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'At NIc happened (u mt nn
American lady, on of th Inspector
of1 tht Hd CroM and vartou orphan
honiM, ind h took u to tha bt
moderate priced hotel, tt Which h
and her' mother ar staying.' Hht
md to take a liking lo Our crowd
aad adopted ua all. Wt calltd her
' big .later" and aha aura pl.y.d the
part. Ai aha know Franc very wall
and .pe.k French Ilka a native, aluo
Italian and German, aha waa abl
.to plan our excursion, and five ns
much Interesting and u.cful Infor
Tuition, flha arranged ivrnl little
partlva Cor ua at which w nint tome
ml American girl, also noveral
nice English and French girl. We
pent every morning bathing at the
beach at which we alwaya mot mine
0( our friend.. Tha temperature of
the water wan Ju.t right, tha aurf
bad tha proper amount of roll, and
the beach wai fine although of email
pebbles Instead of aand. Afternoon
we made varloua excursion, and
tvenlnga wa were Invited to little
partlea or went out with the girl, to
Ihga "Initial" nr ftlkaig nlajai nf amuaau
ment I had aom aplcndld time.
with two little girl from New York
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who bav been living In Nice with
n.n.h-. in. v....
t, ,,.....va ' v
They were In Berlin at the outbreak
of the war where th older on had
been .tudylng mu.lo and painting for
about .even yar.
The finest excur.lon we liml wa.'
one In a Urge touring car (which, by
the w.y, we wore abl to hire only
tier. in we wr .oldlenO. There
... n, hnnnh nf .lv . lUul.nanl
"wmm w. ....... ., w wm -.(. i.n.o
ho waa with ua on aever.l ncaalona,
a aplendld officer, Iilg Blater of
...i ...!....
rourae, .ml another Amerlcnii girl.
We loft Nice at 2 p. m. went up
Into and over the greatly advcrtlned
Jllvlera by way of the t'ppt'r Cornice
rond. Blnpped on all of the high
point, to take picture and revel in
the beauty of the acene laid out be
low u. We worn looking down on th
icutlful Coto d'Asur (A.ure count
of (he Mnllttirranean) wblih left a
i-lctiire In my mind which I .hall
(never fnrgct. Numeron. riiKid
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T HAT
PLEASES
promontorlea'divld th cowl Into
many little bay of a deity bin on
the preclpltou iloutta of which neat la
th 1IUI town and arlletlo villa
Bmld.t an abundance of flower,
ahrubi and tree of both th tamper-
at and 4ropleal aone. Behind tow-
r th tnowclad Alp, and all about
you 'are ancient
rulut, with !old
churchefl and old
-perbapa al0 hw
-fort crowning all of th iilgaeit
Bill,
called Notr-Dam d. Ugh.t which
fit. nM Jiitat.ri at nil nwiriifrv
we VIltod waa of epeclal Intereit
o ma. It ha. long been a f.mou.
ahrln for all of h. mountain r,-
glon round about It. and aa evidence
i ii. ,i.i. ih... ... it.,.,!..!!!!
covering. th Interior walla ot th
church, article which the alrnpl
mountain folk bav given aa a thank
offering for what they con.lder aotn
hUuZ cimrerrefl Thr ara crut-
bleeelng conferred. TttN M crm-
chea- ,. h aon.eono ha. long uaad
but need no longer, crud modol
.ii,.- .i,i,h ..iinr. t..v.
Tl " ..b' '
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and given ... token of grat.tndo for
dullvorenc from a itorm or hlp
wreck; thore are alio many rough
palntlnga oc-caelonally one I quit
artlotlc and colored em
Mitilnk rn llaai ti llw nnnfvaw
.cone. In which ..... near relat.v.
ha. ju.t .-aped death, for In.t.nc.
... . . . . .u
there I. one .bowing- a l.nd.lid on
.u j ..... 1 1.
IIIV I Mail J I" IIIM'I I" f1 WHV
ao narrowly oacaped, there la another
deplitlitg a home running away with
. child In a cart on th mountain
hlghw.y, of couwe the child -
raped, hence th thank offering;
over In another corner la a bride and
brldedroom In full wedding coetumo,
r...u....., m.iif u..wi, .
H. 1.1.1. I. .
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good huab.nd. I could dencrlbe dor.-
cm of I in lnr tin que g ft. left ther
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If I had the time
Another Inlerc-Mlng point wa th
little town named, Turblo. altunted
on a hill Ju.t above Monte Carlo.. It
ha old ruin which date back aa far
n th lime of Caeanr, and winding
nt recti pined with brick, aome of comedy. All hatiltnea nt the Cailnooet.
w hich pro ao narrow that by etn-tch. , loee In the long run, but there I one There la a deep gorge there cro.
Ing out the .rm you can touch tht'man, o they nay, who cam out win- d by a atone bridge which I guard
building on each .Ide. The housnor. I will plve you the atory.
all Join,' making one continuous wallihna been rn.tomary In cnne of a nul
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we do
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through whtih there la a few very
narrow galea. Above one such gat
thiir la yet a projection In th wall
and hole through which th defend-
ar used to pour boiling 'water or
molten lead on any enemy ' who
might attempt to fore pen In.
to th town. There ar aton arch
over th afreet between nine of the
highest building whhli bind 111 td-
grther and act a. .hock absorber In
jean of an earthquake. Th Inhab-'
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'0,k' 1 w0"'"d h
ahoutd llv In uch an lnccabl
m'?ht do
v'n ' n b.ro,,kh on ot nV
tiny aquare In th town w ram op-(
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on a typical niti Italian, mother
..It...
.... .u i.ih oi.ir !' eq wiin a coniaeraoia amount or
to her In Italian and vry amn th gold leaf, wa went out on th prom
motber' eye. filled with teara and Unade overlooking th tea end en-
for inmc 1 1 mi gthi mmm imalil tr nl.' i. a v a i a m .
: " ..riV-rJ " ,
f nd" won'',r(, "n,t nonea ar given free ever afternoon
tfoub6 Wg Md Sinter ,nd er4ng.
M ,.flh b '
h 'a ' . . ... remruea to .-sic ny in lower
Mn" hv Mi ,oon th'r "'.Cornice road through Vllefranch
" " " and other pretty llttl. town. About
horn to me."' I had to turn ald half war back we alooDed and ni
. gm my o b,ck ttoftJ''? J ,'
tear
. I Th road dnwn'the mountain aide
to Mont Carlo la perhapa th mo.t
i winding of any I ever travelled. The
""!' cl" W',h """""J
I""'" tn S'T J
tor model built .bout and
v.. ,u. . .
overhanging the tiny harbor on
which floated numeroua email boat.
and the elegant y.tch of the frlmtione of It. hlgheet park.
of X!onco. On th promontory rnn-J
nlng out pant the harbor lit Monaco,
which together with, Monte Carlo
constitute the whole of the free
and Independent Principality of Mon
aco, th gamhler'a par.dlae. If per-
, ,,.., . A
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plenty of gay life make paradle
a,l.l I. It...- Tl...
. . , ,.
n ,ne reputation of the place o
well, when I ii It elaborate, mag
nlflrence and brilliant colorlnit I
flt exactly a. If I wa. looking on
aome gigantic Mage act for om
comic opera, and yet I realized that
there might be aa much tragedy a
H
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cnrcis ouiUKH
d! about the grounda for on of
the keeper to Immediately etna a
bundle of money Into the pocket or
th victim ao that It would not p-
pear that It wa raueed by th loa
of everything at tha gaming table,
This man wanted to gnt out of there
but had no franca, o on evening
he walked out Into th garden, fired
a platol and fell forward ari hi face.
On of th attendant ruahed out andiF'OR 8AUS 'r' Umber
Muffed hi pocket fall of note and
t.nd.nt
bad left, thla man got np
and. took tha flrit train out - Th
io" noi-ermit hU "ubJert'
Clno. ' '
After looking through th Caalno
and th prlnc' theater which la
... At. ...
lino me prince e ineaier wmcn is
g
old
lady from Chicago who baa on of
th f Inert villa, along th eoa.t. She
ahowed ua around and truly U waa
a beautiful horn. We came down
the mountain .Id Into- Nice about '9
P. m. and the aemlclrcle of light
around th bay below made a charm
Ing acena which reminded me very
mm)) of San IXego when wen from
On another day wt took a trolley
trip to Monaco, where wt vl.lted the
muieu m and aquarium who there
la a large and rare collection of .pe
nmen and fteih which the prince
ha. gathered orr hi. many y.tchlng
. n o.
There I. al.n . tine church
there and the prince' palace 1. very
Lli.l.. . i..uj 1 A ... i.l l.
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although quite plain ouUtde. From
Monaco we pa.t Mont Carlo on our
way to Menton which la the border
city and I. .a much Italian aa
French. Jut out.lde' of Menton la
the boundary lino beyond which we
were permitted to pan. only a few
ed by lAlgorlan ai-ntlnela.
On our r?turn to cump we .topped,
a nl'ilit 'iti'1 a day In i o-'iilc.
hirh tm...i .n,i.i. Port in n,.i.
n,.n !,,.( ... nn.i .ir.. ii in'
Ufa and volume of busines.. It ha.'
..nHi.rf,ii lot nt flnrt nhniti tree. .!.
sonie beautiful buildings and monu
iiitnt.. a proiiilncnt church of Notre
jlMmo bIko, on the highest hill, and
a unique overhead suspension ferry
jaro?. p.irt of the harbor; but It Is
ratlur a dirty city and tho po;u!a
jt on . bit toj cosmopolitan a Is
!oftin the caso with large :a:orta.
! U'e returned to Paris on one of
j Francs', best trains, the P. L. M.
Ranlrie whlt h made fair time and
waa quite comfortable although
I .lightly crowded. Of course the
French have very poor train, now
.compared to what they had before
I the war. We had a grand time all of
the tlnu, yet It feel, rather homelike
'to be bark with the boys. .: i i
Much love to all. OUVER.
UA'CEP'l! Of A3RTCUIJUt
fVTOWTO
Fig. fbr canning should be sound
and firm. Sprinkle one cupful of auda
over six quarts of fig nnd ndd one
gallon of boiling water. Allow the
flgR to stand In the soda bnth for flv
minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
Bring two quarts of sirup, made by
using three pounds and nine ounce,
augar to one gallon of water, to bull
ing and add tbe well-drained figs. If!
desired the amount of augur may he)
reduced, but It Is not ndvlsnuto to ut- j
tempt the canning of Tig. without an;
augar at all.
Allow the fruit to boll' In the sirup
tot one hour. I'lnce the fruit carefully
In the Jars and theu fill to overflowing
with the sirup. Partially -soul Jars.
Boll (process) quart jura for 30 mln
utes to water bnth. Seal. When cold
tent Jnr for leaks.' Store In cool,
dark, dry place. United gtutes De
partment of Agriculture.
. Her Prepheey Cam True. ' "'
A story la told to the effect that Si
mon Ilollvnr, when he wns a child of
seven, had for a pluymate In Spain a
buy of about hi own ngp named Fer
tllnnnd, the future Spanish king. One
di.y, while engaged In a game of bat
tledore and shuttlecock, stroke by ,
young Bolivar knocked the cap from
j Ferdinand' bead. - Whereupon an old 1
burse, who witnessed the occurrence, 1
aad who was deemed a soothsayer', de-
ciired that some day Bolivar would .
knock the crown from the king', head. '
Which feat he certainly did accotn-
pllsh, so fur aa South America waa
concerned. i
ff--:-xr -KriTf
Qsssfffiad.
FOR SALIC
OK SALE IT Aagora goau and
kid. ' For aaxticalare addrtta E.
H. WIm, Kerby, Or. tltf
Bear Kerby.
Inquire Frank floyd
Kerby, Or.
ii
FOR BALE Homeatead retlnqul.b-
ment. Near Taylor crack. -Road
to plae.' il acre cleared. Will
tak team or Ford la part pay
ment. Fred Hamlin, O.lice, Ore
gon. ,19
rOR BALE Elgbty-acrt ranch, In
Applcgat valley. Thirty acre' In
cultivation, part alfalfa. Fin
rang for atock. Houat, barn and
dut-bnildinga. Farming Imple
ment. If deilred. Inquire Ik Vin
cent, call Provolt central. ... 75
1-YEAR-OLD Herford bull for aale.
Dr. Nehrbaa, Grave Creek ranch,
Iceland, Ore. 4 67
AUCTION BALE Three head good
working brood mare, weight be
tween 1200 and 1100,' one-gelding
work non. 1200; five head cat
tle, one brood tow, .1. .hoata,
fifty chicken., flv ton. hay, new
mower, hay rake, di.c, two plow.,
'garden tool., household good..
Tuesday September 10, 2 p. m.
Term., one year on turn, over f 10
at 8 per cent. W. A. Doney, old
Fisher place, aix mile we.t ' of
Kerby, H. K. Clark, clerk. 87
FOR SALE NO. 1 Jersey cow; coal
oil cook tove; few dozen White
Leghorn' ben. and chicken.. Can
be delivered about the lath, 902
North Ninth (treet. 6S
ilu i'eaks at webu. 402 ner
lug, bring your boxei. Phone
29-J. 55
FOR SALE Four choice" grade Hol-
tein heller, will fre.hen oon. Al
o a few Shetland ponies, cheap.
H. E. Gordon, R. F. D. No. 2. 69
Pi RE VI
FURNISHED house for rent. Mary
il Browne, 709 North Fifth. Tele
phone 4-Y. ' . 50tf
KOR KENT Seven-room modern
house. Sleeping ponh. Reason-
I,b: t0 rl8ht Partv- Inquire 611
north Third street. Phone 216-R-
5itr
RENTALS House for rent. Can
get yon what you want. Auto ser
vice. If your house la vacant list
It with our office. - Have' aeveral
: good farms for rent. L. A. Laun
er, realtor. 57
FOR RENT Two-room house and
- tent on F street, next bridge. Key
corner F and Second streets. 58
FOR RENT Furnished cottage with
prettiest garden In town.. Corner
of Booth and Foundry street. Key
next door. 54tf
WANTED Roomers and boarder,
at 662 North Seventh street. We
also have furnished housekeeping
rooms for rent. Phone 287-Y. 68
WANTED Good clean practical
housekeeper tor one. Must have
some business ability. . Call at
noon, or write 216 Bridge, street.
' ': "j ; 68
WANTED 'Roomers and boarders
at C63 North Seventh street. We
also have furnished housekeeping
rooms for rent. Phone S87-Y, 59
COOK WANTED At the Good Sa
maritan hospital. Middle-aged
-lady preferred. 53
I WANTED A party to become tnter
' ested In a newly patented article
I ot merit to secure patent for same
I In foreign countries. Will give
equal share in profits on all sales.
Address 1417 cart Courier. 67
DRESSMAKING
DRESSMAKING Thoroughly rell-
able, reasonable.
I street.
Edna Watts, 312
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MISCELLANEOUS
BRING YOUR JUNK to the Grant
Pas. Junk Co., 304 South Sixth
street. Phone 21. We buy raga,
metal, rubber, scrap Iron, hides
and ' wool, old automobiles1 for
wrecking. T 51 tf
LOST
iA)3i A .ample case (tamped on
inside Armour & Co., Grant Pass,
Ore. Please return to Oxford ho
tel Reward. .55
LOST White Angora cat. , Dlsap
peared Monday evening. ' Finder
will be paid a suitable reward tt
returned to Dr. Smith, 703. L St
SI
ASveiSS'
TO LET
TO LET Contract tor larlag and
grubbing 20 acre canal right of
way for th Gold 'Hill irrigation
t ditrieL.vrS'U..CTUr,.Oold
Hill, Oregon. II
..ATTORNEYS' ,
B. D. NORTON. Attoray-at-U .
: PractteM la afJ 8UU atW Ftdtral
' Court. First Natltaal Baak Bigg.
COLVIO WILLIAMS, 'Aitoraw
at-Law, Oraata Paaa BaaJUag Co,'
Bldg., Oraata Fa. OrtgM.
t. 8. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Prao-
Uo la all eorL First National
Baak Bldg. i
0. 8. BLANCHARD. ttornty at
Law. ' ' , Golden Rule Building
Phono 270.' Grant Pass, Oregoa.
BLANCHARD & BLANCHARD. At
torneyt, Albert Bldg. Phom
2K-J. PracMc In aUeoorta; law
board attorneys.
C. A. 8 IDLER, Attornay-at-Law, rf-
tret In bankruptcy. Maont
tempi. Grant P.m. Or.
VETERINARY BURGEON
DR. R. J. BE8TUL, Veurlnartaa.
OOct, mldtnce. Pbon S05-R.
PHYBICIAX8
U O. CLEMENT. M. D., Practle
) limited to disease, of tht eyt, tar,
nose and throat. Glaasei fltttd.
Office hour 9-12, 2-5, or on ap
pointment Office phoa (2. resi
dence phone 159-J.
g. LOUOBBJDGE. M. C Phyalot
and aorgeoa. City or country call
attended day or night. ReaiuMe
phono 269; offlct phbnt 181
Sixth and H. Tuff Bldg.
DR. J. O.
surgeon,
officer, ,
' NIBLEY, Physician and
Lnndbnrg Bldg. Health
Offlcel hour. 9 to 11 a.
- m. and 1 to 5 p.
m; Phone 310-J.
A. A. WITHAM, - M. D. Internal
. medicine and nervous ' diseases;
' 903 Corbett Bldg., Portland.' Or.
, Hour 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
DENTISTS
E. C. MACY. D. M. D. ' First-cla
dentistry. 109 H South Sixth
street. Grant Pass, Oregon.'
" Hi
PHOTO STUDIO
i
THE BEST TIME Th softest and
most beautiful lighting effect for
fin pictures are secured by tht
operator at The Picture Mill be
tween the hoars ot 10:30 a. m.
and 2 p. m. and believing that yoa
desire the very best work, wt
would respectfully suggest that
yon arrange for' sitting between
the above hours. After 2 p. aa.
tht light becomes Intense and
harsh and tht results are not aa
satisfactory aa earlter In the day.
Call 283-R for time. CI
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
J. 8. MACMURRAY. teacher of volet
culturt and staging. Letaoa given
at bom ot pupil tf request. Ad
drew 716 Let .treet. "
D RAVAGE AND TRANS 2' hK
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Al
kind of drayagt and traaaf.
wtrk carefully and promptly lent
Phone 18 W. Stand at freight
depot A. 8hade, Prop. ,
THE WORLD MOVES; go do wa.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phono
197-R.' , . ' '' ' ,
F. G. ISHAM. drayagt. and transfer.
Safes, t!anos ' and furaltnrt
moved, packed, shipped and stor
ed.' Phone Clerk ft nolman, No.
50. Residence phone 124-R. "
roe California and Oregoa
Coast Railroad Company
TIME CARD
-- dally except Sunday
Effective Msy 1, 1918
Train 1 It, Grunt Pas 1:00 p. na.
Train 2 I v. Water Cmk 9:90 p. m.
''VAI1 itUti iv Grant- Paj Iroua
h corner of O and E's'uih street,
ippoiR tl' Bouthern Pacific depot.
For all information regarllng
frttght tan passer jer nervtce call t
tht otfl'-e of lh company. Lund tut
building, or nbnne 181 for same
All kind, ot Commercial Printing
t th Courier Offlct.