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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

When the word asphalt Is mentioned
the nrst thing we thlnk VI Ia pave
ments aud streets. hut this interesting
substance has found many other uses.
chiefly through the efforts OF the chem.
lists employed by the asphalt compa-
sies. The number Of different com.
pounds devised by the chemists for
various purposes Is enormous Some
uses are In shoemaking, waterproofng.
vat Innings. linoleum, driving belts.
rubber articles. cork flooring blocks,
protective paints, asphalt putty and a
host OF others. = Metallurgical and
Chemical Engineering.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Early Stories Of lts Amazing Sights
Were Not Believed.

Were Not Believed.
The drst recorded visit to Yellow.
stone park was made by John Golfer In
1910. He was n trapper and adven'
turer who took refuge there from hos.
tile Indians. His story Of It's wonders
was discredited. The next recorded
visit was by trapper named Joseph
Meek In 1870. who described II as "a
country smoking with vapor from boil.
ing springs and burning with gases Is.
suing from small craters." From some
OF these craters. he said. ISSUED blue
flame and molten birthstone" which.
Of course. was not true. though doubt.
less Meek fully believed Il to DO the
truth. pg
Between 1880 and 1910 Warren An
gus Ferris. clerk In the American
Fur company, wrote the first descrip.
ton OF the Firehole Geyser basin. but
II was not until 1852 that the geyser
district was actually defined and the
geysers precisely located This was
done by Father de Smet the famous
Jesuit missionary. eb
II remained for government expe'
dition. sent out In 1850 under command
Of Captain W. f. Reynolds. to first
really explore and chart the region
Several private explorers followed. but
30 great was public incredulity as to
the mnrvels they descriled that they
did not dare tell their experiences he
fore any, general audiences at
The large exploring expedition under
Governor Henry b, wushburn, sur
veyor general OF Montana. In 1870
finally established the facts to the pub
lie belief and led 10 the creation Of the
Yellowstone National park.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

HIs Stage DusIrsss Was Used BY Beth
vsehtsr end Meunst. euily.

HE Stage Duslnsss Was Used BY Beth
vsehtsr end Meunst. euily.
Like all men before tho public. I'd.
win Booth was frequently the victim
Of malicious detraction. lie was ac'
cuscd Of initiating other actors. at frst
bis father. then the tragcdian Feehter
and others.
Fcchfer was nt that time very popu.
lar IN England and In this country. lie
once called on the younger actor and
said with brutal frankness. II hear
them say you initiate my business. and
| am going to watch you like a hawk"
II must have been rather trying TO
play TO this rival giaring conspicuously
from a stage boz. but at tho conclu.
sion Of the performance Fecbter came
back 10 say that the charge was quite
unfounded.
Shortly afser this experience Booth
took a night on and went TO sec Fech.
tor. and he was astonished 70 SEQ the
German actor following the ghost IN
Hamlet" with the handle OF his sword
uplifted as q cross. Booth remarked
dryiy, that Fechter had evidently ap.
proved that part Of his business and
had adopted IL Shortly after this the
critic OF New York paper made the
Interesting discovery that Booth had
purloined this bit Of business from the
foreign actor. n
Booth smiled at the extravagant
praise bestowed upon Mounet Sully for
his wonderful business ID "Hamltt' In
swearing BY the shadow Of the cross
made on tho stage BY his sword.
Booths comment was that he had done
that years before Mounet -sully ever
played tho part Of Hamlet. Both pieces
sf business were the results Of scci.
dents. On one occasion bis sword stuck
Into the stage 10 that he could not pull
II out, and he noticed the shadow east
BY n and realized IT. significance as he
pointed 70 IT, on another night. 90 be
was struggling with Msrceilus and Ho.
ratio-"Unhand me. gentlemen. or. by
heaven, III make a ghost Of him that
lets me"-he lost his hold on the sword;
Il dew up into tho air. and as he caught
Il he noticed that the hilt made the
sign Of the cross: he caught the elo-
quence Of its meaning. and II became .
permanent part Of his performance
Edwin Milton Royle In Harper's Mag.
axine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

II q neat English vilihgs lived q 10.
bacconist named Farr. Now. this tobac-
conist bad a rival Both wanted the
trade Of thetown; Farr. being a wit.
devised sign and hung II outside BIZ
shopy la M
Best Tobacco By Far.- ~. j ~
The fownsfolk. relishing pun. dock.
Cd % his shop. and his trade Increased
At the expense OF his rivals businesss
Now. his rival brooded and medi3st.
Cd, consulted many books pf ancient
lore. q fsoget's Tbesaurus and rim
ins dictionary. One day his face was
seen TO- wrehthe itself Into suiiles Cos.
zip hoyered expectant about his shop.
The anticipaiions Of the townsfolk
were MOI. disappointed. for that very
dny be hung out n sign which read:
''Far Better Tobaeco Than the Best
by Farr"-New York Post
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

Eskimo and Siberian Dogs Are Fast.
but the Greyhound ExesIs.

Eskimo and Siberian Dogs Are Fast.
but the Greyhound ExesIa
Few people realize Of what remark.
able speed dogs are capable. Some sta.
tistics In regard to this have been gath.
cred by N. Dusolier. a French scientist
After pointing out the marvellous en-.
durance shown by little fox terriers
who followed their masters patiently
for hours while they were riding on b.
cycles or In carriages he says that even
greater endurance is shown by certain
wild animals that are AKIN to dogs.
Thus the wolf can run between fifty
and sixty miles In one night and nm
arctic fox can do quite as well. II not
better.
Eskimo and Siberian dogs can travel
forty-ave miles on the ice in Ave hours.
and there Is case on record In which
a team Of Eskimo dogs Travelled six
and one-half miles In twenty eight min.
utes.
According TO NJ. Dusolier, the speed
Of the shepherd dogs and those used on
hunting ranges is from ten to fifteen
yards a second. English settlers and
pointers run at the rate OF eighteen 20
nineteen miles an hour. and they can
maintain this speed for at least two
hours Fox hounds are extraordinarily
swift, az Is proved by the fact that n
dog Of this breed once beat thorough.
bred horse, covering four miles In six
and a half minutes, which was at the
rate OF nearly eighteen yards second.
Greyhounds, are the swiftest Of all
four footed creatures. and their speed
Ii equal TO that OF carrier pigeons.
English greyhounds. which are used
for coursing, are able to cover at full
gallop u space between. eighteen and
twenty yards every second. Our Dumb
Animals.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

"A newlywed named Jones was talk
Ing to bis friend Casey the other day
about bis Dat and was asking the 9th
er for little advice.
DO you, know my dining room. 4
the hottest, place in the worldY' began
the newlywed, 'Do you know Of any
way might cool II or
From experience should say that 4
very good way to bring about change
In atmospherie conditions" remarked
the older married man. ''and one that
issure to bring results one way or the
other 10 to take q friend home to din
ner when your wife Isn't feeling well
and isn't expecting company."-Phils-
delphia Times.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

w FAssoHy w Ss'sPse'Ns
Approaching his hoped for guest, q
Syrian engages him IN something like
the foilowin. dialogue. characterized
by glow OF feeling which the transla-
tion can only family reveal;
"Ennoble us by your presence"
u would I've ennobled, but cannot
accept"
"rhat cannot be"
Yea. yen. II must be-"
mo. swear against you by our
friendship and by the llfe Of God.
love just 10 acquaint yon with my
bread and salt
II swear also that | ind il impossible
10 accept. Your bread and salt are
known to ALL"
YEA. DO II Just for our own good. BY
coming 10 us you come TO your own
home. Let w repay your bounty TO
u.s."
"Astaghfero Allah (by the mercy OF
Cod have not bestowed any bounty
upon you worth mentioning"
Here the host seizcs hls guest by the
arm and with an emphatic, u win no,
let you 60" pulls at him aud would
: drag him bodily into his house. Then
the guest. happy In being vanquisbed
with honor" consents 10 the Invita-
tion.
DO you now understand fully the
meaning Of the passage In the four.
tcenth chapter Of Luke's gospel? "A
certain man made a great supper. aud
bade many. and they all with
one consent began to make excuse
's' And the Lord said unto the serv
ant, Go out into the highways and
hedges. and compel them TO come In,
that my house may be filed '"--Abra
ham Nitric Rlhbany In Atlantic
Monthly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
Havana.

Havana, or San Cristobnl de IN Ha
bana. az II was originally named, was
the last OF seven cities founded In Cuba
by the islands conqueror the Adelan
tado Diego vclasqucs, the date being
July 20, 1915, Since that wns twenty
three years after the well known Co
lumbus date therQsorn't be many new
world cities older Nm Havana, assum
ing that most OF the other six In Cuba
have since disappeared.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
A TALE OF TURKEY.
Queer Things That Happsnsd In shs
Name Of the Constitution.

Queer Things That Happened In che
Name Of the Constitution.
The ignorance OF tho Turkish masscs
concerning political questions, says BIr
Edwin Pears In Forty Years In Con.
stantincple," In shown by certain In
cidents Of the revolution OF 1909 The
hamals, or portcrs, In the towns like
the peasants In the country. when
they heard that hin majesty had sworn
70 be faithful 10 the constitution. In.
Quircd what Il was. Was II a pefsoni
Was II q new caiiphi And very few
could give any clear explanation. The
words liberty" and equality" meant
something good, although they could
not have said what To some they
signined general license.
Two English friends OF mine were
motoring outside Smyrna when num-
Der OF Turkish boys set upon them
and nnng stones at them. The Eng.
lishmen gave chase and caught the
principal offenders The eldest was
asked why he had thrown stones.
"Hurriet var" was the reply.
There's liberty, We can do what We
Ike now"
The Englishman replied. "Hurriet
var and ! am at liberty TO give you
. GOOD thrashins, am notY't ~ =
One Of the boys said yes, be supposed
that would bc no. but he hoped the
liberty would NOT be used The Enk.
iishman replied that Il would not b
used that time. but II tho oGense were
repsated hs would use II 10 the fullest
extent ~ ~
TIE workmcn on newspap per during
that time asked for . large increase
Of wages ~ ~'nt' ~.
"But whyr asked The owner
because there n Z constitution" !" MI
Tie tramway men struck for higher
wages. and the only Qualification that
they put forward was that therc was
now n constitution. Yet men Of AJj
classes checred 10 the lusticst manner
for the constitution. Throughout the
month Of August smuggled tobacco
was openly sold In the streets 1t
very cheap rate. buyers and sellcp
alike considering that the constitution
allowed men 10 set aside the law that
had made the sale Of tobacco govern.
ment monopoly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05


The ONCE Of poet laureate practical
~ begins with Chaucer. who asss1ed
the title about 1856 After Chaucer
the Office was more or less in the
shadow. but from Spenser in l599 the
line Of poet laureate Is pretty well
filed down to the present time. The
Office is largely honorary and has NOT
always been held by the greatest Of
English poets. Dryden. Wordsworth
and Tennyson being the most Illus
trious Of its holders.-London Saturday
Review. aa n
Mining blanks at the Courier once,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
cousins ana ECONOMY,

"Should cousins marryf" was the
subject OF an animated discussion at q
ladies' debating club the other night.
After a great many speakers had
vigorously taken the negative side II
prepossessing young lady, who was
known to have crowds OF cousins her
self, spoke up boldly In the affirmative
and threw fresh life into the discussion
BY declaring that she always did het
best Ito encourage her own cousins IA
marry one another as such unions
were very economical.
"Economical' How, dear?" her club
mates cried In chorus
"Well, you see said the speaker de
murely, zone wedding present does fol
both then. Exchange
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
usalass Snasnhas.

Have you anything to say why sen,
tcnce should not be passed on YOUR
asked the Judge
mot word. made speeches the
last three times ! was convicted and
they didn't seem to do me any good"
replied the prisoner Detroit Free
Press
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
Hastenlno tho Evil Day.

Willic--ra says he wishes that you'd
make haste and propose to sister.
Young Man ldellghted'-Then he is
willing to let her marry mey Willie
'Tnint that lie says you're not likely
to keep comm here after sis hands
you the ifiittemG Boston Transcript
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
DRY and Moist Air.

A cubic foot of dry air weighs more
than cubic foot OF moist air at the
same temperature and pressure. The
addition Of vapor TO Il cubic foot Of dry
alr cnlarges the volume Of the mixture
II the air Is free 10 expand, as In the
atmosphere. and us the vapor has only
about two.thlrds the density Of dry air
at the same temperature and pressure
tho density Of the mixture Ia less than
lint Of dry air
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
Whs, counts.

Grubbs-l met Il man today who can
draw his check for n million, Stubbs--
That's nothing. met a man who can
draw.kisWbttxssS ~ ten Ixnd dSt6ally ut
u rhxhed. :. Richmond Times.D Dispatch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
TIME CARD
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company

(Tbe Oregon Caves Route)
Effective Monday. May 1. 1916.
Train lv. Grants Pass. 90 am.
Arrives Waters Creek.....S:00 am.
Train lv. Waters Creek. ....5: 90 pm.
Arrives Grants Pass.....-.s:00 pm.
Daily except Sunday.
All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner OF O 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 131 for
same. ti
Train will stop on dag ct any
point between Grants Pass ard
Waters Greek. Passe:se: .srvice
every da, In the week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
Feminine Architecture.

my wife bas planned u gem or
place"
whats her idea2"
IAN eight room house with l32 clos
eta Louisville Courier Journal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
FOUND.

AUTO license tag. Ore. 21720. 1916.
has been found and can be secured
at the Courier Office by paying for
this advertisement. 7S9
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

FOR sALE-Registered Guernsey
bulls from high producing cows.
RIVER Banks Farm, r. 2. Grants
Pass, Ore. 754tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
MisCELLANEOUs

CRYSTAL SPRINGS water put up In
5-gallon glass Jars and delivered
at your door. fresh. pure. sanitary.
Telephone 2ss-R and water wagon
will call.
PURE MOUNTAIN wATER-Clear
and refreshing. Bacterial tests as
sure that this water is pure. De
livered In five-gallon bottles
". e. Beckwith. Order by phone.
602-F-3. asst
ON YOUR WAY to the coast stop at
Gasquet summer resort. Meals at
all hours. Seventy-seven miles
from Grants Pass. SOS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
Classified Advertising
wx SALE

FOR sALE--six-room plastered
house. close In. lot 100x100. good
shade. Address No. 241s, care
Courier. 657tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

WANTED--Two exhibitors for near
by territory. References required,
but no experience necessary. Rep
resentatives in this territory have
received from $40 to s45 per week.
Call S05-J to get in touch with
local representatives. 7SStf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05

FOR sALE--Three-ton velie auto
truck. The price 10 right. Leonard
Orchards Company. Grants Pass.
Ore. 754tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
VETERINARY SURGEON

DR.. R. J. HEsTUL. Veterinarian.
Once In winetrout Implement
Building, Phone 113-J. Resi-
dence phone s05-R.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION

VIOLIN INSTRUCTION - Franco
Belgian school Of violin playing.
d. r. Lawrsnce. 215 l street.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-22

hachie e, contributed his mite to the
W. and o. fund.-
Saturday was pretty busy day
and those who got my eternal love
and esteem we're the following dis
tinguished American citizens: w. I
Porter, Waxahachie L; W. G.. Gale
her, Waxahachie ID: j. n. Almond,
Waxahachie y: G. NJ. Williams, wax
ahaonie A; J. t. Henson for w. w.
Henson, Corsicana 3; w. Fl. Brooks.
Midlothian l: w J. Pollock, old re-
liable Bud, Midlothian 2; ]. w. Ro-
tenberry, Waxahachie c; w. c. Mil
Ter, Waxahachie C; A. NJ. Jones,
Boyce; J. II. Lyon, Waxahachie g;
NJ. 4. Ledbetter, BQyce: Sam
Burns, Waxahaehie b; y. r. Knox,
Waxahachie F; J. A. Leonard, Red
Oak; ~. +. Powell, Red Oak l, and
ID. C. Kelley, Waxahachie F.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-22
Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfaet.,

Why is man and woman. half the
time, feeling nervous, Respondent,
worried; some days headachy, dull
and uhstrung; some days really in
capacitated by illness.
If we ali would practice inside
bathing, what gratifying change
would take place Instead of thou
sands of haif-sick. misunderstanding
souls with pasty, muddy compilations
we should see crowds of happy.
healthy, rosy-cheeked people every
where. The reason is that the hui
man system does not rid itself each
day of all the waste which it ae-
eumulates under our present mode
Of living. For every ounce of food
taken into the system nearly an
ounce of waste material must be car
ried out else it ferments and forms
ptomaine-like poisons which are alb
sorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as it is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each day,
Before the fire viii burn bright and
hot, so we must each morning clear
the inside organs of the previous
days accumulation OF indigestible
waste and body toxins. Men and wo-
men, whether sick or well. are adj
vised to drink each morning, before
breakfast a glass of real hot water
with teaspoonful of limestone phos-
plate in it, as harmless means of
washing out OF the stomach, liver,
kidneys aud bowels the indigestible
material. waste. sour bile and toxins:
thus cleansing, sweetening and puii-
Tying the entire alimentary canal be-
fore putting more food into the
stomach.
Millions of people VINO had their
turn of constipation. bilious attacks.
acid stomach, nervous days and
sleepless nights have been real
cranks about the morning inside
bath. a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate will not cost much
at the drug store, but is sufficient
tn demonstrate TO anyone, its
cleansing sweetening and freshen-
ing effect upon the system. - (adv)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-22
NOTES FROM IiE FIELD
} AND CURRENT COMMENT. 4
. By BILL COX =
. >-~>ee e>s1> 80

v
Sometimes . subject continues 10
oiaiaor for recognition until We sur
render am not iu ans, way Goa
nectod With any life insurance. con-
Germ further than TO carry ii;te
protection Ia some fraternities neith-
or do consider myself snch a great
alilsstArupss;. 50; FOR years J have
been impressed that ! wished to trS
my hand at discussing life insurance
An insurance policy is contract
between a company or fraternity
b. the terms OF which the company
or fraternity agrees in confederation
OF the payment by the individual Of
a stipulated premium at stated in
tervals to pay to the estate or rep
reseutstiyes Of the individual GER
tain amount at his death. There
are many different kinds Of insur-
arce policies but the Fundamental
contract is based upon the annual
payment necessary for the period 81
the life expectancy OF the individual
at an interest rate OF about three
per cent 10 produce the amount the
company or fraternity agrees to pay
70 his estate or representatives. To
the above of course must be add
al the amount necessary for the
ranning expenses OF the company OF
fraternity. including the expense Of
getting new business. Most of our
fraternaI insurance associations aud
some insurance companies in the
beginning OF their existence have
sold insurance below cost. Their
agents and organizers in their eff
forts TO build their organizations in
numbers made representations con
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-22


icernirg the adequacy OF rates which
lare not supported by the estimates
OF our best actuaries. the eonse-
Iauenee is that when the affairs Of
such fraternit;es and companies
reach that state where rate raise
becomes necessary in order to meet
the payment Of death claims, thou
sands OF good honest but misguided
motley or certificate holders think
there is being made an effort TO
rob them and they drop out. thereby
losing what they have paid. It is
true that there has been robbery
but it consisted In stealing their
confidence by Misrepresentation
when they we're induced to contract
for something which could not he
delivered at the price paid,
There are many thousands Of
heads of families in our land who
make enough to live reasonably
lwen but who never accumulate any
estate, such are liable at any time
10 be taken way from their families.
A few cents per day invested in a
life insurance policy would leave
their families in position to buy o
home and live in comfort.
Another class of our citizens buys
homes and there are deferred paw
nents due On them, life insur-
Iance policy covering the amount due
would procure for their families an
nnincumhered home should the icy
hand. az the free-destroyer be laid
apon the bread winner. Life in
surance is not as many seem To suD-
/ pose. a luxury 10 be INDUCED
lin by the wealthy, but is an
+ indisputable necessity to the poor
Formerly If one had 3 life insurance
policy and failed to nay MP when
his premium became due, he los
what he had paid and the preserY-
ing policy holders and the company
got the benefit III What he had pa;a
Most Of the insurance companies,
believe. and some Of the fraternal
ORGANIZATIONS at the present make
some kind OF settlement with one
who has paid for As long as tbree
years This, think is q Just pro.
/ vision and would advise al per
sons taking out inspraaee g ascee
itan before Investing in certficate
or a policy whether or cot there i
such settlement provided for In
suranee being Tor the benefit Of ths
/ poor IL bee0mes All the more ueees-
aery thai every possible PROVISION b
/ made Tor theh prbteetion, besides Z
/ hardly looks fair for one 70 pay on
q policy cor tea or fifteen years ant
then because ot disability to gC
further 10 lose all
But semo SAY be has lad Insurance