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j j X mtotf mtut 3mm ; ) ; i 1 VOL XVIII. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1902. If 0.7. i f. R. R. E. SMITH, PHYSICIAN amo SURGEON Office, Kooiu 1 over Post Office. Residence Booth Home, 7th nod A.. GRANTS PASS. - OREGON. C. HOUGH, ATTOUNKYAT-LAW, Pi settees in all State and Federal Court Office over First National Bank. Uszsts Pais, - Osteon. J-fC. PERKINS, . V. 8. DEPUTY MINERAL SUKYIYOR,; UskAMTa PaBS, - . OlMOX QKORGE H. BINNS, ASSAYBR, Office opposite Hotel Josephine tlRABTTS PASS, - OftBOO. Men Wantedl Wood Choppers, at Wolf Creek, Oregon. Good tiip ber, aud good wages can be made DUN3AR.4 KUYKENDALL, Woll Creek, Ore. N. E. McGREW, PIONEER TRUCK, and DELIVERY Furntlire and Piano GRANTS PASS, OREGON Till pepsUr barber ihop Get your tonsorlal work done i IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chain Bath room in connection II. n. BARTON, WATCHMAKER and JEWELER. Full assortment of Watches, Clocks, verwear and Jewelry. A Good Assortment of Uraceleta and Heart Bangles, 01 em ens' Drug Store J.M.CHILE: GROERIES HARDWARE TABLEWARE Fine Batter a Specia'y FRONT and FOURTH f3. SWEETLAND ND & ). FRESH and SAL MEATS Pes 21 f D ...THE VjllTE IS KING.... Beauty of finiih. Quality Material, Elcjanc of Design, ths finest workmanship tbe simplest, most compittod best set of attachments, full instruction by ex pert tea chers, easy paymrOMd machines taken in exchange, the fullest possible gna'-sntee, one million, rVrr.ndrsd thousand happy, satisfied users, thir'y.yran of success, courteous treatoi What Mors Can You Ask? We have other make macliinea, without ball bearings, new, very cheap Bom good second hand kriines cheap. All kind of sewing machine Netdlr oil, attachments and rf pel New machines (or rent. Don't think o( bnyja. Sewing Machine until you hav seen the New Ball Bearing "Whits" ( ' Ws say "The'Wbite'KIng" of Sewing Machine and Biijc'es. Call, tele phone er write and let totive it. t WHITE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, J Main Office, .100 Pout St., San Francisco, Cal. j!For Sale By JiTolko, Grants Pass, Ore. MA RBI AND GRANITE WORKS. J. B. PADDOCK, Psora. i am prensrsd afi,h anything in tbe line ol Cemetery work In any kind of MARBLE or OUtE. Nearly thirty yei nperienc In tbe Marble buaiuee warrant my faying that I ran all yourjbrt the very best manner. Can furniab rk gcotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind tf Marble. I r Front Street, Kegs ureene's Ganshop. At Bed Time I take a pleasant herb drink, the next earning I (eel bright and my complex- (die better. My doctor says it act gtntly 00 the stomach, liver aud kid ixyi, and 1 a pleasant laxative. It ii ntde from herb, and ia prepared aa etailjr aa lea. It ia called Lane' Medi one. All druggist nil it at 25c. and Jsj. Lane'a Family Medicine move tie bowela each day. If you cannot get send for a free earn pie. Address, Orator F. Woodward, Le Rot. N. Y Grants Pass Ming and Trnst Go. CAPITAL STOCK $50,M0. Transact a gtnsral Banking business. Receives deposit (abject to check er on demand certificate. I Our customer are assured of eonrleeu treatment and eveiy consideration con silient with lonnd banking principle. J. Fsakx Watbon, Pre. Ecu s PeLLf ck, V in Pres. L. L. Jxwsi.i,, Cashier. FIRST NATIONAL IB .A. 1ST IK OP SOUTHERN OREGON. Capital Stock, - - $50,000. Ksceive deposits subject to check or er certificate payable on demand. Sells light drafts on New York, Ban Fran Cisco, and PoiUand. Telegraphic transfer sold on all point In the United States. Special Attention given to Collections snl feneral business of our customers. Collections made throughout Bontherr Oregon, and on all accessible points. R A. BOOTH, President. 1. C. CAMPBELL, Vice President. II. L niLKEY, Cashier. Thought for Your IIorse You should Ibink of yeurfhoras when yon sre buying horse goods as well as yonrrelf. Not only will tbe horse b more comfortable in the harness and horse efftcts we provide, but yon will be more Certain to be Satisfied since yon will have a pride in vour out fit. Our horse goods are onr pride. We warit to make tlirm vour pride al so. These articles are well made, are sure to pe a pleasure wherever used, and we believe yon will And then, all they should be. The price is right, too. JOHN HACKETT. 6th street. Willis Kramer ANurACTtiaii or Myrtle Creek Extra Family Floui And Ivsrythlng that goes with First Class Milling. For ale by J. M. Chiles, E. A, Wadb and T. B. Cokwkli.. Call for It; same price aa other brands Bali Bearing Like a Bicycle Makes Hie "Whitk" the Easiiest Running Sewing Machine Made. J. B. PADDOCK, Brain-Food Nonsense. Another ridiculous- food fad baa been branded by tbe most competent authori ties. Tbey have dispelled the silly notion that one kind of food is needed for brain, another for muscle, and still another for bones, A correct diet will not only nourish a particulsr part of ths body, but it will sustain every other part. Yet, however good your food may be, it nutriment is destroyed by indi gestion or dyspepsia. You must pre pare for their appearance or prevent their coming by taking regular doses of Green' August Flower, the favorite medicine of the healthy millions. A few dose aide digestion, Btiiuulatea the liver to healthy action, purities the blood, and makes you feel buoyant and vigorous. You can get Dr. G. G. Green's reliable remedies at Dr. Kremer'a. Get Green' Special Almanac. To Care a Cold In a Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. O rove's signature Is on each box. 26c. aVrftHVvcsJ V.kilsiIJTk CHEAPER IN PRICE QUALITY Always the Same THE BEST. If you have a Premo you can get nothing better. Call and examine them. AMATEUR SUPPLIES A H VOORHIES. V ALrisJLe-lN'o LUNG BALSAM will positively cure deep-acated COUGHS. COLDS. , CROUP. A tic Bottlt lor a Simple Cold. A 60s. Bottle lor a Htaai Cold. A 11.00 Bottle lor a Detp-isated Cough. QBoldyallDroEglita A Great Clubbing Offer Rogue River Courier '..ierrThl i my ii Tee Best sad Meet Practical rsrar, ead faailly Paper Published TOGETHER W1TJI A BEAlTiriL ART CALENDAR FOR 1902 For Only 1.50 Helieving chat every on of our rentier-, slum Id have at lea-tone good farm and fam ily journal, we have perfected arrange neiiH wlicrehy we can ft ml that practical and iiuitructiye journal. Farm and Home, in connection with the Weekly Courier, in cluding a beautiful and useful Art Calen dar for iwa aa detailed below, all for onlv $l.r0. We are unable to give but a brief description of the content of Kami and Home, which 1 uneualed for variety and excellence. Prominuut anions it? many uej'Hriuieuia may ne muniioneu me Farm anil Gardcm Marlcrt RporU Fruit Cult u r Meghan lr.-l I Iu vices t'ahlon and fr ancr Work Feedlnrand ItrtMHlinic ThnApfarr Talks with Our Lawyer wi of th luy Dairy and rrttniirr liMirwlioh Kr nt urea The Ho u I try Yard 1 lie nntiin Itox Plant and Flowera Thn trlnarr Tbe llorao Bliwp and Swlno Farm Ann home i puMihd nti-monthly Im Bum d era which comj-nw a yir'i sul criptma making volume ri over OOU H0 MKc, treminsr with til the l.ttnt and most i rtllll InmiVitinn that vznerience ami ttrirnre can supply. No Ot'ttcr proof ol iu HpuUnty can or oiirrcd than Ms enormous circulation, which titentls into every tatc, carh number bciog read by no less thaa a UUioo readers. THE ART CALENDAR Combine a portfolio reprmlnclna in color on of thfi smtttwt of roixlrrn p;tltit tnic and funrothr iiiMterptrwn In alntclo tone, eacb 9x13, suitable for f raw in a It also includes Weather Fnrceaitta for evrrv day in the year, spare for Isily M-morania, Monthly O utile to Work Outdoors and In, When to Buy and SHI, How to Combat All I'esisof Home or t arm, Household Helps, Census Heturns, Statittics, etc. The Calendar proper comprises aS paiecs, 9x13, nd is embellished by m beautiful reproduction in all its original color of a most charmimr and fa mous painhnsY otitled Writinfr to I'apa." the pic ture represrntina: a little eirl seated at a table with Een in hand and diligently writinif her first letter to er fond papa. Four additional masterpiece la ingle tone are also Included, separata from the text of the Calendar, each 9XIJ inches. Do ttot delay OT 'd to take advantage of this areat offer, for never helor was so much offered for so small a aura. Hemember w send feotb paper a fall year, including the Calen dar as above oescritwd, all post pa id, at the very low pno aiaua Address sa oracra Rogue River Courier, GRANTS PASS, ORE. I 1 1 1 1 1 Fd ws,A WesKlngton Letter. Wa8uinoton, D. C, Dec., 30, 1901. Perhaps never before have Christmaa festivitiea in the White House reached the informal and almost uproarious tage that the; atttined this year. After noonday luncheon the president and his family went to the house of Com mander Cowels where, with their young cousin, the Roosevelt children enjoyed a great Christmas tree laden with many gifts. The president ami his eldest eon accompanied by two gentlemen who were staying at the White House, then went for a long ride but all returned in time to dress for dinner at 7 o'clock. Among the guests were Sena'.or aud Mrs. Lodge and their son. Mis Carew, Captain Davis, Mr. and Mr. Adams and Commander and Mra. Cowloa. After dinner the party entered the big east room and the president ordered tbe attending orchestra to play the Virginia Reel. He choose Mrs. Cowles as liia partner and they led the dance. Mr. Roosevelt etiassed, "balanced all," side stepped and cut pigeon wings until the ladies almost had hysterica and the youngsters howled with merriment. The orchestra then started to play "Whistling Rufus" aud Immediately the president started a Cakewalk Insisting mat all Join in. llis buck and wing steps would have done credit to a Wash ington professional cake-walker but young Lodge out stepped him and appreciating that fact Mr. Roofevelt made him leaJ. Referring to the young inan'a performance one of the duKky attendants at the White House said "Dat d young Mr. Lodge is su't inly de bestest cake walker I done see, but law, you ought to see de president, he su'tangly make duni other white lolks pick up dey feet." The day alter Christmas Mra. Roose velt and Dr. Rixev and the children, with the exception of Missi Alice, went down tbe river on the Dolphin. Theo dore Roosevelt Jr. had a new gun and was counting on a great slaughter ol canvas-backs but so far none have been received -at the White Houso. The president ia giving a series of small dinners to his particular friends but he has gh.en out that he will see no one ou business unless it is of a most pressing nature. Hie advent of Governor 8haw into the cabinet circle is anticipated with a good deal of pleasure. Mr, (jae has been in mourning since the death of hie wife which has, of course precluded his entertaining. The families of Secretary Hay aud Secretary Long are also in mourning so that the list ol house ex tending formal hospitality has been considerably narrowed down. Governor Shaw is wealthy and his wile is said to be socially ambitious, so that it is ex peeled that he will take a large house and that his entertainments will be frequent and elaborate. Senator Depew must feel himself a very much married man, as he has betn through three wedding ceremonies. According to the French law, there must be a civil marriage apart from the religious ceremony and accordingly the senator and hia bride drove .to the United States Consulate on Friday and were civilly married, tho license having teen aigned by President Kooievelt him self. On Saturday morning the happy couple were married at 10 o'clock at the church ol Notre D.imu, Miss Palmer being a Koniao Catholic, and at 11 o'clock they were again married at the Kpiscopal church out of respect to the senator's religious convictions. The death of Senator Sewall of New Jersey ou Friday leaves a vacancy in the senatorial representation from that state and already there is speculation as to who will be his successor. It Is be lieved here that the governor will ap point a senator pro tern to occupy Sena tor Sewall's Beat until the legislature shall have elected his successor. Con gressmen John C. Gardiner and Henry C. LoudenHlager are b ull spoken of as probabilities. Minister Wo Ting Fang has filed with the secretary of ntate a protest against ihe reeudctuitint of the Chinese exclu sion act and his letter will doubtless be forwarded to congress and referred to the committee on foreign relatious There is every reason to asr-unie thai the bill will be promptly reeuacted, the only changes likely being of BUch ad- miuistr tive details as woul I make It mo e elite-live, but Mr. Wu is himself held in such high regard that the secretary stale will uautjllnsi bespeak for him hearing by I lie committee. The state department has received communication from United States Minister Wiltou at Santiago de Chile, in which hu says that the Argentine Hull controversy uuy uj regarded si settled for the limu being if not for al time. Dr. Garcia Murau, tho Argeu tine minister ol Washington, says that hia country has made unlurial con cessions to Chill In order to preserve peace hut he believes that it is better to concede certain rights than to pre cipitate what must have been a pro longed and bloody struggle. The president following the exaiup'e of his predecessors, has already set aside a tract of land for forest reserve pur oses. This reserve is located along ths boundaries of Idaho and Montana and will aggregate over one million acres. It will be known as Ihe Kootenai forest reserve. Mr. Roosevelt all) Il will be remembered mad') an earnest recommendation to congress to let apart a very large area In the southern stales to be known as the Appalachian forest reterve. Representative Fra;,cis U. Newlands, of Nevada gave a dinner at the new Williards' on tbe evening .after Christ mas to about filty members of congress snd at which Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was the guest of bonor. The affair was manifestly in the interest ol irhgatioa legislation for the western state and it is said to have made many frieoda. Mr. Wilson, who i known to be In close touch with the views of the president on this subject made the address of the .evening. He devoted himself to a refutation of the idea that the irrigation of the western lands would add to the competition of the eastern farmers. He even argued that eastern farm, r would lie benefHid by the movement. He said that he bad seen and talked wiln many ol tue representatives from the east anJ that he had made many converts, Mr. New lands said that tbe friends of the move ment had a most important champion in the person of Representative Cannon who, as a chairman of the house com mittee on appropriations, would wield great Influence. . He said that Mr. Cannon wa in favor of a bill which would provide for the etarting of the actual woik of irrigating the arid lands. Steamer Walla Walla, Sinks. A collision at tea Thursday morning between the steamship Walla Walla and an unknown sailing vessel resulted in the linking of tbe steamship and the probable loss of at least 20 lives. The Walla Walla, owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, sailed from San Francisco January 1 for Puget Sound porta. She carried 30 first-class p assessors, 28 second-class and a crew of 80 men. When off Cape Mendocino, on the California coast, 4 ;10 Thursday morning, an iron bark, believed to be French, loomed up iu the hate and crashed into the Walla Walla's bow. Then '.be tailing vessel slid off Into' the darkness and was seen co more. All the passengers and a crew of the Walla Walla, except the few on watch were asleep, but were roused by the crash. The steerage quarters were in the bow, and it ia believed that come of the steerage passengers and crew were crushed to death. A big hole was msde in the sleatner'B bow, and she sank iu 35 minutes. The officers and crew maintained strict dis cipline, and boats and rafta were low ered. All who were not killed in the collision got off, except Hall who went down with his ship. He was picked up later by one of the boat, uninjured with the exception of a few bruises. There was a choppy sea running, and the small, boats could not make a land ing on the shore a few miles distant, They drilled about all day, and finally 05 people were picked up by the steamer Despatch, which took them to Eureka, Another boat, under command of Kl- giueer Drown, containing 13 people, attempted to laud at Trinidad and was Bwamped. John Wilkinson, quirter master; William Martel, Qreman; L. Drube, a passenger, and three unknown men were drowned. Ertoye.ble Winter Trip. A winter trip to Southern California and Arixona via the famous Shasta Route is one never to be forgotten. Hu newed acquaintance with this section will ever develop fresh points ol interest and added sources of enjoyment under its sunny skies, in the variety of inter ests and added industries, in ita prolific vegetation and among its numberless resorts of mountain, shore, valley and plain. Two traina leave Portland daily morning and evening for California These trains are equipped with Ihe most improved pattern of standard and tourist sleeping cars, and the low rates place tbe trip iu reach ol all. Coinage of 1901. The monthly statement of the Director o! the Mint shows the coinage executed at the mints of the United States during ths month of December, 1VK)1 , to have been $14,64 1,321, as follows: Gold I2,3,W,3: Silver l,WW,f)14 Minor coins 373,40! The total coinage for the cnleudu year ended December 31, I'.IOl, was ,134,6'J3.770, of which $101,735,187 wa gold, (:10,73S,400 was ilvr, and VA-'K Vi'i waa in minor coin. Ol the year e coinage, i)t,ll;U,fiU was in double euli s, and 1'2S.:;07 in quarter eagles. Of the silver coined, --,ft,G,Bi:i was in stand ard dollars, (3,110,0.' Ill half dollar, $-J,GI0,3!(O ill quartern, and i.W) 3"xl in dimes. There were aUo coined l,3j I, -010 in nickels uud (7,10,111 in pennies Iliiw'. Tin? Wu oiler One Hundred I) ilium lie- ward (or any cafe ol Caturrh that tun not be cured by Hall's Catarrh One. F.J.Chkskv&Co., l'rop.,Toi.Kii. O. We, the iindeisigne I, havekiutinF. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all buaineas transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations mai'e by their firm. Wst k Tut ax, Wholesale Drugi-tn, Toi.kho, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is token in ternally, acting directly upon thu blood and mucous surfaces of Ihe system. I'rice 76c, par bottle. Sold by ail Drug gists. Testimonials free. Hall' famllj Tills are the best. Orrkaml Mr. pine. A pentlenian, over 50, says: "Irnlti rated tho habit of alra-ping- offhand when I won a .vounifxtT," lie snj s, "and have kept It up ever ainre. I don't (ro t bed or lie down w lun I want a imp, but n soon n I feel drowsy I put my eUw on the la-k of my chair, nut my head upon my hand and go off sound for five minute. When I vtakn up I am iu first-claos trim strain. I have (rot so used to that way of nnppinff that if I lie down I am wide awake In an in stant." Tk. Me.kleali.rsr U.rlaralloa. The Mecklenburg; county (N.C.) com missioners have (riven a plot of bind 30 feet square in front of the new court house In Charlotte for tbe erection of the monument to the eifrnera of the Mecklenburg declaration of independ ence. Four thousand dollar of the tD.OOO desired for Its erection has been subscribed. A Game Covote. A dispatch to the Telegram from Pilot Rock says: A terrible battle be tween a huge coyoto and a splendid pair of thoroughbred grayhounds was witnessed some distance south of here a couple of days ago. The coyote won. Usually in Btich cases the coyote takes losing money. Followed at some distance by a horse man, owner of the hounds, these two dogs started their iuteuded victim from behind a rock, and took after him at close range. Over hills and round boulders the chase went, the lank, powerful coyote keeping well ahead, ieipite the grayhounds' speed. Finally the fugitive ran round a rock into a depression in a hillside, where he found himself cornered before he could get out. He made a stand. As the first hound made a leap to bite him, the coyote ducked, there waa a Hash of yellow, and hound number one lay bleeding behind with hi throat horribly torn. The second, undaunted, followed, but before ha could get a mouthful waa thrown clear over tho coyote with part of his left forufoot bitten off. He, too, whs crippled. Both struggled to follow the coyote as he leisurely drifted around the bill, up a gulch, but were uuable. Their master helped them home. Owl fvnd Revt. Jas. Ellison, at his barn in this city Tuesday caught a rat and an owl In an ordinary spring steel trap, both at the same time. He recently caught two rats at once in this trup, but catching both an animal and a bird at the same time he believes breaks the record. Roseburg Review. To Study a. Phenomenon, A spocial to the Butte Miner from Helena says Ihe Government Weather Bureau will establish two stations In tho Yellowstone National Park next Summer. One will bo locatod at Main moth Hot Springs aud the other at the lake. The bureau will undertake to solve a problem that ha been pui.ling the department for some time. Many storms originating in the North west, although headed directly (or Mon tana, never seem to reach this stale, and it is desired to investigate ths phenome non. Storms striking the mountain range between Montana and Idaho fol low it to the park and are there lost sight of, touietiuies' again appearing in Wyoming and Cobrado, but Montana escapes them. Observers in the park will make this phenomenon a particular study. Plants With Dynamite. W. II. Barr, the orchardist and miner, is putting out 500 Yellow Newton apple trees on his suburban orchard tract He has an orchard of about 35 acres already in bearing and from which he harvested this year apples to the value of 17,C0). He has a verv novel, quick and economical tuolhod of digging holei for tree planting. With an iron bar he makes a hole in the ground to a depth of about three fuel and into this he places giant powder, and it digs the bole. Aiidu from making an excavation siillicienlly large for plaiilingthetree.il loosens thu earlU (or several feet on all sides and at the bottom, thus making it easy for thu growth of the tender tree roots Mail. FOR WHOLESOME MEATS. What Ik. Ilarvaa of Animal ladustrs- aa Ik. Polille. Dr. K. D. Salmon, ehlrf of the bureau of animal industry of the agricultural department, reviewed before the In duatrial commission tli work of the de partment In controlling rontnlnu dl taiea of nniinnU In the I'nlti-ct States and Ihe .prevt-ntion rrf imiMirtntinn or exportation of contusion, fo prevent till importation lie said unit quaran tine Millions have been estiihliahtd along tiie Atlantic ctxibt at ?(ew York Huston am Jlultimore and along; the Mixlcnu una ( unudinn border. In spcctorn, hr said, recently have s nt to (ireat llriutin arid Cunndn to make tu berculin! tt ts, so that disunited animals may be rejected before shipment. 1ft pointed 'iiit that no nt inspection lias ia-sn tsUibliMM'd at the principal park ing liuOM-a lo pnirird nnlnst the inter- Male and foreign shf iin n I of diaeiiM-d meat, lie si-iimii,eiu:,-l that tlieacere lary of agriculture lie authorized to or der the clcaiiMiiiir and dUinfrctlon of stock can and stocky arils when ut-ee r.ary. arid to pr. sent trie snipmi-nt of ui.iiiM'crtrd meat from state, to stuU; or to r.riiyn c. , oniric. RICH ORE IN PIKE'S PEAK. MInlnaT Cumpiir Wall I'ald lor llur. lug Nine Hundred ! lalo uMlala. The first strike of any importance ever made on Pike's jn.uk is the one just discovered In the tunnel of the Oil t'reek Mining cimiaiiy of (.'ineiniiatl. The mountain has been proaptcled for years and is supposed by ir.nny to lie the atarlirig point of the rich leads found in Cripple ( reek, hut surface wrk has never diM-losed any ore. Hy runuing a tunnel into the very lirnrt of the mountain, however, the Oil Creek company has opened a three-font vein of ore and pockets carrying fahiilous values. The tunnel Is now in BOO feet under Pike's peak. Wdrli was begun In March, Irtiifl. At that time there wo no me In sight, and nothing but a theory to warrant the expendi ture of money, (leorge H. Ilnhrrr, pres ident of the German nations! bank of Cincinnati, is also president of the OU Creek Mining company, George Krsia is secretary and J. K. Pictou Is treas urer. The utmost secrecy Is maintained by ths Interested parties. Not Ihe Sirad-lCaaU Klad. The eagles distributed by ths Km peror William, snys the Milwaukee Sentinel, sre not the kind that mads West Point famous. WE'RE Headquarters HOUSE FURNISHINGS. Furniture. Carpets. "WALL IPA.'FttElS. Crockery mul Gluegwaro. Iiitolion antl Thomas IIIO SIXTH You Know What You Are Taking When you take drove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because the formula Is plainly print ed on every bottle showing that It I sim ply Iron and Quinine In a tasteless for m No Cure, No Pay. 80c.! TERSE AND MISINTERPRETED. Abbreviations I Tdearraaaa Casu British Arm? Ceart ol Isqolrs'. An amuBlng story illustrating' Brit ish officialism come from South Af rica. The colonel of a pioneer regi ment, repairing; the railroad after one of Oen. De Wet' many break ages, discovered a fine empty bouse, which he proceeded to occupy as headqunrter. When the new of the colonel' comfortable quarter reached llloemfontein he received a telegram which read a follows: "(I. T. M. want house." The colonel was unable to make out what "(). T. M." meant, and ap plied to officers, who tranalated It a "g-eneral traffic manager." "All right," said the colonel. "If h can use hieroglyphic, so can I." Bo he wired back: "(1. T. M. can 0. T. H." Two days later be received a dis patch from llloemfontein ordering; Mm to attend a board of inquiry. On appearing in due course he waa asked what he meant by sending such an insulting message to a superior offi cer. "Insulting;," repeated the colonel, Innocently, "it wa nothing; ol the kind." "But what do you mean," demand ed his superior, "by telling; me I can U T. H.7'" "It was simply aa abbreviation," replied the colonel. " 'O. T. M. (g;en eral traffic manager) can 0. X. II. (get the house).'" BARRED FROM THE MAILS. Daa Pat aa All latssUaals kf taa Aalborllles el ths Post neasa Depart aaoat. It may be of Interest to the tem perance people of the country to know that intoxicating; liquors of all kinds will be barred from tbe mails in the future. For years the postal regulation bar prohibited the mall ing of Intoxicant or other liquids. but this regulation has been violated In fact, the violation has besn so fre quent of lute that complaint was made to the postmaster general. The other day, therefore, he isaued an or der amending the postal laws so aa to provide that Intoxicating liquors. poisons, eiploalve or Inflammable ar ticles, live or dead animals, insects. und reptiles, guano, or any other ar ticle exhaling a bud odor must not under any circumstance b admitted to the mails. Samples of altar or communion wine and liquids, not ar dent, vinous, spirituous or malt, and not liable to explosion or spontane ous combustion, or Ignition by shock or jar, and not inflammable, may be admitted to the nialla for transmis sion. Of courae it Is nobody's business, ays the Washington Star, but It is difficult to see bow Mr. Schwab I fro ing to earn his lurge salary with the steel trust without working; so many huurs a day that his health will be jeopardized. H ot Rolls, hot muffins, hot cakes, made with Royal Baking Powder may be freely eaten without fear of indigestion. For Oooking- Utensils. THE ....HOUSE FURNISHER... STREET FROO LIKED A MEAT DIET. Wkii I at Maw's llou.k D- vomreS Hi laaaaeBM QaanlltlM ef 47S This AoooasS, One man whose stomach, and not his throat, has been for several year the habitation of a frotr, is one of the curiosities of Dock Watch Hollow, a hamlet nestling among the Watchunff mountains, about five miles from Hound Brook, N. J., say a New York exchang-e. Edward Blaster, a farmer, has been ailing for some time end his symptoms have bnflled the skill of physicians of his vicinity, who one by one (rave up the case as incurable. Notwith standing: the fact that he was unable to work and was slowly wasting away, Illazier was the possessor of a raven ous appetite, being particularly fond of meat. When Dr. Frsd A. Wild, of Bound Brook, took up Blaxer's case two weeks ago he proceeded to make him self thoroughly acquainted with the symptoms. When questioned Illnser said that he suffered pains in the region of his stomach aud occasionally ex perienced a sensation Is if something snmated was movng- about. Further questioning brought out the fact that the family ware in the habit of using water from a near-by spring; for drinking; purposes. This information confirmed Dr. Wild in his belief snd he urged an operation which was per formed the other r!y, when the doo lor removed from the patient's stom ach a full-grown bullfrog; more than five Inches long;. When taken out the animal was tlesd, having been killed during- the operation, it waa similar to ordinary fr-gs, except that exam ination showed that It never hud the use of Its eyes. Illazier It now on the road to recov ery and is the center of attraction for all thut neighborhood. ' He now re calls a circumstance whteh happened about five years ago when his wife waa 111. lis had gone to the spring to fetch her a drink, and while there took ore himself. When he returned to tbe house he complained of having swal lowed something of a foreign nature, although he did not know what It was. He is convinced thst at that tlma he swallowed a tadixilc, which In ths course of nature became a frog-, un dergoing the different changes within his stomach. U.rass Psaraks, Sift and hcn weigh half a pound of flour. Heat three good-sixed eggs until light, make a well In the center of ths flour and gradually work the ejrgslnto flour until vsry smooth snd light. Heat a frying pan, and when it Is hot brush it well with melted butter, and pour in ths hatter. Cover with a pint of preserved apples and set in a hot ovn for 12 or IS minutes, or until the batter Is thoroughly cooked through under the fruit. Then slide It care fully out of the pan on to a hot plat. Sift powdered sugar over it and ssrve at once. Washington Star. Pears Preserved la tCna-Uah Itl-la. Pare alx pounds of pears, leaving them whole, and put Iheui to simmer In a granite pan with two cupfula of hot water. When you can plerea them with a atraw, lift into a large jar or bean pot. cover with 4', pounds of sugar; add half a candied lemon peel cut In strips. 12 cloves and two pieces of ginger root. Cover and put to cook for two hours In a moderate oven. Seal hot Iu jars. Good Housekeeping. t ! i j ,f j i i ! - I t I- I f t i ! 'l ' I i i i 1 i i i i i I ;