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plete supply of young folks literature,
we'll as holiday gift books, in addition to
other literature.
The art department on the third floor
is bright and attractive with its new and
artistic embroidery work, fancy work
pieces burnt wood pieces (and by the
way. this pretty work has lately expe-
renced wonderful revival. crocheting
and knitting work, and hundreds of new
designs and dainty gift articles are ex-
hibited.
Jewelry. leather goods and neckWea~
departments are all in holiday array. and
one can only marvel at the fertility of the
brains which devise SO many new ideas
each year.
The fur department is very important
at present. gift of fur coat or muff
not only causes pleasure at the time, but
is continued source of satisfaction and
comfort throughout the cold weather
Handsome suits at moderate prices
dainty. costly or inexpensive waists. use
ful umbrellas. all of which this house
carries in the various departments, are
good suggestions for the Christmas gift
hunter. and readers of this firms daily
and Sunday advertisements will be advised
of many special opportunities between
now and Christmas.
In the realm of yard goods. which in
cludes trimmings. laces. white goods.
wash goods. Innings, silks, wool goods
and ribbons. as well many others, the
various departments carrying these lines
are prepared to meet all the calls upon
them from their out -of-town customers
and to those who cannot come to the city
to select for themselves the firm will
send samples.
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ith street. 18th street are the principa |
business streets. and many stores not on
those -thoroughfares are so close to some
OF tnem mat no one ever notices the few
steps 1t takes to cover the distance There
Is great show on the streets in question
during the shopping hours and 1t is worth
while coming to Washington to see it,
1'hose who can do a lot of shopping IN
the morning have luncheon in one of the
very many places where they know how
10 COOK and how to serve the best kind of
food, and then go to matinee, for the
theaterS are near the stores
Folks from out of town can stay a dav
or month and have a good time every
minute: When not visiting the best
stores In the world they can be seeing the
most beautiful city. Right here, it must
be remembered, visit to WASHINGTON is
liberal education
That's too true to be passed by. for
running the government is not a mere
matter of cabinet meetings, dry speeches
up at the Capitol or anything like that.
rms government is a great big school
teacher, showing how to live and how to
get the most out of life 1t is utilizing
the time OF many and many a man to
bring out every item of knowledge on
every conceivable subject
Some Places to Visit
For instance. take the Museum. Per
sons drop in there intending to mass an
hour, and then stay until the attendant
apologies for having to say that the
doors are about to be closed. They are
simply amazed at the things they see;
and 1t is that way in scores of places all
over the city.
A woman who wants to know why her
nasturtiums turned out bad last year
can go down to the Department of Agr1-
culture and find out just what she has
wanted to know ever since she started
her garden. Foolish? No. It is simply
a small illustration of the fact that of all
places where knowledge is stored ready
for distribution to people who want it
Washington is THE place to come
There are several hundred things to see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

that of letting their advertisement TOT
each day. as 1t appears in The Star, take
the place of a catalogue.
Out-of-town readers of The Star are
constantly informed OF the newest fash
ions and fads, as. in fact. the advertise
ments of this house are up-to-date tasn-
ion notes 1t means a great deal to the
woman who cannot visit the city often
to be able to purchase satisfactorily and
as cheaply by mail as though in the
city.
And that is the nail-order plan which
this firm adopts, one that is making this
department one Of the important branch
es of the store service.
With the rebuilding done by S. kann,
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Sons & Co. last spring their store now
occupies almost the whole of the square
between 18th and Sth streets and Market
space and D street northwest. Among
the advantages secured by the recent i'm
provements is the great amount of aisle
space obtained. and during the rush Of
Christmas shopping this will be more
fully appreciated by the buyers.
With the mention of Christmas shopping
this firm Is urging it's patrons TO do holt
day shopping early. The toy depart
ment is a realm of its own. occupying
almost the whole of the fourth floor.
There are dolls Of almost any description
that could be desired-big dolls almost
as large as a child seven years old, lit
tie dolls. dolls to represent the different
national costumes of the world. and
close copies of the different peoples in
coloring and feature, boy dolls, girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

dolls and infant dolls. There is a dolls
hospital. dolls millinery department.
dolls shoe and, glove department.
hosiery dresses and all tilht doll needs
for housekeeping: doll houses. theaters,
stores, stables, castles etc, etc. A Sec
ton is devoted entirely to electric and me-
chanical toys. trolley and steam cars, a
complete railway system with tunnels.
stations. switches block signals, ferry
boats. bridges. turntables. car houses.
There are electric motors and workshops
of all kinds. mechanical boats, mechani
cal animals. moving picture machines
and magic lanterns, automobiles. hand
cars doll carriages, sledS, a department
devoted to games alone, airships, chill
dren's and dolls furniture
The book department always receives
attention at Christmas. 1t carries full
line of popular reading and most COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

here so it will pay to spend several days.
There is little itinerary printed else
where in this section.
And, as a last word, remember that The
Star intends to pay back car fare and
railroad fare-and this holds good every
day until January /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
About the Size of It.

Mabel do not use a rat, thank YOU!
-Abel-What is it then, an elephant2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Washington's Shopping District.

Washingtons store district is not spread
over such a big territory that shoppers
are worn out trotting around, either.
Shoppers get from one place to another
by easy stages, and have plenty to look
at between times.
Pennsylvania avenue, street, G street,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30
Cancellation Of lease 10 p. r. U. Rws-
Der Company.

Department OF the Interior. General
Land OfYice. Washington. D. c.. Jan.
%, 1908.
Register and Receiver. Durango. Colo.
Sirs:-
have to advise you that the Com
missioner OF Indian AFFAIRS on January
IL. 1908. advised this office that the
President on December 30, 1908, had
cancelled the lease made to the p. F.
U. Rubber Company for certain Indian
lands in La Plata county, which lease
was given March 81, 1906, to said COM
pany under the provisions Of the act OF
March 27. 1906 GA Stat. ss).
The lands which were reserved from
entry under the terms OF said lease are
as follows:
The fractional Sec. gu. Lots l, 2. 3,
Of fractional Sec. 4U; Eih and Eh OF
VIZ OF Sec. gu; VIZ and WI OF EN-
of Sec. lou; swA OF swk of Soc.
1tU; VIZ of VIZ OF Sec. IA: all Of
Sec. Is and 16; Eh Of NEA and sh.
Sec. II: E1s of swA. SEA, M. Sec.
20; NY of NEA. swA of NBA.
NwA OF SEA. and VIZ OF Sec. FL;
VIZ Of Sec. 2s; SEA OF Sec. 20; all
OF Sec. 32. and VIZ of Sec. 80. con-
tanning 541o.55 acres in T. BAN. r.
II w. N. NJ. p. NJ.
| You will note the fact on your rec
ords that the land is no longer re-
served for the P. +. U. Rubber COM
pany.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) FRED BENNETT,
Assistant Commissioner.
The New York charity organization
society report, issued Saturday. fol-
lowing an investigation Of the condi-
tion of the unemployed, stated that At
least 35 900 homeless men. = majority
Of whom are classed As tramps. arc
now In that city. The most serious
phase OF the situation is the continued
influx OF tramps. who are exploiting
the plight of unemployed workers for
their own ends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30
DOcrORs MEsT4FRS

Are said often to be buried six feet under
ground. But many times women call on
their family ply sicians. suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
ney disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there.
and in this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over
busy doctor. separate diseases, for which
he. assuming them to be such, prescribes
his pills and potions. In reality, they are
all only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The physician, ignorant OF the
cause OF suffering. Keeps up hss treatment
pa,sns pn'I. large GETS sils o are ,Sss
wrong treatment, but probably worse. "A
pruper medicine Like d.. Rlerce,s EayorIie
Prescription, dlrectcd u The cuKSc Mould
havk eMlfeIY Ism2Y.d lhe disease, there
by dlspelling All those dlstfesslng symp-
toms. and instituting comfort instead Of
prolonged misery II has been well said.
that "a disease known is half cured"
DIR. Picrce's Favorite Prescription is .
scientific medicine, carefully devised by
an experienced and skillful physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate system.
II Is made Of native American medicinal
roots and Is perfectly harmless In its
effects In ann c9hQlILll- -QIIe temIE
Ks Powerful invlyorating tonic -Fa-
NDfltt ITtstflpttoh uphIts stItHRtn 10
the whole system and TO the organs dis
tinctly feminine in particular. For over
worked, WORKOUT rundown" debili-
tated teachers. mllliners, dressmakers,
seamstresscs, "shop-girls,7 house keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen
orally, DIR. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetizing cordial and re-
storative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc uFavorite Prescription is unequaled
and is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritabIlity,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. Vitus's
dance. and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease Of the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety aud dependency.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorato
the stomach. liver and bowels. One 70
three dose. Easy to take as csndy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30

COLORADO NEWs.
A. e. Clark. arrested At Delta for
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
Board OF Equalization.

The Board of Equalization has con-
cluded its labors, aud the assessm 81 ts
made by the county assessor were held
to in practically all cases, the only
reductions being that of Simmon..
Cameron and Logan from sl2. so to 80
per acre on worked out placer groun !;
The Oregon and California Railroad
Company from sea. 900 to $40, 900 per
mile and ]. A Slower in lots l and Q
In block 81 from $3.50 to $3.50 each
The Western Union Telegraph Com
psny asked that their assessment he
reduced from els. $50 to 1894 90, brt
the petition was denied by the board.
The assessed valuation OF proper Y
within the county will probably
amount TO $40, ,0)O, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE
ATTENDING INSTITUTE
Special Car Takes Nearly 10
nesday from City
and County

A special car Wednesday morning
carried the school teachers OF Grants
Pass and most of Josephine county to
Medford to attend the Annual
Teachers, Institute, in all about 10.
Those from Grants Pass who are in
attendance are County Superln-
tendent Lincoln Savage; Snperinten'
dent of Schools r X. Turner, and
teachers J. A. Bish, h. B. Hartman,
a. E. Mielke Miss Juliet b. +.
Paramoore, Miss Ritba Lowry, Miss
Alice Horton, Miss Zoa Bryant Mrs.
Iillisr Denison. Miss Vora Storey
Miss Margaret Williamson, Mrs. Ava
e. Thompson. Miss Lucy George
Miss Emily Callahan Miss Cora Nc
vean, Mis-. Molle Belding' Mis-
Nellie Dement,, Mss Blanche Craue
Miss Minnie Tufts, Miss Christina Nc
Lean. Miss Agnes Mccormack, Mis-
Pear Barker, Miss Zella jewell, Misi
Fay Newton and Miss Ethel Mcknight
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
Notice to Fruitprowers.

AS it is msuifestly impossible for
me to get around TO inspect personally
all orchards Of the county before time
for the the fall spraying. take this
means Of urging all who have had
trouble with any of the fuDgus dis
eases. dead spot, anthracnose, dry
rot or shot hole fungus) to lose nc
time after fruit is gathered before
cutting out all diseased or dead
branches and burn them. Then spray
thoroughly with Bordeaux mixture,
1t is needless TO say that every peal
tree showing signs of pear bligh'
should have carefnl attention at once
No known spray will cure thi
disease. but must be cut off well bacl
OF where bark and leaves turn black
VIII be around this winter to all frui
localities as rapidly as possible.
Yours for better fruit.
II. G. BATEHAm.
Fruit Inspector for Josephine Go
l0-30-lt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
MANY BUSINESS HOUSES
NEED LARGER STORES

Grants Pass is short Of buildi, gs.
There are numerous families wa ting
for dwellings and the real e.tate
Offices. are daily besieged by new
oomers who must have a place to live
IL they are to remain In the city. Tho
demand for business houses is almost
AZ great as for residences aud there
seems to be only one building to be
had and this is not suited for those
who can get IL and those whom II
would suit can't have IL. This is the
old Lempke building on q and 5th
streets. owned by the Winehar I
estate. The Courier would like o
move into this place but the owner
refuses to rent II to anyone WHO
favors prohibition. The Courier
muse move In the near future as the
present quarters are too crowded al.
ready and carload Of new mach 'neiy
which arrived this week is still at
the depot. Az soon as the Courier
moves George 8. Calhoun will take
the extra room to enlarge his slor'.
Stanton Rowelrs Music Store must
also move as he desires larger room
and the space now occupied by him
will also be taken by Calhoun.
Sabin's Drug Store requires more
room and has secured the building
now occupied by the Ahlf Market In
addition TO their corner stand. Bob
Mansfield will also have one side Of
the present market building. but Al II
has not yet found place TO move his
market. The Gumpert building.
when vacated. will be occupied by the
Coron Hardware store. The new
Booth brick building Is nearing con.
pletion and will be occupied by J v
Peterson. sud the Model Bakery will
be enlarged by occupyin the presen,
Peterson quarters In addition to their
a old rooms. There are other
, changes pending, and in nearly every
Q instance the object OF moving Is @
8 secure lager quarters for growing
business. Grants Pass will be large
I city before we know IL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
Votes are Beginning to
Come in.
CANDIDATES ARE HUSTLING
We Give Fountain Pen 10 Each
Contestant Who Secures
New Subscriber.

The hustlers' are surely hustliDg Ia
the Golden Eagle contest aud all over
the county you hear about 1t. Some OF
the candidates have only just gotten
down to work but they mean business
aud will makea brave effort to capture
the $50 cash prizs. There are only
about seven weeks before the prizes
are awarded aud if you can get $50 for
your spare time during the next seven
weeks is it not worth your efforts
Some one may ask why we offer the
prizes aud if We can afford to do 80.
1t is this way-We are doing this to
increase the power and prestige Of the
Rogue River Courier, and we want to
add at least 400 new subscribers to the
ready large list of Courier subscri bers.
We want to send the paper to every
home in the county and we believe
you boys and girls are the ones who
can place the paper in every home.
ASK yorr neighbor to subscribe and
you will be surprised to see how msny
will respond. To be sure the greater
percentage of people are already taking
the Courier. but il you get them TO
pay a years subscription to you 1t will
give you 800 points. If you get q
new subscriber. it gives you 500; if
you get subscriber to pay two years
in one. you not only get the points
on the money received, but an extra
yellow Certificate" good for 500
points. Spend your spare time for a
few days iu this work and you will be
surprised at the returns.
There is room for several more hust.
lers-if you are under 30 years OF
age, call. write or phone to this Office
for full particulars. Clip out cou-
pom printed in this paper (it counts
for five points, and send it 10 fol
yourself or your favorite candidate.
The contest is to run on the votine
plan and the boy or girl WHO receives
the most votes wins the $50. the boy
or girl receiving the next highest
number of votes receives $50 in gold
The prizes are awarded just beior'
Christmas. Think of having $50 Il
spend for Christmss-how oft II yoI
have wished you had enough fo
Christmas-now is your chance. Boy
and girls, don't let tn = oppor unit
slip past.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
The Flaming Arrow"

On Wednesday November 4th, the
romsntic melodrsms. "rhe Flaming
Arrow" viii be presented at the
Grants Pass opera house. Tins play is
from the pen Of Lincoln ]. Carter.
that past master in construction OF
melodrsmas and novel eifor 8. In
addition TO a company which is large
and artistically strong, he.has secured
many novelties with which to add
realism to the situations of the play.
Among the features are Moon Dog,
a famous warrior; Red Flash, Gus
ier's famous Indian scout and the man
who carried Custer's last message.
An interesting feature is genuine In.
dians wbo are all graduates OF Car
Isle
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30

ney George A. Hamilton, o. S.
Blanchard, r. Thomas and c. G..
Coutant.
The board of directors will hold
their irst meeting this evening at I
O'Clock to elect the officers of the cor.
porstion and transact such other busi.
pess as may CONS before them.
Since the meeting the committs
having stock subscription lists have
placed nesrly all of the balance of the
stock, the list being as follows:
500 subscriptions-J.H. Ahlf, LID.
Allen, Il. L Andrews. A. D. Alver.
son, G. W. Ament, H. C. Batehsm.
Samuel Bowdeu, f. G. Burns, o. S.
Blanchard, l. Best, VIM. Breitmayer,
T. L. Blanchard, J. o. Booth. A. U.
Barnard. H. G. Bobzien. G. II. Cane,
+. A Clements, Il. S. Calhoun, @. G..
Coutant, E. l.. Churchill, LeRoy
Currier, willard Chase, 7. ]. Cook,
Geo. Calhoun, Arthur Conklin, Corou
& Son, G. W, Donnel. ID. L. Dear.
mond, Ed Dimiek, G. H. Demaray,
Cramer Bros. Chris Esmann, D.
Fry, h. L. Gilkey. Hugh NJ. Guthrie,
o. Gibson, L. B. Hall, Geo A. Hamil
ton, d. @. Hefley, Herman & Flynn,
j. E Hair. Earl V. Ingles, H. Z. Kin
ny. Gus KaIner, Kinney g. Truax,
W. G. Long, Robt. Mclean, Jessie
Mash, g. S. Mstherson. Frauk Mash
burn, X. H. O'Neill, S. W. Phillips
j. Pardee, Rydon & Johnson, L. A.
Robertson, Stanton Rowell, f. w.
Reid, j. G. Riggs, s. H. Riggs, W.
B. Sherman. E. V. Smith. Claui
Schmidt, Geo. O. Sabin. p. F.
Swayne, Lee Sill. G. 81. Scarborough
R. A. Thomas, DR.. VauDyke, A. E.
Voorhies, ]. S. VsnBuskert. Ed Var
Dyke, E. S. Shank. E. 81. Wise, G. E
Wester, ID. WOOD, w. w. walker
Robert Robertson.
$50 Subscriptions-M. ]. Anderson
Z. A. Cheethsm, A. B. Cornell Robert
A. Dean, G. Guyton. Henry Huck
]. H. Harris, @. Q. Hall, W L. Ire
land, r. E. Kuhlman. Nelson E
Macluff. F. B.Oldiug, Geo r. Riddle
s25 Subscrptions-W. G. Scott.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30

as the tool of Eastern manufacturing
monopolies and W. ]. Bryan and Ste
phen Jewell were represented as beiug
engaged in making gamblers and pr $
ritutes. OF course ! did my duty AID
called him down when l thought that
he had reached the limit.
Why this two-legged brute shnsld
have included me in his list is hfru to
understand. as / had just very cou't
ously granted him the use of the cou,t
house. But I think that there are
enough gentlemen IN the socialist eli b
10 make due public apology for the
insult that was offered. think AT
there were not more than half a dozen
of his audience who were derrave !
enough to applaud this cowardly at
tack ON decent people.
Any man who would call in que'-
tion the moral cleanliness Of Taft.
Bryan, or Dsbs should be called d wn
Immediately. let this mission what
it may. STEPHEN JEWELL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
lewis at the court House.

Editor Courier a fair sized audi
ence gathered at the Court House last
Wednesday evening to hear socialist
speech from "a man by the name Of
Lewis, bot were very much disap-
pointed. as 1t turned DOT 10 be a
wholesale slandering Of George Wash
ington. Abraham Lincoln, W j.
Bryan and Stephen Jewell George
Washington was represented as lial
and land thief. Abraham LincolI
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
RUITDALE GRANGE.

Fruitdale Grange met last Saturday
at the school house, nearly all the OH.
GERS aud members were present. There
were also quite number Of visitors
present and most OF them are thinsing
of becoming "grangers in the near
future. Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Coutant
were initiated and cordially we!com d
into this grange.s The dinner which
consisted of roast, fried and stew ed
chicken, hot chicken and cold chicken
aud nearly every thing is good 10 eit
was enjoyed by all. The literary pro.
gram was good throughout aud all
went home feeling that tho day hsd
been yefy pleasantly aud proftahly
spent. GRANGE REPORTER
There are thousands Of business
orders marked: stop IT Bryan is
elected. II wage eaners doubt this
statement let them investigate tile
matter for Themselves IN the irdns.
trial circles. -r'ce ~em1cfaf.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-30
Counted the Dots

Miss Edna Cornell won the ring
given away by Alfred Lstcher for
Counting the Dots. The correct
number Of dots as 1853. and this mum.
Der was turned in by three people,
but according TO tie rules the first
correct answer tarhed in got the ring.
Others who had the right answer Were
Misses Halle Montgomery and Lizzie
Brown.