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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-02-13

On the following morning the Sc
nior partner of Greenland & Co.
showed some anxiety In his face as
he entered the office.
Where's Rvans7" he demanded,
looking over at the unoccupied desk.
mot here yet. sir" chirped Ralph
Connor.
Sick, guess," grow.ed the ONCE
manager,
We'll, well. hope not" returned
the kindly old man. Mr. Lawson has
not been here yet, Waldron, has he ?"
"No, but he telephoned that he
would be, in few minutes. Here he
is, now"
Good morning, Mr.. Greenland"
cried thin, under-sEed parsonage,
with bright red hair, entering at the
moment. 81 hope you've got that
charter all fixed for me-"
My dear Mr.. lawson" commenced
the old broker, in an evidently apollo
getic manner, 81 trust you"
"l am man Of my word" inter
rupted the newcomer. III you
haven't that steamer for me III trans
fer my custom elsewhere. Grimshaw
has cut in ahead of me twice now.
and II you can't supply the vessel"
While Mr.. Lawson was delivering
this TRADE Jimmy Evans had come in.
looking very VIII. about the face,
but with excitement glistening in his
eyes Hastily scr.hbling few words
upon scrap OF paper he stepped
forward and presented IL TO his EN-
ploycr lie returned to his desk i'm
mediately after doing so.
Mr Greenland glanced carelessly at
the little memorandum, started, read
1t again, and then stared over at the
now husiIy-engaged junior, in open.
mouthed nmnsemcnt
IN simply have to do as said"
continued the would-he charterer,
"and make new connection"
~ would remind you that also
am man of my word" replied The
head OF the firm, throwing back his
head, "aud never promise unless
can fulfll the obligation. must
confess that l really did not think
that could fll your last order. but.
by "a lucky chance, here is just what
you wauted-the Cecilia, 2,luO tons.
is in my hands for charter at a lump
sum within your limit. This vessel
is Just entering the harbor, light, and
will be ready TO load at once"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-02-13
Is Of two or ten-thousand TONS" he
mutterod. desperately.

Is Of two or ten-thousand TONS" he
muttered, desperately.
Put, putting this detail aside for a
moment, the lad lodged his way
across tie street, in and cut among
tie rec~lesaly cr.yen teams, entered
tie fre.zht shed. Tery much out Of
breath, and waited for the craft to
make her landing. This was accom-
plishcd in short order, and scarcely
had the gang plank touched the
wharf before JIMMY was running up
it, very nearly bowling over q portly
Individual who was about to com
msnce the descent.
We'll, young man." began the lat
ter, trife brusquely, as he stag
gered back from The shock of the en-
counter, what are you trying to do?
Knock me"
"Flease, sir-er-captain - excuse
my haste, but you are a tramp2-
er--that is, your vessel, mean-is
she tramp steamship?" interrupted
the excited youth.
A'J SHOAteu bht Otuei, NOhuSI
ingly.
because, If she is, can offer you
fine charter" went on the guileless
Jimmy, that is-er-if your boat
does not run much over 1000 tons"
What Ia the name of your frm?"
queried the other, commencing TO be
interested by the lads combination
of ignorance and earnesteness.
"Grenhard & Co., Que of the eldest
and the best in our line" declared
Jimmy, proudly.
"And what share may you have in
the frm?" questioned the elderly
man.
"Me2 Oh, I'm only junior clerk,
the lowest in the Office. | suppose
really ought to be called the errand
boy but Mr.. Waldron-"
"If the Office boy Of the concern
runs around hunting up steamships
for charter, / wonder what duties
th' head of the firm reserves for him
self" commented the portly indi-
I viduHl. much amused.
But you have not answered my
| question yet put In Jimmy, fearing
that he was not making a good i'm
| preston. 81 don't mind telling you
that it is a very important matter for
us. Unless we make this charter by
tomorrow morning, we shall lose our
. biggest customer"
Dear me, dear me-" cried the
other; that's too badl-after all
your cKertions, too"
Then you're not a 2,OOO-ton tramp
steamer qSeriod the boy. with a
falling infection in his voice.
"No, only u 100000 steam yacht"
replied the portly individual, gravely;
but like your spirit, and I'll tell
you what we might do. We might
help you to find what you're looking
for"
Capt. Patterson" called the other,
beekoning grizzled old sailor to his
side; this young man is in search
of an incoming tramp steamer of
about 1900 tons, that may be open
for charter See II you can help him
out won't need the yacht again
till late tomorrow"
And away he went to waiting
cab, with an attendant valet and two
sailors loaded down with small lug
gage. After having followed the sug-
gestion of the thoughtful yacht own
er, Jimmy returned aboard, the gang
plank was taken in, hawsers cast of, ,
and the little steamship departed
upon her odd mission. steaming di-
rectly down the great New York bay,
and into the open sea.
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The Weekly Oregouian and the
CouHuR both for cne year ior s. in adj
vance.
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seriousness. There are many cases on
record proving the wisdom for believ-
ing that lightning often brings about
suspended animation rather than So
matte death. Do not cease in the eff
forts to restore animation in less than
an hours time. No matter what meth
cd for respiration is used it is impor-
tant to maintain the warmth of the
body by the application of hot fiannels,
bottles Of hot water, clothing taken
from bystanders, etc Firmly and en-
ergetically rub the limbs upward so as
to force the blood to the heart and
brain, If an assistant be present, let
him attend to this. Remember above
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at present is to bend the iron law of
wages" to solve the wage problem as
the workingman understands it, and
keep up such a standard of comfort as
will commend itself to the masses,
Their first principle, as formulated by
the leaders, is that every man should
have a fair days wages for fair days
work, the fair days work being detin-
ed as eight hours. The minimum
wage" for fair days work Is now be-
ing fixed. The government has not yet
determined the figure, but It is expected
to be put at $3.50 or S1.75 a day for every
worker, no one being allowed to accept
less money or work longer hours. To
settle differences between employers
and employed a compulsory Cancellation
board will be appointed with power to
regulate wages and prices, and decide
whom the employer shall employ or dis
charge.
How the government is going to make
all the employers able to pay the re-
quired wages doth not appear, nor how
it will deal with those who are not able
to get work. If the experiment is car
ried far the government will doubtless
have to so pretty deeply into business
itself
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rom cANDrDArB = cANyor BIZ

Brother Bryan has desisted long
enough from contemplating the pleas
ures of living in barn to say: 81 shall
not be candidate for the Presidency in
1904 under any conditions
This seems to be definite enough and
comprehensive enough. We don't
know just how noble Brother Bryan is,
or thinks he is, in this declaration. 1t
is possible that he isn't really wanted
for candidate, and couldn't get the
nomination if he tried. But it is not
likely that he knows or thinks that, and
SO perhaps it is fair to credit him
with giving up ambition before he is
convinced that it is hopeless. If he
has given up it will be interesting to
see what he will try to do toward har-
monizng and helping his party. AS
statesman who refuses to be candi-
date for the Presidency his counsel
ought to have some weight with those
who love him. and will perhaps not be
feared by those who don't. In spite OF
his denial there are those who think
that if the Democratic party goes look
ing for a Cincinnat us in 1904 they will
find one poughing on a Nebraska farm.
but this notion probably only shows
how persistent some notions are.
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! compared with those of the Gulf region
Yet this does not at all satisfactorily
explain the queer conditions. For
while an average Of eight out of every
million people in the Gulf states were
killed by lightning during the last five
years, as against six in the middle At
lantic. yet among the rural population
the middle states show eleven to six for
the Gulf states Turning to area as II
unit, 1t is again found that thunder
storm in the middle states is apt to be
more fatal than in the south, for here
the average number of deaths annually
per Mile area of ten thousand square
miles is six, while that of the south
Atlantic states is 20 and the Gulf states
H.
1T Is probably owing to the fact that
the majority of the electrical storms in
the south are what are technically
known as heat storms While those of
this section of the country are invaria-
bly, cyelonic in character There is but
little comfort to be had from these gov
ernmental statistics for the timid.
One just has to take the chances with
the rest of ones felloWmen, for no pow
err Is known that can stay effectively
the course of the blue flash when 1T
means business The only alternative
is to go to the Pacific coast, where
lightning is not. except in liquid form.
OF the 713 killed in 1900, 291 persons
We're struck in the open, 1853 in houses
fifty-seven under trees and the circum-
stances surrounding the death of the
remainder are not known. Yet from
this 1T may be inferred that 1t is not
judicious to stand under trees or to
seek refuge in grandstands, or to stand
in the doorway of barns. The report
on its own authority cautions one to
keep away from cattle, which have an
unfortunate habit of being struck in a
bunch; to avoid chimneys and fire
places, and above all to eschew the ter
minus of a wire clothesline
On the other hand, 1t is declared USE
less to try to insulate ones self in a
feather bed or follow the -honored
custom of ones grandsires and gran
danes in carefully covering UP small
bits of steel, such as knives and scis-
sors. For the lightning is not to be de-
tered or attracted by such trivial
things. Yet when this dread and mys-
terious force has sought one out, here
is the advice given by Professor Alfred
j. Henry:
IF one should be in the vicinity of
person who has just been struck by
lightning, no matter If the person
struck appears to be unconscious, go to
work at once and try to restore con-
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CIRCUMST1NTIAL.

Not Too Literal --Parishione
people are complaining that you are toe
liberal.
If Oratory is dead, as has been sale.
| there Is no doubt that it was talked ia
dea th.-Puck.
II suppose old chap, that you haven t
| got such thing as sovereign to
spare till next week. quite true:
but how did you guess it?"-Tit- Bits.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"Yo You've got some
dirt on your eye, John" Mr.. Crimson
beak-"Yes, dear; I just swept the no.
rizon with it. Workers Statesman.
Unorthodox Pastor-Oh, that's mis-
take my dear sir, a great mistake.
am just as stingy as the rest of YOU
New York Weekly.
Indiea tions.-"Do you think they'll
marry? Circumstances point in that
direction. Her people object, and hers
as poor as a church e."--Detroit
Free Press
The sunshine warm and budding trees
Made Johnny feel quite gay.
He went to swim; the obsequies
Are being held to-day.
Philadelphia Press
Teacher-"Now, Ethel, who wrote the
'Elegy in Country Churchyard?
Ethel-"Please, ma am it was Willie
Smif. / saw him going into the church
yard at recess, ma. am Chicago News
The Last.--"Yes sir" said the build
er gleefully, every house in that oper-
alton il rented new but one. "Ah; And
that one" remarked his friend, lis
last, but not leased. Philadelphia
Press
Stern Father--"What an unearthIy
hour that young fellow stops till every
night, Dora, What does your mother
say about it?" Daughter-"She says
men haven't altered bit since she was
young, pa Glasgow Evening Times.
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IN INTER ESTING EXPERIM ENT

| The Australians are engaged in an in
to use the power of the government to
establish "a fair days wages for fair
days work" in lieu of the "haggling of
the market" Some ten years ago they
were enjoying the prosperity of large
influx of borrowed money Then fol-
lowed a period of depression and wages
fell, to the distress of the workers At
first they resorted to strikes to restore
wages to what they were in the flush
period. But strikes were ineffective,
and the labor element turned to the
ballot-box, sending bona fide working
men to the State parliaments. From
their concurrent action immense inter-
est and feeling in favor of curing the
ills that aff1ict labor have been devel-
oped. crusade, in fact exists, and
the crusaders are not, says the CORE
spondent of the London Times, a rabble
of ignorant demagogues, but many of
them are very keen-Witted men. Pay
ment of members has increased the
competition for seats in parliament,
with the result, according to the Times,
that the Labor party in the Australi liam
Parliament contains some of the best
read and most able politicians in the
house" Having obtained control of the
Recommendations not possessed of a
clear majority-the labor leaders have
formulated an interesting programme,
which has for its sole object the inn
provement of the conditions of life for
the masses" They believe in this pro-
gramme and take it seriously, and 1t
will not be their fault if they do not OBJ
tain full success. Their chief purpose
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rs LOVE NECFSSARY?

The Rev w T.. Warner of Chicago
has leaped into fame with one leap.
Miss Besaw and Mr. Broadway came to
him to have him unite them in the holy
bonds of matrimony. Mr. Broadway
happens to be twice as old as Miss
Besaw, but that didn't disturb her She
knew what she was about and the min
lister soon found out. He was prancing
solemnly through the marriage cere-
mony when a suspicion struck him. He
asked the blooming beauty the usual
questions, and in answer to one of
them she said II do not love him."
fThen here is where | quit said the
minister, who seems to have had the
curious notion that love is necessary to
proper marriage. He did quit, and
he wouldn't resume. Finally the dis
appointed couple left him, the elderly
sutton declaring that he would find a
minister who was not so particular.
Doubtless he did,
OF course it is not likely that this
performance will mark a new general
departure. There will probably be the
same old lying about love in suspicious
cases, and the minister will not be SO
i1npolite as to make search for the
truth But it is interesting to think
what would happen if the absence of
love should be generally considered
bar to marriage.
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MANY DEATHS BY LIGHTNING.
Their Number Increasing in This
Country.

Their Number Increasing in This
Country.
Lightning as an agency of death is
becoming an increasingly important
| country. This is shown by the official
records of the government weather bu
reau. About the cause of this increas-
ing fatality Of thunder st orms scientists
may and do differ. But the figures
speak for themselves. From 1890 to
1900 a careful accounting was taken by
the weather bureau of the record of
deaths by lightning. While during the
| first part of the decade it is acknowl-
edged that the figures are far from
complete, yet from 1896 to the last Of
the century they are probably as accu-
rate as any of that nature could we'll
be, and for the last three years of that
period the number of fatalities report
ed rose from 1857 in 1898 to 56S in 1899,
and 713 in 1900. During the last year
mentioned, 97S were more or less in
jured by lightning, which brings the
total struck by bolts to 1885,
The freakishness of this great force is
piupefbldl. % III Is NOT strange that
such records as have been made of the
wreck and ruin it has wrought should
upset all preconceived theories. In
deed, in attempting to reduce the cecen-
tricities of lightning to scientific postu-
lates, the meteorologists find that, like
a certain president, they are confronted
with a condition and not with theory
Otherwise, why should not the greatest
number of deaths and the most consid-
cradle loss of property occur where
storms are of greatest frequency?
This one would naturally expect to find.
But such is not the case.
There are three regions of maximum
thunder storm frequency. One in the
southwest with it's center over Florida;
one in the middle Missippi valley and
strange to say, the greatest number of
fatalities are not reported from these
regions. The middle Atlantic states
stand out pre- eminent in the number of
deaths by electric bolts. Here during
the last five years the annual average
has been 77,2, while that in the Gulf
states was but 5SS. Next to the middle
Atlantic states, come the Ohio valley
and Tennessee, With the middle and up
per Mississippi valley close third,
One might, of course, advance the ar
gument that the difference lin popula-
ton would account for the greater fa-
tally in the middle Atlantic states, as
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AnvnRr1sING RATES.

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advertisements. One Cent Word each In
sertjon. Five Cents a Word for full week
tseven timesi-
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year. $40 ,-
Obituary Nouces. In prose or verse 70
celts per line. Notices of Births. matt
ages Deaths and Funerals, 80 cents each'
Lncai Notices, Is per line.
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all things that nothing must interrupt
your efforts to restore breathing.
When swallowing is est ablished a tea
spoonful of warm water, wine, diluted
hiskey or brandy, or warm coffee
should be given. Sleep should be en-
couraged. In brief make the subject
breathe by artificially initiating the res
piratory movements Of the chest. Keep
body warm. Send for a physician. =
New York Mail and Express.
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Congressman BrownloW of Tennessee
has a smart granddaughter, whose
clever sayings are the delight of her
parents The other day she came TO her
grandfather with her face all smiles.
Grandpa" she said, Il saw some
thing this morning running across the
kitchen floor without any legs. What
do you think it Was?"
Mr.. Brownlow studied for while and
gave up. What was it?' he asked.
water said the youngster tri-
umphantly.-St Louis Post Dispatch.
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Captain S. Fl. Barton of Del Rio,
Texas, puts forth claim to the honor
of having fired the last shot in the civil
war. On May IS. 1865, after peace had
been declared, sharp fight took place
near Brazos Santiago, Texas, between
the Confederate forces under General
Slaughter and the Union forces under
Colonel Barrett. The fighting was done
on the old field of Palo Alto. In the
midst of the battle General Slaughter
received dispatches from the French
troops who were watching the conflict
from the other side of the Rio Grande
which convinced him that the war was
really over, and he ordered his men to
cease firing. Captain Barton had COM
mand of the rear guard of the Confed-
crates. AS he was retiring, one of his
men was killed by stray shot, and in
anger he fired at the distant blue line.
Ihat, ne asserts, was the last shol OF
the war.
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PROUD DAYS FOR CHIC AGO.

Chicago is proud enough any day
but she is prouder than usual in these
days because of the decision of the
Lake Shore railroad to move the gem
eral offices of the company from Cleve-
land to Chicago, and put them in a
new $3,000000 building. Chicago sees in
this an indication of the tendency to-
ward Capitalization of the great rail-
road systems in Chicago. 1t is pointed
out that it is only short time since
all the operating and managerial de-
partments Of the Burlington system
were concentrated in Chicago. The
movement on the part of the Lake
Shore officials is regarded as particu-
larry significant not only because the
headquarters of the road have been so
long established at Cleveland but be-
cause it doubtless portends the removal
of the general offices of the Michigan
Central from Detroit to Chicago. With
t1e general ounces OF the Northwestern
and the Lake Shore located in Chicago,
Chicago thinks there is no reason why
the entire Vanderbilt system of rail-
roads should not be operated from that
central point.
1t looks as If there were something in
this Chicago notion Chicago is already
a big railroad center, and the indica-
lions are that she is going to be big
ger.
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A process for keeping milk pure and
sweet for nine months has been in
vented by members of the Pasteur In
stitute, Paris. After it is cooled it is
treated with oxygen, and the microbes
are so paralyzed that they cannot null
tiply. Then the milk is heated and
cooled for use.
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The king crouchcd at his window, pecring
ut the mob below,
There was terror in his visage and his
breast was full of Woe;
He heard the people shouting for the bread
their children crayed,
He saw their fists all bony and the red hags
that they waved,
And with luXuries around him he that ne Ell
had toied for food
Wondered, rs he crouchcd and trembled,
why the people were so rude,
The king crouched at his window, hearing
people shout his name
With irreverenee. and ansger set his lat Old
cheeks a1ame;
Don't they know I'm Gods anolnted, the
unruy beasts?' he said:
why must l. Gods own, be bothered If
their children cry for bread"
He arose to bid them scatter, but Il stone
flew through the air,
And he struck the carpet, taking his divine
rights with him there.
IS. L. Kiser in Chicago Record Herald.
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One of the Peculiar People" in Hol-
land recently broke his arm. He de-
clined to call In doctor, and wrapped
leaf out of a Bible round the small
toe of his left foot. He declared that
this gave him instant relief. He still
walks about with a broken arm
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE Cry
Is CENTS A WEEK, so CENTS A MONTH,
s3 FOR Six MONTHS, 90 A YEAR. The
SAME TERMS nY MAIL.
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The principal of high school IN a
Chicago suburb has decided that the
girls must stop kissing each other in
public
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A German has just compiled handy
little book of insults. The volume con-
tains, it is said, twenty-five hundred
invectives, conveniently classed under
the heads of insults for men, insults
for women, insults for either sex, in
suits for children and collective in
suits for groups, corporations and syn
dicates