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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
THE PEASANTS RIDDLE.
And How the sIsillan Kept ,hs Prom.
lss Ne Made 10 the kino.


A sleillnn laborcr toll In this story.
He says Ills mother told II 10 him
when hc was child II sounds like
ono Of Grimm'H tnlcs and IL undoubt,
eily very old folk lore!
MY mother told me that once there
was 4 king who saw n pcnsnnt work,
Ing In n neld aud asked him how much
he earned, And tho peasant snid.
-Four carlini n day What do you do
with your I curliniy asked the king
One ] eat, tho second put at Interest.
the third return, aud the fourth
throw away THIS puzzled the king.
and be asked tho peasant what he
meant. Aud tho peasant said!
al buy my food with one. feed
my children with tho second nnd that
Ia putting money out at interest |
feed my old father with the third. and
that IL paying bnck whnt has becn
given me. give tho fourth to my
wife, and giving her money In throw
Ing Il away
iHHt - k"'N EhultVs Nuiu wv
king, mud l must tell II 10 my friends
Promise me That you won't tell auy
one the answer III yoh have seen my
face hundred times So the peasant
promised. aud tho king went back 10
his palace aud asked them The riddle
Nobody could answer, but one rcmea
bcred seeing the king talk Ia u peas
ant. 40 he went 10 the peasant hni
asked him about H. l,nt the peasant
said; I cant tell YOU ! promised the
king I wouldn't tell tho answer III |
had seen his face u hundred times
oh, that's casyr said the kings friend
and he took n hundred lire out of his
pocket, and every pIece of money had
the kings face stamped on H.
''So the peasant told the kings friend
the answer To the rld,lle, AMI The kings
friend went back TO the pnlace and
said TO the King. I eau guess Your rid,
die now.' ana he an Thcu the king
became angry aud said You couldn't
have guessed Il, That pcnsnnt has
broken his promise" so the trlcnd had
20 tell the King how he had f,bilcd the
peasant - Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
CANNING HELPS.
The Department Of Agriculture
Tells Us How 10 Preserve.
THE WAYS TO SAVE SUGAR.


go. 49, c-, ,..n rl
N'' ssns"' ro' o""s's' oA~-s ""'
0ssao''s mar ~'s o"ees I"ousn'
In these duys of high prIces. with
.uu,, fAe.,,ns, an th,. ny,.t,ou list
80, .,.,s,.. .,... ,.t.. .o,a.,.
'..,',',,,.
'""'s"' ~ W W. """'' W '''
uhs "p"Ss ''"'' 'n"n "s"hh
This " u MY beehuse nome cahiied
fruit II H"i only sale aud sure. but
most deligioiis. Il need not be as rlch
M prcArve'. II, ..ci. hinny cplcurcs
regarJ fruit hs refreshing IN exact pro.
portion 10 the snallness VI the amount
VI sugar ilhe,l To preserve,
Fruit for usc ir pie or snlads or ~
stcwed fruli can lie put up or canned
without the lse OF any sugar at all.
The canning specialists Of the depart
mcnt ~ agriculture advise the house
wives who. In order 10 econOmize Oh
sugar. have been thinking OF reducing
the amount Of frul, they put up. 10
cnn as much of their surplus ms posi- I
bic by the use of boiling water when
sugar strip Is beyond their means,
Any fruit say The specialists. may
he successfully stcriIzed and retained
In the puck by simply adding boiling
water instead Of the hot slrtlp.
The use of sugar. " course. IL de
sirnblc IN the canning OF all kinds Of
fruits and makes better and ready
sweetened product. Moreover. most
of the fruits when canned In water
alone do not retain their natural ia
vor. texture and color as well ms fruit
put up In slrup. Fruit canned without
sugar TO be used Tor sauces or desserts
must bc sweetcncd.
Can the product the same day II IL
picked.
Cull, stem or seed and clean the fruit
by placing II In n straincr and pouring
water over It until II In clean.
Pack closely IN glass lars or tin cans
until they are full. using the handle OF
tablespoon. wooden ladie or table
knife for packing purposes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
lnhsren. broad Of Cat, For poo,.

The lnstincfisc fear which cats hive
" dogs Is Illustrated ,Qry amusinply
ny siroking dog aud thea carcssiDg n
blind aud nrwlorn kitten with the
same 'mn1 TINT has tooclied the dog
A. once The kitten VIII SPIT aud Dnn
itself NJ IN the most absurd wpy. ds
llnauisblnr ,be smell Of The bcnsi
which experience for III, nsands of gen
rihiIons hns taught II most TO dread -
London Sianinr,i
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
TIME CARD
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company

Effective October II, 1916.
Train l ". Grants Pass m 7'no an.
Train ", Waters Creek. 1000 q. m.
Daily except Sunday,
All trains leave Greuts pass from
tho corner OF q and Eighth streets.
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
FOR all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the ONCE OF the company Public Ser
vice building or phoue lSl for
same.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
sACKINe A THEATER.
What New Workers In 1895 Old For an
Offensive Play.


Hcrc " an account NJ the sacklug of
q thcatcr IN New York from the Gu
xettc OF that city NJ May 4 itGi;
'"rhc plny advertised tc I've acted last
Monday evening having given offcnse
20 sundry nnd divers inhabitants OF
this city. who Thought II highly I'm.
proper thai such entertainment, should
bc exhibited NJ this time of public dis
tross. when great numbers ~ poor peo
pie can Scarc md means ~ subslSt
encc. whereby many persons Nigh, be-
tempted ~ neglect their h,slncss aud
snuamlcr that mouey which l. ncccs
sHry to the pavnci,t f thrir dchis aud
the support ~ thclr families, n rumor
was spread nhou, the t0wu tliut II the
play went an the nndicncc wonld meet
With sone disturbance frNm the mutt
tu,lc.
"'rhls prevented the greatest lmrt OF
those who 'n'rnlcl 10 have been there
from going However many pcoulc
cnmc, and tlr play was leg,m. bnt
-oou inicHup'cd. tho .mnH,glc. WIN
hurst Omen lhr ,,u ~ Hni cuicrcd with
noise aud t"pu,, The aullcncc "a
capch ~ The hcN mNuncr they could
Many losi ,lelr hu's and other articles
of rnImeut hnv had his skull trnc.
turcd aud was ycN,eNlay ircpanncd.
ncnill Is hl', Several others were
sorcly set Upon and Injured lIut we
heard OF no ilycs lost The multitude
immediately demolished the house and
carried Tho pIcccS 70 the common,
where they consumed them h II bon,
frc,"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
diving Due crsdi.

II presume Mr., Grabcoln. the emil
nrni capitalist poses ns self mnde
man"
Well, 10. Nlr BRADSHAW frankly
admits that some of his biggest denis
coull no, have lTen pnt through with
ou, The AID of his lawyerS."-- IBirming
ham AGE Herald.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

III is very strange thai no one hn4
over been able 10 iiud Captain Kldd's
treasure"
"0h, well, Captain Kidd isn't the
only man who has pnt his money into
real estate aud couldn't get II out
H. Louis Post Dispatch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
Origin az IN. pitcher.

Some ~ the earliest drinking vessels
were made of skins scwcd together
IN such manner ~ to be waite. tight.
The skins were well tanned, aud the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

There's wltblnl hnlf ~ good ~
lnmvhnaS never Sigh when you ran
slna W MMrkworh fmed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
oIr,isb n,.,ios,I.,.

"rliosc two girls evidently Ind IN
iie too much i'r rrnm -v,.i y,lcr
lay"
why Tint infctcucef'
u heard one telling the otbcr ihnl
she hnd ccrlsr insir IN iier mouth
fhls morning whrn shc awokc" Lon
lSville Courier.,lournal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
FOUND.
ABSTRACTS
MISCELLANEOUS

CRYSTAL SPRINGS water put up In
5-gallon glass jars and delivered
at your door. fresh. pure. sanitary.
Telephone se3-R and water wagon
will call
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18
Lsnathy and Monotonous.

One of the mUSi rUrlous contracts
entered into by an operate artist was
that apirc, % lN Fiirhelli When he
visited Spain, l'hilhl V w,ls suffering
from n,en,Nl I,pA csslon, from which
nothing NrMs,| hiln anti The arrival
OF farihellI The VuVr. wNs 50 de.
lighted 10 ,cc her rudi spouse once
morc iilcrcNied thd : scngged Farl.
nell NJ a su'NrN %, SloiNl loC'natn
in Madrid t,S M'tNG ,bghg the
sa,sr IoN su.~ % i,p Emg every
ugh, Con lo't lcp.s,
Job printing OF every description
at the Courier office,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

Mining blarks at the Courier onice,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

TAXI STAND at the Mocha Cafe. Any
where In town loc, Phone 1Sl-R.
Residence phone PAIL. Il
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

Envelopes printed at the Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-18

DON'T THROW your old furniture
away, Repaired as good as new
at reasonable prices. 4ol North
Sixth street. Phone 3Ss-R. ssh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
BALKAN FIGHTERS
 ON WESTERN FRONT

London, May 2O.--(Special.)- )-There are Turks and Bulgarian soldiers on the western front, supposedly fighting with the Germans Not much is known here as to their numbers, but according tc la formation there are more than a few. The report, which is authentic. comes from Belgium through which the soldiers from the near east passed on their way to the western battle line. There were several groups.
 It is not believed that the Germans are bringing up any very great force from Turkey and Bulgaria, if, indeed they are seriously utilizing Turks and Bugars for fighting purposes at all. Rather it is considered that this must be a sight sec ing expe dition an effort on the part of the Germans to show their allies what they are doing to the British and French in Flanders and France. Again, it may be that the Germans are trying to inn press Turkey and Bulgaria that they are ill the whole war, not just part of it. and are considered useful on all battle lines.
 The Bulgarians who have passed through Belgium are dressed very much ike British soldiers. In passing throug h thought they were British troops and gave them hearty cheer. The Bulga- cians. not understanding, were very much pleased at this outburst of enthu- siasm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Beavers Aid Fish
WaterviIle Sentinel.

fFOm Ine WaterN1lle Sentinel
 In connection with the opening of the fishing season it may be interesting to know that the opinion of the inland fish and game commission is that one of the most valuable aids to fish propagation and conservation is the beaver.
 In 1893 a law was passed providing for closed season for these interesting ami mals which went into effect. At that time only a few of them were left and those only in the very remote wilder ness. Protected by the law, however, beaver rapidly increased, and today they are more or less numerous in almost all sections of the state. Thousands of small streams are damned by these tire less workers, and millions of gallons of waters are held in storage by these dams. Pools are made which are the natural homes of the trout and on account of shis water storage many a stream has now a good supply of stored water near It's fountanhead, which furnishes water throughout a dry season, thus saving thousands of small trout. which under former conditions would die by reason of the stream going dry during the sum- mer It is realized that in many cases beavers do considera ble damage to stand ing timber. but when compared with the immense benefit of additional water stor- dSe iuTnlSHeu Dy them the damage IS negligible.
 A case in point has recently been called t, the attention of tne commission
 A summer visitor to Maine a person who owns cottage situated in the east ern part of Penobscot county only this week wrote the department asking that the wardens in that district be requested to look after, so far as possible, a colony of beaver which were located near his camp. He not only called attention to the interest their works were to the summer people and others visiting in that vicinity, but stated that the pond they had created by building their dam fur nished a good supply of ice for the near by farmers and had developed into a fine trout pond; in fact the fishing in that section had improved on account of the increased water supply created by the colony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
BringThemU Upto Chick Springs

0OME up in the pure air of the Blue N Ridge foothills and bring the family with you to partake of natures health giving waters Here you will find health and amusement for the children and relaxation for the grown-ups the children the
  and is like Chick Springs
 
 A There will outdoor SpartanbuIg Greenvie especially with Springs yards fromthe Piedmont Southern rail between Washington and Atlanta Hotel $250 $21 fromB Birmingham at A. M Tyors P M Tayl, only mile from hotel and Or Greenve Piedmont Northern electric train arriving at hotel door ations
 Special o Families Write for illustrated booklet Chick Springs Hotel, Chick Springs, sc.
 J.A BULL Manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
LONELY LIFE LED 2 BY PETER OF SERV|A
 Days Drearily Monotonous on Greek Island
 RETINUE IS SMALL
Two Aides and Physician All That Accompany King in His Refuge. Pore Daily Over Steps of Armies
 Fighting for Freedom of Servia

Aedypsos, Eubea, Greece, May 2o-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press). The spot where King Peter of Servia has been fgathering strength to march again at the head .of his men," as he puts it, might be one the Greek church monas- teries on Mt. Athos, for all the touch it has with the rest of the world. Never easy of access, Aedypsos in winter IS completely cut off save by the intermit- tent services of Greek government tug which runs from Stylis, on the mainland opposite to Aedypsos on the Island of Eubea.
 Occasionally smaller coasting steamers visiting the tiny ports of the Gulf of Eubea and bound from Pireus oreChalcis to Volo, stop at the wharf in front of King Peter's hotel. Now and then a French or British destroyer noses the shores long enough to disembark a mes senger, or a British nline-seeker anchors for an hour or two while it's commander gets whisky and soda in the deserted summer hotel.
 IS LONELY LIFE
 Nothing could be lonelier than the life of the King without country. His suite consists of three of his country men, big, genial Colonel Todorovitch, his ade-de-camp; black bearded, silent Cap tain Jukanovitch, his secretary, and jolly Icld Dr. Simonovitch, the royal physician. In addition, there are, on behalf of the Greek government, Lieutenant Kolokotro- his and Sergeant Koressi and 20 Greek policemen And that is all. The little collection of summer villas and summer hotels grouped around the hot springs of Aedypsos are empty. Their windows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

are boarded up They have that forlorn air of houses never really lived in-like Coney Island in midwinteg.
 The routine of each of the Kings days is in deadly monotony. Regularly, as punctual as any clerk. he rises at 33O every morning, takes his alkaline bath and returns to bed until 4:30. At o'clock his day begins-the habits of a cam paigner," he says apologetically T sup pose l am too old to change!" He goes over the newspapers and reports that are sent to him, answers letters when there are any to answer, and reads such com muniques of the progress of the war as reach him by telegraph
 T wish people wouldn't write so leg ibly!" he complains. Their letters are so quickly read,"
 When the morning post is ever (and as the post arrives only at rare uncertain intervals it is often over before it is begun, out come the various maps of the theatres of the world war, and the King without country who is also a general without an army, and Colonel Todorovtch and Captain Jukanovitch pore over the hills and rivers and plains of France and Belgium and Poland and Armenia and the Trentino, following the armies step by step.
 SERVIAN MAPS UNTOUCHED
 But the maps of Servia are in a heap at one side. No one unfolds them. There are no military movements to follow in Servia. Servfa's battles are all fought Finally every advance and retreat and enga cement, great and small recounted in the communiques has been marked out and discussed. A silence falls on the three men who sit about the chart-cov- cred table, as if it were the staff table at army headquarters, the night before 2 battle. The old King clears his throat and slowly rises. Leaning on his cane he hobbies to the trunk on which the maps of his country lie piled. His trem- bling fingers unfold them and spread them out one by one. above the others covering over, plotting out the maps of all the rest of the world ServiS.
 I-ah-I was just thinking last night about that little skirmish at Cuprija- you remember, Berislav?" he says to Colonel Todorovitch There was hill over here, and the road went up this way" But he does not look at the map. And his blind old eyes could not make it out if he did. He needs no map--it is all there in his head. every battle, every regiment, every shape of ground or turn of waterway--the very names of the men who fought and the villages they came from Adroitly he leads the others into discussion that regenerates the long row of days of triumph and despair that have made his life.
 Slowly he leads the talk around from the past to the future. Now, you see . he says, i've could send 2O0OO men up there and two divisions over here from this direction. The French could send six divisions and eight batteries of three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

inch guns from here to here. And the British, by making a wide detour-' And he fumbles over the map he cannot see' asking Captain Jukanovitch to point out this place and that, concentrating his men, himself again leading his worn and ghostly legions to the reconquest of the liberty of Servia.
 The color comes in his high-boned cheeps; his strident voice-the voice of a deaf man, who shouts always-echoes through the empty rooms and corridors of the hotel. Outside, the Greek policeman, pacing up and down in the warm winter sun, stops under the open windows and listens. ''Unconquered, he says to him self, shortlyi And he presents arms.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
no matter how much may trans.

Mo matter how much may trans.
IN ptre as to heroines in Europe
who enlist as soldiers, in
masquerade or otherwise, and who
do actual fighting in the field, the
average woman will not be likely to
believe that she is fit for the rough
work Of conflict.
Nevertheless the same average
woman, because she feels unfit for
combat, Is not averse to the sugges-
ton that self-defence that does not
imply great physical strength would
be worth undertaking.
For this reason jiu-jitsu has al
ways fascinated women, and in an
era when the world is dlst-aught by
the turbulences of war It need not
be surprising that revival Of inter.
est In this marvellous art has shown
itself In many quarters. If the boys
colleges are taking up military train.
ing ft IS, perhaps, inevitable that
girls colleges should consider the
physical advantages of an art that
would give the woman who under.
stands It real protective power!
without implying any revolutionary
physical specialization. Just this has
been undertaken by the young won.
en- Of Barnard College in, New York.
The, Barnard girls" are studying me.
thodically the system of personal
preparedness that gives the fragile
real chance in any encounter.
II Desdemona had been versed in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

avidity, the ancient japanese art Of
jiu-jitsu is being used as the basis.
The underlying principle of tiu-jitsu
is that quickness. and a knowledge
OF the construction of the human
body. will enable an intelligent per.
son to place hors du combat a power
full antagonist without the slightest
trouble. In this system It is the
strength Of the antagonist that gives
him his hardest fall. He throws him.
self.
In the days when the science was
crude, It was discovered that u sud.
den or unexpected blow, however
slight, over the shin would make big
and strong men double forward in
pain. and that by striking the antag.
onist under the nose with the edge
of the open hand he could be made
to bend backward. A simple twist
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

Of all details, pay each item sepa.
rately, and at the end OF the month
the original check voucher is re.
turned to the customer by the bank,
properly Endorsed and cancelled. thus
furnishing the customer with com.
plete record and receipt for all pay.
ments made that month.
The multiple payment check has
printed upon It list Of all the prin.
cipal business houses in the town.
The customer writes opposite each
namc the amount to be paid and fills
in the check for the total amount.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

On the stub portion, for her own con.
yenience. the housewife writes the
names Of each party to whom pay.
ment Is made and thus in one trans.
action gets a complete and detailed
record Of all her payments for the
month. 7's37
The use Of the multiple check plan
does not in any way interfere with
the customer Of the bank making use
Of regular checking account for the
payment Of items which. for any rea-
son, he or she may desire to take
care OF personally.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

The head of the physical instruc.
ton department of Barnard College
took a long and thorough course un.
der a professional trainer. She
worked day after day with one Of
the most powerful men now engaged
In physical training until she could
meet him on equal terms in contest
Of skill and qu.ckness. Under her
instruction the students are being
taught how to take care OF them.
selves in case of physical encoun.
ter with a person OF superior
strength how to evade an attack;
how to aeize the attacking person.
and how to hand him" the medicine
meant for his tanning without calling
the police or waiting for big
brother.
In this new instruction. to which
the Barnard girls are taking with
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

of little finger given without warn.
ing was another Of tie early tricks.
BY pursuing a line Of study which
followed a chart Of the muscles.
bones and nerves an elaborate sys.
TEN was evolved whereby 1t was pos.
sible to ascertain the sexact location
Of any weak spot in any section Of
the human anatomy.
Following the exact science that
has developed from the Japanese flu
jitsu. plus the amplifications that
have come, hand In hand with the de.
velopment Of osteopathic research,
a regular series OF practice exercises
has been evolved, first to strengthen
the muscles which will be brought
into play, and then to take in all
forms Of physical attack that are pos.
sible.
One Of the most elementary feat.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
A Bank That Pays Its Depositor's Bills.

A NEW JERSEY bank has intro
~ duced a system which is des.
= = tined to revolutionize the
method Of paying monthly household
accounts. Instead Of writing from is,
to 70 or more monthly checks, ad-
dressing an equal number OF en-.
velopes and spending half a dollar
or more on postage In paying the
regular monthly bills. the customer
of the bank simply writes one check
voucher a month to cover the total
Of his or her bills and mails or sends
It to the bank. which will take care