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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
COUNTY AGENTS
NOTES
Circulating Library

We have small circulating H.
brary in our ONCE This contains
up-to-datc books on matters per-
tanning to the home and farm. Any
resident Of the county can use these
books taking each for period of
two weeks at one time,
While our collection Is small we
are In a position to get any hook
that you may want from the state
library, We are also In u position to
help any community In the county
to get circulating library started
In that community and shah he glad
10 take up the matter with any one
or any community at an early date
so as TO get the library started he
fore the winter months begin.
Mowers, binders. harvesting ma
chinery should he put under cover
before the rains begin, 10 not leave
them out TO get oven the nrst rain.
Keep careful watch for the hills
that produce good crop Of uni
form sized potatoes They are the
ones to save for seed for next years
planting
N YOU have patch Of burned
over brush land scatter little
sweet clover over II before II rains,
you will be surprised to see how
much pasture II will produce
C. u. THOMPSON.
County Agricultural Agent
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
THE NEW TAX

The day when the man who pays
an income tax" was looked upon
with envious eyes. is soon to pass.
For the tax. like many other things
American, has been democratiEed
since the war came upon us.
The income-tsx-paying aristocraey
has grumbled rather ostentatiously
but nevertheless there has been a
little of the secret pleasure under
lying il all. That is to be changed.
Almost every man can now pay his
income tax and join the elect. The
exemption for the single man is plae-
Cd at $1,000. The man who cannot
make that sum, in these times. IS
scarce.
In the care OF married men. the
exemption is placed at $4,000. Any
excess over that sum is liable 10 a
normal tax OF four per cent. That
is TO say, the married man with an
income of $4,000 per year. will pay
four per cent on the extra 900 or
$40 per year. This normal rate pre-
walls up to the 5000 limit. Above
that income. there are extra assess
ments. or surtaxes. growing larger
as the incomes increase in size. run
ming from one per cent on incomes
from $1,000 to $500 up to so per
cent on incomes OF 100000
The normal rate will bring into
the tax paying circle vast number
of American citizens. The wage and
income increase that has taken place
over the land during the past two
years, makes the average American
one who will join this class. Thus
will the war be brought home tC
most OF us. Perhaps this is not en-
tirely a burden. There are man!
evidences that the people OF America
soraIx mead somathinS IN liVen then
10 a realization OF what this coun
try Is facing. II is time that every
citizen should be made to feel Z
sense OF responsible participation IL
this country's affairs. Nothing coulC
bring this about quicker than by hav
ing them chip in according to theil
abilities to pay. toward helping th'
expenses OF this war.
The scale Of rates seems TO bt
fair. The man with $4,000 in
come can not complain over the pay
ing of his $50 annually when ht
realizes that the man with twice th'
income pays six times as high tar
and the man with 100 times the in
come pays about 1900 times a.
large a tax.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16

cor, to the dance. was arrested late
last night at the ranch of his broth
or ON the Pilchureh river. near Ever
EFT \ report from the afresting Of
nccrs quoted McGlnn as saying that
he had left the girl at O'Clock san'
day morning. September .. follow
Ing the dance lie Is bcing brought
to this city. McGinn was employed
as n ship builder until the strike VAS
called.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
LIBERTY BOND MEETING,
Continued from page i.)

which were enthusiastically ench0r-
ed. W. :. U'Ren was introduced.
Mr.. u'Ren spoke in part as fol-
lows;
Senator Garland and are sent
out by the Liberty loan committee
to help awaken the people to the
need for lending their money to the
United States My particular part
OF the work Is to explain the nature
OF the security OF the L. $. bond,
because hardly one in a hundred OF
us ever saw such document. We
have been paying interest on our ma
tional bonds all our lives but We
never thought of buying one. BE-
fore | begin let me say there Is no
profit for anyone OF this business OF
selling bonds The bankers, the ex-
press companies. the newspapers and
| the speakers serve without charge.
The government has set aside one
fifth OF one per cent, equal to
90 cents on hundred dollars to pay
for clerk hire. transportation, office
rent and absolutely necessary ex-
penses requiring the whole time OF
some men.
The L. s bond Is first mort
gage on the labor. the property and
the lives OF every man In the United
States from now until IL is paid in
fun. The interest Is the first tax on
all the people and II must be paid
before any other debt. There is no
possibility OF losing your money
while the United States is a nation
Your bonds Will sell always for at
least a hundred cents on the dollar.
But their money value to you Is only
one reason and not the chief reason
why you should buy them. The fun
damental reason Is your duty to sup
port our young men fighting beyond
the seas for our freedom. and our
young women nursing and caring for
our wounded soldiers. We must
make good the scripture on our LIB
erty Bell. Proclaim liberty through
out the land to all the inhabitants
thereof Yon can help the cause OF
freedom by buying Liberty bonds.
Up to the first OF August this war
had cost the kaiser and his allies
nearly thirty one thousand million
dollars. II we do not buy our own
bonds now--if we do not support
our own soldiers and win this war
we shall have TO pay all OF that Ger
man war cost and more as an In
demnity. Unless We pay millions
now for defense We shall be obliged
later to pay billions for tribute to
the German kaiser. unless we spend
our money as freely as our soldiers
spend their lives We shall be sub
jects of the imperial government IN
stead OF being citizens OF free Amer
ica. and we shall richly deserve the
fate.
"The world is not wide enough for
autocratie and democratic govern
I ments. one OF the two must die.
Many OF us have had too many
birthdays to be OF any use on the
firing lines. But every one Of MS
can help a little by buying a bond
"Buy a bond for the honor Of our
country Buy bond. for the free
dom OF your children"
At the close OF Mr. u'Ren's speech
a. X. Cass sang America. ! Love
You Like Mother" in manner
which brought forth ,hunderous ap-
plause. and he was compelled to re-
peat a portion of 1t.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
BRITISH CRUISER
S|NKS---56 LOST

London. Oct. l6.--The British
armed mercantile cruiser Cham
payne has been sunk and the mine
sweeper Begonia is overdue and re-
gsrded as lost. says an official state
ment tonight.
The text reads
His majesty's mine sweeping
sloop Begonia, Lieutenant-Comman-
der Basil $. NOake. r. ~. now is
considerably overdue and must be
considered lost with all hands His
maiesty's armed mercantile cruiser
Champagne. Acting Captain Percy
G. Brown. R. ~. has been torpedo
ed and sunk. Five officers and 81
men we're lost"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
WAR A DEMoCRATIZER

The need for speed and economy
has brought about a new departure
In ship building,--the standardized
cargocarrying vessel such as both
England and America are now turn
ing out. The success OF this etfor,
will 20 a long way toward defeat.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16

ing the purpose OF Germany's sub
marine campaign.
The first OF England's new ships
on this paters has just completed i,s
trial trip. made under unfavcrahls
weather conditions, and II has prov
en- an entire success, II rs1cired
Ave months for the building. II is
expected this will be reduced ic four
when the work gets better under
way.
The chief points aimed at in de-
signing these boats we're speed and
carrying capacity In the boat, and
economy and time in their eonstruc-
tlon. They are designed primarily
to defeat the submarine campaign.
But II Is going to have n tremen-
dous influence In the postwar mar
intine world. Nations will have
learned the need OF an ample mer-
chant marine and probably never
again will the larger countries bor-
dering on the high seas, fail to main
tain a merchant fleet capable OF
carrying at least a good part of its
oversee commerce.
The y-increasing influence
of the war is again apparent In this
As In many other lines. Truly war is
great democratizer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
DAILY WAR COST NOW
REACHES si8o. 600, 900

New York. Oct 10 The Me-
chanics National Bank has careful
ly estimated that the world war is
,i60. 100000 daily. the
United States paying at leas, one
quarter OF this amount
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16

Ietterheads that will pleas" you. at
the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16

Engraved calling cards-100 cards
and plate. in script. $3.50: II plate
is furnished. 100 cards for 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16

be dedicated Troops representing
all branches OF the military service
have been brought here for the cere-
monies.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
What more DO you think Chris
tine has learned about her new
husband2 Did she do wrong to
90 through the MARRIAGE?
(TO BE CONTINUED }
CHANCE TO BUY AN OCEAN
Tang Hong Poh of Singapore, Offers
to Sell His Spiritual Rights
in the Atlantic.

If any person has ambitions to in
vest in the Atlantic ocean, he or she
is advised strongly to communicate
without loss of time with Tan Hong
Poh of 81 Hill street, Singapore, ac-
cording to a postal card received by
the Boston chamber of commerce. 1t
is more than possible that a bargain
awaits the party on the ground first
with bona fide offer, accompanied by
spot cash.
The postal card, which is addressed
to 'The Stock Exchange or the Cham
ber of Commerce, care of Chief Police
Officers at Boston, L. S. A." reads as
follows:
"My rights of the oceans, being first
claimant thereto, In respect of plant
ing islands Oh Mid North Atlantic and
on other oceans to serve as cities or
otherwise to the world by my patent
or by other manner, have been pro-
claimed by heavenly spirits throughout
the world In June, 1916. Confirmation
thereof could be given. Offers are in
rited."
According to the latest information
none of BostOn's financierS had cabled
for an option on the 'big pond" 1t
will continue to be free to all na-
tions, apparently, until Hong Poh's
rights are recognized.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Modish Chemisettes.

White chiffon inset with narrow
ochre-hued lace is French chemisette
idea, and yellow Valenciennes is much
used upon batiste, lawn and other fine
stuffs tinted in the same yell0wish
tone.
The collars of the mOdish chemi-
settes are of many kinds-the wide
notched or shawl design of the tailored
type; the plated frills of net or chif-
fon. high in the back, but rolling away
in front; the wide cape collar; the
large or small sailor collar. Some of
the newest models have collars only
across the back, and In front are cut
down in a narrow U or v shape with
picot erge or narrow frill finish.
Narrow black silk ribbons or still
narrower velvet ribbons in black. dark
blue, purple, ETC., are introduced In
cravat bands or bows upon many of
the thin chemisettes and collar.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
BELTS OF MANY MATERIALS
Wide Choice Available, But the Smart
est of Them Are Marrow and
Neatly Tailored.

Belts continue in fashion. Perhaps
this recurrence of bygone fashion
is due to our recurrent Waistlines. For
so long we have had no waistlines that
We must now do something to cele-
brate their temperance, even if that
something is the wearing of belt. So
belts we wear, and now when we pack
our weekend suitcases we shall be
forced to look for one more accessory
to go with our coats, frocks and suits.
There are many interesting leather
belts of various styles and cOlors.
Some are lined with silk or satin,
some are covered or partly covered
with bead embroidery. Some are
made of other materials. But what
ever the color, whatever the material,
the smart belt Is narrow, and neatly
tailored. 1t is altogether neat addi-
ton to our wardrobe.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

tins, and the idea is wrong; even
highly inartistic. The jersey dress
which is always associated with the
1S80-1S81 period was a sort of glori-
fed fish-wife costume. The corsage,
which reached well down on the hips,
was skin-tight and it was attached to a
wide hem of killed material.
Where the plain bodice was Joined
to the killed hem there was n loose
sash which circled the hips and which
was tied in flat bow at the back
All this was quite reasonable. But
when the same style of dress is fin
ished off with hip belt of opOssum
or fox a spirit of mere eccentriclty is
introduced.
Some of the new toques are so dis
inctly directoire that they fill us with
amazement; for example, the Chin
ney-pOt models, which are high as the
highest tall hat ever worn by man,
and which have practically no brim.
Needlessly to say these models are not
for every one, but when they prove
becoming they are exceedingly smart
and attractive.
These tOQueS are covered with mir
ror velvet, panne or hatter's plush and
in some cases they are trimmed with
high. straight aigrettes made of coarse
horsehair. 1t seems at the present
moment that all our dress artists,
dressmakers and milliners alike are
trying hard to create race Of tall
women. Certainly it is true that the
new high-crowned toques add several
inches to a wOman'S height, and the
same may be said of long straight
dresses.
Some of the newest three-cornered
models are very high at the sides, with
a distinct dip in front. When these
hats are worn with the new wells,
which are handsomely embroidered on
the upper hem, no trimming whatever
Is introduced, but little by little high.
straight, mounts are creeping back into
favor.
The coiffure sketched is an example
of the craze for addition to the
height.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
CHAPTER x-Continued.

She got up quickly, and, trailing her
long satin train across the floor, boited
the door. Then from inside her cor
sage she brought out and held to SID
ney a letter. special delivery. Read
it."
It was very short; Sidney read 1t
at glance:
Ask your future husband if he knows a
girl at 213 - avenue.
Three months before, the Avenue
would have meant nothing to Sidney.
Now she knew. Christine, more So
phisticated, had always known.
"You see," she said. "That's what
I'm up against"
Quite suddenly Sidney knew who
the girl at 213 - Avenue was. The
paper she held in her hand was hospi-
tai paper with the heading torn off.
The whole sordid story lay before her
Grace Irving, with her thin face and
cropped hair, and the newspaper on
the floor of the ward beside her!
She picked up her veil and set the
cOrOnet on her head. Sidney stood
with the letter in her hands. One OF
KS answers to her hot question had
been this: "There is no sense in look
Ing back unless it helps us to look
ahead. What your little girl OF the
ward has been is not SO important as
,,,ha+ s1,o ;r yoinn RI hn -
'Even granting this to be true she
said to Christine slowly-"and it may
only be malicious, after all, Chris
tine-it's surely over and done with
It's not Palmer'S past that concerns
you now-it's his future with you, isn't
IT."
Christine had finally adjusted her
VEIL She rose and put her hands on
Sidney's shoulders.
"The simple truth u.s." she said qui-
city, ''that I might hold Palmer if
cared-terribly | don't. And Tn
afraid he knows it. It's my pride that's
aurt, nothing else.
And thus did Christine Lorcnz &C
down to her wedding.
Sidney stood for moment, her eyes
IN the letter she held. Already, in
aer new philosophy, she had learned
many strange things. One of them
was this-that women like Grace Ir
wing did not betray their lovers; that
he code of the underworld was death
20 the squea!er;' that one played the
game, and won or lost, and if he lost
:ooll his medicine. If not Grace, then
who? Somebody else in the hospital
who knew her story. of course. But
who? And again-why?
Before going downstairs, Sidney
placed the letter in a saucer and set
ire to it with match. Some of the
'adiance had died out of her eyes.
To K, sitting in the back of the
,hurch between Harriet and Anna, the
gedding was Sidney-Sidney only
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Both Morn Out.

Walter Whiteman, an employee of
the Adams Express company in Co.
lumbus, Ind, was unloading a calf
consigned from Columbus to Indian
apolis, when the calf showed dispo-
sitiOn to ramble. 1t rambled all
around, in and out of town, and White
man had to forsake his other duties
and follow after. The chase continued
from four O'Clock in the afternoon I'M
til about ten o'clock at night, when it
was a draw between the calf and
Whiteman. At that hour Whiteman
walked up to the calf and the animal
accompanied him back to the Penn
sylvania lines station without further
protest
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
BuTTONHOLE FINISH

y picOt edge on chiffon crepe anu
urgan(lie collars, while not out of style,
Is set aside little for the new button
hole charming finish in these days
when so much embroidery is used ON
dresses.
Chiffon blouses. dress tops and
houses now have their edges over
bound with a narrow one eighth or one
fourth-inch baud of the chiffon to give
Just the right degree of solidity to this
material. Edges of surplice fronts, col
lars, cuffs, etc, all show this finish. If
the material is taffeta or satin the
overbound edge matches. OF course,
his edge is put on by hand. and is
often pressed into fold in the center
first to keep it from getting askew.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

But to Anna, watching the ceremony
with blurred eyes and Intellectual
blush lips, was coming her hour. Sit
ting back in the pew, with her hands
folded over her prayerbook, she said
little prayer for her straight young
daughter, facing out from the altar
with clear, unafraid eyes.
AS Sidney and Max drew near the
door, Joe Drummond, who had been
standing at the back of the church,
turned quickly and went out. He
stumbled, rather, as If he could not
see.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

together? But the combination today
is particularly smart. TWilight-and
dark wraps for wear over dinner and
evening frocks are Of matched mole
skins. with broad border bands and col
lars Of mink-the more mink the bet.
ter. One does not see, however. mink
wraps trimmed with mole, though that
may come with midwinter. The fa-
vOred lining color seems to be very
pale corn color, and the popular-or
perhaps one should say the select
lining material is satin, OF the SHIN
mering. satin-textured solree silk,
which comes in such delicate cOlorings.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
By MARY
ROBERTS
RlNEHART

There was no true cOmradeShip be-
tween the two men; but there was be-
ginning to be constant association, and
lately 4 certain amount OF friction.
They thought differently about almost
everything.
Wilson began to bring all his prob
lens to LIE Moyne. There were long
consultations in that small upper
room. Perhaps more than one man OF
woman who did not know of KS exist
ence owed his life to him that fall.
Under KS direction, Max did mar
vels. Cases began to come in to him
from the surrounding towns. To his
own daring was added new and re-
markable technique. But lie Moyne,
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
co TO EXTREMES

exercise, oyerheated houses and lot
more things that we love to indulge
in bring about tight skin and tensed
muscles. Most nervously rundown pa
tients are hide-bound all over. espe.
cially over the abdomen. Getting free
from this is the first stage in the cure.
When the skin takes up this stiffened
condition, take lesson from the stable
man. He exercises his animal till he
gets every pore vigorously throwing off
secretions. Then he blankets the
horse and lets him steam and cool off
gradually. The principle is the same.
Steam the face, massage the tissues.
then close the pores gradually.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
y1R%~~~A .
Sidney Read It at a Glance.

Afterward he could not remember the
wedding party at all. The service for
nim was Sidney, rather awed and very
serious, beside the altar. 1t was Sid
aey who came down the aisle to the
triumphant strains Of the wedding
march, Sidney with Max beside her!
On his right sat Harriet, having
reached the first pinnacle Of her new
career. The wedding gowns were sue
cessful. They were more than that
they were triumphant. Sitting there.
she cast comprehensive eyes over the
>h--ch. filed with pc.ssiial brides.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
MOST USEFUL HAND BL0TTER
Something Different, and Easy to Mako
II the Directions Given Are Prop
erly Followed.

A most delightful and useful hand
blotter, shown in the sketch. is made
from n darner with Q round head, and
the directions are as follows:
The diameter Of the head Of the
darner is 8 inches, so cut out round
piece Of stiff cardboard to measure 3
inches by 4 inches. Take four pieces
Of thick white blotting paper to meas
ure Az by 51s inches. Place the card
board on the head of the darner and
over the cardboard the bl0tting paper
this is arranged exactly like the small
diagram.
Turn the ends of the blotting paper
under the cardboard and secure to the
under part Of the darner head by
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

There is such craze for fur TRIM
ingS this winter that some Of our
dressmakers are losing the sense Of
proportion which is so necessary for
NIL artists, sartOrial and otherwise.
For example, have seen wide bands
OF fur passed round the hips Of 1880
dresses, with deplorable results, writes
'Idalia de V1lliers, Paris correspond
cnt Of the Boston Globe.
No form. however tall and slender,
could carry Off such trimming as
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

means of four drawing-pins, two pins
on each side. This device is perfectly
firm. and as steady as a rock.
In these days when almost every girl
is busily employed with Office work. a
hand blotter will be found an ideal
present, for they are so much more
convenient than just blOtting paper,
especially for figures.
The blotting paper is renewed by
simply undoing the drawing-pins and
pinning fresh on.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
FACE REQUIRES STEAM BATH
Thorough Cleansing, and Massaging Of
the Tissues, Will Be Found to
Work Wonders.

Our present day highbred life. with
It's comforts figured out to science,
has it's pitfalls. Fancy one of our old
New England women needing to steam
her face, even If she dared to attempt
1t. Overwork, overeating. insufficient
sleep and exercise, especially outdoor
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Deep Philosophy.

Bystander-I suppose you would like
to take a ride without worrying about
tires and the like?
MotoriSt (fixing puncture)-YOu
bet I would.
Bystander-Well, here's a car ticket.
-Chaparral.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Convertible Sports Dress.

A white cotton jersey sports dress
is cut in front and back panel ef-
feet, the two being joined at the sides
with belts. The top of the front plas-
tron can be let down to the waistline,
disclosing an elaborately embroidered
gimp; embroidery In black.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Mans Greatness.

He is a grc~- =, who has great
plan to his life-the greatest, who has
the greatest plan and keeps it.
Drummond.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13
Mole and Mink Combined,

Mole and mink are the furs that
travel together just now in fashions
estimation. Who would have thought
two years ego of putting mole and mink
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-13

Iceland Is enjoying prosperity
greater than ever before, on account
cf its wer business.