Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-27
Holy Water Stoups.

Hoiy wafer Stoups.
The holy water stoup In mediaeval
churches took many strange forms. In
the little village church OF Annonay,
In France. there are two very fine
ones made from the two parts of the
shell Of giant oyster found in the
Malay peninsula. whence they were
brought $50 years ago by a son OF the
village who was an official In French
India In its palmy days. London
Scraps.
Corrosion Of Boilers.
Corrosion or the wasting away of the
iron of a steam boiler may be due to
acid in the feed water. says Ideal Pow
er. Where sulphuric acid Is found in
this water its destructive force is Of
ten spent In destroying the feed pipes
before II actually enters the boiler.
This is expensive, annoying and even
dangerous in some cases, but is much
preferable TO boiler explosion.
change.
Our Sun and Others.
Our sun Is pretty big affair, Its
diameter being 100000 miles. exceed
ing that of the earths 100 times; its
surface 11.750 times that of the earth,
its volume exceeding that of the earth
100000 times and its mass Tor at
tractlvp powerl being $4,000 times
greater than that of the earth But,
great as the sun is. II is but one Of
many hundreds of thousands of simi-
lar bodies. . New York American.
Winning Arguments.
"You do not assert yourself as much
as you might in advocating govern.
ment policies"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum;
'I have discovered that no economic
theory can be evolved which will be
as much of an argument with my con-
stituents as a few properly located
public improvements or a well select
ed postmaster. r."-Washington Star.
Strong Men Of the Markets.
The porters of the central markets
at Paris, which are the largest mar
kets in the world. are called "the
strong men Of the markets" because
Of their great muscle and wonderful
endurance. They wear hats as big as
parasols, which enable them to carry
on their heads most unwieldy and un-
pleasant burdens, such as crates OF
fowls, rabbits and sucking plgs.-In-
dianapolis News.
Helpless.
The following was told at smoker
recently, says Lippincott's. The mar.
rator told of little feed he once at
tended where eight men were sent
home in one hack. and the driver sim
ply rang the doorbell, and when fem
lnine voice called from an upper win
dow, who is there?' the jehu re
piled. "Missus. will you be so kind as
to come down and pick out your
baby?"
Helpful.
Say. boss" began the beggar, "glm
me dc rri,r ~ Il Square meal. won
yer? don't want bOoze. I'll 20 righ'
inter dis restaurant
Il hayrH'l 30, any money for you,
growled the %luDHly looking dyspeptlc
who had just cunr out. but III give
| YOU tip II Nuu 60 get the price dom
go In thar place for Il square meal
for you won't get it."-rhiladelphin
| Press
Grant In Council
found that. as Il rule. Grant dld nr'
favor formal councils Of war. He dill
! however. enjoy getting the opinions
Of able men concerning the practlca-
bility of this or that plan Without
! committing himself. he went away Ia
reflect. to make up his mind. and then
! to issue his orders so simply and clear
! lv that none could mistake their mean
! ing-General o. o. Howard In Cen
tury
This Gray Old World.
\ certain man was once permitted tc
make the world over to suit himself
the world and all that in 1t was And
when he was done he stood back and
surveyed his work and exclaimed: "A
paradise An. truly a PARADISE
But at the end Of week he was
found dead. and the verdict Of the cor
oner's Jury was that he had been bored
to death.-Puck.
Job work at Portland prices at th'
Courier Office.
What's
worth doing is worth doing well
] - ,,,vad nf Rhpuma