Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-27
The Japanese Baby Boy.

When Japanese baby boy is hun
dred days old he is carried to the
priest house In the Shlnto temple and
given a name compounded from the
family name and that Of his guardian,
the same written down by the priest
for the little one to keep In his prayer
bag After prayers have been said the
child is placed on the floor and for the
first time permitted to creep-"toward
whichever cardinal point he first turns
so will his future be influenced" Two
fans are his christening gifts, promis-
sorry notes OF the two swords for which
they will later be exchanged
Why He Was Interested.
Every time you come here" said
the walter at the oyster house, IL no
tice that your eyes follow me all over
the room. Do l remind you OF some
body you used to known
mo. that isn't the reason" replied
the guest. 1--WE been here hundred
times. reckon, and | never saw you
when you didn't have a three days
growth OF beard on your face. Ex-
cuse me for asking. but how do you
manage II? Do you shave yourself
with a barber's clippers sT-Chicago
Tribune.
The Heat In the Human Body.
II none Of the heat generated In the
human body was lost, In half an hour
II would increase the temperature of
the body 2 degrees. II is conceded
that a temperature Of log degrees Is
fatal II the facility Of insensible ad-
justment TO external changes OF heat
and cold was suddenly lost the entire
race would die inside OF four hours.
Translatlng the total heat OF the body
generated in twenty-four hours into
work rs pure heat II would raise SIX
and half gallons Of water instantane.
ously to the boiling polnt.-Minneapo-
lis Journal.
Love You.
A Danish paper compares IL love
you" IN many languages. Here are
some OF them: The Chlnaman says,
"Uo ngai MI" the Armenian, "Ge SIREN
ez hez;" the Arabian, very shortly,
"Nehabeeck;" the Egyptian. similar,
"N'achkeb:" the Turk. "Slsl sevejor-
um," and the Hindoo, Main tym ko
Pillar karyu." But overwhelming Is the
declaration OF love OF an Eskimo, who
tries TO win the chosen one by the
pleasing sound OF the dainty little
word, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
gnarsigujak."
6arrymore's Retort.
The true epigram ought TO be a par
~ once when Maurice Barrymore,
the actor, was talking with his wonted
paradoxlca brilliancy a semlIntoxi-
Gated bystander broke In with the bru-
tai assertion. You're a liar!' As Bar.
rymore was known TO be an expert
boxer. the listeners expected a swift
blow. and II came instantly. but It was
not the physical attack they had look
ed for Barrymore. looking at the
drunken man. smiled pleasantly and
sweetly answered Surely motif you
say so"-Arthur Penn In hunsey's
Magazine
London In Her Glory.
Seen under the glory Of really nne
sunset. London must be one OF the
most beautiful and impressive specta-
cles In the world You may look up
the Thames and see the red sun turn
ing the pail OF smoke that hangs over
the shipping into a sultry crimson
cloud and lighting the dirty water and
dlngy wharfs with a CLEAN OF gold
or see the dome Of ST PauIs caught In
a mist OF rich color. Or the high build
ings Of Bond street standing clearly
out against the warmly tnged sky and
wonder. not unreasonably, whether
any other city that ever was built
could show such magnificent series
Of pictures as can this diugy London
Of ours Of an autumn evening -Coun
try Gentleman