiK'ltlmiH of poor Iloh'ii folks. Tim
chief iimti', Dickson, kooiI nntiiredly
consented Hint Hid miction tiliould Im
held llii'ii nml thoro nml emtio to tho
foroensilo with pencil nml pnpcr to r.
cord tho niiIiin mi fust n they wore
inmlo.
"More you nru, hoy hi o you nrol
(let your uioiii'y ready Tho :rcutust
Cnpo Horn milo ovi-r hold will now
start," rasped tho old chief "Klrst
srticlo to n rlnatiU Mrnvr pillow. Ilo
inoiiilwr wKit INK flhuWiHiponro says,
'Uneasy rests tlio In-art Hint hasn't ot
a pillow. Wlmt n in I bid? Two dol
lurs? Tliaiik yonl Threo-four-flro
nlxlx I lmv. cpo Horn prices,
Koiilloiiioti. KIht-tiiri-ton-nro you
all dono? Tom, you enn hnvo It for
$10. You inny ot n hotter 0110 In Ban
Francisco for M cents, hut you enn't
duplicate It for $!j0 wllhlu n thoiiHiind
miles of HiIm phicii.
"Next nrilolo In ii Imniliomci stand
up lliion collar, It hail only Itcen worn
by poor Hob In I.lvorpool mid can Imj
washed nlmolutoly clonn for tho sumll
lirll'o of fi coiiIh. II In Din nnlv iii-llntu
of Its kind that him over Immui for sale
at Capo Horn. What am I l.ld-n dol.
lar two, two-ilfly. ihroo-llflv. four -
four itro you all dono? Hold to Dick
for SI. Dli It III fl Nlinrl milt' U'nlf n
intiiuioi I hero In n liulton In tho back
of tlio collar. You will Imyo To buy
thu button separately, Dlch."
And no each worn nnd patched car
ment of poor Hob wiih nolil nt "Capo
Horn priccw." Hob's shipmates took
cam mat nonoof
thom contribut
ed loss than n
month's wiiffca to
llob'H dual pay
day.
Tho rnntc at
hiHt put bis hand
to tlio bottom
of Ilob'ii client,
nnd from n cor
ner bo brought
up a bundle of
poporH wrapped
In nn old piece
of canvas tied
together with
yellow silken ci
K'ir Imnd. Tho
mate held thu
bundlo thought
fully In his hand.
He hesltatod to
trespass.
"Open It up!"
shouted tho men
In chorus,
wo will seo whnt 1
A VAI.UAIII.i: HTIIAW
rn.w)w.
"limit Well.
In It anyway." assented tho maio.
When the canvas cover wan opened
n score of lettera In Dolled nnd torn
envelopes dropped out.
"I see no harm In letting you fob
lows trot a llttlo Homo ontiiuont out
of these old letters," said tho mate,
"but you must not keep them. They
must bo forwarded to Hob's friends.
You boys can bid for tho prlvllego of
reauiiiK tlio letters."
I Dick for tl) bought tho right to Drat
pick. He took the best preserved on
1 velopo and Its lnclosuro nnd went away
j to road tho letter.
I The sale continued, letter after let
ter retelling n nent sum. Hair the let- "b
tern were sold when Dick came from ma"' BWcar"'
uis comer mm micrruntiHi tho nnin.
I He looked troubled and shook tils lot
tor In our faces.
"Hoys, this letter Is from tho girl,"
said ho. "Kilo's n dnnrtr. Iloli icm
no good. IIo didn't go homo when ho
was paid off In Liverpool; bo didn't go
tentlon to a dsrV object Venning limp- '
ly against mo surixurd lighthouse.
It wan Hob .lotim.
Wo carried lilm Into tho forecastlo.
Tho mate and tlio whisky bottlo wcro
brotight forward, and Uob slowly cam
to his senses.
"I was Hlnmbniiged something fear
ful, boys," drawled Hob. "That break
er caught mo rlht, and tho blamed
strap broke. Then over sho rolled to
leeward"
"And I snw you go over tho side,"
Interrupted Dirk.
"Not I. It may have been tho sheet
coll," continued Hob. "I was washed
ntt'riv ifti llfllll.r
t Ii o forecast!!- Li I .
Iicnil. I l-ucsh I HWK
went clean off !i,
a mint after I
had crawled to a
, dry place. When
I woke up I
m a d o for the
forecastle, but I
couldn't make It
I dropped right
off again nt the
lighthouse."
When Hob had
been bandaged
up and given a
warm breakfast
he was the old
Hob onco more.
The boys poked
lots of fun nt
him when they
returned his
things to bhn.
"I I' ild on. boys:
let us make a
bargain with Hob," tho Impcratlvo
Dick broke In. "Hero Is my Hlblc. If
Hob will swear to go home to his
mother nnd the girl from San Fran
clsco ho can take tho auction money
along as n Christmas present"
'That's rightl Como on. Bob. Swear,
I
IT WAS JiOU J05CS.
TIIIS ii tho maiden to dainty and tweet
Who regretted the wasn't provided with feet
Elephantine so the stockings the wore
Might hold Sonta'i stock and very much rnon .
J homo from New York; ho didn't go
i home from San I-'rnnclsco when bo
I could have made tho trip In a day.
The girl Is waiting yot."
Tho mate, who had been Intently
reading one of the letters, hero inter
rupted. "Hob's mother Is getting old, and sho
Is Kor. She does not ask for money,
howovcr. All she wants la ber boy.
Ho will never return to her now. Poor
Hob's mother! Poor Hob!"
At four bells the lookout gnro m
hU "All's well! Side lights burnln?
bright." Suddenly he began to beat
tho forward bell like mad.
Tho lookout was shouting and wav
Inir his arms from tho fnrrvnnlln IimiI
where ho stood clinging to tho rail.
; When we reached tho foro part of the
house the lookout attracted our nt-
"I do, so help me. God. and n
Christmas to you all, boys!" sobbed
Hob. "I will go home, boys' I will!"
Aud ho did. Philadelphia Ledger.
my
The Worm.
Tho Henpecked Husband I;
wife going out, Elslo?
"ics, su -
"Do yot, know if I am going with
her?" Exchange.
DeferrtJ.
Vhe Pessimist We'll pay for all this
One weather ltter on. The Optimist
Well, cheer ud! That's tho wotiIap
time for paying for things, Isn't It?
I'UCt. ,
Out of th Ordlniry.
"I have tried to wrlto something out
of tho ordinary In this novel."
"Well, my boy. I tblnk you bavo suc
ceeded." "In what partlcularr
"Your heroine nets as if she had
seuse." Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE MIDWAY TRACT
This is the name selected for the subdivision of orchard
land which we are platting between Phoenix and Talent.
The name was sent in by Mrs. Addie K. Rippey of 207
West Main street, Medford, who has been awarded the
$10 we offered to give the person suggesting a name for
the tract which we should accept. There were six other
persons -who sent in the same name, but Mrs. Rippoy's
letter was tho first received at our office, and for this
reason she has been awarded the prize. i
Replies to our advertisement were received from 39
different persons, offering 191 names to select from.
The name is appropriate, because the land lies mid
way between Ashland and Medford, midway between Tal-.
ent and Phoenix, and midway betweeif the hills oh either
side of the vallpy.
As soon as the surveyis completed we will have other
announcements to make concerning this tract, than which
no better orchard or garden land has yet been put on the
market in the Rogue River valley.
W. T. YORK & CO.
gjr " ' mmnurt mm iiwg hdhwheh
sL'rawawrraw wmmkmmmmm I msammmmmmmm
rounds:
BOX
ING CONTEST
AT THE MEDFORD THEATER, MEDFORD, OREGON
Mon
Evehin
20
RALSTON vs. DO AN
IN A 15-ROUND GO
HILDERBRANT vs. BURK, in a 5-Round Go
Young Jeffries of Medford, 70 lbs, vs. Young Corbet of Medford, 75 lbs, in a 3-Round Go
This is the one Best Bet of the season and he who fails to attend will always regret it
I TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT HASKINS' DRUG STORE ZZZZ
PRICES FROM 75 CENTS TO $1.50
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