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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15
THE RECORD YEAR OF 1912.

Public improvements along all
lines should be the watchword In
Grants Pass during the year OF 1912.
Let this be the one city to go for
ward early In the year to the end
that It may become the most popular
commercial, Industrial, educational
and religious center of southern Ore
gon. With city administration
composed OF progressive men, who
have set the pace In municipal af-
fairs, Grants Pass is sure to take the
lead In prosperity and the coming
year will be the record one for us
in every particular.
There never was a town In any
country that has brighter outlook
than has our municipality, and every
citizen should bear in mind the fact
that he has his part tp do In the
work which is Immediately ahead.
Good roads will add much, while ir-
rigation will follow close second in
the way OF bringing to us capital for
the development of our farms. There
are many other Industries which Will
add to the general upbuilding Of the
city, but everything depends on good
roads and the development Of irri-
cation and consequently Of our
farms. From Atlanta TO the Sea"
was the slogan of General Sherman
when he split the southern confed-
eracy in twain; From Grants Pass
to the sea" must be our slogan for
1919.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15
BE LOYAL TO YOUR TOWN.

Medford merchants have resolved
20 extend their trade relations over a
wider stretch of territory, and this
includes Josephine county. They are
advertising extensively and, through
some sort Of deal, propose to pay
the railroad fare of buyers from
Grants Pass to Medford and return.
The way this matter is worked is
this. You buy yourself a roundtrip
ticket and go to Medford, and when
there you are asked to get a rebate
book at any Of the stores named In
the advertisement and II you do this
your fare will be conditionally re-
funded; that is, you are to do your
trading in Medford. You are not to
get something for nothing. Most any
one can see through this.
The facts are that Grants Pass is
underselllng Medford every day, and
has been doing II right along. No
one knows this better than do the
residents Of our sister city. Grants
Pass rents are cheap, while those OF
Medford are two, three, and often
four times what they are here, and
the customers must pay the bill. The
big houses there want more trade
which is perfectly natural. and they
have adopted a scheme to get Il, but
the people OF this city and county
need not expect to buy goods as
cheap In Medford as they are buying
them In Grants Pass.
There is another side to this sub
ject, No resident OF this city OF
county, be he merchant, professional
man, farmer or laboring man, can az
ford TO send his money to another
city II he can get the same article
here at the same or less price. The
money II spent here gets in the chan
nels of trade and It may come back tc
the original possessor, but II sent out
of town II is gone forever II you buy
at home your merchant guarantees
, every article purchased, while II you
buy abroad you must be satisfied with
what you get, Remember this; u
pays to be loyal to your own town. sc
make note here, lest you forget
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15
FRUITDALE.

Gail Hamilton has been Ill this
week.
Miss Lizzie Harm left Tuesday for
her home in Puyallup. Wash.
Mr.. Daniels. postmaster At Three
Pines, made a business trip through
Fruitdale Friday.
The regular meeting Of the Junior
Christian Endeayor society will be
held in the school house Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bates and Mrs.
Coutant were guests at the home OF
Mrs. N. A. Clemens in Grants Pass
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Bates re-
mained over Sunday.
The ladies Of the Grange are plan
ming to have Christmas cookies and
other delicacies on sale few days
before Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Hefley, Eugene
Oakes, Miss Mary, Estelle and Alfred
Oakes, Miss Harm and Mr.. Carlson
spent Sunday at Loreli as guests OF
Mrs. Emma Heyer.
Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Scarborough
were Thlmble club hostesses Thurs
day The ladies spent the afternoon
sewing on dainty Christmas gifts, and
at the close OF the afternoon de-
licious luncheon was served.
On going ont Of door after the mid
day meal Wednesday, Florenz Brett
mayer discovered that a tent, which
was used as an additional sleeping
room, had been entirely destroyed by
fire, the blaze having started from an
overheated stove. The most serious
loss falls on Miss Hoffman OF Mllwau-
kee, who is spending the winter at
Forest Home Her trunk, containing
most OF her clothing and many arti-
cles OF value, was consumed.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Hefley and Mr..
Carlson gave delightful little dane
ing party to number Of their Fruit
dale friends Saturday night in honor
OF their guest, Miss Harm. All en-
joyed a luncheon and much visiting"
at midnight and although every one
seemed inclined to prolong their de-
parture, we think everyone managed
to at least get started on the home
ward way before Sunday morning.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15
THREE PINES.

Miss Rae Snow, teacher Of the
school at Wlnona, passed through this
place for the week end vacation at
Grants Pass.
William Rolf of the Burrell or
chards was a Sunday visitor. Mr.
Ira Wagner, who has purchased
five acre tract from Mr.. Rolfe, one
mile south, accompanied him.
Fruit land in this part of the val
ley is being secured by people who
will improve the same at once.
One thousand fruit trees were re-
ceived here Wednesday for planting
on these lands. Seven hundred will
be set by Mr.. Rolf. These are prin-
cipally Muir peaches. All are from
the Hoover nurseries. Many more
trees have recently been received
from Albany nurseries.
Some time since these items stat
ed that large area would be set in
fruit and the promise is being fully
kept.
Mr.. MCGOWAN is erecting a house
on the land recently purchased from
the Three Pines Fruit Tract company.
This is the seventh building to be
erected on this subdivision of the old
Wilson place during the season just
passed.
A young Jersey COW belonging to
+. c. Farwel has been killed by
some one who used a 22 rifle. Six
of these small but deadly projectiles
have been found in the animal. They
had been fired from various angles,
showing that they were not accident
al shots. The community is much
worked up over this act of vandal-
ism. A reward has been offered by
the citizens, and every effort will be
made to capture the perpetrators
This is only one, although the most
serious, act of the kind that the peo-
pie here have been obliged to en-
dure. Chicken houses have been
robbed, fruit cellars raided and many
minor depredations committed.
w. G. Vanderbilt has gasoline
wood saw in operation and is assist
ing in preparing the comforts of win
ter by cutting many cords of wood in
anticipation of wintery weather.
J. d. Cook returned Sunday from
Roseburg, where he had spent sew
eral days looking after land busi-
ness.
The Three Pines Lumber company
having closed down for the winter is
enclosing the planning mill. where is
stored a considerable quantity OF
choice fir finishing lumber II. L.
Darnielle, who has been In charge of
the sales department, will leave here
| FOR his home In Grants Pass Friday
and remain few days with his fam
lily before going to Pleasant Valley,
Baker county, to act in the same ca
pacity for the Pleasant Valley Lum-
Der company Donald H. Clark will
represent the company here
l.. r. Corllss has rented space IN
the planning mill and Is setting mp his
shingle mill and win get power from
the engine ot I've lumber company
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15

According to the figures of Secre-
tary of State olcott, Grants Pass, ac-
cording to its number OF inhabitants,
stands next TO the highest In the list
OF autos per inhabitant, II having
only forty-six per auto. Medtord
ranks first with thirty-slN inhabitants
to every machine. The records show
that this city has eighty-three licen-
sed autos,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-15
Suspenders

Mems fancy suspenders,
silk or satin webbing, or
all elastic, gold plated
buckles. In hol- d oo
iday boxes .... Sl.OO
Mems fancy all elastic sus-
penders in holiday -
boxes 75c and. sue
Mems fancy or plain arm
bands in display oro.
plain boxes ZOC
Boston or Paris gar -
ters, silk webs 5()C
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-14
Our Sleep.

AS race, We sleep too little. An
infants life is nearly all sleep. Grad
ually as the child grows older the
hours of sleep are shortened to half
the day or about eight hours. Youth
until the age of twenty is reached re-
quires fully ten hours sleep. Although
nature demands fewer hours sleep in
summer than in winter, it has been
proved that eight hours of sleep are
required for the average adult in good
health. BY this, explains the Pitts
burg Dispatch, is meant not simply
eight hours in bed, but that amount of
good, sound, restful sleep night after
might. Our power to work is intimate
ly related to our ability to sleep and
there is no more reliable indication of
Sound health than the capacity to sleep
naturally, and the more active and en-
ergetic the waking life the deeper the
sleep.
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What Mamma said.

When the new minister, a hand
some and unmarried man, made his
first pastoral call at the Fosdicks, he
took little Anna up in his arms and
tried to kiss her, but the child re
fused to be kissed; she struggled
loose and ran off into the next room
where her mother was putting few
finishing touches to her adjournment be
fore going into the drawing room tt
greet the clergyman.
Mamma" the little girl whispered
'the man in the drawing room wanted
me to kiss him."
WELL replied mamma, "why didn't
you let him? would if l were YOU"
Thereupon Anna ran back into the
drawing room, and the minister
asked:
well, little lady, won't you kiss
me now?"
NO, won't" replied Anna prompt
ly, but mamma says she. will."-Ex
change.
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Socially Launched.

In his native town Jimmy had al
ways been most popular with young
and old, but when he was sent away
to boarding school, he was for a time
too homesick to make friends. His
first letter was little more than a
wall.
I'm way behind the other boys in
everything he wrote, dolefully
"Tisn't only studies, but it's gymna
SUM and banjos and everything.
don't believe they'll ever have much
use for me-"
But the second letter, written after
a week in the new school, was quite
different in tone.
I'm all right" he wrote to his
mother THE boys say they'll teach
me all they know, for they're PROUD
to have me here. l can stretch my
mouth half an inch wider than any
other boy in school, and my feet are
the longest by full inch. So you
needn't worry about me any more. .
Youths Companion.
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ethics in that institution and although

ethics in that institution and although
only twenty-seven years old at the
time of the fight had seen service at
Tampa, Fla. in the Indian troubles.
He was not favorable to the expedl-
ton against Big Bethel, and it Is said
he believed it would result in his own
death. Nevertheless, he went uncoln-
plainingly, and his two howitzers DID
valiant service throughout the fight
Just as orders were given to retire
from the field he was struck in the
head by a cannon ball and killed IN
stantly. He was the first regular
army officer to fall in the civil war
Major Theodore Winthrop led one
of the most thrilling charges OF the
day. So CALLING was the Confederate
fire that his dead were strewn across
the morass. At the head Of his men
Winthrop reached the fence near the
enemy's works. leaped upon log.
waved his sword and shouted: Come
on, boys! One charge and the day is
ours! That word was his last. as he
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his cooped up forces. Then on June
10 came the battle, i'll starred for the
north, resulting not only in defeat,
but in the loss of two gallant officers.
Battle Of Big Bethel.
Big Bethel is about ten miles from
Fortress Monroe and is on the road
from Hampton to Newport News.
Nearer tho fortress is Little Bethel.
and the Confederates had forces at
both points. These troops had annoy
ed the Union outposts and had even
taken a few prisoners They had also
impressed the negroes of nearby plan
tations and compelled them to help dig
intrenchments. General Butler stood
this as long as he could and then or
dered an offensive movement, putting
General Pierce in charge. Or the
night Of June 9 General Pierce ordered
two regiments under Colonies Duryea
and Townsend from Fortress Monroe
and one regiment from Newport News
under Colonel Bendix to meet near
Little Bethel and take the enemy by
surprise in the early morning. That
the troops might distinguish each other
from the enemy, in the darkness they
were told to tie white cloths abou,
their arms. Colonel Bendix afterward
claimed he had never been Informed
of this arrangement.
With Colonel Duryea's regiment In
the lead and Colonel Townsend's fol-
lowing about two hours apart, rap
i'd march was made In passing
through wood Colonel Townsend's
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His LIGHT Diet.

The actors sense of humor is al
ways uppermost. He will jest about
his hard luck, his ill luck or almost
anything that offers an opportunity for
a joke. Generally, too, he has cour-
age-the courage to smile when his
heart is heavy. A comedian, who was
known to be in desperate straits, was
invited to social gathering one even
ing. When the poor actor arrived he
was seen to be thinly clad, although
the weather was bitterly cold. He look
ed also as if he had not had any too
much nourishment for some time The
hostess greeted him cordially.
81 am SO glad to see YOU she said.
"How well you are looking!"
YES" replied the comedian; "the
wind has been very nutritious OF late. .
Saturday Evening Post
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Kidney ills seize young and old
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Girls are languid, nervous, suffer
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Men have lame and aching backs.
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BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.
copyright by American Press Associa-
ton, 19l1.l

lCOpyrlgnt Dy American 1TeS0 ASSOClo'
ton. 1911
@REPARING for war is grewsome
u business. Perhaps those engag-
ed in making ready for the great
civil war In 1861 were too busy
to think much of the tragic side. but
at this distance it is apparent. For
to us children of peace 1t is difficult to
understand how millions of men and
women can become SO wrought up by
the fighting fever as to risk life and all
for cause. though doubtless we would
do the same thing if the call should
come. Yet we look with a certain awe
and wonder at the spectacle.
Measured by the number Of battles
fought and the amount of blood shed
1861 was the least important year OF
the conflict between the states, but we
cannot SO estimate it. There are other
factors in the reckoning. Both the
north and the south We're going into
untried fields. For the most part they
had no precedents. They were facing
novel problems and had to decide new
issues, the hardest task men ever I'M
dertake. They were at the parting OF
the ways and were required to choose
the directions they would 60. carve out
the>ways they would follow and create
the tools for the work in hand. 1t is
as difficult to organize q war as to con-
duct 1t when organized. 1t is as
great feat to call an army into be-
ing as to win battles with that army
when it becomes fighting entity. We
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GENERAL BENJAMIN F.. BUTLER, COM
MANDIN0 TROOPS AT FORTRESS MONROE
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
more and Ohio railroad for part OF
the way. Patterson with his PennsyI-
vania troops was approaching daily.
and to his support several regiments
from Washington were hurrying. 4
clash seemed imminent. and the coun
try expected that any day would wit
ness there the first great battle OF the
war, General Joseph r. Johnston WAS
in command Of the Confederates. how
ever, and be was ever a cautious com
mander. He did not wait for the
Union troops to strike, but on June rs
evacuated. thus saving his army to de-
eide the day at Bull Run.
In the meantime General Mcclellan
was busy in West Virginia. After the
rout Of the Confederates at Philippi he
was preparing to follow them and
bring on another engagement This
did not transpire for month. how
ever. when there was another small
battle at Laurel Hill.
Before this time General Beauregard
had taken charge at Manassas.
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command was fred on from ambush.
one man being killed and several
wounded. The fire was returned and
the regiment literally took to the
woods on the other side Of the road
Colonel Duryea from in front, hearing
the firing. contermarched his regiment
only to discover that two Union troops
by mistake had fired on each other.
Colonel Bendix. arriving ahead Of
Colonel Townsend. had concealed him
self in the woods. When the other
appeared Bendix. believing Town
sends troops to be the enemy. had
ordered an attack This unfortunate
blunder not, only resulted in the killing
and wOunding Of several Union sol
diers in both regiments. but warned
the Confederates at Little Bethel. who
beat hasty retreat and joined the
other force at Big Bethel Thus the
federals were compelled to attack an
army twice the size Of that originally
contemplated and to do SO by day,
light with the foe alert and prepared.
At Big Bethel the Confederates We're
found entrenched with stream and
morass in their front. At about 10
O'clock in the morning Of June 10 Cen
eral Pierce opened the battle. For
nearly two hours and half an in
cessant fire was kept up on both sides.
The Union troops made several at
tempts to charge. but were unsuccess-
full owing to the morass. Neverthe
less, ii was claimed by the Union men
that they were gradually gaining
ground when the order was suddenly
and unexpectedly given to retreat.
Lieutenant Colonel John r. Greble.
ordnance officer at Fortress Monroe.
had charge of two howitzers. and in
the retreat held OF the COnfederates
and probably saved the Union army.
Greble was a West Point man. who
had been an assistant professor of
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To the Childish Mind,

Dorothy Ullman OF E. Eighty-fourth
street. is very literal young person
To her mothers defination OF the All
Seeing Eye she returned question
as to the size OF the eye.
Can God see everything" she con.
tinued.
yes, dear. He can see everything
at all times
That afternoon Dorothy escorted her
mother down town. Before an op-
tician's display she stopped. Then,
Mother she asked. pointing to the
big winking eye in the window: rs
Gods eye as big as this ?'-Clevcland
Leader
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Siren in Skirts.

Which is the most recent siren (0i
the animal Variety in history? Jacob
us Noieras relates that in 14O3 a siren
was captured in the Zuider Zee. She
was (says Mr.. Norman Douglas in
Siren Landry brought to HARLEM and
being naked, allowed herself to be
clothed; she learned to eat like ]
Dutchman; she could spin thread and
take pleasure in other maidenly oc
equations; she WAS gentle and lived
70 a great age. But she never spoke
The honest burghers had no knoWl
edge OF the language of the sea folk
to enable them to teach their OwI
tongue. so she remained mute to the
end OF her days.
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Many Generations.

The case of six generations living is
given by Tennyson thus: Daughter
arise; thy daughter to her daughter
take whose daughters daughter cri
eth George Hakev:ell in the seven
teenth century had imagined one
descent more, for in his Apologize" he
writes that the mother said to hel
daughter, Daughter, by thy daugh
ter tell her daughter that her daugh
ter's daughter hath a daughter" q
credible injunction in the case of &
|centenarian only.
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should not underrate 1861. To those
on the inside the labor was as arduous
and the anxiety perhaps as great as III
the later years Of actual conflict. The
great battles were but the visible man
Hesitation Of the forces evoked in 1861
Then was laid the groundwork for
Vicksburg and Gettysburg, for Ante
tam and the Wilderness, for Atlanta
and Appomattox. Then were sown the
dragons teeth that sprang up in mil
lions of armed men.
Small Naval Engagements.
Yet 1861 saw actual fighting. and the
week ending June 10 chronicled the
first battle of the war between organ
lied land troops. Up to this time there
hid been naval commandments and
skirmishes between the land forces.
but no battle worthy Of the name. Out
side of this one engagement-the bat
tie of Big Bethel-there were no events
of particular importance during the
week On June the United States
steamer Susguehanna arrived from
abroad to serve in the war. On June
6 the Harriet Lane engaged a battery
at Pig Point. opposite Newport News.
The vessel had but one gun that would
reach the fort. while she was hit sew
eral times On June I the forces IN
der General Patterson resumed their
march from Chambersburg toward
Harpers Ferry, and fresh troops from
Washington also started toward the
same objective. On June 8 the people
of Tennessee ratified the secession or
dinance. On June 8 a war balloon.
then new thing in America. was In
nated at Washington. On the same
day word came that Fort Pickens was
finally out Of danger. This fort was
threatened at the same time as Sum
ter. and Lincoln started movement
for it's relief even before be did that
for the succor Of Major Anderson and
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Tennessee Ratifies Secession First War Balloon Ap"
pears---Battle Of Big Bethel First ENGAGEMENT Be-
tween Organized Land Forces Results In Union Defeat
Federal Generalship In This Fight Severely Criticised
Lieutenant Colonel Greble and Major Winthrop Killed
Johnston Evacuates Harpers Ferry Because of APP
preach of Three Union Armies So Mcclellan Busy In
West Virginia Preparing to Follow Confederates Routed
at Philippe Beaureeard Takes Charge at Manassas.
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