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The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19
ONE DlscOROANr VOICE.

On-the democratic side of the
hedge there is but one discord-
ant voice, and that comes from
William Jennings Bryan. The
last time the Democratic party
elected a president it was with
out the aid of this man, and if
the next president is a democrat
and it is very likely it will be, not
only without the aid, but over
the protest of this agitator and
hopeless Bourbon. Mr.. Bryan
is the enemy of wealth. He
thinks it is criminal for anybody
to be rich except himself, Will
liam r. Hearst and Moses Wet
mare. 1t is curious combina-
ton a plutocrat, a trust-buster
and a demagogue. We would
have patience with Mr.. Bryan if
he had some discretion. / pre-
fer John Wilkes, who played the
part of a demagogue artistically,
and when he tired of the role he
candidly announced that he new
err was a Wilkesite. This man
kept England in hot water for
years before he subsidized.
Wilkes and Liberty" was the
cry of a great party. And there
is no denying that the issue, in
one of it's phases, was vital, but
Wilkes found his level, and liber-
ty continued to flourish. Mr..
Bryan seems bent on going out
of fashion, and when he becomes
a bolter he will be forever I'M
done. His popularity will van
ish as suddenly as it came. He
will wake up next morning and
find that he is no longer the
matchless' and the peerless"
He will again be the hoy ora
tor" and, indeed, that is all he
ever was.-Montgomery Adver-
tiser.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19
STRAY THOUGHTS.

You will never accomplish
what you never undertake. Most
Of our bonds, whether of our own
making or another's, and purely
mental. Stop thinking in a mar
row, circumscribed way if you
wish to broaden your opportun-
tiles. Get on the other side of
Your fences if you have to burn
them to do so.
When you FIRST awaken in the
morning, instead of starting
your thoughts out on.a still-hunt
through your mental and physi-
cal domain for something to
whine about, -pull'on Hopes sew
en-league boots for a good days
journey toward your ideals.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19
How the Russians yeuerate their Icon.

The generation with which the
Russian regards the icon, or sa-
cred image, of his particular
saint, is survival of an ancient
belief in the efficacy of symbols.
For the most part these icons
are rough paintings upon wood,
though some of them are works
of art by the best of the Russian
and Greek painters.
After the painting is finished
it is covered with a screen of sill
YER or gilt, with openings through
which only the hands and face of
the saint are visible. This silver
is often beautifully engraved and
mounted with precious stones.
In the Greek churches of Rus
STA a great deal of the magnifi-
cence of the decoration is due to
thousands of these images which
hang upon the walls.
In some of the churches the
decoration is so splendid that
even st. Peters in Rome seems
cold in comparison.
In the outlying districts the
priests still maintain a vigorous
trade in these images, either
selling them to the Pensioners,
or renting them for a considera-
ton, which varies with the sup
posed efficacy of the icon, or the
abilitp of the parishioner to pay.
In the home the icon receives
first consideration from the de-
yOut visitor. Upon entering al
house the stranger seeks out the
special icon of the establishment,
makes his prayer before it, and
then turns to greet the host or
hostess.
Innumerable legends are cur
rent as to the wonderful cures
wrought by these images, and |
bp the lower classes they are
TO regularly in order that
he who owns or rents the icon
may be rid of his enemies, or
that some other miracle may be |
performed in his favor.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19

s iced attained today by fast
trains appeared to the inventive
world forty or fifty years ago.
"The short line is to be con-
structed chiefly for the purpose
of demonstrating that under the
proper conditions a phenomenal
rate of speed may be obtained
with perfect safety. We expect
to have the best engineers in the
world here to see the initial
tests"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19

Take your own way out of the
woods. The less time you spend
hallooing around to find out
where the other fellows are, the
sooner you will reach the clear
ing. A footprint here and there
may help you, but for PROGRESSES
sake don't measure your steps
by another's tracks.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19

Concentrated thought united
with. hopeful, determined effort,
will shape or reshape conditions
to your liking; left haphazard,
you may be sure they will not
give you a free ride into your
Kingdom. Nothing comes easy
but death. Life expresses itself
in continual combat with death
or the inertia that leads toi
Are you sure you believe in
yourself and the integrity Of
your intentiOns2 If not, study
the self until you are willing to
stake all your hopes upon il.
Then put yourself in your work.
whatever It may be, and the
W rid will soon catch step to the
ron Of your drum"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19
A SURE THING.

II IL said that nothing Is sure except
death and taxes, but that Is not altogether
true. Dr. Kings Aew discovery for Con-
sumption Ia sure cure for all lung and
throat troubles. Thousands can testify 10
that. Mrs q. n. fanMetre OF Shepherd
Town, w. Va, Says ~ had a severe case
heard OF, but gOt no relief One hottie OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery thee cured me
absolutely" It's infalllble for Group,
whOOping cough, arp, pneumOaia and Goa,
sunni ion Try II. It's guaranteed by.
e NJ 0eachy 4 Co., druggists. Trial hot
ties fee. regular sizes DOC. aud 800.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19
A sTARTIliNG TEST.

To ave life, Or. + O. Merritt, OF No.
MehOOpany. Pa made a startling test re-
quilting IN a wonderful cure. lie writes, "a
patient was attacked with violent hemOrT
hayes, caused by ulceraiiOn OF the stomach.
had Often found Electric bitlris excellent
prescribed Them. the patient gained from
the first. and has nOi bad an attack Ia "A
mO0ihs" Electric bitiers art pOsluyeiy
guaranteed fOI dyspepsia, Indigestion, con-
slll ati0n aad kidney I Oubles. 10y them.
Only b)0. "a B Y Mo6eachy's a. co.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1904-05-19

There is nothing so resistless
as energized thought. 1t keeps
pushing and pushing with the
eternal urge" of a deathless
purpose until at last, like the
under the flagstones,
il breaks the cemented pavement
Of past beliefs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
HAS PAINTED THE POPPIES
Changed the California Poppy TO
Beautiful Crimson.

Luther Burbank, the wizard of
Horticulture and horticulture, has
performed another marvel.
Not satisfied with having blanched
the blackberry, pitted the prune and
put out tho eyes Of the humble po-
tato, no has painted the poppy-the
golden yellow California poppy-and
painted her red. He has changed the
sunset hue of the state flower into
tho crimson Eschscholtzia, a verita-
Bile wonder in floral witchery.
The work has been one Of many.
many months. 1t was begun and
ended in Wizard" Burbank's ex-
perimental grounds at Santa Cruz,
Cal, under his own watchful care.
First of all brilliant blossoms of the
sunset-hue variety were pale by
several years selection and close at.
tention before the first attempt at
rouging was made. Miladi's cheeks
were then given faint tinge of
pink-by what alchemy the magi-
clan alone knows.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08

proirity Of right heretofore estab-
lished, on the approval Of an ap.
plication Of the owner to the state
engineer Before final action Is
taken, tho applicant must given
notice thereof by publication once a
week for four weeks in newspaper
of general circulation in the county
or counties in which the tracts OF
land are located.
1.-THE state engineer shall make his
decision thereon in writing. Any
party interested in the same source
of water supply may bring appro-
priation action in the court having
jurisdiction, for review of such
decision. If the owner of the land to
which water has become appurtenant
abandons the use of such waters, the
same shall become open to general
appropriation.
10. Abandonment Of water right
should be defined as for example the
failure to use water for the purposes
for which it was appropriated fol
two consecutive years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
ask myself in perfect wonderment,
Why do not men put a stop to this
thing g?-Archbishop John Ireland.

1 want it distinctly understood that
no mau can drink intoxicating liquors
in public and remain member Of my
staff. Governor Loundsbury Connec-
ticut.
We need each others forbearance
as well as encouragement in order to
do our best. We dc not all SEQ alike
we cannot all work in the same way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
JOSEPHINE COUNTY CAVES
Fred Mensch Tells of ne OF Wonders.

Among the wonderful scenic attrac-
tions in which our state is so rich,
the great limestone caves of Jose
phine county take high place.
These marvellous caverns with which
the famous Grayback mountain is
honeycombed. are as yet to a great eX-
tent unexplored and stretch for long
distances far back into the heart Of
the great mountain. Some claim
that they have penetrated into the
intricate chambers for four or five
miles. But the greater majority OF
those who visit the caves are con-
WINGED that a mile in the rough and
toruous passages isa most stupendous
distance. No limit to the subter-
ranean passages has yet been found
and the real extent Of the caves is
unknown.
At the present time, visitors to the
caes are few. The probable reason
for this is that the outing is little
too strenuous to be popular. The
improvements which were made some
years ago for the accommodation of
visitors have fallen into decay The
"hotel" which enterprising parties
once erected, was burned in forest
fire. The scenic bridge and fight of
steps that lead up to the lower en-
trance Of the caves have reached such
. stage Of decay and decrepitude that
the visitor actually risks life and
limb when he attempts their passage,
The prosaic trail, though steep, is
far more comfortable
There are two routes by which the
caves may be reached from Grants
Pass; one by way Of the Applegate
valley and Williams creek and the
other by way of Sucker creek. The
former is the nearer and the latter
the easier route and the one most fire.
quently chosen by visitors.
From Grants Pass the way follows
the deep worn aud dusty main thor
oughfare leading out to southern
Josephine, as far as the historic and
picturesque old town of Kerby. Thus
far the road will be found lined with
freight teams going to and from the
many lumber mills and the big
smelter at Takilma. Though dust is
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
THE " SWIMMING HOLE"
Memories of Boyhood Sports are
Pleasant.

Fortunate is the man whose boy
hood was speut ia the country.
His memory is never-failing store
house upon which he can make
generous draughts to soothe the care
worn years of his manhood. Well
he remembers the midsummer days,
when, at stern, parental command,
he WED" the garden, the hot sun
burning his back, his thoughts upon
tho angle OF the creek where the
swimmin' hole" invited, with its
screen Of willows and its stretch of
cool sand. Again he sees the familiar
hand through the backyard fence.
with two fingers extended and slight
ly parted; again ho dives for tho
place where the palings are loose.
and, risking licking, sneaks
through the alley to join the gang
bound for the 'hole. 4"
Now, as then, the country boy has
the advantage. He still finds his
way to the old mill pond. or the pool
down by the big clump of willows;
but for the city boy, much has been
done TO overcome the handicaps of
his habitation. The municipal
government, forgetful of Its boyhood
days, no longer permits indisorimi-
nate swimming along the banks of the
river; but generous men, who are
mindful that they, too, we're once
boys, have contributed to the erect
ion OF free swimming tanks, where
the amphibious boy may find every
opportunity to follow out his Unborn
tendencies. From the Septebmer
Pacific Monthly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08

The interior of the caves is a laby-
rinth of chambers and passages, twin.
ing, INTERVIEWING and overlapping in
a perfect carnival Of confusion. Now
the roof glimmers in white splendor
30 feet above your head and minute
later your back is scraping the
stalactites in q cramped up passage.
way two feet high. Now the floor is
perfectly smooth and next instant you
are laboriously picking your way
over piles of broken rock or gingerly
treading rock causeways with black
pits gaping fearsomely on either side.
From time to time ladders are found
reaching into the blaokness above or
below. These ladders are now so
aged and shaky that the most extreme
caution is required while trusting
neck and limb to their safe keeping.
The color of the walls near the
entrance is q dingy gray, but as a
greater depth into the mountain is
reached, this changes to the most
deliacte creamy white. The forma-
tions and shapes in tue cavers are in
endless variety; here will be stately
colums and pillars and on the other
hand fringes Of little white stalactites
no larger than the finger. Some Of
the rooms are draped with formations
that look like giant lacework In
other places, great. blunt stalagmites
look like gnarled and twisted stumps.
There is constant change and new
wonders greet the eye at every step.
Hours fly like minutes to visitor in
the caves.
The moro remote chambers have
been visited by very few, owing to
the uiscomfoIt of the narrow. con.
tracted passages and the danger Of
getting lost Parties who visit the
caves without guide should take
plenty of string and trust alb
solutely nothing to the sense of local.
ity or direction. The constant turn.
ing. twisting and doubling of the
route will puzzle the clearost head
before the first spacious chambers
are reached. Every chamber has az
many different appearances as IL has
points of view, and person passing
through room on the way in car
seldom recognize the place on his re-
turn.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08

ever present, there is enjoyment,
beauty and keen interest in every
mile of the road.
The caves are located some 20 miles
from Kerby and the route follows the
Sucker creek canyon This stream
with the unpoetical name, has a
volume of water like river, roll
ing down from the everlasting
SHOWS of the Siskiyous Its canyon
is panorama of beauty and grandeur,
huge and apparently perpendicular
mountains sweep upward ON both sides
to the sky, clothed in evergreen to
their SUBMITS Down below, the
yew trees droop like weeping will
lows in the cool, restful shades Now
and then, as the road progresses,
swift rushing streams Of the clearest
water dart out from the dark tangle of
tree and vine and unite their waters
with those of the larger stream.
The wagon road approaches within
five miles of the caves. From this
point it is steep and steady climb
by trail that was once fairly good
one, but now is so obstructed with
logs that it requires an adept pack
animal to make the trip without
calamity. Portions of the trail are
so ovorhung with undergowth that
the pedestrian has actually to fight
his way through
The trail follows Cave creek from
the mouth to where one of its
branches has its source in the caves
themselves. The greater part of the
way is in deep canyons but just be-
fore the caves are reached, the trail
climbs out into daylight and great
walls of limestone begin to stud the
sides Of the canyon.
There are two entrances The
lower one is far the more spectacular
and awe inspiring. From it issues a
little rushing stream of ice cold water
aud a most chilling blast of cold air.
Timid visitors may have their nerve
tested at this point.
The upper entrance is drier, warmer
and far more comfor table. There il
an interior route from one entrance
to the other, but it Is so rough and
risky a piece of climbing that those
who care to traverse it are few.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
PROPOSED IRRIGATION LAW
Outline of General Irrigation
Law Is Suggested


Following is the outline Of a gem
eral irrigation law suggested by
Maurice Bien, legal adviser to Chief
photographer f. II. Newell, and
recommended to the arid states as
being in harmony with the national
irrigation act.
1t was presented to the joint meet
ing of the Oregon and Washington ir-
rigaton commissions held in Walla
Walla recently:
l. All unappropriated waters
within the limits of the state from
all sources Of water supply not navi-
gable, to be dedicated to the public
and to be subject to Appropriation
for benecfial use, preference in order
to domestic, irrigation, mining and
milling purposes.
2. Beneficial use to be the basis,
the measure, and the limit, of the
water right, and all waters appro-
PARTED for irrigation purposes 10 be
appurtenant to specific lands owned
by the person claiming the right to
use the water, so long as the water
can be bsnefcally used thereon. The
use means the ultimate use.
3. The beneficial use Of water is a
public use, and private parties may
exercise the right of eminent domain
to acquire rights of way for the
storage or conveyance of waters
for beneficial use, including the
right to enlarge existing structures.
J. All applications for rights tc
the use Of water to be made to a
state engineer, under such regula.
tions as he may prescribe. HC
shall be a technically qualified and
experienced hydraulic engineer.
.. Prior to the approval of an up
plication for water right, notice
thereof shall be published, and the
state evidence presented by the
parties interested, from such sury ey,
Of the water supply as he can make,
OF as may be available, and from tic
records. whether there is unappro,
/ priated water available for the
benefit Of the applicant.
6. The state engineer shall maze
rights to the use Of water, and in ap.
proving the same shall specify the
time for beginning work and til,
time for completing the application
Of the water to a beneficial use. a
failure to begin the work within the
time specified or to prosecute the
same with due diligence shall con
stitute a forfeiture Of all rights ac
quired under such application. Al
the expiration Of the time allowed,
the right to appropriate water shall
cease as 10 the amount not actually
applied to beneficial use. The
state engineer shall also at such time
/ inspect the works constructed by the
applicant and issue certificate
stating the amount of water then
actually applied to a beneficial use.
Such examination shall be at the ex
pense Of the applicant Any decision
Of the state engineer affecting the
rights Of an applicant to the nse OF
water. should be appealabie to the
courts
T. In any suit brought to adjudi.
cate any water right. all users OF
water from the same source Of sop.
| ply in the entire drainage area, shal
be made parties.
g. In all suits relating 70 watoi
rights. If measurements Of watei
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08
INF0R NATION BUREAU
Visited in August by $50 Eastern
People.

During the month Of August the
Oregon Information Bureau at the
Union Depot was visited by $50 persons
from the East who had come to the
headquarters to ask concerning the
products and business chances Of the
state.
One Of the chief difficulties which
have to be combated by the officials
Of the bureau in their work Is the
correction Of the erroneous impress.
sions spread by the Western people
themselves when on trips in the
East From information given by
the inhabitants of the Northwest
the idea has gone abroad that the
rain in Oregon is continual, while
In fact the precipitation here IL not
20 much as in many Of the eastern
states. When this fact is proved 10 the
visitors they are generally surprised.
The bureau has been in close touch
with all the organizations having for
an object the promotion Of the ip.
terests Of the state and during the
past year has been able to locate 80
families in Baker, Union aud Una.
tilla counties alone, not to speak Of
the work done in other parts Of the
state.
The exhibit Of the bureau is now
the most complete in the state aud il
growing daily 1t embraces practi.
cally all Of the products Of the state
and has been selected with care.
Many Of the mineral exhibits
on display at the American Mining
Congress has been turned over to the
bureau and is now being placed in
the room at the depot -OregoDian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-08

and engineering Investigations are
necessary for the decision of the case,
the court shal! appoint the state en-.
gineer or other duly qualified engi-
neer to make the required investiga-
tons of at the expense of the parties
to the suit.
8. Water turned into any natural
or artificial water course may be
reclaimed below and diverted there
from, subject to existing rights.
TO- Notice of intention TO use any
waters required by the United States
under the act of congress approved
June II, 1902, C32 State, 93s), known
as the Reclamation Act, shall be ac.
copied and recorded by the state
engineer, upon being filed in his
Office by representative Of the re.
clamation service, established under
said act. The water described in
any such notice and unappropriatod
at the date thereof, shall not be sub
ject to other appropriation, aud no
adverse claim to the use Of such
waters, initiated subsequent to the
date Of such notice, shall be recoR-
nized under the laws Of the state, un.
less the notice Of record filed under
said reclamation act be formally
withdrawn in writing by an officer Of
the reclamation service thereunto
duly authorized. The state engineer
should be required to cooperate as
fully as possible with the government
in its operations under the reolama.
tion act
II. The state engineer shall be re.
quired TO approve the plans aud to
inspect the construction Of dams or
embankments of any kind Of more
than a specified height, at the OK.
pense uf the parties constructing
them. 1t should be provided, how
ever, that any such works construct
ed by the reclamation service under
the act Of congress approved June
r., 1902, should not be subject 70
such approval Of inspection.
H. Tho districts for tho distribu-
tion Of water should be established IN
conformity with drainage areas. II
it is desired to provide for central
body in each state TO regulate the
procedure in regard TO water rights
aud TO have general supervision over
them, the water commissioners
elected in each district should form
such a board. This board should ex-
ercise all the powers in relation to
water rights that require regulation
from central authority. The state
engineer might be ex-oilicio a mem
Der of the board
III All decisions Of judicial
nature concerning claims 70 water
and water rights should be left en-
tirely to the courts; no individual or
commission should be charged with
! judicial functions
H. To carry out the idea Of the ap.
purtenance Of water 20 specific lands,
as in paragraph 2, the following
form Of enactment is recommended
Sen 3. All water used in this
state for irrigation purposes shall
remain appurtenant 10 the land upon
which 1t Is used and beneficial use
shall be the basis, the measure and
the limit Of the right, provided that
If for any reason il should at any
time become imprarticable TO bene-
hcially or economically use water for
the irrigation Of any land to which
the right use Of the same is appur.
tenant, faid right may be severed
from said land, aud simultaneously
Transferred, and become appurteDant
to other land, subject 10 prior exist.
ing rights, and without losing