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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
ENGLISH SPELLING.
Consider, " You Please. the Words
victual and Tongue.


viotual and Tongue.
Were you ever perplexed by English
spellingi But what foolish question, I,
The rest Of the world Is agreed that the
man who insists he IL never at a loss
for the correct spelling Of u word Is a
prevaricator OF the nth degree. But
how did our speech happen to be thus
encountered? The French use count
less silent letters, but there Is such
system about their liberation that II
can be mastered by the average mind
German is absolutely phonetic. as are
most OF the Romance tongues. Greek
was pronounced as II was spelled. and
Latin IL simplicity itself for all TINT
the classical scholars disagree as to the
sounds OF the vowels and a few OF the
consonunis.
Nine, Bcrnhurdt when she was urged
to present her plays In the speech Of
the American people declared, English
Is not u language: Il is violent exercise,
and IL spelling Is impossible" Many
schoolboy and girl win agree with
her. What justification is there for
such a word us "victual," which must
be pronounced Just as It was In the
days when II was spelled v-i-t-t-l-e2
And, while we are on the subject OF
our native tongue, how shall we justify
tongue, spelling that Is monstrous
In the light OF the languages develop,
ment? Up to tho beginning OF the
nineteenth century that word was
t-,l-n'g, with here and there a pednntlc
faddlst who put on airs when he wrote
tongue. Our accepted spelling Is an
imitation Of the French ''langue" just
as victunl Is an imitation Of the Latin
"victualia,' handed down by half bals.
cd scholars, st Louis Globe Demo.
crat. K. 0
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Silk Culture In italy.

About 500 A. d. i'ersian monks first
brought silkworm eggs concealed In
the head Of a hollow statf to Constan-
tinople. Thence silk culture spread In.
to Greece. A little later conquest car.
ried It to Sicily. From there to Italy Il
was but a step, Soil. climate, people,
suited It The industry took root.
grew. throve and continues to this day.
The thrifty peasant manages to get
silk and oil and wine from the same
small holding. First he plants his mul.
berry trees. sixteen feet each way,
Next he prunes the heads into hol.
low cup and trains his vines all over
them, and finally around the edge he
sets n shelter of olive trees. so all
seasons bring him labor and the re
ward Of it,--London Standard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
MINING TIMBER.
Beds Of Prehistoric Trees Under the
Earth's Surface.


You know all about mining. or. at
least, you know the sort OF things that
nre obtained from the depths OF the
earth. such ms gold. iron. coal. sait and
precious stones. Did you ever hear Of
mining timber7 The chances are that
you did not and yet there was time
when the mining OF white cedar was
one Of the most important Industries
Of New Jersey.
Those who delved In the swampy
earth In pursuit OF the great and per
fectlypreserved logs were not compelled
to dig deep pits, for the trunks OF those
prehistoric trees were seldom more
than fifteen feet below the surface.
Many OF the logs were rs much as six
feet In diameter, and one was found
with 1850 annual rings. Beneath this
tree. which had nourished In It's native
forest for more than a thousand yenrs,
there was dug, up another tree Of an
even earlier forest with more than 900
rings.
New Jersey is by no means the only
state In the Union or the only part Of
the world where prehistoric trees are
to be found 30 perfectly preserved that
even their Characteristic odor IL re.
tained. Near Salem. o.. large guam.
tity Of timber was dug up at a depth
of forty feet, the trees incased In a
thick layer OF glacial mud. and II II
nothing uncommon In eastern Michigan
for the diggers Of wells to encounter
tree trunks sixty feet down In the soft
earth. The wood thus obtained Is the
best wood to be had. especially for flne
cabinet work. In Germany II has long
been the custom TO dredge the deep bed
Of the Rhine for ancient logs, OUT OF
which the cases Of the finest toned pi
amos are constructed. Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Went Back on His Authority.

Leslie Stephens single meeting with
Freeman. the historian. was in the ma.
ture Of a collision. Il came In contact
with him only once" he said .He
wrote life Of Alfred for the Dictlon.
ary Of National Biography under my
editorship. but declined to do more
because We had a difference of opin.
lon as to whether Athelstane should be
spelled with an "A That was. con.
fess, question to which was culpa.
bly, Indifferent, but had taken com.
petent advice. and my system q forget
what 1t was) had been elsewhere sane.
toned by the great historian Stubs.
Now. as Freeman was never tired Of
asserting the mfalllbility of Stubbs, |
innocently thought that | might take
refuge behind SO eminent an authority.
The result was that for once Freeman
blasphemed Stubbs and refused to co
operate amy longer in an unscholarlike
enterprise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
OLDEST DEPARTMENT STORE.
II Has Been Doing Business In Tokyo
Since the Year 1914

since tHo Year Iufo
II In somewhat VI All niivmaiy that.
while the department store IL distinct
ly a product Of the west and has
reached It's highest development In the
United States, the oldest store OF this
character Is 70 be found In the fur
east
Nearly three and q half centuries
ago. or, to be entirely accurate. In the
year 1918. there was opened In Tokyo.
the Japancse capital. a retail dry goods
business. which went under the tirm
name Of Yecbigoyn. In the course Of
time the store came 10 be known as
the SltsuI Dry Goods Store. which
name was retained until 1904. when.
with some changes IN organization. II
became the Mitsusoshi Company. Ltd.
Throughout It's long cnrecr the pro
prietorship OF this store has been In
the famous Mitsui family. where II
still remains.
The Mitsukoshi Company. Ltd. h
not only the Oldest. but IL the largest
department store In Japan today. II
was the iirst OF the japanese estab.
llshments 10 introduce western meth
DDS Of doing business and to adopt up
TO date appliances In the beginning
the store dealt exclusively In cotton
and silk goods. but gradually increased
rs assortment OF stock until today II
carries every description of merchan.
disc 10 meet the wants OF all classes
OF people.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13

II IL related that certain native Of
The county was once dining ut The
palace In ottawa as the guest Of the
Duke Of Connaught governor general
Of the Dominion OF Canadn and u
royal highness TO the full extent OF be
ing own uncle to King George V,
When he had dined the native. seeing
that no finger bowl wns brought him,
ventured to ask the butler for one
In very gentle whisper" says the
court chronlcler, "hls request was de-
nIed. because In England Il Is not the
custom Cor any ablutIons TO he per-
formed In the presence OF royalty, You
must not, to put It crudcly, wash In
the same room with your king-or your
kings own uncle.'--New York Post
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
VANISHING GOLD.
What Has Become Of Al That Precious
Metal That Has oeen Mined7

What Has Become OF All That Precious
Metal That Has oeen Mined7
What becomes Of goldf
Where Is all OF that yellow metal
that hns been mincdf
II II one OF the oldest metals In hn
man use There are gold bends dating
back to the stone age, II Is an object
Of almost universal desire. II Is proof
against almost all the Influences which
destroy other metals. and 1t has been
mined In enormous quantities. Yet
today more than two-thirds OF the gold
In use has been dug since 1919.
What becomes OF the rest? Where
is the gold that set Jason wandering
into the Black sen. that filed the treas
urles Of Crocsus. that paid the terrific
tribute which Persian kings assessed
against the Punjab! What has hap
pened to the yellow dust and ''elec.
truman alloy OF gold and silver
which negro traders brought down the
Nile to Egypt for 1000 or 5000 yearsf
Ancient gold. like that Of modern
times. was used for money and for or
naments. but both have disappeared
Where?
The most enduring OF metals and
yet the most evanescent. perpetually
sought and yet constantly escaping the
hands OF even the successful seeker
that Is gold. What Is the reason for
Its curious elnsivenessf- Chicago Jour
nal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
CHRISTMAS GIVING
TO THE LITTLE ONES

What are you going TO give your little
girl for Christmasi Are you going IA
buy at random any bright, gaudy. at.
tractive looking toy that strikes your
fancy. or are you going to give bei
something that win enter into her life,
give her an absorbing interest and cul.
tivote IN her those tastes which every
womaniy woman should have? gf
II Is easy enough to select something
for your boy, A toy steam engine. a
mechanical automobile. train Of cars,
a bicycie--one Of these gives him Joy.
For the small girl there Is little but
dolls and doll "trash." However. the
mothers opportunity for cultivating a
girls Gsmestic instincts, for planting
In her soul the seeds Of dalntiness and
domestic economy, In golden at Christ
mas time.
III / had a girl" said the wise moth.
or Of three boys, II should first Of all
give her n corner IN the nursery or In
my own room for her house. There
I would let her set up miniature house.
keeping that would occupy her days
and be Joy to her forever ] would
first OF oil give her doll with trunk
full Of clothes-not store clothes, but
clothes just like her own, which l
should myself make carefully. They
should all be Of wash materials, with
buttons and buttoDholes and sashes,
hats and stockings TO match. Nothing
so delights u child as to imagine that
hes dolly IL real live little, girl and
has wardrobe.
"In her playhouse she should have
a tiny kitchen, with real miniature
pots and pans. OF all which she would.
OF course. learn TO use. Her dolly
should have little bedroom and bed.
with sheets, plllowcases and counter
pancs. bed that the little mother
should take n delight In making mp.
There should be bureau. too, with
drawers for dolly's clothes, and tiny
toilet articles 10 bo properly used and
kept In order There should DO n wash.
tub, an ironing board and toy irons
with which TO SOW the seed Of desire
for cleanliness"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
solubill.y Of Gold.

Gold is one of the group Of metals
soluble only in that mixture Of nitric
and hydrochloric acids known as aqua
regia, It has been found, however,
that the presence Of certain organic
compounds renders gold soluble in hy-
drochloric acid. Thus mixture Of this
acid and chloroform is found to be u
solvent Ethyl, or ordinary alcohol.
methyl alcohol and amyl alcohol are
among the other substances which give
to hydrochloric acid the power Of dis.
solving gold The solution takes place
slowly in the cold acid and more quick.
ly on heating.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
poasn,t Advertise.

"You take Il cheerful view Of life.
! hope" remarked the optimistic per
son.
mot enough to notice." replied the
individual with a Crouch. "
"You Jest with me-"
II said. Not enough to notice |
sometimes feet moderately cheerful.
but don't believe that makes It in
cumbent on me to go about wearing n
fatuous smile and shouting, oh, be
joyfulI"--Birmingham Age Herald
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
lupi.sr,s Evolution.

Jupiter. formerly regarded as one Of
the major planets. is rapidly approach
ing the state Of the earth. Now It is
in stage between the sun and the
earth. A new belt is gradually widen
ing out around the planet. The changes
In Jupiter have been apparent for
some time past Clouds Of steam sur
round the celestial member, and this
steam. when the planet has cooled suf-
ficiently, will form Its oceans. What
is going on with Jupiter is precisely
what the earth passed through some
aeons Of ages ago.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Honest Praise.

An honest compliment was that paid
to M. de vendome, who. while com.
manding the French army In Italy. dis.
patched young noblemnn to announce
to his master the victory which he had
gained at Suzzara The latter while
attempting to describe the battle be.
came several times much confused in
his narrative. when. although the king
preserved his gravity. the Duchess of
Burgundy, who was present, laughed
so heartily that at last the young gen
tleman said, "Sire, II is easier for M
dc vendome to win a battle than for
me to describe It."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
PORTLAND MARKETS

wbeat--club. os@s5; bluestem
sGGee.
oats--No, l white feed. 24@24.b0
Barley Brewing, asa 80; feed
26@2s.
Hogs--Best live. 5000.
Prime steers. 6.soq7,50: fancy
COWS. 5tt5.6o; best calves. 7@7.50
Spring lambs. 7G7.5O.
Butter--city creamery. 30.
Eggs Selected local extras. 42.
Hens. li@i4: broilers. 12913;
geese. 6@7.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Venezuela

Venezuela received its name from the
early explorers. Its coast was visited
by Columbus In l40S, and the following
year the name Venezuela c'Little Ven.
lce'l was given to an Indian village
built on piles seen by 0jeda and Amer
lgo vespucci
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
H Knew Her.

She Reggie, dear. there Is something
of the old time ovelight In your eyes
tonlght--somethlng about you that re
minds me Of those sweet days of long
ago. | hope you have
He Yes. lhnve Il little left How
much do you want this time2
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Saw Hls Flnlsh.

"0h, OH exclaimed impatient Mrs.
Naggs, 'T've bitten Off the end Of my
tongueV
"Well, certainly feel sorry for my
self" rejoined the heartless Naggs'
thereafter there viii DO no end to
your tongue"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Making Progress.

"How is your daughter getting on
with her music lessons"
"She's improving. The last tenants
In the fiat next ours stood 1t three
months. The previous record was six
weeks"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
Hounehola Minnra,s

Gold. silver copper quicksilver o.
mercury, Iron, nickel tin. ziipS lead
nnd ulumlnunl arr the ten minerals
ecurially ti hr foun,l IN rvary hnnsr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13

Law books arc very dry" 4,
"Still, I enjoy reading thcm occnsicn
ally. They're free from slang any
how"--Louisville CourIer-J Journal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13

PURE MOUNTAIN WATER Clear
and refreshing. Bacterial tests as
sure that this water is pure. De-
livered in fve-gallon bottles. 2bc.
w. Il. Beckwith, Order by phone.
602-F3. 459tf.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

Notice is hereby given that the
county superintendent OF Josephine
county, Oregon, will hold the regular
examination of applicants for state
certificates at Grants Pass as follows:
Commencing Wednesday, Decem-
Der is, 1915, at Q o'clock a. m, and
continuing until Saturday, December
IS. 1915. at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon
Writing, U. s. History.
Wednesday Afternoon
Reading, Physiology, Composition,
Methods in Reading. Methods
In Arithmetic
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic. History OF Education,
Psychology. Methods in
Geography.
Thursday Afternoon
Grammar, Geography. American
Literature, Physics, Methods In Lam
guage, Thesis for Primary Certificate.
Science of Education.
Friday Forenoon
Theory and Practice, Orthography.
Physical Geography, English Litera-
ture. Chemistry. History OF Educa-
tion.
Friday Afternoon
School Law. Geology, Algebra. Civil
Government. Childhood and
Adolescence.
Saturday Forenoon
Geometry, Botany. School
Administration.
Saturday Afternoon
General History. Bookkeeping.
Methods.
LINCOLN SAVAGE.
6lS County Superintendent
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
AlIsCFlLLANEOUs

CRYSTAL SPRINGS water. put up In
5-gallon glass jars and delivered
at your door. fresh, pure sanitary
Telephone 2s3-R and water wagon
will call. b64tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-13
LODGES

GOLDEN RULE LODGE. No. rs. 10.
80. OF. meets every We'd
4 s nesday eve. In Io.o.F.
~sHH% hall, cor 9Th and II SITS.
Visiting Odd Fellows cordially invit-
ed to be present. w. H. Ryan. N.
g.; Clyde Martin, Secretary.
The evening world., 1915-01-25
"a FAMILIES FLEE
APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE
Superintendent Loses Mustache
Trying to ExtinguSh Blaze
on West Side.

Mrs. Julius Marco. wife Of . coal
dealer living In IN apartment on the
fourth noor OF the six-story apart
msnt house at No. SIS West One
Hundred and Fifteenth Street., dis.
covered . fire In q closet at o'clock
to-day. She ran 70 the hall. locking
the door behind her aSd screamed An
alarm.
The blass made lots Of smoke and
the twenty-four families In the house
rushed to the street. Haron Clark.
elevator man. made six trips through
the smoke -hlled shaft and took down
all who had not ded down the stairs.
Adolph schwlckardi. supsrinten-
dent Of the building and Policeman
Charles Zeller entered the Marco
apartment BY . window. In trying
to extinspish the blaze schwickardi
lost his mustache and some Of his
hair and had his face and hands
blistered.
The hremen confined the blaze to
the Marco apartment. Water dam
age was done to David Franks
apartment below.
The evening world., 1915-01-25
HUEfFMERS ADMIT GUILT
IN DESERVING CHILDREN
Both to Be Tested for Mental De.
feds Before Being Sen
'tenced Monday.

George Frederic Hueffrer ana his
wife, Jeanette. who deserted their
four children. ono Of whom died of
exposure. were arraisned before
Judge Rosalsky In General Sessions
to-day on indictments charging then,
with deserting two Of the children.
Richard. four and one half years old,
and James. three. In tho vestibule Of
Gimbels store. Judge Rosalsky as
signed Henry n. Hirsch TO defend
them. Hirsch told tho court they
wanted to plead guilty. They thea
were remanded 10 the Tombs uu,'l
Monday for sentence,
Meantime a conference TO deter
mine whether the Haeffners are mem
tai detectives will no held. ana Dr.
Max G. Schlapp will be asked to ap-
ply tho Binet-almon test to them.
The mentality OF Mrs. Haeffner
seems to measure up to that OF n
girl OF fourteen years. although sho
Is twsnty-six." said Attorney Hirsch.
1T seems she was in the habit OF
locking up their children and going
to motion picture shows. Neikhbors
also say she spent so cents u day
feeding leo cream cones TO her chill
dren. and did not give them suffi-
cient nourishing food"
The evening world., 1915-01-25
NURSE GIRL FLEES
AFTER BABY DIES:
IS UNDER ARREST
Will Be Held to Await Inquest
to Determine Cause of
Infants Death.

Laura Francois. seventeen years
old. is a prisoner In Brooklyn Police
Headquarters pending an autopsy to-
day to determine what caused the
death Of Morris Reichman's eight
months-old daughter. Esteiie. at No.
1882 Bath Avenue. Bath Beach.
Reichman Is grocer at that "a.
dress and lives over the store with
his family. At 4 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon he and his wife and two of
their children went to visit relatives,
leaving the baby In charge Of Laura
Francois. the maid. When they re-
turned at II o'clock. last night the
baby was dead in ttsl crib and the
maid could not be found. The child's
face was covered with peculiar
blotches. but the doctor called In
could not say what killed It.
While Capt. O'Connor Of the Bath
Beach station was at the house maxi
ing an investigation. a man who said
he was Gesa Janck Of No. SO Avenue
A, Manhattan. called to ask how the
baby was. He said tho girl Laura
had come TO the Manhattan address
badly frightened. and asked that
some one accompany her back 10 the
house. She had pointed out tho
place and was waiting outside for
him.
Capt O'Connor went out to get her.
but she had disappeared, Early to-
day she was found at tine Avenue 4
house and taken 10 Brooklyn Head
quarters. She Is a Hungarian girl,
In this country less than a yeas.
Last summer she was employed b.
the Reichmans. but left them Tor
another position. A week ago sns
returned and was given her old place
because sho seemed So fond OF the
baby.
She said that although the infant
was not weaned. II often was fed eggs
and such things from a spoon. res
terday 1t was given some potato 20
fore the parents left. The girl said
she was busy ironing and each time
she went to the crib the child was
quiet and thinking II asleep, did not
pull aside the cover that mid its face.
In the early evening she thought she
had better look at 1t, and was sur
prised to find H. lying face downward.
She turned II over and saw red spots
on its face. ana became frightened.
She did not know IL was dead, but
was In such terror she went as rapidly
as she could to the only address she
knew In Manhattan.
She had lived there when she first
came TO America. She did not know
any OF the tenants, but they spoke her
language and she appealed to Janck,
who went back with her. But after
he had gone in she again became
frightened and returned to Avenue
A. Her father Is employed In Nav
York. but she does not know hts ad-
dress.
II the autopsy shows the child died
from natural causes she viii be re-
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The evening world., 1915-01-25
"W0MAW IS The BOSS
IN HomE," COURT RULES
Man Ought to Kesp Quiet and Let
WIFE Run Things. Magistrate
Geismar Tells Angry Husband.

In the homo the woman v the
bcss. Outside. the husband. father or
brother. ~ me case happens to be.
may swell around and run things. but
when his foot CROSSES The threshold
Of his homo he ceases 70 10 the ruler" I"
Thus declared Magistrate 0slsmar
In the F1atbush Avenue Police Court
to-day, after hearing the troubles os
Mrs.. Ismsna Harwood. who owns q
boarding house at No. <0S East Nine
tesnth Street. Brooklyn. ana her hus.
band. Melbourne.
Il have been supporting my hus.
band. our four ohti1ssn ana myself
svsr aimee he lost his Job last March,
said Mrs. HArwood. He has rspaia
me By abusing me-"
The trouble ID. your Honor" 70.
torted Harwood. that the womer
folks want 10 run the house. Ny wifi
has two sisters there. Every time
start to talk ! dnd have to shut up.'
"You ought to remain quiet" ruiet
the Magistrate. Every woman 10 tn,
boss in her own home"
He continued the case and detailed
Mrs. Ellen D. Kelly. q probation ON.
Ger. TO try to effsct Q reconciliation
beewsen the Harwoods.