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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06

No form of words can fltly express
the gratitude we feel toward those
who so kindly and with such tender
sympathy aided us In the great sor-
row that came to our home In the
death Of our beloved daughter and
sister, Lucille Best. Words cannot
express nor acts repay the debt we
owe to the kind friends and neigh
bors who have made our sorrow their
own, and have made us to under
stand, as never before, the tender
ness and helpfulness OF Christian
sympathy. We can only give this
public expression OF our gratitude
for the kindness that meant so much
to us. MIR. AND MRS. ISAAC BEST
AND FAMILY.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
MARRIED.

BOWEN-PLUMLEY-At the home
of the brides mother in this city,
Wednesday, August 4, 1909, Fred
erick Bowen, of Philipsburg,
Mont, and Miss Eunice plumley,
of this city
The wedding was a quiet one, only
the immediate relatives and a few
friends being present Mr.. and Mrs,
Bowen left on the evening train for
their future home at philipsburg,
Mont, where the hearty good wishes
of a large circle of friends follow
them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
= BUSINESS POINTERS \
DIT II IdIHhdH,
Physician and Surgeon.

DR.. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeon.
JE.Peterson, PioneerInsuranccMan.
M.Clemens, Prescription Druggist
Curtiss & Co., jewelers., are still
in business at the same old stand.
Rannie, the plumber.
Let Mundinger save You money
on plumbing, Phone 1898, S-6-3t
Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto-
metrist and Jeweler in Dixon's old
stand, Front st. Eyes tested free.
The Hugo Mercantile Co. carries
the finest line Of groceries, dry
goods, hardware, miners supplies
and general merchandise TO be found
anywhere, Give us call. 7-23-tf
The |. y. l.. marble and granite
works of north Central Point, Ore
gon, are agents for The Stewart
Iron Works Co.'S cemetery and lawn
iron fences. vases, etc. Write US and
our salesman will call with designs.
20 Per cent discount ON Refrigera-
tors at Hair-Riddle Hardware Co.'S.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
BORN.

STEPHENSON-In Grants Pass,
Oregon, July 80, 1909, to Mr. and
Mrs. d. G. Stephenson, a bouncing
boy. Don says he is a dandy
LOVE-ln Grants Pass, Monday,
August ., to Mr., and Mrs, Frank
W. Love, a little daughter,
BROWN--Near Wilderville, Oregon,
to Mr.. and Mrs, Arno Brown, a
ten-pound girl
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06

Mrs. Opdycke has resigned her
position as matron Of the Oregon
building at the A.-Y.-P. exposition
at Seattle and returned to her home
In this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06

Bartlett pears will soon be ready
TO pick All those who desire to
have their pears shipped through the
Fruit Exchange will please notify
the manager at once. Those who de-
sire to pack fruit this fall should call
at the Fruit Exchange warehouse
and register their names as soon as
possible. Silt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06

Every lady eating ice cream at
the Rosebud ice cream parlors on
Saturday, August 7, will receive, as
a present, a beautiful fan.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL ;


Tuesday to visit relatives for a few
days.
Phil Berg says his wife is a fin,
coffee maker. You know she use.
Folger's Golden Gate Coffee.
Clayton Ryckman arrived here
from Portland Tuesday evening and
will visit Grants Pass friends for a
time.
H. B. Hendricks, who has spent
the past week rusticating on Grave
creek, returned Monday evening to
his home in this city.
Ringing Bros. circus is going to
give us the go-by. Not so with the
new clothing store of C. P. Bishop &
Co. They have come and come TO
stay
Our Big Hosiery Sale seems to at
tract attention from every section of
Josephine county from the numerous
applications for it that we have. C.
P, Bishop & Co.
FLASH" is a household necess-
ity and is most popular with the
housewife-cleans woodwork, sinks,
bath-tubs, floors, paint, kitchen
utensils and everything about the
house.
j. O. Booth returned Tuesday from
Corvallis and went to Ashland to
visit his sister, Mrs. Frank Nee. He
was Joined here by his grandson,
Master Owen Holmes, who will visit
with him at Ashland.
Mr., and Mrs. Amos Smith drove
to Grave last Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. Smiths parents. Mr..
and Mrs Harry Smith and family at
the mill at that place. They report
most enjoyable time.
The Misses Evelyn and Gladys
Conklin returned Tuesday from their
trip to the Seattle fair and report a
delightful time Mr.. Conklin did
not return with his daughters, but
went on to Alaska for a trip extend
ing over a month.
Kenneth Williams, who now re-
sides at Hits, Cal, stopped in this
city to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
b. A. Williams, Monday evening
while en- route to Salem, where the
Hits team play baseball one day this
week. Kenneth is playing with the
Hits team this year.
Mrs. NJ. J. Anderson and children
returned last Wednesday from two
months visit with her son in Hood
River valley Mrs. Anderson thinks
that Hood River valley does not sur
pass the beautiful Rogue in any way
and is pleased to again be in Grants
Pass.
j. F. Kummell, of the United
States Forest Service, in charge of
planting in district 6, will arrive in
this city in day or so and will ac-
company Supervisor Anderson on a
trip to the vicinity of Port oxford,
Myrtle Point and along the coast side
to make a study Of re-foresting on
the large burns in that section.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Carson and
two children spent few days in
our city this week, returning to their
home at Cow Creek canyon, near
Doe, Wednesday evening Two weeks
ago the eldest boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carson fell from a chair and broke
his arm, but the injured member is
now on the mend and will soon be
well again.
Mr. L. A. Griffin, who resides at
y ,ou, o,a oano,a ,.na.,. ha,ia,
.a,1 hia .,oao ,,sra.. o.. .o1a 81. a,'
oo,ttaa.,,. c.a ,a.n, - -
They are young and sound, kind and
gentle, broke single or double and
both fine saddle horses. VIII sell
one or both He also has harness
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
COMING EVENTS.

August p, Saturday Dance at Say
age Creek hall Tickets. includ-
ing supper and horse feed, $50,
by W. =. Baily.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06
Good Merchandise.

In buying fabrics you are always
sure Of getting reliable goods Of G.
p. Bishop e. co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-06

Plumbing done to comply with
sanitary rules by |. o. Mundinger,
515 Il street. S-6-3t
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11

For a great many years Miss Pc
tunia Scraggins of Betzville sent her
washing away from home to be done.
but it was not in order to appear styl-
ish, as some of our invidiOus citizens
have hi,ted 1t was because she was
O6Odest that she couldn't bear to
fook upon a naked clothespin. The
mere sight of six dozen pale. nude
clothespins in a basket always over
came Petunia SO that she became
weak and trembly and had to 60 and
lie down on the red-plush sofa and
sniff at the uncorked canphOr bottle.
But when adversity overlook, her
and she couldn't afford to have her
washing sent out. she saw there was
nothing to do about 1t, and that she
must do her own washing. For three
weeks she hunted high and low for
some kind of lady-like clOthespinS
that she could put skirts on and that
would ride side-saddle on the clothes
line, but she could not find any of that
sort. and she didn't know what in the
world to do. Then she tried putting
skirts on the two-legged clothespins
any way, but although they looked ali
right in the basket the way they be-
haved on the clothesline was perfectly
scandaiOus. Skirts were never in the
world meant to ride a-straddle. And a
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11

The first step is to trace the pattern
on the heavy water color paper by
means of carbon paper. then paint i,
black and cut it out The frame vii!
then look like the small diagram in
the upper righ:-hand corner of the
sketch
Next the patels may be traced anG
painted in water color. using these
colors: ClouIs. white; sky. light co
bait blue; water. darker blue; trees
green: land in foreground. shade
darker green; hills in middle distance
yellow green; hills in distance. VIC
let: castle. medium gray, with roofs
in soft old terri Gotta: windows, pur-
pie; bridge. darker gray than castle,
part of bridge purple; re-
Election of bridge in water. purple;
reflection of clouds in water, white
When the paint Is perfectly dry 60
over all the lines with India ink and
coarse pen. The panels are now ready
to glue into the frame.
The tiny thumb sketch in the up
per left-hand corner Of the cut shows
the completed shade.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
MAR lNqHiH!5

Shirrings are ON their way back.
The separate coat is more fashion
able than ever before.
Gray, tan. khaki and even darker
shades are more worn than the white
linens.
Belt buckles, necklaces. hatpins.
and stickpius are ablaze with anne
thysts.
The one-piece princess dress is sup
planting the separate waist and skirt.
White buckskin shoes with wide
buckles of Furnished gold are smart.
Stockings match every variety of
shoes and the more fashionable dress
shades.
Soft. cool blouses of China or Jap
anese silk are popular for summer
wear.
New silk parasols have handles to
rncsch. made OF enameled or lacquered
VOID.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
The Evening Hood.

In spite of the warm weather there
is NO abatement of the popularity Of
the evening hood. which is an ideal
head covering for girls flying about
in motor cars to parties. To be both
unitarian and picturesque is recon-
mendation enough for any article of
apparel. and the hoods have this
merit. for they admirably keep the
hair from blowing. while affOrding Z
most charming frame for the youth
full face. Made of dainty null and
delicate lace. the summer ones will
be particularly fetching.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
CHILD HAD SIXTY B0ILs.
And Suffered Annually with . Red
Sc1ld-like Hvmor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cuticura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later humor broke out be.
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until 1t was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like a scald,
very red with sticky. clear fluid COM
Ing from 1t. This occurred every
spring. / always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal It up. The last time 1t broke
out 1t became SO bad that I was dis
couraged. But / continued the use OF
Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Resell
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. NJ. A. Schwerin. GA Spring Wells
Ave-. Detroit. Mich, Feb. "a. 1905"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Solo Props. Boston.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11

A IL manner of fairs. bazars and
~ lawn parties are being held for
- one purpose or another and those
in charge are on the lookout for things
both novel and useful. Attractive
candle shades fill the bill admirably,
as they prove ready sellers. One Of
the most effective and at the same
time inexpensive variety Of shades is
made on a frame Of heavy water
proof paper. painted black. with thin
paper, such as Japanese rice paper or
very thin water-colOr paper. painted
In beautiful bright cOlors and lined in
India ink to give the effect of loaded
glass. 1t is very simple to make and
charming when finished and lighted.
The design for round candle
shade - given and One-fourth Of the
pattern. The pattern given is merely
repeated four times. with a halfinch
seam at each end, to be turned in at
right angles to the shade and fastened
with brads. Another way to finish is
to leave a flap on one side only and
glue the other side over it. A strong
glue must be used: mucilage or pho
tograph paste will not do.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Bags of Patent
Leather and
Others

I There has been a new favor &C
corded to patent leather and many Of
the smartest new bags for practical
use are in this leather. 1t does not
wear SO well as many other black
feathers. but it has a brightness for
eten to any Of the other feathers. save
morocco. a youthful air. and made up
In attractive shape wit. lining Of some
gay color. it certainly deserves popu-
tarity. even il 1t does show wear ra-
Their quickly
The patent.leather bags are in al.
most every case more effective than
any of the other feathers. The de-
tails Of the bfgs give them individ-
uality even when shapes vary little
and the last word seems to have been
said In the matter Of fittings.
For luncheon downtown there 10 Q
smaller bag (also used for matinee
purposes). containing the indispens-
able vanity equipment. mirror. pow
der pun or cloth and possibly other
items. 1t may have the little opera
glasses and fan. too.
For visits q fiat envelope bag or
small handsome bag with handle II
the thing II one carries anything in
leather. A purse or bag of netted
gold. silver or gunmetal is often pre-.
ferred. but 1t should be large enough
to hold cards as well as handker-
chief, and II one is travelling by car a
small change purse.
Lizard skin is considered q good
skin for dressy occasions. but the
leather workers are SO clever in their
use of dyes now that one may have a
bag to match almost any costume.
The very pale biscuit and gray tones
and white are used for beautiful
purses and small bags, often gold
mounted and having precious stones
set in their clasps. A new shape as
shown by one well-known leather
goods firm shows a succession Of
overlapping flaps inclssing separate
pockets. This model has taken ex-
tremely well. Another well-liked mod
ell has its original note in the smooth.
plain mounting of metal curving down.
ware slightly in the middle. and in
the plain metal handle. which seems
a continuation of the mounting. From
this same shop comes a bag with
right angle double handle of leather.
beneath which the bag is cut down a
little. the SIes being left higher. The
flap Of small change compartment
buttons down on the outside Of the
bag.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
@B Ellis Darker BuHef0
8H Author Of Pigs is Pigs Etc. @23
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL

day, and so she would II she hadn't
happened to hear that the best SO
ciety elsewhere was wearing divided
skirts for horseback riding.
For awhile Miss Petunia was
doubtful about divided skirts. She
was a little old-fashi0ned and she
feared they might not be modest. but
when she spoke to the city censoring
committee they said the divided skirts
were perfectly proper and suitable
for the most well-bred clothespins tc
wear. So she set to work and made
a complete outfit of divided skirts fol
her clothespins. Sim Virgins sold Q
few reserved seats for the first ap
pearance Of the divided-skirts. there
being some curiosity about them
among those who had never seen
them. but the next Monday the grand.
stand was as empty as a church on
Fourth of July.
II is wonderful how q little thing
like clothes changes things. Formerly
Miss Petunia was afraid to look a
c.Othespin in the face, and now she
is as fond of them as can be. She
says that putting clothes on them
makes them really clOthespins, and
that that is all scme people are. She
says that for upwards Of 40 years she
was lonely and sad and always work
ing her fingers to the bone to get a
husband, but now she has learned how
much human companionship there is
in a weu-dressed clothespin. and she
has given up all intention OF getting
married. In the long winter evenings
she just goes out to the clothespin
basket and gets a c!Othespin and sets
it astraddle on the edge of her work
basket. and the evening passes as
quickly as could be desired. And she
says she has raised such an affection
for the dear good things that she can't
abide thinking of them all alone in the
cold cellarway in a draughty willow
basket, and every night she puts them
all snugy to bed in. the spare bed in
the east bedroom. Miss Petunia says
that they look so sweet and innocent.
lying there e In row, with just their
little wooden heads sticking out be-
yond the covers. that every night she
gives each one of them a kiss and a
little pat on the cheek before she
turns out the light. Bless their little
hearts.
Copyright. 1903. by W. G. Chapman.)
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11

u lrkeo MISS Petunta Almost 20 Oe1tn
to Go Out ard Hang Up Towel
and Hear the Loud Cheers as She
Stuck the ciothes-Pin on the Line.
clothespin was never intended to do
anything else Miss Petunia couldn' I
so much as hang out a handkerchief
on the line without being shocked and
blushing like a mile minute.
1t didn't make the least difference
that Miss Petunia was not sparing of
clothes. A well-infOrmed stranger
who visited our town stated in the
hearing of some of our best citizens
that he had never seen, anywhere in
the world. as well gOwaed and out
fitted ciOthespins as Miss Petunia's.
They were fully robed in skirts and
underskirts and general trousseau
stuff. including stockings, and yet
when they were stuck on the clothes
line they looked like reckless crea-
lures whose acquaintance one would
not care to make.
The thing that worried Miss Pc
tunia most was that Sim Virgins, who
OWNS the lot next to her humble
home, built grandstand on it. facing
Miss Petunia's yard. and sold seats
every wash day at ten cents a. seat
The grandstand was always crowded
On wash days by spectators come to
see Miss Petunia's clothespin ballet.
and 1t was not at all a nice crowd.
The best society all stayed away after
they heard what kind of a show it
was 1t irked Miss Petunia almost
to death to 60 out and hang up a
towel and hear the loud cheers as she
stuck the clothespins on the line. The
audience got SO 1t knew each individ-
ual clothespin. and gave them all
names, and when their favOrites ap-
peared and began to dance in the
breeze they just went wild. And Sim
Virgins used to sell peanuts and
lemonade. and parade up and down be-
fore the grandstand as proud as If he
had thought of the show himself. II
riled Miss Petunia dreadfully.
At last the crowd got to be so noisy
that the city council met and consid.
cred the bad effect the clothesline bal
let was having on the public. They
appointed a committee of censors, and
the next Monday the committee went
around and censored Miss Petuna's
weeks wash and declared it injurious
to the morals of the community and
ordered her to discontinue it. They
said she still had the right to use
nude. unadorned clothespins if she
wished. but she couldn't bring herself
to do that. and it looked for awhile as
ii she would have to discontinue wash
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
ProperSeruice
at Dinner
Table

The young housekeeper. setting up
her own establishment. sometimes
hnds 1t difficult to instruct the maid
who serves the family meals to do the
work noiselessly and properly. Per
haps the first principle to learn is
that everything should be handed to
the left side Of the person who is sit.
ting. which enables them to serve
themselves easily with the right.
In laying the table one must have
an eye to preserving balance with ev.
erything that Is put on That is. II
salt cellar Is placed at one side there
must be another in the corresponding
place on the other. A fern or a dish
OF fruit or even an empty dish. IL it
Is pretty one. must always be placed
In the very center. Around that are
the extra forks and spoons. as attrac-
tive ~ you can arrange them.
In front of the places Of persons
who are to be seated there must be, a
plate. The knife il put at the right
side and the forks at the left. the
tines pointing up. II there is soup
spoon 1t goes beside the knife. The
oyster fork also is next to the spoon
and knife. but that for oysters is the
only fork that is placed at the right.
All the others 90 to the left. II more
than one Is required. as for salad
after the meal. the larger fork goes
next to the plate. Spoons for dessert.
whether they are large or small. are
over the plate; that is. are across the
top. The napkin should be folded
with two points under and laid in the
plate. square Of bread being tucked
away in 1t if the meal is dinner.
Few housekeepers have more than
the roast on the table these days. veg
etables being at the side table from
which they are handed by the maid.
who returns them there after each
person has been served.
If they are to be kept on the table
one would be at one side. another at
the other side of the meat, or two
dishes might be put at the foot Of the
table That is a matter Of individual
preference which each housekeeper
decides.
The maid serving should wear
small white cap and big apron with
bib and straps over the shoulders and
crossing at the back.
Quiet IN the dining room Is a thing
that must be striven for by the maid.
A noisy person is an abomination and
the rattle of dishes and clash of silver
should not be permitted.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Turkish Kindness to Animals.

In the matter of kindness to ami
mails it is said that the Turk cannot
be surpassed. Thus at STEAMBOAT the
wandering dogs are treated with great
gent.eness and when puppies come
into the world they are lodged with
their mother at the side of the. street
in imprOvised kennels made out of old
boxes lined with straw and bits of car
pet. And frequently when a young
Turk happens to be flush of money he
goes to the nearest bakers shop and
buys quantity of bread. which he
distributes among the dogs of the
quarter. who testify their gratitude by
jumping up at him with muddy paws
and sniffiing muzz,es.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
The Wairus' Defenses.

A full-grown walrus will weigh as
much as 1000 pounds mountain
Gus mass of muscle and blubber. He
is armed with tusks of ivory. some
times two feet in length. and when
from his upreared bulk these fOrmid-
able weapons are plunged Downward
upon an enemy. they are as resistless
as the drop of guillotine. Such
thick layer of blubber lies under the
skin that he is practically clad in ar
NOR impervious to teeth and claws
alike. So. unless the enemy is greatly
favored by luck. he has little chance
to overthrow his antagonist.-St.
Nicholas.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Glove Lore.

Most gloves absolutely refuse to be
presentable after having been wet
with rain. For some reason II is al
most impossible to efface the wrink-
ling and shrinking and hardening ef-
feet of the water. The best plan Is to
place the gloves in a cool. dry room
never near a fire-and. when dry,
massage little olive oil into their skin
before putting them on again. This
will return the soft texture II any
thing will. but the gloves will never
really be the same.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Praises American Woman,

Alfred East says that American
women. like American machines. need
but little man power The American
woman, he says, is the most chum-
mable woman in the world, therefore
she is the most charming. Our excel
lent educational system. he thinks. is
responsible for the fact that American
women are such good fellows
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11

winning the honor were under dis
cussi0n.
WELL" said Mr.. Rogers. il I had
been rs long around Yale college as
Prof. So and So I'd be president
mo. Henry" retorted Mr. Whitney.
''yoG would probably own the ground
and the buildings, but you would not
be president"
Mr. Rogers always told that story
with q chuckle
You can print that. some time" he
said to reporter to whom he told it
some months before his death.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-11
Too Trustino.

The early robin freely acknowl-
edged that as a harbinger of spring
it had been a failure this time.
Il was fooled by the boys playing
marbles in the Streets pleaded the
bird, in extenuatiOn.
For there are times, as Solomon or
some other wise man has remarked,
when all signs fail.