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to Dusky Beauty
A dark ikin become fascinating
when delicately soft, undenpread
with the radiant glow which indi
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keepi pore freefrorn clogging warte
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contribute the color which charm in
blonde sad brunette alike. Robcrt
in i eertata protection against tan,
unburn and freckle if applied be
fore eipoeura to rua or wind.
Spread like an imperceptible iheen
I gauee over skin surface, forming a
skaeM MiaNbttini and preferring a
.nrnraie, lustrous neaut y.
TOD4T
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EXCHANGE
FEED STABLES
J. R. WELLS, Prop.
E. street between 5th and 6th
Large and safe Wagon Yard con
venient for hitching
Ilorces Bought and Soi l
Second hand rigs for sale
CARBOLEUM
The. Baal Known Dip for Sheep,
Ctttle, Swine &rd all Livestock.
Non-lntirloie and Non-Polaonoua
Ilcst known renaily for Mange or
Itch, Scab, Lice, Ticks on Sheep,
Fleas, Hen Lice, Hog Cholera,
Galls, Sores and Wounds, Thrush,
Groase Heel and Scratches, Tape
Worms, Ring Worms, Screw
Worms. Flits or Maggots, Castra
tions. Also disinfecting stables,
outhouses, pens, tc.
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MERLIN. OREGON.
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MEDFORD VS. PORTLAND
Team of Pacific Coast Leaiue
At Medford, Wednesday, September 4th
Game Called at 2 p. m.
.At.iitiMxio!., iir. ami Oo
TernoU tl,0 lirants Pass Kid will pitch for
lVrtlain!
ROBBERS STEAL
UIGGKST PLOT FOR ROBBING
MAILS EVER DISCOVERED
IN ALASKA.
Back Containing $45,000 in Gold
Dust Disappears, Doing Third
I'ouch Stolen in Month.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 23. What ts
believed to be the biggest plot for
robbing the United States malls ever
discovered Is now In operation in
Alaska. Only yesterday word was
received from the coast that the
third pouch mlsBlng in a month has
been reported at Skagway. The sack
contained $45,000 in gold dust,
addressed to Seattle banks. Post
ofMce Inspectors who are already in
the north working on two former
robberies have taken up the latest
loss. It is almost certain the sacks
were stolen In transit on the Yukon
river boats between this point and
Dawsqn. Several men are under
suspicion, but no arrests have been
made.
Ever slnoe the gold dust shippers
decided to use the malls for send
ing out the metal Instead of patron
izing tRe express companies because
of the Increased tariff this trouble
has existed. It necessitates the em
ployment of guards by the Govern
ment to watch each gold shipment.
As they have been practically un
guarded up to date the robberies
were easy, and it is believed the
thefts have resulted from the system
atic operations of bandits working
with well-laid plans.
Will Experiment in Growing Rice.
Grldley. Cal., Aug. 23. An ex
periment In rice growing on a large
scale Is to be made near Grldley, in
Butte county, during the coming sea
son. According to the present plans,
(00 acres will be planted on a tract
which has been pronounoed by ex
perts to be well adapted to the cul
ture ot rice. George K. Aokl, a
Japanese merchant of San Francisco,
who Is one of the leaders ot the ex
periment, has made a study of the
matter for some years, and he be
lieves that a new and profitable In
dustry can be built up In California.
Mice requires a rich soil, irom a
font to '" dann, -lth a hard
, OVERTAXED
Hundred of Grant Pa Read
er Know What It Mean.
The kidneys are overtaxed; have
too ma eh to do. They tell about
it in mauy aches andpains backache,
sidoache. lu-ailacliH. Early symptoms
of kidney Ills. Urinary troubles,
riiah!, Oright's dUoane follow. K.
K. Gillian, proprietor of livery and
feed stable, at tta Ferry 8t , and ltv
liiK at a:ia Water St., Salem. Ore.,
says: "Vern of alimwt oonalaut driv
ing and a tall 1 got several year auo
which wrenched my back badly had
tended to hnrt my kidueys which I
felt iu severe backache au'd laninew
so that at tiuns I coold hardly
fttrsighteu up. Sharp pains caught
nm when I arose after sitting. None
of the remedies I tried did me anv
good out II a short limn ago I was In
duced to get Doan'a Kidney Pill at a
drug store, lu a short time I obtained
more relief from the backache and
disordered condition of the kidney
than 1 Imd for years. 1 know of
neighbor who have also nsed yoor
remedy and they nil speak of it a the
lnHt kidney medicine there Is and I
lielieve this to bo so." For sale by
all dralets. Price M cents. Koster
Milburu Co.. HutTuhv. New Ynrlr
solo agents for the United States.'
itemcinner me uaiue Doaus aud take
uo other.
pan underneatj which will retain the
..aier. iuo: coiidiilon are found
In this section and there Is also an
unlimited supply ot water for Irriga
tion.
Oregon Hailstorm Devastates Farms.
Pendleton, Ore., Aug. 26. The
hardest hailstorm that ever occurred
in Oregon came yesterday. The
cloudburst visited two different sec
tions of Umatilla county almost sim
ultaneously, causing thousands of
dollars damage. Hundreds of acres
of wheat and alfalfa were ruined
Bridges, farm machinery, outhouses
and some livestock suffered. The
hailstorm struck the wheat belt
about fifteen miles east of Pendle
ton, swept northward a distance of
more than ten miles, covering a sec
tlon three-quarters of a mile wide.
Hall fell to the depth of from three
to four N Inches. The other cloud
burst visited the head of West Birch
creek, several miles south of Pilot
Rocks and washed away several
bridges.
To Save Redwood Grove.
Guernevllle, Aug. 26. Permanent
organization of a club for the pur
pose of saving from the woodsmen's
ax the magnificent Armstrong grove
of redwoods has been effected at
Guernevllle. It Is likely that the
grove will be sold for the purpose of
the lumber the trees will furnUh,
while the people of Guernevllle and
the entire county and section of the
State are desirous or having the
trees preserved.
A committee has been named to
take the matter in hand. The grove
was the property of the late Colonel
Armstrong and at one time he was
willing to make the trees a gift to
the State, but the offer was not ac
cepted. Miss Vandcrbilt Ha (10,000,000.
New Tork, Aug. 22. Miss Gladys
M. Vanderbllt, daughter of the late
Cornelius Vanderbllt, will come into
full control of the fortune lefl tn
trust for her at the end of the pres
ent month, and will then be one of
the richest young women in the
country. The direct in?rltance of
$7,000,000 leftTier has, by success
ful manipulation, now grown to over
ft, 000,000. In addition Miss Van
derbllt will secure over $2,v00,000
from the estate of her mother. This,
at the most conservative estimate,
will bring Miss Vanderbllt's total for
tune to 110,000,000.
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN
WHILE EXTRACTING A TOOTH A
DENTIST BREAKS MAN'S
KECK INSTEAD.
Chicago, Aug. 28. George Davis,
38 years old, died in the county hos
pital as a result of a broken neck
caused by the extraction of a tooth.
According to Dr. A. B. Eustace,
Davis entered ths hospital a day or
so ago and was supposed to bo suffer
ing from paralysis of the right arm.
While Dr. Eustace was making an
examination Davis complained of se
vere pains In tho neck. Further In
spection showed that the man's neck
was broken.
"He told me hu had visited a dent
ist about two weeks ago to have a
tooth extracted," said Dr. Eustace.
"The dentist was forced to jerk at
the tooth several times before he
succeeded In removing It. At that
time Davis said he felt no pala In the
neck. Sunday he lost the use of his
right arm and felt a slight pain iu
his spine. I tried to learn the nam-;
of the dentist, but he could not re
member It."
Coroner's Physician Hunter con
ducted a pot mortem examination
and ascribed death to a tiroken neck.
The police are endeavoring to leuru
the name of the dentist.
Sanaa xssa
$1.35 Hound triP f,oni Grants
There will also be a panic on Sunday,'
Sept. 1, between Modf.-rd and tho
O. H. N. team of Portland. :
GETTING REM
H1R TH E VOYAGE
DETAILS OF MOVEMENT OF THE
BATTLESHIPS ARE NOW
NEARLY COMPLETED.
Big Fleet Will Reach the Pacific in
108, and Will Stop at Magda
len for Target Practice.
Washington, Aug. 28. Details of
the movement of the great battleship
fleet around the South American con
tinent are being systematically de
veloped aboard Admiral Evans' flag
ship Connecticut and at the Navy
Department, where, by the Presi
dent's orders, various bureaus' are
now authorized to execute plans for
the fleet movement. It Is settled
that the battleships, or at least a
number of them, will go to Puget
Sound. The number will be deter
mined by the capacity ot the Sound
to accommodate them. The battle
ships will carry only 120 fathoms of
anchor Chain, and most of the water
there Is more than sixty fathoms
deep, so, as safe practice requires
chains to be not less than three
times the depth of water, only a few
vessels can be accommodated near
Bremerton at once.
The details of the cruise will he
left to Admiral Evans and the details
ot preparation to bureau chiefs. The
precise-date of departure la not fixed
because no officer Is willing to forego
target practice, although this makes
necessary a certain amount ot re
pairs to the ships. Also a number of
turret changes will probably have to
be made as a result of the antici
pated report of the board of Investi
gation on the accident on the battle
ship Georgia and Inspecting turret
of the various ships. However, it
has been determined that all will be
in readiness to start on December
1st, and that between that date and
December IS the start will be made,
the fleet steaming ten knots, which is
the most economical speed so as to
enable the colliers to keep up with
the warships.
Starting with full bunkers, shlpa
en route will require 100, S04 addi
tional tons of coal. Where possible,
American coal will be UBed, but much
foreign coal will have to be bought.
Magdalena Bay, according to rough
plans, will be reached about March
9, but the Itinerary at this point
gives ten days additional for target
practice, which will continue for
about a month.
Some of the battleships will go
to Puget Sound and others to San
Francisco. Nothing has been set
tled about the return of the fleet
and probably will not be until within
two months in advance of the actual
return.
Must Maintain Great Fleet on Pacific.
New York, Aug. 2 8. Congress
man Roberts of Massachusetts, who,
with other members of the naval
committee Investigating the needs of
the Brooklyn navy yard, said the trip
of the battleships via the Straits of
Magellan Is for tactical reasons
alone. He said:
"We all believe the Suez route Is
the easier and cheaper, but going by
hard route will determine some of
our needs In the Pacific, particularly
in the matter of coaling stations
alons the mainland. I have not the
slightest doubt that n million dollars
will be used up by taking the Pncillc
route, but If .rmval tacticians wlsn to
determine certain things now Is the
time."
Representative Foss, chairman of
tho committee, said the committee
will probably ask Congress to au
thorize four more battleships, and
added:
"We may as well make up our
minds now that It Is necessary to
maintain a large fleet In the Pacific.
Our Interests are too great on that
coast to do otherwise."
Infernal Machine Sent to Cortelyoa.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2 8 An Infernal
machine gent through the mails to
Secretary of the Treasury Georg) Ti.
Cortelyou partially exploded in the
Nlcetown sub-postofflee last evening
while a clerk was postmarking the
stamps. He was severely burned by
the explosion. Had the packigo
been opent.t in the hands of the Sec
retary both he and his associates
would have been blown to atoms.
The bomb was Inclosed In an of
ficial card hoard package four Inches
long by three and one-half Inches
thick, and was brought into the Nice
town station by a carrier who had
gathered It on his route.
J"? work at Portend prices at the
Courier office.
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Rnse and Bartlett Dear $ 15 Der hundred. Standard -l
ries $25 per 100. Standard peach, 1 year $16 per inn
Seedling peaches, 4 to 6 ft, $25 per 1000. Twelve large i
year old flowering shrubs $1.. Roses 20c each our selection
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