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THE MEcDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MjSDJFORP, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER .19, .1000.
Medford MailTribune neck of the community and adopted a now one which made SPLENDID BISPLAY AT-
MEDFORD BOOKSTORE
rOMJBUED DA1LT KXCBTT ttXTUBDAY.
A cooUUUa t U Ut&ieri Hall. oUm4 llll; th Southern Orciron
lui, eittlilliM IMS; the Dmorlto TIium, wttUWiti 1ITJ; Uta AiiliUnd Trtb
una aUUh4 ISM, n4 ll U4frd Tribune 1104.
Official Paper of tho City of Medford.
GEORGE POmiM, B&tor m4 MaanRer.
tfr,i u Mooad ilus matter Notmimt 1. 1M. t th poatofflco at MedXord,
Oregon, under th act of Mrk . 1IT.
no year, by malt.
SUBDCRIPTI ON RA.TK3:
fS.OO Ona month br tnall or carrier. ...I .S
A Dollflht to All Christmas Shoppers
Many New Articles Are
Offered.
Ono of thii most delightful pitmen
which to finish up one's Christ
mas buying is in Uio roomy and well
in
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
CHRISTMAS time is the one time in nil the year that
the average man or woman creeps out of the shell of
selfishness long enough to adimt a little of the Uinst spirit dishonest. The man who is always pulling back and al
into their hearts when good will towards man supplants lowing his neighbors to expend their time and energy and
for a few fleeting moments good will towards self. money in building up the town, thereby increasing his bus-
Tho wisdom of all the philosophers since time began, iucss aiu advancing the value of his property, is not a good
of all the wise men since Zoroaster first worshiped the ! citizen. The community would be bettor off without him.
fiery sun and its blazing emblem, of all heaven inspired! To the extent of his influence he clogs the wheels of prog
lenders of groping humanity since the morning stars first jreSs the same as "sticky" mud rolls up on the wagon
saner together, has taught that only in doing things for oth- wheels and mires the stnureliinr team.
i nKnlnnco rtP onlf J,i Irwiiirr rmo'c lininrlilmi ne ! a 4- rf .4- ...'.., 1 J 1 .. .......... .... ..... i faithfulness o nature ami often
OUCSCII, IS true Happiness lO uu luuuu uruueamu uuuuiut; SUOUia Support One. 11 IS UUiair tO ail parties Concerned naturalness of poso that is impossible
worth while. for the people of a town to encourage a publisher to start j "?'ll!r1iill,0 -""h"".!?!-1-,,,Ii?",",l,,.fH
Despite the wisdom of the sages, despite the lessons, of j a paper and then force him to starve or solicit business anioni' SoISumIi ?the.JVoT,ks
tlie ages, despite the teachings of the gospel and the faith i in other towns, at the same time finding fault with him n of w,.c, perfect adjustment that
fliof nvnfnce dncnitn miv mn fvrnrifnips. wn nrn. still f-F. rlm'tm Mm vnvr fl,;,rr Hmv lmvn fr.,.,,l 1,5.., f.-. 'PI,,, i ' ""i jungim-m
V ?f s I. vr..h?W Viv v. v vt. -w- .vvwj Jivi V. ViJ 11 1 Is V A I'll lil iL tUL Y 1141 W Lvl VCU II 1 1 II kf VlVJ. J, 1 1 V i
it possible for the town to. grow and improve and become
worth while in many ways, could have advanced the value
of property several hundred per cent without a newspa
per1? Certainly no fair-minded man wotijd seriously at
tempt to affirm such a proposition.
Under our present economic and business system no
town possessing a grain of ambition for progress would
for a moment think of trying to get along without a news
paper, but unfortunately many such towns have a number
nf nifi'rmo wlin nni cn VMnnniwl im in lmi. own nt't'niiia fliof KVontllllteu Medford Hook Store. SlllOO
.... i . , .... . , . , tuo romovnl of tho soda fountain and
they are willing to enjoy tho bcnetits their loal news- oonfetvionery .lepnrtnumt ample
iianer hrinirs thorn without lrivincr nnvthiin- in rotnrn. 1i,'u riven for tho offeotivo tlis-
t...... , , - ......'. ... . .1... ilPliy of books nnd nn oxolualvo linol
oucn apu-iu is, iu iiiu ii-uai, muuir, u hoi jiusuiuumv of nrt ftnJ Ion,hor KOod3, buoIi as Is i
vory rarely booh in n city of tho'
siro of Medford.
What moro accoptahlo pift for oith-1
or ft younj; rnnn or young woman
than an l-'astmau kodak. The priee!
ranges from the HrowutoM, that do-1
liht the hoys and Kiil, prieed at a '
dollar to those of larger sir.o and fit-1
ted with every improvement, that sell
for thirtv dollars. Tho 'prinoipal'
jehann of any photograph lies in the'
the
ro
..1.1 uii t.iiiir tP P M lill I'HIIIII 'll
i iiul vim ni, "H '
11 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKE TO BE
HUMBUGGED,"
was a slur on American intelligence and one of the
unseat falsehoods over dangletl boforo ,the eyes of, the.
world. Right here in Medford this weok tfio peoplu,
of this city and county have shown us conclimiVcly that
honest, straightforward advertising lived tip (o wi))
bring results pleasing to the retailer and satisfactory
to the customer. We feel confident every customer of
tho past past week will be the means of getting one or
more into our store this coining week so that we feel
sure the volume of business this coming week will be
even greater than last. Conic and secure Homo splen
did values.
so barbarian in instincts, so unhuinanitariaii in practice,
that only for a brief hour each year do we really practice
good will toward man. What wonder then that the quest
of happiness is so frequently futile, and that they who
sparch so seldom find?
Suppose you had but a few hours to live, and that short
ly the sun and its glory would forever set for you, the blue
arch overhead and its swinging lights of mystery sink into
oblivion, and the earth and its multitude of wonders drop
into the realm of the forgotten would you continue to"
iiiKwy sniiMaciory results are pro-
Pianos For Xmas
newspaper that is thus forced to depend on outside pat-!jl"cod from the first attempt.- at tak
ronage cannot possibly be of as great benefit to its own
community as though its own town supported it properly.
MAKE IT UNANIMOUS
inn HERE should be no. factional fights raised in Medford
this year. Past differences should be buried and
I harmony made the watchword of the hour.
spend those fast fading hours as vou spent them when you J ... , m 1 . m. . .. .
x. A v j . IV- . ic-i ' will be made unanimous. There slioitld' be no opposition.
thminrht frn hnH nn linlimiroi lonco rr li-Fo ti onlfich mii-. i "
" v C3 W IU. .1.1. AUb, AAA UI.U1UU
suit?
No, you would not; you know you would not. The
world would suddenly become very fair to you, and a new
and strange beauty would dwell in even commonplace
mi 1 11 n i .
xiiu mciunuenis nave earned a re-eiectio(n oy taitimu serv
ice to constituents and to the city, and. all efforts for a
contest should be frowned upon. r
Certain interests, not content with letting well enqugh
alone, are endeavoring to promote discord by inducing
Tlinrrc Tlio fonno nP PlM AV Ae3 ll rTTT Atni
omnft p i -i j , -rr u I fllfc.this man, then that, ta become candidates, in order to
j tv. i i. j ... , , , I Puli chestnuts out of the fire.
the earth and its wondi-ous witchery would become now - iiuni,ppii, m r i , . i n
i , t. i. i -i. -o n. A11 suc" efforts should be frowned upon, and probablv
that you were about to leave it forever. Petty animosities ; wjjj )e 1 . 1
would be forgotten and you would be glad to see even your ' '
enemies; and something akin to the Christmas spirit would
reign in your heart in those farewell mompnts.
As any day may be your last, (and who knows but today
will be?), why not live as if it were? Why not realize hap
piness as you go through life by practicing good will to
ward man? Why not extend the Christmas spirit through
out the year? Oh! What a bright paradise this old grey
world would then become, if 'everyone always practiced
the Christmas spirit! Eveiyone will not, but some can,
and th'ose who do will find their way, like the path of the
just, "as a shining light growing more and more unto the
perfect day."
f the
ed in
OBLIGATIONS INCURRED
THE Central Point Herald, which is better appreciated
in Medford than in its own city, contains the follow
ing sound sense on advertising in the home paper and
what the home paper means to the community that sup
ports it:
When a business man says that it does not pay to ad
vertise in his local paper he either means that it docs not
pay to have a newspaper in the town at all or else he indi
cates that he is willing to reap the benefits that he knows
a live local paper brings to every business man and proper
ty owner in the town in which it is printed without doing
his share towards supporting it. If he is of the first class,
he shows that he prefers the good (?) old days when the
town was a sleepy, obscure village, not so much as a fly
speck on the map of Oregon, without a dollar of indebt
edness, a decent sidewalk, a brick building, a bank, a com-
THE NEW YEAR'S EDITION
HP HE Mail Tribune will print only as many copies o
-I New Year's Homeseeker's edition as are order
advance. It is proposed to print an edition of 10,000, but
the number may be greater.
The edition will be illustrated by new cuts of the Spo
kane apple exhibits and of Medford and the Rogue River
valley. It will contain a comprehensive account of the
material progress made during tho year by Medford, Ash
land, Central Pomt, Gold Hill, Eagle Point, Jacksonville,
Phoenix, Talent," and other sections of the valley, and the
resources.
No display advertising will be received, for the ITome
seckers' section.
A PLEA FOR JUVENILE BOOKS
ing pictures. How mueh pleasure is
taken nn well as given, if tho mother
can take the new hahy's picture every
week and whnt opportunity sho has
to fix on the plate those thousand
an dono fascinating blandishments,
thoso coy arts and graces of baby
hood that often oludo tho photograph
er s art.
To ono who already posses a ko
dak, supplies or something in tho
line of recent conveniences would
prove n most woloomo gift. Velox,
azo and folio papers are most used,
nn nuto-time plate for all kodak
shutters, a new tripod or a develop
ing tank would asist the amateur to i
do good work and plense him because
the tfft would show a special under
standing of hi stnstes. I
Tho phonominnl salo of books may '
bo taken as an indication that the'
public is reading moro and better
books than over before. Tho Med-!
ford Koow Store considered thnt Inst
week marked tho high tide of nook
buying, but so much have tho sales
increased that telegraphic orders had
to bo sent iu and filfod by express.
"J Ho Hungry Heart," by David (Ira
bam Phillips, and "Tho Awakening
of Helen Ifiehie," by Mnrgaret I)e
land, while placed on the black list
by some discriminating readers, deal
with a social problem which is nit
pcyehologicnlly understood and
which will not be solved until it is
sipiaroly faced by mature intelligence
nnd the solution wrought out in hu
man nature itself.
Another book that lias proved a
most potiulnr gift book, is "Mary of
Mngdola." by Harriet Gum Hoberson,
a tnlo of tho first contuty, ifa cle&s
typo and simple binding attract no
Ic'h than tho fascinating stylo iu
which tho story is told.
A rcnlly valuable and rao set of
books iu handsomo binding that
would bo valued iu any library is
"Hidpath'H Library of Universal Lit
erature," that can bo purcbasod lor
a third off tho regular price, while
the shelves aro filled with tho stand
ard poets, standard novels and t)o
host iu ciirront litpraturo.
tiou and sowers and water mains
petitioned for as soon as weather
conditions ponnit of thoir lnying.
That tho publiq dearly loves to
trade with a .corporation is best ev
idenced by the salo of lots since tho
incorporation. During tho last days
AT SHERMAN CLAY (Q. CO.
134 West Main Street
The noblest Christmas gift of all is a fine PIANO.
A Christinas gift that will bring joy and gladness
into your homo. Your little .girl is as good as any
j -other little girl. Make this blessed Yulctido time a
j memorable event in her ljfe, and brighten the home
life of the entire family, not only for this Christmas,
but for all tho years of your lives to come.
A rmn HIGH GRADE PIANO, only vory
slightly used, for $135.
Organs in fine shape for$22 and $45.
SHERMAN CLAY 6 CO.
Victor Talking Machines all tho latest records.
134 WEST MAIN.
i
Stoinway and othor Pianos.
THE ROADS ARE NEVER BAD
THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS GOOD
WHEN YOU WANT TO GO, CALL UP
THE UNION LIVERY
R. O. DUNCAN
Proprietor
Increased interest has been shown Club havo already modo a movo to
in tho dcovlopmont of tho Medford wards supply this need but only a bo
Iibrary, lately as demonstrated by tho ginning. Your help is needed. Do
gfcat number of books drawn out, considor this matter personally or iu
nnd tho number of cards issued, tho light of tho futuro of Medford.
Among tho now patrons, wo aro cs- Hero aro tho youth of Medford, just
pecially glad of tho largo proportion at tho formativo age. rcadv and ea-
oi cuiiurcn. ret, nere, uio nornry is ger lor goou rending mnttor. Money
conirontcu by a serious problem, invested 1:
Thero is only ono book case of time- nat show
aiid-thumb worn volumes, most of turns but
wliinh lmvn linnri rnnil nnn m.mnil ft I . vnlitn in !in rw.l nn j1ni,.1i'...tviiif
ready by tho juvonilo patrons of tho gift of a book to tho library at this. tn!'0 1l"t"'. 'Mr' ' W ''""'I"1, "f
library. Anyone not appreciating season of the year would bo well0 )v ork V'' tww ,h1h; auorK" ,
tho paucity of tho library in this ro- placed. Then again in muny attics,!.1 "t,,n' two lol, iind Mr. Win. Qov
spect is invited to visit tho room any many books havo boon buried away " . iUlon ickuj,
... ........ H 1 Irvf In , 1 0
library aiternoon alter 4 o'clock to because outgrown by
I Not in The Combine
DID YOU HEAR SOMEHING DROP? WE
DH); BUT IT WAS ONLY PRICES
We carry the best meats obtainable. We never sacri
fice quality to make ti low price. We use the utmost
care in selecting our n cats, and see that they are prop
erly kept for the short tin:e they remain in our shop.
Our ni'W'ficj nrn unf liln-li r lii 4.... 4.. iiiii..
;uou reading iniuior. money 1 ., , ., - . fl ",u " u wuh 1 11 iwuivrun HUM'
........ . of the wnnk tlin follnu'in( linvn nnr M.I.. i .. ji 11..' n .
in goou juvoniio notion does , r , v , r- w u mmnimv lor uie money, Ul lUHt ah
I f. S1- MM w: A trial, order will cvince' you t
1 Tl,'' 1t; ;. ! im- I vert.se is true.
as much as nossi-
hat what we ad-
l''anoy Shoulder Hoast ,...IOc
Fancy Hib Hoast 12jC
Fancy Hoil Q to Oc
d,n .,:,wii , "u lul' J auiuoii a numnor 01
...VI W...lt... ., . , . .. .
.t.aim. n.to nn,;,..! ti i .,n.. i i. i!n i t.'i c i o i u c rs nave muuo liiSDoctions that
mercial Club, a water System nor ailV Of the other modern imthetic to scot ho eacorness of tho a matter of annilmimt. nr t.wliffnmnnn. 'Promiso to result in sales. Mr. AI-
fliino-c wln'rtli i o. t.tt : 1 l ...i i. 11 ! vouth of Medford for hooks nf truv- TTnnnrMi ilmcn Un.,ha n.,,1 , M..m I 'on 0XP0et8 to return to Mod ford
r"'hu "Vy ttiii uuv IJVlilllUlllU LU UUL illld WIlH'll fl . .. 1 " . ......
4-n ..mi.. it, -rit iii i , . e' ndvc
.uuijj iu jiiiuvu wux'ui ilVJllg.
Fancy Loin Steak 15c
Fancy Kound Steak ...,I2VjC
Fancy .Shoulder Steak . . . . IOC
If he belongs to the lat
ter class, he shows that he is dishonest to the extent of
being willing to accept indirect benefits from an institu
tion which he is too penurious to support.
It may be admitted that all of tho benefits a newspaper
brings to its advertisers aro not direct ones, but the indi
rect benefits are of sufficient importance to every busi
ness man and property owner as to place a moral obliga
tion on them to do something towards the paper's support,
'and especially is this true of men who encouraged the es
tablishment of a newspaper and then quietly shirked the
responsibility or supporting it.
Does anybody suppose that Central Point could have
doubled in population in less than four years, could have
established and built up a hank showing, tho best? finan
cial condition of any on this coast, could havo abrogated
f Medford for books of trnv- Unearth thoso books and put them
adventure or history adapted to into active living use again by giving
their ago. them to tho shelves of tho Medford
Tho Indies of tho Greater Medford library.
QUEEN ANNE ATTRACTS HONESEEKEliS
Ulio cast sido is projecting so section, and a badly needed ward
many improvements for tho coming school has been nromisod by tho
season that it is rather doubtful if school board.
tho old rosidonts will know that sido Over iu tho Queen Anno addition
of town after the spring hns nd- thero is a fortified rojuvonnted queon
vanccd n-fow weoks. East Hovonth who is being most eagerly besoigod
street is to bo paved from tho bridge ns tho real thing in rosidoncos. Tho
to tho top of tho hill and tho board now ownors of this proporty havo
apologizes for .walks that now -His- incorporated and contemnlnto 5m-
liguro tlio street, nnd aro to bo ro- provements, both numerous nnd mot
plced by cement walks. Qoncsoo ropolilnn, Two streots nro to bo
streot nnd Roosevelt avenue are also opened itno the addition from Kev
in lino for hard surface pavement enth street and at least ono of thoso
and othor improvements. Sowers, nnd st)CotH will bo paved. Ccmont walks
water mains nro being laid to every will bo built the length of thu addi-
in
tho spring nnd will bouccompuniod
by Mrs. Allen who is expected to
bring tho plans for a bonutiful sum
mer homo.. Mrs. Tumor, Mrs. Nod
dy, and Mrs. Stoddard, all plan to,
commence tho orectiou of bonutiful
homes iu tho ndition ns soon as
weotthor conditions will ponnit.
Although tho addition is only ten
minutos walk from tho postoffico Mr.
Allon promisos streot car sorvicos
to its rosidonts some timo during tho
coming summer.
With tho oxtonsivo improvomonls
in viow it is snfo to say that tho in
corporators of this beautiful rosi
donco section will soon closo out thoir
limited tract. 2'M
Rex Market
Huth & Pech Props. Phone 3271
L ... 1 -l.IJW.IIJHJMl.il I..., . -JH.. i .. , 1
Tlioro will bo enough buslnosa doalB
In procoss of consummation to Icoon
this town from gottlng dull so long
ns wo print "business opportunity" i
nds,
Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT
BURGLAR IN THE TRUNK (A, Bunch of Touflhs.)
MISHAPS-(A Scream.)
THE WITCHES CAVERN-(Spcctacular Drama.)
Doors open 7 p. m. one DIME.
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