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"REMINISCENCES OF
JOAQUIN nILLER

st least a prince IN bearing and BE-
havlor to me. He was. in fact. full
blooded white man. but had lived so
long in Nicaragua that he was quite
brown, almost mahogany
These big, red faced desperate ana
drunken men always crowded me out
OF the narrow trail into the snow
taking care that the prince was not
IN sight Once a giant man with a
monstrous red face, and they we're all
men Of enormous size and strength.
shouted, "Oh. say sissy" and caught
me by my long yellow hair. He held
me out over a yawning precipice onfths
lower side OF the tran. laughing Ike q
hend, as did his companions. This Il
only a sampler but enough.
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Prospered in Indla.

a few years ago DR.. Daniel Smith,
or Nj Carmel. H.. decided to go 70
India and carry on his chosen profess
sion there. He thought that there
would be good opportunity to make
money and build up big practice.
He has done both.
He had not been in India long when
his brother. DR.. Mark l. Smith. a few
years younger than himself. followed
him business was 50 good that they
have been obliged TO add several other
young American dentists TO their force
In addition to their main office in Cal
cutta they have q summer office up in
the mountains.
They include among their patrons
the wealthiest people in India: and the
Ameer Of Afghanistan is not the first
Indian ruler who has subjected him
self 70 the kindly torture OF the enter
pris!ng American dentists.
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DR.. MARK L. SMITH,
The American Dentist Who Received
$4,000 for Filing Ten Of the
Ameer's Teeth.

T T cost the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan the fabulous sum Of
$4,000 to have ten teeth
z filled by young American
dentist.
DR.. Mark L. Smith, formerly a
resident of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, but
now living in Calcutta, is the man
who did the work and he is now, to
all intcnts and purposes, the official
dentist for the royal potentate.
The dental work consisted of
four gold and six amalgam filings,
for which DR.. Smith was paid So
600. The additional. expense of
$4,000 was expended by the Amer
in conveying the dentist from Cal
cutta to Kabul, the capital, his en-
tertainment while in Kabul, and the
return to Calcutta. This made it
cost the Ameer $1,000 for each
tooth that was filled.
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light is being bulk. It is Of fine white
stone beautifully worked. and when
finished viii be finer than any other
building in the city
Having beer reated SC well, DR..
Smith was sorrS in some ways when
the time came for him to start on his
return trip 10 distant Calcutta
The Ameer was so much pleased
with his American dentist that he de-
clarss he viii summon him to Kabul
again when he has any more teeth
that need 10 be filed.
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summoned to Palace.

with true Oriental consideration, the
Ameer. knowing that the doctor must
be tired after the ardors Of his long
journey. did not summon him 20 the
palace. although he sent his represent
alive TO inquire as to his health and
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two spheres. that Of wife and Of ser
want
The palace Of the queens ana ladies
of the royal household is known as
the Haram SaTai
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Their Rega d Mutual

The palace Of the Amer himself is
a great fortress-like place. and is
called the Ark. a new palace. 20 be
known as DiIkhusha. or Hearts De-
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Continued from Third Pags.)


I fell In with a new nan, new
manner OF man. on my way TO the
city. great big man. body and soul:
a close companion now and then as
the years went b. m many lands both
wild and tame
AT Yreka ] collapsed and knew moth
ing more TIL I found myself IN the
care of a kind little Chinaman with
DR.. Ream pulling me through 10 health
and strength. In the background stood
the man I had seen in the trail as !
came 10 town.
This man Ream was one Of the
handsomest, manifest men ever seen
&c was the idol OF the new city and
strange and unusual as Il may seem
he Is so still. He is and has ever been.
the king and dictator OF all that end Of
California They offered to send him 70
the Federal Senate; but he protested
that he did not want 70 go 10 any
place where he could not see Mt.
shasta
Bold rieket-of Leave Men
Flood the Northwest Country
When up and out. the man had met
IN the trail and who stood modestly
in the background. took me out and
away over snowy mountain to a new
mining camp called Humbug creek.
where we winteTed. Life was mOnoto-
nous here, for we had TO live alone 81
our cabin because Of the intolerable
toughness and roughness OF the men
here at The Forks, who made their
focus OF action and distraction In the
Howling Wilderness saloon. But ne
lad a few books. besides had brought
with me from Oregon Caesars Com
mentaries and a small Latin school
book. Historic Sacre. and We were
neither lonely or idle. He had many
theories about the growth and forms-
ton of gold And / think they were
correct, for IN all the many great gold
fields 1 have penetrated. and that is
many have put his ideas to the test
and in all these fifty years / have
never found his theories at fault.
I,egions of these tIcket-of-leave men
had passed up the Sacramento river
as far as possible by boat and then
had made their way up past At.
shasta TO YFeka. such n en- as DR..
Ream ana lew NtiSA tfef'-i Us
men whose word and viii was the law.
hnding the savage horde intolerable,
made a second sitting of this reckless
element and keeping loads Of supplies
al the west end OF the street advised
them to secure a pack and pass on as
fast as they could. I was told. al
though did not see 1t, that at the 9TH
er end of the street they had built a
gaIiews and had sent dozens Of good
men among the eesperadoes to ask
help in the way of constructing a dozen
more. And so # was that the Forks
Of Humbug suddenly became lively
camp
7 surely should have died there but
for the man I was with: Prince. the
Black Prince they called him But he
was not black. although a prince. or
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Treafed liz q Primo.

The Ameer treated DR.. Smith as if
he had been a prince of royal blood.
An escort of sixty horses and forty
horsem4n was sent to conduct him
&c Kabul. which is in the Hindu Kush
mountain range. thousands OF feet
above the sea level. The doctor was
away from his office two months, 50
that the Ameer really paid him for
that amount Of time. The actual time
Of filling the teeth was only few
days. the rest of the time being con-
sumed on the journey to and from the
Ameer's capital.
Or. Smith is not unknown in Wash
ington, as he has warm personal
friend here in DIT. r. F. RoWdybush.
OF 1853 r street northwest. Both were
boys together IN Mt Carmel, III. DIT.
Smith is the junior member of the
firm of Smith Brothers. American den
fists in Calcutta.
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Criminals Not PICTURESQUE

IGH art and daring in the Grim
IL iual profession are passing.
There are few picturesque
characters in police annals to-
day.
There are no James boys or Ira
ceys on the Western plains; the Dick
gurpins Of English Highways have de-
generated to the sneakthieves and
Bill sykeses Of London slums; Jim
the Penman rarely phys his trade Of
forgery.
Gone is the skilled bank craftsman
of former years-of the Jimmy Hope
type-wiIh his elaborate outfit of tools
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
CITY WATER COMPANY
RAISES THEIR RATED
Cost OF Many Recent Improve
ments Given lfor Chang.
Ing Rates

The Rogue River Water Co., sent
ont notices to its customers, this
week, notifying them that beginning
with October /, the rates on water
would be materially increased. Hear
ing more or less complaint regarding
the matter, the Courier man went at
once to the Office of the company
and inquired Of r. W. Clarke, the
manager as to what the change in
rates might be and how it was going
to affect the average consumer.
Manager Clarke was quite willing to
discuss the matter and explained that
the principal change was In the
meter rates, the rate for the minimum
charse going mp from 80 cents to 81.
but he explained that the so cents
charge only entitled the user to 1000
gallons Of water snd that under the
old order Of things he was required
to pay 10 cents for each additional
1000 gallons after the first Now he
pays 81 for 5000 gallons, thus max ing
only . difference Of 10 cents increase
for 5000 gallons. For 10000, now
the charge is t2. formerly It was
$l.402. There is no additional charge
for amounts over and above the 10. 600
gallons In other words, the greatest
increase any consumer can possibly
pay under the new schedule will be 60
cents
On all cases where there is q fiat
rate, there will be an additional
charge Of 90 cents IN each and every
case. be 1t large or small in amount.
Manager Clarke explained that the
increase was caused by the necessarily
large expense incurred in moving the
pumping plant up the river for some
distance. He informed the reporter
that the new rates and the service
being rendered would compare very
favorably with what Is being given
by any city in Southern Orgon, except
at Ashland. where the conditions are
altogether different from those In any
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
And The Cat Came Ba ok. >

Saturday was Scat Dsy's at the big
house furnishing establishment Of X.
II. O'Neill aud it was an interesting
occasion. From early morn until late
in the afternoon, a large crowd OF
interested spectators were gathered
in front Of the big plate glass win
dows to see the fun and they were
amply repaid for their trouble, for
they had jelly time, witnessing the
sight Of big lot OF the feline tribe all
put together and the small boys
raked in many sbeokles, each one re-
ceiving 10 cents for every cat de.
livered. All went lovely. until about
the middle Of the afternoon, when a
"Sir Thomas" was dropped into the
happy gathering and then 1t was a
lively tu'sel, all the cats endesvori <
TO escape and they finally got away,
but not until a card, Offering the
bearer q reward for trading with the
big store and presentius the card,
~as attached 10 the neck OF ca ia cat.
The idea was something new and
il is still the talk Of the civ and
county. Mr.. O'Neill is every day
having some word from the ''cst"
gathering.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04

J. L. Scovill, trustees; W. H. Patillo,
financial secretary; Roy Hackett,
Sunday school superintendent The
other officers were reelected. One Of
the pleasing features of the evening
was the presentation of beautiful
vase By the members of the choir to
Mrs. Arthur Conklin. the director Of
the choir, as token OF the faithful
ness she has displayed in this good
work. Encouraging reports from the
pastor, clerk of the congregation,
treasurer, board of trustees, ladies
aid, ladies' missionary circle and all
departments showed a very encourag-
ing condition Of affairs. The increase
in membership and also the increase
in financial matters have been quite
marked. The services next Sunday
will be-; Preaching at 10; 80 a. m. :,
ON Fishing" followed by the right
hand of fellowship and the Lords
Supper; Sunday school II AS; Young
Peoples meeting 6 80 and evening
preaching, 7:S0. A cordial welcome
is extended to all.
Next Monday will be rally day at
the First Christian church, when the
"Church at Work" program will be
carried out as follows: special
music; doxology; special songs /;
communion service at II q. IN.
led by W. r. Rsnnie and Prof. ]. A.
Bish; Offering; music; short, FIVE
minute addresses as follows: "A
Glimpse Of Higher Things" A. ].
Hollinsgworth; "The Church at
Work" w. ]. Stovall; "women's
Work. 4" Mrs. W. NJ. Hair; "Model
Bible school," Mrs. Batmsp; "Going
to Medford, Mrs. W. r. Rannie /;
" Endeavors Alive" Mrs ". J. Sto.
vail; "The Lords Treasury, Miles
Mcintyre; "Getting Out of Debt"
A. N. Holman; Resume, A. J.
Hollingsworth. At the close Of the
service the ladies will serve q basket
dinner and at 2:45 p. m, the child.
ren's choir will render the music.
This service will be for the children,
when the pastor will deliver ser.
mon Of stick At 80 there will
bs special music and the sermon on
"The Man Christ Jesus" All are
invited to these services. Come,
bring your lunch baskets and enjoy
a good rally day, as well as become
better acquainted with she new
pastor and his wife.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
MARRIED.

II HARVEY-DEAN-At the home OF
the brides parents, at Grants Pass,
Ore, Sunday. Sept. 80. 1907,
Thomas Siaudish Harvey Of Marsh
field, aud Miss Blanche Dean of this
city, Stephen Jewell officiating.
WARD-BUCHER-At the city hall,
in Grants Pass. Tuesday, Oct. /,
1907. Isaac Ward and Miss Minnie
II. Bucher, both of Leland, Justice
James Holman. officiating.
MORE--JOLLY-At the city hall.
in Grants Pass, Thursday, Oct 8,
1907, James b. Moore and Hettie
Jolly. both OF Leland, Justice James
Holman, officiating
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
CANNERY NO LONGER
MERELY EXPERIMENT
This New Industry Proving TO
be Eyen Better Tho n its Pro.
moters Dared Hope for II.

Bent upon having a jolly, good
time, bevy Of Grants Pass school
teachers, accompanied by Mesdames
Ireland and O'Brien aud Miss RYAN,
as their guests, took the carryall and.
23 in the party, they started early
Saturday morning for an all days
pleasure outing at Hell's Gate, some
IA miles distant from this city.
All went as merry as q wedding
bell, until, while driving along the
Southern Pacific railroad track, in the
vicinity of Merlin, all at once a light
locomotive came down upon them
and it was with great difficulty that
Noble Parker. the driver was able
to wheel the lead horses off the track
and by 60 doing he averted an acci-
dent, the like Of which has not
startled this community for many a
day. 1t is said that had the front
team remained on the railroad track
minute longer, the accident would
have followed. AS it was, the merry
makers were so completely sstonished
that they hardly realized for time,
at least. just what a narrow escape
they had had. OF course they were
all thankful that they had been kept
from the accident which must have
followed and enjoyed the rest Of the
day almost as though they had not
psssd through the exciting experience.
But not so with the trainmen.
When the engine pulled into Merlin.
both the engineer and firemen went TO
the ladies and made special inquiry
regarding the episode, for they doubt
less realized that they were in large
measure to blame for the very close
call the party had, although they EN-.
phatically declared that they had been
ringing the bell all along and that
they did all in their power to attract
the attention IF the gay party. all to
no purpose. or course they expressed
sincere regret that the scarce bad
occurred and hoped that no bad re-
suits would ensue. 1t lie needless to
say that the members of the party
are appalled, rs they think of the
close call they had from what would
have been a dreadful accident.
Bot after all. they will rememb ber
the day as one of the pleasantest they
have spent for long time. They took
we'll filled lunch baskets and spent the
day fishiug, viewing the beautiful
scenery and taking strolls into the
country and each one had a ride in
the basket which conveyed them
across the river and permitted them
to get all insight into the mining
operations .thereabouts. All of which
was novel experience for the new
corners among the crowd and when
they wended their way back to tn,
city at a late hour in the day, on,
and all voted it very delightful ex
perience.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
SCHOOL MAR'MS HAVE
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
Jolly Party of Grants Pass
Teachers Almost Run Over
and Killed by S. p. Engine

The Courier man was piloted
through the new Grants Pass oannery
by Manager G. Il. Sampson and he
was greatly pleased with the hum of
industry which was there displayed
on all sides. He found "a large force
of men and women busily engaged in
all the departments of the Gamer and
vinegr aworks and saw many eviden-
ces OF the excellent work that is being
done by this new and growing indus
try.
Although this is but the first season,
yet the run has been SO very salts
factory that already the management
is making plans for largely increas-
ing the capacity for next years work.
And the reputation being made at
home and abroad for these goods is
most gratifying to those who backed
the big undertaking.
This week Manager Sampson con
traoted with the big wholesale houses
for the sale Of the output Of the en-
tire season, and that too, at figures
that were entirely satisfactory, even
though the season is by no means yet
ended. The goods are stored on the
second floor Of the plant and will be
shipped to the markets Just as soon
.as the labels are placed on them.
For the past week or 80 the cannery
has been putting up an enormous
amount Of tomatoes and the growers
hereabouts have thus been afforded
"a ready market for such products.
This week both tomatoes and ap-
pies are being canned and nice run
OF tomato catchup is also being
made. Thus far the output has con.
sisted Of pears, blackberries, plums,
tomatoes, peaches, apples, which.
together with the by-products Of Sam.
pson's Pure Apple cider, Jelly, To-
mato cstchup and Water Melon Syrup
has given quite nice variety Of
products to.handie and place upon the
wholesale and retail markets
Many local people are finding that
they can have their fruits canned at
the eanpery much cheaper 'thsn they
can do the work at home and that,
too, in a much more comfortable
manner.
Thus far the output has footed up
something like 10000 216 pound cans
aud the equipment is right up-to-
date, nothing be needed TO do the
work in as expeditions a manner as
possible. For instance there is a
novel spple-pealiug piece of ma
chinery which does the work much
sooner and better than can be done by
hand. The pealings are quite thin
and even then there is no waste. for
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
BORN.

FLEMING-In Grants Pass, Ore,
Monday. September 30, 1907, to Mr..
aud Mrs j. Fleming, daughter. .
HARVEY-Near Grants Pass, Ore,
THURSDAY. September 10, 1907 to
Mr. and Mrs J. S. Harvey, IA
daughter.
PIERCE-At Merlin, Ore, Thursday,
Ssptember 20, 1907, TO Mr. .-snd Mrs.
Frank A. Pierce. a son.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04

other locality in this part Of the
country.
He further stated that the company
proposed giving the best possible SER
vice to all parts of the oity. as soon as
this could be done. for it wants to
give good and sufficient supply Of
good water to all the citizens OF
Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04
DIED.

CALDWELL-ln Grants Pass Ore,
Saturday, September %. 1907, Mrs
q. b. Caldwell, OF old age. Aged
80 years
Deceased was a native of Virginia,
having come across the plains, to
California in 1850. where she WAS
married and later to Oregon. settling
In Josephine county, where she has
resided ever sincs. Surviving her are
her husband. also . a son G. M. Cald.
we'll aud daughter Mrs. G. f. Dixon
all residents OF this city.
The interment was at the Sparlin
cemetery at Williams Creek, Rev @.
~. Gsrduer conducting the services
which were attended by large
number Of the friends and neighbors.
SARGENr-In Grants Pass Ore
Tuesday OCTOBER I, Mrs. Vins Ann
Sargent wife OF r. Sargent, aged
Sc years and II months.
The departed WAS pioneer resi-
dent of this county and was first
united in marriage to q Mr.. Daley
with whom she lived near Kerby for a
number Of years until his demise.
Some time ago she was married TO
Mr.. Sargent. who survives her. She
also leaves a brother, J. A. Turner,
Of this city. The interment was at
Granite Hill cemetery, Rev. Evan P.
Hughes conducting the services at the
same
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04

tney are used in making vinegar.
The small army of employees means
that there is good sized payroll and
this brings much money right into
the hands OF the home dealers, for the
management has no string upon how
or where the workers shall use their
earnings aud many a local merchant
has evidence Of the cannery by cash
ing numerous checks in selling their
goods to the cannery workers.
Mr.. Sampson has gone into the
making of pure vinegar and boiled
cider in manner that indicates he
knows foil we'll what he is about. He
has his own chemical lapratory and
brings all his produ-ts to test and
they are pronounced excellent by the
pure food INSPECTORS. He has every
reason to be proud of the magnificent
showing which the new enterprise is
making. He takes nothing for
granted bat clearly demonstrates the
superiority of his goods to the entire
satisfaction of the person investigat-
ing. He proposes, too, to let the
products sell on their merit and does
not resort to the tricks known to the
average plant of this kind. For in
stance, he does not bleach the pears,
to make them white, bat gives the
consumer the pure article, without
any sdulteration or anything that
might be harmful or distasteful. In
making his vinegar he ships the beach
shsviDgs all the way from Mt. Gilead,
Ohio. in order to clarity and give the
best possible results.
Now the fruits are being cooked by
means of boiling water, but. next
year it is proposed to use the more
desirable steam retorts.
lodging by what he saw, the re-
porter is inclined to believe that the
Ashland cannery will soon have to
look to its laurels for its reputation
for putting out tomatoes, for the
Grants Pass cannery will soon be ex-
ceiling it. both in point of quality, as
well as quantity.
Another and most important branch
of the plant is where the Sampson
Fruit Spray is to be manufactured.
inst as soon as the fruit canning sea-
son is over, work in this department
will be commenced AID the daily
capacity will be from 400 to 900 bar.
rels per day. Already four cars of
sulphur and two cars of lime have
been fhipped in for making this
famous spray and the demand is be-
coming quite brisk. even. though the
spraying season has hardly begun.
Manager Sampson calculates upon
shipping out folly five cars of the
fruit spray this season. which will be
a no small item in itself.
On the whole, the newsgatherer was
most favorably impressed with the
thrift and spirit of industry which
seemed to pervade the big establish
ment an he could easily imagine that
in the course of very short time that
it can become one of the big institu.
tions of its kind on the Pacific coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-04

Wednesday evening the members Of
the First Baptist church assembled TO
participate In the annual Church
Day" meeting, when officers were
chosen for the ensuing year, reports
made by all departments and the work
in all departments was dwelt upon.
The attendance was quite good and
the proceedings very interesting.
Among the newly chosen officers
we're the following: c. d. Crane and