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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
Calhoun
Grocery Co.
Lost

On February /, on the road between
Conklin's residence and @ street,
ladies gold filled hunting case watch.
Fincer will please leave same at COURIER
Office and receive reward.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
window Shades.

We very fortunate in being able to secure for
Early Spring Buyers Big Job in Heavy Opaque VIM
dow Shades 3S inches wide and feet long with heavy
spring rollers at 81 cents
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
ound

On Monday, Feb. II, near Merlin, a
S75 bank draft Owner may recover
same on indentidcation Of property.
Inquire at this office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
Found.

A day or two before Christmas a pail
containing groceries and Christmas
goods. Inquire at this office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
Carpets.

Always on the alert for genuine bargains. The Big
Store has just opened wagon load of Fine Carpets at
35c lOc, soc, 65c, 75c, and soc.
Now is the time to buy. You will miss good thing
if you wait.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
MARRIED.

OATMAN-SHEETS-In Jacksonville,
Feb. u, 1901, Frank b. Oatman and
Miss Nida Sheets, both Of Ashland, by
Rev. n. NJ. Hansen.
SMlTLi-ROSS-In Dawson City, N.
W. T., Jan. IA, 1901, Frank NJ. Smith,
OF Seattle, Wash, and Miss scobie
Ross, of Clawson.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
After the
Rain

Will be a good time to com.
mence your early planting and
now is the time to do your
buying. We have a fine as
sortment ofa Of the hest varie-
ties of Garden Seeds, both in
bulk and packages. Our win
dow display this week will
give you some idea Of the
variety and if you will step
inside we will show you the
stock and quote some very in
teresting prices.
Have also just received . big
lot of best grade Onion Sets.
Early Rose Pototoes for seed.
Seed Wheat, etc. etc.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
HartfOrdS for 1901

Samples are now on the floor, ready
for inspection. The wheels are as
good as last years model with i'm
provements for 1901 added We also
have few Hartfords for 1900 which
we will sell at $50 as long as they
last. Drop in and examine our line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
If Your House
Needs Painting

Our paint will be cheaper for you
now than 1t will be next year. This Is
not because the price is going to advance,
but because it will take more paint.
The wood will become more absorbent
and it will require more oil to oil the
pores.
Painting is really an economy. It is
the greater economy II you buy the
paint OF us our
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21

We have placed sale the largest stock of Wall
Paper brought to Grants Pass at the lowest
prices quoted, &C. 10c, l5c 20c 25c Double Roll.
Now don't wait till month to paper your house. If
you do you will miss the biggest Bargains you
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
Sam Simpson Entertainment.

An entertainment will be given on
the evening Of Friday, March l, by the
Senior class assisted by the teachers and
others and will be in honorary remem-
brance Of Sam L. Simpson, 0regon's
poet. The following program will be
rendered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-21
Warranty:

Make your You will never forget
Ihovvy thevvy
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Surely n Gentleman.

In far-off years Sir Walter Scott Wis.
tied the first Lord Plunkett, who was
tnen Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and
was taken to see the ruins of the
Seven Churches of Glendalough, one
Of the sights of Ireland.
One of the most romantic spots is
st. Kcvin's Bed. cave which requires
a scramble over rocks to enter. Sir
Walter, in spite Of his lameness, pe1c-
t-ated the Shrine" an old peasant
woman lending him willing hand
On the return, the Lord Chancellor
asked her if she knew how great
nan she had assisted, adding, "He is
Sir Walter Scott, the illustrious poet"
"Begorra, your honor" the clio
woman replied, 'he's no poet. He's a
siI-tleman born an bred-for hasn't he
he left in me hand piece of silver 2"
Truly, there is more than one way
Of knowing man by his works.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

There are now fifty-four agricultural
experiment stations scattered through
the country and maintained by the
States. Hitherto the general Govern
ment has had nothing of the kind on
an extended scale. But Il 400-acre
by the Agricultural Department. 1t
will occupy a part of the old Airing
ton estate, lying along the Potomac
opposite Washington. The work of
getting this big tract in shape for
scientific cultivation is now going on.
The object will be to demonstrate here
the culture CT every sort of useful
plant that can be made to thrive in
this climate. There will be siX-acre
model home plot to illustrate what can
be done to make rural home surround
ings pleasant. While all the familiar
fruits, vegetables, cereals, grasses,
berries, etc, will be grown and studied,
another object will be to introduce
new species. A cranberry bog will be
maintained and an attempt made to
cultivate the huckleberry, which has
SO far not been domesticated. With
the facilities and resources at the COM
mand of the Agricultural Department
this big experiment farm will be made
an institution of the highest value to
the American farner.-The Path
finder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
The Passport in Russia.

The train slows down as it crosses
the frontier, and creeps gently up to
the platform of the first station on
Russian soil. Furtively peeping out
of the window, you behold a number
of stalwart men uniformed In the Rus
sian style, and wearing the peculiarly
Russian top boots The polite conduc-
tor comes to the compartment and
bids you get the passport ready. At
ter few minutes of waiting, during
which anxiety is not diminished, an
officer in smart gray-Dlue uniform
comes along, attended by n soldier
with a wallet. He demands the pre-
cious document, and, noting Its for
eign origin, casts upon its possessor a
keen, searching glance. Then he looks
for the all-important visa or indorse-
ment of the Russian official in the
country of issue; and on finding it he
passes coldly on without word. All
this is very formal and impressive;
you feel as a prisoner feels when the
chain Of evidence is tightening round
him; your thoughts wander back to
the past, and you wonder whether any
indiscreton Of your insignificant
youth may not now be brought up in
testimony against you.
The utmost care is taken In the
study and registration of these docu-
ments; every Russian must have his
passport; every foreigner entering or
leaving the country must have it, too.
Whether native or alien, you cannot
move about the country without the
document; when you arrive in town
it must be submitted to the local po-
lice; when you leave that town the po-
lice must indorse the passport with
their sanction to the journey. The
| system gives the authorities the firm
est hold over the people, and wise is
| the stranger who complies carefully
with every part of the fornality.-
! Chambers's Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Explosions when Box Cars Collide.

"Did you ever hear freight
wrecll?" said railroad man the other
evening.
You mean did 1 ever see one, do
you notT"
NO; said hear one, and your not
understanding the question shows that
you never have been within earshot
of collision between two trains of
boXcars. | was at little station
on the Iron Mountain a few years ago,
when a long file of empty cars rushed
past, rounded into deep cut, and
must have been halI mile away when
we heard a frantic whistle from the
engine, answered by another in q
different key, and then there followed
q series of explosions as if fifteen or
twenty dynamite cartridges had been
set off in succession. We knew that
something horrible had happened,
manned a hardcar and started for
the scene. We found the frcights tele-
scoped several dead trainmCn and as
fierce looking a wreck as ever hap
pened. What caused the explosions,
you ask? 4 man on one of the ca
booses told me that as the engine
on the down train struck the first
empty boxcar. it blew up like an
empty candy bag popped By a boy,
and then each succeeding car went off
with the pop! pop! pop! we had heard
away back at the station. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Killing Rats by Gas.

Some interesting experiments have
taken place at the ondon decks to
show the effect of new system for
the determination of rats on board
ships. The vessel is charged with
sulphur-dioXide gas, which apparently
has the effect Of attracting the rats
from their hiding-places, and as soon
as they breathe the fumes they be-
come suffocsted. In the experiments
on the steamer Gourkha several hun-
dred rats were destroyed in few
minutes by means of the gas, which
has no Injurious effect upon the dec
orations of the saloon.-Tit-Bits :
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Whcn Not to NOlunteer.

always obey orders, but never vol
unteer," said General Fitzhugh Lee,
recently, sis the rule with army Off
GERS, and it is a good one as l know
to my cost. In my early career 1
nearly lost my life by volunteering to
round up q band Of Indians in the
Southwest when there was no occa-
sion for my action at all. To make
long story short we met the Indians
In a strongly entrenched position, and
lad all we could do to rout them out.
In the midst of the fight, which was
extremely lively while it lasted, an
arrow passed clean through my body,
and it was almost miracle that It did
not kill me. AS it was l nearly died
in the rough ride back to camp, and 1
had to stay in the Hospital long time.
Since then l have found that a soldier
can get all the fighting he wants by
simply obeylnS orders. - Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

gled grler and hope to the warden'a
heart. The letter was from Chicago,
| and stated boldly: ,es.-
II fell in with the gang last night.
This won't do. 1 am going to get out
of here. Can't reform in Chicago
William Simmons"
For the next two weeks the warden
| watched the Chicago newspapers anxi.
ously. That the young fellow had been
tempted he was sure; he dreaded lest
he had fallen. His only hope was
that Simmons had fed from tempta-
ton and had left Chicago. At the end
of the fortnight n letter came in the
familiar handwriting. The warden
drew long breath of relief to see that
it was postmGrked in Annapolis, Mary
land, but he was not prepared for the
news that it contained.
81 have enlisted in the United States
marines. l may never be an officer,
but l am going to try and ne a good
soldier. Yours, William Simmons"
The warden filed away the letter be-
side the other with a feeling of thank
fulness. He knew that Uncle Sam
keeps close watch and a strong hand
on his fighting men; moreover, the
young fellow was out of the reach Of
his former Chicago associates. That
was the last he expected to hear from
William Simmons for some time; but
in less than two weeks came a third
letter, which the warden opened with
the liveliest interest, for it was from
San Francisco. 1t said:
"Got here to-day. Leave for China
tomorrow. Coming through Nebraska
young woman at station pinned a
flower on my coat. You can't imagine
how it affected me. Will write from
the other side Of the world.-William
Simmons"
"God bless that young woman" said
the warden to himself. "She may be
as homely as a hedgerow and as ignor-
ant as Sioux squaw, but she touched
the right chord in his breast. The
man who has the courage to fight for
his country and can appreciate a dow-
er from woman's hand is on the right
road. 1 believe in my soul the boy
is safe for all time" And when the
warden put lne lelteF WIFI tue JUL
ers there was a moisture in his eye
that is unusual with officials Of State
penitentiaries.
True to his promise, Simmons wrote
from the other side of the world-from
Tien Tsin. The lettGy was long time
in coming, but it arrived at last. Like
all the otherr, it was short and to the
point. 1t read:
81 was on the flring-line yesterday
and didn't run. We leave for Pekin
in u day or two. Enclosed find S25.
Thanks. I'll never steal in Indiana
OK elsewhere. I'm cured. God bless
you.-William Simmons"
The warden now reads with great
interest all the army news from China
and the East. If some day he should
find among the list of dead the name
of William Simmons, he would grieve
sincerely. He is sure, at any rate, that
he will never see that name disgraced,
and he hopes that some day he may
again grasp the hand Of the man
whom his own kind word saved from
q criminals end.-Youth's Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
One of the Customs inspectors.

At the "Cheshire Cheese" the fam
Gus restaurant in Fleet street. where
DR.. Johnson and the other literary
characters of his time used to do their
loafing and take their meals, are sew
eral famous dishes, which are served
daily to American tourists and other
patrons. One of the delicacies for
which the cheshire Cheese" is pecu-
liar is a lark pie, which can be OBJ
tanned nowhere else in London. A
young Philadelphia gentleman who
was over here not long ago took de-
cided fancy to the lark pie and ar
ranged with the proprietor of the inn
to send him one after he got home to
be served at birthday dinner. The
pie was sent in good time and condi-
tion, but when it reached Philadelphia
it. did not look very appetizing. The
customs inspectors Of New York sus-
pected that it was a new trick Of the
diamond smugglers and dug it all out.
After examining the crust and the con-
tents minutely they dumped it back
into the pan and forwarded it to the
corsignee.-Chicago Record Herald
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
THE OPTIMISM OF NATURE :


All what do the lone waves say,
In their, low surge-sob on the beach!-
we kiss the shore as we may,
4 And gladden. as far as we reach;
And, bending low down, hangs many .
spray, So,
The blessings we give to beseech." $G
And, sweet flowers, we ask of you,
What returns for the storms rude
blast?-
1--WE drink of the sun and the dew,
When the frown and the terror are
past;
We lit up our faces, cheerful and true,
And smile on the world to the last"
Ye stars of the distant sky,
We ask why We twinkle so bright.
Methinks l hear your reply,
Our home is a region of light;
We beam with radiance pure, from on
high,
To lessen the gloom of the night"
They hail us from every side,
And our visions of life expand;
Sweet voicingsl-they're near to abide,
Their missions could we understand
AS angels OF good they're near US to
guide
With touch of magical wand!
We may not dispel the cloud,
Nor the lightning's seattle avert;
With troubles we may be bowed,
Though ever upon the alert;
But why should our folly the soul en-
shroud,
Or fear from the right divert?
Fond nature, so kind and so true!
She treats us with never a slight;
She spangles the nights with dew,
And wakes our affections with light;
Her blessings, her gifts, her rewards are
not few,
tIn all and through all to requite.
=Success
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Tie Chinese Court ut Sian.

The Ostasiatische Lloyd gives some
very curious particulars taken from
native journals as to the life Of the
Chinese court at Sian. Over the main
entrance of the palace is a signboard
with the words Temporary Palace"
and all the chambers of the palace are
lighted by European safety lamps and
candles" The Empress is dyspeptic
and suffers from insomnia-the old
curse OF the tyrant-but the Emperor
is stronger and enjoys better health
than in Pekin. (An Irishman might
add, "rEat is, IL he's really alive and
not only substitute.O At first the
court lived on ducks, poultry and fish,
but now things are better there Is an
occasional swallows nest or sharks
fin. The Emperor likes Shan-tuns
cabbag. and eats little meat. 1.-THE
Dowager Empress prefers pastry" 1t
is an appalling picture, that of a Sleep
less and dyspeptic Messalina devour-
ing pastry by the light of patent Pc
troleum hmp.-London Spectator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
SIGN AND POSTER EVIL.
Adequate Restrictive Legislation Should
BE Introduced.

Be Introduced.
The abuse of advertising by signs
and posters has raised up in England
a Society for Checking the Abuses OF
Public Advertising, the work Of which
is interestingly described in to-day's
Tribune. In word, the society found
that the system, which works so ad-
mirably in France, of imposing
stamp tax on all posted advertise
ments, was impracticable in England.
Instead of this. it worked to secure
general law, which gave the local au-
thorities full powers to regulate, re-
strict, or prohibit advertising that
challenges attention in a public way.
Many towns Immediately adopted re-
strictive legislation. Dover has taken
the lead, requiring license for all
advertisements which are not con-
tanned within window, and for all
vehicles chiefly used for ad ;ertising
purposes, while absolutely forbidding
all sky signs. London, Glasgow, Man
chester, and many of the smaller
towns have passed regulations cover
ing various abuses, such as transpar-
encies, electric fash signs. and sky
signs, and regulating the size of the
letters permissible in a poster. Every
where a praiseworthy public spirit has
been shown in this matter, and it may
reasonably be hoped that England will
eventually be as free from this dis
figurement as, say, France or Belgium.
What has been accomplished in Eng
land is certainly possible here, where,
in fact, reform should be easier; for
we have a more strongly pronounced
collective sense, and less exaggerated
idea Of individual rights. The Eng
lish precedent should encourage those
who are working to arouse public
opinion in this matter. If adequate
restrictive legislation can be intro
duced in one of our cities. the work
will be half DONE The busiest among
us will appreciate the comfort of walk
ing in the streets freed from the dis
figuring signs which now, IS the
French say, jump at your eyes.-Now
York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
How New \ >rk Has Grown.

The ancient game of bowls upon
tie green has been revived in Eng
lard with some fashionable approval.
Our Dutch forefathers in the time of
Peter Stuyyesant foclied to the Bowl
ing Green to divert themselves with
that fine old Holland pastime. But
if our honored Dutchmen of to-day
sought green for bowling they would
be compelled to cross Spuyten Duyvil
Creek or to pass by He'll Gate in or
der to find suitable field for that an
cielt pastime.-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

There is a curious insect known to
French scientists as the Bombardier.
1t carries on its back two symmetrical
organs which are in effect minute can
non. On being attacked one may just
hear what sounds like n small explo-
sion, and two tiny streams of liquid
are squirted out very much after the
manner of q boys squirt gun, At
the same time the insect is lost to
view in a cloud of smoke, or, more
properly speaking, humid fog, which,
being corrosive, is successful in hold
ing at bay all the creatures enemies.
Such is the composition Of this liquid
that it boils at eight degrees above
zero, which accounts for the artificial
cloud. This method of defense Is also
employed by certain mollusks, which,
n order to cover q retreat, cXcrctc o
black liquid that completely hid, :
them from view.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

Rev. Percy II. Gordon. of Burgetts-
town. has accepted a call to the First
Presbyterian church of Freedom.
The Eighty-ffth Regiment, Pennsyl-
vanla Volunteers. viii hold a reunion
at Washington, Pa, November II.
Copperhcad snakes drove party
of Altoona railroad men from their
camp at Alexandria.
Seven foreigners at South Sharon
were puisoued by eating toadstools
for mushrooms.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

Among recent novelties in electric
lighting is an incandescent lamp hay-
ing two independent filaments. one
giving 16 and the other only one can
dle-power. The low power light is in
tended for burning in sick room. or
wherever a faint illumination is de-
sired. The current is changed from
one filament to the other by turning
the lamp in a screw socket.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The Japanese in Formosa are dis
couraging the use of sun-dried bricks
During the typhoon of 1898 there were
1898 mud-brick houses totally de-
stroyed within a radius of two miles,
from the American consulate at Tam
sui, while not more than one building
made of kiln-burnt bricks suffered any
damage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

The latest invention il the way Of
improving methods for printing news
papers is q machine that will set type
by telegraph, although the operator
may be thousand miles away. West
ern newspapers, who say the inventor
is q yourg Iowan, named Frank
Peane. assert that several telegraph
companies are striving to secure tho
patent rights to the invention.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09
Secret of a Happy Home.

If mother is at all clever she can
train her baby by the time it is six
weeks old to cry to go to its father az
soon as he comes in the house.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

Recent reports from both French
and English botanists say that the "tu
chung" tree of China contains a valua-
BILE rubber or gutta-percha. The sub
stance is believed to be true caout-
chouc, and it is thought that the tree
will become of great commercial i'm
portance. This is mentioned as one of
the good effects that will follow the
Opening up" of the country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

Red snow is frequently seen in the
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemical
experiments have led to the conclusion
that the red color is due to the pres
ence Of vegetable substance.
A resident of Vermont has a fish
pond in his own house. He has about
two feet of water in his cellar, so it is
reported, and has placed some fish in
it that he caught in the river, so that
he does not have to go out Of his house
for fishing.
An historic mansion in Lincoln's Inn
Fields, London, is about to be pulled
down. 1t was built in Charles lis
reign for the Earl Of Lindsay from de-
signs by lingo Jones. Charles Dick
ems took one of the rooms as the scene
of the assassination of Sir Leicester
Dedlock in BLEAK House"
While digging for pier foundation
for a bridge over the Wansbeck, at
Sheepwash, Northumberland Eng
land, the arch of a very old bridge was
discovered twelve below the bed of
the river. The old structure was
strongly built and intact. Nobody
knows when this bridge was built.
In Korea visiting cards measuring
afoot square are in vogue. The saw
ages OF Dahomey announce their visits
to each other by sending in advance
a wooden board, or the branch of n
tree artistically carved. When the
visit is paid, the "card' returns to the
possession of its owner, who probably
uses it for many years. The natives
of Sumatra use for a visiting card
piece of wood about foot long, decor
ated with bunch OF straw and a
knife.
Birds are made TO take their own
pictures by the ingenious apparatus
of Mr.. o. G. Pike an English photo
grapher. A bait of fat is placed on
an electrical wire which is so connect
ed with Il camera that, when the bait
is removed, the camera shutter is re-
leased, giving an instantaneous expos
ure of the sensitive plate. An excel
lent portrait of the song thrush is
among the interesting results that have
been shown. The arrangement may
be used with other timid creatures,
and for getting pictures of nocturnal
animals the electrical wire can be
made to ignite a little magnesium as
it releases the shutter, giving a strong
light at the instant of exposure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-09

There are five rivers in the world
which drain over 100000 square
miles. They are the Amazon. La
Plata, Obi, the Congo and the Missis-
sippi.