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UMLt KOUCE IUVEB COURIER
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I SACRED TREEJF SPAIN.
And Its Cenneetlen With th AmIsM
t Cuksrlan Language,
You all know about tin Charter oak,
that tree tbat figured la tlio light fur
Independence of tUt American colonies,
and perhaps you have tirard of other
trees with national BlgnluVanc. ' ,
Did you avar boar of the sacred tree
of Spain aud the mean by which It la
perpetuated? It atanda close to tba
town of Guernica. In Utacay, and under
Ita spreading foliage tba geueral Juo
taa ara Inaugurated. Several centu
ries ago, when Hpsln waa a loosely
tied bundle of more or less Independent
states, tba lorda of Biscay took their
oath under one of the parent of tbla
aama tree, where atone bench was
prodded for their uae, aa eymboltc of
tba enduring aolldlly of their reign.
In an rue respect the tree ahowa a deep
er symbolism than U to be found In
tba bench of hewn atone, for both the
family dignity and tba Kusksrlan lan
guage are handed from father to aon.
In tbat laoiated region a form of
speech tbat la utterly dlfhyvut from
both French and Bpantsh baa been
maintained alnre tbe beginnlnga of Eu
roiean civilisation becauae each father
made It hie biiNlneaa to Inatlll Into hla
Ideat eon the Idea that It waa hi
duty to perpetuate bl language and
the peculiar Institutions of hla race,
Tba tree of the Ravques la one of tbe
hardiest of all the hardy thing to be
found around tba bay of Biscay and
the ryreneee inouutalna, tbe one tbat
la now ataudlng waa taken from tbe
parent tree In 1780 and had been grow
ing for thirty yearn when Ita 800-year
old progenitor auccumbed to aga and a
hard wlndatorm. Another about waa
atarted from thla one forty yeara ago.
Pt Louis Globe lemocrat.
CHINESE LETTER CARRIERS.
Peate They Mutt Perform Would Tire
a Hereulea. ,
How many of our own poatmen
would rare to tranfr their amices to
the Chinese poatoBk-e? ,
To get Into the portal service In Chi
na la not an eaay wetter,
In the Drat place au applicant muet
have atrcugtb aud courage, and In or
der to gain tbeae be utuat be prepared
to undergo very queer method of
training. He must wander through
mountains and vallcya, foreets aud
core,' Tbe exact time to lie occupied
In trip of thla aort la axed by tbo
law, and very heavy One la Impoaed
for any unnecessary delay.
The would be poetman uiunt repeat
tbeae trtpa at night, and If be llatena
to the bad aplrlt, thereby falling' to ap
pear at the required time at a apeclfled
place be la euro to loae hla chance of
being a postman. 1
Dut that la not all. for be la obliged
to carry enorutoua weight for many
mllea and muat return with hla burden
within a given time, thongh hla road
usually takea hlui through districts
thick with bandlta.
In training, tbo pout man enta very lit-tie-though
be la ued to thla and trice
every training exercise. Then cornea
hla real examination, under tbe direc
tion of the government official. He la
taken Into a large room, where, u
ponded from a high beam, are very
heavy sack Oiled with rock. He must
give a swinging motion to nil these
aacka, run to ami fro between them,
carefully guurdlng bltuseir ngalut a
blow from the heavy welght.-I.ondou
Clobe.
Ancient Football.
Philip Btiitihc wrme In I IKS In hla
book ou Tbo Auatoiitle of Abuse:"
"For a concerning footlmll 1 pro
teat unto you It tna.v rather lie curled
a froenilly klndo of ll;:ht thtin it piny
The Gost is Low
NEWPORT
Write for lllustrnted booklet "Nowport" or ask. local
' a,gcnt for complete Information
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
of recreation; a bloody and uiurtberlng
practice than a fclowly aporte of paa
tym. For dootb not every one lye In
walgbt for bU Adveraerle, aeeklng to
overthrow him and to pleke hlin on bla
none, though It be. on bard atonea, ao
tbat by thla tncanea aometlmea their
back, aometlmea their leg, aometlmea
their arm, aometlmea one port tbrnat
out of Joyut, aometlmea another; some
tinea tbe noaee gush out with blood,
aometlmea their eye atart out fight
ing, brawling, contention, quarrel pick
ing, tnurtber. homicide and great effu
alon of blood, aa xrlence dayly
teacbetb."
eetheven'a Pita of Rag.
Beethoveu'a behavior waa often atro
clou. In giving leona to young la
dle be would aometlmea tear tbe
mualc to piece and acatter It about the
floor . ot aveu tunu tbe furniture.
Our when playing In company there
waa Borne Interruption. "I play n?
longer for such bog!" he cried and
left the piano. , He once called Prloc
Lobkowltx an a becauae a buoou
player biipiHtietl to be absent Dole's
"Famous Com power."
Heme ef a Dilemma.
We apply the term "borua of a di
lemma" to a altuatlon In which a per
aon la confronted by two opposite and
conflicting line of conduct, tbe advan
tagea or dUndvautagea of which appear
to baluuc; hence the analogy to tbe
"horua" of an anltual.
Humility Not All.
Hamltlty lc the part of wldom and
la moat becoming In mm. Hut let no
one discourage 'lf reliance. , It la of
all tba greatcat quality of true manli
ness. Ixml Komuth,
Evidently She Old.
"Doe your wife like peteP
"She muat. I rarely go borne with
out finding her In on."-Hton Tran
script.
As email letters hurt the sight, ao do
atnall matter htm that U too much In
tent nnon them. Plutarch.
ANCIENT POSTAL SERVICE
The Old Persian and Reman 8ytm of
Courier en Horseback.
While the Itoiuau potal service of
ancient day waa, of court', a crude
system, yet the mull were forwarded
with consldcnible ieed, , The yteu
of courier on horseback waa borrow
ed from the I'eralim. who. acconllng
to Xvnopuoit. hud establlshi-d It under
Cyrus. The llomau aduitatluii of thl
wa the bent system of trnnxmlttluu
letters among the ancient..
All alone the ureal Coumii roud m
tloim were erected ut dlxtlitice of five
or lx tnlli'K from one (mother. At
each of tin e minimi forty lunvc
were constuntly umlntulned. aud by
the help of leliiyx It wa eiiy to travel
10(1 mile In it day.
These service were Intended for the
state only. It being ImiK-ratlve to xe
cure the rapid Interi-hunge of official
comtuunlciitloiiii. In the time of Julius
Caesar the nystcm n o well organ
Iced tliut of two letter the m cut sol
dler wrote finm Hrltuln to Cicero at
Itome the one rcuclutl It dextlnntlon
lit twenty-six and the other In twenty
eight du.v.
Private cltUen were obliged to re
sort to the Hervlce of ulnve. and It
wa not until the end of the third ecu
tury that there wa au eHtablbmeut
of a postal ytem for private peraons
by the Kuiieror. Diocletian, but how
long thla tfyxtcm endured' history doe
not inrorm us.
The supply of horse and their main
teuHiice waa compulsory, and only tbe
euieror could grant exemption from
It Washington Star.
Reduced
Fares
for
Summer Trips
When Mininier come and a vacation outing
I planned, rmemlr Newport la cool. The
lu-ec.e front off the mighty Pacific never
falls. With the nuuty tUverslona and at-tJ-nctinim
to whm the hour away, surely
h could find no better place for your
vimitlon.
Round Trip Ticket are on sale dally Trout
all Southern Pacific stations In Western
Oregon. Tho return limit la Oct. 31st.
lnlly Train from Albany and CorviillU
nmko excellent ctmnectlonB.
MRS. SHEPARD AND SON.
Permr Hln 0uld With
Adopted ten, Plnley Junior.
Photo by Arrtcrlean Pre Association.
FATALITY IN' A WORD.
Why France ChaiQd the Name ef the
"Life Saving Bait"
A vivid IIIUHtrutlou of the power of
mere word oxer, hiiuinu U'iug was
once brought to tbe atteutlon of French
people by Frumlue Sarcey.
After the wreck of the Bourgogue
many passi'iiger were foiiud tlontlu;
Uro wiled with life premjrver on. Tbeae
life tireaerver were fastened Ukiu the
bodlea. but round the middle Instead
of under the arm, aud tbe greater
weight of the upinr part of the body
bad tipped 'the bcud under water uud
tbe lH'nton of course wa Inevitably
drowned.
Now It apiiem-a that the greater nuni
ber of the ierou o drowned were
French. The French term for life pre
ecrvcr ) ccinture de uuvetage.or"llfe
saving belt." Thl word' celuture hg
get to the mind lii It moment of
disorder uud uureudlue. sucb a a
great catatroibo brlngx. the Idea of
putting ou a lielt. and a u belt la put
round the waist aud nowhere else the
frightened person Instli lively adjust
tbe life preserver close ubout the hip
The result la that aa soon a tbe
Mrou so provided fall luto tbe water
hi body tip over, with the heavier
part downward, and tbe bead la plung
eU beneath the surface.
Tbe word "belt," therefore, waa tbe
cuuse of the lose ot many Uvea In tbe
Bourgogne disaster. Sarcey according
ly proposed to counteract the fatal ef
fect of the French word by renaming
tbe article aud calling It a brassiere,
which la a kind of waist and by bring
ing the word bras, or arm, to mind to
teach people to put a life preserver on
Just undemeatb the arms.
1 ha Pilcn,
No one would he HUely to Imagine
that so heavy and. In fact. apuireutl,r
ungainly a hlrd as a pelican Is a king
among soaring bird. After much Bop
ping when these great birds have ac
quired headway the broad wings aro
spread, aud In majestic circles they
mount skyward, with only an occa
sional flap of the wing, often passing
tieyond the range of one vision.
MAJOR W. H.,CR0SSETT.
San Francisco Man May B Can
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FOR SALli Registered Ouermey
bulls from high producing cows.
I tti... n. .i. r.,m n 0 flrants
,v,,s u.u. rmtt , , " -
Pats, Ore.
754tf
FOR SALE Thrae-ton Valle anto
truck. Tbe price is right Leonard
Orchards Company, Grants Pass.
Ore. 75tf
REGISTERED HOL8TEIN hull calf,
ton May 22, 1910. Sire,' Clover
Idge Begla Korndyke, Advanced
Registry backing. Dam, Pomona
Hengerveld Doo. Fine Individual.
Price reasonable. F. R. Steel,
Winona Ranch, Route 1. 7S6tf
ANGEL CAKS9 Phone orders to No.
190-J. 787U
HOME COMFORT cooking range,
cost $82, used nine months; gen
uine leather rocker, new, coat $25;
fumed oak library table, new, un
common design, cost 130. All or
either at bargain. Addreaa No.
1130, Courier. 797
FOR SALE or exchange for Joaepbine
county property 8 lota in Florence,
. Ore; S acres in Blanco, Colo.; lot
In Woodburn, and one on Ten-Mile
Lake, Ore. A. Dawklns, General
Delivery. 800
TO BENT
MODERN FiVE-ROOM HOUSE for
rent at 727 North Fifth street.
Sleeping porch, bath, hot and cold
water and gas, electric lighted,
8,000 feet fenced for poultry, and
woodshed large enough for cow.
Key at 421 Evelyn. 795tf
WANTED
WOODCUTTERS WANTED Apply
Suaar Company Office. 793tf
MISCELLANEOUS
CRYSTAL SPRINGS water .put up In
5-gallon glass jars and delivered
at your door, fresh, pure, aanitary.
Telephone 293-R and water wagon
will call.
PURE MOUNTAIN WATER Clear
and refreshing. Bacterial testa as-
' mre tbat this water Is pure. De
livered In five-gallon bottle
7 B. Beckwith. Order by phone
. 402-F-S. 459U
ON YOUR WAY to the coast stop at
Gasquet summer resort. Meals at
all houra. Seventy-seven mllea
from Grants Pass. 808
8miling at Brakfat '
One should alwiiyx wear a smile at
breakfast. If you are In a good humor
at breakfast you will be merry and
bright all day. The breakfast face la
the most tniKrtnnt face to cultivate
The other face take care of them
selves, for If the face Is pleasant and
easy to look upon In the morning It
will Improve a the day goes on.. But
If tbe breakfast face la hard, scowl
lng and forbidding It become set In
It disagreeable form, aud it takea
hours for it to smooth out Into a smile,
and tbat smile Is of tbe sickly, half
hearted nature tbat only expand the
heart allghtly. It Is worth trying.
Not Good For the Gander.
The following slgu Is displayed In a
certain bathhouse:
"This Place Is Closed at 1 t m. Sun
day So We Can Go Home and Take Our
Baths."
Which la very similar to the note a
traveling tnnn found ou the door of a
lunchroom in a small town:
"Gone Home to Dinner." Indlnnapo
II News.
VANCE C. IVTCORMICK.
Pennsylvania Slctd to Hd
Dcmocratia National Commit.
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The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
(The Oregon Caves Route) '
Eflta-Mva MnnAtv Mif 1. ltlg.
Train 1 ly. Grants Pass. 7:00 a.m-
Arrives tValarai (!rflk S: 00 a.m.
Train 4 lv. Waters Creek-S:00 p.m.
Arrives uranu rasa... :oop.m.
Dally exoept Sunday.
All traina leave Grants Pass from
the corner of G and Eighth sirssts,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all Information ' regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the office of tbe company, Public Ser
vice building, or phone 111 for
aame.
Train will stop on flag at any
point between Grants Pass; and
Water Creek. Fuzczzr. rvice
every da In tbe week. ,
. waknasa ef th Great
The twu reiitesi meu who apicar tn
Jullu Cue ir" namely. Caesar biia
aelf iinil C'l en are allotted but minor
part In Shukespeure' play, and to
each with during orlgtuuury tbe dramn
tlst hit nttributed a physical derect.
for tbe existence of which history aup-
plied hlui with no evidence. ; Caesar.
for biHtauce. confesses to deafness,
blddhig Antony- ,
'Come on my right bund, for this
ear I deaf." while Brutua speaks of
Cicero's "ferret and Bery eyes.'' as If
no one could fall to oote them. Rupa
for those two Immortals was no doubt
tbus diminished, but by showing them
as not above human weaknesses Shake
speare made them more easily realised.
London Opinion.
The Larowst Painting. ,;
"Paradlae," by Tintoretto, hi the
largest palnrlng In the world. It I
elKhty-four feet wide and thirty-three
aud a half few high. : It U now in the
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PHYSICIANS
L. O. CLEMENT, ftl. D. -Practice
limited to diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat. Glasses fitted.
Office hoars 9-12, 2-5, or on ap
pointment. Office phone, (2; real,
dence phone 259-7.
S. LOUGHRIDGE, M. D Physician
and surgeon. City or country calls
attended day or night. Residence
phone 29; office phone .122.
Sixth and H. Tuffs Bid.
J. P. Truax, M. D., Physioiaa and
Burgeon. Phones: Office S25; real'
dance 324. Calls answered at nil
hours. Country calls attended to.
Lundburg Bid.
DR. ED. BYWATER Specialist on
diseases of eye ear, nose and
throat; glasses fitted. Office hours:
9 to 12 a. m., 2 to S p. m. Phones:
Residence 234-J; office 257-J,
Schmidt Bldg, Grants Pass, Ore.
A. A. WITHAM, M. D., Physician and
Surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg., com
er Sixth and 1 streets. Phones:
Office 116; residence 2824. Honrs
9 a. m. to 4 p. m. ,
DR. H. WARREN NICE, Osteopathic
. Physician. Chronic and nervous
diseases specialty. Rooms 1 and 2,
Lundburg Bldg., opposite post
office; phone 14 9-R. Residence:
Colonial hotel; phone 167-J.
DENTISTS
E. C. MACY, D. M. D. Flrst-claas
dentistry. 109 South Sixth
street, Grants Pass Ore., ,
BERT R. ELLIOTT, D. M. D Mod
ern dental work. Marguerite H.
Elliott, dental assistant Rooms 4
and 5, Golden Rule Bldg. Grants
Pass, Ore. Phone 265-J.
ATTORNEYS
H. D. NORTON. Attorney-at-Law
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts. First National Bank Bids.
COLVIO V WILLIAMS Attorneys-
at Law, Grants Pass Banking Co.
Bldg. Grants Pass, Ore.
E. a VAN DYKE, Attorney. Practice
in all courts. First National Bank
Bldg. .
EDWARD H. RICHARD, Attorney-"at-Law.
Office Masonic : Temple,
Grants Pass, Ore.
W. T. MILLER, Attorney-t-Law.
County attorney for . Josephine
County. Office: Schallhorn Bldg.
O. S. BLANCHARD, Mtorney-at-Law.
Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg.
Phone 270. Grants Pass, Ore.
V. A. CLEMENTS Attorney-at-Law,
Practice in state and federal
courts. Rooms 2 , and 3, over
Golden Rule store.
Ml SIOAL INSTRUCTION
VIOUN INSTRUCTION Franco-
Belgian school ot violin playing.
E. R. Lawrence 215 I street.
MUYAGE AND TRANSFER
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. All
kinds ot drayage and transfer
work carefully and promptly done.
Phone 132-R. Stand at freight
depot. A. Shade, Propr.
E. C. ISriAM, drayage and transfer.
Safes, pianos and furniture moved,
packed, shipped and stored. Phone
Clark ft Holman. Iso. 50. Rest
dence phone 124-R.
THE WORLD MOVES; bo do we.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone
15-R. .
LODGES
GRANTS PASS Lodge No. 84 A- F.
A. M. Stated Communica
tions 1st and 3d Tuesdays.
Visiting brethren cordially
invited. A. K. Cass, W. M.
Ed. G. HarriB, secretary.
GOLDEN RULE LODGE, NO. 78, 1, Q.
! . O. F., meets every Wed
iSv nesday evening In I. O. O.
ytt1 F. hall, corner 6th and H.
Sts. Visiting Odd Fellows cordially
Invited to be present. Emll Gebers,
N. G.; Clyde Martin, Secretary. 1
VETERINARY SURGEON
DR. R. J. BESTUL, Veterinarian.
Office , In Wlnetrout Implement
Bldg. Phone 113-J. Residence
Phone
DECORATOUS AND PAINTERS
PAPERHANGIXO, graining, paint-,
lng.; For the best work at lowest
prices phone 295-.T. C, G. Plant,
South Park street. ' , '
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R7TclR01TCH.-Aiiayer, rhemlrt.
metallurgist. Roms 301-203 Psd
dock Building! Grants Pass.