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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
FLIGHT or THE ALsATRoss.
Wing Movsmsnts That q Chance Snap
With . Gamers Revealed.

Wing Movements That Chance Snap
With . csmsrs Revealed.
During the voyage OF vessel from
British Columbia to San Francisco the
Photographic test was applied TO a
long disputed point In natural history.
A large albatross had been following
the steamer and keeping pace with II
for several hours. and the wonder grew
among the watchers on board the ship
how the bird was able 10 iiy so swiftly
while apparently keeping It's wings ex.
tended without Mapping them. Az this
In common method OF flight with the
albatross. the explanation used TO b.
offered that the bird took advantage Of
slight winds and mir currents. and was
20 able TO glide upon what might he
called atmospheric slopes.
As the nlbatross sailed alongside the
ship. about fifteen feet away, the natu.
rllist snapped his camera at II and OBJ.
tanned photograph that astonlshed
him aud his fellow passengers.
The photograph revealed. what no
eye had caught. the wings OF the alba.
tross. each some I've feet long. In the
act Of making downward stroke.
The explanation naturally suggested
was that more or less frequently, the
bird must have made stroke OF this
kind with It's wings, although the eye
could not detect tho motion. and that
the camera chanced to be snapped at
precisely the right moment.-New iork
Post.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

Anne, the duchess In wooden shoes,
who brought Brittany In the pocket Of
her wedding gown to her husband. the
king Of France. kept the government
for herself, and when the bishop OF
st, Malo protested against the strong.
hold which she built to COW the too IN
dependent Maloons she carved on her
tower the irrevercnt Inscription, which
may still be read there. "Grunt who
will no shall II he; It's my pleasure
Ana the tower "Grmlt Who WIZ
tQuicuuep Grogne' Il remains 10 thl
,lny
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

Baron de Frenilly. who figured prom.
incntiy IN France during the days Of
"the terror must surely hava been the
only author who ever Kissed his own
play. This was entitled LES TroIs
Tantes" and was produced at the
Vaudeville theater. Paris.
Before half Of the first scene had
been played said TO myself. oh. but
this is execrnblc! Tho public was OF
the same opinion and. while my friends
kept applaudIns. hissed with all It's
strength ended by heartily kissing
myself. for the further the play pro,
gressed the more convinced was that
the people We're right.
ION leaving the theater friend who
was not IN the secret OF the authorship
snid 10 me. What a piece OF extrnya'
gance. what wretched farcer De
testable.' replied. and whatever he
said ! went one better. ~ n said 10
be by Comtc Gc Segur. he continued.
No. rcjoined |: IT WIS written by me.
The poor man was nxed with amaze
ment. From Baron de Frenilly's
"reminiscences.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland, May. i.--1'oday's mar
ket quotations wero:
Wheat Club. s1@s7; bluestem.
L0301.07.
oats--No. | white feed. 26.25@
27.
Baricy--Feed, 1850.
Hogs Best live, 9@ go.
Prime steers, 0; fancy cows, 7.50;
best calves. 3.
Spring lambs, 10W10h.
.Butter--city creamery, 20; coun-
try. 3003f.
Eggs Selected local extras. 2ih
@22.
Hens. 1s; broilers, 32h@s5;
geese. 10@11.
Copper. 2sh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
WALKING FERNS.
These Curious Plants Travel About In
Novel Manner.


These Curious Plants Travel About In
Novel Manner.
Some plants whcn they get tho wan
dcrlust mud want 10 lrnycl send out
their seed children fastened 10 tiny air.
ships or winged kites. Others shoot
their seeds like bullets from guns. This
one reaches out bis foot. takes long
step and travels Just like you do when
you visit the woods. That's why We
sall him the walking fern.
Ills fronds are green and heart sbap.
cd. They taper ut the ends. and at
each tip bud forms. From this bud
q cluster Of small fronds and roots
develop. dangling from the end OF the
frond like weight on the end Of q
spring.
Az the cluster grows and gets heavier
the top Of the ffond bends toward the
earth. Tho weight Of the rain and dew
helps bend until finally the tip touches
the earth. There the partially deyel.
oped roots take hold and start q new
plant.
SO the fern keeps on walking. send.
Ing out new fronds. bending them TO
the earth and starting new plants. The
plants are linked together by the fine.
threadiike fronds until instead OF one
walking fern they have a whole pa'
rade.
Unfortunately this interesting plant
Il moro or less rare. although II II a
native Of tho eastern United States.
II doesn't thrive well m cultivated
plant. or perhaps we would SEE more
Of it-philadelphia North American.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
Esplo.lxs narrsls.

Nitroglycerin. though nm explosive.
IN rarely used by itself. being mixed
with guncotton TO form blasting gela.
tin or with certain earth TO make
dynamite, Huge quantities Of the OK.
plosive liquid are kept In casks. and
the wood Of these casks becomes 20
highly explosive through being soaked
with tho liquid that kick will blow
them TO pieces. II IN not safe 10 use the
empty casks again for rciilllng them
with the explosive. nor can they be
used In any other way. even for fire.
wood. There IN only one thing, indeed.
that can be done. and that IN TO OK.
plodc tho casks. They nre placed on
waste ground and usually exploded by
means OF ride bullet fred into them.
Very little OF the task remains after
tho explosion, London Standard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
Tn. MILKY Way.

The Milky way IL an irregular lumi.
nous belt that encirclcs the celestial
sphere and has the general shape Of
n great circle. Inclined at an angle Of
% degrees TO the equinoctial. Its lumi.
Mostly Ia due to the myriads OF stars
or suns composing Il. many OF which
have been revealed 10 us by means Of
the telescope. II varies In width from
4 to 70 degrees and at one point OF Its
course splits up into two nearly paral
lei branches Of unequal brightness,
which do not reunite for distance Of
100 degrees.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
Naming the Aegean ssa.

The Aegean sea Is remarkable among
the seas OF the world for the obscurlty
In which the origin of Its name ia In.
volved. Even the anclents could not
give certain answer on the point A
popular view was that II was named
after Aegeus, the father Of Theseus.
who threw himself into II when his son
forgot to hoist the white sail upon his
return from Crete as signal that he
had slain the Mlnotaur But others
derived the name from Aegca, queen
OF the Amazons who also perished In
this sen; others from the town OF
,Acgae In Euboea (Ncgropont), and a
fourth theory traced Il TO the word
"aiges." goats. which the islands OF
the archipelago were fanclfully thought
to resemble
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
TIME CARD
TIME CARD
California and Oregon Coast
Railroad Company
(The Oregon Caves Route

tlnc oTcgou Saves nOutcI
Effective. Monday. Jan. 20, 1916.
Train lv. Grants Pass........7;00 am.
Arrives Waters Creek......S:00 am.
Trair 8 lv. Grants Pass -.......s:00 pm.
Arrives Waters Greek k-...-.4:00 pm.
Train 4 lv. Waters Creek. 70: 90 pm.
Arrives Grants Pass. .....6: 90 pm.
On Sundays train No. is cancelled.
All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner OF G and Eighth streets,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the office Of the company, Public Ser
vice building, or phone 1SS-R for
same.
Train will stop on flag at any point
between Grants Pass and Waters
Creek. Passenger service every day
In the week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

BEST BUY IN OREGoN--146 acres
in Illinois valley. 80 acres in culti-
vation, good buildings, SO acres
more in pasture, stumps rotted,
nearly all level and irrigated. Price
$4,000; one-third cash. l.. A..
Launer. Grants Pass, Ore. 7S9
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR SALE--Gas stove. gas water
heater, and other household goods
for sale cheap, S25 washington
boulevard. 1856
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

II IL a very conservative thing to say
that there are four women to every
man IN the church membership OF
America. Many people are wont to lay
the blame for this upon the churches
quite a number OF folks would like to
lay II upon the men. Some fault the
women for II, Is 1t not possible that
the responsibility rests upon our social
structurc?-- Bernard l. Bell In Atlantic
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR SALE Improved 160-acre
stock ranch near Grants Pass. half
in crop, so inches water; outside
range; something good. Box 60.
r. 1. Rogue River, Ore. 759
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
WANTED

WANTED---By lady and little girl,
or unfurnished housekeeping
rooms. Phone 269-R. 7S5
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

QUARTER section in Illinois valley,
close to school, r. f. d. and phone,
all bottom land. suitable for al
falfa and beets. water rights, es-
timated million and half OF merch-
antable timber. close to new line
Of railroad. Price for q short
time $4,000; easy terms. John A.
Dale. corner. Sixth and g SITS. 7s5
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

"what makes you 20 In through the
kitchenw
II don't know your servants very
we'll" replied Mr.. Cumrox. "Some
way the front hall seems kind OF for
mai and distant, Around at the kitchen
steps they've got an old doormat with
Welcome on it."--Wnshlngton Star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

WANTED Energetic person to
handle local sales for little Wizard
Washing Tablets, washes without
rubbing. A new harmless discov-
cry. selling rapidly. Address Box
7S-R-4 Medford, Oregon. 7S5
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR sALE--SIx-room plastered
house. close In. lot 100x1Oo. good
shade. Address No. 2413. care
Courier. 657tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

BLUE PRINT plats Of Grants Pass
for sale at Courier office. $3.50. 90
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
AsSAYERs
DECORATORS AND PAINTERS

PAPERHANGING granting. paint-
ing. For the best work at lowest
prices phone 2s5-J. O. q. Plant.
South Park street,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

Aiming blanks at the Courier Office.
flf s@Frstae
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01
Classified Advertising
ro. SALE

10 AcRES--4h miles from Grants
Pass. no improvements. for sale
at $40 per acre. Under ditch sur
vey. Address No. 2415. care
Courier. 6b7tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

WANTED---Position In small family
whore work Is not to heavy. Phone
610-F-3 or write Miss Mamie
Branan, care Of Pardee's store,
Monday. 1856.
WANTED TO TRADE - so-acre
ranch three miles from Grants
Pass, perfect water right, forty
acres In bearing fruit trees. for
good improved homestead whore |
can raise more stock. Address s25,
care Courier 736
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR sALE--Five-stamp quartz mill.
including engine. boilers. air COM
pressor. pressure tank. concen-
trating tables. rock crusher. ore
cars. T rails. etc. Address 6s5
Courier. 742
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

REGISTERED BERKsHIREs. Hol-
stems and Percherons. High class
young stun for sale at all times.
individuality. breeding. produc-
tion. +. r. Steel. Winona Ranch,
Route /. 6s2tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR sALE--very high-class regis
tered Guernsey bulls. nearly ready
for service. Prices right. Leonard
Orchards Company. River Banks
Farm. 6setf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

MURPHY farm for sale. 73 acres 10
miles from Grants Pass. on banks
OF Applegate river. some bottom
land. mach upland under ditch,
with water right. Address No.
615, care Courier. 707tf.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

IRRIGATED farm and two timber
claims. also FIVE houses in Grants
Pass and one nearly new two
seated hack for sale cheap. Joseph
Fetrner. 755 North Eighth street.
Grants Pass. Oregon. 742
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

FOR SALE--Team heavy work
horses. az Inch wagon, and heavy
harness. John B. Hair. Rogue
River, Ore. 744
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

A. A. wITHAM. N. D.. Physician ana
Surgeon. once: Hall Building.
corner Sixth and ! streets. Phones:
ONCE. 11s: residence. 3s3-J.
Hours: q. m. to I ,. N.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-01

HOUSE for sale or trade for Medford
property at 322 West street.
Write or phone to c. F. Reichstein.
Medford. Ore. 73s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
HOUSE BILLS

The following bills were presented
in the House yesterday and referred
under Rule 81.
To the Committee on Special, Pri-
vate and Local LEGISLATION:
BY Messrs. Cox and Cousins-A bill
empowering the school board of the
city of Norfolk TO select and purchase
text-b books. suitable sChoolhouses, with
proper furniture and educational APP
pliances, to care for, manage and
control the school property, and re-
pealing sections 1433 and 1898 of the
Code of Virginia in so far as the
said sections are in conflict with this
act
BY Messrs Cox and Cousins-A bill
to amend and re-enact sections 8, 16.
20, SO, 60 and SO of an act approved
March IA, 1906, and entitled an act
To amend and re-enaCt an act ofs the
General Assembly of Virginia in force
January 81, 1854, entitled an act pro-
viding charter for the city of Nor
folk, and repeating the existing char
ter. approved April 81, 1882, as
amended by the several acts of the
General Assembly OF Virginia, APP
proved respectively April 6, 1887.
April rs, 1887 May IA. 1887. Febru-
airy IA. 1900, February 81, 1900, Feb
ruary %, 1900, February 2 1901.
February Is, 1901. March 10, 1902,
and TO define the boundaries of the
said city of Norfolk, as exteaded by
the several acts OF the General As
sembly. approved April 6. 1887. Feb
ruary %. 1890, ana March IA, 1902.
and by an order Of the Circuit Court
of Norfolk County, which was enter
ed on the 9th day of January, 1905.
BY Messrs. Cox and Cousins-A bill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
NOBODY CAN TELL WHEN YOU
DARKFN GRAY, FADED HAIR
WITH SAGE TEA.

Grandmother kept her hair beau
tifully darkened. glossy and abundant
with trew of Sage Tea and Sulphur,
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. By asking 81
any drug store OF 'Wyeths Sage and
Sulphur Compound, you viii get
large bottle of this old~time recipe.
ready to use. for about so cents, This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty to
the hair. and is splendid for dand-
ruff, dry. itchy scalp end telling hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage ana
Sulphur. because IT darkens so natur-
ally and evenly that nobody can tell
it has been applied-it's so easy to
use. too. You simply dampen comb
or soft brush and draw 1t through
your hair, taking one strand at time.
BY morning the gray hair disappears;
after another application or two. IL is
restored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
An Increased Inrollmcnt

IA The second seIntstcr OF NE Pc
4ersburg schools viii commence on
TTaesday next with an Increased en-
.srDiiment which Will probably exceed
slS0 pupils. 10 meet this increase
sfhe school board has found It neces-
sary to elect four new teachers, as
fpllows: II. II Seay, Of Blackstone.
Tor the high school Miss Mary Lee
R~iagforth OF Cambridge, for A p
Hill school Miss Virginia Paul. Of
I1arf5sonburg for Brown 90 hool. and
4 Miss Gatharine Ruan, of Petersburg
4 Tor Lee school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
THE SENATE

President Ellyson called the Senate
to- order yesterday at noon. prayer
being offered by the Rev. Mr.. Scherer
of the English Lutheran Church. The
presentation of bills was the smallest
of any day Of the session, there being
just four measures proposed to be
enacted into laws, and these were OF
no particular interest, save and except
that the bill offered by Senator JEFF
frys will have "A far-reaching effect
If it becomes a law The bin relates
10 me recordatiun OF deeds. the cost
of the same being such at present that
u creates a great charge on tho buyers
Of real estate Senator Jeffrys said,
fn discussing the matter with a repre-
sentative Of The Nirginian. that the
question Is one wkhich has engaged
attention for some time, that the rela-
tive cost between this State and North
CarIina Was so marked that IL was a
subject Of comment where lawyers
who engaged in the practice in both
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

ed by section iSs OF the Constitution.
approved April 1S, 1903. in relation
10 taxes on deeds. Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Drewry-A bill to amend and
re-enact subdivision rs of an act en-
titled an act concerning the exercise
of the power of eminent domain, APP
proved the 18th day of January, 1904.
as amended by an act approved
March IL. 1919. Referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice.
Mr. Buchanan-A bill to amend
and re-enact section 305a-w. and an
act relating to the time for hold
ing regular terms of the courts in
the several circuits. approved March
2T, 1914, so far as it affects the terms
of court IN the Twenty-third Circuit.
Referred to the Committee on Courts
Of Justice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

''.''ls tiliu1t rum IlIEI aktsJ
Of Halifax. for the Medical Society
of Virginia, memorializes the Gem
eral Assembly 10 enact suitable laws
for the compulsory medical inspec-
ton of all children attending public
schools
Among the bills introduced is one
by Mr. Stubhs, of Middlesex, divid-
ing the automobile license tax year
for the benefit of those who become
owners of automobiles after the first
OF July. Mr. Stubbs' measure pro-
vides that when certificate OF regis
tration. license and plate are issued
on or after July l of any year the
fee charged shall he half Of those pre-
scribed for the year,
Mr. Reed, Of Portsmouth, present.
Ell bin increasing the State school
tax from ten to twenty cents on the
hundred dollars OF assessed valuation
Of real estate and tangible personal
property,
Mr. Rristow. Of Gloucester. intro
duced a bill giving candidates for
nomination in primaries little wider
range In the matter of campaign ex-
penses The law, as II stands now.
permits the candidate to expend up
TO fifteen cents for each vote cast
in the preceding general election Mr..
Bristows amendment will allow the
expenditure OF as much as fifteen
cents for each vote cast in the terri
tory in which he is "A candidate, at
tho largest election. held within the
preceding four years
Committee meetings announced, be-
fore adjournment OF the House, are:
Federal Relations, Tuesday 9:l5 A.
NJ. Joint Committee on Agriculture
and Mining Monday night, at 3
O'Clock; Labor and Poor. Monday
morning at 10 o'clock Rules. Mon
day morning AT 10 o'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

cunning OF automobiles. loccSpobiies
and other vehicles and conveyances
whose motive power IL other than ami
mails along and over the public high
ways of this State; to povide for the
registration of the same; to provide
Uniform rules regulating the use and
speed thereof, and to prescribe for the
violation of said rules, approved
March II. 1905.
To the Committee on Schools and
Colleges:
BY Mr.. Kent-A memorial from the
Medical Society Of Virginia in rela-
ton to compulsory inspection OF
school children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

III The sales Of tobacco At the local
Warehouse during the past week aF-
Kregated $50, 600 The market was
'ouife active ana prices during the
week were the highest that have been
|pbtained during the whole season. on
Account Of the favorable season for
handling The leaf during the past sew
.e-af days large sales are expected
d4sr-fs.p thx tpfstir e week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
SENATE BILLS

Mr. Hening--A bill TO amend and
re-enact an act to create Fttrick sub
school district in HstoaCa District of
Chesterfield County. Referred to the
Committee on Public Institutions and
Education.
Mr. Jeffreys-A bin TO amend and
re-etiact section 10 Of an act entitled
an act TO raise revenue for the sup
port of the government sand public
free schools. and TO pay interest on
the public debt, and to provide
special tax for pensions, as authoriz-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
WOODS
Prosperity Seeds.

With bright prospects a.
head for good prices on Veg
etable and all Farm products,
our farmers should feel en-
couraged to plant improved
varieties of seeds. so as to in
crease their crops.
WOODS VEGETABLE SEEDS,
long known for their supe-
rior quality and productive
ness, have greatly increased
in demand and popularity
WOODS GRASS, CLOVER and
FARM SEEDS are of tested ger
mination and superior quail
ties. Write for prices.
WOODS DESCRIPTIVE cATALoG
gives valuable information about
all Seeds for the Farm and Garden.
Mailed free on request.
T.W. WOOD e SONS,
SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-29
FoR sALE--REsOHTr.

FOR SALE AT LAKE oRJON-Two.
story boarding house. 81 rooms.
steam heat: barn. woodshsd. chick
DEN. Also high-ciass fastest motor
boat on lake. Dr.. e. A. DeCou. lock
box fee. Pontiac. Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-29
PROPOSALS WANTED

May 90. 1919.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Village Clerk of Crosse Potnte
Park Village. Wayne County, Mich,
at the Village Hall. corner Jefferson
and Beaconsfield avenues, up to $50
o'clock y. M. June 8, 1915.
Said proposals to be for furnishing
all labor. material. tools and equip
ment and doing all work necessary
TO construct a concrete pavement In
Lake Pointe avenue. between Kercfie-
val avenue and Charlevoix street
Proposals will also he received for
paving Beaconsfield avenue between
Fox Creek and Kercheval avenue. ac-
cording To plans and specifications
Said proposals to be made separate.
ly on bidding sheets to be furnished
~ the Engineer.
A certified check made payable ~
the Village OF Crosse Pointe Park
In the penal sum OF five hundred
5000 dollars, must accompany eacn
bid. said check to be forfeited to sat1
Village In case the successful bidder
fails TO enter into contract with satd
Village within ten t10) DAYS after
the contract has been awarded TO him.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Plans and specifications can also
be seen at the office OF Thomas NJ.
Campau. Village Engineer. 50s Whit
ney Office building, 1T2 Griswoid
street Detroit. Mich.
THOMAS NJ. CAMPAU,
Village Engineer.