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August 16-Crieff, Scotland:
August 21-Helensburgh, Scotland.
August 3O-Dunoon, Scotland.
o'Brien Whipped Weinig.

1t took Jack" O'Brien twelve rounds to
dispose of ZAP Weinig before the Interna-
tjonal A. C. at Fort Erie yesterday after
noon. The Buffalo man went down and
out in the middle of the twelfth round,
after receiving a terrific right hand upper
cut and a shove which banged his head
against the floor and made his arising with
in the ten seconds an impossibility.
The contest was one-sided all through,
and Weinig was made veritable chopping
block by the clever Philadelphia. Weindg
did not land score of clean blows. through
out the twelve rounds. while O'Brien, with
singing jabs, cutting swings and stunning
counters. played on the Buffalo man wfler-
ever and whenever he pleased.
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six jockeys now riding In California. HI
has ridden $50 winners.
Jack O'Keefe, one Of the best Of Chicago.

six jockeys now riding in California. He
has ridden $50 winners.
Jack O'Keefe, one Of the best Of Chicago 8
lightweights, intends to invade the east and
will try to show the boys few stunts.
Forty per cent of Ingleside favorites have
won since the meeting started. No wonder
the boOkieS are losers.
Many horsemen think the pardonng pow
er Is too freely exercised by the National
Trotting Association.
OF the seventeen judges for the West
minister Kennel Club show two are women.
They will divide their attention between
the St. Bernards and French bulldogs.
George Thomas, who Is under an engage
manager Of the Knowles kennels. Magnolia.
Pa, has gone to England to try to buy
wire-hared fox terriers.
Stanford University. as well as the Uni
versity of California, of which Benjamin
Ide Wheeler. formerly professor at Cornell,
Is. president, may send crews to the Amer
lean Henley"
At Readville in 1901 the total selling in
the auction pools was 100000. Last year
it went to $4,000, clear gain of 500 600,
and this had nothing to do with the book
betting. which must have amounted to big
sum.
Forty-three years ago Yale and Harvard
oarsmen raced for the first time at Lake
Quinsigamond. Worcester, Mass, and the
Crimson won. 1t was rowed in six-oared
shells, and the winning boat has Just been
presented to Cambridge university.
1t is now reported that the Charter Oak
Park track at Hartford will adopt the two
in-three idea outside of the famous Charter
Oak $4,000 stake.
The Concordia Hall Club Of Pittsburg now
has everything in readiness for the 10
round bout between Null Bowser and
Charles Gerwig on January 5. Gerwig is
In the country now finishing up after hard
weeks training with Frank Sutton
Sher dan Clark, secretary and Handicapped
of the Crescent Cjtv Jockey C1uh 10 NOM
critically Ill at his home with a malignant
form of malarial fever. Mr. Clark was
stricken while at the races. He will not be
able to resume his duties for some time at
New Orleans.
There is now no prize to be raced for of
fered by matinee organization since John
A. McKerron won the challenge cup offered
by the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Boston,
The Billings cup Is not intended or expected
to take the place of the Boston cup. It is
now up to some amateur club to offer an
other cup.
Montauk, the fast PAGER belonging 60
Fleming & Hughes that was injured on the
Pennsylvania railroad, Is still alive in Phil
adelph,a. but is a very sorry wreck. The
$500 verdict against the company Is still
pending.
Peter Sinniurd is sporting the colors OF
the Verona Lake Skating Association this
winter. The Swede just now is in good
form, as was shown In his race with Arthur
Yale Sarony at Clermont Avenue Rink,
Brooklyn. While both men were beaten by
a long-mark man. SInniurd finished second
by about five yards.
TokeaL the English champion. 10 at his
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Haggin at Rancho del Paso. about three
hours ride from the 1ngleside track.

Haggin at Rancho del Paso. about three
hours ride from the Ingleside track.
Brought on from California last May.
with about 15O other yearlings. Precious
Stone was knocked down at the sale to
Mr.. Morris for $780, Star Ruby won q
four-n1ile race In California seven years
ago. Anarchy, dam of Precious Stone. was
at one time owned by w. OBJ. McDonough.
She is by Sir Modred, out of Tyranny, win
ner Of the Withers and Belmont stakes OF
1885 and the first really good colt to carry
the colors Of Mr.. Haggin.
Precious Stone was favorfte at to 2,
Bullman up; Rowena, owned by Burns and
Warehouse. was second at 5 to /, with
Ransch up. and B. Schreiber's Amberita,
Troxler up, at to 1, was third. Time, 37I4s.
The other feature Of the day, the New
Year handicap, one mile and furlong, was
won by Burns and Warehouses; Corrigan,
at to 1, Ransch up; Siddons, 187 lbs, Bull
man up. at to 1, was second. and Lord
Badge, 1O2. Reed up, was third, at to 1.
The time was 1.571a. Claude, The Fretter.
Rio Shannon and Articulate also ran.
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TO SEEK BRITISH PRIZES.
Star Group Of American Athletes to
Contest Abroad Next Summer.

II Erne Hjertberg, the well-known man.
ager Of athletics of New York, speaks truth,
he is going to clean up all the prizes Of
fered for athletic excellence in the British
Isles during the coming summer. He Is
going to take a big team Of American pro-
fessional athletes over to the other side. and
he casts brilliant horoscope for them.
Mike Sweeney will go along to capture the
high-jumping events. Sweeney's leap of 6
| feet SIS inches. made in New York city in
1896. stands as the worlds record. Harry
D. Gill. who has twice been the all round
champion. will accompany the team. He
| now holds the highest number Of points for
the all around championship. Gill can
jump over feet and put the shot, If nee
eSsary.
Dennis Mahoney, the weight thrower, will
do his best to carry off the honors in that
event and will also take hand at putting
the shot. William Marsch, the high jump
er, is expected to swell the ranks Of the
All-American team.
the company. Keane has for the last four
years been lowering the colors of every
sprinter in Ireland and England. and there
are few Americans who can make him ex-
ert himself to the limit on the cinder track
Eddie Hobbs will handle the short-dstance
end Of the sprinting game, and the distance
running will be taken care Of by Frank
Kanaly. The hurdling events will be in
trusted to Walter Guertin.
A partial list of the games In which the
Americans will compete follows:
June 13-Vale of Laven sports. Scotland.
June 2O-Airdrie games, near Glasgow.
Scotland.
July 5-Highland games, Glasgow Plains
July 11-Highland games. Jedburgh, Scot
land.
July 1o-Highland games, Dunfers.ine.
Scotland.
July 2l-Gartmore and oberfoyle sports
July 24-Thornton, Scotland.
July 26-Denny, Scotland.
July 2S-Kinross. Scotland.
August bridge of Allan, near Stirling
Scotland.
August s-Saughton, near Edinburgh,
Scotland.
August 14-Alva. Scotland.
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WINTER FOOT BALL.
Tie Game Between the Rock Creek
Stars and Knickerbockers

The first foot ball game Of the season Of
1903 was played yesterday, on the George
town University gridiron, between the Rock
Creek Stars and the Knickerbockers, the
contest ending in a draw. The game was
to have been played Christmas day, but
was postponed on account of snow. While
yesterday there was no snow, the sun
thawed the ground SO that after few min
utes Of play the players were covered from
head to foot with mud The teams were
about evenly matched, and at no time was
the ball in any danger of being carried over
the line for touchdown. A very large
crowd Of spectators was present. The
lineup:
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best when he weighs 115 pounds.-New York
exchange. The little Englishman can do I'D
pounds.-Another New York exchange. KEEL
ly states that he would like TO make
match with Jimmy Britt at 100 pounds.-A
third New York exchange. What do you
weigh, Mr.. Tokell?
Messrs. Weatherby's official statistics, as
published in the Racing Calendar. show that
in 1902 there was percept be increase over
the previous year In the number OF races
run in Great Britain at more than a mile,
while at two miles there was very decided
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Milwaukee Gets Big Shoot.

Milwaukee will get the grand American
handicap. the blue ribbon event In pigeon
shooting. and present prospects indicate
that 1t will be held next June, says the
Sentinel of that city.
Elmer E. Shaner, who has managed all of
the big shoots ever since they were first
held in the east, and was in charge of the
Kansas City events last year, has been
asked to manage the Milwaukee tourna-
ment. The tournament will be held under
the auspices of all of the gun clubs in Mil
waukee, each of which will be represented
by one member. and the handicap commit
tee probably will be composed of Mr..
Shaner, c. w. Budd of Des Mofnes. Iowa;
j. l.. Head Of Peru, Ind, and two Milwau-
kee men. who have not yet been selected. :.
meeting will be held in a few days to
complete the plans for holding the tourna-
ment.
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FALLING
Hal R g

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with my scientific, systematic and thorough treat
ments-the result Of thirty years practical expe-
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INGLEsIDE RACES.
First Juvenile Event Of the Year Goes
to Green B. Morris.

Green B. Morris. the gray-haired veteran
turfman. has the distinction Of having won
the first two-year-old race of 1908 with his
bay colt Precious Stone. by Star Ruby, out
of Anarchy. The race was run at Ingleside,
Cal. yesterday. the distance being three
furlongs. The youngster was bred by J. 3.
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increase-as much as twenty-five per cent.
There was but one four-mle race during
the year The value of prizes won In 1907
in Great Britain mot including prizes to Sec
ond and third horses amounted to ease oJC
or about 81 .945 go. The number OF races
was zoos.
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The German naval budget for 1906 pro
vides for laying down Immediately two bat
tie ships. one armored cruiser. two small
cruisers and five torpedo boats.
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General Sporting Notes.
Ransch has ridden more winners than any
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Ninth and the Avenue.
Hats That
Cost $780,.

Amy man can wear
a Pa rker- Bridget
So Hat. It's of the
better kind. I'm fact,
there's not another
hat i'm America to
equal it at the price.
And the variety of
blocks Is perfect,
taking i'm the COM
sentative styles
and from that to the
latest extremes that
are shown here only
as yet.
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Derbys and
Soft Hats, Too

Others up to S..
Silk III a ts-the
correct blOcks-S5
and So. Opera Hats
$3.50 and S.
better hats than
their prices will buy
anywhere. Tuxedo
Hats, So and Sd.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
Frances Drinking Habit.

To make up the deficit in its budget
the French government is considering
the advisability OF increasing taxa
tion on alcohol In it's various forms,
but hesitates because Of the opposi-
tion from those who profit under the
existing arrangements. as well as
from the consumers Anything that
would check the continued increase In
the consumption Of spirits would be
n great boon to France. Absinthe is
one Of the French poisons that Is sug-
gested for taxation. 1t pays no special
tax now, but the alcohol in 1t Is
taxed. The strongest absinthe Is five
times 'as potent as ordinary brandy,
while the average sold is three times
as strong. 1t is rarely used for medi-
cinal purposes, and no interest would
be harmed by increasing taxation ON
it. But the government ..hesitates.
Great quantities Of ab inthe are
used in France, and the use OF 1t
is constantly increasing. 1t is
ruinous to health, and is said to be
the principal cause of the great NOR
tality from consumption in the French
army. The feeling among the users
Of this and other such poisons against
increasing taxation on them is so
great that the government seems to
fear doing anything to arouse their
united opposition.
The adulteration Of French drinks
is another source Of great complaint.
Cider brandy costs the honest dis
tiller nearly twice as much TO make
as II can be bought for in towns after
IL has paid duty TO the government
and the local authorities. The country
people nearly all drink brandy in
their coffee The town OF Caen, in
Normandy, formerly had 200 drinking
places, or one for every $50 inhabi-
tants. Such places were made free,
and there are now 800 such establish
ments in that place, or one for every
20 inhabitants. This indicates the
benefit that could be derived from
proper taxation. The consumption OF
alcohol in that town has increased 60
per cent annually, bat the population
is decreasing, and so with the country
generally Crime and thefts have
also greatly increased, as shown by
statistics quoted by French news
papers
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
DISAPPEARANCE
IL Is feared that j. ID. Mock has
Met with Foul Play.

j. ID. Mock, father of A H.Mock,
of this city, started ON April % for
his home at Abba, Iowa, after spend.
in some time in Grants Pass with the
family of his SON. Since that time
h. has not been heard from. He never
reached his destination and the gravest
fears are entertained as to his fate.
His baggage, which was checked
through at the time he left here,
reached Abba ON April 20. His son
is endeavoring to trace his ticket, but
has not yet learned whether or not he
passed Portland. He intended to go
east over the o. r. & N. There can
be little doubt that calamity Of some
nature has overtaken him and His
relatives think that he may either
have lost his mind or else has met
with foul play. He was an old man,
II years of age, and carried a oonsid-
cradle sum of money, so that the lat
ter explanation seems the most likely
one. Every effort will be made to
locate him or learn his fate. A. II.
Mock has offered reward of $50 for
information that will lead to the dis
covery Of his whereabouts.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
DIR. GUMS BLOOD AND
NERVE TONIC.

There is not a woman in this land
bat at some time in her life would
have been the better for the use OF
this tonic. For diseases peculiar to
women, a better medicine was never
made 1t is composed OF the ingre-
dients from which the system has
been deprived by disease, over. work
or dissipation 1t enters at once into
tho circulation, building up the
tissues that have been wasted, and
making pure, rich blood in the most
direct way. For weak, nervous and
unsteady people, pimply, pale or
iiashlos, people, it will make strong
steady nerves and give the complex.
ion that wholesome look that indi-
Gates health. We have hundreds Of
letters that people have written US,
saying that they had gained in good
solid flesh az the rate Of one to three
pounds per week while using DR..
Gums Blood aud Nerve Tonic. 1t
should be taken after meals, one or
two tablets each time. Druggists sell
10 i5c per box or three boxes for
500, or sent postpaid on receipt Of
price We are glad to make reply
70 letters Of inquiry, the advice we
iyo you is plain. and easily under
stood Address Dr. Bosanko Co. 4,
Philadelphia, Pa For sale by W. f..
Kremcr.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
TO STUDY FOREST FIRES
Government VIII Send Out Men
TO Watch Them Burn.

Last year within two weeks, over
Sl2, 600, 600 worth of timber and other
property was destroyed by forest fires
in Oregon and Washington. This
enormous loss occurred upon re-
stricted area and represents only very
small part of the annual loss from
this source. Every timbered region
Of the United States suffers year after
year from fire. The annual loss is
estimated at from $25, 900, 900 to
$50, 600, 900. Forest fires have been
regarded as almost inevitable, and
few systematic attempts have been
made to prevent or control them ex.
cept in the States of New York, Penn.
sylyania, and Minnesota, which have
efficient systems of fire protection.
The Bureau of Forestry has this
year undertaken thorough study of
the forest-are problem in several
different regions It has placed men
in forest districts to study fires while
in the process of burning. Instead
of waiting until the fires are over and
relying for information on local re-
ports, as has been done heretofore,
tho fires are now being observed by
the bureaus agents and full data will
be obtained as to how they were caus-
ed, how fast they burn, what condi-
tions favor or hinder them, and just
what damage they do to the soil and
to tree growth. Each agent of the
Bureau has been assigned to q district
and is investigating all fires that oc-
cur within his territory. For exam
pie, one man studies lumber tract,
another farming district, a third a
turpentine orchard etc
In connection with this detailed
study the agents will observe the
methods of fire protection practiced
by railroads and other owners Of tim.
Der lands. Tho fire warden systems
Of the states which have forest fire
laws, and the patrol system in use on
the Federal forest reserves will also
be observed closely.
By such methods the Bureau of
Forestry hopes to replace with care
fully gathered facts the vague general
notions that now exist about forest
fires. When the problem is solved for
any particular region, the Bureau will
be ready to recommend methods Of
fire prevention and control for the
private land owner, and TO suggest
forest FIRE Hesitation for the various
states.
The investigation Is now in pro.
gress in northern Florida and southern
Alabama and Georgia under tho direc.
tion Of Ernest A. Sterling. II. j.
.rompkins. with small corps Of as.
sismnts, has begun the work in Min.
nesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Later in the season, study of forest
fires will be made on the Pacific
coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
DR.. Roberts Here

DR.. \. r. Roberts, one Of the most
successful eye specialists on the Pacific
coast is now at the Western Hotol.
lie expects 20 locate In Salem or Port
land where lac has already established
a name second to none and has
stopped oF at Grants Pass for the
purpose Of demonstrating what a
thorough refractionistcan do towardthe
cure Of so called hopeless eye troubles.
All Of his work is done through %
knowledge Of the eye and the rcfruc.
tion Of light as applied to the eye and
is done with spccmclos For % few
days Doc will give free, a special cx.
animation that in most cities Of the
u. $. would cost from b to s2j, and
win also give an explanation Of each,
demonstrating with instruments and
charts for that purpose the original
cause Of the disease, giving each per.
son q perfect understanding Of their
own case.
He asks as spocial favor that those
who have tried in vain 10 obtain ro.
lief, will call and allow him to make
them better acquainted with their
own eyes and the so called disease.
Dr. Roberts has learned through
past experience that proof Of ability
IS the very best advertisement and he
takes this way Of advertising himself.
Watch for his articles on the eye and
its relation 10 the nervous system, ia
this and other rt Is ass papcu
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
REAMES IN GRANTS PASS
Speaks at Court House SATURDAY
to Fair Sized Audience.

Hon. A, E. Reames, the democratic
nominee for congressman, spoke at the
court house ON Saturday evening. The
house, which is capable of accommo-
dating only small crowd, was filled
to its full capacity. Mr.. Reames is
always an interesting and forcible
speaker and his remarks commanded
attention throughout his speech He
was neatly introduced by Hon. II. G..
Smith and devoted the first few
minutes of his speech to discussion
of the tariff, endeavoring to show
that present tariff conditions inter
cred with the Oriental trade ON the
Pacific coast The remainder of the
speech was devoted to his opponent,
Binger Hermann, in the vein of good
humored sarcasm which he so well
knows how to employ.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-05-28
W. G. Z. u. Column
Tcmpera nee In tho South.


SO much noise is made over the
temperance question and the enforce
ment of anti-liquor laws in our North
ern states. that the general public has
been able to hear and know but little
about the progress of such laws In the
South, where more actual advance
ment has been made In overcoming
the evils Of the liquor traffic by legis-
larion than in any other part Of the
union. Local option by counties has
been progressing all through the
South for many years until the larger
parts Of the states Of Kentucky,
Alabama. Georgia, Mississippi and
Louisiana have been brought practi-
cally under prohibition. One may
travel entirely across some of these
states, 1t is said, without passing
through single saloon district. Even
Texas, which. in years gone by, very
unjustly gained the reputation of be-
inng loose and lawless, has been al
most captured by the Prohibitionists.
Three.fourths of the state Is now said
to be under the local option law, ex-
cluding all liquor. To be more pre-
else, of the 236 counties Of the state
l0i are wholly dry. and of the re-
mainder "a are largely dry, very
many Of them wholly dry save the
county seat, and only 58 are wholly
wet. And the counties that are either
wholly or largely dry represent total
population Of 2,2lS, 039. while the wet
counties represent only 1876, 1875. A
movement is now on foot in Texas to
pass prohibitory law applicable to
the whole state, and on the basis Of
the figures quoted, 1t looks as II the
thing would be done. II may thus
happen that while Vermont and New
Hampshire, on our northern border,
have actually abandoned prohibition,
the great commonwealth on the south
west will take IL up. and, what is
more, will be likely TO enforce 1t,
affording the rest OF the country a
unique object lesson. .--Leslie's Week.