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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Convention Rates,

On the following occasions ticket
win be sold on the certificate plan al
Grants Pass for one and one.third
fare for the round trip;
Grand Enoampment. Rsbekah As.
sembly and Grand Lodge l. o. o. F.
at Salem May 18th to May alst.
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. NJ, and
Grand Chapter r A Mssons of Oregon,
Portland, June sth to June 18th.
No stopovers given on above tickets.
For the conventions tickets may be
purchased three days prior-to or on the
opening day, and are good to return
any time within two days after meet.
ngs close. For further information
all at the depot
r. X. MONTGOMERY,
Agent
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
VALUE PER ACRE OF
FRUITS IN JOSEPHINE

Following is a partial list Of fruits
and vegetables which flourish in Jose.
phine county and the amount of
money per acre which may be realized
from their culture. 1t should be borne
in mind also that these are conserya.
tive averages, and many Of them ara
under'estimated rather than over .esti
mated. The soil here is capable Of
producing much more per acre of
many OF the crops mentioned. These
hsures, however, give the prospective
investor - conservative idea of what
may be achieved in Josephine county:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Abnormal Dark Growth on Pear
TrSes.

j. s. Linton, who bought 45.aore
farm on Jerome Prairie . year ago
last winter and will engage in fruit
growing, was . caller Wednesday at
the office Of Secretary Meserve With q
pear limb that he feared had the blight
or some other disease. The bark of
the affected limb was raised In several
places an eighth Of IN inch and as
large ss silver quarter In extent.
The bark appeared perfectly healthy
and the wood was sound and the only
explanation OF the trouble was that
the limb had had an excess of .ssp
this spring, for the bark enlarse sement
only recently appeared on this limb.
The evident cause for this excessive
sap flow was that tho tree, an old one
had been cut down at the ground a
couple Of years ago and q vigorous
sprout had put up from the root. In
February Mr.. Linton cot of the top
Of this young tree and 1t was Just be.
ow the end Of the tree where the en-.
srgement of the bark took place.
Mr.. Linton has begun the planting of
! new orchard and he now has out 90
BARTLETT pears, 80 Spitzenburgs and 81
Vewtown apples aud 100 Crawford
'saches half early and half late. so
ass ss he gets the land clesred-for
erome prairie ceased to be treeless
taot 30 years ago when the Indians
'st ran hre over it-Mr. Linton will
xtend his orchard until he has his 7
hole farm to fruit trees, He will
liant, though, mostly pears and largely
artletts.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Grow Mexican Sweet Peppers.

Grow Mexican Sweet Pepper ..
A new crop and especially available
TO fruit growers who have yoaDg or
chards in which they desire to grow
only crops among their trees that re-
quire cultivation, is TO be introduced
into Rogue River valley this season.
1t is that Of Mexican sweet peppers.
This venture is being undertaken by
r. W. Dunn, recently from Seattle
but formerly . resident Of Texas. Mr..
Dunn has had considerable exper.
ienco with raising Mexican sweet pep.
pers and from the investigation he has
made Of the soil and climatic condi.
tions of Rogue River valley he be-
lieves that il may be possible TO grow
and mature them here. He brought a
quantity Of selected seed with him
and these he has planted in hot bed
that he constructed at G. @. English's 8
place ON South SitIh street. The
plants are now ready for distribution
and farmers who desire to give the
peppers test can get plants by apply
ing to Mr.. Dunn at the Western Ho-
tel, or Charles Meserve Only a few
plants will be given to each p-rson.
There is a large demand for Mexican
sweet peppers for they are used in all
high grade condiments and tamalss.
1t takes . peculiar soil and climate
to grow them to perfection and there
arc but few sections of the United
States in which they are grown.
Should these peppers attain the re-
quired quality here the growing of
them could be made an important in-
dustry. for the demand for them is 30
great that the market would take them
in car load lots. As these peppers
grow only to about the height of to.
matoes and take little of the plant
food required by fruit trees they
would be afdesirAble crop to grow in
= young orchard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

Where is there another county which
VIII produce successfully, SO great a
variety Of fruits and vegetables so
pro'lucSllyt Aud there are 100. OCO
acres Of land Immediately tributary to
Trants Pass now uu,lsartd which will
srow all these fruits. which NAV be-
had az from $50 20 Sioo per acre
q Get wise and come to Grants Pass
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

Relative to the construction of nail,
road into the Waldo country he saia
he Thought that on account of tbs
heavier freight traffic which woula
naturally result that a steam road woula
be more feasible than an electric linz
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY ORCHARD NOTES
BY CHARLES MESERVE
seoretary Grants Pass EruIt Growers Association

work Of the orchsrdist is not rushing
and crushing like in some other ,o.
cations, or even so sonhning as that of
dsiryius bot it must be done at the
proper time and in a thorough manner
or the Losses will soon put the luckless
grower out of business.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

DoWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt aod thorough and will in
q short time strengthen Weakened
kidneys and allays troubles arising
from Inflammation Of the bladder.
Sold by Model Drug Store. AS l3t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-19
Cotton RAISING a Business.

1t should be a reprOach to any land
owner that he did not try, at least, to
get all the returns he possibly could
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the hour is late. Won't you be- seat
ed?" and l found her chair. The
secretary leaned back against it and
folded her hands.
Il shall be quick" she said: but l
want to ask you something" She
spoke in a low voice, but with perfect
composure, though she never lifted her
eyes. caught myself wondering
whether she cast them down habitual-
ly. so that people might observe the
length of her black eyelashes.
"Yes?" l said, to encourage her.
"Of course, you know Lord Vincent
very well, don't you?" AS she asked
me this direct question she looked me
full in the face, and as my eyes met
hers l mentally thanked her for her
mercy in not often permitting man to
gaze into them.
Yes" l said, recovering myself, Il
know him very we'll"
And he tells you things, doesn't he?'
Most things" l replied, wondering
at what she was driving.
Then could you tell me, please. if
| if he accepted Miss Agatha-the one
with the hazel eyes that you call
Agatha Fifth--when she told him she
loved him."
| | was never more aStounded in my
life. How did she know that Agatha
Fifth had told Vincent she loved him,
and how did it concern her? Perhaps,
however, she was acting under Mrs.
Armistead's orders. but il so she ought
to have said so.
That's question of a very personal
nature" l said and eyed her search
ingly: but don't think Lord Vincent
would mind. as long as you know so
much about it. if l tell you that he re-
fused the young lady who was indis-
Greet enough to ask him to marry her"
The secretary gave a sudden start
siderable effort. regained control of
herSlf
He refused her." | continuation
the girl and her question and her
ISSUulHt lSSllIlS llllClCHN INV S'i
though she told him she was the real
Honorable Agatha" | was so proud
of Vincent for that that l was glad
To be able to tell someone about it.
She said that-and he refused her.
repeated the girl in an awed tone
l'HOw could ne do it. how could he?'
Then ii was true? She is really the
daughter of Fletcher BOyd"" cried
eagerly. At last | had stumbled upon
the truth, for knew the secretary was
in the secret.
But she only smiled at me. "You
are Il good man. she said, "a good
man."
The room was growing chilly and
the fire was getting low, and as she
spoke she slipped down from the higf
chair and seated herself on little stoo
at my feet stretching out her slim
Hands toward the blaze. II thank
lyou." she said simply. and gazed into
the fire a moment, while I gaZed at hel
slender young figure her pink anC
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white skin, straight, little nose, and
wide. red mouth with it's Du Maurier
chin-and all in n moment I felt my
self plying the poor little girl. Vim
cent was such an attractive young
scamp. he might be playing fast and
loose with her affections without in
tending it or realizing that he was
doing so. Involuntarily I leaned to-
ward her.
My dear young lady," I said, and
as l spoke 1 caught myself thinking
her really good looking. IF she only
did her hair decently," 1 thought, I'D
call her beauty, I really believe l
should" my dear young lady" I said,
tell me in confidence and perhaps I
can help you. Do you-er-are you
|er-er-interested in Lord Wilfred? II
so. allow me, conjure you, nay, l beg
of you, to put all thought Of him out OF
your head He doesn't mean, 1t for he
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strokes, but 'pon my honor l never
thought of such a thing" And I might
have known that he wouldn't.
Left to myself, / was thinking out
my plan of campaign as regarded
Agatha Third when a slight noise in
the back of the room attracted my
attention. l looked up, startled, for it
was late, and the large, dimly lighted
drawing room was rather an eerie
place. and saw over the back of my
chair the slight form of the secretary
approaching. Her hair was as neat as
usual and her dress was the same SIM
pie gray gown she wore when l had
seen her first.
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Terhune, "
she said, timidly, yet without hesita-
ton. Il am sorry to disturb you, but
would you have the goodness to give
me little of your time?"
Certainly" l replied, rising, though
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-19
A SUBTLE LETTER.
The Boy Knew Just How to Rouse His
Mothers Sympathy.


my son certainly does know how
to get around his mother" said 6
wealthy merchant at his club recent
ly. THAT boy Of mine Is a fine fel'
low, but he has such queer ideas. He
writes verses and little sketches, OF
whatever you call them, and is furi
Gus because I want him to be an at
torney.
"A few weeks ago he and had 6
talk about his future. Father hi
said, Just give me my fare west and
will get a position on a newspaper
out there and make you proud Of me
but it would be so awfully dull to bt
only a Boston lawyer
well, I bought him ticket to Sar
Francisco and gave him $25 for pock
ct money He had been mollycod'
died quite a lot and made to think hi
was a genius, and l knew to get ou
and rustic would be the best thinG
for him.
II arranged through a western
friend Of mine to see that the young
ster did not starve to death, and
awaited developments. He did no
write for money, and 1 learned
through a friend, corroborated by 6
letter the boy wrote to my wife, tha
he was earning $S a week.
But that youngster will make &
good lawyer just the same. Yor
ought to see the last letter he sent tc
his mother. After reading it she wir'
ed him $50 as soon as she could get tc
the telegraph office. She never saic
a word to me until afterward.
Here is his letter:
Dear Mother-I have not writer
to you for quite awhile. 1 have beer
so busy. l seldom get to bed before
midnight, and l am usually too tiret
to write. There is an awfully nice 10
of boys on this paper, and we are try
ing 20 save money, / am writing thi
in my bathrobe because 1 pawned m!
best suit to pay my room rent, anC
the landlady is pressing the other.
sold the rest Of my clothes, as fel
low only needs two suits. 1 thinl
father was so wise to decide 1 mus
shift for myself. 1t was the bes
thing, and l am doing splendidly. Be
fore this | never thought l could liv'
on the food I eat now, but it seems
to nourish me. l had rolls and cOffe.
for breakfast, and l find 1 do no
need any luncheon. Then 1 have dis
covered a place-and it is quite clear
where for dinner l can get beam
and coffee or a stew and coffee fo
ten cents. l do not mind a bit abou
the kind of people who eat here. The!
are just as good as 1 am. hardl!
ever have to go to bed hungry. Low
ingly.
do you wonder my wife hurried
downtown to telegraph $5O?' L an
going to send for that son of mine t.
come home. I may be able to d.
something with him after all."-Bos
ton Advertiser.
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To be Continued.

HILL on BRYAN.-David 3. Hill,
former United States senator, and for
long time the leader of the Demo-
cratic party in New York sailed for
Europe last week, on the steamer
Baltic Discussing his retirement from
active politics Mr.. Hill said:
There is no Democratic party.
When l met the late Governor Altgeld
in little room up a back stair in a
Chicago hotel, shortly before the first
sO-called Bryan convention. l told him
that the policies which he represented
would drive the Democratic party to
hell. Then years later, l said: You
are most there; stop before you have
absolutely ruined the party But
Bryan was nominated, and l saw the
futility of minority report with only
ten votes back Of me.
Il admit that the Republican party is
badly disorganiZed at the present time.
Both parties are disorganized.
There was an opportunity, but I
fear it has been overlooked. The key
of this political campaign should be
Taft, the candidate of political patron
age What else is he? He is put be-
fore the people as Il candidate by the
power of political patronage Moth
ing else.
Now, both sides in the coming po-
litical struggle will have to go to the
masses for their votes. They must
draw from the masses, and what bet
ter man could stand against the cam
didateS representing the power of pa
ltronage' than John Johnson. who spent
| his bOyhood days in a county poor
house? Think of it-torchlight process
Sions with banners reading John
Johnson, the poor house candidate.
And from what l have been able to
learn, Mr.. Johnson is more than a mere
near to- the people candidate: he is a
we'll l-balanced man and an able man.
Every time Bryan says 1 kept the
| faith il makes me smile. He has kept
the faith indeed. He kept it out in
Nebraska his own state, which is now
Republican to its political core.
THE Democratic party never wanted
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan wanted the
Democratic party. He forced himself
upon the party in 1896 and again on
what was left of the party in 1900 and
now in 1908 he calls himself the Dem
Ucratic party and says, 1 have kept
| the faith"
land the English courts. former Sena-
tor Hill will visit the reichstag and
possibly other foreign parliaments.
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AGATHA FOURTH.

is a graceless young fiirt He doesn't
mean a word he says. Let me warn
yOu-be advised"
l stopped short. In the midst OF
my well-meant flow of words I stop
ped short. for, could believe my eyes
the secretary was laughing at me.
did, actually-"my dear old man, your
warnings are superfluous, for l am a
married woman" and, still laughing
she left the room.
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~, The industry of hintmaking still
thriveS in Brandon, England. The
fints are sent to Africa and other
countries where the guns Of 100 years
ago are still in active service.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-03-12
Hab|ando con Nj. Posi-
Una opinion sObre el infOrme de IL
C0misi6n para decIarar dia festi-
vO la llegada de Ponce de Le6m
LA VACANTE DE cAYEY

Despues del informe de Ia Conf
sion de la Camara. sobre 81 debe L.
ciararSe cia festive Ell IL de AgOstO
del corriente afio, en- que Sc cumplen
cuatrocientoS afios de la llepada de
uan Ponce de Leon esta iSla. Cuyo
lnforme publicamos en- otro iuqar de
este periodico. I'm redactor nuestr0
creyo cOnveniente avistarse CON Ell
|Gobernador Mr. Post & fin de conocer
su opinion en- ell asunto.
AprOvechando un momento en- Qte
Mr.. Post salio acompaf1ado del sefior
Georgetti quien celebr6 una confe-
rencia con dicha autoridad, no sabe-
mos Sobre que asuntos. Sc acerc6
Duestro redactor a Mr. Post, pregun-
tandole primeramente sobre Ell nom
bramiento de Juez Municipal para
Cayey.
Mr.. Post apesar de la prisa que
llevaba, manifesto que todavfa no
habia recibido la terna, pero que
proba blemente no frmarfa die b
nombramiento hasta algunos dfas des-
pues de terminada la legislature
Muchos trabajos pesan sobre su mesa
y esperan turno.
Mr.. Post dedica catorce horas dia-
rias al estudio de proyectos de ley
y otrOS aSuntoS admir- iStrativoS "
pubicos que reclaman un estudi0
atento.
Mr.. Post es de los gobernantes que
estudian detenidamente cada uno v
todos los bills de las Camaras,
gusta tambi6n de conocer las opinio-
mes en- to0as las Guest ZONES que Sc
partean dentso fuera de la politics
militarGe. Los killg 6rmados por MT.
Post oe roclican en- osro sltio del Pc
ri6dJcG. For Gltimo, ,coasestando &un
pregurt& lie nuestro redactor quie..
lie puso al corriente de la votaci6u
del informe de la Comision que ha
estudiado la solicitud presentada
por Ell doctor Coll y Toste sobre Pom
&C de Leon, expuso en- pocas palabras
su parecer Y manifesto. que 81 no era
contrario dicho inforne nj al obie-
TO que Sc persigue, pues ha hecho suS
estudios tambien siguiendo las lumi-
nosas controversies en- la Camara Y
en- la prensa, y por o-dijo-que
nada de particular encuentra EN- que
el II de Agosto, fecha del cuarto
aniversario, de la llegads de Ponce
de Leon sea declarado dfa festive, IN
terpretando asf Ell anhelo del pals
representado por la Camara de De-
legados.
Y sin hacer perder mas tempo al
honorable funcionario nos retiramos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-03-12
de Ia cOnpaiIa.
Ell EXITO DE ANOCHF.

Con un pdblico distinguido que AGO.
gi6 con marcadas q mostraciones de
slmpatia los artislas que acaban de
librar tan brillante campafla en- Are
cibo, Sc llev6 efecto anochc la rea~
paricion de la excelente compaf1fa
que dlrlge ell distinguido actor Carlos
Freixas.
Las obras puestas en- escena, fue-
ron In MaLa Sembya, cuyo admirable
desempeflo en- el que sobresalen la
seforita Arregui, Freixas y la s-fIora
Arangu~en, hemos consiguado tantas
veceS.
II Hmsay de Ia guay211 (estrenoA en-
que luci6 su arrogante belleza SUI
VOC armoniosa la sefiorita Blanchart.
y la Czarina, en- que las bellas tipleS
sefloras Chaves Teresina Mas, es-
cucharon muchoS aplausos.
La Chaves tambien fu6 muy aplau-
dida en- la LisSetke de FL knSsy de Ec
eaagdaa.
Ell estreno de esta zarzuela, 81 no
ha entusiasmado, ha gustado franca-
mente pr las donazuras del libro
10 bello ratos Y 4 ratios agradable
de la m6sica del gran Wives.
Esta noche, la segunda function de
la nueva temporada, con un programa
escogidisimo. Sc estrena La nara ds
alcafdc Una obra de SECURE exito.
EDDsgaS9ag0 eAg-D@rn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-03-12
En- Ia Cdnara de Delegates


Como informamos aver, en- la Sc
sion de la mafiana en- la Camara fue
aprobado una parte del informe de la
Comision de Hacienda al c.. B. 4
Presupuesto de gastos del gobierno
de Puerto Rico, para ell aflo de 1907
q 1908.
Sc dieron en- la session de la tarde,
las siguienteS cifras:
Departamento de instruction. Sc
| flo Ell n1mero de ma estros gradua-
dos, de ingles, principales y prcpa-
ratorios, dejando la asignaci6n de
$721-7oo fjada por e: ::Departamento.
Sc aumento ell sueldo un empleado,
jefe de divis ion, $4,000 Las asig-
naciones de gastos eventuales y IL
bros de texto Sc rebajaron $50 900
en- conjunto, en- vez de $o4 500 asig-
nados por Ell Consejo. Suprimidos
los gastos de viaje y conferenc ia s
generates.
En- la biblio:eca insular Sc deiaron
las misnas partidas de sueldos que
en- el presupuesto anterior. fjandose
$4,000 para conpra de libros. Las
tres parties han de ser en- castellano.
Ell sueldo del director de Sanidad,
Carload y Prisiones, quedo en- S4 900.
Sc aumentaron los sueldos de I'm CO.
pista, dos escribientes, del inspector
medico del dlstrito Norte, del escri-
biente traductor, de Tn mensajero
del primero y segundo iefe guarda
almacen del Preside. Sc flo una
|consignacion de $4,000 para los hos
pitales de Yabucoa y Yauco Sc au-
mento la asignacion para Ell sustento
de asilsdos Ia centavos en- vez de
I3 fJados por ell Consejo. Sc cre6
una plaza de maestro ebanista. Sc
aumrnto el sueldo al sargento de
guardia de penaIes. Sc aumentaron
los sueldos de los alcaides de carcel
de Ponce, Mayagaez. Humacao, Are
cibo, Aguadilla y Guyana
Sc consignaron S. para la es-
cuela de Norses. Sc aument6 4 $4,000
ell sueldo del presidente de la comi-
sion de "Servicio civil. La asigna-
clon para gaStos extraordinarios Sc
flo en- $4,000
Ell sub secretario de la Corte de
San Juan Sc aurnento a ST 500. Ell
dactiligrafo de la Corte Suprema Sc
aument0 a $1,000. Rebajados los
sueldos del juez y fiscal de Ponce
10 que tienen los demas de las otras
Cortes de justicia. Aumentado ell
sueldo del sub secretario de la Corte
de Mayaguez un ohcial del Regis
tro de la propiedad de Guayama.
Aprobado Ell informe de la Comi-
sion.
Todas las enmiendas propuestas
despues en- la Camara fueron recha-
zadas combatiendolas Ell sef1or Muf1oz
Rivera, exceptuando una del sef1or
Eduardo Georgetti, para aumentar
la asigna cion. para utensilios, ropas
de cana los nifios del asio de Ca
ridad. la que sc aumento q $1,000,
despu6s de IN largo debate.
Sc ordeno poner en- limpio tradu-
cir al ingles las enmiendas hechas
por la Camara para dar cuenta al
Consejo maflana a. m.
En- la session de por IL noche sc
discutio ell bill presentado en- el Con
sejo Executive para creacion de una
'Gaceta O6cial' y despues de muchas
enmiendas preseutadas por el sef1or
Mufioz Rivera, sc aprobo en- segun
da lectura en- Ia forma enmendada.