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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11
Thursdays train took a number of
Grants Pass people to Central Point to

Thursdays train took a number of
Grants Pass people to Central Point to
attend the q. A. h. Encampment
which is in session at that place.this
week. closing today. Those who left
Thursday were e. A. Wade, Theo-
dore Mott, j. +. Peterson, Mrs.
Goodnow and Mrs. Hildreth. Quite
a few others went over earlier in the
week.
There will be an all dav session of
the Fruitdale Grange, at Centennial
School House Saturday. The wide
awake farmers and orchardists of
that section are needing the maxim
that "all work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" and feel that the
time is well spent when they take
day off and mingle with their
neighbors.
Fruit Jars at Hair. Riddle Hdw Co.
We understand that committee
lSohshotiht Vi 0s W. lOuutll, ". VI.
Coutant and ]. G. Riggs has been
appointed by the Executive Commit
tee OF the Commercial Club for the
purpose Of looking after the dues and
special funds for the club. When any
Of these gentlemen cali II is hoped
that the business men Of Grants Pass
will deal with them from a business
point Of view.
There was q little excitement on the
streets Monday in the shape Of a runa-
way. One Of the horses hitched to
city delivery wagon became frightened
while standing in front Of the Grants
Pass Hardware Co., store and started
ont to do the town, heading FIRST for
the cannery and then turning back up
town. Quite q number Of people were
attracted by the horse and 1t was
finally caugh' before any damage was
done.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11

.ouHt, Weigh and measure ererythinq you
buy-American Grocer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11
PAckers w anted.

Parties who wish to pack apples
for the new Rogue River Fruit Ex-
change, this fall should register their
names and address at once with the
secretary.
II q RATEHAM
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11

II. G. BATEHAM,
Res. 82S. 4th street. Phone 646.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
FOUR FIREMEN DEAD
 IN BALTIMORE FIRE
BLAZE IN UPPER PART OF BUILD. ING CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND DEATH TO E,eE MEN.

Baltimore, Md, January 23.-Fire brol,a out short time after midnight in inc upper part of the building occupied hv the. ifm of J. Register 6 Sons. soutbea st corner of Holiday and saratoga streets me first alarm was followed by a gen erai one, calling out all the apparatus in 'ne clty' Then by a high wind from inc northwest the fire spread ranidlv and ] In an incredibly. short time the northern Wal Of thes building fell. Saratoga street oeihs very narrow four firemen were 1.ined and many injured. among thera George Horton, chief of fthe fire depart- ment p'' '-
 me hre burned towards a number of oid structures. A four-storv huiIdinr m the rear occupied by E. E. Read x co. soon caught fire and burned fiereely Ni ieo
 ihe bodies of Lieutenant Fred Hormo, Ja,hes Barrock, August schriver on5 1ohn steed, all of No. 3 engine cornnor,. wall the burning ,d Fifteen firemen are known to have peeh injured. Chief Horton's skulI ia nsiu s.ai to nave been fractured and be Ia ,n11fea 1,l internally. It is feared that he @ VII die. Those killed were badly man sleu. While the damage cannot he es- ',ed ,iiiated even at this moment. if is he neVeo ' 10 nave been the heaviest fire loss s'nee the great fire of 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
REVOLT AGAINST
 JAP GOVERNMENT
THE VOTE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY THE MEAS URE OF CRITICISM BY oPPo- NENTS OF EXPANSION.

Washington, January 23.-Although no official information of the action of the Japanese Diet has been received it is the general understanding that the op- position to the government is directed mainly against excessive taxation pro- posed by the ministry and large increases in army amid navy expenditures. It is in general revolt against the expansion idea prevalent in Japan at this time The fact that the government has sue cessfully withstood vote of censure is in the mind of the officials in Wash ington who are watching Japanese poli- tics, an evidence that the present min- istry has the confidence of the majority of the Japanese people. Had the vote for want of confidence carried, the lower house of the Diet would have probably been dissolved and new house elected Count Okuma who has been regarded as the head of the progressive or opposition party, it is said, will no longer occupy that position. "A recent addition to the government of constitutional party is Dr. K. Hatoyama, an l.. L. D., of Yale, who has contributed materially to its strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Land For Convict Workers.

Houston, Tex, January 2s.-By agreements entered in today the pen- itentiary system of the state buys 20. :. 900 acres of sugar land with all mules. implements, etc, the total price bein 2. s650,000. Of this 13.000 acres is bought from the Lincoln Trust company of St. Louis for s450, ,0O0. The purpose of this purchase is to work the state con- victs. taking them out of competition with free labor in manufacturing in- dustries. The Ellis Sartartis planta- ton of over 5000 acres and the Riddiclc plantation of about 1000 acres are also purchased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

has adopted her first constitution, and as a result of the wording of ours over 200 have been written. l believe thls trend towards popular government Is go- ing to keep oniuntil every hope of democ- racy is realized.
 About four years ago l was talking to the Crown Prince, who is now tho King of Denmark, and he spoke about a. contest that had been going on for 25 years between his father and the council of the state over the appoint ment of his ministers. And he told me that for the last five years his father had yielded and allowed the ministers to be named by the dominant party, and he also said that they had been happier than ever with this arrangement"
 MT. Bryan referred to conversations he had had with different rulers on the question of popular government and then continuing, said;
 q have called attention to these things which have come under my personal ob- servation so that we may see how this trend is bearing on towards realization. Our form of government is the most per feet and is bound to cause the over throw of all other kinds.
 Good For Any Area.
 sSome people have imagined that our government was only fit for country of a certain size. But when you find this government linked with local self-govern- ment 1t will do for any area. The dem ocrat starts with the proposition that every man should follow and act accord ing to the dictate of his own conscience as long as it does not conflict with the freedom of his fellow man.
 "The second sign of the times is that democracy is going to prevail throughout the world. Those who take the side Of the people are always right. Go into the , orchard and you will find that the> twig will grow into the tree and produce the ripe fruit Why? Because there is that behind the grain which is an irresistible force. And the reason believe in God so much Is because His force of right>wil prevail.
 'erhe third sign of the times Is the growth of moral truth. There are more people in the country today studying eth les than ever before. People used to re- tire from society and prepare themselves for future bliss, but now they have learn ed to follow in the paths of the Galiilean and that going about doing good Is tho way of securing happiness Chastiscs the Grafter. | The grafter came in for terrific chas- l tisement at this time. MT. Bryan saying l the grafter is despised today And con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Texas Roads Doing Well.

Austin, Tex, January 23.-The state railroad commission today gave out a statement showing the passenger earn ings for Texas railroads for the first five months of the present fiscal year, end- ing November 30, 1907, as $11,610,59t. against s10329,034 for the same roads in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year. This shows a net increase in passenger business of these lines for the five months named of s1.2S2,5G These figures were obtained from the sworn reports of the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Intellectual Advanceme ent.


 Tn the first place l want to sax to you that intellectual advancement is the rule all over the world. There ia stirring in the educational line every where. We are increasing the number Of our schools and the attendance unon >them. And I want to remind you that today the world is far ahead of it's position of 10 and 20 years ago.
 ''In Japan and Russia the younger generation is being educated, and I find it is the same in China. I went to the Philippine Islands and was told that everybody agreed that the best | thing we had done there was the awakening of a desire for education. There the attendance on the schools is 150 per cent of the school population, caused by the fact that the parents often attend along with their children.
 q went to India, and while educa- tion there is backward and less than 1 per cent of the women can read and write, I found this desire for educa- tion and that the demand was being made by the people there that it be given to them. All over the Orient I found American schools. Along the Nile I found that American teachers had created such desire for knowl- edge that the natives were demanding better schools. It was the same in Turkey.
 Belief In Education.
 ''I believe in education. If 1 had my way about 1t every boy and girl in this land, and other lands, would have an eduaction. There are some who say it won't do to educa te everybody, because no one will want to do the rough work. What I want to say Is, let's educate them all and make them understand that it is no disgrace to work with the hands, but that the dis grace hangs upon the idler.'
 ''The doctrines set forth in the decla- ration of independence were not in- vented by Thomas Jefferson, but for hundreds of years before him the love of liberty had nestled in the breast of man. Thomas Jefferson simply put into words that will never die, the love of liberty, and caused those who heard them at the time to say with Patrick Henry, Give me liberty or give me death
 ..There is not a nation but that has copied the American ideas. Talk about influencing by an army or navy, the influence that has been spread by American ideas has been more than ever any army or navy could do. In Other Nations.
 '.I want to say to you there has no | been one year in a hundred in whics | there has not been an onward fight witt l the nations. It takes a different form l but it is always the democrat lined III l against the aristecrat It is an irresist l ible trend. Within three years Persi'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
AMATEUR TRAPsHooTERs.
Fifty Experts Take Part In Tourna-
 ment at Pinehurst.

Pinehurst, N. C., January 23.-Fifty eS- pert amateurs representing the very best in the country and a liberal sprinkling of well known professionals participated in the opening event of the first annual mid winter handicap trap-shooting tour- nament of the local Country club today. Interest eentered in the 150 target race, run off in ten 15-brd sweep events.
 Frank L. Hall of the Cartarette club led, with a gross total of 145 and a re- markable score. close after him being George l.. Lyons of Durham, N. C., with 141 and the record straight break of the day, II targets without miss. Third in line was Andrew Lindsey of Newark, who made 139.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
HaytIan Matters kept Secret.

New York, January 23.-While admitting that the facts in the dispatch from Washs ington concerning the finding in this city of munitions of war intended for the Haytien revolutionists were true, Chief Flynn of the local secret service bureau, would give no information as to where they were found or where they now are No one at the Hayten consulate would discuss the matter, not even to the ex- tent of admitting that any knowledge existed as to a revolutionist plot in this oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Murderer Dies In Prison.

Joliet, H.. January 2S.-F'rank J. Cons stantine, who killed Mrs. Louise Gentry in Chicago. and who attempted suicide last Saturday by throwing himself from an upper gallery, died tonight of the injuries sustained. Constantine made no statement, remaining from the time of his fall unconscious, from Wednesday afternoon until death relieved him of life imprisonment,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

tinuing T shall miss my understanding of the signs of the times if there is not a cleaning up of these plague spots which your governor has told us about
 The speaker then eulogized the working man and told how when he made his speeches twelve years ago only people with roughened hands came to meet him. He caused tremendous applause when no declared that they had stuck by him and he would never forsalSe the principles ad- vocated by them.
 He also related conversations he had had with an old man and a young man. both of whom had been republicans, but who were becoming democrats, showing how the question of democracy was caus- ing both old and young alike to think.
 q believe this moral awakening Is go- ing to have a far-reaching effect. Inere has been a great controversy in the Con gregational church over the acceptance of a gift of money from man whom some of the members did not believe hon estly earned it. Why this controversy? Twenty-Five years ago it would not have come up. It is because of the working of conscience.
 Moral Note Is Everywhere.
 "As I have gone about from place to place I have been struck with the moral note which has been sounded so much The speaker then made a strong denun- citation of the way corruption had invad- ed the newspaper field, saying magniii- cent writers were hired to write things which would convince the people while this corruption picked the pockets of the people. Continuing. he said:
 What is the result of this growth or moral truth? You start a movement and you can't tell where it is going to stop, but miss my guess if this doesn't mean @ regeneration of public affairs.
 q believe that. business men will find there is more In life than money, and that after they have accumulated enough for their own needs. they will set their business aside and devote themselves to the betterment of their fellowman. I came here to have a heart to heart talk with you. I believe our party is more united today than ever, and that our enemy is divided, but want to say that my strongest faith is derived from the increasing moral issue with the peo- pie. The people will come to understand I that the best thing to be left to the next | generation is just government. and be- | lieve that L our coming campaign we will find that the love of man for man , will triumph"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
In Other Nations.

q want to say to you there has not been one year in a hundred in which there has not been an onward fight with the nations It takes a different form. but it is always the democrat lined up against the aristecrat. It is an irresist- ible trend. Within three years Persia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
For State Prohihition.

Rale igh. N. C.. January 23.-In both the senate and the house today bills were in- troduced for an election on state prohibit tion to be held in August, the measure. if carried by a vote of the people, to become effective January i, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Noted Vjolinjst Dead.

London, January 2s.--August Will helm the noted violonist and concert master. died here today. He was born in 1S45.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

If you have pity. child, give Ger;
Give back the heart yCu stole from me,
Pirate setting so little store
ON TINS your captive from Loves sea,
Holding his misery for gain.
And making pleasure of his pain.
Another, not fair of face,
But far more ptiful than you,
Would take my heart. if of his grace,
My heart would give her OF Loves due;
and she shall have il, since I find
That you cruel and unkind.
Nav I would rather that It died
Within your white hands prisonng,
Would rather that il still abide
In your unEentle comforting.
Than change its faith. and seek to her
That is more kind, but not fair.
One reflection provoked by this poem and
others in Mr. Langs collection is that he must
have had a very nearly uncanny poise as d
young writer. He in his twenties when he
made his excursions the shadows of Renais-
sance poetic style, but he had the Judgment Of
an older head and was not betrayed into the
precfosities which were lying in wait for him in
every sunlit cove He wrote then, he writes
now, with the touch of one born to use English
in a clean, straightforward fashion. There is
something about his diction which we can only
describe element of wholesOmeness.
Never a tinge of morbidity can be traced in his
romantic songs He thinks too clearly, and
New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

sas the .NVelasouez' of Mr.. Calvert and
70 ,,,Tfaborator in the Spanish Series which
have PRAISED before and gladly praise again
- text filing the first half Of the book
,.rf,es the painters career, and describes and
z.-sc-erizes his work 1t is written with be-
Eng enthusiasm. but at the same time with
wholesome avoidance Of rhapsody and rheto-
:, The authors have not tried to do too much
-,,sv have been satisfied to record the salient
s.-ts and to give a clear impression in simple
.~,s Their list Of the paintings has been
--ase with great care and following it is the
o,rA-tion Of reproductions which is always in
.,.s series made conspicuous There are 136
:. ,tase 4 generous number, permitting more
- ono Of the uaiutings 10 be shown not only
a., <,y' but in two or three well selected details
.r,orstber this volume well fills the little niche
that has been waiting for it
The ratification Of Messrs. Arnott and Will
so--s exhaustive work on The Petit Trianon"
- which warm tribute was paid in this place
:. -+a arpea-ance Of the first part not long
90, continues with exemplary dispatch. The
ss-o,s Of the three portfolios in which it is to
30 oo--rre-ed has Just been issued, and the last
--sx doubtless be expected at early date.
This present instalment, like its predecessor
illustrates the beauty Of the building at many
no5rts and in different ways. There are more
mans more scale drawings OF the exterior. and
certain sectional drawings which better than
ANYTHING else help the reader TO apprehend the
--zrrect proportions Of this architectural mas
te--;e-e. The magnificent wrought iron railing
~ The principal staircase is shown in half
dozen Photographic plates. and in addition the
authors have made detailed drawings which.
for the architect, must prove a boon. He will
be ---ateful too. for the mouldings in stone and
wood that are drawn TO scale or at half the full
size and, IL short, for the full Recommendation
of the decorative motives everywhere In this
p0rtfollo there are more photographs giving
general views OF the rooms, there more
mates Of a similar nature devoted to the furni-
iu-e. and there is one leaf containing photo
rraT hs Of four carved panels that is to be
hailed with particular rejoicings- As the work
goes on the plates are issued according as they
happen 70 be made. When the third portfolio
a. pears 1t viii be pleasure TO study the draw
ms and photographs again, arranged in their
proper order. and introduced by the historical
and critical essay which the authors have in
preparation. II their labor Of love they are
being assisted by the publishers we may add
10 the fullest possible extent The plates IN this
work could not have been better executed
New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
NOBEL "OF THE PRIZES"
4 Note on the InpeHtor's Peculiarities.

Note Oh the InpeHtOr's Pec1iiarTt'eS.
From The London Chronicle.
Alfred Nobel, whose memory receives its an
ur!aI revival in the award Of his munIhceut
r-.-es had little personal knowledge Of EngIand
a +islfked our climate and cOOking-in all Lon
don he found only one hotel and one restaurant
vrare dinner was a possibility, and he qualified
ey-u this praise by describing their cuisine as
.-ra least disagTeeable'' in England A dlsap-
-C5--.r.nt that ne never got over was thaI ne
W. not elected member Of the Royal society,
ttff,. his lifelong weakness and nervous dlspo-
sir5a- and winter bronchitis made first Paris
ard then San Reno his chosen abode on his at
ta51-1eut Of wealth
nr-- twice did Nobel ever visit the great nigh
exrI-s5ve factory which he established in Scot
land In Paris he was 10 be seen daily, huddled
III II his rugs in his carriage, driving to hlS
laboratory outside the city He had an eXtraoF-
df-zrv knowledge Of languages, a cisTust OF
la-y-a-p-he made his own willard when heart
disease came upon him he wore q pyrograph 10
trace the irregularities Of his pulse TIrlng
easily q the pictures on his walls. he arranged
with an at dealer to have his rooms hung with
PICTURES on hire. returning them and receiving
Others in exchange often as he liked He
took cut 129 patents in England. and the inVen-
ti-- % which he attached most importance was
his artificial india rubber Of which few people
ha.a ever heard because his dynamite speaks
So loudly for itself
New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

II was not a profound inspiration. Mr.. Iangs
verse has never been stirred by fiery passion
But his note has at least been unforced, 1t has
been delicate and winning, and it has been al
ways his own. Never did he show more effec-
lively the original faculty which has made him
so brilliant man of letters than when he gave
himself up to the company of the poets of old
France.
Charles of Orleans, Villon, Joachim du Bellay
and the others have always been the poets Of
poets They have been loved by writers who
have loved song-and books. Much of their
charm springs from their deft handling Of en-
gaging lyric FORMS and with most Of their ini-
tators these forms put in the foreground
There is no like your connoisseur OF old
French poetry TO give pieces written III emuia-
ton Of il q certain intensely literary flavor
This is what Mr.. Lang had the good luck TO
escape The spring was in his own heart when
the old French writers dawned upon him with
their April song:
Sweet as all shapes Of sweet & thingS [;aoq nfuhlled
The first spring days, the sounds and scents thereoI
The ughtness and the fragrance, the tender
sentiment and the almost naIvely youthful
ardor which we associate with the early Renals-
eanca r,oetrv of France all touched Mr.. Langs
imagination in a happy hour HIS pen was at
tuned to smooth and graceful measures. The
emotion that freely but not too hardly ener-
efzed the lines Of his masters sang itself INTO
his own English, and he was spontaneous where
CO often those who have meddled with the frag-
;1a old rhvrues have fallen upon stf-jointec
ar+tfciaJity. Witness this lovely piece after
Ronsard:
TO HIS YOUNG MISTRESS.
Fair flower Of fifteen springs that still
Art scarcely blossomed from the bud,
Vet hast such store of evil will
A heart so full Of hardihood.
Seeking TO hide in friendly wise
The mischief Of your mocklnS eyes,