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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
HARVEY DcARMOND TAKES
GOLD HILL GIRL AS BRIDE.

Harvey II. DeArmond OF Medford
and Miss Mabel Collins of Gold Hill
were married at Medford Wednesday
afternoon, December 20.
The bridegroom was formerly a
resident of this city, being born in
Grants Pass, where most OF his boy
hood was spent. He Is a young man
OF excellent character and has taken
mp the practice OF law as his chosen
profession, having an office with his
brother, II. l.. DeArmond, In Med
ford.
The bride is one OF Gold HIPS
popular and esteemed young ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. DeArmond passed
through GraSts Pass Wednesday ey-
enlng enroute to Portland, where
they go for wedding trip, also to
visit Mr.. DeArmond's relatives in
McMinnville.
They will make their home In
Medford.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
RESOLUTIONS OF CoNDoLENcE

Hall of Golden Rule lodge rs, /.
o. o. F., Grants Pass, Oregon, Dec.
20, 1911.
To the officers and members of the
Golden Rule lodge rs, l. o. o. F.
Whereas; The angel of death has
again visited this lodge and removed
from our midst our beloved brother,
f. N. Provolt, to that great beyond
from which no traveller returns; even
as the grass withereth and the flow
ers fadeth and the rose dieth but to
bloom again, our brother has gone
to the long home in the better land,
therefore be II
Resolved; That we, your commit
tee, with the entire lodge, do extend
to the bereaved family our deepest
sympathy in the hour of their great
loss and to the lodge in that a mem
ber and a Conscientious Odd Fellow
has forever gone. Fraternally sub
mitted,
T. Y. DEAN,
JOSEPH MOSS,
B. A. WILLIAMS,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Otto Camp, an old Confederate
soldier, and who has been working
at odd Jobs on ranches In the Will
dervllle district, was taken into Gus
tody yesterday as the result Of be-
lief that the veteran was OF unsouni
mind. He was made comfortable last
night in the county jail and today
was taken to the county home.
Otto Camp was a soldier In the
Thirty-frst Tennessee infantry. Dur
ing the war he was shot through the
hips and then run over by cavalry
men as they swept into battle. Hoofs
Of the horses mashed his chest.
Five years ago the old veterans
family except one young son, was
lost in a food on the Mississippi riv-
er.
The old man was reared in the
mountains OF his native state and
cannot read This mcrning he asked
representative OF The Courier TO
bring him some papers with pic
lures in them"
II can not read" said he, but |
can get some interest out Of the pa
pers by looking at the pictures. Bring
me some with scenes OF ships and
things like that, and the crucihxion
Of Christ"
And HIS eyes filled with tears.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Matthews Of
Douglas county are visiting Mrs.
Matthews sister. Mrs. VIII Ingram.
Mr.. Matthews and ] P. Martin Of
this city were old neighbors years
ago and are now greatly enjoying
each others company Mr.. Matthews
states that he travelled through
Grants Pass in 1880, when there was
only the stage station. He now
thinks this city has the most beauti-
full streets he has ever seen.
Spring will soon be here. Get your
bulbs in the ground Your best Sc
lection at Cramer Bros. 12-22-1t
Miss Helen Clarke, pupil in the
Oregon Agricultural college at Cor
Wallis, is spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Clarke. Miss Clarke has won much
distinction in scholarly and social af-
fairs at the college.
]. NJ. Dixon of Portland. grand re-
corder for the A. o. U. w. lodge for
Oregon, was here Wednesday even
ing to attend the big celebration OF
the local order in honor Of its twenty
fifth anniversary.
With every soc purchase at the
New Racket. ticket is given on a
collapsible doll buggy. Try your
luck l2-15-1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
REV. CHAS. W. HAYS
NOW S. S. MISSIONARY

The Oregonian of December 20
date gives interesting information OF
Rev G. w. Hays, who some years
ago was pastor OF Bethany presby-
terlan church In Grants Pass. The
Oregonlan says;
AT the quarterly meeting of the
Portland Presbytery of the Presby-
terian church In session at the Mar
shall-street Presbyterian church, Sew
enteenth and Marshall streets, Tues
day afternoon and evening, Rev 9.
w Hays for more than nine years
pastor of the Marshall-street church,
was appointed 10 MI the positions OF
Sunday school missionary and of ex-
ecutivo secretary of the committee Of
home missions of the Portland Pres
bytery. The resignation OF Rev. Mr..
Hays as pastor of the Marshall-street
church was at the same time accepts
ed
The Portland Presbytery In
which Mr.. Hays will labor embraces
Mutnomah, Clackamas. Clatsop, Co
lumbia, Tillamook and Washington
counties
His duties as executive secretary
of the committee OF home NJ dons
will be to visit the missions In his
territory and to look after their
needs.
THE successor of Mr. Hays has
not been named
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
PENSION BILL
OF ONE DOLLAR \ DAY

WASHINGTON. Dee n Senator
Brown Of Nebraska today discussed
the Sherwood 81 o day pension Bin
in q speech ln The senate he said
iis passage would be- an appropriate
Christmas gift 10 the veterans
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
PLAN TO AID IDLE
MEN OF PORTLAND.

PORTLAND, Dee. 2t.-The ways
and means committee OF the city
council today conferred with Mayor
Rushlight in an endeavor to devise
means Of furnishing work for the
hundreds OF idle men here during
the winter. II is probable that un-
married laborers without employ
ment will be given meals and lodg-
ing tickets, and an endeayor will be
made to provide for laborers with
families also.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

AltlOugn the western governors ON
their recent trip through the mid
west, east and south, were received
with genuine hospitality, yet there
was a noticeable undercurrent of ad-
miration, amounting almost to envy.
of the business enterprise and time
illness OF their invasion. Just now,
when the high cost Of lNing In the
larger cities is so great and the back
to the farm movement has taken such
strong hold of the more ambitious
men and women, regardless of their
locality, the trip of the governors
could not have occurred at a better
time.
The eastern papers, especially the
large New York. Philadelphia and
Chicago dailies. published columns
OF illustrated matter about the west
ern governors and their special. One
Of the striking features of the trip
was the fact that the eleven-car train,
tel cars of which we're fu nisEed b"
the J! eat Northern railwIy, fro,n
their standard passenger equipment,
and Ole b. the Burlington Route,
could not get through one OF The tun'
nels Oh an eastern railway, near Bal
timore. In many cases the clearance
of the bridges was too small to al
low the standard size Great North.
ern cars to pass. Therefore, the
western governors special had to be
sent over other routes Of the main
line to avoid injury.
Southern Governors Study Train.
At Baltimore, the governors were
entertained with characteristic and
famous southern hospitality Later
however, some Of the more prominent
business men of Baltimore a mum
Der of Atlantic Coast railway Off
c'als, a group Of southern governors
with two of the most noted agrlcul-
tural experts Of the south, followed
the train to Philadelphia. There they
made a careful and exhaustive study
Of the different exhibition cars
which showed the products Of Mime.
sofa, the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho
Washington, Oregon. California
Wyoming and Colorado. They asked
the different governors and the prom
inent northwestern business met
what prompted their yenturesome in
vasion Of the east They were espec
tally interested in the Minnesota
North Dakota, Montana, Oregon ant
Washington booklets published by
the Great Northern railway The ar
tistic arrangement Of the exhibit
ern states, was also,
cars. which showed to best advantage
the agricultural products OF the dif
ferent western states, was also stud
led and many sincere compliment
we're received from the southern
governors.
The interest these prominent ofh
cials showed made II very apparent
that, to use a slang phrase, the west
ern governors have put one oyeI
them" and that thousands OF ambi
tious southerners and fasteners. be
cause OF this timely trip, VIII trel
westward. There Is no doubt IN th'
minds OF the western governors and
party. that this will be the case be
cause everywhere the keenest inter
est has been taken IN the farming on
portunitles Of the west and north
west, and IN the Panama Pacific ~
position. to be held 10 San Franciso'
IN 1915.
Governors Get Together ard Form
New Federation
a.. - a. .,~-t..,.,, ,,ovnrrorsf eaa
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
SENATE CONFIRMS g. W.
DONNELLS APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-- The ap-
pointment Of the following postmast-
ers in Oregon was confirmed today
by the senate:
George W. Donnel. Grants Pass,
Charles Hazard Drain
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this occasion to thank
the many friends and neighbors for
their kindly acts during our late be-
reavement.
MR.. and MRS. ALONZO JONES.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
NOTICE.

The stockholders Of the Wilder
Vile Irrigation company are here
by notified that their annual meet
ing will be held at the residence OF
E. Loughridge Thursday January
4 12-S-4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
COMING EVENTS.

Dec 23, saturday-Skating at Coli
scum; afternoon, to 5, evening
to 10.
Dec. 25, Monday-Grand ball at
Coliseum rink Monday evening.
Dec. %, Monday-Christmas Day
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

The Garland line of heating stoves
they keep fire all night For sale
only by Cramer Bros. 12-22-1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

Claus Shears, Manicure Scissors,
Embroidery Scissors and .Razors at
Cramer Bros, 12-22-1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

The Courier Job Print Shop for
Ell kinds OF Job printing
Artistic Job work At The Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

Endurance Wood Stains at Cra
mer Bros. l2-ZZ-l'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22
PIONEER ASSAYING and REIN
ING 90.
131 9TH ST.. near I. ;. Mint.
SANFRANCISCO CALIFORNIA

We buy gold, rich ore, amalgam'
and all mining products We pay
cash and give a square deal Assay
ing SOC. Established 20 years. Ref
erence. First National Bank Of San
Francisco
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

Get In your Rose Bush and Plant
orders now TO Cramer Bros. 12-22-1t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-22

T. Y. DEAN,
JOSEPH MOSS,
B. A. WILLIAMS,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
FINDING THE coMsTocK LODE,
Far Reaching Results of the Rich
Strike of Silver Made In
June, 1859.

You've struck It, boys" Thus said
Henry Paige Comstock to Peter
O'Rlley and Patrick Mclaughlin, who
were his fellow prospectors In search
/ for gold In Six Mile canyon, now the
present Virginia City, the capital of
Nevada.
The date was June 10. 1859. In that
remote spot In the American wilder
ness by these three obscure men, was
made on that day discovery destined
4 to affect the current OF American pol
tiles for score of years. says writer
/ In the Atlantic Monthly. and to have
for long q disturbing influence on the
worlds finances.
The thing which was ''struck" on
that June day of 1859 was the vein Gov
ering what came to be known as the
Comstock lode, In which were hidden
the richest deposits Of silver ever
found anywhere on the globe. Their
development, years afterward, stimuli
taneously with that OF the silver mines
Of Colorado, started the downward
flood In the price, OF silver, when
broke the old ratio between the money
metals, changed the monetary system
Of the leading nations from the double
to the single gold standard; melted
the movement beginning in 1877, un'
der the leadership OF Richard P. Bland
for the reopening of the mints in sil
yer on the same terms as to gold ;
led hence to the passing of the Bland
Allison limited silver-coinage law Of
1878, and to that Of the Sherman sill
ver-bullion.deposit act Of 1890; and
was the issue which split the two
great parties and made havoc among
the smaller ones In 1896 resulting In
the az, of 1900, which gave statutory
recognition to the gold standard in the
United States.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
NIGHT WATCHMAN IN BOTTLE
How Cracksmen Were Foiled BY
FormaIdehyde Placed Between
Doors of Bank Vault.

To bank cashier with q taste for
chemistry Is due the credit of q
simple yet highly efficient cash pro-
tector and craftsman tanner. Sew
eral years ago Cashier Clark of the
Corona State bank, South Dakota, hit
upon the idea that If he could place
bottle Of some strong chemical be-
tween the outer and inner doors Of
the vaults its fumes might retard the
work Of safe breakers or perhaps
brighten them away. A quart bottle
of formaldehyde was Immediately
given a position as a silent night
Waterman between the doors Of the
vault.
For about Ave years the "yegg doc
tor" kept unobtrusive guard. Finally
early in November, 1910, the test
came. A couple of professional cracks.
men entered the town. Two charges
of nitroglycerin were used on Cashier
Clark's safe that night. The first one
did little damage, but the second
wrecked both the outer and inner
doors, tore the latter from their
hinges and threw them out into the
vault and against the small safe and
safety deposit boxes. The "yeggmen'
did not wait to wreck the inner safe,
however, for at the same moment the
''yegg doctor" responded to hurry
call and the fumes of q full quart Of
formaldehyds filled the room. Chok.
ing and gasping, with tears streaming
from their eyes, the criminals scram-
BLEED out the way they had come In
and left tracks down the peaceful
country highway that fairly siszled
For days after the explosion the fumes
Of formaldehyds were 10 strong that
a person could not breathe in the
vault.-Technica World Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
Missourl's First Negro School.

The first negro school in Missouri
was founded In Kansas City By J. Mil
ton Turner In 1868. The school com.
missioners were ex.Confederates and
refused to appropriate q salary for
him.
Every Saturday night or 80. he says
Jesse James, the celebrated bandit
rode over from Liberty. Mo-, shot VI
Kansas City and robbed its citizens
Then he would gallop TO the negro
school, discharge his pistols In the
air and shout;
Where's that Niger school teach
err"
81 would 80 out in fear and trem
bling" Turner relates, and say
Here I am, boss Haven't those com
missloners done anything for you yet ?
James would yell. And | would an
swer: No, boss
Then I'll have to help you b,
would roar, and give me $40, s15 o
$40 But for Jesse James | could no
have kept up the school" Loui
Post.Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
NATURAL HISTORY or BIBLE
Novel Collection Of the Animals, Veg.
stables and Minerals Mentioned
In Holy Writ. N

A model Of assperm whale--a mem
Der Of the family to which Jonah's,
great fish" is believed to have be-,
longed-is one of the many interesting
things TO be seen at the novel exhibi.i
tion of Biblical objects in natural his
tory at the Natural History museum.i
London. England.
The space allotted TO the collection
is far too limited to permit actual spe-
eimens of the larger mammals, but a
number of interesting photographs are
shown of the wild boar, the hyena, the
lion, the elephant and the hippopota-
mus, which was known to the ancients
as the water OK. In the same case are
some finely preserved specimens Of
the chameleon, the Egyptian tomb bat.
beautifully marked cobra. Cleopa-
tra's asp. the horned viper and the
frog.
The frog is mentioned only twice
in the Old and once In the New
Testament. 1t is Of the edible variety,
and is widely distributed in Europe.
(, Asia and North Africa. A large case
! contains seven pieces Of mama. u
species of lichen found in North A.
! RIGA and the eastern deserts and
mountains. The inhabitants Of these
districts still regard this mama as
! sent from heaven.
There are also bullrushes, lentils
and sections OF the more famous trees
/ of the Holy Land, such as cedar, eb-
ony, sandalwood, lockwood, gopher
wood, thyme wood (mentioned in Rev.
| elation) and olive wood.
The plaques Of Egypt are represent
ed by the North American and migra-
tory locusts, the canker worm, scor.
pion, hornet and gadfly. The collec-
ton Of minerals includes beautiful
cut beryl, the first stone In the fourth
! row Of the high priests breastplate
and the eighth foundation of the new
Jerusalem.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
Prehistoric EnQravlnp.

The picturesque and always orig
inal scientist. Sir Ray Lancaster, has
made an interesting suggestion with
regard to the prehistoric picture OF
red deer and salmon found In the
cavern OF Lorthet, In the Haute
Pyrenees, France, many years ago.
This picture ia incised on cylinder
of stag's horn. and 1t is suggested
that the early artists used such en-
cravings for printing of copies on
birch bark. or other suitable material.
Sir Ray Lancaster gives, by way of
illustration, fat picture printed
from the ancient cylinder. This scar
Hest picture In the world" as he calls
It, belongs to what is known as the
reindeer period Of unwritten his
tory. 1t IL startling to realize that
prehistoric man illustrated his litera-
ture, and the thought is suggested
that he may not have been as low In
the scale Of being ~ Is generally
imagined.
Original Continental Flag.
The original continental nag was
adopted January 2. l776. II had IL
stripes and the union Of the crosses Of
ST. George and St Andrew. Y.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
HIndoo Preacher to Europe.

To preach his philosophy. Bahia
Bharatl. Hindoo preacher and
philosopher, departed for Europe from
New York on board the Provence, OF
the French line. Clad In Oriental
garments he aroused curiosity on the
pier.
Baba Bharah was formerly q priest
at Muttra, In Northwestern Bengal
but about Ave years ago, he says, he
received call to go into the west
and teach his conception Of religion
Since that time he has journeyed be-
tween India and the United States
his last stay, In Los Angeles, being Of
IL months.
christianity" no said. has lost Tia
interpreter. 1t 10 no longer Chris
tianity in America, but churchanity
The ministers are the machine-made
products OF theological seminaries
Who do not live the proper sort o.
iife.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27

Judging by a conversation over
heard on a Staten Island ferryboat,
untidiness as we'll as neatness has its
rewards, says the New York Times.
A literary man, 80 1t was reported by
one speaker, had married the women
he did because he happened one day
to peep at her top bureau drawer.
That can hardly be possible" said
the other woman. II have seen that
drawer myself, and since top bureau
drawers we're invented there never
was such topsy-turvy drawer as she
kept"
Yes, but that is just why he mar
ried her" said tho other. He felt
convinced that woman who kept
her own things In such glorious con
fusion would not make his life miser
able by trying to straighten up bis
desk"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
FOREIGN TONGUES IN GOTHAM
English Language Not Often Heard
In Streets and Parks of Arneri-
can Metropolis.

| returned to America q year and
a half ago, after an absence of twelve
years in Europe. stopped In New
York at hotel opposite Grace church,
and after securing quarters / walked
up Broadway to Fourteenth street. 1t
was the midday meal hour. and the
streets were thronged with all sorts
and conditions OF men. and yet not
one word Of English did hear spoken
from Tenth to Fourteenth streets.
The first impression stunned me and
/ found myself In dazed condition,
unable to adjust myself to my sur
'roundings. and actually doubling the
reality Of the scene about me. !
walked on to Union square. The
benches were full Of men and women.
and as / passed by them l listened.
but no word Of our national tongue
did / hear, and returned to my hotel
wondering what It all meant. The
next day was Sunday and spent the
afternoon In Bronx park. l arrived by
the Third Avenue elevated, entered al
the eastern gate and walked through
the park to the Botanical gardens
The park was full OF people. young
and old. asked my way six times
and In every case save one was an
swered In a foreign voice, and in two
cases In foreign tongue. Even the
officials, those at least to whom
spoke. were Of foreign origin.--Monros
Royce. "The Passing Of the Ameri
can"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
Electricity and Tocthache.

A new cause for toothache and GER
tain nervous diseases has been found
by an European physician in the high
tension electrical currents that are
produced in the course of wireless
telegraphy. This same savant is
quoted as predicting a general in.
crease OF nervous ailments traceable
to this same cause. He believes that
the neuronic elements are so affected
that low grade neuritis Is produced
which progresses according to each
patients general physical condition,
hygienic surroundings, occupation.
habits, etc. II these make for health.
the individual may slowly overcome
the particular nervous manifestation
caused by the electricity which arti.
Hcially permeates the surrounding at.
mosphere. II the environment Is faulty
and the metabolism Is failing. the low
grade neuritis extends and sooner or
later assumes the form of some aggra'
waited nervous disorder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27

MISS BLANCHE STUART SCOTT.
Miss Blanche Stuart Scott, the
young woman who recently has ac-
CURED such distinction as daring
and intrepid aviator, Is the same
young woman who nearly two years
ago drove her automobile from New
York city to San Francisco. Miss
Scotts companion on this wild and
dangerous adventure was Miss Ger
trude Phillips Their arrival In the
Golden Gate city alive and unhurt Is
fine tribute to American woman
hood.
Miss Scott flies one of Baldwin's- red
devil metal biplanes. This aeroplane.
on account of its speed and diminu-
| tive size, Is considered much more per-
Ilous to operate than any other. Its
driver must be gifted with unusual
nimbleness of mind and body. Miss
Scott chafes very much under the fly
| ing restraints placed upon her on ac-
count of her sex, but she succeeded in
showing her ability TO fly as high as
her men competitors In recent air
contest.
There is serious talk Of organizing a
| woman's aero club here In America.
the idea being recently hatched by
Baron Won DEWITT, and the women in
terested in aviation are enthusiastic
about the movement 1t is proposed
to model the club after the Aerial
League of Great Britain or the Stella
Of France.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-27
ROMAN AQUEDUcT IS SAVED
Archaeology and Modern Enterprise
Clash In Seville, Spain, and
Former Wins Victory.

Archaeology and enterprise are
clashing at Seville. The town draws
much OF It's water supply through the
Canos de Carmona, Roman aQue-
duct still In good order, though many
Of the arches have been filed up in
order to strengthen 1t, The aqueduct
with the closed arches blocks a sub
urban district which Sevillan specu-
lators wish to develop, and the town
authorities have decreed that 1t shall
be torn down and the water conveyed
through iron pipes instead. This has
aroused storm Of indignation among
antiquarians and art lovers through
out Spain, and the academies OF his
tory and art at Madrid have petit
toned the ministry Of fine arts to
check the vandalism. The destruc-
ton has been forbidden for time at
least. More interest in the matter
would be felt. undoubtedly, II visitors
/ to Seville we're aware OF the exist
| ence Of a Roman ediiice through
4 which water has flowed for over 1000
Y years, but even 3aedeker seems Ia
have overlooked II, Va NJ