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VAGR FOUR GRANTS PASS DAILY COIIUKR WMDNIOHD.IY, JANUARY H, 1019. MADE THE WORD MEAN MUCH All the English Pretty Bulgarian Un derttood was "London," but She Cava It Dtoided Expression. It la curious that the name London I "ore generally known the world rer than the name England la. In , commercial circle "London atanda j for most article of English manufac ture, in aU the Bast It represents a na tion. The author of "Under the Red Orescent," who waa surgeon of the Turkish army In 187T, found that In the near East, no farther away than Bulgaria, "London" served to Identify Mm. It did even more than that tn a conversational way, aa he tells ua ta his book. My first landlord who waa land lord In name only, for of course I never paid him any rent was a Bul garian, he says, and his daughter waa one of the few pretty women that I rer saw In Bulgaria. Conversation with her, however, was restricted by or Ignorance of each other's lan guage, for I knew scarcely any Bul garian, and the only word of English that she could say waa "London." Whenever I saw that girl she would show her white teeth with a charming smile, flash her big, black eyes, and with beautiful Irrelevance ejaculate: . "London !" Whether she knew what London meant I cannot say, bnt her limited vocabulary expressed more in Its way than the gushing phrases of many more brilliant talkers. When she said "London" with bright air of. welcome and a frank smile as I came home at night tired out with my day's work, I knew that she meant "Good evening, doctor I I hope you haven't had a very hard day today; and see, here Is your toast and coffee ready." When she uttered the word with a backward turn of the head and with a pretty glance as she passed out of the door. It was very evident that she was really saying: "Good night now, doctor! Pleasant dreams to you, and I hope a Russian shell wont find yon tn the morning." Youth's Compan ion. NO DAINTY DISHES SERVED Coarse Fare" All That la Offered to Diners Who Celebrate the Birth day of Samuel Johnson. i . An unusual celebration is the din ner In honor of Dr. Samuel Johnson, most distinguished English writer of the eighteenth century, given for many years on the anniversary of his birth at Litchfield, where he was born In 1708. Literary men from all over Eng land assemble at the banquet and the menu la always the samethe "coarse fare" beloved by the author. Americana would call It a square meal with all the trimmings, for the dishes specified are beefsteak pudding with kidneys, haunch of mutton, oys ters and' mushrooms,' apple pie with cream and toasted cheese, ale and punch, to be followed by a dish of strong tobacco and a chnrch-warden pipe for each surviving guest This la strong meat for a strong man and Litchfield Johnson dinner Is always "stag" affair. . . The house tn St Mary's square, where Johnson . was born la now museum and library of rare first editions of "Rasselaa," the "Adventurer," the dictionary, "Ram bler" . and Johnson's political tracts and poetical works, as well as about 40 different editions of Boswell's Ufe." .... England's Gleaning Bell. The "gleaning bell" is known In aome places as at Drtllfleld, York as the "harvest bell," and Is sounded at five In the morning and seven In the evening to mark the hours of la bor In the fields. Among the old records tn the parish chest at Barrow-on-Humber Is an In struction to the parish clerk "to ring a bell every working day morning and evening at sun-setting until harvest be fully ended, and for this service each of the cottagers shall give him two peck of wheat" The clerk , at Lyddlngton, Rutland, e entitled to charge each adult glean , r Id. for ringing the "gleaning bell." London Chronicle. ' Onions a Disinfectant Much has been said about the vir tues of the onion, but few know of Its use as a disinfectant An onion cut In half and set in a room will attract to Itself all manner of germs, leaving the air sweet and pure; it is therefore most valuable in cases of infection. You should take care, however, to born the onion after ward. No part of an onion should ever be used for domestic purposes after having been allowed to lie about over night. The eating of raw pnions Is a great personal protective In time , of epidemic, and If taken with cucumbers tiie breath Is left) Innocent of any ob jectionable odor. ' , I Tall Trees. The tallest of California's "big trees" is three hundred, and. twenty-five feet In helghf, but among the great gum trtesof Australia, not to mention Brit ish Columbia's great firs, many speci mens are pore than four hundred feet in height, and one, which was felled In southeast Australia, measured four hundred and seventy-one feet the tail, at tree on record. ; - "f v. vr!- .' ' -rf.fi .(''.' 1.vt -V. , '- .:; Uii. it'.f .(;. r. iO-'l'? HENRY FORD'S GREAT Detroit, Jan. S. A long, narrow wedge, with a steal-encased nose of solid concrete tapered to a knlte-llke edge, forming a considerable part of its total length of 204 feet, and de clared to be capable of crushing any 'submarine such la the Eagle, built by Henry Ford and designed orlg- Inally to, help rid the seas ot the menace of the German tboats. Contrary to popular hellet the'"' cX left for Sacramento last Eagle la not a motor boat, but an nlht- oil-burning, steam turbine-driven; Electric work Paul's Electric craft, with a cruising radius ofjatore, phone 90 Medford. 62 5,000 miles. The Eagle is not a' Alvln L, Umphlette, tie and timber thing ot beauty; beauty was not con-'inspector for the Southern Pacific, templated In Its construction. It Is 'who has been In the city tor the a long, guant weapon ot war, ot all-past week on business, went to Ku steel construction with the exception 'gene last night, of the concrete nose. j Hemstitching and plcoting at 10 Another popular Impression that cenU a yar4AU work guaranteed has been shattered Is an idea that.Tne vanity Shop, Medford. Ore. 27tf the Eagle boat Is equipped with tor-j pedo tubes. The submarine chaser , waa not intended to combat the ma- 8cM,t" Jor instrument ot German ruthless-' Tnero "1 be " ?f nees with its own weapons. It waa 'Boy Scouts tonlsht at 7:30 at the designed to depend rather upon Its Chamber ot Commerce room., mannoiiverln onalltlea. Its Dowerful' Hht rnns. and a new American in- ventlon for directing its fire at un seen objects. Its .crew including operating and fighting complement numbers ap proximately SO men. To the observer, the first lmpres-' I slon of the Eagle boat Is one of won- der that a craft so narrow can pos-i sess buoyancy sufficient to keep It . .... iv.,,!,. . length of more than an average city m.v th rt h.. hm t niv oc j j .. 1.. A3 levt, buu unws wueu luuy equip ped less than 10 feet of water, Its sea-worthiness, has been dem onstrated In the official trials, ac cording to reports to the navy de-i mptmanr While it is admitted the Eagle Fortlana. Jan. .-ine uw ..u aha. nM m.fc th ,. Influenza serum, used by the Oregon age destroyer. It is claimed that it can outdistance moat submarines and the raior-like edge ot the bow. .. .1 ..11. v.. would have happened had it come In contact with the German undersea pirate. I At this navy yard, according to Good That Is Evil Spoken Of. the article, 4,212 men were vaccl Our good Is often evil spoken of nated and not of these men died, because ; .of .our thoughtlessness.. The ;A ,n Ww Isolated and woman who looked askance at a . . . . . -,nrm-A stranger who. had been shown into Tacdnted "rir and later exposed her pew did not reaUy mean to hurt there occurred only two cases, both that stranger's feelings, to send her Pntlento recovering. Among 361 away from church that day with the . Marines vaccinated early with no at Inward resolution never agnln to en- tempt to control exposure, there oe ter Its doors, but such was the effect jenrred two cases, both patients com of ber lack of thought Our good Jn? oown after the first Injection is often evil spoken of because of the ' fl botn nevwmA, Among 62 Ma unnecessary harshness of our man- . ... ,., ..... ner. It I. an oft-repeated excuse of "ne8 at ' ammU"IUn dePOt Wh" offenders of this kind. "I waa born !were cclnated early there occurred with an unfortunate disposition; I ' three casea, two after the first in am brusque, and have no fineness of Jeotion and one after the third: there touch ; It la hereditary." . This la an were no deaths. attempt to dodge responsibility, to J transfer the censure to our ancestors n KIT PER CENT TO RE who cannot defend themselves. Harshness of manner may be tem peramental, but It is hardly constitu tional. It is an ungracious and harm ful habit and It can be cured. Influence. i teleeram from me aajiuani spnerai The world Is only Just beglnnlns to," Washington, received yesterday. understand the extent to which Indl-' vlduul.s nnil nations inny be und have j READERS ATTENTION" been swayed by silent mental Influ- ence. A man prefers, of course, to be- j Soma rumors have been spread lleve that he Is the master of his own aboul tnat tne Hazelwood la about conclusions and the arbiter of his;. ' ... .. ., ,,, i.i.h 1 .i. k. 1... to close like the Mutual did, which 1 self how he arrived at any given con-!a8BUre everynB ' not t,,e fact- at elusion or decided upon a certain line ; least, you -ould say so if you could of conduct, and unless he can own to ee the improvements the Hazlewood an Intelligent conception of dlvlie company Is making on the old Rlver princlple upon which he relies for banks plant, and also Hee the busl guldnnce, he will have to ndmlt. If he nesg thby are building up 011 the Is equal to the analysis, that he has ; , nt pr,nclu(l, BUcn ag correct been swayed throuKhout his career by . ' . . , , , i,.,i Influences not his own.-Ohrlstlan Scl- ! welhU' tesU' etc- 1 al? Iea,ni1 ence Monitor. We may not 'be able to dissipate the forces which war against ns, but we can strengthen the forces which range themselves for us. We may not be able to change the conditions In which we must live, but we can train our selves to be more brave and patient In their endurance; to keep our spirits above them, instead of In constunt Ir ritation against thou COUNTY TREASURER'S CALL FOR ROAD WARRANTS AU Josephine County (pink) -Road Warrants Issued up to October 1st, 1918, and protested prior to that date, are hereby called in. and are payable at the County Treasurer's office on or after January 8th, .1918, on which date Interest will cease. . GEO. S. CALHOUN, . . County Treasurer for Josephine County, Oregon. 60 PERSSNflL B. W. Atlcn lert tor Portland' Inst night on-business. Tanlac. Sabtn hna It. 61 James Dean Is reported to be very ill at his home. Herman Horning, who has been sick for several days, Is reported by Mrs. Horning to be much Improved toditM Joseph Carlln, who has been spending the past two months In Kiit Mld-Week Service Mid-week sorvlce at the Baptist church Thursday evening at 7:30. Mr. Cllne will speak on of the Heart of Jeeus." 'Glimpses A cordtul welcome awaits nil at this service. . ..... 1 .11.,... (.u. rm '"" Rev- D"rhJde; f JT " wln ""fn at. tne Melh" dlst church mursaay. rnaay. oui- urda' and Sundaf n,U. ,''S0- Also Sunday morning at 11. All are invited 10 inese services, E. Gla- tier, pastor. LIX)YD ANTI-FLU SERl'M IS DECLARED A SI CCKSS ir mi "tat bord of nea,tn ,nd "B0 ,by k h city board of health, received high Indorsement in the current Issue of the American Medical Journal. which reviews the results obtained at he Bremerton navy , yard near Seattle, 4hrougn tne use 01 iu serr DISCHARGED AT CAMP LEWIS Camp Lewis. Wash.. Jan. 8 Fifty per cent of the 13th division here may be discharged, according to a tnai tne .umuai coiupauy nu a mau, ilr. Skillman, In the country solicit ing for direct shippers. Their regu Mm. in.inu ! lar man, M t. Hardlson is afraid, or !at lea8t ashamed t0 come aro,lnd ttN ter wnat tney inea 10 uo 10 me farmers last October, after they tried to lower the butter prices offering 61 cents for butter fat, which they didn't succeed In doing as the Hazle wood could see the reason In it which waa the Mutual's game to un load some butter from the middle west to compete with the Oregon producer. Now we are with you, and I assure you satisfaction. The price today Is 67 cents for butter fat. And we also want your poultry and eggs. Heavy hens, over four pounds, are 25 cents per pound today. Eggs are up to 63 cents cash In small lots. Let me hear from. Bring us either your cream or poultry. - Yours truly, 69 C. K. NEILSON. ., All kinds of Commercial Printing at the Courier Of floe. - - LGQflH Watson Konfrf liaaih ,w '1 James Watson, who Is now living ta the I m per In I Valley, has rented his ranch near.Wolt Creek. Mr. Watson appears to be well pleased with the Imperial Valley. Suicide at Rogue lliver Arthur Brown, who Is tn tho city from Medford, states that Robert Wakemnn died at Rogue River M011 forenoon from the effects ot a done ot strychnine. Wakemnn la a mar ried man with eight children, ami his friends are at a loss to account tor his rash art,, as he appeared cheerful early Mondny morning, lnswtir Report The state sanitary inspector of hotels and restaurants reports the Oxford Cafe In excellent and sani tary condition, under tho manage ment of Chef tarlgueur. His popu lar 35c and 40c meals are making him many new customers. A little further to come, hut worth It. 59 lr. Xlttley t levc Mrs. J. O. Klbtey left this after noon for Sacramento to visit with relatives. Dr. Ntbley will Join hur In that city within a few days, and after an extended visit at other points they will go to Portland, Ore gon, where the doctor will continue his practice. Klu Still a Menace According to local physicians there la still considerable Influenza In the city. In fact. It U rumored that there are more rases of thin Illness than at any other period since the disease first made Its ap pearance. However, It Is reported that most ot the cases of Illness are! merely bad colds. ConuniHHlodern Adjourn County court adjourned yesterday afternoon, after transacting the usual routine ot business, such as allowing hills, etc. This waa the first meeting ot the new board, J. S. McFadden and W. F. McCabe be ing the newly elected commissioners. Dr. J. C. Smith was re-appolnted county health officer, and Dr. W. H. Flanagan was appointed county phy sician. Death of Richard Cramer The people of this city were! shocked this morning upon learning 1 of the death of Richard Putman Cra-1 mer, youngest son ot Mr. and Mrs. I T. P. Cramer. 'Richard waa about 17 years of age and atudent ot the Grants Pass High school. , He bad been Buffering with Influenta, which j later developed Into pneumonia, and 1 succumbed at 10 o'clock this morn-J lng. Funeral arrangements have' not , yet been announced. , Hard to Locate ' Dr. J. F. Reddy, whose home Is In Medford. whose office Is in Grants Pass, and who operates tn California, Is In the city on business. Dr. Reddy Is particularly Interested In the chrome Industry, which he says Is now In a bad way, as operators have large quantities on hand and no market. When the war ended the bottom dropped out of the market because of failure to Intelligently provide for this new Industry by the government. Oregonian. Dies In Nevada A telegram has been received in this city from W. E. .Muilrlile, who Is in .Moore, Nevada, stating that Marvin, his son, had died In that city. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllrldo left last Friday for Moore. Mr. Mcllrldo Is ticket agent at the Southern Pa cific station hern, und as Marvin lived In Grants Pass for a number of years it Is presumed that his body will be brought back here for Interment, although plans for the funeral have not yet been announced. A Monstrous lyomon A monster ripe lemon on exhibi tion at the Commercial club )h at tracting . much attention. It was grown by Mrs, S. X. Kenloln of Grants Pass In that city from a tree which at the same time also bore two other huge lemons of similar size, and is already In 'bloom for an other crop. The Immense citrus fruit was brought to Medford Mon day to be placed on exhibition. The lemon Is 18 Inches by 17 inches in circumference, and a more healthy, fine , looking lemon one would not care to see. The same tree last year bore a similar crop of large lemons of fine appearance, tartness and flav or. One of these lemons cut up made as many pies as would four or five ordinary lemons. Medford Tribune, TCO"E'FE"E'S 1 1 M. j. 11. cnre, M. 3. It. IVITec, 11 H lb. tins N,V M, J. II. ColT.s-, a lit. tin I.U.1 II1IU linm, (ltl fan) I lit. linn 41 IIIIIh llrtw (I lis I Cnu)iU)4 lb. tin U.V: IIIIIh ItroN. (Itiit ii) S lb. linn H.H.1 '1 - , , . You run wive iiintu'y by btiylnu corTee now BASKET GROCERY CO. i euwnoH '! .J , .' 'Continued from Page One. 1 desire to reduce our naval expendi ture to the lowest limit consistent with our peculiar needs as an Island empire. That Is, Indeed, our ut purpose, but , Mr, Danliil will nut make that purpose eaatur ot accom plishment by holding a pistol at our heads." In an editorial discussing the prospecta of peace, the Dally News, nays: "It la useless to shut our eyes to the fact that all Is not well. It has been notorious for weeks past that schemes ot annexation based on see ret treaties were bolng secretly pressed forward, and that obscure doslgna In Russia wore taking vague and menacing shape. Now we are confronted with Premier Cloinen ceau'a, declaration In favor of the restoration of the system of the bal ance of power. "It this policy la Insisted upon It means one thing and one thing only. It means that France repudiates the Idea of league of nations and that the world la not to be organlxed for peace, but reorganised for war. . "If that policy la pursued - tho peace conference la doomed to fail ure. America will have no choice but to leavo Europe to Ita own ways and Ita own fate. (The will, ot course suffer the penalty which all will Buf fer. Since ahe haa failed to Induce the world to disarm she will have to arm herself, and so the world will be W.'.Ti' ttreen, ' I'rnpr.' " " Grants Pass & Crescent City Stage Co. IS. I ' . v, Big, Easy Riding Office Old Observer Ulk. Corner Seventh ami Q street Phime 1 Telophoae UktMI and BARGAIN 1917 Ford $390 ifT -!.i ,,.( C. L. HOBART CO. Joy TONIGHT LOIS WlOltlOlt presenlM Mildred Harris . frflW.'.tTIAH. OHAPL1N) "The Doctor and The Woman" I! . .Ill - , ti,'(,) (,);(. i'l, '1 ,'t'tf. . r ,M f-jf-l ! . t- 'i I A big seven reel production adapted from "K" the famous Mary Roberta RJnehart story i.u. 1 lb. tin ...JL'.Wfa started agulu on a race of competi tive armaments loading curlalnly and unalterably to war." COMING EVENT Jan. 11, pttturdayf-t'lvll service examination for postmaster, vacancy at Inland. ,, ... ... NEW TOwAY t-H4tttffat ii 1 1 1 p 1. 1 lam FOR HAUi-r-Klua rug. About &tt ft.x ft. .,uw. Call 19. 00 WANTED Woman cook for- small rew at mining camp. Would pre fer miner and wire. Address llox 742. Urania. Pass. Ore 114 U)8T Boy's tan leather glove with black patten leather top with fringe, hinder please return to Pestlme Cigar Store. 69 The American Red Cross sent 3,000 Ions of condensed milk to the children of prisoners In Archangel. Siberia, and 2,000 pounds of powder ed milk to the children of Fraace. tWNTV TKKA81 HEIl'H CALL rXHt UKNERAIi WARRANTS All Josopblne County General Warrants, Issued prior to October 7th, 1912. and protested prior to that date, are hereby called In, and are payable at the County Treasur er's office on or after the 8th day of January, 1919, on which data Inter est will ceaae. GEO. S. CALHOUN. County Treasurer for Josephine County, Oregon. (0 H. Otddinga. 4 gem 1 ' ' '' Pierce Arrow Cars ' -j,' ."ii i-.. ..lit-',(', i.i.'.i 1 ami Till H.HDAY : 11 -;i mi ( 1' (I s In r.v Theater 4'