ROGUE RIVER COURIER
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
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FRED MEKSCH, ElHTOR
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THURSDAY, JANUARY, 9, 1901
Tbi grantls ildewalk between Ilia de-
iut and tbe bank bai been aiven a new
covering ol a belter quality o( iranit
than was need in ill first contraction
It bad become vexatlouily ninthly dur
inn the Iroetr weather, the trouble be-
mir i-iuied hv too treat a percentage
clay in ite composition. Care nmit be
taken in tbe construction ol all granite
sidewalks, to use only the pure granite
and shnn that which is mixed with clay
There if an ordinance covering this
ground and it should be rigidly ob-
arnl. We hare plenty ul material
the beet Quality and nothing else should
be used. Josephine county granite bas
attained a wide spread rejutation lor
excellence as a walk building material
and is used all over western Oregon,
The new oresident elect of Cuba
T. Estrada Palme. Although a Cuban
ha has been resident ol America
years. He is in close touch with Amerl
can sentiment and ideas and bis elec
tion it considered a triumph (or tbt
nm-American element In Cuba. Tbe
onnosition. knowing themselves
de
leatad. sulked en election day, stayed
al
home and would not vote. They will
probably attempt a revolution later
t lva naaua to their minds. Thit
would be in accordance with.the Bps
lth-American instinct, but Uncle Him
will be on hand to quench all such
effervescence. Mr. Palmasays: "There
are two things which I shall ever strive
Ln accoasnlish. The most Important
in trnthen the mrdial relations ex
istlni between the republic ol Cuba and
the United States of America. My other
oblect will be to conduct an economical
administration, and under this bead
I bops to develop the Isla de Cuba
principally tbe agricultural Industries
I hope to secure a reduction of tariff
this country to that the products
Cuba may be received here."
There It sentiment expressed among
our Dullness men for an awakening and
united effort to bring the many and
extensive resources of Josephine county
Into more general publicity. At one
meant to thit end, a mining exhibit
suggeited many timet before, It pro
posed. The railroad company has
offered a lot for thit purpose la ths
depot park on the corner next tbe
depot. It it proposed to erect a neat
one story building at a cost of about
1600, about 28 or 30x50 feet, nicely
finished with native wood, using the
front portion of tbe building .for tbe
exhibit and tbt back.' part for a publii
library and assembly rootnt lor tbe
cilltent' organisation which will have
the matter In cbtrge. The exhibit
would be especially valuable In view ol
the 1905 fair In Portland and the vast
numbers of eastern people who will psss
brougb our town going to and from ths
siposliion. A mining exhibit is not
far reaching advertisement but it
intensely effective. It It tomtlhlDg
real and tangible and Impresses the
visitor in a substantial way that oceans
ot literature could never do. Literature
may be disbelieved but nuggets can aot
Tbe business men are urged to effect
live working organisation, to pull
together and make united effort
toward the mors rspld development ol
our district. Grants Past it to be a city
and the fact might at well be eppr
elated and our business msn are to act
accordingly. One of our mercbantl
says. "No town in the United States
has ever grown out of its baby clothes
that bat not bad tome men in It who
were making long pants for it belore it
could walk alone,"
Foreign Goods In Chins..
One of lbs marked fealuree of the
trade in most things is ths Interior
quality of tbe goods. Cheapness seems
to be tbs predominating characteristic.
Thit it especially true of Japanese pro
ductions.
Ths Japanese are Imitating a vast
number ot foreign goods and putting
cheaper quality on the market; Ikev
re especially shrewd In imitation ol
brands.
Boniethlng of the diversification ol
the trade of Japan will be observed
from the great variety of things she sells
to China. She understands the nature
and character of the Chinese, makes
close etudy ol the requirements, and
eaten to tbe peculiar artistic Utte ol
tbe masses and thuir desire lor very
cheap goods.
It is one ol tbe trails of tb Chinese
to handle the things they use very care
fully, and hence cheap sud poorly made
articles will last inurh longer in service
than with must people. Goods ma le In
China would beol Utile value lor u by
the Americans.
Your Doctor
Fights
Disease with medicine. If
tlie medicine is not right he
can not conquer disease. If
the druggist does his duly
the medicine will be right
nd your doctor will stand
fair chance of winning the
Victory.
You can help your doc
tor by having your prescrip
tions filled by
Sloyer Drag Co.
elons.
Oppotits D. Mt.
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We are giving away to our customers some handsomely dec
orated, band painted China with cash purchases.
Buy your goods of us and get a
Fine, Set of Dishes
one or more at a time FREE.
We earnestly ask you to call and inspect it. Yott will surely
want it.
s Front street, oppo Depot.
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This characteristic makes the Chine
market for flimsy, gaudy, and cheap
things a good one in many lines. It is
not, however, applicable to all branches,
lor tbe trade-mark of substantial and
sallslactory products has a greater value
here than In most countries.
The Chinese bave an intense love for
pictures and artistic ornamentation,
such at flowers and flguret on hand mir
rors, wash basint, pitchers, eU:. Those
desiring to manufacture for Hie Chlnene
trade should make a careful study ol
thit trait of their character, as in most
thing it will materially improve 1 1 e
tale of their goods. Articles that a-e to
be told in packagea should always be
ornamented to tuit the Chinese twite.
Tbe strength of the Chinese regard
lor ornament and picture of a cheap
nature will be appreciated by observing
ths sale upon the streets ol evury
Chinese city ol pictures and posters,
such a are spread broadcast all over
tbe United Slates tree.
Ont ol the peculiar (eaturet ol the
trade In China it the great quantity ol
old Iron Imported plates, tubes, wagon
tlea, horseshoes, railway tpike, wire
rope, boopt, and general wrap Iron.
Thit it worked over, welded together,
and put to variout uses In tbe small
blacksmith sbopt throughout the coun
try. It illustrates the intense economy
olthe people and the small value of
labor.
I would emphasise tbe value of a
careful tludy of Chinese ideas and
prejudices in matters ol advertising;
for instance, in condensed milk. The
Chinese hsvs ths idea that milk revives
tbs youthful powers, and that it hat
siecial virtue as winter loud lor old eo
plo. Pictures and charsclen illustrat
ing thit idea, at well at the value o! it
lor baby food, will without doubt in
crease lbs tale.
Proper sdvertising is ol Immense
value In China, lor lads and pn judicee
ars mors tenacious there than else
where. It It an easy matter to sundlo China
an article that will not be used ; lor In
etance, spoons made according to the
loreign model ate disliked, while thoau
made alter the Chinese form are increas
ing rapidly in sales.
The country it being flooded with
frauds snd Imitations; for instance, the
American brand ol Kaglo milk has
grown to be very popular with the
Chinese, and Imitations ol It are put
upoo the market Irom Japan and Hol
land, and even Hhaughai la manufactur
ing an imitation. Oni has the exact
eagle ol the Kagle brand on the cun, but
it printed lluuard brand. The C'hineee
who cannot read ars cauvht by the
figure ol the eagle.
Another case was discovered where
can of fruit wat marked "Nmall Califor
nia Bartlelt peart." The can contained
the cheap, bard, Inferior pear of China,
and examination revealed the fact that
thit imitation wat put up in Hhangliai.
llxNKY II, Mil l an,
In Consular Heport.
lllowii to Atom.
The old idea that the bedy sometimes
needs a powerful, draalio purgative pill
hat been exploded; (or l'r. King'l New
Life Pill, which are perfectly harinlem,
gently stimulate liver and bowels lo
expel poisonous mailer, cleanse the
system and absolutely cure Constipation
and Hick Headache. Only 3rc at Dr
Kremer't drug store.
Dryden Notes
Andrew Kraket weut lo Grants Pats
first of the week.
'Bleep no more, Kd Hathtway hath
murdered sleep.
Tbe people of lryda are once more
enjoying rainy weaiher.
A large number of our young people
attended tbe dance at Kerhr, Christmas.
The program rendered Christina
night was an honor In tliine who took
part.
T. G. Harmon made a bur-inera trip lo
Missouri r ial, anil muted his daughter.
Mrs. G. N. daily.
lor a Smith was seen in our io n .ii tin
slew dajs ago; come whenever yon
please, I Kir a, we don't care.
Our young people are enj)ing the
social times that are always hum. I in a
well conducted Literary Society. The
debates are Interesting snd s me ol our
lolks deba'e in a manner which woo d
not Ite laughed at in any in in't u wn.
After the people of I'mii-n learned
the Courier i-onespondeet'a in'entions,
they have made a great timm rpei ula
tiona about the paid events and iu
wondering how a man Is g n i lo lell
anything about what has Impi ,-i.ed
twenty live years ago. I am g 'inn lo
make the attempt and ere if 'in- one
will contradict what I sav.
Tbe first name taken is that of J I',
Mills; he it not the S.-M swili r, but ihr
lacts conuecied Willi ms Hie title mn
in tlie I'rydeu valley sre m ire eoilv
narrated than any oilier name Inn
think of at present. Mr. Mill, it a
na live o( New York, lit hoi d
si IiimiI ailvantuge In rarlt M :nil u-itil-oaed
from a gxl roller f'h-t'ete
l!o ehe reached Ina '-'lit birthday. He
aJieiaard served a numlter ol yean a a
" GIGANTIC
Ited Star Store.
regular soldier. He was one of the m n
who was tent to the front In the Mex
ican war and toon alter peace wat do
c'ared, he came west, where he has re
mained ever since. Sometime in thr
early 50's, Mr. Mills csme to Josephine
county and a lew years later aettled in
the Dryden valley and continually made
It hit home until about five year ago,
when tie sold his farm and went to the
soldiers' home at Roseburg, where l.e
is living to day. He came to onr valley
In time lo see a great many early fron
tier hardidiipa snd Indian troubles. He
guided men through ths mountain"
and stood guard many nights in order
to protect the women and children from
the liarbarone treatment of the Indians.
Mr, Mills took great interest In rcliools,
and spent a great deal ol lime towards
the upbuilding of education In this place.
He hnltied hiiiid the find sclnxd house
that was ever erected In the county
lie i a lachtl-tr and ha no relatives
this side ol the Kocky Mountains, but
the people of Dryden treated him ar-
though he was t'ep lather lo ihem all
The children wore never (orgolten by
Mr. Mills. He took great interest in
the welfare of hi neighbors and visited
throughout the valley deveral timet
during each year, ami; hi visit were
iireally appreciated especially by the
children and young people, lor ho war
in eccompliehad entertainer. The
kind deeds of Mr. Mills will alway lie
remembered by those with whom, he
was acquainted and hi name will ever
be immortal with the people ol Dryden.
Climax
Lele.nd Joltings,
Red Culp took a trip lo Merlin one
day last week.
We shall soon look lor something ol
a hiHtorical nature Irom Drydun.
Wrilo every week "Dick" and lell us
ill the newt. Are you still sparking?
I aat week we had a nice, gentle ruin
fine for gratia and grain, which are doing
well.
Mr. Lewis Is running one ol his placer
mines. He takes hit water Irom Grave
creek.
If this fine weather continues, wo will
soon be making gardens. The ground
is gelling In lino fix.
Hull Virtue, we tinderslun I, bill gone
to Sun KnincMco. It is inniiinid he is
alioiil to tuke unto himself a wife. We
wish him good luck.
As our correspondent has taken
short leave of absence, your humble
servant will try to give what little news
he can in that capacity.
We have quite a di'play of good quarts
in our store Unit haa lie in brought in
by the miners, which makes a good
showing.
The weaiher is warm and sunshiny
April weather could not be ill. ei, but
oh, the miner, he ia waiting for wa'er
hut we think before spring there will
be another run.
We hear of a new quarts ledgo being
opened near here. The owners are very
relict n: regarding Ihe ledge. They have
uuk to a deplli o' 40 feet on the vein,
and the ledge is ol g xl sua and tin'mi
permanent.
We ire glad lo fee " Dick's" nb'eiicn
work ng aitin. He Hiieakrf of ILu
town. It must be tiiick from Iheroid
in some olwurn pl.ic. Yhn I went
to Grants I1 iki In't time, n iinin from
Rnaehiirg a-tked me where Ilni w.-ta
I told him we h id jmt d !be place,
He said hn bud often hciu.l ol it but
did not see it when be 'l-i d it.
"Night Hawk" gives un quite a u.ilo.
I have seen and captured one of the
animals. It it I hungatine. There are
hut few ol them seen on thia riant. It
is (nund more frequently in Canada
From what we can understand, "Night
Hawk" mods something to quiet bis
nerven. He nhould avoid all "dw
ilr, pa" when he goes out wulkini! iiinh's
ami should lake a companion wiih him
Gk IKI'I-1.
It Ulrdlra The tiluhe.
The lime of Hucklcu't Atnict Sal
if ilie bed in ths world, eiieinls ro'iinl
the 1 arth. It's ihe one perfect healer ol
Cuts, Corns, I'nrns, ll,tiise, jinres,
.j1l. Hulls. I'I.ers K..L.IIS V,!...,
I'aina and all kiii K upihoi ,
iiilal lbhi P l.i cur, " i.- a Ihn
Kremer'a.
.
Jt I'
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M. Clemens,
I'KF.SI. TUITION DUl'limsT
Ortna.1 ffonU oppo. Opcrs house.
Drugs
fBMnino Hotcs.
QUARTZ MINE.'
P. Mine ex Wonder
Its Dimensions cvnd
Steady V&lues.
in
The f.tl try of cJiiHiderini; any ponijn
o' sou hern O e hi at thoroiihly pro-'-pected
la exemplified in the receni ()
ci very nmdo by II. I'. 1'orkilH ami .1 i.
Pike in ih..- Dry D ggins. Il r.i t s
property known lo b- mining ro'in-l
since ih'i MO's. it ha-t lulu ex;xed to
the public view, year af:er yeur.
Thousand ol (inspectors have walked
over it and probably every foot of it has
been superficially examined. The main
wagon road of southern Oregon, the
old stage road, runt tcrofts it. Yet its
value has been as i-lTcclually concealed
as though it were located hundreds of
miles from civilization, though tlie
simple experiment of testing Ihe values
of the reck was all that was Decenary to
mark it as a valuable property.
The Dry Urging is probably one ol
the most peculiar mineral tracts in the
world. U has been mined with more or
leas steadiness since lbs early ininina
day of southern Oregon,, principally ut
placer ground. The whole surface of the
mountain side and its adj.icent slopes
payt for hydiaulic operation wherever
water can he brought to benr on it and
tome ol the gulches have been very rich.
There it little or no gravel and the
diatrihution of gold in the surface ear h
it remarkable.
The mountains back of the Dry Dig
gingt form themselves into a curious lit
tle knot. A ridge run back from tht
river forming the divide between Jones
cieek, a small stream, and Evans creek
imsriuge Is intersected by another,
running more parallel with Kvant creek.
Between the two, facing the river, is a
small, triangular watershed drained by
a little creek with the sanguinary name
of HlooJy Run. Woody Run fortm VttrA
east boundary of the Dry Diggings and
lust west of the source of this stream
which heads againi-t the Evans creek
tributaries, is the point which forms lh
culmination of ths Dry Diggings monn
tain, a mountain rich in gold, lull of
"pockets" and ledges, whose lower
slopes form the auriferous placer fields
which bave made the Dry Digging
famous.
The prevailing formation of ihellrt
Digging i gnnite, or, more iccuratoly
speaking, gneiis, a the feldepar, one ol
the element of granite, is lacking from
the rock. On the southeastern slope of the
lull, on the Bloody Run tide, there is
beltol rock commonly called porphyry,
out It is more accurately claseifled
talcnus slate. This belt ia the "ledge"
ol Hie r. A V. mine.
llieledveis a huge dike of (alcou
late running nearly north and toulh.
It is pei haps 4(10 feet in w idth, extend
mg Irom the granito on the west to s
bell of Iron rock on the east. The con
tact between the granite and this gold
hearing dike is very sharply defined,
so that Ihe strike and tlip of the ledge
may be readily observed. Tholengthof
the deposit is unknown. The same
cluricter ol ore exists on the south side
oi Kogue rivor snd teem to continue
indefinitely in both directions.
The rock it largely of a reddish brown,
rusty color, shading into a blue tintie
rhroiiiih the rock in every direction run
thousands ol talc leanm. iloth the rock
iMell and the seams of talc carry the
gold. At the lower end ol the claim,
the Dry Diggings Mining Co' race has
cut the lode to a depth ol perhaps IS
feet, showing the even and continuous
character of the ore
A series of ansays taken in this vicinity
gave values averaging about : ,ier ton
A shaft is now being sunk aliout 400 feet
from this point and bore the returns are
larger. At a depth of (our feet, Ihe
rock showed a value of $8 80 per Ion, the
sample being taken acroas the whole
width of the shaft. Al six leet the asay
was 18. At ten feet, the rock showed
values ol Jll per ton in gold. The shaft
is now down about I'd feet and the in
tention is to siuk to a deptli ol 50 leet
and run crosaculs Irom Ihe bottom of
the shafts. Several similar shafts are
to he sunk on the property so that its
viluo may be thoroughly demonstrated
In sinking this shaft a two foot vein ol
quarts was discovered and quarts in
veins, bunches or seauis occurs fre
quently throughout Ihe entire ore body.
Tlie poiwihililies of this property are
enormous. Let It once be dc moiitdrated
that the ore can be profitably milled,
and the a-nar values seem more than
ulllcient to tender this certain, and
there is no end to the magnitude this
mine might aniiiine. The accessibility
ol the proierty, lying as it does directly
on the main wagon road, its favorable
position, the vast quantity and even
values of tbe ore and the erne and rapid
ity with which It might lie worked ire
points which impress themselves cm
phatically on the minds of all who ex
amine the property. II the mine lives
up to Its prnxpei ta, we ought to see a
mill with hi nl re J. of sihii pi poundiig
aw ay on Ihe ore heloie many years have
e'ai-sed.
Osgood IMtiier-.
The O-go-id placer in lie Waldo
li"'rut are in slm.lv operation
V new ihree im'e ihu h lor the ILigue
Hill miii'i was rc nlly mnip Vied. .1
fun e nl eiglil men is sie.tdilv t-uiploved
i mis mine ami innr ai ine .iii n guicli
pis' er. I he company Hs.!o oiwrAl.iiii
tlie Dickt-r iniiie. an older p-operty, ami
li.is been piping sl-aiiiy. The owners
of these properties ate also tunning 1
iiiutiel lo deielip a pruniisinj quarli
properly situited 011 Rouli-iii.l-!(,',!
1 nek.
Jones Creek Gold
The strike lately inaje by the
Andiewa bioibers on Jouee creek has
IgjuiiM 111 4 111 1 it 10 wu development
Mail-pill ol II feet, the seam had at
tained a wnl'h ol 10 inc:.e, am! was
steadily increasing with depth. A ton
of the ore tat milled at IhwGrauta I'ass
quant mills and yielded (10 in gold
The ore is a red ocher, carrying Hue gold.
It it soil and very easily mined and
crushed.
I.ccentrlc Mine
J. W, Hupal rick, one of the owners of
the I'cceii'ric mine in tbe
Williams
district was in town laal
engaged in development
property and it working on a long tun
nel that taps the vein at s depth ol
a.io'ui 150 feet. Tue Eccentric it just
scroti the ere K Iron tho Kiting HU-.
The vein is about two feet in width and
the q-iarll is similar to that ol Ihe Ris
ing star, MoimUiu Lion and other
oil e of the di-trict. It carries high
values 4t i Ihe prorerty i one of ex
cellent promi-e.
Be-by Mine
The Smith Bros, have sold a ba'f
inter) et in the Baby mine, in the Jump
ii Joe-district, to V, K. Hannurn and
W. 8 Town. The other owner ol Ihe
mine are A . L. Myrs and 11. G. Rice.
The Baltv mine it an excellent
projierty, bearing ore ol remarkable
richness. Last week a 30 ounce clean
up wat brought in, tbe resclt of 8 days
run with a two stamp mill.
Copper Stain.
W. II. Dana, manager olthe Copper
Stain mine on Mt. Reuben, spent a lew
days in town last week. Development
work is being continued this winter at
Ihe mine and it is the inteution to put
on a 10 stamp mill next spring, witu
other machinery necessary for tbe
profitable operation of the properly.
A wagon road to Ihe mine will be one
of tbe first improvement! made. This
mine has been given an exceptionally
thorough prospecting and its excellence
it an established certainty.
Pickett Creek Copper.
The copper properly on Little I'icseU
creek, owned by II. E. Booth and R.
E. Barrickman, ol Merlin, it showing up
well under development. A tunnel bat
been driven about 30 leet. Tbe ledge
where it It exposed, ia about 12 leet
wide and carries good values In gold as
well as copper.
Dixie Queen,
The Dixie Queen mine near Gold Hill
coutinuei ill loriner splendid showing
under development. Last week the own
ers had a quantity of very rich ore milled
at Houck's qnaitz mill anditisuaid there
bare many thousand of dollars worth of
ore in tight at the mine.
Brings Creek Pleicer.
H. W . Kircheff spent seven. 1 days in
town last cek from lingua creek, w here
he is operating the Arnett placer. As it
the else with many other placer miners
tlie long continued rainless weather hu
enforced au undesirable idleness al this
mine. Mr. IverehrfT bas been ready for
mining for a number of weeks but has
been forced to wait for rain before be
ginning operations. It it likely, bow-
ever, that the brisk rain of the present
week is sufficient lo have started the
boulders through the sluices.
The Arnett properly ia one of the
most valuable placer mines of Briggs
creek. It is situated a few miles below
Briggs valley and a short distance above
the moulh of Onion creek. Besides the
creek bars and channels, this mine has
an ancient high channel that bears
gravel of remaikible richness.
Lyttle Copper Mine.
The Lyttle copper mine, owued by
the Waldo copper company is being
aiven a thorough development this
winter and a great deal of luunel work
is being done. A crew ol 1.' men are
busy under the supervision of L. B
lamison.
Simmons Mine.
ine MminoriB Lameron mine near
Waldo suspended piping about a week
ago owing to shortage of waler, afler
a month's elfective run. The recent
rain hat probably corrected the de
ficiency. J. T. Logan, the manager of
the mine, is considering airangementt
to run a tunnel to provide an outlet for
a body of placer ground lying on the
other tide of a ridge from the present
operations. Thit work will probably be
dene in the sprinz.
Jackson Counly Cod.
An outfit for prospecting for and lest
ing the coal veins of Southern Oregon
has arrived at Medford and wan taken
to the coal fields. The prospect ill
be made on tbe old Furry place, three
miles east of Medford, drifting under
the old tunnel. A large vein runs
through this district, and, if of the prop
er age, w ill prove a great bent tit 10
Southern Oregon, and especially lo
Medford. The test is being made by
the Southern Pacific Company, who will
erect large bunker at this place, which
wi'l require a large (orcn of mnn to
operate.
C. II. Ellison, a farmer living in the
coal district has leased his larm to the
Southern Pacific (.'ompanv, and his con
tract calls for the removal of 1 00 J tons
a day from hi plai-c, if the developments
prove satisfactory to the company.
Other leases have been made, but the
names have not been made public yet.
Hugo Items.
Sunday School at 2 o'clock as usual,
with good attendance.
The proceeds at Ihe basket social
amounted to 1 14. Now we will have the
latest songs at II11; 1 S.indav school.
The dance at Mr. William Purdy's
New Years eve after Ihe social was well
tieuiled. All enjoyed themselves.
Any one w ishing Potatoes I1.J5 per
100 founds or Apple at 75 cents per
100 immhuIs ciil on Mr Peterson ol
Hugo.
I feel a litile uneasy about S g'u
Hawk inkn glis wa ks alone We all
see lro;s La: Ui! lo croak, crouk, croak,
about it.
Any o ie w sit lis-a ft u pair of fawns
for their park will do well to write to
Mrs Henry ! Huuo, sin will sell them
ir leu dollars. Tin y are cute deer.
Tue S. I', line nen A car are are at
lingo, improv 114 tho teh-raph hue.
We wish Hit road.r.aster wou'd move
he wood al Hiifo il obstruct the view
of Ihe depot.
Mrs. Sei-on is q nle ill, A g ol
many have dieadful colds, owing ti
this disagreeabli weather. I wish ' Hob
would send sonn ol ihit balmy weather
ol l.i Und lo Hugo
The Huiro lilerarv cic;v app.l.ivd a
connuitee of ti. r e to v.sit Merlin t-ciet
next Friday and p tenia challenge to
meet and debate on some question, Ihe
question to be chovo by a co'iiuu'ee of
six, three from each society : p'acs and
lime to be decided by them also.
The School hoitHi was eroardej Sat
I urdav evenini. There njjd en-
week. He is j tertatnment, fine paper, and Ihe debit
work on his j on got excited over tbe wealth they all
possessed nd displayed their education.
"Ketilvel that g-il I ii a curso toman-
k nl". All are invited.
Thank you "Boh" lor your interest in I
my welfare. A friend in need is one 1 1
appreciate. A friend for life, my bctt
girl, then mv wife,' t the one I tra in
search ol and fail to find. 'Ha enough
tomake a man lone his mind. I answered
all the ads, and etill no girl. 'Tit enough
to drive a man ma I and all his friends
lorget. 8ick ? no, not I. Some day 1 will
bs over lo Le a id lo visit ycu, and we
will talk it over. Dick.
PUNGtNT PARAGRAPHS.
First Bualnes Man "What did
you do while you were up in the
country with your wife?" (Second
Uusinea Man (sdoontily) "Penance."
Honunerville Journal.
Miet Gotawad "Charley, bow do
you know you love me more than
anybody else in the world?" Mr.
Saphedde "I know it because yon
have money." Ohio State Journal.
"There is a man out ln the wait'
Ing room," said the great man's sec
retary. "I think he' a bum actor."
"Why do you think o?" "He say
he's anxious to get an audience."
Philadelphia Press.
Boynton "Harding' tell me he is
suffering from an operation." Saw
yer "I hadn't heard of it. Surgical,
of course?" Hoynton "No, this wat
a financial operation. Oibbont bor
rowed ten dollart of him yesterday."
Boiton Times.
Mr. Mann "What a man you are,
Joseph. You aliray take the girl's
tide every time I have any trouble
with her." Mr. Orueby "Well, why
thouldn't I? Doesn't the tympathize
with me wtien you and I have
words ?"Hoa ton Transcript.
Sue "Pauline's father it quite a
sentui." Hello "In what way?" Sue
"Why, he had a pair of recording
tcnlet attached to her hammock. If
they regitered over 130 he knew
Jack had been sharing her seat."
Philadelphia Record.
"Woman," said the Senttmenal
Person, "la the holidny In the life of
man." "Yes," remarked the Coarse
ly Sarcastic Individual, "and I have
noticed that after a man takes that
kind of a holiday he has a hustle all
the rest ol hit life." Baltimore
American.
"I wish you and May would be
eome friend again," said the would
be peacemaker. "Well," said Fay, "if
he'll make tip, 1 will." "I told her
you had said that, and she said: 'The
ideal It's easy for her. I never saw
her when she wasn't made up.' "
Philadelphia Press.
CLAIMS SHE IS no.
latovoatlBsi Old Squaw at the Twrtle
Claw al ths Pu-lmnltaa
Exposition.
Nancy Johnson, a member of the
Turtle clan, Seneca nation of Indians,
has lived in three centuries, and
daily at the Pan-American exposi
tion her blood relatives and fellow
pagan worshiper beseech the Great
Spirit by dance that her life may
be prolonged for many moon to
eorne. It ia claimed that she ia now
ISO year old, and the fact that in
pile of her age tlie ia able to be at
the exposition Is a source of great
joy to the many Indian who are
with the Six Nations' exhibit at the
fair, say a recent report.
It wn only after months of nego
tiation that Capt. Lawton, who bas
chargr of this exhibit, was able to
induce Mrs. Johnson to go to the
fair.
She Insisted that her original cabin
should be broug-ht to the exposition,
and this was done. None hut her
blood relative were permitted to
tuke It apart, and they marked every
log and strip of wood and put it up
again so it stands just a it was built
nhout 100 years ago.
Mrs. Johnson's home i on the
Tonawanda reservation, near Akron,
about 32 mile from HufTu'.o. There
she Uvea in a little but by herself
and nttenda to all her wanta, or did
until laat spring. Up to that time
she had enjoyed the best of health
and a wonderfully clear memory
considering her year. But ns toon
as the snow left the ground the lie
gnu to decline, and now she is feeble
and somewhnt childish, but still is
able to recall incident that are
brought to her ntlcntion.
When Coyt. I.nivton begnn hi ne
gotiations with her lust fall he went
to her house one cold day late in
tK-tober and foncd her cominjT down
the mad vvith a half bushel of puta
toes on her Imek. She had carried
them from the field a bnlf mile away,
but did not seem weary. While the
ifMtor tnlked to her she prepared
her evening meal in the open na she
had done all her life.
In recent years it ha been almost
Impossible to get any Information
from the old woman, because she is
exceedingly reticent In conversation
about herself. Capt. Lawton. how
ever, has been ablo lo get statements
from her regarding the sacking of
HnrTnlo in the war of 1S1J-U, when
UlaH's regulars and savages laid Iluf
fa hi and Itlack Rock In ashes and
put to death most of the Inhabitants
who hail not fled.
She has outlived six husbands, and
her descendants are so numerous
that It is difficult to learn the exact
number.
DootWa of Revolt?.
The lingering death of the late
dow ager empress of (icrmany has had
few counterparts in Kngllsh royal his
tory. Twenty-five per cent, of the
number that has reigned there since
the Conquest met violent deaths
Two. Henry VII. and Kdwnrd VI., died
of r...Mimi:ion. Old are, with its
e, in;-" -I-.: ,.:i of physical troubles,
h,';'d In '-.--rry oiT Victoria, tieorge
Hi.. Ill . -r-h. ! nrv VI.. William VI.,
K.'w nd IK in.,; Henry UL Three
bid j. 1 lard V.. at U; Kdward
VI . ut I'.. nrl i.enry VI., nl in. Queen
Am.c dud c.lii;.mttiie!y young of
U v. Mary's death ia -aid to have
been due to sorrow- over the loss of
Kugliah territory in France. Henry
VI. "a and ticorpe lll.'s Inst 'u were
clouded with dementia, inui (leorge
II 's demise was occasion. , I l y the
bursting of blood veaoe!. I hiladel
phia Timta.
Stops The Cough e.nd Works
off Ihe Cold.
Laxative Promo Quinine Taiilets cure
cold in one day. No Cure. No Pay
Price cents.
A. Eoorbiea can supply yon with
anything ne-dd in the phntotraph line
either amateur r profeioiai supplies
The Weekly Oregonian and the
Coram both for one year lor iZ in ad
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