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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23

WANTED Middle aged lady to take
full charge of house---two old peo-
pie and two children. permanent II
satisfactory. Address w. ].
Young. 210 d street. Az
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
TIME CARD \

ERectivsDe December /, 1917.
Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-23
DENTISTS
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION !

DRAYAGE AND TRANsFER
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER co. All
kinds Of drayage and transfee
work carefully and promptly done.
Phone 1S1-J. Stand At freight
depot. A. Shade, Prop.
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about the young plants that are
growing This will enable them to
withstand the drouth better and to
make a better and quicker growth
If bugs appear on the potato plants,
or worms on the cabbage, dust one
tablespoon of Paris green to pint
OF unslacked lime, or use air-slacked
lime and powdered arsenate of lead,
using about one third, by measure,
of the lead to two thirds, by measure
of the Stacked lime. Do not dust
this on cabbage that are to be eaten
within the next week"
~~@s
Peas, Beans and Glover Mean More
Cotton
The growth of hundreds of acres
of cowpeas. soy beans, and clovers
this year is a necessity. If we are
to be sure of food and feed in Ark
ansas, because of the car shortage,
we must rest few acres of cotton
land and grow cow-peas, soy beans
or clover; besides it is much bet
ter farm practice.
1859
Patriotic Farming Will Relieve
Labor Shortage
Cotton farming alone requires the
most labor. A system of farming
which makes every farmer indepen-
dent because he produces his own
food and feed is the most patriotic
and will pay the most in the end
at the same time requiring the least
amount of labor for the result secur-
ed under the present conditions. A.
ID. McNair, agriculturist with the
U. S. Office of Farm Management,
suggests the following system for
the average farm of 40 and so acres:
Two hands and a team under
favorable circumstances can farm
Is acres of cotton, Is acres OF corn.
and 4 acres of oats or wheat follow
ed by cowpeas. The corn aiight
have peas planted between the rows
and these could be saved for seed or
hogged down and they would add
something to the fertility of the soil.
Another plan suitable for those who
can use the nessary machinery is
to plant one-fourth of the land in
cotton followed by winter cover
crop, one fourth in COW peas planted
in May and harvested in August, one
fourth in oats or wheat followed by
cowpeas as second crop, and one
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A LITERARY CURIOSITY

Contributed to the Leavenworth
New Era by Joe Mitchell Chapple.
Accompanying this is statement
that one whole year was occupied in
searching and fitting the lines in
this remarkable mosaic form from
English and American poets.
Why all this toll for triumphs of
an hour?-Young.
Lifes short zimmerman is but
a flower>-Dr. Johnson.
BY turns we catch the fatal breath
and die; Pope.
The cradle and the tomb, alas,
how nigh.-Prior.
To be is better far than not to be.
-Sewell.
Though all mans life may seem a
tragedy
But light cares speak when mighty
griefs are dumb-Daniel.
The bottom is but shallow whence
they come.-Sir Walter Raleigh.
Thy fate is the common fate of all
-Longfellow.
Unmingled joys here no man befall
.-Southwell.
Nature to each allots its proper
sphere.-Congreve.
Fortune makes folly her peculiar
care.-Churchill.
Custom does not reason override
Rochester.
And throw a cruel sunshine on a
! fool.--Armstrong
Live well, how long or short permit
70 heaven.-Milton.
| They who forgive most shall be
most forgiven.-Bailey.
Sin may be clasped so close We
cannot see it's face.-French.
Vile intercourse where virtue has
no place; -Somerville
/ Then keep each passion down. how
ever dear-Thompson.
, Thou pendulum betwixt smile
, and tear.-Byron.
Her sensual snares let faithiess
pleasure lay.-Smollett
! With craft and skill to ruin and
betray ;-Crabbe.
Soar not too high to fall, but stooI
| to rise; -Massinger.
I, We masters grow of all that we
despise, = Crowley.
Oh, then renounce that impeous
/ self esteem .--Beattie.
Riches have wings and grandeur
/ is a dream.-Cowper
Think not ambition wise because
It's brave,-Sir VIM. Davenant.
The paths of glory lead but to the
grave.-Gray.
! What is ambition? IT'S a glorious
! cheat.--Willis.
1 Only destructive to the brave aao
(, great-Addison.
What's all the gaudy glitter OF
crown Dryden.
The way to bliss lies not on oeus
Of down.-Frances Quarles.
How long we live, not years Du'
actions tell Watkins
That man lives twice VINO hves
! the first life well.-Herrick.
Make then, while We may, your Goo
your friend. VIM. Mason.
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creased by thorough and frequent
watering of the plant bed after the
young plants begin to appear. Ark
ansas needs big crop of sweet
potatoes this year. Are you going
to help produce them?
Many of our home gardens ara
showing up splendidly, but dry
weather has doubtless prevented a
better showing. Be sure to have
everything in readiness so the plant
ing can be completed as soon as rain
comes. Beans, tomatoes. pepper
sweet corn and similar crops may
be planted or set out now. Keep
the surface of the soil well stirred
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BETTER FARMING HINTS

A. Must Have More Sweet Potatoes
plant Beans and Tomatoes
The present indications are that
rect potato plants are going TO De
100 again this year." says J. s.
EroY horticulturist with the Exten-
q, n;vision of the University OF
-Lansas. This being the case,
rsonle who bedded potatoes should
1 !, forth every effort to make them
[roduce as many slips as possible.
~ number of slips can be in
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Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store should
keep in the house a bottle of Bal
lard's Snow Liniment. 1t may be
needed at any time for cuts, wounds,
sores, sprains or rhematism. 1t is
a powerful healing and penetrating
remedy. Price Csc, soc and 81 per
bottle. Sold by Harrington Bros. tt
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IL acres cowpeas planted in May.
IL acres oats or wheat followed
by cowpeas.
IL acres corn.
acre sweet potatoes.
/ acre late Irish potatoes.
Counting the cowpeas that follow
oats or wheat as second crop they
can thus raise and harvest So acres
of crops on SO acres of land and
maintain their soil fertility better
than under present conditions.
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NEW FUNCTION

An important function of live stock
on the farm is to furnish a market
for the crops grown, enabling farmers
to convert the grasses, forage crops,
legumes, and so on. into higher pric-
ed finished products and to return
to the soil the plant food taken from
it.
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Whom christians worship yet not
comprehend.-Hill
The trust that's given guard, and
to yourself be just,-Dana.
For live we how we may, yet die
we must.-Shakespeare.
Compiled by Mrs. H. A. Deming.)
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AVOID THIS MOTTO Bows

What is the correct translation of
the motto of that lovely ring you
gave me?"
He-"Faithful to the last
She--"The last! How horrid. And
you've always told me before that /
was the very first. Minneapolis
Tribune.
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ment two men and team could farm
IL acres cotton and winter cover
crop.
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Leake & Wells, general transfer.
wood and coal We move anything
loose at both ends. Phones I3 and
166. Il
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No job too big for US to handle
efficiently and quickly. ]. w. Field
er. concrete contractor. 81
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Look for Roberts Wide-Awake Gro
Ger ad in this issue. -
The evening world., 1918-03-22

haps, even a poet. The boy who Ia
deeply interested In battles and
ighting may be far better adapted
to the profession OF historian than
to the trade OF soldier. The boy who
likes 10 build houses and factories
In his play. aud seems TO be deeply
interested In the construction OF
edifces, may not be fitted to become
a contractor or a draughtsman.
II he Is OF this intellectual type
he Is far more likely TO become an
architect or. perhaps, to idealize
his talents sven further and devote
himself to literature on the subject
OF architecture, home planning and
homo decoration. The boy OF this
type. who In his youth seems 10
take a particular interest in horses.
cattle. dogs and other animals. may
not necessarily be best qualified for
a stock breeder or a dairyman.
Possibly he should become a veter-
marian OF even a physician and sur.
geon. Or his bent may be in the
direction of science. so that he
makes a name as a naturalist.
The first and most important
thing for people Of this type and
for parents having children Of this
type Is TO get II firmly fixed in their
minds. once for all. that they are
not fitted for hard physical work.
The next important thing, OF course,
Is to secure a broad and complete
education along general lines. II
there is any striking and particular
talent along any one line. such an
education Is more than likely 10
bring II out and TO cause Il 10 seek
further development.
In case there IL no such distinct
prediction manifested. further and
more minute study OF the individual
VIII have TO be made In order IN de
termine Just what kind Of intel
lectual work will give him the best
opportunities for success and hapri.
ness Even In the want OF such
c careful analysts II is, neverthe,
less true that an individual OF thi,
type who has no marked inclination
toward any n form OF mental &C.
tivity is always far better placed
. far happier and far more s~ucccssfu
II trained TO do any kind OF Intel
l iectual work than II left unframed
T and compelled to try TO earn his owl
I living by the use OF his bones an,
n muscles.
The evening world., 1918-03-22

paint brush. Old Smiles fooled him;
she broke loose.
Then Bill did some fancy lodging,
with that wicked forward turret Just
a few Inches from his c~oat-tails
every minute. He managed to climb
a ladder; Old Smiles charged the
ladder and Bill came down on the
beasts back. Old Smiles got such q
scare she sulked In a corner and per.
mitted Bill to sneak out OF the cage.
On another occasion Head Keeper
Snyder and three men tried to get
a strangle hold on a python up in
the Bronx Zoo-it was necessary to
extract a gumboil from the south.
east corner OF William II. Python's
expansive mouth. Blankets were
thrown over Mr.. Python's compan.
ions to keep them still, then Bill
and his three assistants laid what 10
popularity known as violent hands"
on the fourteen feet OF sinuous flesh
resilient as a watch spring and
strong as a steel coil.
Snyder didn't have a firm enough
grip on the southern extension OF
the python. Result: In an instant
three vicious bands of muscular mot
tied body were coiled about Snyder's
right leg. Bill grunted. Stretch
him, boys" The boys stretched and
tried to shut off the serpenHs wind.
Friend Python. meanwhile, was
not inactive. He tried to throw IN.
other loop around Bills middle; to
have done so would be 10 write
Bits obituary at once. But after a
hve'minute iight-the details Of
' hich make Old Bill shudder even
to-day-the assistants managed to
unwind the pretzel convolutions
from about Bill and he lived to yank
that python's gumboil out-with
perhaps a kind word thrown In for
good measure.
Blood poison is among the BY.
products OF Snyder's acquaintance
with animals; he got 1t from a lions
scratch. Broken b~ones-yes, a few.
But withal. Bill Snyder loves the
dumb brutes thousands come 70
gawk at-loVes 'em and has a secret
sympathy for their dull lives behind
bars or at the end Of steel tethers.
Old Bill drove hard bargains with
circuses and other menageries for
baby lions. juvenile hippopotami and
similar b~y'products of life,
Somebody going to start a hippo
potamus ranch? Well. he'd better
ask Bill about it first. Bill, he
knows. You've got to know the
mother, Bill would say.
Recently Bill voiced some opin-
ions on what ought to be done 10
improve the surroundings of his ami
NAL colony. Said he:
This zoo has such a hold on the
people 1t is high time It is improved
and brought up to date. We've got
, to keep carpenters busy all the time
patching up and enlarglng things,
Since you ask me, I don't want To
advocate any wholesale expendl-
lures, but it strikes me about $780,
600 would do a lot toward getting
things in shape around here.
with that much we could grad.
ually replace the present wooden
shacks with brick and concrete
buildings and get a fre-proof zoo
while we're about It. Some day a
lot of these poor dumb brutes are
, going to a quick finish in a blaze
, with the present ancient equlpment
and housing, Anyway, why shouldn't
they have decent quarters? They're
worth It, bless their souls"
Which, after all. shows where Ola
Bill snyder'S heart lies.
The evening world., 1918-03-22
An Honest Thief.

A T a New York recreation cen,re
~ a teacher once noticed a little
boy sitting on a bench and
holding In his hand a large sandwich
consisting OF bread. ham and all
pickles. From time to time tho little
hoy would lift up a corner Of the ton
layer OF the sandwich. take out a
small shred OF ham or a minute piece
OF all pickle, put II In his mouth.
and arrange the sandwich exactly as
II had been before, lie did this many.
many times, until finally, opening the
sandwich for another bite, he discov-
cred with evident disappointment that
the hlling was entirely gone.
why don't YOU "a It. ISadors!"
asked tho teacher.
lsadore looked up with large, seri-
Gus eyes and answered, lacon cally,
"Taip't mins,"-BvSrYbodY'G. 4
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D.

I TENRY'S father was a golf
enthusiast; therefore Henry
knew all about the game. One
time no was asked; Henry. why is
It hat men that play golf always yell
fore instead OF look out or some
such thing?" Henry thought for a
second before an inspiration came
from looking at his young sister, who
was diligently getting her arithmetic.
you see" he replied, sit takes too
long to yell 'toot-toot,' and that
sounds so much like 'two-two' that
they Just add them together and yell
four "-Everybody's Magazine.
The evening world., 1918-03-22
NO B~oLSHEVIk.

THEY had been married three
months. and were having their
first quarrel-whlch shows that
they were a remarkable couple.
Evidently" she said icily, you
regret that you have married me. The
step is not i~rrevocable. however. II
you are to be released from your
bonds"-
Nav" he interrupted, impatlently.
I'm no ninety day recruit, / enlisted
for the term OF the war"
She couldn't think OF any retort, so
she maintained a scornful silence
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The evening world., 1918-03-22
Copyright. ieis, tg the Prs PubuAhns c., THE Nr York Evening World
MISS MINNIE wURFFER. Jazzvlle:

Copyright 1919 H The PrS pubuhhng Co. Ths Nv York Evening World
ITO MISS MINNIE WURFFER, JazZvlne;
Dear Niece: Thy kind letter wal received by the kind parcel
post. My gho at receiving thy epsIe was slightly denied by the
fact that It arrived postage due. Thee teMeth me that thee hath sacrl-
iced the luxury of smcaHng stamps on letters for the duration of the
war. It's a noble sacrifice and thee wilt win the war II the patience Of
thy friends holds out
Thee also states that thee art conserving on food by giving thy pet
canary but half portions Of brdseed, Which Is another laudabe self
sacrifice on thy part Now II thee can induce the Japanese fanmn gold
nh TO give up his aquarium on Tuesdays and Thursdays, think that
thee have sacrificed enough for thy country,
II thee could have lamped thy uncles agony a $ he dragged himself
away from treepenco to pay the postage duo on thy kind letter. thou
wouldst deny thyscl' the pleasure of sacrificing stamps. 1t seemeth to
m that thou art much like other folks, who like to do their sacrificing
by proxy. Thy uncle, thy canary and thy Japanese fantail seem to
have Inherited all thy suffering.
l hopeth that tho next time receivcth a kind letter from thee that
thee wilt have pastch a kind hreepcnso stamp in the kind right hand
of that kind letter Az a patriotic sacrhcer. thee hath tangled
myself into a n awful piece OF spaghetti, Remember my oft quoted axiom
that thee can't Judge the size OF a nlvver by the racket OF the horn.
have not purchased the c pink ribbon thee requested, as l have
decided TO sacrifice pink ribbons for tho duration OF the war. Closing l
wilt remind thee that the fool foloweth his shadow, while the wise man
compeleth his shadow to follow him. He who spendeth 10 cents trying
to save a dime Is like the fool who gveth the porcupne a friendly pat
and receiveth wounds for his trouble. The porcupne knoweth not friend
from foe.
Forget not my advice and never carry a bundle by tho string
Thy uncle, fortunately, on thy fathers side,
poor RICHARD JG
The evening world., 1918-03-22
PROOF ENOUGH.

A WOMAN owning a house In
"A Philadelphia before which a
gam OF worNmen were en-
gagged In making street repairs, was
much interested in the work. "And
which is tho foreman" she asked OF
a big, burly Celt. A proud smile came
TO the c~ountcnancc OF that individual
as he replied: "Oi am. mum"
"HNally?" continued the lady. "Ol
kin prove It, mum" rejoined the
Irishman. Then, turning to a laboror
at hand. no added, Kelly, ye'rc
fired!"-lIarpor's Magazine.
The evening world., 1918-03-22

can be done to strengthen and
harden the muscles, but they are
rrail physically. by nature. and can
never be anything else.
People with this type OF organiza-
ion are not inclined to be skilful
With their fingers. They do not care
Tor physical work Of any kind; they
10 not take an interest in It, there
fore cannot do II we'll. Properly
trained, men ana women OF this
.ype take their places in the PROBES
ions. They are teachers, preachers.
lawyers, educators, reformers. inven'
ora, authors and artists.
Among those OF mediocre abilities
We find clerks. secretaries. accoun-
ants, statesmen, window trimmers.
decorators. advertisers. and others
working along similar mental lines.
When such people are not trained
md educated they are misfits al
Ways. because they do not have op'
3ortunities TO use TO their fullest
a1tent the natural intellectual tai
rnts with which they have been en-
lowed.
The first class OF insists is com
pobed of those who are too frail .or
Mystical labor and who are not wei
uough educated to take their places
mons clerical or professions
orkers. These unfortunates do moi
ike hard. manual work; they can
not do II we'll: they are outclassed II
t. They do not hold any position
ong; they are frequently unem
1loyed, and they are often compelled
- live by their wits. As a gen
raj rule, those In this class are
weil equipped intellectually by ma
.Ire, and would have Responded
splendidly 10 educative efforts
NAey had been given an opportunity
,'eople OF this class lack physica
outrage. They shrink from hard
hip and will do almost anything Il
cscape physical suffering. II is thi
ack Of courage. as we'll as their in
lbtlity TO make a decent living on
~ their hands and muscles, tina
leads them in 30 many cases 10 I'm
awful
The big important lesson is tina
he individual OF this type neve
ought to attempt 10 do any kind {
work In which success depends upo
physical effort. Whatever talent
ae may have will express themselvC
always best in an intellectual way.
II may be art, II may be music,
nay be machinery, II may be bue
ness, Il may be mining or agrlcu
'ure, q may be any n or mar
other active pursuits which have ais
A purely intellectual side, In h
carly youth his mind naturally turf
20 the more material manitestatic
" his talents. But with prop
raining and given the proper opro
tunities. he will always gravits
surely 70 the mental and intellectu
phases Of his bent,
The boy who Is interested IN M
chiuery may become an inventor
ne may become a playwright or
author, The boy who 10 interests
in plants and flowers may becomS
SstADAt OF = naturalist, or, pc
The evening world., 1918-03-22
LOVER HERE"

JOSEPH LETTER, President OF the
Army League, said in a Chicago
y address:
Speculation in the food OF the peo-
pie. may be pardonable In times OF
peace. but In war time It is heinous.
After the Allies victory, tho down
fall OF the Hohenzollcrns and Haps-
hurgs. and the Inauguration OF a per-
mancnt world peace, | can imagine q
little boy saying to his father, a rich
food profltcor:
DADDY, what did you do In the
great world war;
any son, / did the people DE
troll Free Press"
The evening world., 1918-03-22


Tomorrow night = lot OF Bits
friends are giving him a going-away
dinner, because Bits retiring after
t~hirty.two years with the Zoo.
Yes, Bills going to quit his job
after all these years, Bills going to
quit his Job as head keeper of the
Central Park Zoo and retire to his
three-acre farm neal White Plains
TO spend the rest OF his life at his
ease--just thinking 1t over" as
Bill puts It.
And a great many things Bill Sny'
der will have to think about when
his mind Is off the bottle-raising Of
lion cubs and the temperamental d.
does OF a lady camel. Not many OF
the clty's employees have had the
experiences Bill Snyder has enjoyed
in his t~hirty.five years OF experience
with creatures who don't speak our
language.
Clawed by lions and bitten by
'em; chased BY a rhinoceros whom
| Old Bill considered a bosom friend
ali, that was sad ingratitude for
you!-tossed skyward by an ele'
plant who had gone must" Missed
at by snakes with no proper concep'
ton Of manners, Well, those are a
few samples Of life as Bill Snyder
has known It. See him personally
some time and he'll be glad to dis
play all the wares in his remlnis
ccnce shop.
Bill was born to knowledge OF the
curious ways OF horned and clawed
things, in a way OF speaking, His
father had n farm up near White
Plains and used to take in winter
boarders from Barnum & Bailey
winter quarters at Bridgeport. Lions
and leopards and such. SO, naturally
when Bill was old enough to have
his first pair OF. red-top boots he raj
away and Joined the Big Top.
lie travelled with the circus TO
several years. being advanced to th'
exalted state OF chief bull man
that being curator OF the elephants
This promotion came after Bill hat
corralled the Sacred White Elephan
of Slam when that rowing beas
Jumped the reservation somewher
out In Missouri. Young Bill wen
out with nothing but his "bull stick
and brought the Siamcse runawa,
back to the circus, single handed,
When the opportunity to becom
keeper OF the animals In Contra
Park Zoo presented itself Bill shoe
off the lure OF the sawdust and II
stalled himself as the little friend @
the woolly things up in the ArsC
nails shadow.
Right then and there Bill Snyde
became a fixture with all New Yor
city editors. Any duh day the
could say, go up and see Bill Sn!
der and get a story" And the T,
porter always brought one bacl
even II he and Bill had to put thei
} heads together and think hard.
Not that Bill ever told an NJ
truth-perish the thought! Even h.
story Of the Japanese dancing nous
that got drunk on the fumes OF
: souse's breath and forgot to viii,
around was sober, sober truth. tn
! odd thing was. Bill Snyder rareI
| cared to talk at length about son
3 OF his " vivid experiences.
A Once-lt was In 1912-Bill wante
Q to put some meats foot oil on Il
0 hide OF Old Smiles, the rhino,
keep her complexion perfect an
D free from cracks, lie and his ME
! thought they'd securely roped Il
: two-horned crouch from outside Il
cage and Bill went inside with h