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A PACKAGE OF
QUALITY
We use Hie utmost care i n filling orders and our highest
aim Is to put out only goods of quality. Grocery quality is
hard to keep for so much is perishable. We move our stocks
quickly and buy only the freshest and best. If you want the
best every time, let us fill your order.
THE STORE THAT DELIVERS THE GOODS
TELEPHONE 2381 COMMERCIAL, BLDg
Mr. Coppard, one of Oakland's
live wires, was in the city today
boosting for his home town and the
big Kourth of July celebration to be
hheld there.
NORTH SIDE GROCERY COMPANY
NORTH ROSEBURG
Complete line of staple and fancy groceries, canned
goods, etc. All clean, fresh goods. '
Call us up for your grocery needs
Free delivery to all parts of the city. Telephone 2633
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D. H. MARSTERS'
Plumbing, Sheet Metal WorK, Tinning'
and Heating
North JacKson Street, adjoining" Peoples Marble
Worbs. Telephone '2511.
WorK Done on Short Notice
I Winnie
n THF PLUMBER
Agent for Snel
Water Filters.
Removes all im
purities.
Roseburg
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FOR SALE
Roseburg Rochdale
COMPANY
Douglas County Creamery butter,
the best In the land, can be had of
your grocer at 70 cents the roll. De
mand your home product and accept
no other. dtf
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PLUMBING SHOP.
ROSEBURG, ORE.
Qaddis
Skylight Cornices
Heating Ventilating
Phone 2101
Oregon
BY THE
A SAVAGE WITCH.
HU Lift W Savad by th Chitf of
tha Quiah Tribt.
The author of "Uerues of Modern
Crusiides," the Kev. Edward (.ill I Int.
M. A.. Qt oue lime master of Hnrrow
school, says In his book Hint he had
years ngo the privilege of meeting the
kins of the Quluti country, Tettl Afta
masong. at Harrow. The Quiah king
had been educated at St. Augustine's
college. Canterbury, and wa able to
lecture to the Harrovians In good Eng.
llsh. In his lecture he told a quaint
story which brings one nearer to the
weird lives of the Qulahs, a small ag
ricultural and trading tribe of Inof
fensive characters on the west coast
of Africa.
"In my country." said the king, "we
have no prisons; therefore if a cul
prit Is brought to me I must chop off
something an ear or two, a hand or a
foot and be goes home a sadder and
a wiser man. Just before I left tor
England a chief came to my but,
bringing a prisoner.
"'What has he done, friend? I
asked.
'"lie Is a dangerous witch, O king.
He can turn himself Into an alligator.'
"'Pooh! Nonsense! I don't believe
that old fashioned stuff.'
'"Oh, but we saw him do It down
by the big river.'
"Indeed! Well, chief, tell me all
about It. You saw bin) yourself?"
'"I did. We were bunting by the
banks of the river wlth our rifles
when all at once we saw a big alliga
tor lying on a rock In tbo river. The
witch man was lying asleep in a ham
mock some fifty yards nwny. Oh, the
dangerous creature ho In!
"'Well, king, do not lnugh with
your eyes like that, for I ami speaking
the truth. I put up my rifle to shoot
the alligator; but, to our great fear, as
soon as I fired this fellow rolled out
of his hammock and fell on the ground
and rubbed bis unck and swore ho
was hurt.
" 'Now. O king, if this witch had
not been Inside the alligator how
could he bave been hurt when 1 fired?'
"Gentlemen." concluded the king. "I
see you are laughing with your eyes,
but it Is very difficult to rule over a
people untaught and given over to
superstition.
"What did I do? Why, if I had left
him free they would have killed bim
as soon as I had gone on my ship, so
I saved his life by chopping off bis
left ear."
MODERN CHESS.
The Game Vastly Different From Tht
of the Ninth Century.
Chess Is but a game, a pastime, a
relaxation, but It lias at times ab
sorbed the faculties of the Intellectual
In every clime. Perhaps the greatest
eulogy on the game was the remark
of Sir Walter Kalelgh, "I do not. wish
to live longer thnn I can play chess."
It Is certain that those who do not
play the gumo nro quite unable to
form any conception of the high intel
lectual delights experienced 'by the
chess enthusiast.
The origin of chess has been sought
in vain. The fact is the game has so
changed, developed and improved
down the course of centuries tbat in
Its present form It w.ould not be rec
ognized by its Inventor, if there ever
was one. The oldest chess problem on
record is thought to be that contained
in an nnclctit Persian manuscript at
tributed to Caliph Kali fen Mutasln
Billah, who reigned In liagdad A. I).
S33 to S42. Hut the reader would have
to learn the old rules before It was
intelligible. For example, the queen
could make a move of only one square
at a time and that on a diagonal, but
a queen promoted from n pawn was
allowed to make a move of two
squares diagonally. The bishop had
no power over any square except the
third from which It stood on Its own
diagonal Hue. but It was allowed to
vault over any piece that happened to
he between. In short.Mt was a totally
different game. Chess in the precise
form in which we know it and play It
today Is a comparatively modern game.
London Strand Magazine.
Amending a Proverb. j
There are it lot of silly proverbs
knocking nhout Take, fur Instance,
"If pigs had wings they would Uy."
Now, this 1h absurd If you like. Do
you know what sized wings a pig 1
weighing eighty pounds would require !
In order to Uy? They would measure
about thirty yar;!s fr.uu i to t,,i. A
nice state of things to kee; pigs hi :iu
aviary with wings of that sizol The
proverb would run much better:
If pip could fly
Pork would oe hitch.
Loudou Scraps. ,
The Flight Way.
Little Willie liked ice cream, but lie
obji.-cted to turning the freezer. Oue '
day his mother was agreeably sur
prised to ti tu him working nt tlie
crank as If his life dependul on It.
"IIow did you cet Wilile to turn the
Ice cream freez.er'r" she said to her
liURlm Till. "1 offered him J cents to do
It, and he wouldn't."
"You didn't ko nhout It the rluht
way, my dear." replied her lundiahd.
"I liet him a cent he couldn't turn It
for half an hour!"
Pretty Ancifnt.
"What Is the oldest form of litera
ture?" "I dunpo, hut I gucM some of th'
musical comedy Jokes must nfich bad;
pretty nearly that far." Cleveland
I'luln Denier.
Adam's Kick.
Eve Wbnt makes you look so eroV
Atlnm I wlsli you wouldn't he so loc!
In your drew. It Isn't nweswiry f;r
you to pick the moKt lilplilr colon!
tutumn leaves. Nl-w York ITchm.
Throwing vocal stones at other peo
ple may be fun. but ten to one
the other fellow will get mud and hit
you with the real article sometime.
What mistakes did you make this
time lust year? Going to make the
same old mistakes again, or make
new ones? Better go slow and make
none.
BUILDER-
CD. SIAYNARD
GENERAL BUILDING CONTBACTOt I
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At Your Service
Roseburg, Oregon . I'liore
A. F, LATHAM
Carpenter, Contractor
and Builder.
TELEPHONES.
Ofllre Main 2024
Residence 749 S. Mala St.
GENERAL DRAYING
Goods of every description moved to
any parts of 'the city. Trices reason
able. H. S. FRENCH
Danger is lurking in it
when your bath-room or lavatory
isn't fitted up with modern sani
tary plumbing. Sower gue Is more
dangerous in Winter than in bum
mer, because ventilation Is not so
free. You will ward off disease by
having your closets, oath-room,
kitchen, and sinks overhauled. We
make a' specialty of sanitary plumb
ing and do it scientifically and at
reasonable prices.
B. A. MAHAN
Plumbing, Heating, Sheet
Metal Contractor '
RICE & RICE
THE HOUSE FURNISHERS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
THE PEOPLES' PLACE TO TRADE
Will Never be Undersold
The Best, Biggest and Brightest Store
Over ioo Foot Frontage and no Rents to pay. Is it
any Wonder that Our Prices are Always the Lowest
Our facilities for furnishing things to maKe home
what it should be were never so good as now. Every
concession that cold hard cash can secure is put in our
buying, every saving such as rents are carved from our
retail prices.
COOK STOVE SALE
No. 7 4 hole aok Jio.So
8 4 hole cook Si 2.00
S 4 hole cook $12. Ho
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Abstracts of Title Filing Papers Preparea
Insurance, Etc.
Bonds, of all
S28 North Jacksod at.
Page Investment Company
Large stock of Rough, Dressed, and Finish Lumber
Rustic, Flooring, Ceiling, Stepping and Shingles.
DOORS WINDOWS SCREENS
FRAMES FURNISHED TO ORDER '
See us before buying. We can fill your whole lumber bill and
save you money.
SIDEWALK LUriBER CUT TO , 6 AND 8 FEET L.ENOTHS
Phone 3421 709 North Jackson Street
LH.RHOADES&CO.
WANT TO BUY AND SELL YOU ;
FIRST AND SECOND
HAND GOODS
ACCOMMODATING CLERKS WILL SERVE YOU
SEWING MACHINES
Exclusive agents in Dou
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New Royal.
-jC Everything for the jgh
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