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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-19

The orchard meeting to be held at
Fruitdsle this Saturday afternoon
promises TO be the largest gathering
of those interested in the fruit in
dustry in Josephine county Of any
such meeting yet held by the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Association.
Word has been received by Secretary
Meserye that nearly all the leading
orchardists Of the county will be pres
ent and quite number Of the promi-
nent business men Of Grants Pass, &C
compained by their ladies, will at
tend. The business men Of this city
are realizing more and more The i'm
portsnce of the fruit industry 10 the
prosperity of the county and in the
building Of their city and they are
now giving hearty cooperation to
tbs fruit growers in their campaign
Of education TO teach the beginners
how to grow an orchard and how TO
protect the trees and the fruit from
pests ard how to pack their fruit
at it may command the best mar
kets.
The meeting will be held at River
side Fruit Farm aud Elersl9e Fruit
Farm, owned respectively by Geo.
A. Hamilton and Prof. X. r. Turner,
and it is expected that all will be at
Mr.. Hamilton's promptly at . p. IN.
The first half Of the afternoon will
be devoted to tour of the orchards
under the direction # H. G. Bate
ham, who will explain methods Of
pruning and caring Of both young
and OLD fruit trees and how to Identity
the various pests and how to subdue
them. Mr.. Bateham Is from Hood
River coming to Fruitdale this past
winter where he has bought land
and will plant an orchard and vine
yard. Mr.. Bsteham had a fins or
chsrd and nursery at Hood River and
he had the standing there as one of
the leading experts in that famous
fruit district in all that pertains to
fighting the pests and to growing
fruit. Il is at the invitation of the
officers Of the Fruit Growers Asso-
citation that he will take charge of
the demonstration work at Saturdays
meeting and ii will be to the interest
of all who want to learn the secrets
Of successful fruit growing. that if
acquired through their own exper-
iene would take years Of time and
much money, to attend aud pay close
attention to what will be demon
,trstsd. The tour will include an old
orchard that is being reclaimed and
'oung orchards of apple, pear, peach
md cherry trees and young vine
gard
At the close Of the orchard demon
tration a social hour will be spent
u the lawn at Mr. and Mrs. Hamil.
on's home when the ladies of Fruit.
ale Grange will serve light refresh
ients The Riverside Farm is but
wo miles from this city by good
pad, or a shady trail by the river
ank
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-19

s. A. Herring, Of Portland, superin-
endent for Oregon for the Pacific
Fruit Express Company, was in Grants
Pass Tuesday to interview Secretary
Meserve, Of the Fruit Growers Asso-
citation, in regard to the quantity and
the kinds Of fruit that would be for
shipment from this section of Rogue
River Valley this season The Pacific
Fruit Express Company is corpora
tion within the Southern Pacific
organized last year for the purpose
OF supplying refrigerator cars for ship
ping fruit. For years past the Ar
mour Company of Chicago, supplied
all the railroads in the United States
with refrigerator cars and controlled
the fruit carrying trade OF the
country. But the railroads are one
by one breaking loose from this giant
monopoly and last year the Southern
Pacific installed refrigerator cars of
their own on all their lines. These
cars are much superior to the old
Armour cars, they bsing larger and
made more nearly non.conductor of
heat and cold, and they have the fur.
ther advantage OF having larger ice
tanks which insures the keeping of
pears, peaches and berries in better
condition when shipped during hot
weather. Mr.. Herring has charge of
all fruit carrying business in OREGON
for his company and during the sum
er and fall months he has an exceed
ingly busy time, He stated to Secre-
tary Meserve that the indications were
that larger. shipments of fruit would
be made from Oregon this season
than in an former year. The acreage
of fruit in the state is steadily in
creasing and the growers are becoming
more proficient in producing a perfect
fruit and in putting up pack that
in honesty and attractiveness meets
the demands Of the Nettor laos Of
trade and that va, ant rut
to distant marke II think
that there is no / kei. oOd O nit
market being Gu h with u,,r.p
ductiou for the posts wi, aod wu
the production d he d maud Is
steadily gainins by reason II crease
in population aul the teude C Of
civilized people TO eat less meat and
more fruit The art Of packing and
shipping fruit is now SO perfect that
fruit can be sent thousands Of miles
to market and arrive in the best Of
condition. As to the Rogue River
Valley, Mr.. Herring thinks. that with
the splendid .record that this valley
has had in .rsising high grade fruit.
aud In getting prices beyond the
highest hopes OF the old.time -or.
ohardist who. seldom got abovs."5o
cents a box for his fruit, that its or.
chsrds will b. yeritsble gold ,mines
to the"owners in the years to come.
And the more orchards and. vineyards
in Rogue River Valley the greater
and the more certain will De the
profits for there will be better mack.
ing shipping and marketing condi.
uons and more thorough campaign
and a lessened expense in holding the
pests in check.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-19
bad Attack of Dysentery Cured.

"An honored citizen Of this town was suf.
fering from a severe attack Of dysentery. He
told friend if he could obtain . bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, ne felt confident of being cured, he
having used this remedy in the West. He
was told that kept it in stock and lost no
time in obtaining it, and was promptly
cured" says NJ. J. Leach, druggist of VOL
eott, VI For sale by NJ. Clsmens
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-19

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts promptly yet gently on the
bowels, through which the cold is
forced out of the system, and at the
same time it allsys inflammation.
Sold By Model Drug Store. 4-S 1St
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
BRUSH CREEK.

The first snow OF the season fell last
Saturday, and some of our people
were trying the sleighing on Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. o. A.. Barton, of Ak
ersville, have returned from a weeks
visit to their daughter, Mrs. Seamen,
at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Williams, af-
ter spending @ few days with their
daughter, Mrs. Little, at Saxton, have
returned to their home at Akersville.
Henry N and Sebert Barton were
among the lucky hunters who each
succeeded in killing wild turkey last
week
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dishong spent
the latter part OF last week with rela-
tiyes in our valley.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. @. Barton spent
last Sunday in the home OF c. r. Ak
ers.
The painters and paper hangers
have about completed their work on
the house OF Piper Barton, and 1t is
now ready for occupancy.
Piper Barton had the misfortune to
cut his foot one day last week.
Russell Carbaugh spent Saturday
and Sunday 10 the home of Henry N.
Barton.
Mrs, John Bard spent ono day last
week with her sister Mrs. Albert
Spade.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
IMPROVING MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
Hon. J. G. Thropp VIII Preserve Fulton
County Game.


Hon. Joseph E. Thropp has a
number of men at work repairing
and altering the historic Mount
ain House, on the old McIlvaine
property In Fulton county. A
new pipe line has been laid, bring
ing pure spring water to the
building, a new roof is being put
on, the porch changed ard i'm
proved, two bathrooms are being
put In the house, o small room
made into sitting room and
writing room on the second floor,
board partitions replaced by plas
ter, the rooms will be neatly pa
pered, and the wood work, inside
aud out, painted. The new barn
is about completed.
Notices are being posted over
that and what was formerly the
Scott-Gratz land, forblddlng tres
passing and hunting. In this
matter Mr.. Thropp is showing
no selfish spirit, just the reverse.
He does not intend to kill the
game himself, and he wishes to
protect it for year or two so
that hunting will be worth while.
1t is understood that Mr.. Thropp
may purchase and set free some
wild ANIMALS and birds in the
spring. The people shonld show
their appreciation of what Mr..
Thropp Is doing by helping him
to protect the game and encour-
age it's increase Bedford Ga
zette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
our fIRsr PRESIDENT.
The Average American Knows Very
Little About washington.

Litue Adult WhsntnVtou.
Born Feb. 90, 1882; died Dec
IA, 1899; fought Indians; time
and place a little vague. Was he
not with Braddock Married a
widow named Martha; was com.
mander all through our Revolu-
ton; was our first president and
had two terms; wrote a farewell
addi ess; knew Lafayette and
Thomas Jefferson; crossed the
Delaware at Trenton just before
Christmas and surprised the
Hesslans; beat Cornwallis at
Yorktown and was first in war,
first in peace, and first In the
hearts of his countrymeu.
These are all public facts.
What does the reader know of
Washington the many More
than likely 1t will be as follows :
Cut down a cherry tree with a
Ratchet; owned up to having done
so, saying, Father, cannot tell
a lle;" tn, ew a stone very far
across some river; climbed up the
side of the natural bridge and cut
his initials; worked hard at school;
was steady; was very good all the
time, and every body looked up to
him; of course very brave, of
course very wise and a great pa.
trlot; was one of the greatest
men ia all history; was tall,
strong, wore those knee breeches
of colonial days and a wig; looked
stern; would probably lecture you
and tell you TO be vlrtuous and
you would be happy. Such, if 1
mistake not, is the readers Wis.,
ion of Washington as a man
cold, austere, Unconditional, with
out passions, grave, not merely
greater than human, simply not
human at ala sort of marble
statue. A figure to prize, to be
proud of as an American, a figure
to revere, but not character to
love, to be drawn to, to feel any
klnshp within a word, i'm amor
tai, yet not llving.-Everybody's g
Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
Educational Meetings.

The third educational meeting
of Licking Creek township was
held at Sloan school last Friday
evening.
The meeting was called to or
der by the teacher, Margaret
Daniels, after which Preslden,
While took charge. The follow
ing subjects were discussed /: l.
Daily Program; Order Of; Mum
ber and Length of Recltations
2. How do You Teach Geography
Primary and Advanced. g.
Duty of Parents, Pupil, and
Teacher.
The discussions we're inter
spersed with a number of inter
estlng songs and recitations by
the school; also, music by the
graphophone.
Mr.. Lamberson was present
and gave some very interesting
talks on the different subjects
l.. V. Hollinshead, Teacher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
OF ccsI and General Interest, Gathered
at Home or Clipped firm our
Exchanges.
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS

Mrs. Sarah Pittman has been
right poorly for week or two.
The Franklin county Teachers
Institute is being held IN Cham
bersburg this week.
Senator Alexander has been
confined to the house for several
days suffering from a severe at
tack of rheu matism.
Clarencs L. Sipes, who had
been spending few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mel
son Sipes, has returned to Pitts
burg.
WANTED-Second hand bags
and burlap; any kind, and guam
tity, anywhere; we pay freight.
Richmond Bag Co., Richmond,
Va. IL IL 10.
Hon. and Mrs. Jno. P. Sipes
aud Mrs. S. B. Woollet, drove
over to Cham bersburg yesterday
morning, spent the day in that
city, and returned home In the
evening.
Mrs. Hattie Kendall, who has
been lndisposed for two or three
weeks, is much better now, and
her friends hope she may be In
the enjoyment of her usual good
health soon.
Thanksgiving Day, as an insti--
tuition, is not observed in every
state of the union, but the spirit
which prompted it's birth and
which it was desiq ned to promote
pervades the whole nation. And
there is every reason why 1t
should. There is not one of US
but has good cause to be thank
full for the blessings bestowed
upon us. To be sure there are
dark days-days of sorrow, trial
and bereavement. But take life
as a whole, year in and year out,
and 1t will be seen that the sunny
days are far more numerous than
'ethe dark, and that the joys of life
far outnumb ber It's sorrows. OF
course this is true only of the life
that is spent wisely, using to best
advantage the faculties with
which God endowed it and recog-
nizing IN Him the Glver of all
good.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
AT FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
The dwelling of the Monument TO Hum
phrey's Division Draws Large
Crowd.

The unveiling of the monument
in the National Cemetery at Fred.
erlcksburg, Va, on the 18th INST,
to Gen. Andrew Atkinson Hum.
phrey's Third Division, Fifth
Army Corps and Pennsylvania
troops, attracted to that city a
large mum Der of people, of which
not less than 1900 were Pennsyl-
vanians. Among the veterans
well known here who attended,
were Captain Harvey Wishart,
Corporal DAVID w. Kelso, Tice
Kiesecker, John B. Lesher, Abra-
ham Hoopengardner, Abram
Bowman, Joseph Shatzer, and
George w. Glenn--all of whom
were mem bers of Co. b. 126 Reg.
Pa. Vol.
Prominent among the visitors
were Capt. Geo. F. Baer. presi
dent of the fredericksburg Bat
tlefeld Memorial Com mission,
Governor Stuart and staff, and
Admiral w. 5. Schley. The pa
rade, over a mile IN length, in
which statesmen, military lead
ers, and private citizens-includ
ing large number of men who
respectively wore the blue and
the gray during the dark days of
the rebellion--now all marched
together as citizens of reunited
nation.
The address OF welcome in be-
half of the Confederate veterans,
was made by Judge John t, Goo
lick, of fredericksburg, and the
address of welcome to the Union
veterans, by Major Robert w.
Hunter, representing Governor
Swanson, of Virginia
The great address of the occa
cion, however, was delivered by
our own Colonel Mcclure. Want
Of space forbIds our giving even
the briefest abstract. 1t was In
his usually able and impressive
style, and was well worth jour
ney to Fredericksburg TO hear.
These grand occasions mean
much to the old soldier; and how
much 1t would have meant If ev--
cry Fulton county veteran could
have been there to have the mem
0rles OF his old war days revived.
d. w. X.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
May Go 10 the Senate.

From present indications it
looks very probable that Roose-
velt and Bryan may both be sent
to Senate from their respective
States. That President Roose-
velt may be the successor of SEN
ator Platt in the Senate is con-
sidered by many IN Washington
as not at all improbable.
Those who regard this as pos
slble declare that they have as
su~ance from the President him
self that he would not be entirely
averse to tine acceptance of the
Senatorial Office under conditions
as they Will be after the fourth
of March. So far as is known he
had made no recent expressions
on the subject, but he has SAID
within the past year that with
Mr.. Taft as President he would
not feel the same hesltancy about
entering the Senate that he
would feel with some one In the
White House with whom his re-
latlons were not as intimate as
they are with Mr.. Taft.
The suggestion that Bryan be
made a Senator from Nebraska
is also finding favor among Demo
Gratis, and if the leaders have
their way Bryan wilt be thrust
forward to oppose Senator Burk-
EFT two years hence. They say
they propose to clear the track of
any opposition candidates within
the party and so put 1t up to Bry-
an that he cannot refuse.
The Democratic idea now is to
adopt the Oregon plan at the
coming session of the Legislature
so that in 1910 Nebraska voters
can choose their Senator just Is
they do their Governor, and the
Legislature must ratfy their
choice.
One law sure to be enacted, as
it is platform pledge and insist
ed upon by Bryan, will proyids a
system of bank deposit guaranty
for State banks. The Democrats
have four fifths of the Leglsla-
ture, and Bryan is expected to
submit the bill he desires.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19

The third educational meeting
of Bethel township, was held at
Mount Airy School, Nov. 18th.
The meeting was called to order
by the teacher, A. G. Garland
and G.. ]. Mellott was appointed
president. The following topics
were discussed: L. Local Insti-
tutes, value of etc. 2. Duty of
teacher Patron and Directors.
3. Child Nature The discus
sions were lnterspersed with a
number of recitatlons and songs
by the school which reflected
much credit to both teacher and
pupils. The following teachers
were present, S. l.. Barnhard,
A. @. Garland, Opal e. Sharpe,
and Kathryn E Yonker.-Kath-
ryn e. Yonker, Secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
OUR TIME STANDARDS.
The -Four Sections That Divide the Unit
ed States.


Every nation has It's owa time
standard, but the United States
has four. These time sections,
as they are called, we're introduc
ed in the year 1883, chiefly for
the railroads, and are known as
the eastern, central, mountain
and Pacific. The eastern sec
ton extends IRON the Atlantis
coast to an irregular line drawn
from Detroit to Charleston, S. c.,
the central includes all between
this line and another extending
from Bismarck, N. D. to the
mouth of the Rio Grand river;
the mountain extends from here
to the western boundary OF Mon
tana, Idaho, Utah and Arizona,
and the Pacific includes all the
remainder Of the country to the
Pacific coast.
The difference IN time between
adjoining sections is one hour, so
that when it is IL o'clock IN New
York city 1t ia IL o'clock at Chi
cago, 10 o'clock at Denver and 9
o'clock at San Francisco. The
true local time of any place is
slower or faster than the stand
ard time, according as the place
is west or east of the time meli
dian. Thus the local time at
Boston is sixteen minutes faster
than eastern standard time, while
at Buffalo it is sixteen minutes
slower.-Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
A Problem In Numbers.

No one is known to have sue.
ceeded in finding two integral
numb bers such that the sum of
their cubes would produce the
cube of a whole number. The
cubes of the fist ten numbers
give the following series; 1-8-
27-64 4-125-2l6-3 -343-512- -729-1, 900.
This series may be prolonged in
definitely. The problem would
then be to find two members of
the series such that their sum is
just equal to another pum Der.
Adding 1875 and 2l6, we get BAL,
which is certainly pretty close TO
343. Again, adding 2i6 and 512,
we obtain 728, which IS within a
single unit of 729, another men,
ber of the series. Another OK.
ample of being very close, but
but not exact, Is that 729 plus
1000 gives 1,729, which is but a
single unit more than l,72s. the
cube Of ~. 1t Will thus be seen
that the first twelve cubes yield
two cases where the approxima-
ton IL but unit out Of the way.
A she possible cubes are infinite
70 number, it may seem worth
while 70 prosecute the search.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
A Valuable Tip.
zette.

After exposure or when you
feel a cold coming on ia ke few
doses of Foley's Honey and Tar
and it will expel the. cold fl ON
your system. 1t cures the most
stubborn coughs and colds, and
prevents pneumonia. Trout's
drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
: Cider Making.

The undersigned is prepared with a
drst-class steam outfit at his home
near Jugtown, to do cider making,
and hereby gives notice that his mill
will be ready for business on every
Wednesday until the first OF October,
and after that time, on Wednesday
and Thursday OF each week.
6-20-tf. NICK HOFFMAN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-11-19
Executors Notice.

Letters testamentary on the estate OF John
q. Metzler. late of Lacking Creek township.
Fulton county,Pa deceased have been grant.
ed by the Register of Wills of Fulton county,
to the undersigned oil persons indebted to said
ment, and those h,ving legal claims against
the same will present them without delay
THOS. S. METZLER, Executor,
lO-S-6t. Harrsonvllle, Pa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-05
MOSCOW ALSO ALIVE.

Moscow has made a practical dem
orstration that prosperity is not de-
pendent upon the saloons, for today.
after having been dry two months,
Moscow is experiencing the most
prosperous conditions in its history,
says a report from that city.
When the move to rid the univer-
sity town of its load of saloons and
dives was started it was opposed by
many men-business men among
tEem-on the ground that the closing
of the saloon meant business stagna-
ton and a depression of the markets.
Yesterday six prominent business
men. representing different lines OF
activity, were interviewed for their
views on the success of the new or
der. Three of these men were lead
crs in opposing the change, yet all
six placed themselves heartily in ia
vor of perpetual continuation of the
dry reign. The men who had oppos-
&c the move now say their business
has increased more rapidly than at
any time since they opened their
stores, and their conversion to local
option is complete.
The police records also show the
success of the temperance work, for
the number of cases has fallen off
remarkably. while many of those that
dc come up can be traced directly to
ether towns where liquor is still dis
pensed
Time has not elapsed for the effect
on the university to show, but in the
further safeguarding of the morals OF
the students through removing tempt
alton. there seems little doubt tina
the enrolment of the University o
Idaho will show an increase as tim'
passes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-05

of strength and high resolve who by
consistently following a course he
knew to be right won the highest OF
honors. Another character, possess
ed Of equal talent and with equal OPP
rortunities, had forsaken the Ideals
OF his youth and as a result, while
he succeeded greatly he found him
self hated as an enemy of the people
and his closing days were filled with
bitterness.
This is n story that is as old as the
world but it is as true now as in the
past. Its truth is shown every day IN
the lives of the public men OF 'he
country.
The men who really succeed-the
Roosevelts, the Bryans, the Cumminses
and the Folks-are the men VINO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-05
THE LANDLORD.

The landlord used to come around
AS regular as a clock.
Upon the door we'd hear him pound
oh, twas a glad and joyful sound
To hear that landlord knock!
He knocked upon the entry way,
He Knocked upon the door;
He came around the first of May
And saw the puppies at their play,
And then he knocked some more.
That landlord used to hand us knocks
Because we had cat,
\ bird. a rabbit in a box.
And half hundred Plymouth Rocks,
What think you. now, of that?
But when he acted meanest yet
Was over Gwendolen;
When she was born, the little pet,
He growled and said, you mustn't let
This thing occur again."
We have another landlord now
And he is different.
We've bought a parrot and a COW
He doesn't holler, anyhow
or press us for the rent.
Now Gwendolen has sisters four
And she has brothers too;
And still this laidlord doesn't roar
Like that one used to do.
We've put that landlord mean to rout,
And l will tell you how:
We have cottage farther out.
With vines and roses round about,
And I'm the landlord now.