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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
IN MANY MANY
CASES
STARVATION
HAS AIDED
THINKING
FOOD AND GENIUS

Whatever great mans life Is read no
matter how brilliant his natural gifts
sooner or later he is found to have
worked with unswerving constantly
and imperturbable devotion. Others
as gifted have left no mark; 1t was In
the will and the power to work that
the genius asserted itself. II Is COM
mon to hear man say "So-and-so Is
a genius. II he worked he could do
anything" Just because he does not
work "So-aud-so" must be denied the
title In the natural sciences and pro-
fossions. such as medicine that de-
pend upon them. the inevitableness OF
great work for great achievement is,
perhaps more obvious than in the ser
vice Of art and literature. The artist
and the writer of genius are gifted
with inspirations falling to no man OF
mere talent, however hard he works.
Yet even so the genius works to Illus
trate his inspiration, whether It is
Raphael at his easel or Shakespeare
at his desk, with kind of frenzy of
| application and continuous deter
mination that are impossible TO men
not so endowed. Such labors OF tho
I will and of the brain demand at tho
| time the whole energies of human
| being No lower member of the con-
/ federated body which is man must
seek employment while the master
parts are thus at work. So it is, then,
| that the little-eating worker blesses
/ the world with fruits which the vol
uptuary and the gourmet may pos
/ sibly enjoy at his wel-fed ease, but
can never hope in the least degree to
emulate---Lancet
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

In a passage of his Confessions
descanting upon the nature of drunk
enness DeQuincey concludes that the
exact condition indicated is a question
OF accuracy In terms. He was assured
on medical authority that man could
be. and had been. drunk on beefsteak.
This is largely true. for even solid
food may produce at any rate great
mental torpor. The comfort of a good
dinner may have suggested writer's
theme. we doubt whether 1t ever
promptly stirred his pen. 1t is the
empty stomach that best suits full
head and ideas that flow out freely
before retire with the entry of sub
stantlal repast. Oliver Wendell
Holmes with that charming blend Of
wit and scientific knowledge that gave
the distinction to his writings, has
discoursed upon this very point. He
talks of the "bulbous-headed fellows
steaming as they write" and shows
how to meet the demands OF thought
and Imagination. The brain must have
more than its share of the circulating
blood. There must be no rival in the
full liver or the actively digesting
glands of the gastric mucous mem
brane Do not eat heavily, then. II
you are to think hard. Either your
ideas or your dinner will be neglected
and lie a sorry weight upon your
head or your epigastrium. The poor,
half-starYing poet is familiar to
every one. We may mitigate our pity
by rejecting that in many cases he
would have been no poet if he had not
starved. Enough fuel to sustain the
fire of life is necessary for work, but
heap on the coal and you will deaden
the overburdened flame. The great
thinkers, the great workers in any
direction, but a purely physical one,
have for the most part been abstemi-
GUS men. If not naturally of small APP
petite they have exercised constant
restraint. grudging from the play OF
higher functions every moment and
every energy spent upon the animal
activities of their nature. Habit soon
helps the fine effort of such people
and it becomes natural for them to
less than their fellows. Thus, in long
life Of intellectual activity many
scores OF hours are utilized for the
main purpose which in the case o
other men are squandered upon tn,
dinner table or in the me.e nothing
ness OF sleep or idling. Carlyle wa'
justified in declaring a capacity fol
work to be the essence of genius
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
Spendfbrif Mature

Nature is a spendthrift OF forces. All
around us she is squandering energies
which, If caught and harnessed, would
do tie work OF the world and give man
n perpetual holiday. According to
careful calculation, recent storm on
the north Atlantic ocean developed
473. .O00, 900 horse power The horse
power of all existing steam engines is
estimated at 80 900 600 II one of the
big storms which rage across the At
lantic several times a year could be
caught and harnessed, all the steam
engines in the world could take rest
for ~ times as long as the storm last
ed. Some of these storms last as long
as week at time, and five such
storms would run the industries of
the nations for year.
An ordinary thunderstorm develops
enough electrical energy to run all the
cables and telegraph lines Of the world
for a rear. The force of flash of
lightning varies up to million horse
power. and 90 such flashes would be
sufficient for the purpose. The energy
of the tidal wave which sweeps around
the world twice every day is sufficient,
If turned into heat to cook all our food
and keep us warm for year. The suns
rays are so squandered over space that
1t is estimated that all the planets to-
gether do not get ten-millionth part
of the heat given off by that vast oru
of LIQUID fire. Then there are great
storehouses of heat, light and electric
force-volcanoes No possible use can
be made of their immense energy, and
vet If Italy could harness the forces OF
Etna and Vesuvius when these noun
tains are in a state of eruption and set
them to pumping water, grinding corn
etc. the Italians could loaf in luxuri-
Gus ease Loafing is a fine art In
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

The stored energy of the heat OF the
earths interior is beyond power of cal
culation, and some not entirely unsuc-
cessful attempts to utilize this have al
ready been made. From short dis
tance below the surface the tempera-
ture increases downward at an average
rate which indicates that at depth Of
20 miles 1t is not less than 5000 degrees
Fahrenheit, and there is abundant rea-
son for believing that the earth is an
intensely hot body, with only a thin
layer of poorly conducting, cold surface
matter. These are the essential condi-
tions OF heat engine of enormous
capacity, and as in many parts OF the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Italy now, and the Harvesting of We
suvius and Etna would only aid and
abet what is already a national insti-
tuition.
Then look at the freaksh way in
which nature manages her water sup
ply. She empties billions of tons OF
water annually on the soaking steam
ing tropics, while great deserts like the
Sahara lie bleaching In drought. AS to
gold, nature just throws it away.
There is enough gold in the waters OF
the ocean to make us all wealthy, but
1t can't be got at, and so remains just
for the naturalization of avaricious man
and as a foundation for the formation
Of wildcat companies by investors"
who declare that they have solved the
problem of its extraction from its
watery storehouse.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
PosOer from Terrestrial Hear

world comparatively high temperatures
are found very near the surface, while
in all parts considerable ranges are
possible within reasonable differences
of level, the interior heat of the earth,
which has an origin more remote in
time than the sun, or Its own axial ro-
tation, is worthy OF most serious con-
sideration as a possible and reasonable
source of power. Its Importance win
be greatly enhanced when we are able
TO transform heat energy directly into
electricity on large scale and with
economy, avoiding the great waste
which necessarily accompanies the use
of the steam engine. and this must
soon come about.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
Crushing a Scorpion.
BY REBECCA L. FRIPP.

IL AhiSIA1NS@h - l. AhAa
Copyright. 1900. by Daily Story Pub Coz
! 1t was the year 1883, that memorable
year which did more 80 change the
geography OF the South Sea archipel-
ago than ever Napoleon did to change
the map of Europe. At the time OF
which l write, the city of AMER. with
its $4,000 souls, still rested in fancled
security upon the shores OF the Java.
For three months the solid earth had
been trembling and Krakatoa had set
aglow a lamp which went out neither
night nor day. The people had grown
used to it, They did not shrek now'
nor start up in terror when the
rhythmic tremor of the earthquake set
the windows rafting. Bah! 1t was
nothing-a mere undulation. AS for
Krakatoa-the old mountain would
burn itself out, and then there would
be an end of all this. The ordinary
avocations of life were resumed-at
morn the fishing boats set sail, at eve
they anchored in the bay.
On the hillside, mile or two inland
a number of Europeans had set their
beautiful and comfortable villas, thus
escaping the intense heat and deadly
malaria of the lowlands. Here they
lived sumptuously in the midst OF
cosmopolitan civilization with all that
wealth could lend to mitigate the
pangs of exile. They, too. had grown
needless of the unnatural conditions.
Krakatoa had broken out in May. IL
was now mid-August, and all that time
the warning had not ceased to be heard
In the dull rumble of the earthquake
1t was the morning of the 18th OF
August, a glowing, Sabbath morning.
The foreigners were slipping early tea
on their verandas. Gorgeous, bewild-
ering in it's lavish profusion OF beauty,
the tropical landscape lay before them,
the dew still glittering on the rich and
varied foliage of the underground.
Great tropical flowers glowed like
many colored lamps in shadowy re-
eesses under giant palms.
A young girl and young man came
strolling leisurely down a little path
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

II load of coal is left out of doors
exposed TO the weather, say for a
month. it loses one-third Of its heating
qualities. If n ton of coal is placed
on the ground and left there and an
other ton is placed under shed, the
latter loses about 25 per cent of it's
heating force, the former about AZ per
cent Hence it is a great saving of
coal to have it in dry place, covered
over on all sides.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

The first social incident of President
Mckinleys first administration was
his granting Vice-President Hobart
precedence over the Ambassadors.
Lord Pauncefote is known to have re-
ported this innovation 10 his Foreign
Office. which is said to have thereupon
inquired into the custom OF other
countries. 1t was eventually agreed
that Mr. Hobart should be regarded rs
the heir to the Presidency and there
the Crown Princes of European mon
archies, whose social rank is second
only to that of the heads of state. their
royal parents.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29
peath in a Mosquitoes stln.

A mosquito caused the death of Mrs
Anna Lawler OF Elizabeth, N. J. A
few weeks ago she was stung by the
insect on the ankle and blood poison
tng followed. On recent Tuesday she
Nas buried.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Mrs. Knowles-That is beautiful
recommendation you gave to your
cook. Mrs. Milton-Of course Mrs.
Knowles-But what do you really
think about the girl? ! have written
recommendation myself, you know
Boston Transcript
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

An ill-natured person is always sail,
ing on stormy sea.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Justice needs no wings. Her prog.
ress is slower than the snail.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

God called n little soul to Him
Forth from His curing sersphim,
A little spirit, spotless white,
Out of His multitude OF light
wilt leave the glorics Of My throne,
And venture thee In ways unknown,
To acquaint thyself from youth to age,
With yonder human heritage?
'Weaponed for warfare shalt thou go.
In armor such as mortals know,
To wrestle through the unresting years
With sins and sorrows, foes and fears
20 gallant quest O high emprise
To fight beneath my Fathers eyes!
Thou, Lord, my peris proudly past
Shall crown me Victor at the last
A weary soul one midnight late.
Knocked humbly at the heaven gate,
with dinted helm and broken sword
And downcast head before the Lord.
Through mist and storm, Thy will 1
sought;
Witness my wounds that have fought;
The unequal strife was fierce and long,
Alas! | bring no triumph songl
Nor wiles ] had nor countermines
Against the cunning Foes designs;
/ can no more-my strength is spent
Bid me, disgraced. to banisbment.'
Fold that poor bleeding soul to rest;
Thou strivest well my child said He,
81 spalIe not aught of victory"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

Ter. with it's $4,000 souls, was gone. and
the hungry waves Of ocean beloved
at his feet.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-29

young BITI anu z young IIdH'
almost hidden in the dense shrubbery.
They were Enthusiastically Of Anglo
Saxon blood. The girl was very beau
tiful, with the pallid, fragile beauty of
one who had long languished under
the influence OF an enervating climate.
There was no healthy color in her
lovely. oval face, though sometimes II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
GAMBLING WAR AT SEATTLE.

A gambling war the like of which
has never been known even in wicked
Seattle, is clearly imminent. That
trouble is ahead Is. a matte that needs
no prophet to foretell.
A peculiar state of affairs, heretofore
unknown in the city, exists. The
police have orders from Chief Sulli-
van to protect what is known here as
" the big houses, while what is term
ed "the outsiders" are positively de-
MED the right to gamble. II they
open the police close thom instanter.
There are four large houses in opera
tion at present, all Of which belong to
tho gambling combine, and are reciev-
ing police protection for past political
favors "Tex" Rickard, who is not
in the combine but who alleges that
ho paid to Humes, political manager in
the last campaign $1,000 for the privi-
legc of running his gambling house,
has twice been closed by the police.
Rickard says he was given the
promise that he could gamble in this
city If he paid his assessment of the
campaign fund, aud he emphatically
declares that he will fight the propo-
III ON to n finish before he will be
put out Of the business. "
The nti-Saloon League is also tax.
ing hand, and there are prospects Of
u close-down in gambling circles soon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
THE COURIERS IMPROVED PRINTING PLANT
New Simplex Type Setting Machine Installed and Now
in Operation in the Office

plex consists of two cylinders, one
above and rotating ON the other.
In both cylinders, extending vertical
ly their full length, are 80 parable
channels, each channel correspond,
ing to some one type.
To distribute the type in the first
place, the channels of the upper
cylinder are filled with "dead mat.
ter" TYPE that has been used) and il
is revolved step by step. At each
step or movement of the distributor
cylinder the bottom type of each line
of dead matter is tested by the wards
or channels of the lower cylinder, un-
til it finds one exactly corresponding
and drops down into the lower mag
azine. The lower magazine is station
ary and at the bottom of each chan
mel it contains lever which is con-
nected with keyboard similar to
that of typewriter. When char.
acter on the keyboard is pressed down
the lever releases the corresponding
character from the channel and de-
posits it ON rapidly moving disc
which carries it around the machine
to a "packer"which packs the letters
into line in their proper order, in
an upright position, or, to use a
printers phrase, standing on theiI
feet" A long line of type rapidly
forms in front of the operator, and
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22

Dated at Grants Pass, Oregon, April
Path, 1902.
Col. W. JOHNSON,
City Treasurer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
A Few Words Descriptive OF this
Wonderful Piece of Labor
Saving Mechanism.

Since the Rogue River Courier has
been under the present management
the constant aim has been toward i'm
proyement in all ways. We desire to
give our readers the best paper in
Southern Oregon and every effort is
being made to that end The Courier
is the first newspaper in Southern
Oregon to install type setting ma
chine, the first to adopt modern up
to-date printing methods and to dis
card the old. The Courier will keep
right to the front in machine equip
ment,as in general excellence. We
cannot complain of our treatment by
the people of Josephine county. They
are giving us n most gratifying sup
port, and we appreciate it. The Cou-
rier mailing list is expanding rapidly
and constantly and the increase has
never been at a swifter rate than dur
ing the present year of 1902.
The recent addition to our print
ing plant is one of great Importance
and increases its efficiency and capac-
ity in very great degree.
We cordially invite the readers of
thisypaper.to-call at the Office at any
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22

I when he has enough for his purpose
he whirls his chair around, and with
IA small instrument called "grab"
separates enough from the long line
to make the line the measure he is
setting This he justifies or
spaces, and then takes another line
and so on. When two persons are
working at the same time, one oper-
ats the keyboard and the other does
the spacing As soon as one line is
spaced it is automatically pushed back
to make room for another and at the
same time the matter is loaded if so
desired
After the machine is once in opera
tion all that is necessary in the way
Of distribution is to place u galley
Of dead type on the side of the
upper cylinder in place prepared
for it. 1t does the work perfectly,
and while it is apparently simple, It
would be impossible to explain the
matter intelligently, so we won't
try, but again invite you to come and
see for yourself.
The Simplex is small and compact,
and occupies no more floor space than
an ordinary coal stove, and while it
took brains and lots Of them to invent
1t, IL Is Of remarkably simple con
strucion and not at all liable to get out
Of repair
We have had It in operation only
few days, but that Is long enough to
discover its true worth, aud every time
we see it work, with alomst human
intelligence, we feel like taking off
our hat in its presence
II is certainly the best and most
wonderful machine that ever graced
country printshop
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22

time during the day and witness the
operation of the machine. Believing
our friends will be interested in
knowing something of this fine piece
of mechanism, we present herewith "A
cut of the Simplex, and description
which will enable anyone to under
stand its working:
The machine was received at this
office direct from the factory at Man
chester, Conn, in the X. d. state,
and boxed for shipment weighed near
ly %, 600 pounds The manufac-
turers sent one of their expert ma
chinists, Mr.. Howard Davis of Chica-
go, to install the machine and in an
incredibly short time after the first
box was unpacked he had the differ
ent parts assembled and the Simplex
assumed is proper appearance.
1t is probable that on no labor saw
ing machine has more time and money
been expended than on device to set
and distribute type, For over cen
tury inventors have struggled with
the question, and while their efforts
were partially successful, it has only
been in the past 10 years that prac-
tical machine has been put on the
market 1t seems like an impossi-
bility that any combination Of ma
chinery other than that encompassed
in the human body could separate
nearly a hundred characters, pick
them up again, form them into words,
combine the words into sentences and
place them in readiness for that older
but none the less marvellous result Of
brains-the modern printing press
The Simplex does it though, and
does it five or six times as fast as the
most rapid compositor.
1t was easy to make mistakes in the
old way. An e' would slip in the N
box or a d in the n box, but the Sim
plex can make no such mistakes.
AAAN nlNibtbA Nhll anu upuUllt-s Will
continue to make mistakes, but they
will be fewer than before and the
hardships Of the proof reader will be
considerably lessened and the sensi-
bilities of the critical newspaper
reader shocked less frequently than
before.
1t would be almost an impossibility
to give am accurate description Of this
wonderful machine and the only WAY
to get even a faint idea Of its possi-
bilities is to examine it's workings.
We publish a picture which is ac-
curate as far as general appearances
go, but Of course gives no idea an 70
how IL is operated.
The Simplex type setter uses just
the same kind Of type as is set by
hand. Each individual type has a
separate combination Of "nicks" or
notches cut on the edge, and on this
fact is based the fundamental princi-
pie Of the machine. As vii b. noticed
in the picture the body Of the Sim.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
Reduced r atss to tho East.

Those contemplating an eastern
trip will DO interested to know that
there will shortly be on sale greatly
reduced rate tickets in connection
with the Rio Grande system, the fam
GUS Genie Line of The World"
This line offers its passengers
most delightful and comfortable Jour-
ney to all eastern points.
1t is the only transcontinental line
passing directly through picturesque
Salt Lake City "The City of The
Saints, - beautiful Glenwood Springs,
Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs
(where side trip may be made to the
Garden Of the Gods and the summit
of Pixies Peak over the cog-wheel
railroad), and Denver the queen city
Of the inter.mountain region. Stop
overs are allowed on all classes Of
tickets
Three daily express trains make
close connections with all trains east
and west and afford choice Of five
distinct routes Of travel The equip
ment Of these trains is the best, in
cluding free reclining chair cars,
standard aud tourist sleepers, a per-
feet dining car service, and also per-
sonally conducted excursion cars, each
in charge Of competent guide whose
business is to look after the comfort
of his guests. No moro pleasant and
Inexpensive means Of crossing tho
continent can be found than is pro-
yided by these excursions.
For additional details, address,
j. d. Mansfield, Genl Ag't.
Rio Grande Lines,
i9i Third ST., Portland, Oregon
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22

Aliens Foot Ease, powder. 1t cures
painful, smarting nervous feet and in
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out Of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. It Is certain cure for
sweating, calous aud hot, tired aching
feet Try 1t to-day. Sold by all drug.
aists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c.
in stamps. Trial package Free. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Olmsied, Le Roy, n. Y.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
BRIEFS.

Pray and go forward. II is time to
do great work.
The winning of the world is cam
paign, not skirmish.
What is being done elsewhere?
Sunday laws are strictly enforced in
Honolulu. Not only are all saloons
and bars kept tightly closed, and stores
forbidden to sell, but any one who at
tempts to play ball or indulge in any
other sport on Sunday is carried be-
fore u magistrate'to pay fine or go
to Jail.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-22
Washington Letter.
WAsnIsaroN. Nav u. lnf

WAsIINdTONi May II, IUOZ.
II consider that we have achieved a
remarkable success and that we have
demonstrated TO the satisfaction Of the
most skeptieal the immense practical
benefits 10 be derived from the intelli-
gent application Of scientific knowledge
TO the simplest agricultural subjects, :"
said the secretary Of agriculture, when
called on him Saturday. Mr.. Wilson