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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1902)
7 I s is V I Across Fanning Bridge H0iOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOC Iain pending the aiimmer at Fern clilTe Cottage. It atanda no the aide nf a 1 1 1 1 1 overlooking the French llroad valley. Far up the valley gleama the water of the beautiful stream, as It rushea on through niountnln gorgea and diilea on ita way to the Tenneaaee. Ileyond the valley lie the foothill; high ubove these rise range after range of mountains. Above all towera the top of lonely l'isgnh. There lias been the uaual August rain, and the river la up and out of ita banks, covering the fertile valley und climbing high up on the atulka of rorn. Last night the moon waa bright, and I went down to the bridge, whle'h la hidden from the house by a high hill crowning the bend in the river. In the aoft light of the moon the old wooden bridge lb very pictureique, but you cannot help wondering if it will atand agaiiiHt that mighty rush of watera and all the driftwood which in awept against ita support. Now and then a big log hit against ita wooden pier and you feel the jar and tremble of all ita timbers. I atood near the renter of the bridge as in a dream, watching the eddying of the walcra and the play of the moonlight on ita aurface. Suddenly I win atartleil by the aound of a buggy, or aome kind of vehicle clattering on the bridge. I turned In astonishment to aee who could be going at aurh a gait at that time of night. What wan my amazement upon seeing nothing-not a human being in alght, not a buggy or even a borne. "I must surely have been dream ing," I aaid and turned again to watch the water and the moonlight. In a moment the aame aouud dia turbed my reverie. I turned once more In wonderment; the aame rti ault. Not a aoul; nothing broke the quiet of the beautiful scene. I must confess it was becoming somewhat iiuranny; anil when a third time this ktartling noise was heard the bright, cheery lights of home rose in allur ing colors before me, and 1 started in that direction. I was Just nearlng the end of the bridge when I anw my old friend lly-(Jolly-Jim, as he was familiarly known. I knew ne was the bridge watchsr, and he had probably come down to remove the driftwood from the pier. This was his mission. 1 greeted him and led him to the cen ter of the bridge under pretense of looking at the drift. Again the clat tering of wheels and horse's hoofs were heard. I turned to him in ques tioning astonishment. Ills face wore curious kind of satisfied expres sion. "You heard It, too, did ye?" lie said. "It bothered me lots at first, but I done got plum used to It now. They say Hint's Hick l.orlck driving, lie comes every full moon ever aineu it happened, an' that's nigh on to Ave years. Whnnpl thnr conies a big 'un, sho'." With this the jdd man climbed out on the pier und with a -long pole pushed the log away from the pier. It seemed to me a perilous operation, but he appeared to be per fectly unconcerned and fearless about hanging over the angry water. I moved to the end of the bridge and sat down, being very anxious to hear the account of Dick l.orick, but knew It was better to let Jim take his own time In the telling of it. After awhile he came ami sat down, by me, auying: "Yea, on tills kind o' bight I don't mind having company on this bridge, not in the least particle. You know I ain't seared, but It makes me feel kind of skittish, sho', to hear that horse ami buggy come elnttcrln' over the bridge and not see a durn aoul." "No," I said, " of course you don't believe in that foolishness; but win' was Dick l.orlck and what huppened to him?" "Who he was und whar he come from nobody 'round in these parts can tell ye; but what happened to him I seed myself. It was this way. You see that little cabin over thnr on the aide of that hill - you can just see the roof of it from here. No body lives lb n r now, and 1 don't reckin' they ever will. "Well, i'lil nut ii Joe Skinner used to live thnr, and a manner man never walked liod's ground. He was ho mean to his wife they say she was glad to die and get rid of him; but she left a darter behind, aud if ever I was sorry for anybody it was for that 'ar Truthy Skinner. Anil pret ty! There wasn't any likelier gal in all these mountains. As old as I Is, I used to plum love to look at her, but I alters looked out the enrncr of my eye when my old womuu was around, fur she is powerful cunlauker iiuh and perticlar. llut Truthy was one of them proud-looking crcctcrs. She hilt her bead just as high and walked just like n high-stepping horse. And us lnuau us her daddy wus to her it lo ver made her stop her proud wavs. She cooked and washed und scrubbed for him; but ahe was high headed all the time. She stuck to him. too, "Thar was Will Lacy, over the river, thut had been keepiu' eompuuy with her ll long lime, and be sot ,l lot of stoic by her, to,,, be did, and he kept i n u beggin' iter to go mi, I look after his house for him. lie bad u reul good farm up on the river, and had limit him a nice little cabin, lookin' to the lime when Truthy would marry him. llul she said she didn't believe it was nijlit to leave Iter ibid, no matter how had he treat ed her. Somebody had to du for him, "Just about this time Hick l.orick In every town and village iii.iv he h.ul. Axle Grease that makes your horses glad. Tha Weekly Orejonian ana tin pvaiaa oolb for en jaar lor 1)2 In ad n I at.tiwa I mlU ahowe 1 i.p '.. these parts. As I said, nobody l.;i ivveil whar he come from, but I nib rs thought he was runnin' from the revenue officers. Well, he waa pmerful good-looking, wore fine clothes, and had the finest horse I aver aeed. llut I wouldn't V rode him or driv him for all the money you could 'a' give me. ile inrtinly was close kin to tne Oi I Hoy, and wouldn't 'low nobody to touch him but Dick. I allers 'lowed he'd take Dick to the devil, and, sho' 'noiigh, he did. "Aa I waa a-anying, aa soon na Dick Lorick aot eyea on Truthy Skin ner, that day in Fair I'reek church, he must V aaid to his;;elf: 'That's the girl I want, and I'm goin' to have her." So be made up to old Skinner, and Skinner asked him to the cabin, and they got to be as thick as two peas. "You bet your bottom dollar this kind o' thing didn't suit Will l.ncey; but what could he do? The old man waa agin him, and he couldn't get to aee nigh as much of Truthy as Dick did, and he was mighty 'feared she would be took with his good looks and sto' clothes. It was nip and tuck now between Dick and Will. All the neighbors was bettin' on one or t'other of 'em. Will, he begun to think that Truthy liked Dick the best, and ahe was too proud to tell him better. So things went on get tln' worse and worser. Will's only chance waa to allow up Dick. He watched all the country papers to ...... 1 l.u ... ,,.l,.riiuiii' for a iail bird, but he couldn't find no descrip tion that looked like Dick. "At Inst we beerd tbnt old Joe waa goin' to make Truthy mat ry nki the next week'. We all went to meetln' that Sunday. Truthy was there, lookin' mighty .white mid mis'able, but she hilt her head as high aa , ever. Dick ami her dan nun v low no one to git nigh her. After meetin' he kind o' sneaked around and asked aome o' us to come to his house Wednesday and see Truthy married. Will waa mighty cut up, and that evenlu' I heerd some o' the boys say he'd gone to town, tho', says I to myself, It's a curious time to go to town, und the roads like they is, and another man walUin' off with your sweetheart. I had been bet tin' on Will all the time. I give up right then And thar. "Well, Wednesday enme, and it cleared up for the first time in two weeks. I don't know whether llroth er Sales' pra'rs had anything to do with Its clearing or not. You see it waa just a-eomln' down an' ruinin' all the crops, so we all 'lowed it might do aome good to pray In meet In' for It to hold up. So wu elders got together anil told llrother Sales he wouldn't be goin' agin the Scrip tures to prny for what we all want ed so bad. 'Well,' says he, 'I'll do it, if you are nil so set on It, but 'cordin' to my Idee, It ain't much use In It as long as the wind sets from the southeast.' Anyhow it did stop, an' the Lord got the credit for it. llut the roads was terrible, un' the river waa Just like It is now, roarin' and ehargin'; and 'way out nf Its banks. My old 'omnn said she wouldn't cross this here river to see anybody spliced, let alone Dick l.or lck. So I went by myself. It was more like a funeral than a weddin'. I'oor Truthy looked awful white, and kept goin' to the door like she was 'speetln' somebody. Joe Skinner and Dick was the only pleased ones, and they had been bavin' u little too much corn for their own good. 1 could hoar Dick's horse neighin' anil pnwin' out in the yard, where he w-iis ntnndlii' hitched to a burgy; for Dick 'lowed he would take his wife off that night to catch the train. "Pretty soon the preacher and five or als neighbors come in. and old Joe he 'lowed thar wasn't any use wuitln' any longer. Truthy took one more look oiit'n the tloor and came back and stood up by Dirk Just as quiet and proud like. The preach er started tbu sermon, and all wns as solemn as could be, when we heerd the sound of horses' feet splashlu' thro the mud. The door opened sudden like and thar stood Will l.ner; behind him two con stables. 'Dick, you're wanted for the murder ' Dock didn't wait to bear the rest. Ill a jiffy he was out'u the bnek door and in his hugvy. There was a general stampede; i-v cry body 'cept Truthy rushed toward the river, for we could see Dirk ilriviu' like mad. That horse of liis'n looked like he had the devil in Mm, sho' noiigh. On to the bridge he Hew. 'Ity golly, says I, 'he's gone!' ltut just us be got about to the middle of the bridge I heerd somebody on t'other side holler: 'Halt!' an we heerd a pistol shot rlne out. The next minute we seed, for it was bright its day, that devil of a horse rar up, nml over the rail he went like a flash, bnirev and all. It was an awful cry Dick give as he went down, but the rnartu' waters close I over him. litid we never seed hint no more. That pistol shot must or done the business, for the poor horse, and Dick was caught in a suck-hole. Any how. we never found anything but some pieces of the buiri.'.v. und Diek must be l-eslin' lniirMv uneasy; for see how hu keeps ciiiuiu' back." "Well, what become of Truthy?" 1 asked. "oh, she married Will; and Joe he didn't live long after Diek 1 or irk went down Ile was shu' ups..t "Well, here comes another hx. Wait till I get it away and I'll walk along home. I don't 'low to spend all night listin' to Dirk l.orick." -New Orleans Democrat t sislrsi's Term of Hitter. t'astro has liccn president of Vene zuela, sal s the t hiv ago licconl Herald, for six years oft' and on. At lied lime I late a pleasant herb diin'i, l morning I (eel bright and nil en inn Is belter. .My d s tor ssv h i- III XI upb-X ' it He'? Uenlly on the stomach, liver and k i l ueyt, ami is a pleasant limtive It i- made from herbs, and is prepaicd as easily an tea. It is called Lane's Me,li cine. All druitiiists sell it at 'Joe. and fHk Lane's Family Medicitiii moves the Isiwels each day. ll you cannot $ t it, send lor a tree sample. Address Oiator F. Woodwa'd. l.e Kov, N Y W ha l Is a itrcater I bill I oiks Nei-ll Mivver nt dtiteotiuir and sssimiisimg food Vot them I'r kind's New Life Tills work won lets 1'tit v tone Slid regulate 'he dii-illve organs. gently exiiel all poisons bnmthcsvH Icin. enrich I lie hloisl, impiove appetite, make healthy thsh. Only J ic at I'r. Kremer's. You Know Whevt You Ate Taking When you tass tirove s Taxle!e t'bill Tunic, livcause ttie formula lh plsinlv print ed on every Uittle shewing thai it is sim ply hull and vjuinins in a lalele form S I'ltM i. I1.. ...v.. SOUTHERN LABOR PROBLEM. JreroM Ar Plnrklaar to the Towaa and Karma Are SalTrrlaai fue Mauds to ursu The question of farm labor In Loulsi ma Is becoming very m lions, reports the New Orleans I'lea v uto-. The ne roes, who have here! of-i e done all i !ie plaiit.iti'.n wot 1;. are fti eking to the towns and cities, wlere tl.cy call get occasional fobs and find other means of livio without having to i erform regular work. In Louisiana f ere is no scan n w'mmi work on li e plantation cel.M S. '1 ic-re ns as iiuleti done out of doors in the winter as in It c sua iner, and ns a consequence laborer mm t re side iifon ti e plantation, so that they can perform labor da ily. which goes on all the year round. This is not the cum on farms in northern states, where the winter wcnlbcr puts an end to all agricultural labor for the sea tom. The negro, left to his own devices, lins found out that, a life of ease, with the doing i.f is-cnsiomil rpurts of work fs i, virc to his taste, n nd this has causer" .1 innveuo'tit from the farms to tin tovyns, where the colored p-.-rple hen! together and content thcniM v es will doing odd jobs. Tl c negro women in tow n go out , vv it ii more or lei s regular ity, to daily servii e; but they return it n'gl.t to their own quarters, and the grcatei t part of their earnings go t support the idle men. The Louisiana country papers are complaining of the great hu h i f laborers. fonsidcrnhh numbers of Italians are coming iuti the slate direct from their native conn try. and t hey are Mild to be industrious and reliable. MICE IN THE SHEEP'S WOOL. Mrw Yfirk Firmrr Find iCltfbtr ' thm Tiny Vrmiarm EmtMMiatil In Flvrrr ll-nm. A-Uit Itnilny lu-cpn a ond ninny flhi't'p nil liifj farm in the town nf I r biirm, Miyh n I'm?! (N. Y.) report. He imtii t'd the hUmt i:iy, on ifnintf out to feed hid llurk, a black c Mit on the hack nf nut- of tlif hf'p. When he wen I, to look At it the flpnt iniilfintlv ilinippt'iir(. Then another l.iack hpnt upptnri'it for an tiint ant on the r-h.-i p'ft Imrk 11 ml iih quickly went Ollt of Mffllt. Thi lime the farmer saw that the U ..-! fpot win. n moiin, an1 while he was looking nt the place where it had lu lu a t hi nl hltiek hpnt . nine into itiht lit lite mine place on the nheep'n hack and (iiKippcnrcd tin the other had. Then Tanner I in i ley thought it was lime to investigate, nnd he thrust hih hand down into the kheep'H thick coat of wool nnd found three Miiitf and cozy inniir-p ih'kH, each with a new born lit ter of y nun tf one in it. He lot, t no time in breaking up thne odd moiine colo nic, ami then looked over others of hi Mheep, with the result that he found four more in the depth of wlnme wool mice had ehoKen vnmn place to Imild nesli nnd brintf forth their yminff. Ten ncHth were found in all, contnin lii(f an HK'ffreate of W voting mice. The ulicep Heeined not only not to mind the presence of the mount neMtn in tlitiir fleeces, hut acted a if they were not pleased with their removal and the deM ruction of their content. ORANGES AS CARD-CHIPS. hy Turks Ht Krp Thralvr I Avtdke, lniriiitf KatiiAau the uale of nranffek in ('oiiNtnntinople full on in A molt HtirpriHinff manner, and tlie reaiion wai .still more curioim, laytf the London Ttderajdi. It wu heeaue the ffov erniuent had ttuddenty issued an order prohtdtii iu' the e;aine of "kamliil kiat" in public places, and had eied all the canU. At first the connection bet w ecn linmcN nnd a card e;aine does not appear clear, but it comet, about In thi way. Al the time of Knmaan all Turk try t keep awake iih much am possible, and the cafes are full at niht. I he iiKM-mblcd cruwdn of por t e rn, bunt men, etc.. pnK the hours pjin.f cartli, dominoes, or bnek gam mon, but the favorite atue i sknmbil, ns it tluUhcs ery ipiickly and 1h no trouble. The keepers of the cafes used to in sit on each player (there are four) himni: an orange for a half penny, the vx inner taking the lot. In this wu) Inr'e ipiautitie. of ornutfek were di post-it of, but the busiliets Kiuldeiily came to nn end vtilh the stoppage of "rkainltil." for ili.miiioi'K and other pimi's take too Iniitf ttt inakr an ir anis'e a sutlitient tnke. 1 hi Southern Wr. "Your northern irl may have Hie hlyle and all thnt strt of tiling," said a Muitliern gentleman to u northern jfetit Icman tlie other day, 'but our jfirU !me ti e breeding." Anil, indeeil, sa v ti e ll. -ton Trnuseript, southern uo'i'iHM i - ,-' t I-ern courtesy area ditTYiciit fabric from th; t which ik knoun in our trenuou sucial and in dustrial life. Take for Mctaiur, the iKiill'i ni w iv of issuiuisf in iln t ions, lnxleail i'' intriistnii thrtn hnphaard to the rmil by a cnreles. nieseinfr, tlie fr. ntliern L'irls till the family ear rinr u ii li t heir if irl f rit. ihU, n ml a (f.'iv. t 1 1 1 k'l- ri r of lunch, to be en- im 'i i . ut i mi a Winy a plennnt da '-. him:"a'. while st oppinc nh'ii the a t. I.mc the iux ita t inns for the fortlieoiuin : fevtiit. It in a deli cate pr roini 1 at t cut Ion alinout un known to tn.rthern cuvtoms. It . r it t llntrnt. The fits!. ion ff r'jt ).t a t tiitf lace with cmbroitlt rv I i;ii I painting aiul jewel xxvik or :.H k hi setpiiiis prexniU inniv tr i v ci'iitl than ever. IUo tini"il l.. ler.s arc anion; the lli.'l lv;-.":.' notes (,f the -cn-nt i r.i . ii.;.-:i.t v. and t!ie jrirtlli-! nu m't-kpicct thut UMinlly acx'ompHny t In p a i e tpiite as lax Ishly decoi ati'd. Vv HY tin i:.st i'vit tin- .-'.'ii bin in I. Mge brush ami all,. ill plains w hi u you in ay just lis well bike a delightful, viol and com fortable i hie tliri.i.iJi the In-art of the Kin l,y umimtaiiis iu v ievv of the grand est sctitiv of the Auniii-aii tYnti ii. nt Thi vnu can do by travelling on tlie Uio Ciaude System, the far famed "Si-eim- Line of The World," the only trans com mcul il lin ' vis.siug through Silt I. ike f ity, tili-nwiHsl Springs, l.cailvillc. I'nloruilo springs and lVn ver eu route to eastern istiuts. Three d.nlv express trains make i lose eonui'v-t ions with all trains inst and west and atToid n choice of five ilisimi t routes of travel. The equip ment of the trains is the licst, includ ing free reclining chair cars, standard and tourist slees rs, jvrfevl dining car s.'rviec, and also i'rsmally con ducted excursion cars each in chargv of conn tent guide, whoso business is lo hik afier the comfort of his guests. No more pli asant and iilcx- ! pensive means of crossing the Couti-J nent can be fonnd than is provided by i tor additional neraiut, auurcss, j. u. aaaiiHiiciu, ui-u ym " Grande Lines, 124 Third Ht., Port and, Ore. PETS HAVE BLC;ME PESTS. murliuli Farmers liars re4 to Taelr Sorrow. The farmers in the vicinity tit Wil kesbarre, I'a.. have reason to regret' their kindheartedueHa. During the winter which Is said to have been colder even than the proverbial one which the old resident tells about many sparrows und crows were eith er frozen or starved to death. Moved by this sad condition, many farmers fed the birds in the morning and evening, reports the Scientific Amer ican. Thia charity, begun by a few, soon spread, until it becuuie the fashion throughout the farming re gion to feed the birds. During the winter the promlscuoiia feeding of half-starved birds was a source of deiight to children. Now there is a inherent tale to tell. Ho accustomed have the birds grown to. the daily meals, free from all searching on their part, that they now fill the farmyards seeking food. Open barns are invaded, and wheat disappears In large iinntities. The birds perch on the clotheslines on washing day, walk into the houses, and are now so tame that attempta to drive them away are not seriously taken. When spring planting begins more trouble may be expected. It looks as if aome slaughter of the hirde may be neces sary. ODDEST VACCINATION CASE. Mttls Girl Carried the Vlrns Latest for Two Years Then It Took. The remarkable case of a small girl whose vaccination took after two yeurs'delay should be some consolation to those who have got it over quickly. The case has been reported to one of the medical journals by the child's phytician and is recorded ns bring probably without precedent in medical science, says the New York Sun. The child was vaccinated when she was only six months old ami with very slight success. Kiithing was thought about that until u few weeks ago, and two years after the original vaecinu tioa she had un attack of scarlet fever with complications which puzleil the family doctor. The old vaccination marks seemed to wake up again. Inquiry revealed that the little girl had not been revaecinated, though all the symptoms might have indicated that she had. Other phyieians were called in and watched the case. When the child's recovery was cer tain they agreed that the one explana tion feasible was that the vaccination had remained latent in the child's system for two years and that the fe ver had started it afresh. COUGARS FIGHT LIKE CATS. Oregon Womb Fall nf the rules', and Ther Make Mahl Hid eous with Tlielr Warfare. A party of timber-land dealers lately in from the mountains some twenty miles out from tlute City. Ore., report ed that cougars are very numerous in that section. The woods are literally full of them, am! they are frequently seen during the day nnd abo the blood stained snow in many places shows where they have killed deed. llut the worst feature of the brutes is their habit, common to the feline races, of catrrw iiuliug at night. A pair of these animals growling und fighting in the back yard of one's camp all night is nu Joke. Tlie party was composed of eight men, all accustomed to life In the woods, but. they say, they were never so badly frightened before in all their woodland experience ns they were dur ing their last trip. Their hnir stood erect and the blood congealed as the murderous cougnrs "lit nnd lit and scratched nnd bit nnd struggled in the mud, till nil the grouus for miles around wns covered with their blood." Deer are becoming plentiful in the mountains again, says the rortlnmi Oregoiiian. and the cougar is living high und feeling good. WHERE THE KING COMMANDS. Mtlltarr Towers of F.urope Which Are t'ndrr the I'rrsnuaT Con trol of Ihe Sovereign, In Germany, in Austria, ill Italy and In ltussln, four countries which may be described as military powers in the fullest sense of the word, the sovereign is in each case the active eoniinander In chief of the army, and finds time to filllill bis duties us such, lie has as his principal mili tary adiutus and lieutenant a chief of staff, who works in thorough uni son but on a footing of complete equality with the minister of war, the sovereign, jealous of his prerog atives as generalissimo, being on L'llard lo see that there is no usurpa tion of authority on the part of the minister. t he chief of the genet al MaiT of the lierman army is Hill t mint SchlielTen, who now tilli the place occupied for nearly b' veiri by Yon M.dtke. Iheie is n i m ;cr of war for the empire. lU.t -. h of the soveiiinn stales- it- sti." : ; the confederation known as the ' e jnan empire has- Its own minister of war who works in unison with lien, fount Kehliciteu, chief of the general st a It. An Old b'l ard. A shipyard nt Oininiiio, Japan, still In operation, was established l.i'U years ago. .tpule for F-nrnpe. Halifax lends all Atlantic ports In the shipments of apples to Kurope this season. The Sofl-Trned hlslte. The llelgian locomotive have two whistles, one of a softer tone than tie other, to be used near railway stations. IHIN'T KAIL, TO THY THIS. Whenever an honest trial is given to Klcctrio Hitters for any trouble it is recommended for a permanent cure will surely l' effected. It never fails to torn the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate the nerves and puri fy the blissl. It's a xvondreful tonic for; mi-down systems. Kbvtric Hit ters positively cures Kidney and l.ivcr Troubles, Stomach Disorders, NerTousnesa, Sleeplessness, Kheuma tism, Neuralgia, and rxivls Malaria, satisfaction guaranteed by W. K. Kremer. IHilT.itYVeuts. Kolaka at The Courier office. LnAn,,-nAn sfA??? J jli'sslyll Witts "It is just a common cold," ov a there's no dan'-er in that. people muting their statement, then tl-.cre are uncommon colds, colds winch are dan gerous; for manv a fatal sickness Ugins with a cold, ii we eoulil ten i:ie com mon coll from the imcommon vecwld feel quite a!e. Bat we can t. The uncomiiHdi vari ety is rarely rec ognized unt:l it has fastened its hold on the lungs, and there are symptoms of consumption. Dr. i'leri e's Golden Mniic.il Discovery cures coughs, bron chitis, "weak" lungs and other dis-.-ases of t::c organs of respir ation. It in creases the sup ply of pure, rich blood and builds up the emaciated bixly. " tirtk A wvrre cold which Milled in th? liTuie iii.il tills-., " writrs K'V. UooiV: lliiv n( ur- - SV-.2 lonviUe. Jt-fTi-r.a Co.. Kinis-is. Alter trvin? mcilK-iiies lal.lcil 'hurc Cure.' nliii.,1 wehoilt nooilM-r. T w.i-i l.d Irv I)r pu nt- s l.el.lt-n Mnlicsl Hi. ii-rv I link IwotniUles mil was Clireil, am. lei.c ;;ivril cur. ,1. W h, II 1 tlniiW ol tlir ftreal t'!iii I hud lu rii'iurr ami llo- li-rriMe couyh 1 h:i t il ..Hills ntlliii-t 0 iiiirai-le th:;t I was so sotiii rvh.-. id. Th.it (.'il may . p:irv v.,u many ytais ai:! :i',ilii'!:,iit!y hhss you is the Jiravtr of yi.ur ;;r;.tetul Iticli'l" If you a-.k your dealer for "Golden Medical D:.overy" liecaue you have confidence in its cures, do not allow yourself to lie switched oil' to a tnt ii cine claiiii. i to lie "just as good, but which you did not ask for and of vv'uirh von kno-.v "eliong. Dr. l'ieu'es I'h asant Pellets cure cliz iuess and sick headache. ODDS AND ENDS. The daily mil lliiinmont oil ship ments are 7,500 barrels exclusive ol pipe shipments. Oak lumber loses 20 per cent of ita weight in process of seasoning, and over .10 per cent, when perfectly dry. The mountain Indians of Mexico have different kinds of rattles, the! body bearing a grotesque resemblance; lo the human form. This year fin,"un,onn young fish will be turned loose in 1 he Columbia river, f Ore. It is estimated O.OIio.iKiO will return to get caimht after fattening up along the ocean coast. The pres cut annual pack there takes 1,1)0(1,1)00 . fish. I What is said to be one of the earliest I known maps of America has been dis covered in the library nt Wol f vgg cas tle, which belongs to Prince Von Wald burg -Wolfegg. The map was draw ii iu 1507 by .Martin Waldsee Midler, by whom America is said to have been named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The Inst addition to the membership of the president's cabinet was made hen the ollice of the secretary of the department of nirrioult ure, for merly a bureau of the interior depart ment, was added to the number of cabinet places during the first adminis tration of President fleveland. Ilc cently the lloston chamber of com merce adopted a rrsohiD'ou urging congress to create a department of commerce and industrica. MOTOR NOTES. An attempt to run motor stages be tween Homestead and W'hitaker, l'a., has failed. Hubert Allison, of Port fnrbon, Pa., 75 years old. is probably the most en thusiastic chauffeur i,. his aee in the world. He (ween April liO am! and Oc tober 9 he rode 1,171) miles in his ma chine. Iletvveen 700 and snu aiitoinuliileM in Paria are capable of traveling better than 11) miles an hour, and, aecrdini.' to the law, are required to placard their machine with large-figured ntimlMT. The first project of touring the vvor'd in nn automobile has been m:n!e. n Kuirlish resident of IViris would Mialii' the joiirmy in a g-i: ':i:e n a .bine of fivi'-liorsi' power. If tin I'rt neh A il 1 1 imti'iiilr club will funi'sh li i Til with the ri'ipi'iiti L'asnl'M- at tin stations on tile r lite he ru:ir;ir.tet's to make the trip within a veiir. Allloinnbilt s in (,:it,t;:i Kr:: Di'i. have been rescrictei! to tl,, walk. The niavi'i- in to assist hi m : ii i :i v: nance, even ti t h. , : "i!ra vvi ii aer. ss t h -S:;iro:ielt of ofTi'lolir. ropts or sniiil vvirv. sp.-, ills fa hrrsi he ei i-ril:- t'ellle 'ti. S t CI i is v.-Ire . , ' Auto s'ire of in tin I'llltit'S. loiirists would Utter leave Catmnt off tl ivir calling lists. SPARKS AND FLASHES. France pais Kagland alsmt lOfl.Ooo a year In eab'.e r nl. A'.l Italy will soon be placed in tele phonic I'.'iiitiiuiiieatioii with Paris. London aihi lb r 1 1 ti . A lot c in.taitee 111 phone In. i is l-iir.i: tsii'ii 11; :T i ' o nn! iliTLTi. ur.il tele slab.ivli,.,! be hil.-.-toll. Si. Paul' oil 1 III ll ally e.p eh is to lo London, is b, M l" ! at a cost i be paid by J. pu , .1 l-i, ll i:. en. I liol.l V.- I l.e l I. emu, b a vii'-'i -P of th, ON, I' t I" l.i: i inil- II '1 he l.i w (,:!!,. , e. r.c sv ;n Ul Ita'.J w h . :i 1 - i;.-.i''i g s i., h a fi.ro- tliroiu- h.-ii, ie vv . ..:,: e ler ; . . fl 1,1 1! i eii . a '. , I j : , t , ;;, , - ' , l -I " ' . 'to-' '. ': ' s of jj lilacs 1 iiour. up cra.ii . 1 he gi-ner-atorv supplied sl.ul vol; vvr.li.u; trouble. ----- TI1K 11 -T KIDS FY KKMFDY. Is S. II. Cat inb fine, vvbl h P"-it:velv cures pain, in the I aek. loins or grotns. swelling of the lilllls, f-,.,uetlt di siil to piss water, s.-inty turbi.l iirino sed inii'ii'.s in tho utine r'smb!,ug briek dust ami gravel Ml tin- l lulil. r. all of which lea Is lo lit -iglit'. , ., .i.. F sale ly ail driigg-s'.s. I to, k ill t'.it.irrh fr,H'. Ailress Stui'.h litos . I'i'. no, f visit DR. JORDAN'S anotf fK'JSEUfJ CF LliHMlt HUH IT., lil U.ICUCMAL f " s s. s-sxs I S rvstro SB ox. tioroAn -oiSUiuof vin fesM..t . lk m fA Tms , MmJU Ml im Mstsstsao.. .,k Mj at cw fsx riia. 9 ,J bf U jvafalsM t 4- C 'lsltWIaH fr s -si BArtefH rH Tlll H Hsy a, m . A ra. ,Vi ,s a. tke 'l I rdl0lirHT mt I, . 11 r" M 1 ml k a . r a .. 1 1. f ii-sss.sa,, biim iiat OA K0S a CO, I0SI Mwtat ft -si .1,-4 w DIRECTORY ji)Ei'llINEt.'0lN'TY(.FFirKRS. I Jinlpe Ciiiuiiiissioners Clerk t John Wells if. F. l.orelaie It. I.. Kartlelt T. V. Judson Geo. W- Lewis ...Ernest Lister J. T. Taylor Lincoln Savage I has. f row M f . Perkins . .. W. F. Kremer ' Deputy lerK Mieri!!' Deputy Slic-rill 'Ireasiirer l-i lusil .s'upt. . Assessor surveyor Loruner f IT Y OFrlfKliS. lavi r W. F. Kremer ; Auditor and l'uliVe Judc'C . .K. - i I'rcssiirer rttv Atiomcv. Marshal Sireei !-upt t'outuilnien A. ('. Ilouuli VOL V ( f . K. Mavliee ! . . .John l.oekharill j ....John lairics (ico II. ISinns J. II. Williams, f . K. llurinoil J A. liehs-oiif, W ill v. smith. Herbert Smiiii, Henry Schuiidt FKATEItNAL SOllTIF.S. rants J'a-s llge i. F. A A. M.. S0.8I. reuulur eonmiiinieation lir-t and tluni .sulurilays. Visiting hrolhcrs c i.rilinll v inviie.l. 11. C. lionizes , W. ,M. A. J. I'lKE, Sec y. KoTal Arch Masons -Iteanie Chapter So. towels second aud fourth edneday .Masonic hall. 1.. I- J Kit M- J. K. I'tTiKsos, Secy. 11. P. Kastern star -Josephine Chapter. No. J meets hrst and third Wednesday evenings of each month in Masonic hall. Mas. H.Zii.i.r. .Mas. Aksa M. Hoi.mah, . M. Sec y. I. 0. ). F ., Uolden l!u!e bisl'e No. 7X. meets every Saturday night at 1. 0. (J. F. hall. Iks M. Davis, T. Y. 1)1 vn, Secy. I'arnii F.uiaiupinent 1 0 . F. No. meets se-ond and fourth Thursday at 1 il. (. K. hall, Fart) Si iimiht. T. Y. DuAii. See'y. liel'iekahs- Klna Keliekah, No 4!i. meets second and fuurih Muailay, I. 0. ; r mll. Kssin IIaktmak. .) Mas. J. H. Dkmsos, Secy. I nited Arti.-ans-Ur.mts l'as Assembly No V.i, meets alternate Tue-davs in A.D. I'. W. null. F. K. Wkkt., Fbxii Mkn-iii, Master Artisan. Secy. v linen of the World -liogue Itiver I'liiiin No. .V). ineets second and fourth Wednesdavs at Woo'lnian Hall. Jvs Si OVER. C. K. M vviiEC, Consul f oininander Clerk. vv,,,,,,.,, of WihhI raft Azalea f in le, N Is'' meets hrst aud third Mondays at Woodmen hall. KsTs'LLA ItEHKY, N. J W. K. 1) k.v.n. Clerk. Modern Woodmen of America (irant. Pass I ainiiNo. sxui meets inn ami no vveiiae day F.veningt at Wmubnen ball at 7::lo. ( has. 11. Marshall, V. C. N. Ilej Holds, Clerk. Foresters of America -Court Josephine Nu. 'js, meets each Wednesday exiep: the lirst, al A. O. I . V . bail. J. 1'. 1 ! a L K , C. 1! (1. N. Holt, F. S. losephine Lodge, No. H-, A. ). I'. W. uiieis in A. (). f. W.hall, Dixon liuild ing everv Monday evening. J. II. Mkaiie, M. W. 11 A. St.vnaiui, lleeorder. lUvviho'iie Lodge, No. -M, D. of II., A. 0. I', W. meets every alternate Tuesday evening in A. o 'I'. W. hall. Dixon biiildius, Mas. A. McCarthy. Muh. l.vniA Dkvn, C. ol IL Lei 'order. Kniehts of Pythias -'I hermopylae No. .'ill, meets de l, Tuesdav nittbt 7:im I. I). O. F. hall. J. T. Chaui.se, Tom Wii.i.iavs, f . C. K. ol II anil S. (irand Artuv of the lletiulilie lien. Logan Post No' Hu. meets iirstWe 1 ne "i nv at A.D. 1'. W. hall. .1. K. I'triKsns'. Aie A xtki.i , Adjt. Coin Atnerieun Order of Steuin Fnirineers, Ore gon Culineil No. 1, meets lir.t and tliinl Saturdays, nl A. O. f . W. hall. Wu. II. Kknnhv, 1U;vi. F. Myiiu k, cbie! Kiiiuci-r l orres ponding Lliiiineer. l Inb r of Pernio W hiie lloi niecls in A. 1) C. and third Friday nielits k Con ru il No W. Hall lirst C. K. M.VYIIK, ! Ksm.v lli:t.c in. Counselor. I'niti-d 1 ' rut lier Imii ol of Carpctilers ami Joiners of Anierien l llioll No. Ills meets second and loilrth Thursdays ot eai Ii no uith at A. o. C. W. Had. J. K. Wtr.i'Vl.vN, l'rtt. I. A. FlToFKl.i.li, .see'y. Needed In Every Home THE NEW wrjmtnsi llSTrSMlTIHVALl AND ENLARGED EDITION OF tlKIMKASY webster's International Dictionary A Dictionary of ENGLISH. Biography, Geography, Fiction, ate New Plates Throughout 25,000 New Words Phraaoa and Definitions Tripand under Hie ilirect super vision of W. T. HAKRIS, Ph.D., LL.D., I'niteil Slates Commissioner of F.ilu cat inn, assisted by nlarp-corps of com petent sH'ialisls and editors. Rich Bindlnjs 2)64 Quarto Paaea 5000 lllu.lr.llon. t'JPVVie 'iffi'iiiifiioiii.' inn tfr( Mini,,, in .:), aioviri.iii Ihe "Vn'ahrttljirj; I'lie Xrir and .'urii l Million of tin International trim 'ts.noii in Ochiler ). ti'ltlie l.,l,. t,lbet. Wc also publish M'ebatar'a Coll.glsio Dictionary vltlililiwuiryiif Svsittisli WoMsai.il Phnisi lli I'sv le.l l'lluMrstionh Sii. 7:Hil &4 Iscbw, " Ft rst -el ii 1 1 1 1 tilily. sis-oiii!-'lass In gt7g.' Stss iinen paves etc. of tmth IsHikd ts'iit eii applleatlon. G.eC.MERRIAMCO. J Publishers, Springfield. Mass. waAaaMaaaaaaan ad rb '.-entnre is en every bo of the genuico Lcaiivc Uroino'Qtiiniiic 'i l reuestv ttst enr. n rut, I lu urn' ilnj The fisherman, the sailor, the J ulitsman and every Wy. is liable to Midden atUvLs of disease. ipi:kuv nvvii'i Acta lilic maj-ic 'or cholera cramps, udden colds, or chilis f:om . posure; TaW o sabstltate. Trice a?r. a 5oc. I wtssnssj I COUiGUTC V Dnuusun J -aoisai i omch , ,, ib i in K J ,rr - .Vi.li-.-.-tu.-l -u a. 4 The BnrliugtoD Route riiaa among tlie greatest of the world's railroads. Over S,x o niUis lonR; employing 35,000 men; renching 1,31-0 towns ami cities in tho eleven s'-.itcs tr.v'.rsed by its lines: having throuuh-csr nr'.i nKenirnts wh ich extend rtiore than h t'.f v.-..y ;! r: '-3 the continent and earn- stlv ioiivi' iv i' l'rohr, absolutely nneqiialcd s.'rvice, it is the line YOU should select, next time you go east. Omtha. Clur.i. Karsas City. St. Louis and F-VKKYWHERIi bcyoti-.i. C-l" mm r-i It 13 &sss&&Eai3tt3SS3XXS Thro Train houtneasi. Northern Pacific Burlington Route. The SK l-nuis Special, ihe through ex press ol the Northern l acifn and Bur lington railroads from the Nurlhwest to the Southeast, changed time on May 4. Tiie traiif'continent .l service it) materi ally benefiled, an connections tor Ihe fs.t. and South are now made with morning trams out ol St. l.ouis ami Chicago. I . ... i The St. Louis Special now leave6 Potllaud, at 8:i") a. in.; lacotna, .ai p. m ; Seattle, 3:59 p m.; Spokane, ... . .. , - oil li:o5 a. in.; Helens, iu ii p. ".; do linii", 7:0!) a; in. The new card is more cnnveiiient to most cities in the Northwest. The train now carries Blandanl sleeper, tourist sleeper, dining car, chair car, coach, and lai.-a.'e car, Portland lo Kansas City without change, also free reclining chair cur, lortland to St. Louis. It leinains the great TIME S1VF.R, as well a tlie only through train between ihe Noilliwe-t and the Soutlie 1st. 'THE MILWAUKIE." A familiar mime for Ihe Chicago, Mil waukee & St, Paul Railway, known all over the Union as the Great R-iilwat. running Ihe "Pioneer Limited" train? every day and night between Si. Paul aud Chicago, and ClLiaha und Chicago. 'The only perf-tct trains in the world. Understand : Connections are mndi with All Ttaiiscoiitiuental Lines, assur ing to passengers the best service kno n Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam in at, nf a verily eipiallnl by no ottiet line. See that your ticket reads via "The Milwaukee" when going to any point in the Tinted States or C anada. All tick et agents sell Iheiii. For rates, pamphlets- or oilier inhu mation, address, J. W. C.VSKY, C. J. 1'lJUV, Trav. Pass. Agt. General Agent, Skaiti.k, Wash. 1'okti. and, dr. NUTK'K HJIt PUlll.lCATlGN. Tiinber Land Aef, June 1S7S I' nited States Land Olli.-e, Kopebur, Dreon, June LJ, lilt)!.' Notiie is hereby itiven thai in cumpli aiice with Ihe provisions oi tlie art ol Congress of June 11, IS7S, entitled "An act for Ihe sale oi limber binds in the Stales of California, I'leeon, Ne vada and Washington Territory," a ex tended lo nil Ihe Public Land States bv aetol AiiKust 4, l.'Mi, .Mis Aim K. lioo'li. of Grants Pass, county ol losephine. State ot Oieiton has Ibis day til,d in ibis Ollice her fcvvcrn statement No. L'7(ls, tor I be purchase of ilu-S 'A ot Sect ion No H in ToiMi-hip No, 117 S, I lanye No. H west, and will oiler proof lo show t lint toe lauii solium is more valUHhle for its iuiber or sloue than for agi ictilliiral purposes, and lo est iblisli her claim lo said land before Arthur foiiklin, I'. S. Commissioner o( this ollice at Grants I'.ist, Oriv.'ii, on Monday, the :.'") dv of Aiii:ti-t, lil.'l.'. She Humes as witnesses : J M. I'e..'tb o' iirnnts I'tts. I 'r.'.,Ld in I. Ilillil aul of Wil.lcrville, O.i-., f. M. Sttti s of rants l'a. On' , Mi.s Ll.l V. Lull oil ,.f loan's Pass Oretwi Anv ami all person , claiuiini! adversely ihe above desfiihril lands ate i quested lo tile I ho' r e'n.nis in tins nli'nv on or before s.i:d :'5 d ij- ol A'ljust, pMJ. ,1. I . lillilioiis, lii'tilttler. Niii'K K Full Pl llLICATlON. Timber Land Act. June ll, 1S78. I'nitid S'ates Land lilli.-e, lioselmrn, Dri'non, June :, n)2. Nome is lierebv vtiveti that' in coinpll- llice Willi the provisions of tlie set ol folik'M'ss o( June 11, 1S7. n,ti!,., "An' id lor Ihe s.i.,. of t,n , laed, in the ' 'ates ol faiiion.ia. llrenoii, Nevada and H'ashiiii'on Terriiiiry," a- exleiubd to all Ihe Public J.Htiii S ales to set I Aunnsl 4. IS'cj. () j lira' ts Pass, eounly ol .io-epliine, S a'e I )f Ui.eon, has this ,;lv ;,.,! ; ,i,v I I Ibis i I" I"!! ollice her 'iworn sLitetip'tit N 'ot tin- .inel,,,,e oi t,e .-, .; I ,'; .No S, pi tow iistio, s , - s I; . 'ii ''hi ir- r pr,. it to ,t ; a' 'be I Jl il siilrlit l, til ire ve.liul,!,. i, I tin I et o- st,,hH i ii ,i i, r hM,i',.,. .1 .,,lr. ooses ,.i to ,., ,;. ,,(lil 'and l.,oe AmIiii, rki:, I s ,.,. nils. i,,n, ,',.f .J,,. ,,',,. , 'Ir.iio,,, ,, ,. ,!,. ,,,,, ..h ()- - ' - oe niinis as w li J M ll 'Oil,, ('. M sine, .. Il'iivii, V. iss I la V. l.i.Ki.tit fan h t'..-s. I ir , Anv an t all p-r-.. , laiiuin adversely the above ,le I,.-, land, ,tu,!v.,.;: '" I'l ' their , ,:, j ,,p , ( (,r ( oil ...l l.i b ,a vf Aiiuust. 1. OJ. ' I. T. Hi IPOKS, K'-iHsrer BSIGHI'S DISEASE Tl. .. , - . in- its-"! m ii eyr pHi.l f 'oil Hon, iiinc;ed hands pr-- : i .n r ran- tran-f-r t. chco. auj. lid, put. i-,, vivtu in imn and sioi a fll:1 0 Mid ai-d was pa ii iir a l-.rtv ol I ,,. t'l's no-ri '. t ; pee: lb' for l!ri.'h,'s lb. sease i,, li,. I I.l'les it : I I . . . .. . , i ' "'cu-iiieH oi-eases , ll.eyi-onimeiiced ihe nr. ,",-..., i ! 'ion of Ihe Sliei i!ie Nov I", liswv ! t lu v -nterv icw. d score, ,,( ILe'r'n.tl in i I ne t it out on IIS ttlMti's hp rtbr.,1, " ....... . ., , ,,,, Ine lrrt, in en i ' ' ao iiinn iiieni. Th, lev also ,,,t . ns In n.m.B ..k...: . . 1 - .. ..., , , ,j,i n , incuraiiir , sseK . .louuo-iereu ii with tie ohv s ' cai . . jo. e,. i p m I lie lest , ,.... per e-nt i T.'r-sii'it lavorably. " or , rj!';;,.e Jrin bnt ' v .em ( ai. ..re., the ,arti, . ,lffi,.,) , , cm.. ,,l,et,.,,,1(.t,on. The pus ee.iinj. I " tl e nvestiyatttij , ommilw ,,d I l,iii.-al rf.:rl. ui ll .... .. . ! Pn'.'i.l.e. -,H ,m maile. f!l" n K.pl,c..,, Add-e-. J,.ilx j t EM 5 i 3 s " - so oe; ro:,-, CertPral Aser.t, I. Stntk Sts.. Dorlland, Ore. GO EAST OVER T1IE- RIO GRANDE WESTERN Denver&Rio Grande RailroaJ Only ir:incontinental Un-.-passing directly 1 1 1 roil y 1 1 SALT LAKE CITY, LEADVILLE, PUEBLO, COLORADO SPRINGS AND DENVER. Three splendnllv eiptiptiad triins ilsily HI ALL POINT KASl'. Through Sleetiing and I) iiiiiu Cirt and Free Reclining Obair Cars Tlio most inngnificent scenery in America by (lav light. Slop overs allowed on all iUeioI tickets. For cheapest rale; ami descriptive literature, address JfsU Mansfield, General Agent, l Third St., Portland, Ureiton. rl" ICK12TN T )MI F tU AU, - Points East VIA 't-ir -JiK- m y a r a i a 1 1 toii'' Short Liner lo PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO, ANU POINTS FAST ST Throned I'alai o anil Tourist Sleep, ftrs, lliiilnit iiimI HulTet hliiokinf l.llirar) Cars. DAILY Tlt.UNS; FAST TIMK. For Utiles, Folders aud full informalieo rccanliiiR Tickets, Koules, &c, call on or iildi'ess J. '.V l'IIAI.0N,T. e. a H. IUCKSON, v. T. A. VS Tblrrt Sireet, I'uriland. A. I!.C. LiKNNI (112 Fint Avenue iTON, u. w. V. A Seattle, Wath. 0. R. & N. OK L(i() SIIOR LINE AND - UNION PACIFIC. IT IS TIIK Shortest, Quickest. AND MOST Comfortable lvoiuetoall l'.a-tcrn points via. I'ortland. All Through Tickets reading over this routt ure uood via : Suit I.ulvou J Denver. Low' Hates 1 vjrywhere. Tickets on Sale at Southern I'acifn I liiiee. pep A. I.. C'UAKi, licti'l I'a.ssenr;er Arcnt, rortland. Ore. id ninUul. sKml,-!, ,.r ,.i ,., l ,,,,nut u lerv iiruereirton ptitenlshlllty. For free ixxv, iiioilotsvureTDlnr IlinlO nv ivemssii lnMUL-fYiMno Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D. C. VV-J.'1- 00 YcARS' A'Ve. TnDt M.aa 'i lln COFYRIOHTS 4C 1 r'.o. tl i. i rohst .T ntntj.h l ono rti,,l Ilnrtlwo k iV. I'l-.. . I'. .m ak'( y f.,r sn'tinur v: " ,M,' i t u-Ti thr. Momi U r."-c ti--tt -i,v0t pti.-inrrt. in tii li.oeu c Hcu. S V rH Wa-a. ii1. IJ Snlllll Dandrotr roniadr Stops itching ia!- npon ot app'ic' t on. three to r.x retnovrt all ilanJro ' id-op laliirj tair. Price 5., '! drnin. For aale b Slot i ivnvwvvW'VwwvV'VsM 1el .j'i wfimiTiia mm No t'ura Vo, fc'ay. uuc. ' j I 'rug Co.