For Spot Cash
By MarlKa.
MtCulloch -William
Copyright, 1104, by ll.mr Kpragu
1
WOMAN hlKlm, "I wlh.' A
mini should fay, 'I will.'"
Norrl rcud from an old
commonplace book, adding,
with a Utile lauh; "Lord, how thlt
generation discount Unit fine piece of
Bulwer's sentimentality! Women now
aday have got pust sighing anything-.
Instead they nay thing, and, behold,
the thlnga are done," ;
"Wlili:b uicnn, If anything, that
you're dead sore," Marvin retorted,
pullltiK hard at hi pipe. "I don't won
der at It," he went ou. "You were o
Injniortally certuln Ilaby Currau would
make ducka and drake of her venture.
When, lo, six..' succeeded In a way to
atoulHh everybody."
"Wrong, a a uaiuil," NorrlH comment
ed. Marvin Nliook hla bead, with a
lazy IuukIi, saying: "George, but I'm
(lad Ixiddy Cumin left nothing but
debta and a livery (table to hla dork
Of children. There wn nothing for
Baby to do excel keep on with the
business"
"There waa. Hhe might have mar
ried me," Norrla Interrupted. "Sue
knew I'd look out for her stepmother
and the kid"
"No doubt." Marvin broke In, "but
Unit lan't Knby'a way. Iion't you re
member bow at school Hint wouldn't
be told In cIiihm or have lu r aiiuia done
for her? Honest Independence la her
rutlDK mi anion no much no, li!'l"ed. 1
f cured to have her go Into IIiIh. I :i1
dy Curriiu never thought of doubting
anyUxly' word until be bad to. I
thought Itnby waa ofT the stune piece.
f!o alio la, but she's got something else
In her. Her spot chhIi conscience, she
calla It. 1 heard her explaining to old
Major Aitnn thut the way to avoid
bad debta waa to have no tlebta at all
and let the bunk do all the bookkeep
ing" Norrla drummed hard on the tnMe
"I'm a fool to kit-p on curing!" he
burat out. "She puta me BKlde like a
last year's bonnet; won't beiir to mar
rylug me until the debla are puld and
Benny boy through mhnol and ready to
tep Into her shoe. That iiiciiiih four
yenra at leant. Meantime there's the
devil to pay with my people. They're
not purve proud, but who can hliime
them If they don't want to welcome aa
a daughter n headstrong young wouiuu
irho baa made heraelf the talk of the
ounty, not even though alie did It with
tlx) beat Intention In the world? My
mother at mo yesterday, axklug
m If I wutited u wife who had grown
alinrp at bargululng wltli half the borne
dealer anil tciiiuNter In the country
wide. It aii'iim Ilnby la setting up to
buy aaddle stuck"
I don't know anybody with a bet
ter light Hhe knowa horaea tietter
than tlie nxiat of ua," Marvin Inter
posed. "Ami, all thlnga coualdereiL It
ia a total thing. Hhe ha her market
ready made, aa It were. Thoae city
folka take everything of cluit alio can
find them and ay her a handsome
profit."
"You Hcein to hold a brief for hur,"
Norrla aald Riilklly, a gleuin of ua
ptclou In hi eye. "It might be well
for you to join hand with her. You
might make more at horae dealing than
you ever did at the law."
"Very likely - If I bud Itiiby'a chance.
But certainly I ahan't scheme to take
it from her." Marvin said steadily;
then, flushing a little, he mldcil: "I
would be only too ghul to Join Ii:iihIm
with her In anything and for life, lint
alie baa let me Know that out of the
qilittlloii When nlic act you frif she
left herself bnuinl. little ns you deserve
It."
The hint word was flung over hi
ahotilder. lie hail risen nml was strid
lug lowurd the dour. Norrl looked
after him, half angrily, half sliuinedly.
then glanced about the handsomely np
Nlntetl otllee with it scowling hihmt.
Ills uriiliilfiithcr had lus-ti governor,
til father a u senator, his neither
led society In .Mllughiiin. Naturally
ahe lisike.l high for her only son, much
higher than a bankrupts daughter, who
hud taken upon n-r hot:h1er-i an un
omanly htirileii Slill she h i, I not set
herself iM-td against l.er son's choice
Khe had even :i c,l. thooch niMtllv.
Ills lull nt ion ol' nui l.m,' I low . then,
ah-mid lie sii--i,ist ft;;1 1 she was plili
lllllg to ll.s, (I, i.itelltloll? The
hinge of the l i n was l-.-s ! t ! i.-.i li w
Well a beauty, M:ss Aithea. If one
timid hate oorlooko,l her ii.mo I n
foitnn.,cl it si.iod out so boldly mci
looking It wis lnisssi,c eten In tile
i-ff iilgeuce of her many doll ns It was
tlic nose as n:lt h as an thing else tint
had made lit.tmlle Virrts feel so
lunch at ra-" with her She had come
for a long v sit. uinl xlliiighain ns
making 1 1 1 in T i of I i v, ct somehow she
had not I con brought f i. e to ft,-,,
with II. il v. who hid now ad, us little
time and los ii.om. for ru!!!':ig It !n
the tow ii g ucti.-s n r's himself tw
her but hi I. tile t,:,i, !,, s c went
ami tarie s.. tiitvrt-!i-th m. ai such
odd tin is1,. ,s.i'! :...t iv , .-i d
CIllN M ere old ,.f (' e ,;ll st ei " ,. 1 t
tie new ... e ii ' s .... ,i
In.l '. It- to s t i !, i ,. t' ... . ' '
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fcl! Hi 1 :' . e M ' ,i
tubes,: t ., '. . .i ;. i . ,, ,
broui.l t ' i .,.'1 , i' ( , , ,,
lug 1-
lb' ' -I . lit ,-' f . I. I ,)., t.U
11'.
Aithea anug beaide her. lie ruahed out
to greet Oi0 and almost dragged them
Inside. Verj shortly thereafter he went
away with '.hem upon an errand ha
did not in the li uitt relish. Ml Aithea
had heard of Huby Curran'a venture:
further, she bud lost her heart to a
Hue aaddle mure liahy bad Juat bought
and Ht-iit out to exerciae. She meant to
have the creature at almost any price,
ao Norrla. perforce, went along to aec
the bargaining. He did not go quite
blindly. Though he hud never let him
self acknowledge It. he wua not Insen
alble to what he would gain If he could
bring himself to marry Mis Hoawell.
If he meant ever to do Uiut, It was
well not to net the new fancy beaide
the old. He writhed at the thought,
hoping against hope for some mlrucu
loua chance to tuke liaby away. But,
moat liicunaiHtently. he felt a doodlng
gladnem at night of her, mulling a wel
come from the door of the neat dingy
office.
Bhe wa aorry, dreadfully sorry, but
Black Icezy waa not to be bought.
Bhe had been bought, Indeed, upon a
apeclal order from the city stable and
would be aent there as soon aa ever ahe
got a little wonted to the bustle of
streets. Yes, ahe had got a fine com
mlaalon. No, Mlaa It o well eould not
hare the mare by doubling, trebling,
quadrupling It -not for anything at all.
Hhe (Haby) wn aorry to aeem dis
obliging, but ahe could do nothing else.
Blie had given her word and must keep
It; had promlacd the dealer the beat
horae to be found and, having found
one without a match, waa bound to let
him have It.
Mia Itoawell hud been silken soft at
the (intact. Finding herself thus wlth
atood for the alike of what seemed to
her a flue Hpun scruple, abe showed a
temper a high aa her none and flounc
ed acroNS the atiill front, saying to
Mm. Norrla In pretended aside: "lan't
It lucky? I didn't really want the
mare only to see what a woman
horae Jockey Is like. Hhe'i
not bad
looking either. You might take her to
bo quite reaiiectable unless you knew
better."
well meant she should. ' Hl.e stepped !
back a pace, going white, then red. ber '
band hanging helplessly at her sides. ;
Norrla llkewlae heard; he flushed dark- j
If and made aa If to stand by hla ;
weetheurt. Hut hla mother waa rail- j
lug him, likewise his duty a a cour-!
teous host. With a look half angry. ,
half apologetic, be followed the two;
retreating figures toward their car-'
rtage. Halfway to It he .topped and I
bak turned about, to see Marvin '
standing with Haby's hand In hla, ber
face raised to his and ber eyea wet
Instantly he flung back to them, but !
Ha by waved him away. When be bad !
gone ami the carriage was out of hear- j
Ing. she said to Marvin, with a little !
bard breath: "I'oor Urauvlllel I ought I
not to blame him. He baa maybe '
caught my faith In spot cash."
Then, mini uuarrouutably, she hid
ber face In her hands and sobbed hard
minute, but lookisl up after It, smil
ing a brave yet pltisius sin lie. Marvin '
took ber baud ngulu and prewed It
ewer so little, saying In a half whisper:
"Honey, cry all you want to between
now ami the New Year. We are going
to get mnrrlts.1 then and live happy
ever after."
liahy'a answer was a blush nud al
ienee, but the wedding came off duly,
a month ahead of the Norrla Itonwell
affair.
Ioe III Hand by a Rite.
Springfield. O.. March 13.- rank
Lewi, conductor on the Springfield
V London traction Hue, has lost his
right hand as the result of having
been hllten by a drunken man. whom
be tried to put off the car several
weeks ago. A few days later blood
poisoning set In, and It was found
necessary to amputate the wounded
member to save the man's life.
Vienna Protects lis ( llliem.
YIhiib, March 1.1 In order In
save the people from the ctioitlons
of the coal monopoly, the city t-oun, il
Is planal.g to eu.sge in lbs cent,
hunlness.
rl men Yt'AP
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U 1 . a! AM,
ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS OREGON, MARCH 13,
SAGE MILLIONS
10 HELP P
WIKOW OF CAI'ITAUST SKEKf
To i;i;nKi- i.ivi.vtJ coxiu-
TIO.YS IX I'XiTKI STATES.
I.cgislat.ire Asked to Incorporate
9lii.(ii)ii,()00 Koundution to Curry
Out I'Luiis.
New York, March 13. Mrs Rus
sell Sue", through her counsel, At
torney Henry W. UeKoreat, yesterday
auihoriz d the following statement
in regard to the Sage foundation, a
bill for the Incorporation of which
has been Introduced In the Senate at
Albany.
"I have set aside $10,000,000 for
the endowment of the foundation.
It object is the Improvement of
social and living conditions in the
United States.
"The means to that end will in
clude research, publication, educa
tion, the establishment and mainten
ance of charitable and beneficial ac
tivities, agencies and Institutions,
and the aid of any such activities,
agent-lea and Institutions ulready
established.
"It will be within the scope of such
a foundation to Investigate and study
the cause of adverse social condi
tion, including ignorance, poverty
and vice, to suggest how the condi
tions can be remedied or ameliorated
, put nto operation any approprl-
I ate means to that end.
"It will also be within the scope of
! such a foundation to establish any
DeW BR'nCy n"8fi"ry t0 0,,t
W ot " conclusions and equally to
contribute to the resources of any
exUtlng agencies which are doing
efficient and satisfactory work.
"While Ita scope is broad, it
toxlu preferably not undertake
t0 do what u now belrlg done or Is
effectively done by other
. . . t , .,k
individual, or by other agencies wt h
resource.. It will be Its aim to
take up the larger and more difficult
problems and take them up Insofar
as possible In such a manner as to
secure co-operation and aid in the
0iution. In some Instance, it may
wisely Initiate movements with the
eipectatlen of having them maintain
themselves unaided after once being
started.
"In other instances It may start
other movements with the expecta
tion of carrying themselves. In
come will be used for Its charitable
purposes, because the foundation Is
to be permanent and its action con
tinuous. It may, however, take In
vestments fur social betterment
which themselves produce Income.
"While having headquarters In
New York City, where Mr. Sage and
I have lived and where social prob
lems are most pressing and compli
cated, partly by reason of lis extent
and partly because It Is the port of
entry for about I.ouii.rtoo Immi
grant a year, the foundation will he
national In Its scope and in lis ac
tivities. "1 have sought to select as mv
trustees men und women who are fa
miliar with MX-inl problems end who
can hni.is In their solution lint only
li ,il ai.il Inseres:, hut opoi lonce guj
judgment."
Threaten Strike on Veiv S. I'. Itnlc.
I'a'hcrKti. Id, t'al . Man li 1 :'.. - it
wan made known today -mit South
cm I'aililc employes a e making a
ib'ti i mined effort to prevail upon t !-.
company to rescind lis order com
pollini; a physical eva iniua' Ion of
c crv applicant foi
emp'oies delate
mplo
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l LUMBER CARS TIED CP.
There Are 4.H00 I-oatled Cars Sotr
Awaiting Shipment East.
Belllngham, Wash., March 13.
Although shippers were notified by
Great Northern officials yesterday
that the embargo on forest products
had been raised and offerings would
be accepted from now on, all appli
cations for cars were refused, and
there seems no prospect for resump
tion of shipments for two or three
1 weeks. There are now 4,800 loaded
cars west of the Cascades awalMng
shipment east, and no more cars will
I be loaded until they are forwarded,
j No cars have been loaded with
! lumber or shingles in Northwestern
Washington for sixty days. Ninety
1 per cent of the rail shipping mills are
closed down and will not be reopened
until thir yards are cleared of ac
; cumulated stocks, which under ordi
: nary conditions cannot be done for
' at least a month after the railways
! commence furnishing cars.
TIMBER. FOR MATCHES
THE DIAMONH MATCH COMPANY
ADDS 0,000 ACRES TO
THEIR HOLDINGS.
Chicago. March 13. Edwin A.
Potter and Granger Farwell, direc
tors, and O. C. Barber, I'resident of
the Diamond Match Company, have
returned from California, where they
secured an option on about 90,000
acres of timber land adjoining the
company's present holdings. Timber
experts are now making examina
tions, and if their report Is favor
able, the property will be taken at
once.
The company's earnings for the
last fiscal year have been nearly $2,
000.000. The earnings in the cur
rent year will be somewhat larger.
JI XK MAX (JETS TAIH.ET.
Bought Broaw Testimonial for' Rio
cum Disaster From Thief.
New York, March 13. Albert
Dunham, 19 years old, was convicted
yesterday in Queens County Court
of stealing the bronze tablet from
the monument to the Slocura victims
In the Lutheran Cemetery on No
vember 9, 1906. Three other youths
are under arrest for complicity in the
robbery.
The testimony brought was that
the thieves strlpiied the tablet from
the monument with a pick, buried It
for the night, and the next morning
broke It into small pieces and dis
figured it further with fire. They
sold the fragments to a junn man
for $14.30.
Compromises Eight Over Coal Lands.
Washington, March 13. Presi
dent Roosevelt has come to a com
promise In his tight with Western
Senutors over the public domain In
the West. A new order that will re
store to the public domain about
half the coal lands withdrawn from
entry In the past year will sunn he
Issued. In all. the President has
withdrawn iiO,"00,000 acres of coal
lauds since last summer, not includ
ing many million acres of other lands
lor forest reserves,
has disenvered that
land withdrawn can
entry ami slill tin- h
lands kept in t h,.
hands.
The I'resident
about half the
he restored to
st of the coal
llovornment's
Mob llistui-b's
M.itiches'er, la
S'aie militia was
lonn'x I'tai-e.
March 13.- ,hp;
ai'.ed out yester- i
du to cuard two hank robbers, ar- j
rested for blowing up '.he hank at j
Masonvllle. Man h nth. from mob
vioVmc, and Sheriff John Hennessy ,
has asked the fbivernnr for more aid. i
t'onipany n Is now on guard with In
s: picions -n shoot .
The action followed the ousting of
tratid jury, which was declared
i:: "l which therefore cannot
'he men h
.1
Atii'ry citizens
h- in on lymh-
d a mob and
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I'rot ed
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pulitr.
A dts-
rion in church
ii:.iiiu-mitd In
lov .Inhn W.
'he I'lninh of
i :::o'i r at the
' lid, ,1 by about
a members of
be f U II hi lo Criminal Court.
' y-- h I '! Chief
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1907.
lifti w
IBB Estate
' ... j. a Imm town. 18 acre, under enll.,:.
r Ti'iTtX Ml K tlr -Apple trees, also peaches.-proS
Large crehard I n lull wan . Btrawberrie8. A good box hoa
f pears, p uma and grap - On at
large harm vtaann shea before Mttroh 20th will ulJ
; tiood water anu m""'-
; fioo.
Big and Sure Profit In
FRUIT RAISING
In Rogue River Valley
In Eismann Bros.' orchard an 18
year old Newton tree bore this last
seaton 87i boxes of marketable ap
ples. In the orchard of L. L. Ben
nett, president of the Medford Frnit
Urowt-rs Union, a 15-vear old New
ton tree bore 33 boxes this last seaon
of fine apples. The Grants Pass
Frait Growers Union got 11.79 a box
net on their shipment of Newton ap
ples to New York this last seaton
Other trees in the above orchards bore
from 10 to HO boxes each and as there
are from 64 to 60 trees to the acre, the
value of the crop per acre would
average fully ft "00. As it costs for a
medium size orchard 68 rents a box to
grow and put apples on the car the
profit ou an crehard will beat the
average Bold mine and far ahead of
wheat at IK) cents a bushel or hay at
$12 a ton.
Now is the time to invest in
Josephine County Fruit Land at
from $5 to $80 per acre,
In Jackson County 'the same quality
of land and the same distance from
the railroad sells readily at from 100
to WO per acre. As Josephine
county has the name soil, climate aud
market advantages as lias Jackson
county land here through the interest
now being taken in frnit raisiiiK will
sonn go booming iu alue. The wise
investor will boy now aud double his
money iu two years.
Full particulars as to different kinds
soils, location, cost of plantiugnuil of
marketing fruit given by
CIIAS. MLSKKYE,
Seller of Fruit Lands iu all parts of
ROGVK RIVER VALLEY
Notice to Tax Pokvers,
Notice is hereby givtn that the tax
roll fur Josephine Comity, Oregon, is
now opi'n for collection and payment
of taxei, and all who make fall pay
ment of their tax before March 15,
l'.'UT, will receive a rebate of 3 per
centum. Half payments of taxes can
l e n sde ptior to the first Monday in
Aaril without interest charged, or
panalty, and the remaining: half can
then he paid at any time prior to the
lirst Monday iu Octot., r l'H7. Where
no tax u pai.l by the lirst Monday in
April. I '.107, tiiid tax will become de
Iimpaeut, ami the st.ttute requires,
from th.it date, a charge of HI per
cent leniilty mid au interest charge of
one per centum j r tnoti'li on the tax
until it shall be paid.
W. J RUSSELL,
Sheriff ami ex olticio tax collector of
Ji se hiue County, Ore.
Listen
and ri member the next time von
stiff, r irom pain caused bv damp
wratlur when your bead' nearly
hi.rsts from neuralgia-trr i'allird's
Snow Liuiuient. It will cure von.
Airominent business man of llem--tei.l,
Texas, writes: "1 have used
'our liniment. 1'revinus to using it
I w:, a gr. at sufferer frmu Rhaema
t;m ami N. tiriiliits I m i, ,.i
s. iv that now 1 am free trom these
eomi.unts. l am sure 1 . we this to
your lu,im, nt. " Ft r vile ! v National
I'niK t-'o. and hv IViuarav.
Latest steel, et vvaf l.-s and chaius
ever in tow i,V:u;,.l f.,;;,j at Letch
er's Everyt hin.- in -!.. .K welry liue
The Courier is the lai:nj Paoer Qi
f -tr .( IWue River Vi'Vv.
Houses, IJusiiKSS properties, Farms and all
km Js ot
REAL ESTATE
JOSEPH MOSS,
.e ne.i i-cTiTP. MAN Office 516 E St
iilC IVC'lV Av- I
FIT FOR A KING
is a plate of nicely broiled, teuf
succuleut lamb chops. You'll
the meat to your likiug if y0t
yonr eyes iu this utaiket. We
anxioni to got a trial order from
because we are oonfiVeut we
enable you to have on yonr tJ
what most men who are not veg-j
iana like.
City Meat Marki
.T. II. AIILF, Propr.
I want yout bargains in
rX",imler mid
rL,imlei JLiiids
Can use a few homestead and t
ber relinquishments.
P. O. Box 366, Roseburg, Ortfj
Give the Best Results,
Transplant trees from a dump
and a wet climate to a semi-arid
turn like Rogue River Valley will
snch a change of condition! tint
trees will make little Browth the I
year aud will reqntre at lMit
years to become acclimated.
Yakima Valley has the iamedlni
and conditions as Rogue River Vil
aud trees from the
Tafcima Valley Nam
will give the best result to SomB
Oregon growers. Large stoci
prices right.
Fall Stock of Fruit Trees Henj
aud true to name. Prices that
right.
W. D. Ingalls, Prop
North Yakima, Waihinjli
TIME FLH-S
And mnnov iqq ivitfi It I
loss you start a Bank
count Pflrlv in hfp nml Ilia
n i iii tiit rf o.i-in.T mil
Sinn nnnnnTa ot,1 lirt'Pil
.miii uvvvumo uuu r
ltv nt The r.rnnU I'll
Ibnkina nm Trust t
aiiu every customer u- i1
n,i with thrt ntmnct muiru
"to. mu utuivci
at all times,
Grants Pass
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