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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

waltz tune at the platform you coult
90 up and pivot" with your partner
just 10 show that you were not proud
or that you knew how to reverse.
Dancing went on al the time, couple:
coming and going and round dancine
being succeeded by quadrilles. Some
times a 1.-THE and sinuous jigdancel
got space cleared for himself to dis
port in, and great was the enthusiasm
when some girl would accept a chal
lenge and come out on the boards e
do turn with the jig-dancer. Such ad
vancing and swaying and retreating
such apparent Indifference and then
unexampled vigog; such a hammering
Of the boards and turning and twist.
ing, until at the end the crowd roared
its approval and the dancers disap-
pea1ed among the spectators.
Political society at the picnics. dem
ocratic as il seemed at first blush. had
its lines Of demarcation. which were
quite noticeably drawn. The wife and
daughters Of the big boss were on
hand. together with the women-folks
OF the various offce-holders. but they
did not mingle with the average lady
picnickers They sat by themselves
in something Of exclusive grandeur
and were pointed out BY the more
ordinary Of the merry-makers to their
companions.
Sometimes possible presidential
candidate graced the occasion by his
presence and consented 10 hand out a
sample OF silver-tongued oratory. But
never heard one yet who could draw
away any Of the attendance at the
baseball game or the fat womens rccv.
There's limit. even 10 oratory.
Great was the CONSERVATION when
as sometimes happened. the food
gates Of heaven opened and drowned
the picnic grounds. The last political
picnic attended commenced on a.
very threatening day. and at last the
clouds seemed to make up their minds
20 sweep the grounds. Our party had
taken alarm. with a number Of others
and had gone down the track to where
the first train TO town was stationed
The crowd got there and jammed the
train instantly. Just opposite the pic
mic ground. and half mile from US.
was wide platform. uncovered. on
which stood hundreds who were wait.
ing for this train. Let her go. Sam
said the conductor; mo stop till we
get TO Chicago" Away we went. and |
as we passed the picnic grounds hun.
ireds more came down through the |
irenching showers ia white dresses
that stuck TO their limbs and straw
hats that were being soaked 70 ruin.
But the train went past regardless OF
their yells. and as il went by the car
were raised and the chorus
81 the latest song was waited into
heir ears:
"Oh Amt dat awful.
Amt dat a shame
To keep my baby
Out In the rain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

I in. together with other raiment. club
dnes. tickets 10 various dances and
| entertainments, and in fact. from
morning until night. day in and day
out, 10 "sift" your salary steadily into
the hopper"
The grand balls" were Of course
the most important functions given
by the party. They were attended by
everybody. including the mayor. and
he led the grand march. II was a
lively time. and diamonds were as
plentiful as blackberries. Full-dress
suits were largely in evidence. and
the dancing kept up until morning
AT such a ball the extreme opposites
Of political life met. once a year. and
the occasion was one TO be remem-
bered. Judges. with an eve to possible
or probable denomination. were not at
all too proud 70 attend. and occasion
ally some Of the city's elite attended.
Just for the novelty Of the thing A
woman might be led out by an ex-
governor OF the state for one set, and
the next set
take a turn down the middle
With the man that shot Sandy MCGEE"
II was a truly cosmopolitan gather
ing. unique and picturesque, and rare
~ was there any disturbance that
amounted TO anything.
Another and more common phase OF
political social life was al the saloons
Here tie ward politicians gathered.
not only 70 talk politics. but 70 roll
ten-pins. play pool and. at the card
tables. play for the drinks. The
amount OF social intercourse thus hal
q a large city is enormous. After the
ordinary ward politician had eaten his
supper he would be ready TO engage
In his political -ruising. and he could
usually find a bunch Of men at the
bowling alleys. or in the card-room Of
his neighbOring saloon. went
through a great many political fights
and skirmishes. big and little. and eN-
cept just al election times saw verv
little drunkenness. But there was no
doubt that the workingmen and me
chanics gathered az the saloons 20
see each other. And there was no
doubt that they spent money there:
maybe more than they should have
done But that was where they went
to find companionship: TO meet their
society" have often gone 10 the
swell political clubs and there met the |
professional men. lawyers. doctors |
and professors. business men OF large |
interests in various channels. and |
they sat at the tables and drank their |
wine where the ward fellows drank |
beer. and they played bridge or
poker" where the ward men played |
cinch." and when you come TO the
question OF which is moral and which |
is not. leave II cheerfully to every /
man for himself TO Judge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

Every year. and always in the good
old summertime. the swell picnic was
held. generally away out in the coun-
try in some grove. And here political
society disported itself in its gayest
and gladdest rags and gave itself
up 10 unalloyed festivities OF all sorts
and kinds. There was the fat man s
race. the sack race. chasing the
creased pig $50 politically suggestiveD.
the tug-of-war between the firemen
and policemen teams. the dances. the
speeches. the bowling alleys. the mig
ger baby and baseball" stand. the um-
brella and cane game. the lemonade
stands the wandering minstrels. AMI
the shell game" You could spend
YOUR money little al a time at tho
diversified amusements. or you could
ave cne swift thrill AID lose II all a;
Ne "shells +
when the band struck up . favorite
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

fashionable club. making Wild guesses
with the rest u them as 70 how na-
ional politics looms up AT twelve
that night you may be addressing for
" or fifty people in a little hall back
Of some saloon. You must be pre-
pared 70 meet all kinds Of people at 4
minute : notice. and you must De able
10 understand them and adapt your
self to them instantly and easily. or
you VIII be lost in political society.
Suppose you happen 10 drop in al
downtown headquarters where they
are waiting for meeting to be called.
There may be twenty 10 thirty men
about. some sitting in chairs reading
or talking. some al card-table play
ing a friendly game OF cinch others al
pooltable OF a billiard-table Can
you play cards? Now. OF course. il is
not absolutely essential that you csn:
but il you can make a hand at one
card-table or pocket eight balls from
the break" or play a fair game OF bill
lizards you are a more welcome mem
Der OF society in that strata OF pOliti-
cal existence
And II il should happen that you
Joined 2 group al some heightened
POLITICAL club, where some topics such
as literature. art. science. invention o.
similar matters were being discussed.
and could hold your own in converse
tion you were making a hand there.
the same as at the more plebeian
game of ciuch Nothing that man
has learned with his head or his hands
bat what viii come in handy In poll
tics.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

Political club meetings. in the case
Of the downtown organizations. took
place every Sunday in my time. They
were enlivened by the admission OF
new members. the reading Of reports
and making o. motions. speeches. and
always something in the way OF a
vaudeville stunt by either a member
Of the club or some outside talent.
These downtown meetings were valu-
able in bringing the leaders Of the
different wards together and affording
them an opportunity 10 exchange po-
litical news and to discuss the coming
spring or fan campaign. They were
always largely attended. and il was a
disgrace for any ward 10 be called
upon for information OF any sort and
not have a representative on hand A
disgrace that I never knew TO happen
but once No matter what the weather
was the faithful" were on hand.
The president opened the meeting
and the utmost freedom OF discussion
was allowed in any debate which
might arise Sometimes a recess was
declared. and the men talked and
smoked until the meeting was called
to order again. II was amusing to see
how those Of the gathering who were
ofice-holders were regarded II their
position gave them no "distributive"
power. they were looked on as merely
happy accidents" and not ranking at
all with those ofice-holders who had
Jobs" 10 sort out In neither OF nv
own positions did | have the appoint
ment Of even so much as a day-laborer
al my disposal. so | was merely "A
lucky guy" In fact ] was lucky IN
more ways than one. for not having
anything 10 give out was not both
cred by applicants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

These meetings always arranged
for the parades. the marching trips
and the grand balls which were
given. Don't imagine il did not cost
anything 10 mingle In political society
polite and otherwise You we're able
to buy tickets 20 the balls. chances on
everything that could be rallied 70,
the benefit OF some needy politician
badges and gloves. plug hats 10 march
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
GROWERS OF APPLES
LOOK FOR PUBLICITY

That districts of the northwest
which produce apples may secure val
able publicity at the national apple
show. a special contest has been ar
range by the management which
makes no restrictions on the exhibitor
and permits any decorations and ar
rangement desired. This contest was
arranged at the request of number
of commercial clubs in Washington.
Idaho and Oregon which were desir-
ous Of making district displays aside
from those already arranged.w do
not provide for any publicity schemes
"While the national apple show is
educational in purpose, said Mana
ger H. J. Nicely" I'VE appreciate its
importance as an advertising medium
TO the fruit districts Of the country,
and in Difference to their requests, we
have arranged this special contest,
which permits the exhibitor to get as
much publicity from 1t as possible
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

This contest is for the fruit distric Is
of the northwest especially. slthou gh
1t is open to the world. A space
sufficient for a large exhibit will be
given to each district which enters
the contest, and it may mai such use
OF it as it desires. The prizes sggre.
gate $500, of which s400 is cash and
in addition beautiful silver cup
which will cost 800 and which will
be furnished by the board of trus.
tees"
Another new contest also has been
arranged, it being for the best speci /.
men Of new apple. A number of
growers throughout the country have
written that they have in their or
chards apples which belong to no
known variety. Manager Nicely is of
the opinion that many of these apples
belong to some variety with which
the grower is not acquainted and this
contest was arranged to determine II
possible, the names of such apples
and if they are really new apples to
give them name.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
A Common Cold.

We claim that il catching cold could be
avoided some Of the most dangerous and
fatal diseases would never be heard Of. A
cold often forms culture bed for germs Of
infectious diseases. Consumption, pneu-
monia, diphtheria and scarlet fever, four OF
the most dangerous and fatal diseases, are OF
this class. The culture bed formed by tho
cold favors the development OF the germs o.
thess diseases, that would not otherwise fine
lod. lent There Is little danger, however
Of any Of these diseases being conirscie'
when good expectorant cough mediciu'
like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is u'tN
t cleans out these culture beds that lav
the development Of the germs Of these d
eases. That is why this remedy has pros
50 universally successful in preventing D.
monia. 1t not onlyrures your cold qui,
but minimizes the risk Of contracting ,L,
dangerous diseases. For sale - NJ. Clemsr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

The question of imrounding water
for irrigation in large reservoirs i'm
mediately brings up the question OF
evaporation, and stations at which
this phase Of the subject will be
studied will be established on four or
five of the principal lakes.
As the reclamation of any portion
Of this large area viii depend entirely
on the water supply that can be made
available for such portion. no definite
project can be taken up until the
water supply has been thoroughly in
vestigated. The results Of the in
vesti igations now 10 be undertaken
II be published by the United
States geological survey in reports
that will be available for free distri-
button. Immediately supervision Of
the work will rest with the Portland
Office Of the survey, Of which j. q.
Stevens Is in charge. The co-operat-
ing bureaus are represented by d. G.
Henny. supervising engineer. United
States Reclamation Service. Portland
by Edward A. Beals. section director
Of the United States Weather bureau.
Portland and by John II. Lewis. state
engineer, Salem. Ore. The field work
will he under the direction Of X. b.
Post, Prineville, Orc.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
NEW HOPE

Messrs. Walter and Wyuant were ~
the Pass Tuesday with load Of m eat
which they disposed Of for 10 cent
per pound.
The Roam and Autsin families were
picnickins last Sunday.
This school district received IA new
seats last week also globe, diction-
ary and wall map Of the United
tates. The directors are preparing to
build a new school house next spring
as soon as the school closes. A
special tax has been levied for the
prpose which will bring the distric
$1,000 for that purpose.
O. G. wynsnt was at the Pas
Tuesday on business.
Miss Bess McColm visited with
her parents at the Pass Saturday and
Sunday.
Msssrs. Bert York. Victor DAME
and II. s. Wynsnt were at the Pass
Monday.
Where, oh, where Is "Eben. also
RED Cloud''s
SHORTY.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
PEAR BLIGHT TALK
GIVEN AT MEDF0RD

Last Saturday at Medford was held
a meeting of vast Importance to the
fruit growers of that vicinity. Pro-
fessor O'Gara, the pear blight
spec alist from Washington ID. G.
was the principal speaker and his
talk was full of wit aud wisdom.
Following are few extracts from
what he said If you are tired of the
pear business and want TO get out Of
it, just quit work and the blight will
take you out.
The work in regard to eradicsting
blight is never pretty" good. You
never use that term in regard to eggs,
they are either good or bad.
If you do not want to tafe time to
grow pears right. better cut ont your
own trees AID buy your pears Of your
neighbor rather than let the blight
take yours and his also. Irrigation
of pears is dangerous and unnecessary
even on granite soil. Live pear
blight is always damp. In this re-
spect it differs from anthracnose.
Pear blight is incurable. No known
spray will effect it, Cut it out quick.
In regard to Bordeaux spray-it
should be applied to all trees as the
cheapest possible insurance policy.
Selby bluestone is no good. Buy
eastern articles testing s5 to es per
cent. Bordeaux we'll made is sky blue
in color ANY other shade is wrong.
Bluestone of itself is a valuable stimu-
liant to growth, similar to fertilizer.
All spraying is preventative. not
curative. Don't use old Bordeaux
spray; it is dangerous. Don't make
it or keep it in metal tanks or
buckets. 1t WON'T stay.
Mr.. Hoover was introduced as the
greatest pear blight fighter in the
valley. He said: II have 1000 trees
in bearing. When Prof. Cara ar
rived they were practically gone but
he has saved my orchard. have not
case of blight left. II l had had
such advice year ago 1t would have
saved me s5OOO."
A. Fl. Carson spoke Of the good
work being done and encouraged the
growers by his forcsful remarks and
nrged them to use the professor by
taking him out into their orchards.
remarking that he was not police.
man, had no axe to grind or anything
to sell and that Uncle Sam pays all
his bills
Arrangements are being made to
have Professor O'Gara spend week
In the vicinity of Grants Pass, visit
ing the orchards, and 1t is probable
that a public meeting will be held In
order to give the fruit growers here
an opportunity to hear a discussion
of matters pertaining to the fruit
industry. 1t will be remem bered that
during the Summer an open air meet
ing was held in the orchard Of George
A. Hamilton and those who attended
felt well repaid for the time spent
and many of them have prohted
greatly by putting into practice things
that were learned at that time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
0VERTAXED.
Hun dr. eds OF Gro nts Pass Read.
ere Know What II Means.

The kidneys are overtaxed; have
too much to do. They tell about 1t
in many aches and psins-backsch
sideache, headache, early symptoms
Of kidney ills. Urinary troubles.
diabetes. BriRht's disease follow.
l.. Mathews OF 1918 Short St., Ross.
burg, Ore. ss,s: II was troubled
with bsckache and Lidney complaint
and though | used great many
remedies and spent lots Of money for
treatment. could get no positive
relief. l hurt my back at ore time
and tha. feemcd TO make me perma-
nent trouble. Being attracted by
statements, . recomm ending Doan 3
Kidney Pills, decided to try them,
and got a box. Since using Doan's 4
Kidney Pills my kidneys have been
acting in La normal way and
have gathered tone and strength.
The aching and other symp'
toms have gone. / can 'conscient
iously state that. Doan 8. Kidney pill
are the best kidney remedy / know
Of. 4" For sale by al dealers. Pric'
so cents. Foster. Milburn Co., Buffal'
New York, Sole agents for.the,Unite'
States. Remember the name-Doan
and take no other. l1.6 2
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
AN IMMENSE REGION
WITHOUT RAILROADS
Cover nment Engineers TO Make
lnvestisn tioDs In South
OREGON.

The state of Oregon includes within
its boundaries an area almost ~ large
as the state Of Ohio untraversed by q
single mile of railroad. To the town
Of Silver Lake. in this area, belongs
the distinction of being the postoffioe
farther away.from railroad than any
other in the United States. II is 175
miles from the nearest railway station
to Silver Lake, and over this distance
supplies of all kinds such as hardware.
foodstuffs. and, in fact. everything
that is not raised in the immediate
vicinity-must be hauled by team I; and
I, contrary to the popular notion,
the counry about this town Is far
from being a barren desert. In the
past stock raising has been the prin-
cipsl industry, for lack Of transporta.
tioD facilities has made 1t profitable
to raise only such produce as could be
fed to stock that can be driven to
market. The soil Ia. however. we'll
adapted to dry-farming methods and
on some areas that can be artihcislly
wstered almost any OF the ordinary
farm products can be successfully
grown. The country consists OF n
rather high plateau, varying In al.
titude from about 2o00 feet above sea
on its eastern border TO about 1900
feet on the west.
! Ii IL bounded on the north by the
Blue and strawberry mountains and
on the west by the Cascade Range.
The streams draining the northern.
eastern and western slopes of these
mountains find their way to the sea
through the Columbia; those OF the
southern slopes drain into lakes. from
which the water escapes only by
evaporation. and which belong 10
what Is known as the Great Basin
drainage. The principal streams
flowing to the sea are Mslheur and
Deschutes rivers, the main tributary
Of the last named being Crooked
River; the principal stream flowing
TO the Great Basin are Chewaucan
River, Silver Greek, Silver River,
and Donner and Bitten rivers. In ad
dition to the water supply represented
by these streams. considerable water
for both irrigation aud domestic use
can probably be obtained from arte
sian wells when settlement makes 1,
Necessary.
Under agreements made by th'
United States geological Survey with
the reclamation service bureau, and
state officials OF Oregon, an investi
CATION OF the water supply of thiI
area is TO be undertaken. GaginG
stat ions are 10 be located on all th'
principal streams to determine thei
flow, large number Of rainfall
stations will be established for tn
purpose Of ascertaining the amount o
precipitation in the various drainag
basins. and a study will be made o
the reclamation between the preoipi
tation and the run.off Of the.streams
= whose flow varies AZ greatly froI
season 10 season as does the rainfall
). Projects TO reclaim this. area by ii
rigation will therefore involve ttl
il construction Of reservoirs in whic
q the flood waters Of the streams can B
10 stored to make them available durin
the irrigating period.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

The immigration Of homeseekers
into Oregon shows no sign Of absting.
but rather is on the increase. Many
of the new comers are farmers who
have discovered that although the best
of the land has been taken by the
early settlers, much Of that which
remains offers better opportunities than
some in the farming districts Of the
eastern states. This confidence in the
future value Of these unimproved
lands is shown -by the sales Of state
land which have been made recently.
During the Ipast two years 24S,2ie
acres have been sold, which is more
iFan five times what was sold during
the two preceding years. -Ex.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

.Srecial sale Of extra wide, all silk
fTT-Fons this week. 20 cent ribbons.go
sTTT5 cents at Gardener & Co. ll-1S t.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

The greatest tea-drlnkers
are full = bottom Dutch
men. There isn't much
nervous prostration in
Holland.
Your srsesr returns your sossy = - Ssst
nks Sehillings Best; vs pay hin
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13

We make a specially OF engagement
and weddingE riDgs-Lstcher. the
eweler, 2 fFfontsi street, loppo.iteit the
depot.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-15
TRIPLE EXTRACT.
Process by Which the odor of Flowers
 Is Obtained.

Flowers that are to he used in the manufacture of Eetfuu es are aiWays gathered at nishtfaH or quite eafIy in the morning when the dew is Hfon them Hefare they afe gathered. how ever. rteef4eles are prepared fer them II the sh8pe ef large frames. over whleh are stretched cotton cloths well saturated with olive oil or almond oil The cut ilunrrs are drought in and are thiekly spreai au a frame Then an- other frame k htted over lt and that In turn is well spread with flowers Then third frame Is fitted over the second spread of flowers. and thus the work goes oil until huge pile Of flowers K prepared.
 This flower heap Is Jeff for tive days. at the end If which tune the flowers are removed from the frames and re placed hy fresh ones. The frames are filled and enhtied every two days un- il two weeks have passed Then the cloths are detached from the frames and placed HHder great pressure. and all the oll k pressed out of them The II EtiAtN ttfitHtHstAl l- tAtANttN 'ttttA r7tA with the fragrance of the flowers. and # k mixed Wiih double it's weight of very pure rtesl3el spirit and put in I vessel called a 'aisesteg." which k simply paceelaln er block tin kettle that Hts ia aaogher kettle When ia use tbe outer vessel is tliel with beii- ing Nl,cr
 In this v.sssl the mixture of oil and spirits ~a1sestS'' for three or four aays Then, after having cooled. fhe spirit iS deeanied iulo another vessel. holding tue same quaHtity of fragrant oil. and the diges,las process Is repeated Aft. CT being thus digested three times the splri, Is found to have taken un enough of the perfume. and It k then decanfed from the oil for the third and last time through tube. one end ef which k flled with cotton wool to serve as a Alter The finil thus prepared Is call ed triple extract"