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1 VOL. XIX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY n, 1904. No. 46. It'll 0IT01 I'orjr, Do-.- 1 that Jlby, l. of tk leased n'liue '. luiviD;"" otitin' rilled v tor at iu in . 1 Orv ill tin . ' this. is T. il. CO". .limit: If AT! I lie 3, .' I O!no" "V. 2' lull ID nl lb entile r Ian.' n. - I Swe ll KT f Ore? (into tiled I No t V'e.N,' ,-lilllp ' II! lHH'1 inner 1 (HJrt'l. ' (i lac; n.niiB' enliit II- i I. Mr K. Jo II. inn. In are lis ort Illl'T.i KS. It'! , a. a nor I.' ics r and if tailor 1;:, 1 nM.iy I. I til i 'clod c the j'niiel iftou II. ', i lid J. Units." 01 ihn ri-h.i t 'ice b i n. 1. Kh- IS r r l c, 30 The Rosebu CONFECTIONERY PARLORS MISS ETHEL JOHNSON, Propr. 30 5c Bread Tickets $1.00 I LUNCHES SERVED AT ALL HOURS jP - 6th Si. next to Coe. 8 L. R WEBSTKP, I'kkmiiiest. The Southern Oregon Title Guaranty & Abstract Company GRANTS PASS, OREGON PHONE 693 ABSTRACTS OF TITLE CERTIFICATES OF TITLE Til lost lOxumliM'il, Jet-iV-ol, Oiiui-iiiitooil. A. 8 H 110N'I, Att.uinky. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. IAII CAPITAL. hlOI K Transacts a General Banking business. - Reoeiveg deposits subject to check or on demand certificate. Our customeis are sssared of courteous treatment and every consideration con sistent with sound banking principles. Safety deposit boxes for rent. J. FRANK WATSON, Pres. it. A. BOOTH. Vioe-1'res. I.. I,. .IKWKI.f.. Cashier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAI'ITAI STOCK , - . SrSO.OHO DO. Kive deposits subject to check or on crrtilicate pavalile on dcinaiul. foils sitiht drafts on New York sian Krancico, and Portland. Telegraphic transfers sold on all points in ilie t'nited Sinter. Special Attention mvon to t'ollectuitis and irenenil business of our customers. .Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on ail aecessitile points. H. A. H'liiTII. Pres. J. C. i'a.MI'UKI.I.. Vice Pres. II. I.. (ill.KKY, I 'ashirr JIARIJLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. B. I'ADI'OCK, Pkoik. lam prencred to furnish anything in the line of Cemetery work in any kind ol MARBLE r GRAMTE. ' Nearly thirty years of experience in the Marble business warrants my saviny thatl can till vour orders in the very best wanner. Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind ol Mai b!s. J. U. PADDOCK. A 1..' ... 1 . LL M j - All work is strictly lir-t class and ' f guaranteed. BUFFALO PITTS Double Cylinder Steam Road Roller Makes Good Permanent Iltuuls with Gravel or R.ock. No road can ho made Road Send for catalog. Buffalo Pitts Company. Portland, ....Grants Pass Real Estate..,. ' Nowhere in Oregon can an investment be mai!e with ; greater safety than in Grants Pass real esta'.e. Within the past year the town has increased one-third in population. Ail teal estate values have increaed, yet prices are still so low that those investing now are sure to realize handsome profits. ' The climate here is ideal. The mine!: are increasing in value and mining experts predict this is to be one of the great est mining districts in the world. I For further information call upon or address JOSEPH MOSS, Va Real Estate Agent, . who has the largest list of property with the best prices and ? terms. Property sold on the installment plan if desired. i1 Office on "E" street, west of Sixth street 1 AND FOR W. B. HAMMOND, Skikstakv O'lO OO. Blue Front Shop Soutli Sixth Strec-t. n . 1 111 . 1. I . OCIIC1UI .iiiuniniuiiiip Scientific Horseslioers AND Milling Tool Woi'liCFS. it;L.l, tii'inil" i-n.i. wi-f. r t. lusting without Steam Rollers. Oregon. Union Restaurant STILL ON DECK. Full Meals 25 Cents Table Hoard $3.00 per week. Don't pay 40 or 50 cents when you can get a better meal for 25 cents at the Union Remember the place next to Hair-Riddle Hardware Co. SIXTH STREET, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. . K C O 0) u 0 n'ca i) I) 3 0 S a . O 0 0 D Mr M4 00 O IA a u .'7i; L. G. I1IGGINS Assay Oflke CHAKOES: Ciol.l, Silfcr, Coiipcr, Lend, $1 null. Gold and Silver, if 1. COLD DUST l!uiili( 11111I Hefineil for Dint:il Triidc. Kueli anil every iissuy dune with the idea that it limy hu checlicd. RED'K 1). STRICKER, M. D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Ttmple, Pooms 2 & 4 GkANTs Pass, 'I'hone 633 Okkgon. C. HOUGH, ATl'Olt.N K Y-AT-I.A V', i'i actici'B in all State and Federal (V urld Ullice over ( irst National Hank. I It A NTH Tjm, OuKGOM. II. II. 1IARTON, WATCHMAKER and "JEWELER. full ii.'.'orliiient of Walcliea, Clock', Sil verware and Jewelry. A (i.RMl .As-nrlMient .if ilracclcls and Hew! I'.iiiikIcs, .lemnt' Drug Store. SWLLTLAND & CO. FRESH an SALT Mi:.TS.,,T'ir' I'llOSk X. L. Mc(iRi:W, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY rurniture ind Piano GRANTS PASS, ORECON. i The popular barber shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA .TOMPKINS" On Sixth Street Three chairs Hath room in connection DRY WOOD Drv 16 inJi Heater and Cook Stove Wood or 4 foot wood, if de-ired, can lie had ....ON SHORT NOTICE.... by leaving orders at the Sn.ir Pine Store or the Doiiaree Music House or Ly ad.lresMiig W. II . II EATON, Grants Pass-, Ore. Anothtr Cue of Rhcufrjtiim Cured by.. Clumberltin't Pain Balm. j The ffliirary of Chnmljerlaiu'a Pain i I'.ihu in the n In f if riiiuinalisi'i is! b. ins il. moiistriit. 1 d;nly. l'iirki-r i 1 ri -l-f r. f Uriiishv, V. , kith that C'lLimlierluiu a l'.un l!:liu gxrn him fs'riiiun-ut r.-Iit f from rhemnntisiu in ! tii liw k ln u ever yih in a i-1m failed, ! ami lie m.nld nit Ui without it. For' ale by all drugiiiti. ' AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY One Which Concerns All Pacific Co&st People. I The pino forests of the Pacific Coast Stnttu for many years have been a source, of much revenue, to the people hero as a resn.t ot the euormooa trade iu lumber with domestic and foreign ports. Distinct anil aside from the lum bering interests, there lias recently sprung np another forest industry of quite a cuique character which promises, if not to rival it in a som niercial way, to at least surpass it in its beneficent results to the people of all countries and all climes. It is generally recognized, however, by the most eminent men in the medical profession, who are at all familiar with the subject, that not alono iu the matter of lumbor are the people of this section of the United Statrs blessed by reason, of its wonderful piuo forests, known to bo tho finest in the world, but for an independent enterprise and an entirely new pro duct thereof. Wo refer to the industry of the Pacijlo Pine Needlo Company, whose headquarters are located at S(2-3r,(t Sutter street, San Francisco. This in dustry sprung into exieteuce about seven years ago, since which time nioro than $100,000 have been expend ed on the plant and in experimental work. Hat the experimental stage having beeu successfully passed, they sro uow fully prepared to turn out a finished and satisfactory product, and this is just w hat they are doing. Piuu ueedles uro so common to the majority of our people that scarcely one of them would havo seriously thought of utilizing them for com mercial or medicinal purposes. So to a shrewd German lady of aristocratic birth and abundant moans was left the opportunity of putting to a practical, beneficent use what had hitherto been considered ouo of the wustu materials of nature. The thought, however, was suggested, and the purpose, outlined and since de veloped as a direct coUKi qnetico of the beneficial result obtained by her in valid husband, a sutfnrcr for many years, from a then crudo system of home treatment with pino noodles. This, too, when no other form of treat mont tried had been ublo to reach his trouble and afford any relief whatever. To those who havo experienced a trip to our mountain forests nud drunk in the exhiliratiiig breath of the pines, laden not only with a most delightful aroma, but surcharged with health giving elements, little need bo said. They have been in touch with nature and received 0110 of her most precious gift and have reurned to thuir city homes rejuvenated. Kvi'ii to the minds of such persons the thought of ever being ahlo to carry this delightful frngraiico, the odor of tho forests, this great gift, tho heal ing breath of the pines, into the en vironments of their owu rooms to lie presevied iu.iefiiiitely, would hardly have suggested itself. Iiut that very thing has beeu made not only possible but altogether easy of accomplishment as a result of the ingenuity, foresight, patient industry nud lavish expenditure of money by Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cords, the origi nators of this, the only industry of its kind in the world. l!y them neither pains nor expense has hem sjiared in their laudable endeavors to hnvo lived not in vain, but, 011 the other hand, to leave behind them an inheritance in the inception and development of an indusfy which will undoubtedly prove a boon to tho human family for all time, and 01111 with which their names will be forever linked. It is well known that those living in the pi. o districts are fieu from nervousness, insomnia, lung, bron chial and catarrhal tlm.tilcs, likewise rheumatic and gouty alTectiotiH. In deed, they seem to bo immune, from diseases generally, while those suffer, ing from various ills aro quickly bene fited by moving into the districts here pines flourish. Iu this connec tion wo might say that every intelli gent person who has given serious thought to the subject, who has, in fact, investigated for himself, has be come fully satisfied thut too much ran not be said in behalf of the cura tive properties contained in mountain pine needles. Kvery one can not go to the pine for. srs, but everyone can and should bring the pines to Mm, or, at least, all that is curative and delightful to the senses iu them. That Is what the founders of tills industry have enabled you to do by placing within your r sell their various products of the pine necdli s. Chiefly among tin so is a liber, or sort of wool, for filling mattresses, piilows, etc. They also manufacture an essential oil and a liquid extract fioni pin.) tii'idlei which eminent medical authorities claim are speciUcs for sciatica, inflammatory rheuma tism, rhhum.it ic gout and all kindred complaints, the extract being used in hot batht and tho oil for anointing and masiage. Tim L'uiud States has recently granted 1. tiers pat. lit to the Pacific l'itie Needle Company for both the product and the process of manu facturing same, a decided achieve ment iu itself. We are credibly in formed that the filier from plin in . dlt Is radically indestructible aa a filling for inattrcne-g, p. Hows, cushions, etc., and that the fragrant odor of the pines nutates the entire room h. u any of these articles are iu use. Iiut what Is of more import sure to our readers, and the point on which we would Uy the greatest em phasis is th ia fact, attested to by the highest medical authorities of this country and Europe, that this fiber is the only true sanitary substance known for the purpose nientioued. For this reason, if for no other, its use should become all but universal. Another strong point in its favor ia the comparative cheapness of the pro duct, which places it practically with in thi reach of all Wo are also informed that orders for the pino necdlo products come not only from all parts of the United States and their island possessions. bnt from Japan and various coautries In Eurojie. Qold medals were award' ed the Pacifio Pine Needle Company by the Pan-American Exposition, the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Expositions, and highest awards have beeu obtained at every State fair aud special exhibition where tho products have been shown. Los Angeles Herald, September 13, 1903. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Unequalled for Constipation. Mr. A. R. Kane, a promlnct drug gist of Baxter Springs, Kan., says: "Chamberlain's Stomach aud Liver Tablets are, iu my judgment, the most superior preparation of any thing in use today for constipation. For sale by all druggists. TWO ACTS TO BE VOTED ON Direct Primaries tnd Locn.1 Option on Liquor Question. Iu the office of the lecreUry of sate Thursday afternoon,- petitions wore Bled by W. 8. U'Ren, of Oregon City, which bore the sigatures of R-:!8 voters, for the purpose of invoking the initiative amendment to the con stitution upon tho matter of submlt tig the subject of direct nomination to the voters at the polls at the coming June election! Petitions were also Bled in tho sumo department by E. O. Miller, secretary of the State Prohibition Alliance, containing 8118 signatures asking for the initiative upon the local option liquor license law at the same time. The latter bill is an exact copy of the local op tion law now iu effect iu Texas, and is submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection. The required number of names to invoke the initia tive, 8 per oout of the number of votes cast for Justice of the Supreme Court at the lait general election, is 7018, which maks it almost certain tint both bodies of the petition will be grunted, and that the people will have a chance to express themselves upon these two important questions which have long beou agitated before the publlo. Tho proposed petition" for the woman's suffrage law did not ma terialize, anil was dropped as a hope less case. Croup Begins with the svmntoma of a common cold; there is chilliness, sneezing, hot skin, quick pulse, hoarseness and impeded respiration. Oivo frequent small doses of Ballard's Ilorehound Syrup, (tho child will cry for it) and at tho first slim of a croupy cough, apply frequently Mal lard s Snow Liniment to throat Mrs. N. A. Vliot, New Castle, Colo., writes. Mnrrli 1 lit It luoi . "T l.ll Ballard's Ilorehound Syrup a won derful remedy, aud so pleasant." Wtf, 50c and (1.00 at Slover Drug Co. A BIG DREDGING JOB Herbert Sivmpaon Tells of Woik at San Publo. Herbert C. Sapmson, in a private letter to his parents, gives some in formation regarding the work lie it engaged in. Ho is Inspector in the employ of the government and located at Sim Pablo Bay, Cal., and writes as follows: " iho shoal to lie drudged is iu Ban Pablo Bay, Cal., and is about five miles iu length, and has a least depth of ID feet low water. The average depth ot tho excavatiou is about uine feet. The work to be done is to excavate a channel through the shoal, to havo a bottom width of 300 feet, a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a length of about 27,000 feet. The total amount to be dredged is estimat ed at 2,721, (XX) cubic yards. The time required to do this work will bo about 2H months. "Thy engines in the dredger develop 1000 II. P., handling a bucket weigh ing 10 tons. The backet when even full holds 6 yards of material weigh ing 29 tons iu all. When lieajs)d up it holds 18 yards weighing 37 tons. The dredger digs on an average of abont 12 to 14 yards to the bucket. Tho ma terial ia loaded iu scows holding 1000 yards, then towed by a powerful tug to the dumping ground one mile and a half away. This work is Wing done by the war department under Lieut. -Colonel W. If. lleuer, Corjis of Kngiueers. " Perfect Confidence, Win-re there used to be a feeling of uneasiness and worry In the household when a child showed symptoms of croup, there is now perfect conll th nee. This is owing to the uniform success of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the treatment of that dis ease. Mrs. M. L liasford, of Pools- lille. Mil , aaja: "I have a world of confidence iu Chamberlain's Cough Kcmedy for I have oacd it with per fect success. My child Garland ia subject to severe attacks of croup aud It always gives him prompt relief." For sale by all druggists. Iieuefit recital, opera house, Friday, February 20t h. MONTHLY PROFIT $30,000 Greenback Property Has Annual Output of $480,000. The monthly profit from the Green back mine totals ('10,000, aud the monthly output (10,000 greater. This makes the year's tun for the mine (130,000. This mine is a close cor poration. There are many mining propottioe iu Oregon that are close corporations, and hence no authentic statement cau be secured as to their output, but frequently some officer of these com panies, when good fortune comes his way, will give the news to the pub lic This was the case at tho annual meeting ot the stockholders of the Greenback Company at Denver, hold a few days ago. Tho property is situated on Grave Creek, iu Josephine County, and has been a producer for the last three years. Nearly all the stock is held by New York and Colo rado people. The election of officers resulted as follows:' Presideut, William II. Brocvort, of New York ; vice-president, Ebou Smith, of Den ver, and general manager, Carey W. T liompsou, who resides at tho mine. Tho manager reported that all ar rangements had beeu completed for a much heavier production this year than last, aud the mlno shows ore bodies sufficient to carry on tho tak ing out of ore for several yours to come. The mill uow lias 40 stamps dropping on high-grade material, aud is paying dividends ot (HI, 000 per mouth. Tho expense of running is about (10,000 per mouth, making the output a value, of (10,000 pur mouth, or (480,000 per year. This is over one-third of the amount credited by the United States to the State of Oregon. Eben Smith who is well known in Colorado, bought the, property four years ago, and It has been a steady prodncor ever sluco ho has beeu oper ating It. Itch Ringworm. E. T. Lucas, Wingo, Ky., writes, pril SSth, 1902: "For 10 to 1 years I had been atllicted with a malady known as the 'itch. ' Tho itching was most unbearable; I bad tried for years to find relief, having tried all remedies I could hear of, besides a number of doctors. I wish to state that, one single application of Bal lard's Snow Liniment cured mo com pletely and permanently. Since thou I have nsed tho liniment, on two separate occasions fur ring worm and it cured completely. Sic, 60o and (1. 00 bottle at Slover Drug Co. EFFECTS OF HYPNOTISM Are Se-ld to Be Weakening lo Mental facilities. The young lad or girl who may think it fun to be hypnotised are advised that cfvery timo they submit to such subjugation their mental faculties aro weakened. If yon want a strong mind and u force of charautor that will carry you safely through this world, avoid un reasonable submission of mind and will to domlnunco of others. With evory subjugation your power of re sistance is lessened until you become au absolute slave to tho whim and opinions of others, whether they be right or wrong. Kugeuo Register. C. & 0. COMPANY WINS Supreme Court Decides Against Government Tho Supreme court decided Monday in favor of tho plalntilf in the case of the Calif ml a iV Oregon Company against the Government, involving 95,000 acros of laud iu the Klamath Indian reservation, the valuo o which Is stated at 1 1, W 10,000. Chief Justice, Fuller and Justice! Harlan aud Brown dissented. Escaped an Awful fi t. Mr. II. Ifagglns of M. lboornc. Flu., writes, "My doctor told ine I had consumption and nothing could be lone for mi). 1 was given on tn die. The offer of a freu trial bottle of Dr. King's Now Discovery for consump tion, induced mo to try it. Kcsulth were startling. I am now on the road to recovery and owe nil to Dr. King's New Discovery. This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung llscasca by ftutioual Drug Store and (Jrants Pass Pharmncy. Price Wic and (1.00. Trial bottles free. On Tuesday, tho daily way freight service between Ashland and lttscbuig was resumed, Nus. 225 and 32H running through to Junction City. This gives a con tinuous daily service from Han Francisco to Portland, tho gap be tween Ashland and Junction being Oiled. Better Than Gold. "I was troubled or several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility," wrltea K. J. Green, of Ijiii caster, N. II " No remedy hel cl me until I I" gall using J-.lcclriu Bitters, which did me more good than all the medicines I ever us. d. '1 hey have also kept my wife iu excellent health for years, nhe says hlectaicliitt.ru are just splendid for female trouble'. that tiiey are a grand tonic and invig- orator for weak, run down women. Try them. Only 10 cents. Satisfac tion guaranteed by National Drug Store and (Jrants Pass Pharmacy, Mr. and Mrs, Uuvan High, of Ashland, celebrated the oOth anniver sary of their marriage at the home of their sou, Denton High, on Harga- dtne street, last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. High, who aro remarkably vigorous for their age, were married in Illinois, February 4, 1844. and crossed the plains w ith ox-teams to trie i;oaat In 18h:i, where they bave Inoe resided. Of the nine chihLren born to them eight are still living, ami they have til grandchildren. Astiiauu linings. mm HIXyilTfl TVJDWSS. New Carpets, Now Wall Papers, New Linoleums, Now Mattings, New ricturo Mouldings, Lots of Now Things. We're Closing Out somo Short Lengths of Carpet, Mattings, etc. Specially Low Piuces. Homes Furnished Complete SOUTHERN OREGON LEAGUE Ba.se Be.ll Enthusiasts Desire e. League OriAnlzcd. The organization of a four-team baseball leaguo iu this valley is being agitated among tho lovers ot this sport. A similar attempt was made last year, but was unsuccessful, principally because Grants Pass would not agree to join the leaguo. Ashland at different times sent repre sentatives both to thut town and to Meford,and the boysjierowore at au expense of somo timo and money. This year they nte not taking a lead ing part iu tho project, but if the league takes a tangible shape, Ash land Is in a receptive condition and will be ready with a team. The towns to ho Included In the proposed leaguo are Ashland, Mod ford, 'Jacksonville and Grants Pass. Ifthe latter place will not come iu, then an effort will be uia.de to gel Gold Hill to join. Four games a week will be played during the sea son, two games iu each of the four towns overy other week. Tidings. SAM MORRIS HAS SIGNED And Will Twirl the Be.ll for Oklahoma.. Sam Morris, tho Indian baseball pitcher, who made such a phenomenal record on the diamond while playing iu the Salem team last summer, aud later as ono" of tlin pitchers iu the Portland Browns, will not pitch iu Orognu or on tho coast the coming season. Ho has signed for the euuiinei with the Chilncco, Ok la., team anil will twirl tho ball in the Oklahoma leaguo during tho coming season. Morris has secured a huivu of absence from the Chomawn Indian school for tiie season, ami will leave for Okla homa next Monday morning. Morrif is taking a rourso in electrical en gineering ut the Chomuwa school, uud ho expects to return next full to re sume his studies. He is considered ono of Iho most promising pupils at the school and if hu sticks to his work, will niako a record iu his chosen profession. Morris is no ex cellent pitcher, aud he will be hard io roplacu for the .Salem team for the coming season, and his mlm iron- will regret of his leaving for III" base ball season PRAISE FoYeTHEL PALMER Who W III Give Recilnl Here Feb ruarv 26. Tim Kiigcne Register, speaking ol the Until recital of the University ol Oregon, School of Music, says: "All deserve honorable mention, but, of course, some stood out more promi nently than uthiis. Mirs 1-Mhcl Palmer easily carried off the palm foi piano work by her masterly ton. h, her Just interpretation, nud In r sk ill iu varying movements. II, r select ion, though very long, and at the end of a long program, held the audielic ill silent nppn dat inn to Iho last not. i. Miss Palmer IS talented (o a high degree and destined to h in re nown at no distant day as a pianist. " "Tho largo aud appr. ciat Ive aud ieucii thut braved the storm lust night, heard a fine recital at Yillard Hall by the piano pupils of Mrs. Hose Midgely Hnllculs ck. There is some most promising mater. al among Iho piano students heard last night, particularly Miss Elliel Palmer, who gave unmistakable evidence of mine than usual ability. Shu has a cri.-p-iicsn and d, lieu y of touch thut is leliglitful, and plays witii an ac curacy and clearness that is com mendable. "Eugene Register, Dec. 1.1. 1902. Mrs. Hoso Midgley Ilolleiibei k, piano instructor of the I'uivi rsity of Oregon School of Music, will assist in the piano recital of Miss L'tliel Palmer. Mrs. Hollenbeck was a pupil of H. B. Mills, Epstein, Saar, Scharwciiku, Unrtutowski, Jonclly, ami Is a graduate of three conserva tories. Kemeniber Joseph Moss has the larg est list of real estate with tho best prices uud best terms, Office on E street, wist of Sixth street. THE IIOUSEIURNISIIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON i i IU. L G.n. Column j The regular mooting of tho W. O T. U. will bo" at' the homiTofMTs! Leo Culvert, Friday," February, at 3 :!)0 p. nl. God never gave any man the right tcTdubauch or destroy another, ifovy then cau tho etato give that right to tho saloon kuepor, for a price? Dou't wait for'an rarthquaketodig your toniperauco potatoes. Dig I To Close Fair on Seventh De.y. Kev. J. II. ' Lolpcr, Hold secretary of tho Northwost Sabbath association, is mailing to all roligious publica tions ou the Pacifio coast a circular letter urging them to favor the Sun day closing of the Lewis and Clark fair, and asking them to impress on their readers tho necessity of writing (heir congressmen ou this matter, Tho association, through Mr. Lolpor, will support tho Haw ley amendment to tho Lewis and Clark appropriation hill, which was Introduced by Sena tor Piatt for Mr. Hawley aud which provides that in order to rocolve a government appropriation the fair shall be closod on the seventh day. Mr, Lolpcr states that 17 churches have sent letters and petitions to con gress against tho opening of the 1905 fair on Sunday. Tho action of those churches was decided by a rising vote of their congregations, which In Portland represented 4,000 voters Mortua.ry Chapel a Barroom. Among tho doublu funerals was ono from a small saloon in Center stroot, Chicago. The dead were Mrs. Louis Freiliirichs, wife of the keeper, aud her sister, Miss Woruiuh. Worn aud haggard from long days aud nights of searching for tho bodies of his wifo and her sister, Louis Frederichs spent the morning ussistlng his aged mother and his three little children iu ar ranging for the reception of the bodies. "We will bury them from the saloon," said Mr. Fredorlchs, "be cause it was hero they nsed evory day to como. Wo will pat the caskets on the bar, and I do uut know whether I ever will resume business. Nothing seems worth while uow." Loving hands courortod the bar room Into a mortuary chapeL Long curtains and draperies of block woro hung from the walls aud knots of luvendir ribbon wcro festooned from tho coiling uud corners of the room to the bar. When the tusk was finished, no incongruity was apparent. -Chicago Correspondent New York World. Photo Supplies at the Courier of fice. W. J. Wouds of Ashland, who Is somewhat of an cxpvrt In mechanics ind mathematics, Is giving some at trillion just uow to working out the details of u model for a flying ma ' liine, which hu expects to construct iu California, and for which place he may leave iu a fow- weeks, says the Tidings. The management if the St. Ixjuis exposition has ollered a pi izu of (100,000 for a Sua civsful uir ship to bo on exhibition in that city next summer, aud the liberality of the oiler will bring Into competition many morula, the pro ductions of inventors iu this aud other countries. IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH l:M, lil'.L'l'S Mjlj.oi... 7 fell Absolutely Pure THERE IS A O SUBSTITUTE