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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
MONDAY. JANUARY 10, 1915.
REMINDERS AT WASHINGTON.

Back at the national capital.
where the air is charged and sur
charged with politics, where notes
and protests and ultimatums and re-
joinders have distracted mems minds.
this certain portion Of the northwest
has broken through the ranks and
forced attention. For nearly two
years the wonders of southern Ore
gon and of northern California have
been discoursed to congressman and
to army engineers. and more knowl-
edge Of the latent resources of the
west has been absorbed by them than
they had dreamed Of before. As q
new year reminder Of the trip which
members OF the rivers and harbors
committee from congress took
through the west, the good people Of
Crescent City have placed In the
hands Of the committeeman novel
souvenirs of the pilgrimage. When
the visitors were en- route from the
coast to Grants Pass to continue on
by rail, they were photographed in
the redwoods. These photographs,
beautiful specimens of art. have been
mounted upon polished redwood
slabs. and a copy forwarded to each
member OF the committee as well as
to other interested officials. With
each copy was forwarded data bear
ing upon the resources tributary to
the Crescent harbor. One of these
souvenirs was sent to the Courier
publisher, and is now displayed in the
Courier office. The large relief maps
showing the country tributary to the
harbor have also arrived In Wash
ington before now. and will call to
the minds of congressman and en-
gineers the bigness of the west. The
board Of engineers has acknowledged
the sufficiency OF the evidence pre-
sented and has approved the improve
ment Of the harbor in the interests
of commerce There seems little
doubt about the action OF congress,
and It is believed that another season
win see the work commenced
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Mature and Poetry.

Environment aids poetry, but does
not create II Nature IL the grind
agent 10 maBug poetry. aud poetry Ia
present WHEREVER uatnr t. II spar
Gles ou the Sca. gowr IN the rainbow,
nashrs from the llghuins and ,he star,
penis IN thunder raam 10 ,hr cataract
and sings 10 the Winds. Poetry Ia
God.s lmagc reg.sirl " untpfr as In
~, ,nfirror aud uat,lr is present wber
eve rien n -'SeIerted
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Needs No Liahtnina Rod.

"A building 1900 feet above sea level
should be protected by lightning rods.
one thinks. but the astronomical obser.
vatory al Mount Etna has not and
does not need such protection. The
observatory is near the summit OF the
volcano. and the stream Of vapor con
stantly rising from the crater acts as u
natural conductor. draining the cleo
tricity out of the clouds. 30 that light
ming Is seldom seen there.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Compulsory.

\ certain amateur aviator talked re-
Gently about u dying trip with pro
fcSslunal when he fell l,200 feet into
the wafer without knowing Il,
Il wusnt frlghtenca he said With u
smile II lhmisht ;hsi MIR svlrr Dc
seen, was piccc ~ fAcS dying, |
an. IN facr, rs ilsnoi-tal of aviation as
the li,tlc h1y wnS llnorIui uf English
History
'DcSvciht the OrJet OF glc Bath,
c.S teacher ysked this iit'lc boy
ITS very aucieu, He iinsVctvd, 1t
.;ovs back to the time when they didn't
lase uu llli.ts rSeepi hy order -
Washinstnf star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
PRECIOUS POSTAGE STAMPS.
Issues That Bring Joy to the Heart Of
the philatelist.

the Philatclist.
One OF the questions asked Us most
frequently is, Which Is the rarest Of all
the stamps? There are not n few claim
ants for this honor, all OF which are ex.
ceedingly rare, stamps Of which but a
single copy is known to exist Indeed.
there Is evidence which leads US to be-
lieve that some stamps were printed
and used of which no copies at all are
known TO be In existence.
OF those stamps Of which only one
cory is known, the first is a post
masters provisional issued at Bos-
cawen. n. II. Another is a stamp from
British Guiana. Only one copy OF this
Is known and Is In celebrated collec-
ton in Paris. probably the largest col.
lection In the world.
In 1893 the Niger Coast Protectorate
issued a series Of surcharged stamps.
all Of which are scarce. and some Of
them are In the ranks OF the worlds
greatest rarities. This refers especial
ly to the twenty shilling values. OF
the 20 shillings. surcharged In violet,
only five copies were ever printed; Of
the vermilion surcharge, only two
copies, and OF the black surcharge. only
one copy.
AS there is and can be only one copy
of this last stamp, 1t Is Justly entitled
to be considered the rarest of all
stamps. 1t probably would not sell 30
high as the better known and more
popular "postoffice" stamps OF Mau-
rltius. Yet Of these there are known
fourteen copies Of the penny and twelve
of the twopenny.--St. Nicholas.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
A Qanrulrun Qunntlon.

The SanicHrs> of these meals IL get
liaG gu any uerrrS
Il cant iaink m anything else,
nlsped his WIFE
You're stfoGp tor new styles IN
shoes. hats and ways of fixing the
hair Amt there never uuy new styles
in eatablesT' Louisville Couricr-Jour
nal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
n This lnsse. Had Winasl

You can excuse child for calling a
whale a fish. but listen to this young
ster. who is reported In the Boston
Transcript:
Child at Library--Please give me
book on whales.
A book on natural history with
chapter devoted 10 whales Is brought
The Child-Oh. don't mean q book
on the insect mean the country
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Simnla Directions.

MY dear" said she. please run and
bring me the needle from the hay.
stack"
81 don't know which haystack."
Look in all the haystacks You
can't miss it, There's only one needle"
From more Jonathan Papers"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Woman,s peslre 10 Attract.

Owing TO the system under which we
live, where man Is a valuable prey.
woman has contracted the habit Of
trying to attract. Even aggressive in
Jolence ON her part may conceal the
desire TO attract by exasperating.- w
L. George In Atlantic.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
fair Division.

Scene: Police court during dispute
over eight day clock.
Maglstrate--I award the clock 10 the
plaintiff
Defendant what do gctf
Magistrate--Ill give you the eight
ays,--Stray Stories.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Has 20 Be,

''our aliIaony club is very econom
ical."
"Well. It goes without saying that an
alimony club has to husband its means +"
Baltimore American.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

Envelops. Sc per package, 2oc per
100.--Courier once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

Oregon mining laws. 4oc. Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

Sellers kitchen cabinet at
Helmer's. $40
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

For good bargains in furniture, see
Helmer's. GAO
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Dri-Foot at Rogue River Hdws. Al

oregon mining laws, 4oc. Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK on SOUTHERN oREGo

a, Grants Pass In the state OF Oregon business
December sist 1915.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

Washington, D, C., March 10.- Alden is the unhappy gateway into happy Araby, and, moreover, it is one of the foremost strategic points cn England's trade route through the Red Sea to India and the Far cav by the National Geographic so- ciety at Washington, which tells of the first stronghold on the London India route to withstand a severe attack by the Turks "One Arabian author says of the country behind Alden, that country known as Arabia Felix, Its inhabitants arc all hale and strong, sickness is unknown, nor gre there poisonous plants or ami malls: nor fools, nor blind people, and the women arc ever young; the climate is like paradise and one wears the same garment summer and win ter Alden, however, where the Brit jsh and Turkish forces are opposing one another, enjoys none of these advantages catalogued as inherent in Arabia Felix.
 "Spread over it's ra ggcd hills of sun-made ash and cinder. sweltering gloom. and unrelieved by vegeta- t1on. Alden invites little attention in rcace times. Alden is a valley sur Ounded by the sea; it's climate is so bad that it turns wine into vine gar in the space of ten days com lianed one disappointed Arab trave- Ter of the Middle Ages. And in the centuries since his visit the climate has not improved. Tn spite. never
 
 gathers over Aden's valley and cling to it's low hills and it's lack of a good water supply, the place maintains a reputation as a healthy one.
 "The town is built on dcsolate vol CanicS rocks that constitute a pen insua near the entrance to the Red Sea. The strait of Babel Mandeh lies 100 miles away; and Alden is the British Gibraltar toward the Indian Ocean that keeps an eternal vigilance over the safety of the rich English commerce that goes. this way. The British captured and annexed the rlace on January 16. 1889, since which time they have made the place a most emphatic fortress, one of the strongest anywhere in southern Asia. Money and labor without stint have heen expended there to make the city absolutely impregnable from land and sea- Massive lines of defense, strengthened by a broad moat, guard the neck of the isthmus, and these Gefenses conceal powerful batteries. Turrets. hidden forts. mined ap- rroachcs, bastions, toWcrs batteries, ,napazincs. mole batteries toward the sea. mined harbors, great naval guns, obstruction piers, barracks, redoubts in solid rock all are elements in the British plan to guard this southern
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
A Comparison That Tells.
(New York CommerciaD

Let us compare this right to sail the seas with the right to walk the streets of New York city. Some blocks in this city have been the scenes of murders, bomb explosions and other crimes of violence. Gangs infest cer- tain streets at times and defy the po- lice. When some of these gangs are on the warpath it is unsafe to walk the streets in which they hold forth. A prudent and peace-loving citizen will stay away from their haunts. The police will advise strangers to keen away while trouble is brewing, if they are as1ed-but they do not order any body not to walk through such streets. They protect the foolhardy to the best of their ability. u
 If a gangster kills a passerby the police run him down and the courts send him to the electric chair for murder. The murdered man may have been advised to stay away and may have been foolhardly. but he was murdered while exercising his right to walk through a public street and the law must uphold that right no matter what it may cost.
 So with this nation. Let Us have peace, but always peace with honor There are worst things than death. As poor little Madame Butterfly says: "To die with honor!" It may be wise to avoid risks on the high seas. but this country cannot take orders from oth- CTS to abstain from exercising nat ural and legal rights and live with honor. Let us cease quibbling and follow the president in the path of honor which he has blazcd anew in his letter to Senator Stone
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
NO WAYS TO GET VILLA.

klted States troopers yesterday q over the Mexican border to Ne the slaughter of Americans at Aland of Villa, outlaw and mur- q. That the boys of the Thirteenth $ry know how to fight is evil 6d by the fact that they killed 5 than one hundred of the bandits Espursued. But the main object 9e chase was not accomplished Eapture of Villa. The government how asked permission of the |can authorities to send more ps over the line and at one o'clock afternoon the order was issued hem to go. It is to the in
 t of Mexico and the United States this be done, that Villa, the ban be put out of commission. The anzistas have proven themselves npetent of taking care of the sit on. It is now up to the United ss to rid civilization of this man . Our soldiers. arc. sent over the with instru etions to get Villa, and
 shocld be kept there until the
 is accomplished The blood of ricans is crying for vengeance.
 e can be but ono satisfa ction,-- life of Villa. Dead or alive, we
 have him. He must be shot, ed, run through with a sword, or sed back to this country at the of a rope. Once an example is 2 of this arch=dcmon, his half-fed wers will learn to respect the
 of American citizens whom they
 hold in contempt. To the man
 gets Villa the American people ! ready to erect a monument. It
 be no mean task this gathering Ie fold of one of the worst crim- 1,
 that ever trod the face of earth; { here are American soldiers brave l rh and equal to the task. Let 1 i get him.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
Mexico As An Issue.

It was evident from Elihu Roots address to tho New York republican convention, if there were not abunG- ant signs at Washington that the re- publicans intend to make use of Mex ico and the events there in the past four years, as an issue Tn the cam paign. They will point tC the appar- entlN slow progress of CarranzC pro- visional president by favor of the ad- ministrat ton at Washington, in the work of reconstruction or the Organi-
 zation of a permanent government. Especially will they point to the un- avenged destruction of American lives -sevcnty-six according to the gov ernments requested report to the sen- ate. many more than that according to the opponents of the adminiStra-
 ion--as tne result of the unrest in Mexico.
 There is not little reason to believe that it's Mexican policy has been the weakest point in tts administration In fact, one may read between the
 lines of the presidents message to congress in December his own COL
 viction that he went too far in inter- ference there. We wasted a good deal of money and some valuable lives in the expedition to Vera Cruz in 1914, and we have mighty little to show for them. But it will be hard to prove
 the case against the president, aside
 from this, by the number of American lives sacrificed Elihu Root said that , 4O,OOO Americans have sought their
 fortunes in Mexico" That is, there are that many exploiters of Mcxico's resources, that many risking their lives for dollars in various parts of the republic. Considering that it the number of American dead can be measured by three figures, Nc have come off well.
 However, it is easy to pu1ch holes in the administrations Mexican poll cy. It is easier to do that than it is to show to the satisfaction of the Am erican elecorate how it might be i'm proved.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
Unhappy Gateway 10
 Land 0f Happiness

end of their important trade route
 beyond all possible chance of failure against superior and sustained attack.
 Adcn may be last in matters or cll-
 mate but it is among the first Tn
 matters of fortification.
 The narrow peninsula on which this Queen of southern Actresses rears itself is anly about 15 miles in circumference. It is the bowl or an extinct volcano. The lofty hills around arc the remains of the crater sides and of those, Shem Shem has an altitude of nearly 800 feet. All food and water for use on tho pen insula has to be brought in from the outside. Much of the water is sup pGed from tho government Conden- scrs, which were designed to make the fortress independent in case of wars necessities. The population of 4,000 is a mixture of all the ele- ments of tho Orient, with an inter sprinkling of Western drummers and British administrators and military men. Arabs Chinese, Pcrsians, Turks, Parsces, Wgyatiars, Sudanese and Jews compose the stolid, stable population that cndures the climate y ear in and out, and carries on the labors of the great fortress camp"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

inceasing tremendously, and the large number of bachelor apartments going up in the cities were held out as proof. It may be that the rural districts and the small towns have found the secret
 of loves success, which is being over
 looked in the cities. Maybe the city
 man is so busy lodging the cars and
 the confidence men that the love god
 hasn't a chance to take aim at him. Nevertheless it is a fact that the small
 town in once more acknowledged the hope of the nation. The fact that leap-year comes once every now and
 then is the sole balm to the city. When the year arrives when man no longer proposes but is proposed to the crop of maidens dWindles somewhat and it is up to the economists to find a way to even up things-to make tho women go more in one year than the man can go in three. It's a nice little problem, and we suggest, as a possible solution, more visits to the country where the air isn't made up of smoke, gasoline fumes the smell of orange peels and the roasting of coffee, and where the sun comes down through leafy covers instead of fighting to get through the smoke stacks and sky scrapers of the city streets. Love is always on the job. All he wants is a chance and 8 couple of prospects.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

to do about our grievances with Great Britain. Conversely, it is none of Great Britain's business what hap pens in our relations with Germany That is the essence of the whole thing, as simple as two and two. Were Germany in controversy with some other power she would not welcome any hints from this government as to what she should and what she should not do in her relations. We did not advise her upon any diplomatic busi ness previous to the war. She has no right to advise us. There are good men and competent men in the State Department at Washington who know what they are about. They arc now determined that Germany shall give some definite information as to what is going to be done under the new submarine campaign. The United States wants assurances that the lives of it's citizens travelling on merchant
 men, armed for defense only, shall not be ieopardized by the undersea boats. That should be an easy matter to straighten out And 1t can be done only between the United States and Germany. There can be no head way made by making it three handed game.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
MOB VIOLENCE.

From Australia comes the report that fourteen thousand troopers re- cruited for duty in the European war went on strike" while encamped in New South Wales. They went into nearby towns and caused numerous riots, topping off all these outrages with footing. During the course of the melee several soldiers and civilians immediate vicinity were filled with the wounded. Scenes like this have oc cured time and time again when huge groups of men have been gath cred together for war duty. Under discipline they are all right, they act on their good behavior. Given the does not take much to drive them into an unweildly mob. Something of this same trouble must have in fested Villa and his men. As long as they were recognized soldiers fighting for recognized principle they were all right Disorganized, defeated, soon deteriorated into a gang of bandits. Were they kept busy fight ing Carranza and his followers the outrages on the border which took place yesterday morning would have never occurred.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
English as She Is Taught.
Washington Post.)

Once the proper impetus is given to the forward movement it is not always possible to stop at the pre- arranged point. Out in the State of progress is the only thing thnt is full these days, the initial momentum has run amuck. One entertaining educator, not content with the text books, has been teaching his pupils English from the magazines. The re- suit is that he has been impeached for lese majeste against the school book corporation, or whatever other bulwark of civilization has been out ragged by his rash and radical con- duct.
 But why not magazines as text books in English? Taking the run of literature in the past, has there ever been turned out in given period of time more or better than is found in the so-called ephemcral productions of the present day? Something of oratory, morality, poetry and religion is admittedly to be found in the read ers' of an earlier period. But what of psychology, physiology sex re- lationships and other keen biting caviar did those back numbers have to offer? Very little, as any Grand- mother will allow after brlef heart- to-heart talk with her grandchildren on any of the modern themes or is sues.
 Clearly, the latest Washington de- cision is a flareback into the daI k
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
BRYAN'S WAY OF THINKING.

Poor old William Jennings Bryan. One begins to wonder, after hearing some of his off-hand remarks if his wife or some other member of the family does not write all his set speeches for him. He is great when nificant when stacked up against argumentation His thinking seems to proceed from the cellar to the gar
 ret and is always a little late in get ting there Take this which he spurts
 after the vote in the House on the Me
 Lemore resolutions: ''The question was presented in such way that there is little significance in the vote. It does not represent the sentiment l of Congress as to the wisdom of 1 Americans travelling on belligercnt merchantmen. Had this question been presented and the opinion of | Congress asked upon it, there is no
 doubt that a majority in both Senate
 and House would express themselves | in favor of preventing Americans from ] travelling into the danger zone on bel 1 ligerent ships" The Commoner eNi- i dently thinks that when the men ir the national Congress decide that il | is right to act in one way they 1urr
 right around and vote the other way , There are individual cases where this has been true; but, as a whole, the | accurately the convictions of tho ! members, whether they are right ol l wrong.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

ranging a New York newspaper and delivering it to a New Britain pub lie. sSo far as the features go,- the funny pictures and special articles,-the late afternoon news papers from the metropolis are all right. When it comes to news how ever, they arc far behind time for the simple reason they are printed in the wee sma' hours of the morning. It may be well to remember this and not get excited over any New York "extras" that may appear here.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
GETTING THE NEWS.

New Britain folk have been time and time again lured into the belief that any New York newspaper which appears on the streets of this city in the late afternoon must carry the latest news. And so often they have discovered that what purports to be news hot off the press is indeed stuff five and six hours old. An example the big story of the day broke,-the invasion of American territory by Mexican bandits. The attack on Co., lumbus took place before six o'clock in the morning. The first flash
 came at eight o'clock, when the wire opened. The complete report was in shortly after noon. Yet, not one of the late New York papers, reaching here at five o'clock in the afternoon, carried a line of the story. This is only another instance of what must not be expected from New York news papers. It would be utterly impos- sible for them to beat local papers getting the same news service. Pco- ple seem to forget there is a three hour railroad run between New York and New Britain and that newspapers have to be set up and printed before 1t takes about six hours between ar
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

We make this sale on Sat- urday when the children |, not go to school and you can bring them in to be fitted.
 Sale begins Saturday at 8:3O a. m. Coats are in all sizes from 2 years up to 14 years. And in this sale you get for $1.9S, Coats marked down from $3.98, $500 a'11, $7.50. We propose to clean out all our Children's Winter Coats on Saturday and we expect the $1.98 price will &C., complish our purpose.
 Coats are displayed in our window and notice if you please. None sent on ap- proval, no telephone orders accepted. Cash in full must be paid at time of sale. Come for warm coat for the tots S1.98 each on Saturday.