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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
JACKSON COUNTY
GOOD ROADS
Has q Grew Who Are Doing Good
Work.-Josephine County
Needs Roads.

/: jackson county does most Of its
road work with crew Of men and
teams hired by the month under the
foremanship Of competent road
builder. This crew has a camp out
it and are at home wherever they
are at work. And this crew has an
equipment for doing real road work.
aud not for summer following the
roadbed and for deading the oak shade
trees by the road side. The latest
improved graders, rock crusher and
big steam roller that rolls the roads
so hard that freight team will net
cut ruts In the surface, aud which
also does duty as stationary engine
to operate the crusher and az trac-
tion engine to haul the crusher about
the country is the equipment that
jackson has for its road builders.
OF what Is being accomplished for
the betterment of the roads about Gen.
tral Point the Herald Of that place
has the following to say:
jackson county is getting to tho
front with many stretches of good
roads aud the value Of adjacent prop.
erty is being thereby materially
enhanced. A fine piece Of work has
lately been done near Agate and the
winter time tribulations Of the, resi-
dents Of Sans Valley and other locali-
ties will be considerably lessened.
Good roads are becoming necessi-
ty in up-to.date communities and the
people Of this county are to be con-
graduated on the good work being
done along that line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
SOUND POTATOES
HAD BY SPRAYING
Cla ckmas Farmer Kills Pest and
Raises Marketable Tubers-1s
Cheap Method.

The spraying Of potatoes has been
demonstrated to be an insurance Of a
crop of marketable tubers. District
Fruit Inspector ]. H. Reid. of Mil
waukie. has been giving practical les
sons in potato spraying in the south
part of the county, and in a recent in
terview he told the Candy Tribune the
following facts:
Spraying potatoes for blight is no
longer an experiment, but the farmer
wants to be shown. We don't claim
that we can make more potatoes grow
to the hill by reason of spraying, but
we assert that more marketable pota-
toes can be obiianed from hill using
the Bordeaux mixture. An acre can
be sprayed twice for 81, which prscti-
cally means crop insurance of 81 an
acre.
Anyone can make the spray, and
the expense is nominal. The snray
should be made by taking four pounds
of bluestone aud dissolving it in 25
gallons OF water four pounds Of lime
with just enough water to slack it. af-
ter which add % gallons of water
Both the bluestone and lime when pre-
pared should be placed in separate bar
rels, then take third barrel and pour
bucketful of bluestone solution, and
then a bucketful of lime solution. This
makes the perfect spray. The blue
stone can be bought for 32 cents and
the lime for 10 cents, making the total
of AZ cents. This amount will spray
an acre twice, the remainder Of the
dollar being extra expense for time OF
the man aud team.
''At the Cleveland patch certain rows
will not be sprayed, others will re
ceive one, two and three sprays respec
lively By this method can be demon
strated the value of spraying and wha
amount of spraying is necessary"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
CHEAP HAY MAKES
CREAMERY A NECESSITY
More Hay Will be Raised Thar
Can be Sold Probably In
This County.

c. G. English was caller at the
Courier office Wednesday to ascer-
tain what the prospects were for a
creamery being built either in the
Applegate Valley or in Grants Pass.
Mr.. English is one Of the recent set
tiers in the Applegate valley, having
bought a fine piece of land in the
New Hope district and he is one of
the most progressive farmers of the
county. He has 4s acre hop field,
planted last year and 80 acres to aifal-
ia. 10 being sown last year and Is
this year. He will add about 20 acres
next year and increase his acreage each
year thereafter until he gets all his
land suitable to alfalfa sown. In less
than five years Mr.. English will have
20 or more acres in alfalfa. With three
to four crops each year giving total
of six to eight tons of hay per acre.
Mr.. English will then have about
800 tons Of hay each year To get .
profitable market for this quantity
of Ray will be no small task, especial
ly by Ave years hence when the hay
crop Of Josephine county will be four
or five times larger than 1t now is.
In his own neighborhood Mr.. En-
glish stated that heretofore he and
most Of his neighborhoods had bought
hay, hauling it from Provolt and
other sections Of Applegate Valley.
This year for the first time New Hope
farmers will be in the markets with
a larger quantity Of hay to sell. At
the price hay now brings in Grants
Pass, which is the principal market
for Josephine county hay, it will not
pay to sell it even II but haul Of
mile has to be made. Selling hay off
farm is selling at very low price
the fertility of the land MIR. En-.
glish is fully aware of this fact aud
proposes to feed on his place all the
hay it produces. A careful investiga.
tion of the conditions that govern the
beef trade as now controlled by the
packers trust. convinces Mr.. En-.
plish that it will not be profitable to
raise beef cattle on the high priced
land of this section. Butter not being
a commodity that trust is able to
control is at such a price as to make
dairying a profitable industry for
Rogue River Valley farmers. AS soon
as he can buy the cows Mr.. English
intends to go into the dairy business.
His farm is we'll situated for dairy.
ing and he could readily keep 20 to so
cows more than creamery conve-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
Got IS Cents for Pears.

G. ". Triplett who resides near
Hugo, was in Grants Pass Wednesday
to join the Fruit Growers Union and
arrange for the Union to ship his
fruit of which he will have carload
of apples and about 100 boxes of pears.
Mr.. Triplett. like many fruit rsisers
in Josephine county without exception
has had a hard deal from the commits
sion men. Last fall he sent 60 boxes
of fine Bartlett pears to Portland and
got 90 cents box, which paid the
freight and the boxes, leaving him
nothing for growing and picking the
pears. Mr.. Triplett has large
orchard just coming into bearing.
planted on hill land and the vigor
Of his trees and their prolific bearing
Of extra fine fruit is added proof that
the red clay hills Of Josephine county
are ideal locations for orchardists.
Being up in the thermal belt his trees
are never nipped by late spring frost
as is sometimes the case on the low
wet bottoms and he has fruit crop
evey year. Mr.. Triplett was some
what discouraged over his orchard
venture as lie feared it would not be
profitable but now that the fruit grow
ers.of Josephine county have formed q
union and will be able hereafter to do
their own marketing in carload lots
he feels confident that fruit raising
will soon become the leading and
most profitable industry of this section
Of Rogue River Valley.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
TO HAVE EXHIBIT OF
FRUITS AND PESTS
Fruit Growers Arran sing to Show
the Good and Bad of Their
Industry.

At the fruit growers meeting in
Grants Pass on Monday, September Sd,
there will be present from abroad, IN
addition to the speakers, many strang-
ers as we'll as fruit growers from Jack
son county and other sections of South.
ern Oregon. 1t has been the current
belief all over Oregon that Josephine
county was only mining and timber
section and that the fruit growing Sec
tion of Rogue River Valley was all in
jackson county. To prove to those at
tending the fruit growers meeting from
a distance that this section of Rogue
River Valley is one Of the banner dis
tricts of Oregon for growing high class
fruit it is the plan of the Grants Pass
Fruit Growers Union to have COM
plete exhibit at the meeting OF all
fruits that are in season in September.
Even those not yet ripe are wanted as
they will show the fruit men quite as
we'll as ripe fruit their condition.
AS many farmers do not know how
to recognize even SO general pest as
the San Jose scale it is desired that or
chardists bring in specimens OF every
kind of diseased trees, fruit vegetables,
plants, etc., that they can find. These
pests will be identified by Prof. Cord
ley. entomologist at the State Agrul
tural College, who will be present and
tell the farmers how to recognize the
pests and how to successfully fight
them. Thousands of boxes of fine ap-
pies and pears are annually lost in this
county because the farmers do not know
how to keep the pests off their trees.
At these fruit growers meetings or
chardists will get more practical knowl.
edge and how to combat the pests than
could be learned in six months spent
in. reading on the subject. 1t will pay
every farmer who has even dozen
fruit trees to attend this meeting and
learn how to grow fruit that will
bring profitable price in the market
instead of being only fit for hog feed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
Ano ther Brick Block

Clause Schmidt has purchased the lot
5Ox100 ON the south west corner of
Sixth and streets, of Scott Griffin,
who formerly lived in this city bat who
now resides in San Francisco, paying
$3.50 for the property. There is
now on the lot the most unsightly
wooden building in Grants Pass, but
Mr.. Schmidt plans in another year
to replace it with a brick structure.
He owns the adjoining lot on which
he last year built brick block.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17

as know has never been tried before.
cannot be repeated each year until the
moth is practically exterminated.
The period of propagation of the
moth as determined by the experiment
is 80 days. The first brood of worms
was in the apples 2l days. in the COCOON
seven days, in the period of transfor-
nation seven days, life of moth four
days, and eggs in Matching II days.
This agrees with the time between
broods as announced by the State Ag-
ricultural College, which places it at
from 40 to 90 days.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
Pears Wanted

The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Union will make a shipment of Bart
lett pears East about next Wednesday
and will accept merchantable pears
for three boxes mp, delivered in Grants
Pass from growers whether members
of the Union or not. Call at the
Secretary's Office In Courier build
ing or on President Reymers for an
acceptance and for rules for picking
and hauling. $40 1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17

The classified Ad columns of the
Courier contain many items which
will be of interest to you and you
should make it point to read them
each week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17

The Courier has the largest cireula-
ton Of any paper in Southern Oregon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05
Installed Leggett Trap.

The Danyille Rife and Gun clul
has installed a Leggett trap at its
grounds at DeWitt's park to take Il E
place of the magua trap, which did
service since the club first leased the
grounds
The Leggett trap is most ingenious
mechanism. 1t is of striking smmlic-
ity and in this way effects great
saving, as it breaks a much smaller
percentage Of bluc rocks than any 9th
, CT trap in existence. The magua tan
was operated by a treadle like a bicy-
+ Gle and it took a good deal Of work To
get it ready for use The Leggett trap
Is operated by a puller, who sets and
releases the targets, and owing to its
simplicity 1T is got ready for use in
five minutes time.
The new trap was used during the
recent shoot at Milton. It's good points
at once appealed to the local club and
they decided to adopt that type OF
trap. On the Fourth of July the new
trap was given a trial at Dewitt
Park and the members of our club
were much pleased with it.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05

The .'t... 49,, palace is charming
moHI;.. .I.tr t.c .lorr picturesque side
of CaG,.a.a" t'a CrnlCs character. It
Wa4 nor viii ,-1,hDat tie wali; of Mos
COW. uA,s, >l.a cavd 1.-Two at her ease.
sm.o>u1,I =, l,,r intimntcs, Tie
Ap.@Xinf. Il . NoEDnshys the Golitiins,
tie RaH...,ra She would have no
soldiers t. f.a.l her. Shc preferred to
rest under thr pr,sccti)n Of her own
people and tie r.oo!" came crowding
about III" palace, saying: Make no
noise. ID Eot disturb cur little moth
err She Iorcd the fields and w0o,s Of
Peroyal,y. IS wcl ahc might. 1t was
in this ucighhorhood that she herself
awaited he approach Of her coronation.
stay ing in Count Ra2umov's wonderful
Will. WI Oh - astonishcl Lord Herbert
and WIIaia Cox in ITS She had
the palace built to commemorate the
Russian victories over the Turks and
intrusteG tle task 20 Il native architect
who RneW how to adapt Gothic lines to
Russian taste and to combine Spiendor
with comfort. The red walls. with
their white stone facinGS and round
towers seen among III" t"Ccs. give a
delightful Impression of elegant Scciu-
sion. Since Catherine's day MI the en-
per0rS of Russia have awaited the day
Of the triumphal entry in the petrovsky
palace-London Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Experience is a great teacher SO Is
real estate boom.
The more a man knows the less he
admits to knowing.
All of us can't be in the same boat.
If we were, we'd sink it,
Let the other fellow have his way
as long as he only wants to talk.
Elections and marriages are just
alike. There is nothing the candidate
viii not promise beforehand.
If you are going to give both bar
rels, do It like a man-give them to the
victims face and not behind his back.
Nothing makes a man quite so i'll
natured as to be expected to be CRATE
full for something that does not please
him.
There is u great deal said about love
at first sight; not much said about the
hatred at first offcnse which is more
surc.-AtchisOn Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05

lot Of money. The rest OF the family
were scattered all over the country,
but he has been staying on because he
likes ,hc old home and
And YOU completed Award.
Il suppose So" she confessed. "He
has proposed half dozen times, but
somehow I could not say yes. Some
times | ann almost afraid Of him"
when he is not with youf' suggest
cd Award Betty nodded her head.
Don't you think It may be sort of
q hypnotism?" hc asked There are men
who have that peculiar trick of gain
ing sympathy"
1T might be-" she admitted. 81 know
that | never felt certain"
DO YOU really know what it was
that he hadf" he asked curiously.
My picture" she said, blushlng. "He
had been begging me for it for n long
time. This evening just as Mrs. Nor
ley complained of her loss he said he
hoped that there would be no search,
as hc had my photograph in his pock-
ct"
That was why you came to our
aid:' he asked. Because you did not
want 1t known that he had your pie
turnE"
You they-people might suppose
that had given 1t to him"
What Of that? Were you afraid to
let him think thatT
II thought that you She paused
lamely.
You cared what 1 thoughtT' he
asked wonderingly.
Il did not want you to think q thing
like that" she stammered
rs this the plcture?" he asked, draw
Ing one from his pocket. She gave a
wondering cry.
How did you get itT' she demanded.
Prom the frame In the library" he
explained. You see, l had begun to
believe that there was no hope for me,
and wanted at least a photograph to
remind me of the girl whose face had
DrUngnt me across The ocean"
a. she exclaimed u have never
been abroad
But the Garfields were They had
your picture, and l fell in love with
that. l wanted at least photograph
for my own. l knew that you could
not marry Sattler, for | sent to Scot
land Yard and got his history. To
avoid scandal, for your sake | mere
ly warned him away. But was afraid
that you would not care for me when
you found that l was responsible for
the disclosures"
"Do you know" she said musingly,
81 think 1t must have been you that
kept me from saying Yes to Billy"
"Thcn YOU care" he cried, folding
her In his arms You will marry
me-"
Not if | know it" stormed Mr. Lin
den.
1t did not take long to convince the
old gentleman of the mistake he had
made. But why wasn't Sattler will
ing to he searched, thenT" he demand
ed.
He had my watch" explained AL
ward. Even while he was protesting
that he had reformed he took It, That
was why | was against a search. /
had just discovered my loss when you
spoke and knew what would happen If
there was a general search"
Hugh said Betty softly, you're
the dearest and most thoughtful man
in the worldr'
That's worth a hundred watchesw
he answered as he kissed the upturned
lips.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05

This morning on deck just before we
sailed into the harbor"- But ma"
who was from Chicago and full of
western enterprise finished the sen
tence for herself
Il came on him Unexpectedly, and
what dye think he was doing? Lean
ing over the rail and looking at pie
turc in his watch. 'Ah-ha, Mr. Har-
vey" | cried. You're caught at last,
VIII You let me see her picture| In
few moments I'll show you the
statue of Liberty instead said he,
closing his watch softly and unstrap-
ping his field glasses. And, would you
believe it, the winning sweetness Of his
smile took all the sting out of his re-
fuSal"
'Why don't You strike for him,
Maude, ana cut the Louisville girl
OUT came laughing poser cor
wasn't he looking for rich wifcG"
Don't know, I'm sure" was the re
sponse. Put anyhow he's not rich.
Got the information from his chum
coming ovor-thc one who's going to
take us to the Union League reception
tomorrow. He owns some sort of
plantation in Kentucky. however and
people there call him lc grand Scigncur
cause he's considered 50 exclusive II
appears Mr.. Harvey in his arIstocratic
poverty had a horror of the neuveaux
riches" She shifted daintiIy ana gig
glcd
The lights went down, the orchestra
stopped playing. and the curtain went
up on the third act.
Presently, having had one glass of
whisky AMI soda too much, Smart
came bagE. He looked at Alberta
closely with a look before which she
suddenly sMlnk. She'd seen 1t focused
ere this on many thlngs-his automo-
bile. his diamonds. his horses - but
never wholly on herself. That glance
of possession hot through her nerves
with q sichrning 4umiliatlon.
You'll loosen tie stone in your ring
if you keep turning it round like that"
said Smart in a blurred whisper An
that sort of diamond amt stumbled
against every day, let me tell you"
At the close Of the third act, al
though there was still the fourth to be
played. Alberta turned to her compan-
lon.
Wen 20 now she said simnlv
Hut : r. Hr4ped her on with her wrap
he wondered ut the strange, soft illu-
miAntiou OF ler face. 1t was an illu-
mination h1 had never seen before, an
illumination in which he knew instinc--
lively he h"G 10 part.
when Saart, having got his hat and
coat jo:aal Ter ia the lobby and was
about 10 cal Tor cab one of the girls
hands Went out 10 his ready arm, but
the other deity handed him his ring.
"Tvc decided you'd better keep It."
she said calmly, while. his fingers clos
Ing tightly about the jewel, Smart
gazcd with amazcmcnt ut her strange
smile IN explain TO you as we walk
along. No; not cab. | prefer to
walk. IL isn't far TO auntie's." She
would not suffer his proximity, how
ever brief, in Il carriage.
Have you gone madT he demand
eu, putting ~" baupie securely IN MS
wallet "Of all idiotic nonsense. And, |
besides, you're not dressed for walk
ing"
"Oh, what does little thing like
that matter?" cried she with almost a
childs fresh joy in her voice. Moth
ing matters now but the big things"
And, gathering up her skirts she add
ed, half to herself with n queer little
thrill: I'm going home tomorrow. I'm
going home to Louisville tomorrow"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05
Kissing 0Cnrmen.V

One of the most popular operas of
the present day, Carmen" underwent
an unfortunate experience, but achiev-
ed success too late, alas, to console the
disappointed composer, whose death
was accelerated, 1t is said, by the Ill
reception accorded to his chef d'oeuvre
Carmen" was, in fact, actually hissed
off the stage on its first performance
In Paris in 1875, and poor Bzet died
shortly after, unable to foresee the
great success in store for his latest
and best work, whose stirring music
so admirably fits the thrilling Spanish
librettO it llustrates.-Cornhill Maya
zine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05
A FEW DON'TS.

non't be reckless, especially in your
lying.
Don't give to the Lord and then go
out and rob a widow.
Don't acquire the borrowing habit, or
the day will come when you will run
out of friends.
Don't marry an indolent man expect
ing him to brace up, or you may have
to take in washing to pay for the
brace.
Don't be 50 mean minded that you
can see no good in Il man. He may
be the first to loan you money in time
of need.
Don't lay up everything for Il rainy
day and 90 hungry all through life.
Besides, where you are going it may
never rain.
Don't spread butter on both sides of
your bread just because you have So in
your pockets. An earthquake may
come along and shake the change out
of them.-Denver News
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-07-05

met him abroad and understood that
he was coming to America and that he
might come to Cosgrove
Il think" said Mr.. Linden mildly,
that none of us can well afford to rest
under suspicion There has been con
siderable talk Of late that there is a
Rnffles among us. 1t IS time that a
stop was put to such suggestions.
am sure that no one else will object to
being searched"
'On the contrary" exclaimed Billy
Sattlcr, Il should object to being
searched myself"
Even Award looked at him in amaze
ment. They two were keen rivals for
Betty Llndcns affections. 1t was odd
to see Sattlcr supporting his rival in
this protest.
Il think. father" said Betty re
proachfully, that it would be unfair to
insist upon a search when two of our
guests object"
"All the more reason" said Linden
bluntly. 1T would appear that they
had good reasons for not wishing TO be
searched"
surely you cannot suppose that both
Mr.. Sattler and myself have the PIN"
argued Award, yet we both object to
a search"
Perhaps there was more than PIN"
suggested Linden, his temper, reused
by opposition, getting the better of his
courtesy.
6eity's clear voice broke the silence.
NONSENSE" she said sharply. You
owe Mr.. Award and Billy an apology
father ! happen to know the reason
for Billy's refusing to be searched, and
it has no bearing at all on the loss Of
the pin"
Her checks were bright pink now,
but she stood her ground bravely while
n murmur ran about the room-a sub
dued hum Of gossip. Award went
white for Il moment, but he pulled hi!G-
self together
Il am unable to advance 10 r.,iY an
advocate" he said quietly Int ! cln
assure you, Mr. Linden. that my rna-
sons for not wishing to be submitted
to the indignity of a search are very
different from those you attribute TO
me-"
Il don't care what you say, father,
declared Betty, Il shall not permit my
guests to be submitted TO such an in
dignity. 1t is enough for you to say
such things about Mr.
She was Interrupted by scream
from Mrs Morley. after all this
fuss" She cried, Ito think that the pin
never was lost at all Here 1t is drop
ped into my flowers Did you ever hear
Of such n thingT
Mr.. Linden said something under his
breath uncomplimentary to all women
and stumped off TO the library. The
rest, deprived OF their anticipated son
sation. broke up into couples and drift
ed to other rooms. leaving only Betty
and the two men.
Il think" said Sat;lcr. coming for
ward, that now the pin has been
found It would be better that ! should
go As | am leaving town 10y an early
train, / viii wish you goodby now"
He bent low over her hand and dis
appeared. Betty looked up u encoun-
ter Awards grave eyes.
do you care 50 muchf' he asked
gently rs he noted the tears in her
eyes
"I don't know" she answered frank,
Y. when he IS here I like him ever
so much. You see, we were children
together He was always the black
sheep. but the incest of all the Sattler
boys. lie ran away when lie was four
teen, and ~ one heard anything more
of him until lie turned up here last
summer. Just before ypu came with