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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15
INSTANT RELIEF
FROM ITCH
The Itch Gone, the Skin Soothed and
Refreshed--Immediately.
Instant RolIof from that ltch.

Instant Relief from that itch.
A few drops Of soothing liquid
And the itch is gone as II by ma
gic
Just drop or two on the skin and
no more of that torturing, endless,
nerve racking itch.
Can you imagine how II will feel
that itching agony swept away in n
moment?
You can know the relief II you
just try the simple remcdy--simplest
of external liquid remedies--oil OF
wintergreen rs compounded In d. ID.
d. Prescription.
We positively know that 1t allevi-
ates the itch immediately--w vouch
for this and guarantee it--for we
have seen It used In too many cases,
and the cures that follow. as far as
we know, seem to be permanent.
Sold by M. Clemens, sells drugs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

dueed Sunday crime sixty per cent.
The decreased sale and consumption
of intoxicants has had tendency
to reduce crime and criminal ex-
penses."
Governor Cummings OF Iowa
THE less liquor sold the better NOR
ais
Governor Cutler of Utah--"The
morals of the community are Inn
proved by decreased sale of strong
drink. The revenues of the state are
increased, because temperance leads
to frugality and thrift, which lead
to property accumulation by the citi-
zens."
Governor Campbell of Texas
THE saving in court expenses from
decrease In crime Is believed to off
set the loss of revenue from closing
the saloons"
The Observer editorial on the
Dismal Failure of Prohibition In
Josephine county has been circulated
in Washington as campaign litera-
ture by the liquor men. Rev Robert
Mclean was asked to come to Van,
couver on Sunday night, October 10
TO answer It. An immense audi
ence, estimated at 1900, had gather
ed In the tabernacle to hear him
1t was an enthusiastic and inspiring
crowd. and for an hoursth speaker
set things In order before them
backing up his contention that con
ditions had vastly improved sinc'
the town OF Grants Pass went dry
and backed up his contention by
strong, clean cut letter from on
mayor. At the close the audienc
knew what value to give to such III
erature as the article to which W
refer
Sixty-five per cent Of the peopl
of the United States live in state
and districts that have gone dry
The map is growing white.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ SOME OPINIONS.

There are some paradoxes that
seem unexplainable. The liquor
manufacturers say that prohibition
of the liquor traffic increases the
consumption, yet we never heard OF
a man in the business who was not
fighting prohibition with all his
strength and resources. Recently
the press has told us OF saloon
keeper who committed suicide when
his town went dry. Was 1t because
he feared overwork that he thus
shuffled off the mortal coil?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

The opinions Of governors OF
states where tho prohlbltory laws
have been IN force should have
weight. Here are some of them
Governor Glenn, North Carolina
az say here and now that the last
bridge Is burned behind me, and |
stand squarely with the great tenn
perance forces 20 drive out this hid.
cous monster"
Governor Hoke Smith Of Georgia
I'VE must demand from Congress
the passage Of law which will make
/ Il Illegal TO ship liquor into a state
whore the sale is prohibited"
Governor Burke OF North Dakota
I'VE have had prohibition 80 long
I'm North Dakota that IN some coun'
ties there are no fails. There IS no'
much crime in the state"
Governor Folk Of Mlssourl--"rh'
Sunday closing Of saloons has re-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15
annIcs 30 cents Sack.

Gull apples for sale at the Els
mann orchards at so cents per sack
and upwards. Call at packing house
on the place, Shank g. Hall. lO-S-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

Perhaps, after all, the paradox
may be explained: 1t is possible that
the liquor men are doing n little
cheap lying. That would explain 1t
so long as they seem to be fighting
what they declare their best friend
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

The best authority as to the prac-
tical working of prohibition is not
the man who Is interested financially
in the outcome. We have heard OF
a convicted "bllnd plgger' here who
has appealed his case because one
Of the Jury had, at some previous
time. contributed TO the law enforce
ment fund. He thought him pre-
judlced against the traffic. That was
to the mans credit. All progressive
business men, all corporations where
honesty and efficiency are Of value
are also prejudlced All men who
love humanity or who have the good
OF the nation at heart are prejudlced
against IL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

Let us Underwear you. All weights
in wool at fair prices. Calhoun's
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-15

About $50 was raised for local
and state work
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
"Do You Tell Me Those Men Are
Agents Of the Great Roosevelt, Mine
Gott7" "Sure Mike" ! Says.

San Juan hill, by drinking the flask
of whiskey himself that had been in
tended for the colonel of his regiment,
he would tell all. and throw himself
on the mercy of the emperor.
He said he had been in a good many
big game hunts, and he knew the dan
ger to the hunters. so he had invented
concrete sort of patrol box. big
enough for few men to get inside of,
with port holes to shoot out of, build
ings that were elephant proof, for a
whole drove of elephants could not tip
one over any more than they could
steel sky scraper, and he had spent
year building these concrete patrol
boxes all over Africa where Mr.. Roose-
welt was to kill big game. Not only
that, but he knew how difficult it was
vital spot on an elephant or tiger
when he was. suffering from Buck
fever, so he had taken along about a
hundred OF these ring targets, such as
are used at Schultzenfests. and had
caused them to be placed on elephants
tigers. lions, zebras and hippopota
muses., so that the bulls eye inside the
rings on the white target would be
right over the heart of the animals.
and any man that could hit a target
with bean shooter, could kill the
largest animal in Africa, If he held
right Pa said he had hired a hun.
dred natives to herd the wild animals,
and hn trhftn bat
when they rubbed them off against the
trees, and that he was on his way
back to the United States TO report to
the president, and he should no doubt
accompany MIR. Roosevelt to Africa
after the 4th of March. and he would
now take the liberty of inviting the
kaiser to accompany them TO Africa.
Pa sat down on lawn chair. and
the kaiser asked the cowboy If he
had anything to say, and he said he
could only indorse all that the old
man had said as being gospel truth.
The kaiser wept, for moment, and
then said. Gentlemen. you are free to
go home. with my blessing, and IL you
like | will send you on German bat
tleship. and you may give by best love
to your president and say | will ac-
company him to Africa, and show him
how TO shoot and try those targets,
and shall have them put on my deer
and boars in my private preserves.
You are now the guests of Germany,
till you sail for home"
Gee" said Pa, that is easy" and
we went to a hotel and skipped for
home.
Copyright, 1909. by w. q. Chapman
Copyright in Great Brittany
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
Impure Water.

So much has been written on the
danger OF impure drinking water, and
30 many epidemics of typhoid fever
have been traced to this source, that
1t seems almost needless to utter a
warning against the use OF unbolled
water when there is the slightest sus-
picion that such water may not be abb
solutely pure. Yet so strong is the
force OF conservatism and so impatient
are many with the seeming overcau-
uousness of modern sanitary teaching
that the warning, and the reasons for
II, cannot be too often repeated, says
the New York Weekly. IL such warn
ing is needed by only one family, and
a visitation of typhoid fever is thereby
averted, II will have been well worth
while. The water supply of every large
city. taken from river. lake or num-
ber OF streams. unless there is a sys-
tenn OF sand-filtration at the reservoir,
is never absolutely safe. A single case
OF typhoid fever on the banks OF tho
river, or Of any of the small streams
which contribute to the supply, may
contamiate the water and give rise to
other cases lower down on the stream;
and the aggregate of pollution in the
water may soon render dangerous the
city supply to which 1t contributes
The prudent housewife will avoid dan
ger from impure water by boiling all
that Is used for drinking and for cook
ing purposes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
VALUE OF THE HUMBLE HEN.
Figures Make One Think Biddy Has
Not Been Properly Appreciated.

The hens admirers grow. Constant
II their increase. The first official act
OF Nebraska's new labor commissioner
was formal appreciation of this
pillar OF society. According to Mr..
Maupin, this fowl brought $4,000, 900
worth OF eggs to market in Nebraska
last year. The commissioner IS unpre-
pared to estimate the value of her off.
spring in the way of fried chicken.
She laid 1,200000,000 eggs in 1908.
Placed end to end these eggs would
reach around the earth and overlap
$4,000 miles. They would make an
egg walk three feet wide reaching
from Omaha to Ogden. With ham
they would furnish breakfast for 600,.
100000 people and make an omelet
containing $4,000 cubic feet. The hen
was worth more to Nebraska than the
boasted wheat crop Of s26,000,000; al
most twice as much as the oat crop of
$16,000,000; 20 times as much as the
barley crop; 20 times as much as the
rye crop, and one.third as much as the
much-talked-of crop OF corn. The COM
missioner believes Nebraska needs
another seal. Is he not right In think.
Ing that upon that seal no figure SO
we'll demands recognition as the ever
patient. busy and unpretentious hen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
HE SQUARES HIS PA

10 Is always the darkest hour Just
before the alarm clock begins to slut.
ter in the morning.
When realized what happened
yesterday, Pa butting into the kaiser's
private grounds in his confounded run
about airship, which was treason pun
ishable with death, II made me sick.
cause Pa has no more respect for roy
atty than a tramp, and when the sol.
diers confiscated the airship and cut
the silk alrbag for horse blankets,
and put Pa and the cowboy into box
stalls in the barn under guard, and
every German around the place looked
as though they would murder the in
truders. felt as though Il was all Off,
and that Pa and the cowboy would be
buried In Mr. Potters field and
would he left without a friend | cried
some at the Joke on Pa, but when the
"A servant tossed a bundle of straw and
n dog biscuit to me. broke down,
and just bellered
Life has always had many surprises
and quick changes for me. but never
fell from palace. with the richest
food and softest beds, In one short
hour, to dog kennel to sleep in, and
hard hearted dog biscuit to eat,
with flock of hounds jealous OF me.
trying to steal my food
Gee, it was hard lines. tried to
break my dog biscuit with piece of
Brick, but the biscuit broke the brick.
and then i had to hold 1t between my
paws and gnaw it, but there didn't
seem to be any more nourishment TO
II. than to mess of petrified break
fast food, but | ate one biscuit and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

drank some water, and when the water
soaked into the dog biscuit inside of
me, began to swell up until my stom
ach was as big as though had but
toned pillow inside my vest and
pants, and Gee, how | did ache.
called for the veterinary surgeon
In the barn, but he wass doctoring Pa
cause Pa was foundered, and the cow
boy had SPAWN on his leg from rid.
ing zebra In Africa
was just going TO bust when the
made me get up on my hind legs and
speak" and then he made me lie
down in the straw and play dead
while he and the English princes whis-
tied for me to get up, but said II | got
up before they told me to they would
knock my block of
| stood II all right because they said
they were hazing me, and had taught
them that when boy was being hazed
he must take all that was coming to
him. But. when they tried to make
me lay down and roll over. told them
they could all so plumb, and II they
would come over into my kennel one
at a time | would whip the whole
crowd. and IL Germany and England
wanted to combine their forces |
would tackle them all, football fash.
ion. and | got up and made a low
tackle on the German princes legs,
and took a Jul Jitsu clutch on the
wrist OF one English prince, and
clubbed the other one with him. and
had them down in a heap, and sat on
them, and they surrendered.
Then. the German prince said to
come on TO the house. as they were
only hazing me, and | needn't eat the
dog biscuit and sleep on the straw.
but come to supper and sleep In
bed.
Well, that tickled me, and let them
up, and We went In the house, and
they gorged themselves, but couldn't
eat thing was so full of dog bis.
cult that barked in my sleep, and in
the morning We all had breakfast with
the kaiser
He looked troubled and haggard, as
though his hair pulled. and the prince
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

The sudden demand for 'possum In
the south is giving the toothsome mar
supials an uncomfortably active time
IN lodging hunters; but the expert
ence may be a good thing for the ami
mails. as it is becoming evident that
something must be done for them in
order TO make 'possum a possible deli.
cacy in the future, says the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin. The Georgians
have discovered an old statute which
forbids the catching or killing of pos.
sums between the 1st OF March and
the 1st of October. and announce the
intention OF enforcing It in the inter.
est Of BILLY 'Possum."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

The servant problem. which In It's
most exasperating aspects began in
the United States, has gone round the
world. France was long free from
trouble under this head, and the hard
working. honest. cleanly Breton
"bonnes" who performed domestic
services in Partisan homes made their
mistresses the envy OF American WON.
en- residing in the French capital. This
excellent type OF service has become
a tradition. and It is said that Partisan
families. disgusted with the degen-
eracy of servants. are giving up house
keeping, and going to live in hotels.
This news from Paris is doleful
enough; yet It may afford comfort to
the class OF people who can endure
any evil II they only feel assured that
others are as much afflicted as them
selves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
THE CRACKING OF PAINT.
Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause.

Do you know what Is wrong when
paint peels, or cracks, or otherwise
necessitates premature re-painting?
Well, sometimes 1t hasn't been
properly applied-the surface being
damp or there being too much turpen.
tine or too much drier.
But, nine times out of ten, the
trouble is caused by adulterated
white lead.
To avoid all such trouble, every
houseowner should know in a general
way. when a surface is in proper cen.
dition to receive paint, what kind Of
primer and finishing coats different
surfaces require, and how to avoid
adulteration in materials.
A complete painting guide, ipclud.
Ing book of color schemes, specif.
cations for all kinds of painting work,
and an instrument for detecting adul.
terations in painting materials, with
directions for using It, can be had
free by writing National Lead Com.
pany. 1902 Trinity Bldg, New York,
and asking for Houseowners Paint.
ing Outfit No. 40.
This company, the largest makers
OF pure white lead, invite tests, by
means OF the blowpipe (included in
OUTFIT, or in any other way, of the
purity of the white lead sold under
their famous dutch Boy Painter"
trademark. That trademark on keg
of white lead is in itself an absolute
guarantee of purity and quality.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

didn't say anything. cause they we're
afraid he would explode. but | couldn't
stand the suspense. as ! was anxious
as to the fate of Pa and the cowboy.
so | tried to open the conversation
cheerfully. so | said, What's eating
you up, you old grouch?" My, but he
flared up. lie turned purple. and the
princes almost tainted away, at my
bad break. but the kaiser choked a
little and said, Noting is eat me. II
is | who eat the sisige." and he
glowed at me. took my knife and was
opening u soft boiled egg. when he
said, you should be careful from dose
eggs, after vot happened yesterday !
never haf such splatter from scram-
bled eggs all over my uniform"
We'll" said, you have got about
two hundred uniforms, and you won't
have to go naked" and that made him
laugh. and then I asked him what
was going to be done with Pa and the
eral deaths they might die, but he had
not made up his mind yet which would
give them the most pain
We were about TO get up from the
table, and when he arose, got on my
feet, and looked him in the eyes and
said, You kill those two men. for ac.
cidentally sailing over your private
grounds because the wind shifted on
them, as they were trying cut a Ger.
man airship that Pa had paid good
money for and you strike a blow al
President Roosevelt! They are his
agents! Pa has been in Africa pre-.
pairing the animals for Roosevelt, and
the cowboy was Roosevelt's rough
rider that scaled San Juan hill, chas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake Of other suffer-
ing women l am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter" ."-MRs. CIIAs. BARCLAY,
RED. .Graniteville, Vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
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of cures Of female ills as has Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
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Inflammation, liberation, local weak
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through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia Il,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and.
as Mrs. Barclay ysays, it is worth noun.
tains of gold to suffering women.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06

ing wolf to kill it by choking it to
death. see?"
What is the novel you are reading
from" said the kaiser. do you tell
me those men are agents OF the great
Roosevelt, mine Gott?' Sure Mike" 4"
says |, "and ! can prove it,
The kaiser thought a moment, and
then he said, Bring those Americans
to me at once already" and made a
hop, skip and jump for the barn. and
told them the kaiser would have audi
ence with them. The cowboy said IL
anybody wanted to see him they could
come out to the barn and he would
talk TO them while he was currying
himself on and Pa said he had PRAYED
TO die all night on the bedding in the
box stall, and they could not sugar
on the assassination any too quick to
suit him, But | told them what | had
told the kaiser about their being in
Africa as agents of Mr.. Roosevelt, pre.
pairing for his big game hunt. and un.
less they could make good on that
story, they would be hung for an at.
tempt on the kaiser's life, in trying TO
stab him with an airship, and for them
to come on TO the house and think up
some good old-fashioned lies to tell
him.
Well, was proud Of Pa. In a walk
OF half mile Pa thought 1t out. and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
CHILD ATE cUTIcURA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
cuticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.
A New York friend of CuticurA

A New York friend of CuticurA
writes:
"My three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located box of graham
crackers and box of Cuticura Oint-
ment. When a search was made for
the box. it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten tho
contents of the entire box spread en-
the crackers. 1t cured him of bad
cold and l don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu.
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. If it may be
safely eaten by young child, none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
A Dubious Tribute.

The young theological student who
had been supplying the Rushby pull
pit for two Sundays booked wistfully
at Mrs. Kingman, his hostess for the
time being. "Did you like the sermon
this morning, IL may ask?" he in
quired.
You done real we'll with the material
you selected" said Mrs. Kingman,
with much cordiality CAS- / said to
Zenas on the way home, I've heard q
dozen or more sermons preached on
that text, and this young mans the
first one that ever made me realize
how difficult twas to explain -
Youths Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
SERVED HIS TERM AT NIGHT

The judge. after a careful survey
OF the mans face. asked:
Isn't that the man I sentenced to
Jail few days ago?'
Yes replied the sheriff with some
hesitation, that's the man. The fact
is, Judge, we-er-we don't happen to
have anybody else In jail just now so
we thought il would be sort of use
less expense to hire some one TO keep
the jail four months just for this one
man. So gave him the jail key and
told him II would be all right II he'd
sleep there O. nights. Harper s
Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
SISTERS TRICK
But II All Came Out Right.


How a sister played trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee fiend is
an interesting tale:
81 was a coffee fiend--a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging
TO the poison that stole away my
strength. / mocked at Postum and
would have none of 1t.
"One day my sister substituted a
cup OF Postum piping hot for my morn.
ing cup of coffee but did not tell me
what 1t was. noticed the richness Of
1t and remarked that the coffee tasted
fine but my sister did not tell me
was drinking Postum for fear might
not take any more.
"She kept the secret and kept civ.
Ing mo Postum instead of coffee until
l grew stronger. more tireless. got a
better color In my sallow cheeks and
clearness to my eyes. then she told
me OF the health-giving, nerve.
strengthening life-saver she had given
me In place of my morning coffee.
From that time became disciple of
Postum and no words can do Justice
iI elling the good this cereal drink
did me. wiz not try to tell 1t. for
only after having used 1t can one be
convinced of its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow.
er to rebuild what coffee has de.
stroyed. There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road to Wellvllle."
Ever read the above I~tterf
one appears from time 60 time. Tbev
are genuine, true. and full OF humns
Interest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-06
Easy Time for Prisoner In Care Of
Thrifty Nantucket Sheriff.

Some years ago. says a Boston
lawyer, "a man in Nantucket was tried
for petty offense and sentenced TO
four months In Jail. A few days after
the trial the judge who had imposed
sentence, In company with the sheriff.
was on his way to the Boston boat,
when they passed man busily en-.
gagged In saving wood.
The man stopped his work, touched
his hat politely. and said: Good mora.
ing. your honor