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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Merlin Items.

Grandma Simpkins is still quite
poorly.
Ed 7. Terry was in our town last
evening.
j. B. Cradlebaugh is busy putting
up the wires on the Merlin Galice
telephone line.
Miss Mary Massie closed success
ful term of school at Grave ON Friday
and returned home the same evening.
Superintendent Savage visited our
school last week. We always ap-
preciate visit from the superintend-
ent
Mrs. Hosmer, of Gold Hill, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. A. s. Rosen-
baum, wife of our congenial s. P.
agent.
Little Hazel Bethers, who was
quite badly hurt severl weeks ago, by
accidentally falling on a double. bit
ted ak, is gradually improving.
Ed Anderson, Of Monte Cristo,
WASH, is in Merlin. He contem.
plates taking charge of the Stratton
Greek mines down Rogue river. He
and a partner operated the same mine
for the past two winters.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
COR RRESPON DENCF
From the Courier's Reporters
Leland Siftings.

The early rains this fall made good
crop of grass and stock looks fine.
Our school gave box social and
dance last week that was a success.
Notwithstanding the. badtcondition
of the roads, large EamOunt OF
freight is being. hauled. to. the various
mines from this place.
We are a healthy people and having
no stagnant water to cause fevers,
have little use for doctors other than
to attend to injuries when someone
gets hurt.
There is much work being done in
Mt. Reuben district. DEVELOPMENT
work has been resumed at the Copper
Stain ledge after a long period of idle
ness. Bob Gibson is interested in
this district.
A crew of men !, with the steam
shovel are at work filling in the
gulch at Birthstone bridge on the rail
road. This will be large fill, as the
canyon is deep and broad, but there is
plenty of earth near at hand in the
banks adjoining the track.
Men are coming here to get work
in the mines and in the wood camps.
Many miners are here from the
North to work during the winter, for
outdoor work can be carried on here
during the winter months, while up
north there is little doing during the
cold months.
TIE first frost to kill vegetation in
this locality was on December ..
After a few days of frosty weather,
it turned warm and during the last
few days, we have had heavy rains
that have raised the water in all the
streams sufficiently to enable the
placer mines to be operated.
The railroad company having cut
the wages of their work gangs, most
of the white men quit and have been
replaced by Japs. This is a poor way
on the part of railroad company to
keep up good times for the Japs send
or take their money back to Japan
and do not become Americans. The
white men spend their money here
and thus help to keep the country
prosperous.
Our merchants report fine trade of
late and are kept busy early and late
delivering goods. Wide Awake.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Wonder Items.

That contemplated wedding is in
definitely procrastinating.
J. T. Robertson is considerably
indisposed from heart trouble and in
somnia.
Aunt Rebeooa Lowdon was before
the Hon. P. NJ. the first of the week,
having her pension voucher attested.
Adam Cart is working IN the Ram
sey & Williams copper mines. He
has also located a valuable claim for
himself.
DIR, Williams aims to spend the holi-
days with home folks in Ohio He
contemplates going the southern
route, via New Orleans.
Little Ruthie Ritter has picked up
another piece of quartz richer than
the first one. Now, if she can only
lind the ledge from which they came.
Our school is not SO full at present
on account Of sickness. The teacher
is preparing a program for Christmas.
This community is famous for success.
ful entertainments and the reason is
there are no drones.
About the Wonder mines, the half
has never yet been told. In the vast
field of copper and gold mines owned
by Messrs. Ramsey & Williams, they
have fortune, They are also the
proud discoverers of three valuable
nickel claims.
Say, mister When l get to the
legislature, l will have a law passed
that will insure good roads in the
winter as well as summer time,
and at the same time reduce the pres.
ent road tax so per cent. Daisy
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
" oodville Items.

Rev. Il. Tweed was in Grants Pass
Friday on business.
H. Sanborn was in Grants Pass on
business on the 10th.
B. Lowell, was in Grants Pass
Saturday on business.
Mrs. Smithline was in Grants Pass
Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sanborn were in
Grants Pass on business.
Miss Pearl Carter, went to Glen.
dale for short time on the 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Sam, were in
Grants Pass Saturday ON business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schinder we're in
Grants Pass Saturday on business.
Mrs. Hair of Grants Pass, is here
visiting with her son. John Hair, for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Morse were in
Grants Pass visiting friends Saturday
and Sunday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Fight viii Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual rec.
ommendation of DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption, will have q
long and bitter fight with their
troubles, IL not ended earlier by
fatal termination. Read what L. X.
Beall of Beall, Miss, has to say
Last fall my wife had every symp.
tom of consumption. She took DR..
Kings New Discovery after every.
thing else had failed. Improvement
came at once and four bottles entirely
cared her, Guaranteed by Clemens
and National Drug Store. Price SOC
and Sl00 Trial bottles free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Photo Amateurs.

Amateur photographers very often
get into the habit of thinking they
cannot afford to buy the best papers
on account Of the expense. To those
can offer a high grade developing
paper, two dozen, 4x5 sheets at s5c or
two dozen SlsxSR sheets lor 20 cents.
This paper is not as good as ve,ox,
but is next best.
The new MA Developer now on
the market is the best that has ever
been offered for sale. The prints rs.
main canary color until fixing is
thorough. For sale only by A. E.
Noorhies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Doctors Could Not llsIp fisr.

/ had kidney trouble for years, &"
writes Mrs. Raymond Conner Of Shell.
tou, Wash, land the doctors could
not help me tried Foley's Kidney
Cure and the very first dose gave
me relief and l am now cured. can
not say too much for Foley's Kidney
Cure. " 1t makes the diseased kid.
neys sound so they will eliminate the
poisons from the blood Unless they
do this good health is impossible.
For sale by II. A. Rotermund.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

City, "ln cur country when man
gets drunk we tako him aud nail him
to tho sidewalk, driving the spikes
Though his cars. Then whom other
people come along, they spit in his
face and kick him until he is sober
think this method would do great
deal Of good in America, because you
have more drunkenness than we do.
There are no saloons in Persia, the
chief beverage being homemade wine.
They don't even know what beer is. -
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
He Used Il After Shaving.

Not being able to wear gloves while
uehverlng mail, my hands became
horribly chapped during the bad
weather we had this fall. Someone
recommended your CURosA CREAM
Rose and Cucumber jelly. I got a
bottle of it and in one night my hands
We're as well as ever. 1 am also using
1T after shaving, and find it very cool.
ing and healing, 1t is the greatest
thing l ever saw.
FRANK Mack, Letter Carrier No. 4,
Detroit, p. o.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

make good to the company the money
they had spent on the smelter and
the development of the mine. As far
as my being offered, or receiving
money for the copper property, as
pubished' emphatically deny that I
ever was offered or received a nickel
for the mine during the time that the
smeiter was in course of building, or
while the 400 tons of ore were being
taken from the copper lode, nor at
any time previous.
Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH SOwELL.
Althouse, Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

The W. @. T. U. will meet at the
homo of Mrs. Lee Calvert, second
residence east Of the Sugar Pine
Store, ON Friday December 10th. at
1880 p m. The meeting will be con
Quoted by the Par liameniary Depart.
ment Of the W, @. 7. U. Guests
are always welcome.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

Recent studies make clear the fact
that crime in all persons who drink
comes largely from the numbing or
anaesthetic effects Of alcohol, SAYS
DIR. I. ID. Crothers, professor of
nervous diseases in the New York
School Of Clinical Medicine. Thus
alcohol prepares the ground for crime
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

II was much afflicted with
soiatica, writes Ed G. Mud, Iowa.
vile, Sedgowick Co., Kan, going
about ON crutches aud suffering deal
Of pain, | was induced to try Bal
lard's Snow Linimont which relieved
me. l used three SOC bottles. 1t is
the greatest linimont l ever used /;
have recommended it TO number
Of persons; all express themselves as
being benefited by It. | now walk
without orutches, able to perform a
great deal of light labor ON the
farm. " csc. SOC. Sl.0O at Model
Drug Store and Rotermunds
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

Both chan hors of tho Swedish ricks.
dag ana the ecclesiaStio council have
expressed themselves against the sale
of liquor at the army barracks aud
camps, aud so the traffic must be stop.
pod.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

Head About to Burst From Severe Bilious
Attack.
II had a severe bilious attack and
felt like my head WAS about to burst
when | got hold of a free sample Of
ChamberlAin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets l took a dose Of them after
supper and the next day felt like u
new man and have been feeling happy
ever since, says Mr., J. W. Smith of
julia, Teaxs. For biliousness.
stomach troubles and constipation,
these Tablets have no equal. For
sale by all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

The temperance people Of Helsing,
fors' Finland, are giving course Of
scientific lectures every year, and Ger.
tictiates are given to those who pass
examinations.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

and makes it possible for the man or
woman to do wrong, This comes
from the dulling and Supplying
action ON the higher brain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

Please permit us to say that 1t was
no fault OF the Courier force that
our column did not appear in last
weeks Issue. Our items were un.
avoidably late in getting to the office
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

An urgent Invitation by the Cali.
fornia delegation for tho National
Convention to meet in Los Angeles in
1908 was accepted by the Executive
Committee.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
To Cure a Cold In one Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUIN.
INE Tablets All druggists refund
the money II it fails to cure. f. W.
Groves signature is on each box. s5c.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

There is only one custom in our
country which | would like to see
established in America and that is
the custom of dealing with drunkar ards"
said Isaac Yohanneu, Persian mis-.
sionary In recent lecture Ia Sioux
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15
Wl. G. Z. u. Column

All matter for tins column Is supplied
by the Grants Pass Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-15

II you want good cedar posts that
havn't any sap on them, see Jud
Taylor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
In the sprInn.

Lowndes, Mo-, April 4th.-Mrs. H.
c. Harry Of this place, says:
For years I was in very bad health.
Every spring would get so low that
1 was unable to do my own work.
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any other time Of the year. I was
very weak and miserable and had
much pain in my back and head.
saw Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment Of
them and they have certainly done me
more good than anything have ever
used.
Il was all right last spring and felt
better than I have for over ten years.
I am fifty years Of age and am strong
er to-day than I have been for many
years and I give DOdd's Kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment-"
The statement OF Mrs. Harry f. only
one Of a great many where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have proven them selves
to be the very best spring medicine.
They are unsurpassed as a tonic and
are the only medicine used in thou
sands OF families
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
chiIdren's Children.

John D. Crimmins. who made last
month an unusually favorable impress
sion upon the Apostolic Society Of
Rome. IS never more delightful than
when he is telling anecdotes OF child
ren.
"A little girl Of seven Mr.. Grim
Minis said one day, came to me after
church on a Sunday morning and
asked:
Have 1 any chiIdren?'
q dropped my newspaper and re-
garded her with amaZement.
"a 'What?' said
Have I any children?' she re-
peated-
Wei, I should hope not I ez-
claimed. Why on earth do you ask
me such a question as thatz'
Why, in church this morning
said the little girl, the clergyman
preached about children's chndren3
and wondered IL I had any"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
WHY He QUIT PLAYING POKER.
Lesson Which an Old Gambler Taught /.
Novice at the Game.

Lesson Which an Old Gambler Taught
Novice at the Game
An old man sat at a late breakfast
in a hotel cafe last Saturday. when a
young man with haggard face and
dOwncast eyes took a place near him.
Tom" said the newcomer 10 the
attendant. Il must 90 light. for play
ed in hard luck last night"
The old man mad finished and sat
studying the others face as he ate.
Shortly he took a roll OF bills from
his pocket and laid Il in front Of him.
ITS yours" he said.
Mechanically and with a trembling
hand the young man took the money.
You were in the gamer" he said.
Yes, and that is your money, about
$500. Quit playing poker. I began it
sixty years ago on the Mississippi riv-
or and have made a living out Of
such fools as you With my GOODNESS
it's robbery to play against your reck-
Iessness. I see desperation in your
face. I am told that you are a teller
in a bank, and that you have a wife, TO
whom you viii lie about your absence
from home last night Quit poker"
He walked out, and the young man,
lowering his head TO his folded arms,
did not move until the attendant
aroused him.-New York Times.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
The RismiIlah Ceremony.

A little Moslem when she is four
years four months old goes through
the "Name-Of-GOd." or Bismillah, cere-
mony-which begins her real life. She
is dressed in clOth-of-gOld, with a veil
and wreath Of flowers; and friends are
invited TO salute the little queen She
sits on a gold cushion which must be
borrowed IL she hasn't one, and al
the rest sit on the floor. Then an old
mullah recites very slowly a certain
verse from the Koran, which is also
written in saffron on a silver plate
Bib holds in her hand. She runs her
fingers over the words. and stammers
them after him. Say Il not, Bibi; be
a good girl, then you shall see your
presents" Soon they all CRY, "Sha-
BASH Shabashi Wahl Wah,r and the
ceremony of the little girls first les
son in reading, writing and religion is
over She salaams mamma, then
shows her presents to her sahelis
(girl friends) .-EdmCnd Russell, in
EverybOdy's Magazine
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
Portland Has Us oddfties


Foftlano does not claim 10 be a
CITY OF wonders. but when it comes
70 showing curious SIGHTS il can 10
counted on TO have a Ions suit ever
llLne- over az the Cape. where they
nave many strange and wonderful
lhings, not the greatest OF which are
ne famous cabbages. this strange
s-sht IS 70 be seen. for IL has not vet
passed from view.
mere near Alewive brook on Ire
road 70 Two Lights. is 10 be seen a
post growing into a tree The tree is
Dig willow, and the post was nailed
up against IL as part OF a fence a
5000 forty years ago The nails held
nrm and still hold. The tree. kent on
growing and has now grown ouf
around the post 50 that now the fo--
mer section Of fence is fmbedded fuIlv
ten lncnes- The wood and bark have
also grown over the TOP. until NOT
more than fifteen inches nj. v-bsr ~.
originally a four-foot post are 10 be
seen The rest has become a mart OF
the tree
Some farmer Of a future generation
when he comes 70 cut this great vii
low down VIII be surprised 10 find q
WeH-preserved post inside and the
occurrence, like the tomahawk. win
doubtless 20 on record and a1.foua-f-
ans VIII try TO reckon what prehistoric
race put the post there-Portiand
Ne, Advertiser.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
How THE JAPANEsE 80.

Had Spies to Watch Building Of Rus
sian Battleshi9 at Philadelphia.
o A story is being told which sheds an
interesting light on the marvellous
foresight and precaution that charac-
teriZed the preparations Of the Japan
csc for the present war. Some years
ago = japanese agent came to Phila-
delphia with a letter OF introduction
TO a prominent Philadelphia who had
Travelled in japan This Phnadelphian
tells the story.
The letter was written by a japan
csc Official who knew the Philadel-
phian, and it stated that If he would
help the bearer in what he desired the
favor would be greatly appreciated
The favor was for the Philadelphia
70 simply introduce the agent 10 q
first-class firm Of detectives. This
was done and the agent described as
a responsible person He had plenty
Of money, and a bargain. was made
with the firm, the latter to receive a
large sum Of money.
The detectives we're required to
dress in the clothes Of labOrers and
secure work in Cramps shipyard and
then to gather full information about
the Russian battleship Variag, then
in early course Of construction. This
they did. and the japanese govern
ment was supplied with every detail
Of the construction and armament Of
the Variag. The officials at Cramps
do not yet know exactly how the Japs
obtained it.-Philadelphia Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
EMPTY NOW.
g o. 60 ouit MsdIeIns.


while a coffee user my stomach
troubled me for years, says q lady Of
Columbus, O.. "and / had 70 take medi-
cine al the time / had what I thought
was the best stomach medicine I could
get, had 10 keep getting It filed al
the time at 20 cents bottle. did
not know what the cause Of my trOu-
bic was but just dragged along from
day 10 day. suffering and taking medL
cine AL the time
About six months ago I quit tea
and coffee and began drinking Postum
and / have not had my prescription
flied since. which Is q great surprise
70 ne for Il proves that coffee vas the
cause Of al ny trouble although new
CT suspected &
when my friends ask ne how
feel since I have been taking Postum
I say. TO tell the truth don't feel
AZ al only that 1 get hungry and eat
everything want and lots q Z and Il
never hurts ne and ] an happy and
vel and oonteuted all the time
4 could not get my family 70 drink
Postum for a while until mixed & IN
a little coffee ard kept on reducing the
amount Of coffee until got Il al Pos
tam Nov they al ike Il and her
never belch i uR Ike coffee.
We al know that Postum Is q sun
shine maker. I mo Il helps one great
y for We DO not have 20 think Ct aches
and pains AL the tine and can use
our mfHds FOR other things. Nans
given By Postum Co. Battle Creek
Mica
The one Eho has to bother vita
coHes aches and pains is badly hand
capped in the race Tor fame and for
tune. Postum Is a wondeEful rebuild
Ct. There's q reason
Look IN each package Tor the fam
Gus little beck, The Road 20 Wen
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15

Isaac Wineberger. a paperhanger of
Washington, has been reduced to nov
erty BY the multitude OF his children
He is the father Of three sets OF twins
and one set Of triDlets.
Wineberser's wife gave birth 10
twins Feb 19- The husband was
left at home TO care for the three
little girls who were born July 25.
1901.
Wineberger was born in Bavaria.
and came 10 this country 81 wears
ago, and to Washington IA years aeo
He has been married twice, his wives
being sisters.
BY his first wife he had two sets OF
twins, all boys; the eldest pair are
now y years old and the second
s. They are going TO school in Nor
ristOwn, Pa, and are supported by
his brOther-in-Iaw.
BY his second wife he has one pair
OF twins. and the triplets are girls
but one Wineberger is q small man.
Weighing about rs pounds. and his
wives weighed less than 90 pounds
each--New York World
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15
Fezts Of Eastern Gardeners.

The Chinese, japanese and Siamese
are peculiarly skillful at botanical
feats- One Of their wonderful achieve
ments is known as the "changeable
rose" This bloom is white in the
shade, and red IN the sunlight. After
night or in a dark room this curiosity
Of the rose family IS a pure. waxy-
white blossom When transferred to
the open air, the transformation i'm
mediately steps in, the time OF the
entire change OF the flower from white
10 red depending on the degree Of
sunlight and warmth. First the petals
take on a kind Of washed OF faTed
blue color. and rapidly change TO a
faint blush of pink. The pink gradu-
ally deepens in hue until you find
that your liIy-white rose Of an hour
before Is as red as the reddest peony
that ever bloomed-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15

Paper gloves and stockings are nov
being manufactured in Europe The
stockings have been carefully eZ-
amined by experts. and they are loud
in their praise OF them Let no one
assume, they say, that these stockings
because they are made OF paper. wiz
only last q few days. for they VIII last
almost as long as ordinary stockfngs
The reason is because the paper Of
which they are made was. during the
process Of manufacture. rendered into
a substance closely resembling wool
and was then woven and treated as
ordinary wool
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-04-15

Insanity in the human subject IS sup
posed by some to have no analogue in
the lower animals Yet many cases,
according to DR.. SneilsOn, viii lead to
the permanent loss of self-contrOl.
Cattle driven from the country through
q crowded town viii often work them
selves into a frenzy. Horses have gone
mad on the battlefield At Balaclava
an Arabian horse turned on its attend
ant, threw him down, and kneling on
Aim, attacked him like an Infatuated
dog. An instance is related Of a dOcils
horse suddenly going mad on q hot
day. Everything that came in its way
It seized in its teeth and shook as a
terrier does a rat A scientist Of au-
thOrity even goes so far as to prove
by what appears to be incOntestable
evidence that cats, dogs and monkeys
have been observed to have decisions
very similar to those OF insane people
London Globe.