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WEDNESDAY, NOVKMIIfCIt 20, 1018 MAtLX tUMiVU BIVEUS OUbUJUl PAGB THU7!) WHAT APPEALED TO CHINESE Consideration Aocordsd Woman by British Authorities Evidently Mad Dp Impression on Native. "If ono were to ask a nnllvo of We. bal-wul what were the characteristic of UrltlHh rule Unit ho moat appre ciated, one would perhaps expwt Mm to emphasise tho comparative freedom from petty extortion and tyranny, the obvlou endeavor (not always succe ful) to dispense even-handed Justice, tlie facilities for trade, the Improve ment of means of corniuunlrnllon. It waa not an answer of tula kind, how ever, that I received from an Intelli gent and plain-spoken resident, to whom I put this question," It, F, John ston any In "Lion and Dragon In Northern China." "'What la It we like best In our British rulers? X will tell you.' be , sulci. Our native muds are narrow pathways, and very often there la no room fur two persona to pans unless one yield the road to the other. When our lout ruler the Japanese met our amnll-fnotod women . , , along such path they never stopped aside to let the woman pa by , . . An Eng lishman, on the contrary, whether mounted or on foot, always leave the road to the woman. ITe will walk de liberately Into a deep snowdrift rather than let a Chinese woman step off the i. dry Dath. We have come to nnli. atand that the men of your honorable country all art to the aarae way, and this la what we like about English men.'" WHY THEY ARE "DOUGHBOYS" Origin of Nickname Applied to United 8 late Infantrymen Traced to Mexican War, The term "doughboy" as a nickname for the American Infantryman I a very old one, dating back to the Mexi can war of 1840. In thiit year the United Rtntes regular soldier flrst made acquaintanceship with the booses of mud-colored, sun-dried bricks that are seen everywhere, even today. In New Mexico, Arltooa and the southern part of California. These brick are culled by tho Mexi can adobe (pronounced "doblea"), a terra also applied to the small, squat, flat-roofed house built with them. When the American Invaders en tered what waa then Mexican terri tory, the Infantrymen found the dwelling mostly deserted by tbetr PRI panic-stricken Inhabitants handy a billets, and promptly occupied them aa such. Hut the cnvulrymen, who had to be neur their picketed burses out on the open prnlrie, were unuhlo to avull themselves of nlrnllur accommo dation. Tartly In envy, and partly In good natured chnlT, these christened their more fortunate comrade "dobln dodg ers," afterward shortened to "doblea," a good, rouud-soundlng nickname that was bound to stick, and which In course of time, became corrupted Into "doughboy." John Burroughs' Rabbit. In July tho woodchuck was forgot ten In onr Interest In a llltfo gray rab bit which we found nearly famished, writes John ItitrroiiKli. It was so mall that It could alt In the hollow of one' hand. . . . We bad to force the milk Into Its mouth. Itut In a day or two It hewn to revive, and would lap tho milk eagerly. Soon It took to grass and clover, and then to nibbling sweet apples and early pear. It grew rapidly, and wa one of the softest and most harmless-looking pets I had ever seen. For a month or more the little rabbit was the only company I had, and It helped begullo the time Immensely. In coming In from the field or from my work, I seldom failed to bring It a handful of red clover blos soms, of which It became very fond. One dny It fell alyly to licking my hand, and I discovered It wartted salt I would then moisten my fingers, dip them Into the salt, and offer them to the rabbit How rapidly the delicate little tongue would play npon them, darting out to the right and left of the large front Incisors, the slender paw being pressed against my band' aa If to detain It Tri-Cotor Not of Equal Proportion. It la evident from the appearance of the French flag aa a pictorial dec oration that many artlata are unaware that the tii-color does not consist of the three colors, blue, white and red. In equal proportion. When the famous flag was adopted In the year that gave the United Rtntes It Constitution, 1780. It was eomplr.lncd that due to an optical Illusion, the white. In the middle, looked narrower at a distance, than the bine, which la next to the staff, and that the red, on the fly end of the flag, looked narrower than the white. After numerous experiments, the proportions of, the colors were or dered to be. as they re now, "In every 100 parts, blue to be SO, white, 33 and red 87." NTING THAT PLEASE WE DO SALIH GOURDJI V i if t I. Because he refused to sell hi Ideal to the German government. Sallh OourdJI, former president of the Otto man official newa agency, la a refu ge In thle country. This journalist fled from Turkey late In 1914, but the authorities refused to permit his wife and two children to follow him. They are now In France. Napoleon's Descendant A great-grandson of Napoleon Bona parte wa killed recently In action not far from Reims, where be was at the head of a machine-gun section. HI name waa Daniel Napoleon Mesnard, and he waa the son of a lady whose maiden name waa Leon, and who wa the daughter of Count Leon, a natural son of tbe emperor. The dead soldier bore himself bravely In defense of Reims, and waa mentioned in dis patches. Ominous Quiet "How do yon account for the fact that Crimson Gulch bos become so peaceful T" "It Isn't peaceful." replied Broncho Bob. "It only seems so because the boys are saving their ammunition for the Roches Instead of wasting It on one another." IT! S (STRUCTURE BUILT OF HAY Alfalfa Grower of the Yakima Val ley Used Novel Method to Adver tise Their Product To advertise their agricultural prod net the folk of the Bunnysldfl recla mation project In the state of Wash ington, built last summer a brand-new kind of structure. They called It a bay palace. It wa built wholly of baled bay alfalfa hay of the best quality, 6,000 ton of It, contributed by the farmer of Taklma valley, gome boose I Well, ye. It wa 360 feet long, 100 feet wide and 25 feet high, with an exteri or effect somewhat resembling that of a medieval fortress. ' Inside of It were exhibit of every Imaginable kind relating to the Held and garden product of the valley. Also an auditorium, with a stage for speakers, music and vaudeville acts. The palace wa Illuminated by elec tricity and cooled by electric fan. But although the Taklma valley produces wonderful fruit and vege tables, It big money-getting crop la alfalfa. The celebration at the bay palace (which was, Incidentally, a sort of carnival) waa planned mainly for the purpose of bringing together the grower and consumer of alfalfa hay, with elimination of the much-objurgated middleman. On the Inst day of the fair the hay from which the palace wa construct ed wns sold of auction to the highest bidder and the proceed were distrib uted pro rata union? the farmers who bad contributed the material. SURELY SOME CRAP SHOOTER Dusky Stevedore In France Was Rap Idly Getting Rich at Expense of His Comrades. They used to shoot gome crap in stevedore company No. , but they dont any more. This as a conse quence of a stern company order Is sued after a prolonged argument with tbe dice which' followed' the first' pay day on tbl side. There waa a game at every oppor tunity' for abont a week,, and then came a lull. Simultaneously with the lull the men began to turn up shy of apparel and equipment Investigation disclosed that one dusky private with a' pair of dice that behaved partlao larly well bad made a sensational clean-op. He bad gathered most of tbe franc in the company In the flrst three day and then started on per sonal effects. At tbe conclusion of tbe scries be had nearly enongb francs to finance a war of his own and more clothes' than the supply? sergeant not to speak of 30 Identifi cation tags, seven boxes of C.C. pills, a bottle of castor oil, 11 tow els, most of tbe soap In the com pany and a packing case full of other articles. At the suggestion of the captain be returned all of tbe belong ings ond most of the francs. "Ah learned dat game In de old Tenth cavalry," he exclaimed, "and Ah just wanted to show dese new soldiers dat dey didn't know nuffiu' about it" Stars and Stripes. He Did Net Forget More than two years ago, Charlie, an old Ore department horse at Green castle, left the station, his place there having been token by a new motor truck. Since that time Charlie has been doing heavy hauling for his pres ent owner. The other day Charley and bis work ing route were stopped near the Are department station, and one of tbe firemen ventured the statement that Charlie would still make a good fire horse if the old equipment should have to be resorted to. To prove his contention the fireman unhitched Charlie, led him to his old stall, ad justed the harness above the old wagon and sounded the alarm. The door opened and just as of old Char He trotted out and ran under the har ness ready to make a run. In two years he had hot forgotten- his lesson. Indianapolis News. Mount Rubber: "Remember Mount Rubber when yon come to Newton," urges the Kansan. Mount Rubber Is a heap of rubber rub bish on East Brondway, near Main street, which, when It assumes the de sired proportions, will be sold to old rubber collectors and the proceeds tnrned over to the Red Cross. The nation needs tbe robber, tbe Red Cross needs the money and the public needs Its riddance. "Anything like an old auto tiro, bicycle tire, rubber boots, old gnrden hose, rubber out of your neck in fact, anything In the form of rubber can be chucked Into tho pile and It will be a jolt for tbe kai ser," says the Kansan. , Curious Coconut Crab. The coconut crab of Christmas is lnnd earns Its ' name by the way It makes its living. Except for Its an nual visit to tho sea; it lives In a hole in the ground lined with coconut fibers and climbs up tbe; coconut trees to procure Its food. According to Amerl can Forestry,-this "robber-crab's meth od of carrying eoconuts Is to strip them of tbelr husks and then to bold the nut under some of Its walking legs, while it retires, raised high on "the hips of ' those legs not' used' 'for this" purport." After removing' the husk! from' the coconuts' the crab "hammers on tbe round depressions at one end till entrance Is effected." Classified POK BALK FOR BALE 40 tons first das al falfa bay baled, at the barn. C. D. Woolverton, Rogue River. Ore gon. 25 FOR SALS Thoroughbred Brown Leghorn cockerels, 7-montbs old. C. Schaefers, Rd. 2, lower river road. 21 i17 CHEVROLET with demount able rims for sale. I In best run ning condition. M. J. Barker, 207 West C street. Phone 196-R. 38 FOR SALE! Team, wagon and har ness. Team 6-year-old. Weight about 2800. Also motorcycle. In quire 707 Foundry St. 20 FOR SALE Navy White beans. hand picked, ready for the kettle, 10c per pound. O. A, Bryan. 20 FOR SALE Large ranch, north of Selma. For particular address owner. A. E. Krokstrotri, Selmai Oregon. 20 FOR SALE Steel range good a new, price 120. Call 329 Wert I Street. 21 FOR SALE Toung team (excellent pullers), wagon, plow, harrow, hay, lumber, cedar poets, shot gun; rifle, bedsteads, oil stove and other article. Phone 602-F-12, Mrs. George L. Morris, Rd. l. Grants Pass, Ore. - 42 FOR SALE Good, dry, sorted corn. delivered, 3He per lb.. Ground corn,, cob and alt 3' cents. 924 East P street, phone 212-J. 23 FOR SALE A good piano.. Call at 408 C street Phone 32-R. 19tf TO RENT , FOR RENT Cottage 321 Rogue River Ave., three rooms and sleeping porch, good well and one half acre land,, barn,. $4. EC y month. Key at 208 Foundry, Otu. FOR RENT Dec. 7th, modern six room bungalow; wood bouse, sleeping rooms above, garage. 710 North Sixth street. And five room cottage, corner C and Second. Rents' low. See N. E. Townsend, 621 A' atreet. 23 WANTED WANTED AT ONCE $1,000 loan for year on 136 acres Umber on Coyote Creek, two miles from Wolf Creek, station, half mile off high way, Douglas fir, some sugar pine. Cruises- between 4 and- 5 million. No underbrush and . all smooth timber. Write Bob Roberts, Hotel Clark, Glendale, Ore. 21 MISCELLANHOL' JITNET SERVICE Any where, any time. Phone Mocha Cafe 181-R Otto J. Knlps, Residence 149-Y. ' 238 HEMSTITCHING and picotlng done to order. Handicraft Shop, Med ford, Ore. 38 GARAGE First class work; elec trical work a speciality; satisfac tion guaranteed. Oils and gaso line. Everett Steiger Garage, 211 North Sixtli Street, Phone 298. 42 VIOLIN. PIANO, mandolin and ban jo lessons; good methods and ex perienced teachers. Music fur nished; stringed Instruments re paired; violin bows repaired. G. M. Kellogg, 725 South Seventh Street. 23 TAXI If going or coming call the White Line Taxi. Safety first. Call at tbe Spa confectionary. Phone 262-R. Residence phone, 320-R. 45 The California and Oregon Coast Railroad Company TIME CARD EffectiveNov7l9. 1918. Trains will run Tuesday, Thursda and Saturday I.eave Grants Pass. 1 P. M. Arrive Waters Creek .2 P. M. Leavo Wawrn Creek 3 P. M. Arrive Grants Pass .....4 P; M. For Information regarding freight and pnssenger rates call at the office of the company, Lundburg building, or telephone 131. i Get Out of the Rut Occasionally. . There Is sometimes no barm, and often a bucketful of joy, In Just being real foolish for a spell. And many a time It loosens up the strings of tbe heart to be extravagant even, like the country boy at the circus who said: 'Tve got 15 cents,, and I'm goln' to spend it all on peanuts," and I don't give a durn who knows It, nuther." Our classified ads -b In t results. Advertising PHOTO STUDIO THE PICTURE MILL for fin photo graph. Open dally except Sun day from 10 a. m. te I p. m, San day sittings by appointment only. Phone Mill, 282-R, or resUenea 140. 7tf PHYSICIAN8 L. O. CLEMENT, M. D., Praetlee' limited te disease of the eye, ear, aoM and throat Glasses fitted. Office hours f-12, 3-6, or on, ap pointment. OSes phone (3, resl dence phone Its-J. x a LOUOHRJOOE. M. tt, PhyalcUa and surgeon. City or country call attended day or eight Resldencr pbone 869; office phone 181, Sixth and H. Tuff Bldg. DR. J. O. NIOLEY, Physician and surgeon. Londburg Bldg. Health officer. Office hoars, I to II a. m. and 1 to 6 p. m. Phone 210-J. A. A. WITHAM. Ur D. Internal , medicine and nervous diseases; 903 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Ore. Hours' 9 a. m. to l p. m. A. BURS ELL M. D. D. C la vloek north of poeto fflce, corner flirt) and V street, surgical, electrloaL chlroprstic and osteopathic treat ment. Office phone 197-R; resi dence phone 833-A. VETERINARY BURGEON DR. It J'. BE8TUL. Veterinarian. Office, residence. Phone I0S-R. ATTORNEYS' H. D, NORTON, Attorney-at-law. Practices In all 8tate and Federal Court. First National1 Bank Bldg. OOLVIO ft WILLIAMS. AHoraeya-at-Lsw, Grant Pass Banking Co. Bldg., Granta Paaa, Oregon. Bv S. VAN DYKS,- Attorney: Prao Uoa in all coart First National Beak Bids. - O. S. BLANCHARD. ttorney at Law. Golden Rule . Building . Phone 270.' Grant Pasa, Oregon. BLAKCHARD ft BLANCHARD;- Ate torneya, Albert Bldgi Pbonrf 234-J. Practice in aH courts; laar board attorney. C. A. SIBLER,(Atterney-at-Law, ref eree' In bankruptcy. Mason!' temple. Grants Pav Ore. DENTISTS E. a MACT, D. M. D. Flrt-laaa dentistry. 109 H. South Sixta street Grants Pass, Oregon. ' DKAYAUU AND TKANbriirt COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Ai kinds of drayage and tranafe ' work carefully and promptly dene.' Phone 181-J. Stand at freight depot A. Shade, Prop. THE WORLD MOVES; so do we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone 897-R. . F. O. IS HAM, drayage and transfer. Safes,' flanos and furniture moved, packed, shipped and stor ed. Phone Clark ft Holmaa'. No.1 50. Residence phone 124-R. Grants Pass Evidence For Grants Pass People The Statements of Grannj Pass Reel- uenu Are surely Aioni Reliable Than Those of Utter tranger , Home testimony is, real proof. Public statements of .'Ji-anU Pais people carry real weight, i What a friend or neighbor says compels respect. ' Here's a Grants Pass man's state ment And It's for Grants . ?ass people's far away invites your doubts. um ui uue wajse nome IB benefit ., Such evidence is con 'inclng. That's the kind of proof that backs Doan's Kidney Pills. D. O. Toole, 321 Bridge , street, says: "I am subject to back ache at" times;-which makes it hard for me to' straighten up when I get down to do ' anything. When I have this trouble. I take Doan's Kidney Pills and they alwars fix ma im In - Ana ih.iu Doan's Kid ner Pills ara all (h.t 4a claimed for' them and I never hesi tate io recommend them to others wnen i near tnem oomnlalnlnir nf pains in the back." . Price 60c. at all rinalor. rnn. simply ask- for a kidney remedy got uoio b juaney nus tne same that Mr. Toole had. Foster.MII burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. ' CHICHESTER S PILLQ SOLO BY DSl'GCSTS CIXTJCS