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Andrews. . . .Secretary CARBOLEUfl The Best Known Dip (or Sheep, CattleSwine endU Livestock Non-lnurloie and Non-Poisonous llest known remedy for Mange or Itch, Scat), I.icc, Ticks on Sheep, Fleas, lieu I.icc, Hog Cholera. G.ill.s, Sores and Wounds, Thrush, Grease Heel and Scratches, Tape Worms, Ring Worms, Screw Worms, l'lit-s or Maggots. Castra tions. Also diMtifvrtiug stables, outhouses, pens, tc. ADDkKSS i v. imi:kci MERLIN. OREl.ON. wie. n'- a. 's doCs-r ' la m.T a. Strange Duel Between General 4 Hunkins and Colonel Reckling Original. Among the generals of the civil war there were those who had received a military education and those who won their promotion from a natural fitness for command and politicians. General Hunkins belonged to the latter class. From his point of view the war waa a ort of preliminary political contest among certain men as to which should eventually return to their homes with sufficient eclat to be nominated for mA fr office. Havlna during the early formation of the army been as- and the Confederates, who were too signed the command of a division, be admiring to shoot so gallant a man ttrst turned his attention to keeping In When the general Joined hi due subjection all Inferiors who might he knew that his military can dim his own luster by distinguishing ended. But his sptitude for a diu. themselves. The man he most dreaded field saved him in thst field. He sent tun. vnunir Colonel Reckling, who hsd home one of his henchmen, who was entered the army from civil life, but a restless, ptiKhlng, dashing fellow and a born soldliT. Two armies were confronting each other. Hunkins' division waa oa the right, Colonel Reckling's brigade on the extreme tip. The enemy resolved to turn the Union right flank and hurled a whole division against Reckling's brl gnde. Reckling held his position long enough for Hunkins to send him re-enforcements, but Hunkins did nothing of the kind. He watched the fighting from an eminence and saw the rem nant of Reckling's brigade driven like dust before a hurricane. The Union army fell back to a stronger position. When quiet was restored Hunkins rode tip to Reckling and reprimanded him for not holding bis position, implying cowardice. There Is tittle or no redress In the ar my against such an Imputation by a superior olllcer, certainly not In face of an enemy. One morning shortly after daylight Colonel Reckling rode up to his commander's headquarters and, rousing tlio general, aald: "I think the enemy la meditating an Important move. If you will ride out with me to the picket line Til show you what I mean." Hunkins proposed to send bis chief of staff, but Heckling Insisted that be should see for himself. Bo the gen eral called his escort, and the two offi cers rode to the picket line. , , "We must go farther," said Reckling. "I would suggest that the escort re main here so as not to draw the Are." "Itut" said tbe general, showing ex treme reluctance to go oa. "General!" exclaimed Heckling In reigned surprise. Tbe general dare not refuse with twenty cavalrymen looking on. He rode with Mb Inferior a few hundred yards to a low fence, over which Reck ling Jumped his horse. Honklna, know ing tbe eyes of the escort were apea htm, dare not refuse to follow, He was about to protest against this ap proach to the enemy's rifles as unnec essary exposure when he noticed a curl on Reckling's lip. ne saw the tetter's dcxlgn, but he roust either follow or lose that respect of his men which was necessary to command. Trembling, he rode on. A mlule bullet ssng between the two men. The geseral ducked. An other uiid nuotlier. Tbe colonel push ed on, tlio general a few paces behind him. More straggling shots. "I see no change In the situation," said the general. "Iet us go back." "Not here," said RsckUnc; "not here. Farther to their left I think they are massing a force on our right. Just as they did the other day. They can't get at us on our left for the river and the hill whero we have thrown up the earthworks." "Rut we are not going to our right We're going straight toward tbelr right center." "We'll turn presently." "How much farther have we to go?" asked the general In a few moments. "We imiHt ride along In front of their line till wo reach that wood on our left" The general shuddered. Riding In WHEN HER BACK ACHES A Woman Finds all Her Energy and Ambition Slipping Away. Grants Vhks womeu know how the aches and palas that rente whoa the kidney fail' make life a bnrden. Karkavhe, hip pains, hm dtsy spells, distressing", erlnary ireables, all 111 cf sick kidneys end warn yo of the stealthy appreaeh ef diabetes, dropsy and Wrlgnt's, disease. IVoan's Kidney Pills permanently core all these disorders. sir. 8. Collins of T9 High St., Salem, Ore., nays: "Trotibe with my kidneys and Inrkaohe have canned tn much annoyance for Severn! year. Although 1 used a good tunny remedies I obtained no positive relief uiril my attention was called to IVian's Kidney l'illla aud I procured them at a drug atire. They aoou brought me effective benefit, ceased the'beartug down feeling through the lutok and loins and banished the ach ing and other symptoms that had an noyed me for so flong. I ' have ulnoe learned of others who think"tlie world of your reliable remedy "and I gladly rcooimnend lit 'to ult suffering f r in backache or Mctnev trouble. I . For s ilo by all dealers. Trice 50 cents. Foster Milbiim Co., Hnffiilo, v v s I,, ng. nfs for the United uatue LVan HO ether. ROGUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS PASS, ORBOON, Anguat 16, front of their line meant certain death. "This Is suicide," be protested. "Come on," said the colonel. Putting spurs to his horse, Reckling started straight toward the enemy's lines. At the same moment a storm of bullets whistled by the two men. Hun kins could not stand the test. He turned and rode hack as fast as hli borne could carry him. Bravery wins respect even from an enemy. The Confederates, wondering, watched Reckling coming. Presently he turned and rode slowly along the front of their line. Not a shot was fired. It was an eighth of a tnU to cover, and as the soldier passed over the distance and entered the wood a , cheer went up from the Union soldiers serving on his staff, with Instructions to write up the general's remarkable service In the army and create a de mand among the people that he return and run for congress. The henchman played his part well, and Just as the singular duel between Hunkins and Reckling came to the ears of the gen eral commanding the army corps In which the duelists served Hunkins for warded his resignation. It was ac cepted, and Hunkins returned to the field for which he was best fitted and made an eminently successful cam paign. Reckling was made a brlgaaier gen eral and placed in command of the di vision. He was soon promoted for gal lantry to a higher rank and command. He ended his career, not In a political campaign, but supporting old "fop Thomas on the field of Chlckaraaugn. FRANK P. CHENEY. BOOMING HIS TOWN. How a Young Board of Trad President "Made Good" With the People. Systematic town boosting Is a fea ture of American business activity which alms at the general good Instead of personal profit One western town had a board of trade which had slept along for years without doing anything In particular, except eating some food once a year at a banquet and listening to some spread eagle oratory, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Tbe organisation became moribund, and Its presidency was an hopor no longer sought for. The directors met and gave tbe place to a young man of the type "we like to encourage." The young man took bis Job seriously and went to work. It wasn't long before be grew an Idea of his own. Every family that moved to town he spotted. Employment waa provided for the breadwinners where necessary, and .the new people were made to feel at home. When this personal atten tion bad got In Its work, a representa tive of the board of trade Interviewed the bead of the new family. This In terview was Incorporated Into a letter; mimeograph copies were made, put Into stamped envelopes and made ready to mall. Then the letters were taken to the newcomer, and he was asked to address them to his friends "back east." The scheme worked like magic, and the population boomed. Of that Idea many new ones were born. The young man has been several times re elected president of the board of trade, and he can have anything the people of that town can give Mm. PUBLIC TREE PLANTING. J. Y. Culyer Urgs New York Stat Government to Adorn Highway. A strong plea for the planting of tnvs nloug the roads In which the 8tnt of New York has nil Interest was made recently by Joniitlmii Y. Culyer, civil engineer and landscape architect, snjs the New York Trlbuue. He said that he hud tried to Induce the state ad- . ... ..... imtiititrutinn to io to do this, hut without apparent success. He called attention to the fact that throughout l J rent ltrltaln, France. Cennaii.v and, to a lessor decree. In other continental coun tries the planting ami maintenance of trees on the public road have loon a long established mlley. Many com munities In the United States, he said, have recognized the value and utility of such a practice. "It wnuM ! lamentable indeed." Mr. Caljer said, "wore It found frbflt trw plaining on our ronds liuil Iwon mult- ted for quasi economical reasons. The re of iirm lilliu and olantlni: cua aiM very IKtle to the cost H-r uneai foot of the road. Soil, for lna:ioe, an essential thing for the tree pits, lu must caes Is to l-o found on the Hue ' of the work. The tlrst cost of the tnvs and of planting them should 1k ' an almost Inappreciable Item. Indeed, as 1 lue N-fore suggested, trees and other useful egetatton may U and loi.g since should have been culthatod successfully through the aM'm y of, out- forestry commission and the state Imard of agriculture, nurseries Mug establisheil In some one or more eligi ble l.salltles of our public domain. It amounts to a public scandal that so many men are employed on these state properties whoso work could be made mere ofl.s the In this way. "As the result of an established pol icy of roadside planting. Intelllgentlv pursued. It will not 1 difficult to fore cast, In hovful vision of the future, our roads ml orue,l with tnvs of which we have a rich variety the oak. the maple, the elm. the plane, the linden, the gum. the horse chestnut, etc., along which the traveler would be guided hospitably on hU Way." the good road ifl Encouragement Received In Penn sylvania and Elsewhere. APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000. Kayston Stat Highway to Be Im proved During Next Two Year Why French Method of Building Rosd Should B Followed. Agitated on ail sides, the good roads movement is spreading throughout the Cnlted States and it Is hoped that In a short space of time will have reached ..h nmnnrtlnns that congress will take a hand In tbe betterment of the road conditions In this country. Al ready many of the state legislatures In the United States have appropriated millions of dollars for the Improve ment of the highways, the legislature ef Pennsylvania recently setting apart $3,000,000 for work along these lines during the next two years. While this amount Is not as large as many of the good roads advocates bad hoped to see appropriated for this pur pose, most of those Interested are well satisfied and feel that tbe work of bet tering tbe highways of the Keystone State has at last fairly started. Just what disposition will be made of the $3,000,000 for the next two years has aT ..a" ". l 1 SAMPLE OF lTXa FIOXNCH BOAD. not been settled, but It Is thought that It will lie sicnt In bettering the roads In counties which are at the present time most backward In respect to Im proved highways and which have not had the money to compete with their richer neighbors. I With the work started In this direc tion. It will not be long before the high way from Philadelphia to Pittsburg will become a reality, and with Its completion tbe touring faculties In Pennsylvania will be second to none In the United States. - ! Americans . who have toured In France return to the United States with an entirely different Idea of road conditions, for nowhere In the world are the highways kept In better condi tion nor the question of roads given so much consideration as they are In tbe European republic. Rosd builders throughout the world can take lessons ( from the French. In that country there are 27.000 mile of national roads,' which are built by the govern ment and maintained at the expense of the government and In the words of Mark Twain, "They look as If they were Jack planed and sandpapered every day." Many of the most Important high ways are lined with trees In order that the rains muy not damage the roads. 'Ibe national roads In France are the main roads connecting largo centers. In addition to the national roads, they have tlio roads built and maintained by the commune, which Is tantamount to our subdivision called a county. At all seasons of the year the roads present the same appearance, and the Infinite care taken to keep them lu first class condition Is the cause of the desire of all visitors to Europe to spin over the level stretches, which abound In France, in their Mg motor cars. Ttn. . V. . i ,.. ..... I nllke the method In the United States, tlie roads nre maintained by having a man take charge of a small section. A workman of this class Is called a cantonuier. He has a length of from two to seven or elht kilo meters given to him, and he takes en tire charge of It, the length varying according to Its character. If the road Is flat he has a long piece; If moun tainous and hard to maintain, he may have only two kilometers. Ue keps the dttrhes clear, the jrrwv nt, taw trees trimmed, and wherever h frnrts a depression or little hole In fh be evens the ground with a ptrk. tie i has a Minnlv . , trie slue of the road and fills nr. the rut witn tun and tramples It down, and when he has finished with the defect you cannot tell that there was ever a hole there. Hy the use of this system It enn readily be seen tlmt the road condi tions of a couutry will Improve aud are bound to, for much more attention la shown than under that used lu this country. There are many states In this coun try that do ngt give the road question much consideration, and It Is with great difficulty that the hlchwara run be negotiated with the automobile, but with the national movement for good roads dally paining In strength it will be only a short time when these states will act with the state automobile as sociations In the Improvement of tha highways. Py keeping the highway) m hhrb class condition It Is an Incentive for tourlnc. and t'te revenues derived from the tourists amount to thousands and thousands of dollars l.i t:.,. ours,, of a year. With t'v g-,. ; :, t,, use of the motor cur In the t'tdrel 1907. Clean, Firm Grows without Irrigation. We save you 607 by deal ing with us direct, Leading varieties of apple, 4 to 6 ft., 10c each. Cornice Bosc and Bartlett pear $15 per hundred. Standard cher ries 25 per 100. Standard peach, 1 year $16 per 100. Seedling peaches, 4 to 6 ft., $25 per 1000. Twelve large, 4 year old flowering shrubs $1. 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FEED MP SALE STABLES GILM0EE & B0REN. Proprietors. H street between Fifth and Sixth Paoaa 881 Grants Pass, Oregon CLEMENS SELLS- BOOKS and DRUGS ORANGt fRONT GRANTS PASS, ORE. States during the last year It Is neces sary thut the highways be kept up to the standard set by many of the states and la this way facilitate Interstate travel. Suecetiful Cruasd For Trees. From a recent number of Forest and Irrigation we learn how much a coun ty superintendent of schools who thinks beyond the hackneyed routine of his duties may accomplish, says Col lier's Weekly. Mr. Kern began his crusade of tree rlantlng la Winnebago couuty, in., with the Idea of maV-!- Hiirsury Stock Have for Sale 900 Doable Gra' Prize, St. Loaia, 1904 Greed Prize, Miles, 1906 all Primtjml Ottot COLUMBIA OYUNDER mud DtSO RECORDS They Sound Dost The clear, sweet, natural tone of lumbla Record dellchu the ear. 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