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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
CUNNING or A FOX.


His Own Rod 6kin.
One dark. foggy morning in autumn,
writes YOUTHS Companion core
spondent, | was hunting IN one Of our
western states. | saw d large red
fox come down low hill. He did not
see me. and when he was about Hfty
feet away ! fired. TO my disgust |
apparently missed him. and immedi.
ately let 90 the other barrel. Down
he went, aud after few wild kicks
and struggles lay very stu. was
about 10 reload when noticed that
one Of the cartridges was very light.
Instantly remembered. had loaded
1vc blue shells with new brand OF
powder. but having no more shot ]
had put them aside. In some way
they had been mixed In with the 9TH
ers. 10 my surprise both the empty
shells that drew from the gun were
also blue.
! looked at the shells and then At
the fox. and my amazement grew. !
could see why my first shot had miss
ed. but not why the second had proved
effective. for was positive that both
cartridges contained only powder. !
went over 10 the fox and turned him
over with the end OF the gun. He
seemed as limp MS a rag. What nerve
he must have to lie there 10 quietly
while rolled him about! II seemed
impossible that he could be pretend
Ing.
took n circuit 10 the left and hid
behind stump where could watch
him. Five minutes waited, but there
was no sign Of life: then I'VE more
minutes. and decided that he was
really dead. But as was rising to
my feet noticed that bis head was
slowly moving, turning In the direc-
tiCn that had taken. The next min.
ute the clever animal was on his feet.
He saw me as raised my gun and
sprang behind = log. From the log be
reached the shelter Of some rocks, and
I saw him no more. which In truth
pleased me more than It disappointed
me.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
maklno Of 1alloon..

In making balloons strong thin silk
or cotton Ia used. covered With IN elias.
tic vnrnish Of drying oil or indla rub
her In chloroforn or blsulphldc OF cur.
bon; the netting Is Of strong. light
silk or nnxen cord and the gar Of
bnskct work. III some OF tho later
dlrlgible balloons plhno wire is used
instead OF cords, The lifting capacity
depends largely upon gas used, 1000
feet Of coal gns lifting only thIrty.flve
pounds, while 1000 cubic feet OF by.
drogcn will llft from sixty to seventy
pounds,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
CAPTAIN KO[N|G TELLS
Of SUBMARINE
Undersea Merchant Craft
Stood on Its Head on Oceans
Bottom After Quick Dive to
Escape Destroyer.

THE following thrilling account OF An
adventure of the Deutschland In tho North
sea Ia Captain koenls's first recital for
American readers or an incident Of his
famous cruise II forms a chapter IA the
book the captain haa written describing
the Deutsehiands Journey from nrsmsn
70 Baitimore and hack,l
ey CAPTAIN PAUL koENio.
Commander OF the merchant submarine
peutschiand,l
WYE were enrIy 10 learn tho im.
nv portpnce Of test submerslons
w aud the imperative necessity
Of having the great. heavy
boat Armly In hand.
! had decided that on the following
night, IN the darkest hours between ~
and l o'clock. we would travel sub.
merged. using the "E" engines
IN tho dusk of q long Skinner day
We went under the surface: there war
only little wind then. but the sea
surged high--a sure sign that within
q few hours the wind would grow into
q storm,
About 2 o'clock ! gave orders TO rise
Agnin. A. the boat dnrtcd upward IT.
movements became wilder and wilder.
which showed me TINT tho storm was
there aud with Il had come still
higher sen.
Finally We were completely ut the
surface. ! mounted the coming tower
20 get correct view Of the wildly
dancing seas All around ~ In the
misty dawn q wiich's caidron of roil.,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

People are always being misunder.'
stood. especially the man whose idea
of showing u friend Il good time is to
take him out ina racing eur and hand
him the scare Of his lifc. Washington
star 01N if
Job printing Of every description
at the Courier ONCE. N.a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACTS made by the Josephine
County Abstract Co. on mining.
farm and city property meet the
requirements OF the best attorneys
in Oregon and elsewhere. Nine
years experience in abstract work
in Josephine county at your ser
vice. Special low prices on GER
tain classes Of abstracts. See us at
Masonic Temple. Grants Pass. s15
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
THRILLING STORY
DEUTSCHLAND 5 TRIP /:
Remarkable Feat Accomplish
ed In a Raging Sea = Sub.
marine Withstands Terrific
Shock Without Damage.

/ In the "ccntrale" tho men are clineing
10 the hand wheels Of the depth rud.
der. A few terrible seconds pass.
We have not yet realized our new VII.
uailon. There IL II violent crash: we
are hurled 10 the floor. AMI everything
that Ii not compact or nailed down II
thrown Into confused tanglc.
Recovering from the shock. we ind
ourselves In the most extraordinary
positions. We look at one another. and
for moment there Ia sullcn silence.
Then tho first officer Krnpohl. says.
quite dryly:
We'll. 30 We have arrived"
That breaks the nbominabIe tension,
But We all had hcconie quito pale aud
try 10 hnd ourselves
Whit has happenedl Why this un,
natural bending Of the boati And why
did tho engines above us rage ~ ter
riAcaily that the whole vessel roared I
The boat had bent forward In nm angle
Of thlrty.six degrees aud stood on IT,
head. NJ II were: iis bow rested OH the
seas bottom. nnd its stern was violent.
ly swinging hack and forth. The ma.
nometer showed u depth of about DR..
teen meters.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
TINE CARD
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
Effectiye octoher 2s. is1s.

Effective October 2S, 1916.
Sugar Special ". Grants p. Gas am.
Train lv. Grants Pass. 700 am.
Sugar Special lv. Factory. 7:15 am.
Train 2 lv. Waters Creek....10;00 am.
Sugar Special W. Grants p. 6:45 pm.
Sugar Special ". Factory. 7;l5 pm.
Daily except Sunday
All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner of q and Eighth streets,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
tho Office OF the company. Public Ser
vice building. or phone 131 for
same,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
AIIsCELI.ANEoUs

CRYSTAL SPRINGS water put up in
5-gallon glass Jars and delivered
at your door. fresh. pure. sanitary.
Telephone sss-R and water wagon
will call. s.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
Q Boat In Grave Danger.

According TO the map. the depth here
was thirty-one meters. with the posi-.
tlon of the boat the stern was bound 70
rise considerable distance out OF wa.
ter aud thus wonld offer q lovely tar
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
LOST

WATCH LOST-waltham, 2l-iewel,
silver. open-face watch, in leather
case; white metal chain. Finder
please leave with d. s. Cook, 401
South Sixth street. Good re-
ward. 500
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

ers, with foaming crowns. toys of the
wind. which blew OF their crcsts and
sent them sizzling through the mir.
The boat worked hard. Il was a
tough tusslc. Every minute the sen
dashed ngnlns, the tower aud, its force
broken, sped past me In u dense spray
rain. clung TO the rim OF the bath.
tub" and searched the horizon. A curl
GUS horizon II wns. n mass of blllows
chasing one another. was just about
10 give orders 10 put on the oil engines
when what was thnty
Destroyer Causes a Scare.
That dark stripe ovel there WASH,
that smoke ilagf
| waited and stared through the
glass TIL my eyes nchcd. There II was
again, II certainly was Il dark smoke
iag--nnd there, look,-n mast top, thin
as needle What Is II that comes out
OF tho veil OF wuves--thnt dark thing
over there, the smoke above Il, -four
low funnclsy
Donncrwetter. It's n destroyer!
With one Icnp nm back In the tur
rot ana nave closed the tower hatch
Amtm' sunme'ge lulckly' flutcnl
poptn ruuuer.-go 70 twenty mctcrs'
ihe cohninhus followed one another
as In u single breath.
WIN this sen to snbmcriyc headlong
u, nccoMins to all experiences, sheer
insanity Yer whit can DOT The dc
strpyer might have sccn us already.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

Where Is tho man who has the pow.
er and skill TO stem the torrent of n
w''aans willy-0ld English proverl,,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

TAM STAND at the Mocha Cafe. ANY
where In town lOc. Phone ts1-R.
Residence phone 24s-L. u
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

MIDDLE-AGED LADY. OF good fam
ily. intelligent. good cook and
manager. neat, desires position In
home OF gentleman as housekeeper.
Best OF references given. Moder-
ate salary. Phone 15s-R. Resi-
dence 652 North Third street. ss9
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

FOR sALEs so-acre cattle ranch. 6
head OF cattle. 2 head Of horses. 1
Studebaker buggy. All cheap. l..
J. Reed, Leland. Ore. 900
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

TURKEY MEN--San Francisco will
be the best market on the coast for
turkeys. We guarantee you top
market prices and pay you prompt
ly on public weighers' weights.
References furnished. Eor a
square deal ship to us. D. s. Keefe
.& Co.. 422 Front Street. San
Francisco. California. s04
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

Mining blarka at the Courier office
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

JESSIE c. KNAPP Piano and voice.
Chorus and choir directing. studio
residence, GA North Second street.
Phone 52s-R- ss0tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
WANTED


WANTED--A capable and reliable
man to canvass Josephine county
for us. Permanent Il satisfactory.
Write us today for particulars. Ore
gon Nursery Company. Orenco.
Oregon. Largest fruit and orna-
mental nursery in the west. $40
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12
Classified Advertising



ANGEL CAKES Phone orders to No.
1901. 7s7tf
wINONA BERKsHIREs--If>yo you
want the most pork per lb. Of feed.
get a Winona Berkshire for your
next herd boar Spring pigs AVER
aged 100 lbs. each st four months.
F. r. Steel. winons Ranch. Rural
Route No. /. 8sOtf
! WILL BE PLEASED to take your
order for fruit and ornamental
trees and shrubs. Eleven years In
the business. George H. Parker.
403 West D street. 500
ALFALFA. RED CLOVER and all
grass seeds are cheaper now than
later. Write for samples and
prices. Strictly fancy stock. Ralph
Waldo Eiden. Central Point, Ore
gon. S90tf
OTHER INTERESTS making It i'm
possible for me to return to Grants
Pass to live, have decided to sell
my modern apartment house there
on the corner Of Fifth and D
streets. known a. the Sampson
property. This property Is now
fully occupied and Is paying we'll.
and ! am willing TO sell at q price
that will make q very attractive in
vestment. Address Mrs. NJ. =.
Houser. Kalispell, Mont. sU4
FOR SALE--S0-acre cattle ranch, 6
head OF cattle. head Of horses. 1
Studebaker buggy. All cheap. l..
J. Reed, Leland. Ore. 900
FOR SALE-Four-year-old saddle
horse. Hambletonian stock. Ad-
dress Box 80. Merlin. Ore. s02
WANTED
'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

s. LoUGHRIDGE. v. D.. Physlslas
and surgeon city Or country calls
attended day or night. Rssidenes
phone 500: once phone 1s3.
Sixth and H. Tuns Bldg.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-12

J. 8. MACMuRRAY. teacher d voies
culture and singing. Lessons given
at home Of pupil II requested. Ad-
dress 716 Lee street. S5itf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Wants to Go Home

I am sorely puzzled by a note to mo
for insertion in the Helping Hand Corner.
1t is from son to his parents, whom he
has not seen for a year During this time
he has been working in mill. but he Is
homesick (poor fellowO, and begs TO be
allowed to come home. He does not give
the residence of his parents, but speaks
of going "by way of Montreal" His
name was Alfred Gelsey, but for some
reason he does not state 1t was changed
to Edward Kent. Besides this we have
no clue to the history of the family. But
for the boys longing for home and
parents and the straightforward story
penciled in an uniformed hand l should
not move in an affair where particulars
are so vague. In a word, the lad wants
his father to send him means to take him
home. There's no place like home" he
breaks the thread of the narrative to say
piteously. His present address Is in our
books Mothers of absent boys will over
look and excuse any irregularity in the
broken tale which Is all / can lay before
compassionate constituency. If We had
any way of getting at the parents ad-
dress this would not have been published.
Nor do we know why the boys appeal is
sent to our Corner. Having confidence
in the agency through which 1t comes, We
give it place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31

"I have the song requested by Fred
c. p. began TO copy the words for him,
and found the middle page gone, so |
have not all the words. The song. how
ever, should not be difficult to obtain.
crowd of girls, ranging from 10 to IS
years of age. wish to give a leap year
party. Are there any superstittons or
customs in connection with leap year that
we might use? We are at a loss to know
what to do, and hope you will help us
BETTY D."
Fred C. P. has already received a copy
of the Irish Jubilee" We (and he) thank
you all the same, for the proffered help.
Now, as to leap year customs: The main
idea in connection with it is that women
take the lead in certain social customs
and ceremonies, in which at other times
men are the principal actors. How when
and where this idea originated is mys-
terry, so far as 1 have been able to trace
the history of it, From time imme-
mortal 1t has been said that a woman
has the right TO make an offer of mar
riage in leap year instead of waiting for
a man to propose Following out the
principle thus laid down, at leap year
parties she takes the initiative, For eN-
ample, the Pirls invite the boys to dance
with them do escort duty and play the
gallant in dozens of ways, vytng with one
another in making pretty speeches, pay
ing polite and graceful attentions, etc.
Unless the reversal of positions be carried
too far and degenerate into unseemly
romping and familiarities the custom is
amusing enough. Girls take the oppor-
tunity of suggesting. by example, to
young fellows who are slow of speech
and backward in the performance OF
graceful attentions to their fair acquaint-
ances, how these duties should be per-
formed and much innocent fun may be
found in the task The girls take the
young men into supper, wait upon them.
watch for opportunities of rendering gal
liant services-in short. play the man" in
divers ways that will occur to the imag-
inatton Of a quick-witted woman. II the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Complete Address Lacking

"DO YOU know OF any little girl who
~ wants n neckpiece and muff of
mink? 1t is as good as new. | should
like to get some beginners music, and
piece called The Gipsy's Warming
should like the words and music of this.
VIII you please ask If any one has it?
I shall be grateful to you. MRS. l.. H."
We are more than disappointed. We
are grieved and chagrined at our inability
to reply by mail to your letter. We could
make little girl we wot of happy and
comfortable for the rest of the winter;
we could ask for and most probably Sc
cure come music for your generous self
and likewise, without doubt, get copy
OF the poem you want-all this we would
gladly do if you had Favored us with
your address in fun. We have not the
slightest clue to your abiding place. You
give neither street nor number. We dare
not risk sending an important letter to
you without these. Please repair the
omission and lie us get the full value
of your communication.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Games at a Linen Shower

Would you please suggest some games
that would be appropriate for a linen
shower that l am arranging for my girl
friend? NETTIE S. M"
If you will send me stamped and self
addressed envelope I will tell you Of a
capital manual from which you can learn
all you wish of games for all sorts and
conditions of social functions Mean
while, have you thought of shouting
Proverbs" What is my thought like?"
Happy Thought" and Gossip" in which
sentence whispered down the line of
a dozen or so listeners, from ear to ear,
comes out at the end of the row so
changed from the original as to serve
as an object lesson to gossip-mongers In
general? These are but few of the
scores OF games which may be wrought
up satisfactorily during the evening. In
my young days we enjoyed "capping
verses" and supplying rhymes for single
lines offered by each in turn. If could
talk with you 1 could supply you to bet
ter advantage,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
THE SNEEZER, WHO SPREADS GRIP.
SHOULD BE ARRESTED SAYS EXPERT
Bv w1LLIAM BRADY. M. D.

TTJHILE we are arresting the cul-
w prlts who spit in public places we
are likely to overlook that worse offender,
the fellow who travels about bombing
innocent bystanders with grip microbes
Now grip is just newer term for the
obsolete cold" Grip is by no means the
specific and fatal disease, influenza, 1t Is
true that, perhaps once in a thousand
cases the Influenza bacillus Is found in
the sputum or nasal discharge of a grip
patient, but as a rule the grip proves, on
culture, to be nothing but our old friend,
the pneumococcus, ably and tirelessly as
sisted by micrococCus catarrhalis, strepto-
cous and others of prodigious title, but
not very fatal effect
When an ignoramus enters street car,
or a miving picture theatre, or church, or
even his own domicle, and bucolically
sneezes all over those so unfortunate as
to be in contact with him, the plain,
everyday citizen ought to have the right
to arrest the offender on the charge of
endangering public health. lie should be
hailed to court and stifny fined for main
tanning himself as a public nuisance with
in the meaning of the statute.
The open-faced sneeze produces casu-
alties just as certainly as would bomb
dropped from hostile aeroplane. But
the unmuzzled sneeze Is not so spectacu-
lar as an ordinary bomb. II does not
produce instantaneous effects; the victims,
If any, feel no symptoms until, perhaps,
the following day-and then they blame
some innocent change of weather.
Just why we should feel indignant at
the person who expectorates in a public
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
ENDLESS CHAIN PRAYER
LETTER HITS THIS CITY
AND CLOGS THE MAILS
Thousands of Persons Given
Writer'S Cramp in Mad At
tempt to Comply With
Conditions at Once
CURSE FOR ALL SHIRKERS
One Must Send Out Missives in Turn
in Order to Avoid 1t and "Meet
With Joy"

The vanguard of an endless chain prayer
letter, which Is racing all over the United
States. clogging the mails and giving
thousands of persons the writer's cramp,
has struck Philadelphia with bang that
has Jared the postal service.
The worst of il is that you can't dodge
this chain letter, for 1t carries with 1t
curse which is calculated to make
nervous and supcrstitious folks worry
until they have grabbed n pen and com
piled with the conditions Of the chain
which has been thrust upon them.
TO escape the curse a recipient of the
prayer has TO dash off nine copies imme-
diately and send them to nine friends.
Ton days after this has been done it is
stated that the prayer writer will meet
with some great Joy"
But woe to the man or woman who
ignores the prayer. He or she, 1t Is SAID
will meet with some great misfortune.
The prayer is very simple, and here
1t is:
"Ob Lord, tmplore Thce to bless all
mankind
"Bring as to Thcc. Keep US to dtCcH
1Uith Thee"
Hundreds of copies of the prayer have
been received in Philadelphia and the
chain is gaining in size every day. Every
time one of these prayers Is received
through the mails 1t usually means that
nine more are thrust into the channels of
the postal department on the same day.
Men and women of all walks Of life in
this city have received copies and few
have dared to ignore the conditions and
brave the chances of the curse.
A few men, maybe, have read the thing
and said, ooh, pifle, this chain won't get
my goat" but not so their wives. They
have taken upon themselves the duty of
writing nine copies and sending them to
nine friends. 1t is no joke for q busy
business man to stop right in the midst
of his work and dash off nine copies of
the prayer with accompanying eXplana-
tions, but many have done this in Phila-
delpha.
Who inaugurated the prayer chain no.
body seems to know, but that 1t has OBJ
tanned a good start can be amply testified
to by postal officials.
Here is the explanation which accom-
panied n copy of the prayer received to-
day by Phladelphian from friend in
New York:
This prayer is to be sent all over the
world. 1t was said in ancient days that
all who wrote 1t would be free from ca
lamity and all who passed It would meet
with misfortune. Copy it and send it to
nine friends and on the tenth day you
will meet with some great JOY. l hope
you will realize its promises"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
WhV Not?

The mere man said he thought a certain
woman was a bully good sort. "Why. do
you know" ne queried, "she runs her
own Cart
Why shouldn't she? Women have been
running sewing machines, washing ma
Chimes perambulators and other mechani-
cal devices, ever since they were invented,
so what matters an addition like an auto
mobile? 50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31

place, and ignore the rascal who =.
plodes grip, diphtheria, pneumonia. go.
"a and tuberculosis bombs literallv ~
der our very nose, is problem dlfficu,, y
understand The sputum on the floor =
visible filth, while that floating in the az
Is invisible, and we have always bar.
bored greater fear for visible =.
odorferous filth. Personally. we S,o,,,s
rather our friends should spIt on o,s
floor than that they should perpetrats ss
unmuzzled sneeze In the only atmosnbas.
we have for breathing purposes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Our Kind of Babv

We are great fresh air advocates in orr
house. We have a large sleeping noroh
facing south, and baby sleeps ont tbn.a
days and nights too. He has never bsS
anything like cold" looks fat ana
rosy. But the neighbors call us crazy,
Answer-Our kind of baby-but moi a..
kind of neighbors Who will explain MN.
this fortunate baby hasn't taken ~
death o. cold" long ago. Does this NJ,
prove the cold theory absurd? ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Marion Harland's Corner

respective parts are cleverly carried out,
the entertainment should be an acceptable
variation of the conventional evening re-
ception AS | have intimated the danger
is of carrying the travesty beyond the
bounds of decorum. But wel-behaved,
refined young people may be trusted to
shun this reef.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Mineral Water Yersns Mnt0-

What kind of mineral water is best ,o-
one with gallstones? Is mineral wats,
good for hardened arteries?
Answer-Aqua Fonts is excellent-vou
take 1t from the tap. Mineral water Ia A
good as aqua fortls, but no better, we
warrant. W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-31
Memories

If some petals you should find
Hidden under winter SHOWS,
Would they not bring to your mind
Visions of the summer rose?
If some zephyr passing by
Leave kiss upon your mouth.
Would you not with fancys eye
See the blossoms of the South?
So these petals that we find,
Roses. with their leaves all cast,
Are still rose leaves, yours and mine,
Meath the snowdrifts OF the past.
Elizabeth McElroy, in Southern
Woman's Magazine.