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The evening times., 1902-09-13
WONDERFUL OLD r1EN

Men OF thought have always been
distinguished for their age. SAYS
Chambers Journal" soIon. soph-
ocles. Pfndar Anacreon and Ken
ophon were octogenaTians- Kant,
Button. Goethe, FonteneHe and New
ton were over eighty. MichaeIangeIo
and Titan were eighty-nine and
ninety-nine, respectively. Harvey.
the discovcre- cf the circulation Of
the blood. lived to be eighty. Many
men have done excellent work after
they have passed eighty years. Ian
dor wrote his Imaginary Converse
tions1 when eighty-fve. Izaak
Walton welded a ready pen at nine
ty. Hahnemann married at eighty
and was working at ninety-one. Mi
chaelangelo was still painting his
giant canvases at eighty-nine, and
Titan at linety worked with the
vigor Of his early years. FonteneIIe
was as Iight-hearted at eighty-nine
as at forty, and Newton at eighty
three worked as hard as he did in
middle life Cornaro was IN far bet
ter health at uinety-fve ;han at
thirty and as happy at sandboy-
At Hanover Dr. Uu Boisy WIS still
pracuciug as a physician in 1897,
going his daily rouuis at the age of
n
c. s. OF Conb-idge. GIamorganshire
died on March II, 1897, at the age of
I06. At the time of his death he
was the oldest known individual OF
indisputably authenticated age. the
oldest physician. the Oldest member
of the Royal College OF Surgeons,
England, and the oldest Freemason
in the world
The evening times., 1902-09-13

value On The other hand clean beautis the locality building OPP
ens encouraged better class Of tenants seek homes therein
higher. and there corresponding increase values
Merchants and househode also greatly nencfd by which
free from fifth sud The that their sco be expos
ed for sale without of Objectionable being blown them
from the the latter nasmuc1 the fresh air be allowed
their accompaniment
Pedestrians and those who ride likewise benae At
best during fogey weather the pavement slippery but If in add
ton Is also covered with filth the result the wearing ap
parel Of the individual the lives placed
And phase Of the question which should appeal
the pride of member of the community. city may be
many beautiful and substantial buildings, # the kept
clean the effect marred lad instead Of pleasing
Visitors judge, and fact do judge city
external One of the first # the FIRST things noticed BY
ne the condition of tie Whatever Impression whether
favorable otherwise be have formed that connections he
others If favorable then cf the
increased travel to the city, and corresponding ngx Of money
We therefore, conclude III that cleaning necessary:
t2 that 1t beneficial; (3 that money properly expended for that
pose is paving investment.
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Another short word of many meanings Is box Let
Us suppose foreigner whose acquaintance with our Ian
s1age Is limited making his first visit to land where he
viii be called upon to employ the English tongue De-
srous Of improving himself that needed accomplish
ment on board the vessel which he makes the journey
he learns that the covering of the wheel of the boat that
takes him to the big st is called the paddle box
1t Is necessary he finds that the the wheel should
be able to box the compass, and he has seen this man
box the OF cabin boy who offended him He has
seen the carpenter box articles of merchandise
that Is. put them IN ease; and he has seen the ship
stopped in mdocean because the shaft of the propeller
had hot box" When landing, he passes through the
csomhouse ordeal he hears his case Of mathematical IN
sTnents called 6ex" and the eabEy whom he selects
to carry himself and his luggage to the hotel mounts di
reey on what he calls the box" IN passing theater
he sees advertised exhibition Of .boxing7 In dining
at restaurant he finds the bill of fare box stew
and friend who calls upon him in his apartment SAYS
he has excellent box Assuredly these sort of words
must puzzle the poor foreigner
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SLANG AND
MORALS
By L. /.

Two promlent educators dsputing slang G.
Stanley Hal says It fsefu and Edward
Brooks head Of the Philadelphia public schools says tends to IN
elegant forms OF expression and lowering of the
Commenting this Chicago paper saws that 1t Is i'm
possible for person think ennobEng thoughts slang
The judielous would be be had
from the fence The statement that possible person
to think ennobng thoughts slang rather strong There are
people IN this country who practically all thinking sIag
and they have thoughts may ennobIng Wit
Petey Burke in Julian Raps tales of People Pass" and
the advice which be gave his sister.
"A got ter do, square act wid mother an
be uranuB wid and don't monkey with of girls
feIerst"
Translated this means BE kind your mother thoughtful of
brother and have nothing rseaIy or rzue
women But sounds hardly picturesque translation
and certainly people higher Petey Burke might
find ennoblng thought.
All the the immodate of slang by modern boy or
girl of good antecedents likely of lowering Of
tone because the ideas therein expressed very lofty
well worth expressing It thing slang when It IS
ones natural language and express feelings in that
lingo and another TO drop because indefniten and
Is less troublesome than good English and its phrase
oogy suggests the track, the poker table public ballroom
and other places where school ought to congrega
The evening times., 1902-09-13
CHINESE TUMBLIEG.

An accident Of a most peculiar nature
took place yesterday in Macao Street
when Chinaman INDUCED in a clever
exhibition Of gymnastics by falling from
q window in the third story Of a house,
picking himself up and walking away as
if nothing untoward had happened, says
the Singapore Straits Budget" He ac-
ccpted the occurrence as part of his ey-
o-yday program. Notwithstanding this
all from height sufficient 70 satisfy
any ordinary person. and 10 hold him foN
while broodinz upcl the consequences
Of the incident. this Chinaman went
away with little more than bruised
thigh TO remind him Of his exploit. Ii
was a Chinsuan. no wonder that his
nationals dominate the Far East.
The evening times., 1902-09-13

Builders of apartment houses in
Chicago. and also N some other
cities. have run against that law
which says that no apartment house
of a certain size shall be built with
out certain projections against FIRE
Of course it is TO the interest OF
men in this business. in the end. to
comply with the law. and some OF
them see it. but others do not
It appears that the public con
science of Chicago is aroused on
the subject. The builders say that
their houses are their own, and they
have a right to construct them as
they like; the people who live in
them are free to do as they choose.
and the community has no business
with peoples private rights
This is an argument of ancient
date. and it win seem even more
oId-fashioned as the years so by and
public opinion becomes more en-
Iightened. There was q time when
might made right. as, indeed, 1t
does now to certain extent.
Il the owner Of a castle chooses to
build it without any ventilation and
provide it with an oubIiette and
with dungeons where nothing but
rats aud fungi could flourish. It was
considered all right for him to do
so. If people did not wish to visit
the oubliette or the dungeons, let
them keep out of his way. But that
time is past. The average citizen is
protected against the violent citi-
zen. We are now coming to the time
when the community will look out
for the people who 90 not look out
for themselves
Undoubtedly it is a risk to live in
2 high building with no fre-escapes. |
but the fact remains that many per
sons are ignorant or foolish enough
10 take that risk. Il is to protect
these people from the consequences
of their own eareIessness that the
community DEGREES that builders
shall put in fre-escapes. whether
they want to OF not. It all comes to
this. No man has a private right 10
take advantage OF the ignorance or
foolishuess Of his neighboT.
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WHAT SHE SAID.

Young man TO messenger boy)-Whai
did the young lady say when you gave
her the flowers?
Messenger boy-She asked the young
fellow who was sitting on the porch with
her If he didn't want some for but
tonhole.
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SECRET OF MUSIC
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON.

Not into the insensate ore
Does melody her music pour,
For rot till man has wrought the horn
And breathed in it, is music born.
Nor DO the trees that hold the thin
Curves of the unborn violin,
Nor yet the slender lengths of reed,
The written scores of music heed;
Yet hidden at the earth's great heart
Prophetic song is stored for art,
And, patient, IN the reeds and trees
Still sleep a thousand harnonies.
. Tell me, 0 songs interpreters,
What is the wondrOus power that stirs
And wakes the farthest deeps where roll
The plunging waters Of the soul?
Do ye, who by the stop and key
Compel the swaying melody,
Or, in the discord's mighty crash,
Make thunder peal and lightning fash,
Renew the bonds by Nature bent
TO bind man to the instrument?
Or are ye taught from scme far zone
Where the eternal sea makes moan?
Exchange.
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Rights Of the Individual.

"The GTe1age citizen is now pro
tected against the violent citizen.
We are now coming to a time when
the community viii look out for the
people who DO not lock cIt for
themselves"
The evening times., 1902-09-13

MORNING EDITION. one ysar. 50; six
months, $3.50; three months, SIPS. Morn
ing and Sunday, one year 81; six months.
$3.50; three months. $l-15- Sunday edi-
tion only. one year, s.; six months, 81;
three months, 90 cents.
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OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS.

damage likely to come to it from
either Of the contending 3orees-
the Colombian insmrectionists and
the opposing government forces. It
viii be remembered that il the pro
tocoi between the United States and
/ the Colombian government, relating
! 10 the canal question, the cession of
a certain strip of territory by the
latter is proposed, bat this .cession
Is not 10 be IN perpetuity, but for
/ the period Of ninety-nine years. the
Colombian government retaining all
/ jurisdiction not necessarily surren-
dered with the occupancy by the
United States of the eeded land.
/ Under normal conditions this no
! doubt might prove satisfactory. but
in view of these intermittent politi-
cal and revolutionary disturbances
7 the question Will arise Il the United
! States ought not to have absolute
and unlimited jurisdiction cud con
troll of any and all territory within
{ the zone of the canal. In construct
ing a canal intended to be thrown
open 10 the worlds commerce we as
sIrme the obligation to preserve con
ditions which viii cause 40 anxiety
IN the minds of those whose com
merce passes through It, and we
shall have to insist on the establish
/ ment of a status which VIII enable
rs TO fulfill that obligation.
The evening times., 1902-09-13

We are making history rapidly
these days. 1t seems as if events
were pushing Us onward in the line
Of territorial expansion without Civ
ing US an opportunity of consider
ing whether or not 1t Is altogether
desirable. The conservation of ma
terial in the interest of either the
government or individual citizen
eompels us to play a strong hand IN
certain portions of the tropics.
Haiti, the Isthmus of Panama.
Eenezuela-where next? Our big
warships are rushing at top speed
TO those southern waters 10 protect
American interests and, inciden-
tally, those of other nations, and
considerable number Of marines Is
following TO put a sufficient landing
force at the disposal of the naval
commanders, if they should need
them.
Immediate attention Is centered
upon the Isthmus, partly because
the United States Is already under
treaty obligations to prevent inter
ference with the trans-isthmian rail
way, and again because the proba-
bility OF orr acquiring the Panama
canal property and constructing
that interoceanie waterway imposes
upon us the duty 10 protect our
prospective property against the
The evening times., 1902-09-13

EVENING EDITION. one year. E3; six
months, $3.50. three months. - cents.
Evening and Sunday. one year s.; six
months, $3.50: three months, S125-
Morning. Evening, and Sunday, one year,
$40: six months. s.: three months, $3.50
The evening times., 1902-09-13

The retail grocers and other
merchants in England are said to be
suffering from the corporation store
and the cooperative society, and
to be seeking redress at the hands
OF the government Whether they
viii get it or not is a very doubt
fuI question.
There is no doubt that in ali de-
partments of life corporation and
Capitalization are working a change
which brings hardship to many peo-
pie. The hand-worker complains of
the Intrusion OF machines. the small
shopkeeper OF the composition Of big
establishments, the farmer Of the de-
veIepment OF great ranches, which
make it unmoftabIe for him 10 raise
anything
Thousands Of men. both in this
country and in England, after having
spent their lives in learning trade
OF developing q business, now find
their profits, or their places, sud
denly vanishing. They become en-
bittered and angry, and it is certain
ly natural. and perhaps to some ex-
tent quite Just, that they should
be SO.
But, after all, the great question
to be settled is what IS best for the
whole community. It must be re
membered that what works injury 10
the business Of one man may benefit
a hundred others There is more Of
a balance than there seems to be-
The small dealer may not make
much out CT his business. compared
with his profits a century ago. but
there are a great many things which
he can buy more cheaply than he
could then. The artisan may not
make a good living. but he has lot
to pay as much for the necessaries
OF life as he did before things we're
manufactured in bulk so long as
this balance continues there is not
much ground for complaint Il Is
only when It IS disturbed by mon
opolies which force wages down and
the price OF living up, till & days
work viii not pay living wages. that
the cause OF the people becomes 50
strong that there is no dispute The
question is a big one. and not like 10
be settled in this generation.
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EASY.

Geraldine wish I were a man.
GeTaid-What would you do.
Geraldipe-I'd propose TO ne.
The evening times., 1902-09-13

cit IS one thing to talk slang
when it is ones natural language,
and try to express ones best
feelings in that lingo, and it is
another to drop into It because
its indefniteness and conven-
ience is less troublesome than
good English"
The evening times., 1902-09-13

AND COOPERATION

"Afte- all, the great question to
be settled IS What is best for the
whole community. It must be re
nembered that what works injury
to the business OF one man may
benefit a hundred othe-s. There Is
more Of 4 balance than there seems
to be-"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03
Red Dog Placer.

LIE Conner was in town last week
from his hydraulic placer on Briggs creek
aud Red Dog. lie has only recently
gIt his mine again in operation after the
serious damages caused by the heavy
rains Of February. A slide carried
away a large portion Of his long flume,
on the line Of ditch that supplies tue
mine with water and the greater part oi
the lumber floated down the creek or
was covered up with debris and lost.
The lumber 10 rebuild the hume had 20
be sawed out by hand, labor which
required considerable time to accomplish
The damages are all repaired and the
giants are actively improving the re
mainder OF the season.
This mine is one uf the largest and
best Of its district, comprising number
Of claims along Briggs creek and its large
tributary, Red Dog The water right
from Red Dog creek is first class and
affords plenty of water for eight or nine
months run in an ordinary year The
hydraulic facilities Of the property ARE
excellent, The gold is Of tie coarse
order, smooth, heavy and very pure.
Red Dog gold is especially noted for its
excellent quality,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03

The idea Of reiormatories is suggested
In regard to dealing with the tramp evil.
As they are more or less successful In
dealing with other forms Of fallen
humanity, there is ground for believing
that they would be good Tor tramps.
No doubt there exists among the tramp
fraternity many men OF naturally good
qualities who have merely abandoned
themselves to drift aimlessly; who have
"let 20 all holts," II any number OF
these could be reclaimed, humanity,
nation and community would doubly
gain by the transition, To uphit any
class OF humanity, sympathetic in.
terest is necessary and 1t has effect
where sharp reprooi or criticism merely
aggravates the bad conditions. The
tramp question is the more complex in
that the members Of The fraternity
hypocritically prey on this spirit Of sym.
pathy and So cut themselves of from a
possible source Of help rrampdom is
result Of a seriously diseased mind and
cure by proper treatment might be
effected In many cases, Especially lie
this true in the case OF tht younger
tramps. II there is any chance Of re
claiming any Of them, the effort should
be made,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03
A GORGEOUS AMBASSADOR.
Hag ainoent Costumes to Ds Worn by
the siHmsss Minister at
Washington

lie will be a particularly gorgeous
minister, In Siam his collection Of
jewelry is no finer than that OF many
other men OF high rank. but Siam has
been amassing gems for many gen
erations, lie has tmeralds, rubies,
pearls and sapphires SeWed into some
Of his ceremonial costumes Besides
these he has his more personal jewelry
diamonds and pearls in rings, pins
belts and pendants, with all his dec
oratIous on, chief among them blazing
the hlue-white diamonds Of the Order
OF the White Elephant and the pris-
matte gorgeousneSS OF the Chinese
crown, he is literally dazzling center
OF radiance, says the New York sun.
His tayorite costume, and that
which best becomes him, is the native
Sismcse panung and embroidered
jacket This panung is the universal
garment Of Siam for both sexes. and
is \ long piece OF cloth so arranged
and wound about as to form pair
ot baggy trousers. The ambassadors
outfits are ot silks that cannot be
matched in this country unless in the
wardrobe Of his eNcelleucy Wa Ting.
fang, and many ~ them are magnifi.
Gently embroidered and jevslsd. On
his feet the amhasSator wears san
dAls. lie wears no hat doesn't own
one, In fact. In his own country his
head is sheltered by a parasol carried
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03
FOUND FORTUNE AND LOVE.
Poor Young school Teacher In Texas
Finds Rich Uncle and a
Husband

One of the most interesting ro.
mances Of the great southwest has re.
Gently come TO light, and Miss Maxine
Doubleday. a Young school-tcacber a
the little town Of Laurel Valley. Tex.
is the heroine. Many vgars ago Max
imilian Doubleday was in love with the
pir,s mother. When she married hi.
brother he enlisted in the southern
army and the family lost trace Of him
The soldier. however. always kept
his swee,hcart's picture. Later he had
a hfe-size portrait OF it made and Of
recent Years II has hung in a costly
frame in his handsome castle at Cordo.
va. Mexico. II va,tbis picturs which
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03

In the coming campaign and election,
the COURIER will be independent. AZ it
has been heretofore. Our editorial
support will be given, irrespective OF
party. to those candidates whom we
think will best ill the offices iot which
they are nominated. While our editorial
column will be reserved for the support
oi the candidates OF our especial choice,
other columns will be open for such
articles as candidates may wish pub
lished, and these will be charged for at
regular advertising rates. This Ia a
purely business proposition and we
know OF no reason why candidate
should not declare himself to the public
through the medium Of the press, as
well as from the stump. These articles
must approach a certain standard OF
fairness, moderation and courtesy. Mud
singing or vituperstive communications
are not wanted. Fairness demands that
any candidate should have an oppor-
tunity OF presenting himself to the
voters and we think the arrangement
We have announced will prove a satisiac-
tory one.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03

Extraordinary mining operations
are being conducted at the old mint
by DR.. David X. Tuttlo. head of the de-
partment Of melting and refining, and
q dozen of his most expert men. The
prospecting is on the floors, the cell.
inRs, the tables, in cracks and crannies
Of boxes, on old. dusty shelves and
finally in chimneys, where SCOT and
dust have accumulated for more than
half a century, says a Philadelphia ex-
change.
SCOT out OF fue leading from one
of the furnaces contained two and one
half per cent. of gold and silver. That
percentage indicates that in ton of
SCOT and dust there would be found
so pounds Of precious metals, worth
between $1,000 and 10000,
The value OF the sweCpings on the
floor Of the melting room has been fire.
quently referred to, but Dr. Tuttle's
miners do not stop at that. Now they
are prospecting the brooms which do
the sweeping; they are working out
the wooden chairs, the wooden
benches, the wooden boxes, the cell
ings, the window frames, the tiniest
corner and even long shelf running
around the room on which crucibles
have been stored for years In all OF
these rich finds have been made, and
the total gold and silver recovered will
amount into the thousands
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03

The pitfalls Of the English tongue
20 a foreigner are many \ French
woman who has undertaken house
keeping in New York thought she had
u good working knowledge Of the
language, but soon discovered her
mistake, says the New York sun. one
DAY this summer she called a carpcn.
ter and planned with him to have
some work done about the house In
the way of putting up shelves, etc.
and she went over the ground with
him as carefully as possible TO get
from him an estimate OF what IL
would cost After the work was done
the bill submitted was considerably in
excess OF the sum first named. The
French woman cndtaycred 10 remon.
strate. but only succeeded in making
the following remarkable statement
TO him' you are more dear to me
than when We were first engaged"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-03
Grave Crock News.
Omitted from last issue )

Leland will soon lose some of her best
citizens. We all regret to lose them
but we wish them good luck wherever
they locate.
The weather now is cool and cloudy
but spring vill soon be with us.
S B. Petlinpill, our Grave merchant,
visited Grants Pass one day last week.
Rev. Wm. Jordan preached at the
Leland school house on Sunday last and
will continue to hold services there the
fourth Sunday in every month during
this spring and summer. Some say
that our school should soon begin but as
We have no teacher how can it2 What
has become Of Josephine county's
teachers2 We would like TO hear from
one Of them.
No, "Boh," salhe did not succeed in
finding the bungazine up Tunnel 8
creek and has gone to Canada where
they are more plentiful and expects 10
capture one for pet.
q. H. Burton, OF Placer was on the
streets Of Grave one day last week. De-
spite his age @. ii. is quite a lively old
man.
Mr.. Boyd says that he will soon be
able to run the arrastie. Tie has struck
richer quartz lower down in his mine
and thinks that he has good pay.
Miss Vivian Adams, OF Leland, is
visiting with friends at Grave this week.
Mrs. Bently, who has been very low
with typhoid fever for the last three
week, is slowly regaining her health
again, SAMMY.