MONDAY, OCTOBER a, 1010. DAILY ROGUE lUVEIt COURIER PAGE TBRE3 i MYSTERY OF MERCURY. An Unknown Factor That Causes the Planet's E'ratle Motion. The planet of Mercury It ttia am a II. tat of the major planet and the iirar. at t the aim, which It circle in i HI tie lea limn three inniittii, It reach, a lla greatetit dUtiwco from the iuii tt trloM about sixty days spurt Dur lug the year Mercury h morning atnr threo times and evening aliir three tlllll'lt. 0lll 10 lla llCUI'lie tOtheUUU It la never visible fur more tliun e rlixl of about two lioiira after suiuml or the taut loiiHth of tlmu before sun rise. Tho eccentricity of it orblt'l great er tlmu that of any 0ibcr major plunct; Ha greatest ond Ita leant dlntum from the ami differ ly nearly fifteen mil lion mile. According to A. W. Mcs Curdy of Hid Itoyul Astronomical So ciety of Canada, tlm niirat remarkable characteristic In the motion of Mer .cury la Hint when It la nearest; to the on It travel fiiMier Hum It xlioiild If It moved only by tlif nttrnellon of Un known IhhIIc of tlio solar system. Aatrniiomira have long suuglit an ex ltnnutlun of the accelerated motion Homo Im'IIpvo Hint Micro are oilier p In li ft at present unknown U-tweeii Mer cury and tln aiiu-hodlc tlmt althonun numerous nro too hiiiuII to I seen, Tb movements of Mercury Imit ate an In fliietieo t tut t nilitbt lie neeouniod for li) the presence of another pliinet revolv. Inu within It ort.lt. If such n pliiiiet really exist. t)i is uliould cuinc a time when It mil iiimi" an a durk pnt moving iiiro.H Hie fine of the aim. Another way to delect Ibi' presence of new plunct In (he vicinity of tbv aim U to take olmcrvatlou during a total eelpe. If there are no rlomla at such a time the alar become vltt bio a Hie ami llappour- During the total e.'ie uf tlm tui In IN"8 one observer iiw u object that be thouitlit nilKbt Ih- Hie b.n jr aonitbt planet, but no other ttMrounnier Im been shin to i (Hi firm tlm ditcovery, and uinny now believe tlmt the bldd.'ii source of Hie unuausl movement of Mercury must (mi looked for elsewhere than In the orbit of tho planet LIFE OF THE GUNS. It Doponda Upon How Long tho Lin ing Can Rtiiit Eroaion. The life of a fc-uu dieiid Umw tho progress of erosion, which sooner or later It certain to Impair the accuracy of Are. flroslou la caused by the action of t tie explosive gases at blub temper alure and pressure. According to the Iron Age, the hot gum- a line a thin film of atoel.to at) xirb beat The film expands mid be comes act. Upou the releaae of the pressure It contractu, which' csuc nilnulo cracks that grow lurger with every discharge. Ai they lucrcsae bi slxc they form puageways for more hot Ka, and tlmt teuda to column them till further. The Inner aurfuce tbu betouies rousht'tiiHl and the banda be frlu to corrode. Finally tho bore be comes so enlarged that It allows the gates to caenpe. The shell docs not then acquire Ita proper rotation, and Its Oltfbt becomes erratic. All guns except small ones are now constructed with llnlntis -In tho tube which, when tho bore Is worn out, are removed and replaced by new ones. Tho coat of rcllnlng a mm Is approxi mately 30 per cent of the coat of the fini. There appears to be no limit to the number of times that a (tun can be rellned. Tho small arms uned In this country are considered to be worn out niter 6,000 to 7,o()0 rounds have Won flrl Small naval Runs can be fired about 1,000 times before they arc regarded as worn out Largo twelve lucb and four teen Inch naval guns are considered to ba,ve a Ufa on ono llulng of from W to 200 rounds, Low velocity guun, such as how luces and mortars, hnro corrcsNindlugly longer lives than high velocity guns of the same caliber, became the pressures they develop, and hence the tciiiern tares, are lower. - . Use of "a" and "an.' Do hiost educated people nay 'Ti unlqno example" or "un niiliiue ex ampler In deference to the rule they probably write "tin." but If you notice their prononmintlon, when they ure talking naturally and not thinking of how they pronounce, they will almost Invarlnbly say "n." And this Is quite natural, or "miliiuo" begins with a consonant. It U pronounced "yuiirck.' Hlnilliuiy uiont people aay both "u his tory" and "a hlstorlenl fact." unless they drop the cousoiumt "h" and say "an 'latorlcal fact." London Chronicle. Unforssttn, Holl'ti was attending her llM party When lefiOHlimcuiN weiv served she refused a second helping to I e crciim 'with u pollto "No, thank you," al though her limit was wlMtful, "Oh, do have sotue more he cream, dear," her hostess urged. "Mother told mo I must any "No, thnuk you." exclaimed the little girl, "luit I don't believe she knew the dishes were going to ho so hiiiuII." ' . Now York post. Vsln 6sroh, "I've got about enough of that old rolawng." "Pony, son. Alwnyt try to seo aome good In everybody." "I hnve tried. Hut It gets tiresome when you have to look for It with A niU'roicopi'."-L(mlMvllle Courler-Juor in I Envelopes printed it tb Courier RILEY WAS SENSITIVE. '" '' I .. I I S Why He Stopped Rseltlna One of His Posmt In Publlo. "At an UluMirailon of tlley'a sensl- Ure nature," said Melville l& Dtona. "Jim and I went alone to the theater to see Sol Huiltti Itiusell, who also be lougud to the Saints and Sinners' Cor nor. II was playing The I'oor Rcla tlon.' In the play was a scene where Ituasell took young boy and put bint In a barrel while he removed bis trou scrt to maud them. The audience roared wltb laughter at the comic sit uation. Next to me In the box sat James Wbltcomb Illlcy, sobbing as If bis heart would break, lie saw uo humor la the plight of the little boy. To him It was pathos. "lie, like Eugene Field, was devoted to children, lie loved them, but be loved them artistically. I am not sure that personally that Is, mind you, hanging to a man's coattallstbey ei ther of them wuuted children around. They lacked the patience necessary for dally contact with children. Tllley and Field could write heartbreaking ferae tu respect of children and put Into them an Inordinate amount of human sympathy, but no far as I know this was at arm's length from the young sters themselves, especially In Field's cnae. UUey was ever exceedingly sym pathetic One evening Jim was recit ing hla poem. 'A Happy Little Cripple,' before a largo audience. lie bad sesree ly begun the llnes- "l'm mint s llttl crippled boy an' novsr our to grow An' git a rt bis man at all, 'caua aunty lold ms so, Whan I was thitt s baby ono! 1 fall out or tho bI An' sot 'tha eunr'tqra of tb spins' 'at's what ths auctor aoM- wbrn be noticed a man and a woman In the audience leaving the hall. II mado Inquiry am) found out Hist they bad a little lame child of their own much like the one he was describing. He resolved never to recite that poem In public again." New Tork Post. GUIDE YOUR BOY NOW. Keep Him on the Rood That Loads to the Highest Cltltsnshlp. j This Is a good time to think of your boy. If you doiiot look after him In (be right way some one will do It In the wrong way. licgln now. Teach your boy to follow In the foot steps of bis father, to resect the law, to obey his psreuts, to regard the rights of all men. to houor virtue, to respect womanhood and to depend upon no one but himself for bis ad vancement Teach him that the Golden Rule of life will be found In the Ten Com mandments , They are abort Tbey have aurvlved the ages. They stand today unchanged and unchallenged. They comprise the Orst great written law given by God to man. Before these few commandments all man made laws fade Into Insignificance. Teach them to your boy. There Is dan ger ahead If you do not The universal drift of mankind Is to ward decadence. Heredity pays ita premium and also exacts Ita discount The son of a good father and an affec. tlouato mother, brought up In an at mosphere of ireutal regard, never will disgrace the family. , The boys of tndny are to be the men of tomorrow. The dentlnles of the A merles u eople are to be In the banda of their sous. If the boys era taught respect for the law (both huiuau and dlvlnei. obedience to authority, manly Independence aud the fear of God phis great nation will be a noble monument to ninn's capacity tor self government and self control at a time when all the world la a seething cauldron of uurest uurvnsou and disbelief. Tcucb your boy to rule, but Orst to rule bltusuir.-John A. Blclcher In Les lie's Weekly. J. PIERPONT' MORGAN. Now York Bsnksr on His Wsy to Business. spn.fyvxiVS! 1i,rf7kri L 1 LJa ; OOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOO 0 v o 0 PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. 0 0 'o Milk In the Home. Good milk Is a, health pro-' ducer. Bad milk makes stomach trouble and breeds disease The three "C's" for the proper care of milk In the home, ac cording to the dairy sMS'lalsis of the United Rtttie department oof agriculture, are: Keep milk clean, cold, covered! Milk Is a highly perishable food, and the length of time It will remain sweet and ssfe. es pecially for children, depends, the specialists say, almost en tirely upon the ."ouHtsut care tt reeelvee from cow to consumer. Milk passes through three agen rtos-tbe producer, the dealer and the consumer If the first two have done their part, clean, safe milk wlti " he delivered, thoroughly chilled, to the eon sumer The consumer's restoo nihility" boirtn rhe moment the milk Is deilrered si his door step LET HIM MAKE THE SALAD. And Let Him Hunt For the Ingredients, Too, Says a Woman. Newspaper comment to the contrary, there still remuln a few accomplish ments In which a man may excel a woman, and, oddly enough, one of these Is salad making!. Indeed, there sec in to bo In the iiuixculliio character, psy chologically speak inn, it may bo sup posed, something that uiskes the con cocting of salad a man's seclal gen ius In the wsy of humble skill. You know the requirements fur a good maker of sjiIioIk --"A miser fur vine gar. a spendthrift for oil and a mad man to do the mixing " And there you have It A woman la too careful, too considerate, too con ventional, too much hamiered by de tails Rut give a masculine lover of good saluds coiureifTiil company, full liberty In the use of oil, vinegar and pcier ii nd the freedom of your re frigerator, and you may trust him to produce a masterpiece. First of all, your sulud master enjoys i the making of his dixit. Ho puts Into It the conviviality of good comradeship and the test of adventure. He much prefers an exploring expedition In search for bis Ingredients and aome dubious uncertainty as to the result of his efforts to a cut and dried sureness of means aud methods. The result Is a surprise which, as we all know. Is one of the fW aids toward good appe tite. Next, a man does not want culinary folderobv lie Is hiincry, and he wants his salad to furnish him something to eat, ao he puts Into It plenty of oil and good substantial vegetables aud green things. He likes to ent; he likes adven ture aud uncertainty; he likes piquancy and pepiier: he likes a vigorous way of doing things. Let him make your salads.-Anne Rankin In Southern Wo man's Magaxlue. Traveling With a Cello. Traveling with a cello Is as uncom fortable As traveling not only with a baby, but with a donkey. Unless In deed you hnve an lustrumeut wltb a convenient hinged door In the bark so that you may pack It full of traveling iieces-dtlos-.MSS., and so forth thus dispelling wltb a lng. or unless you can cork up Its "f" holes and use the Instrument ns a canoe on occasions n cello Is about as Inconvenient a travel, Ing companion ns the corpse In Steven sou's tule which would Insist on Rt'ttlua Into the wrong box. Musical Courier Curious Superstition. The ancient believed that the mar row contained in the human backbone often ti'unHfovuioi) , Itself Into h ncc pcuL , ,f Pliny ("Xntuiul History." volume 0. pugn 00) says Hint the morrow of a ninn's luirklioue wl breed to a t-'iuikc The Chinese (Worde-'s "ICaKtern Trav els"! burned tho backbone to "destroy serpents that might hatch therefrom' Cue or, but Trus. "It's a e.ueor world." . "Why? "Stand' up and say that riches don't make for happiness and everybody will agree with yon heartily." "That's so." "And everybody will go out and keep right on Tying to net rich." A Thing of Surprise. "Opinions differ," remarked the .mu seum guide, "ns to what period this ex tinct animal belong to." "That nulmal doesn't belong to any period," commented the prnmumrlun. "It belonits to nn exclamation polnt." I'lttshitrgh Chronicle Telegraph. Know thot "Impossible" hns no place In the brave umu's dictionary. Car lylo. How to Hsve Plenty of Hot Wstor Without a Firs, It Is dlHnnrccnblo to keep n flro dur ing the warm summer months merely for hot water.. Hnve the tinner make a Jacket out of Ktilvunlr.ed Iron, give It a II n In u of asbestos ami place It around the hot water tank, The Iron Is of such width that two pieces will oovpr the entire lank and extend far etuiuKh above to hold a layer of ashes The water will ' stay hot twenty-four hours PORTLAHDMABKETS Portland, Oct. 2. Today's market quotations were: Wheat Club, 1.27; bluestem, 1-35. Oats No. 1 white feed, 28, Barley Feed, 33. Hogs Beit live, 9.85 010. Prime steers. 7; fancy cows, 5.75; best calves, 7.60. Spring lambs, 8.75. Butter City creamery, 85; coun try. 28. - Eggs--Seiectcd local extras, 40. Hens, 15; broilers, 15 017; geese, 11 11. Copper, 28. , Hse Words Cam True. The squad had been particularly stn. pld. and the drill Kei'fc't-iiiit wn exus pcrotcd. After taluly attempting to Induce theiu to execute some move roents he Kuye the order. "Stand at eae." Addressing them ;rloiuily, ha said- "I remeinlxT when I was a small boy I had a set of toy soldiers made of leud uinl tin. One day I lot them, and I wpt bitterly My mother told uie not to fret; that some day I would And them again, mid. Iy gum. 1 have!" Vancouver World. A Penny Saved Is a Tenny Gained. By BREEN. The wise housewife faves many a penny read- I ing the newspapers. if there is a bargain advertised she'll not miss it. She constantly is looking for it. It is up to the mer chant, Keep the house wife posted. Let her know through the news paper what you have to offer. Incidentally men today ransack tre news papers for bargains as assiduously as do women. If - you want to sell your wares advertise. Advertise in the best medium, ihe newspaper. Also if you want to buy successfully read the ad vertisements. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CTRCTLA TION, ETC. Of the Rogue River Courier, pub lished daily at Uranta Pass, Oregon, required by Act of August 24, 1913: Publisher, A. E. Voorhlcs. Editor. Wllford Allen. Managing Editor, A. E. Voorhles. Unfitness Manager, A. E. Voorhles. Owner. A. E. Voorhles. Bondholders, mortgagees -and other security holders, holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds. None. Average number of copies of each Issue of this publication told or dis tributed through the malls or other, wise, to paid subscribers, during the six months preceding the date shown above, 830. ( Signed ) A. E. YOORHIES. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of September, 1916. , W. L, IRELAND, Notary Public. (My Commission expires . December 7, 1916.) TIME CARD The California and Oregon Coast Railroad Company (The. Oregon Caves Ronte) Effective Monday, May 1, 1916. ! Train 1 It. Grants Pass 7:00 a.m. Arrives Waters Creek...... 8: 00 a.m. Train 4 If. Watera Creek.... R:00 p.m. Arrives Grants Pasa 6:00 p.m. Dally except Sunday. All trains leave Grants Pass from the corner of O and Eighth streets, opposite the Southern Paclflo depot. For all information regarding trelg' t and passenger service call at the office ot the company, Public Ser vice building, or phone 131 for same. Train will atop on flag at any point between Gran's Pass and War Creek. PaSMSC" vr ' every da In the week. ItOAlU) AND ROOMS. ROOM AND BOARD Pleasant front room In private family, suitable tor one or two young men, good board, I Call at 615 North Fourth. 864 Letterheads at the Courier. Classified rost slut. ANGEL CAKES Phone ordera to No. 1J0-J, 787tf WINONA BERKSHIRES If you want the most pork er lb. of feed, get a Winona Berkshire for your next herd boar. Spring pigs aver aged 100 lbs. each at four months. F. R. Steel, Winona Ranch, Rural Route No. 1. SJOtf M-ROOM bouse, partly furnished, lot 75x100, on Sixth street, for aale real cheap, or will trad. For par ticulars Inquire D. A. Williams, 821 0 street 878 FOR SALE at a sacrifice, modern seven-room bungalow on north side. Have reason for selling. Need 81,200 or f 1,500 aa first pay ment Address No. 1709, care Courier. 856tf 120-ACRB RANCH for sale, build ings, small orchard, 40 acre heavy timber. Five miles from town. 87.50 per acre. Will give time. See O. J. Knlps, 616 South Fourth street. ' . 863 FOR SALE Good milk cow, plow horse, good two-seated spring wagon, double back harness, new steel wheel truck. J. W. Osborn, R. F. D. 1, opposite county home 66 FOR SALE CHEAP Large iron safe, made by Mosler Safe & Lock com pany. Size 12x18x24 Inside, 24x30x36 outside. Inquire of W. R. Nipper. 864 FOR SALE 20 head young catUs : a bargain If taken at once. A. E, Dixon, route 3, Grant Past. At Jones Creek bridge. Si FOR SALE Two small males, light wagon and harness, $175 cash. In quire P. J. Rush, Takilma, Ore. 6S TO EXCHANUE TO TRADE Two lots in Marshfleld and some cash for second-hand Ford. Address No. 1730, care Courier. - 864 80 ACRES, two miles from growing town, with ood irrigation water rights. Will exchange for stock of merchandise or a going business. Write owner, Wm. Sullivan, 609 11th street. Modesto. Cal. ,868 GOOD HORSE, buggy and harness to trade for young fresh cow. Call at 911 Orchard avenue. 864 WANTED WANTED AT ONCE First class, strictly modern, furnished, flve or six-room bungalow. All im provements, including gas, north aide. Will lease for six months, . with option ot longer period If sat isfactory. If you have something meeting these requirements, tele phone at once. Will pay well for right place. Phone 280-J. 871 SALESMEN WANTED To sell our splendid line ot fruit and orna mental trees. Good teris. Good territory. Good prospects. Cash advanced on orders. Albany Nur series, First National Bank Bldg., Albany, Oregon. J 64 LOST LOST Between the foundry and the Fashion garage, crank for- automo bile. Finder return to Josephine hotel. Reward. 865 LOST -Between , Grants Pass and Wildervlllei 50 ore sacks. Finder please leave at Grants (Pasa Livery stable, with Peter Gravlln. Re ward. 864 LOST Thursday or Friday, on East school grounds or between there , and North Second Btreet, child's gold necklace, with initial H on one i side, heart-shaped locket, Reward, j Phone 145-J. 863 DRESSMAKING DRESSMAKING and Bewlng ot any kind. Will care for children at your home evenings. Mrs. Llxrle 'Wright, 713 North Eighth. 864 MISCELLANEOUS CRYSTAL SPRINGS water ,put up In 5-gallon glass Jars and dellvereC. st your door, fresh, pure, sanitary. Telephone 29S-R and watei wagon will call. TAXI STAND at the Mocha Cafe. Any where In town 10c. Phone 181-R. Residence phone 24H-L. tl : ENLARGEMENTS made froiii your ! .,.). u- ...i.. or views, in sizes Xrom 5x7 t0 14x17, Prices from 20a to 91.50. In black and Vhlte. Coloring extra. Paddock Photo Co,, 310 North Sixth street. 864 HSAYKHH a,, u v. hvi Ui, Asuayer, chemist, me'.ftlhriust. Roma 801-303 Pad i dock MuDdlng. Grants Pass. Advertising PHT8ICIAX8 U O. CLEM2NT, M. D. Practice limited to dUeasss of the aye, Mr. nose and throat Glasses flttad. Office hour 8-1 J, 2-5, or on ap pointment Office phone, 62; resi dence phone 1 6 8-J. S. LOUGHRIDGE. It. D., PbjatcUa and surgeon. City or country calls attended day or night Resldeaea phone I6; office phon 183., Sixth and H. Toff Bldg. J. P. Truax, M. D., Physician and , surgeon. Phones: Office 838; resi dence 324. Calls answered at U hours. Country calls attended to. Landbdrg Bldg. DR. ED. BTWATR Specialist oa diseases of eye ear, bom and throat; glasses fitted. Office loan: 9 to 12 a. m., 2 to 6 p. m. Photuss: e Residence 2S4-J; office . 257-J, Schmidt Bldg, Grants Paw, Ore. A. A. WITHA1X. M. D., Pbysldan and Surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg corn er Sixth and I street?. Phones: Office 116; residence 282-J. Heart a. m. to 4 p. m. DR. H. WARREN NICK, Osteopathia Physician. Chronic and nerrona dlseates specialty. Rooms 1 and 3, Lnndburg Bldg., opposite post office;, phone 149-R. Residence: Colonial hotel; phone 167-J. DENTISTS E. C. MACY, D. M. D. First-class dentistry. 109 ' South Sixth street. Grants Pass Ore. BERT R. ELLIOTT, D. M. D.r-Mod era dental work. Maud B. Brad ford, dental assistant Rooms 4 1 and 5, Golden Rule Bldg. Grants Pass, Ore. Phone 265-J. . ATTORNEYS H. D. NORTON. Attorney-et-Le,w Practice In all Bute and Federal Courts. First National Bank Bldg. , .. f ,,'..; COL VI Q . k WILLIAMS Attorneys- at Law, Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg, Grants Paw, Ore. . E. S. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Practise In all courts. First National Bank ' ' : Bldg."",, ;..: t: EDWARD a RICHARD. Attorney-at-Law. Office Masonic Temple, ' Grants Paw, Ore. W. T. MILLER, Attorney-at-Law. County attorney for Josephine County. Office: Schallhorn Bldg. O. S. BLAN CHARD, Attorney-at-Law. Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg. Phone 370. Grants Pass, Ore. : V. A. CLEMENTS Attorney-at-Law, Practice In state and federal courts. Rooms 3 and 3, over Golden Rnle store. . MUSICAL INSTRUCTION VIOUN INSTRUCTION Franco Belgian school of violin playlag. E. R. Lawrence 215 I street J. S. MACMURRAT, teacher of voice' culture and singing. Lessons given at home ot pupil if requested. Ad- ' dress 716 Lee street. . 851tf . DRAY AGE AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. All kinds of drayage and transfer work carefully and promptly done.- , Phone 1S2-R. ' Stand at freight depot A. Shade, Propr. ' ' j: " ' - F. G. ISHAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture moved, , packed, shipped and stored. Phone Clark & Hclman, No. 50. Resi dence phonj 134-R. THB WORLD MOVES; so 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. H. Ed. G. Harris, secretary. GOLDEN RULE LODGE, NO. 78, 1. O. O. F., meets every Wed nesday evening In I. O. O. N F. hall, corner 6th and H. St s. Visiting Odd Fellows cordially Invited to be present. Euill Gebers. N. O.; Clyde Martin, Secretary. ITERATORS AND PAINTERS " PAPERHANGING, graining, palnt Ing. For the best work at lowest prices phone 295-J. C. G. Plant, South Park street VETERINARY SURGEON DR. R. J. BESTUL, Veterinarian. Office In Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phone 11 3-J. Resldenee Phone 305-R,