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OOTTE -. VW Iv K A r 1.1 a" ." IIM KiaiB I IHI M kM KHH I 4 IV17 gf Bee Hive CAMERON & DODGE, Por3. DEALEIS IN Stationery, Post Cards, Bicycle Supplies, Mission Furnitnre, Novelties, Notions. Before buyitlg see our line of Christmas Goods. We ean save you money. Repair shop In connection. We repair Bicycles and Locks, Guns, Furniture, etc. CHURCHILL BV1LD1NU 309 6th tS. Grants Pass, Ore. The Youth's Companion It Comes Every Week Among the contents of the New Volume for im will be 250 Good Stories Serial Stories, Stories of Charac ter, Adventure and Heroism. 350 Contributions Article; Sketches, Reminiscen ces by Famous Men and Women. 1000 Graphic Notes on Current Events, Discoveries and Inventions in Nature and Science. 2000 One-Minute Stories, . Bits of Humor and Miscellany, the WeefclyHealth ArticleTimely EditoriaIs,TlKartdrcn's Page,ctc. . StU Oapke of Mm Ttpar nivtrnM 1mm. tun Sat 1HS Mat Irto W 4af Uilnoi. Every New Subscriber who cnta ent and Modi this stlp at once with name and address , and fi.73 will rccclv FRE.E, All th luMI .of Th Companion for th tunatnlns; week of 1907. th Tkankagtvine;, Chriatntaa and MW Year1 Doable Nntnbere. The Companion's Ponr-IVeaf Bank ing Calendar for 1908, then The Companion for the S weeks of 1008 library of the beet read ing for every member of the family. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, RQSTON. MASS. ttew BUbMjriptlou received at tliU onloe. A Fresh Complezioa is preserved tad produced by JLobertine, mild, delightful preparation, delicately fragrant, r Makes the skin exquiiitely softi banUhesetackled appearance caused bv over-drvnessi reduces the tin of n1am1 num. cleanses then, re duces anamination and spreads an even, ' nian crinw tin va wholesome nourish ment of skin f lands and stimulation of the capillaries which also teed ine skin and supply its healthful color. Atkymr Druggidfrrajhtiamtu y 07 ft ML OVERTAXED Hundreds of Grante Pe.es Readers Know What It Means The kidne's are overtaxed; Have too much to do. They tell about 11 in mauv aches and pains-Backache, sideache, headache, early symptoms of kidney ill Urinary troubles, diabetes. Brinh'i diseas follow. L. Matthews, of 1213 Short St Rosebtirg, Ore., says "I was troubled with backai he and kidney complaint and thoutih I ufed a gieat many remedies and spent lots of money for treatment, I could get do positive re lief I Imrt iny back at one time and that seemed to make me ptTUiBneut trouble. Being attracted bv.a.e raeiite, recommeoding Doau s Kiduey Pills. I decided to try them, and Rot a box. Since using Doan s Kidney PiUa my kidneys have been acting n a normal way and have gathered tone and etreoKth. The achmK and ether symptoms have gone. 1 tloasly state that Doan". Kidnej r Pills are the test kidnev remedy I know of.'" For sale by all Dea. P n SO cents. Foster-Milbnrn (xv, Buffalo, New York. Sole agents for the United Staes. KememUr the uame Doao's and take no other. "You Jlned de church, en you got ter leave off yo' liquor now." "I know It, but I livlu' In hopes dat a rattlesnake'Il bite me." Itttti . . . tt lie t sees a)jds 441 WITH THE CHURCHES I I HrHfmvvWHfvrHvtW BIO REVIVAL NEXT MONTH The various churches of Grants Pass will observe the customary week of I ... .. ,Bier meeting, beginnlnB wiw the first Monday in J.nDary then each church will proceed to bold services in iu own edifio6) of ev,n. gelistio nature. Each organisation in the oity is making speoial preparation lor that ooming event and moeb good is eipected to result therefrom. Al ready the interest is growing and thrra ffilnT t.ngs tbat it will undoubtedly be time of great rejoicing , among the many church workers of this city. DIAMOND KINO FOR MISSION An interesting iucident of local church happeninca haa Antria rn rka - - c- vvoaav u tUD tonrier's notice, which is well worth repeating. It seems that about three years ago Miss Frickle, an earnest and devoted Deaconess of the Metho dist nomination visited thl Mt. addressed a large meeting of the mem"- wrs or Newman church.' She was decidedly interesting and her remarks aroused much fervor among the hearers for the cause she so eloquently represented. She TMeth. odist fashion, took up collection at the close of her excellent speech, for the cause of missions and told her hearers that if they wanted to help in the good cause they could not onlv put in any cash they might have at their disposal, but that in case they had not the ready cash and wanted to have a part in . the work, they might donate jewelry or artioles of that nature. As a result of this unique announcement, handsome diamond ring was found in the collection hoi bat the donor was unknown. la faot it bag just recently come to lieht that R. R. H. Harrison, 'who was then residing here, but who is now living at Oregon City, gave the unusual gift. The ring was valued at $35 by a Port land jeweler, but when it was taken to the great meeting Home of Missionary Workers, of the Methodist church. reoently held at Boston, it was dis played and aroused moeb enthu siasm. The sum of S50 was verv readily raised for the ring aad it was then decidsd to ' return it to the sacrificing donor, and that the name of the person offering it became known. NEWMAN METHODIST MATTER The pastor a 0. Bookman, will speak both morning and evening. Morning sermon at 11 will be the fifth in the series on "Some Evidences that Jesus is the Christ", entitled "The Testimony of Miracles." Evening subject "God's Goodness, What?" Sunday school at 10 a. m. Junior League at 8 p. m. Epworth League at 0:30. Yon will find a cordial wel come. Already the rev:val spirit seems to pervade Newman church, for the Sun day services were very impressive. Foor new converts have come oot on the right side and many others are beginning to make inquiry as to their soul's welfare. Tuesday afternoon the Ladies' Aid Society held an interesting meeting and made plans for having a "Watch Night Social," New Year's Eve. This is to be followed by the regular "Watch Nitfht Service," from 11 to 13 o'clock, with a sermon by the pas tor Fuller particulars will be an nounced later. Preparations for the observance of the f hri'tmae season are progressing nicely. The Christmas Sacnd Con cert will occur Sunday evening, De cember 22 and then on Tuesday even ing, December 24 will come the big Christmas tree and appropriate exer oises. The Junior League has a member ship of 81 and during the pact quarter the average attendance has been PI, which is certainly a very nice show ing Bnd very encouraging to the pas tor and members of the church. Miss Clflra Watson, an able anl sweet sitigpr of Tacoma, Wa-h., will be here to have charge of the eiuging and eolo work during the special revival meetings which begin January 13. She is regarded as one of the finest singers cn the coast and she has created quite a sensstion at Taco- itna. Other features of the coiuinii evsngelisic services will b snnounced from time to time as they are pre pared. BETHANY FRESBYTERIAX There are many things to indicate that the people of Bethany are expect ing great things from the special evangelistic meetings which will be held the second week in January. The pastor and p-ople are UDited in this matter, which means a grest deal for this church. That rich blwsings are in store for tl: -m, they have not the (lightest d'Hibt. At the hfiie cf Mrs. Geo. H. Par kTf, the Ladies' Missionary Society held a most enjoyable and helrful meeting Friday afternoon. The incle ment weather di3"not hinder the mem bers from coming out to participate in the interesting program. Friday evening the newly organized Bethany Fraternal Club." which is composed of the members of one of the noys cusses held an important busi ness meeting. Several naw members were duly initiated and a good time it reporetd. The plans for the proper observance of Christmas are well under way, the various committees doing their res pective work in a thorough manner. There will be fine Christmas Con cert Sunday evening, December 23, in whicb the Sunday school scholars wrll participate and on Wednesday evening will come the customary Christmas tree. . It is very gratifying to both pas tor and members to see Bethany Sunday morning services so largely attended. This it a very significant indication, in and of itself and means much for the welfare of both the ohurchand its membership. This is al so true of the mid-week prayer service and may be taken as an indication that the church is on the eve of a great spiritual awakening. The following services will be con ducted at Bethany church next Sun day, December 15, 1907: 11 a. m Morning worship. Theme of sermon: "Remember Jesus Christ." 7:80p; m. Evening worship. Theme of sermon: "In the Tempest: How Reach Port" 10 a. m. Bible School under the superititendeucy of H. C. Kinney. S p. m. Jr. C. E. in church parlors. 6:30 p. m. Devotional Hour of the Y. P. & O. E. To any or all of these mestings a cordial in vitation it extended to all. BAPTIST CHURCH DOINGS. At the Fiist Baptist Church, Sun day, December 15 the theme of the morning sermon will be "What she could." The Bible School kas its session ai 11 -.46. A. L. Edgerton will have charge of the Young Peoples' meeting at 6:30. Subject "Confi dent Testimony for God." The class sttfdying "The Uplift of China"wiH have an ' ' Open Session' ' at 7 :S0. You are cordially invited. - ' ' . This week the Mission Study class complete their course. The one-third of the human race in the Paoifia basin have proven a timely and fasci nating study. A class about twice the sire of last year bas been broad ened and stimulated and by this Christian culture study. On the near horizon ttill looms the eventful day. The birth of Christ, the Can tata by which that event it celebrated it of the beat. Music and words and characters bring that event near to the eye and ear. Supt. Roy Hackett it giving oarefnl supervision to its preparation. The greater event in a sense, be cause we pray it may mean an in dividual Bethlehem ior many, is the Evangelistic meetings beginning Jan uary 13. To some, H. Wise Jones is oot a stranger. His presentation of the Gospel leads to intelligentoonsidera tion. It is the utterances of an ear nest, tender and convincing speaker. Of his singer, Bro. Spf ar, those who know lum say: "Bro. Spear is the greatest success with young people I have ever seen. " Btf ore their coming a week of prayer will be held at the church. CHRISTIAN CHURCH ECHOES. The members of the ladies Christian missionary society are planuiug ou having Dr. Loceil Hugh of the Chinese misfion of Portland here for two addreifes on their work in Port laud. Frank Ell's, president of the En deavor has been to Dallas recently aud will bring back auy good suggestions which he may get from the Dallas en deavor society. The Christian Chorrh it looking forward to th revival ineoting to be conducted by Brother J. N. McConi ell of Eugene with great anticipation He is a man of pleading appearance aud convincing argooieuta. Mrs. W. J. Stovall Sunday School class ga've very interesting eniertain meet last Friday evening. They gave several readings and sotigt all of which were very well received. Ihe Christian church at Ashland is doing a splendid work. The Sunday -chool is the most prosrerons in the city. Nearly all the Christian Churches in Southern Oregon are heaving a steady growth. The Sunday School last Wfek began a "nickle" contest to help raise money for the old church debt. The school was divided into a reJ and yel low coatest with Mr. Stovall aud Mr. Cowdrev as leaders. Paul Walker help Mr Stovall and Robert Beachy, Mr. Cowdrey. Two long red and yel low ribbons were t tubbed on the wall and the one filling the ribbon with nickles first wins the contest. Sunday's services at this church will be as follows: Sunday School at 10 a.' m., preachiBg 11 "The Raoe Before Ua." as subject ; JnniorS p. m., C. E. 6:30 and T:8u sixth sermon on series: "The Man Christ Jesus." We expeot you there. First National Bank Statement. Statement of the condition of the First National Bank of Southern Ore gon on call of the Comptroller of the currency, December, it, 1U07. (Condensed) RESOURCES, Loans and Discounts 363,187 99 Overdrafts 488 64 U. S. Bonds 13.600 00 Other Bonds and Seoorities 40,017 76 Reil Estate 2,-HX) 00 Building & Fixtures 13,333 W Cash on Hand and in Banks 145, 137 83 $481,904 80 LIABILITIES. Capital f 60.000 00 Surplus and Und. Profits... 88,778 63 Circulation 13,600 00 Rediscounts, for Clearing House Cert 9,000 00 Due Other Banks 418 90 Deposits Individual... $?73,058 33 Demand Cert 29,785 15 Time Certifl. . 69,375 00371,813 88 t !81.904 80 PLAN FORM ROAD Missouri Judge's Suggestion to Build One by Taxation. (DEA MEETING WITH FAVOR. feat From Every Ounce ofFueL i$J V IY Tt Cole County Jurist Would Have Spe cial Road Districts Under an Act of 1905 Citizens May Organise Tor Taxes to Make Pikes. The citizens of the central Missouri counties along the line of the southern route of the proposed state highway from Kansas City to St. Louis are zealous In their efforts to organize spe cial road districts ns provided for un der the act of 1905, says a Jefferson City (Mo.) correspondent of the Kansas City .Times. This lnw authorizes the formation of special road districts con taining not less than 2,000 acres of land which can be assessed for the building of roads. Judge Henry B. Bode, presiding judge of the county court of Cole coun ty, has devised a simple plan for the construction of rock roads. Ills plan it meeting with the Approval of the citizens and the county courts In the neighboring rountle along the route. Ills plan Is to bare each district Con sist of sixty-four forty-acre tracts ar ranged In a rectnngle four miles long and a mile wide. Through the center of this a mile of rock road la to run. The levy of a direct tax of SI on each acre would create a fund of 12500, which, It Is estimated, would construct A mile of rock road under ordinary conditions. The district could lie lar ger, however, and more money raised. The tax could be paid In fifteen or twenty years. The tax, of course, would have to be levied In proportion to the lienefits derived. Land nenr the road would pay more than that farther away In the same district. These special road districts, under the law of 1903, are organized In the following manner: The taxpayers of ony proposed dis trict may petition the county court for organization under this road law Into a road district, giving the boundiirle and the total nnmlier of acres In the proposed district. The county court Is then empowered to Issue an order for a temporary organization and shall ap point three commissioner to assess the benefits to accrue to the laud. This shall lie done with reference to the lo cution of thu land to the rouil. The land adjoining should of course pay more than the land ut a dlstauce. Aft er the commissioners make their re port to the court, after the temporary organization Is effected, the court will then submit to the Mtr the proposi tion of fixing the f:::. 11 ' mid sulmilt all three plans for i.;l. I. ; :!ie money. It shall siieclfy whctl.i;- ilie money shall lie raised at once, by direct taxa tion which will be within 0110 year or whether bonds shall be Issued payable In five or twenty years und to provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds aud the Interest. The court shall advertise the srieclal election and the proposition submitted, and the real estate owners have the right to vote according to tlie amount of laud they own. They may cast one vote for each acre of land they own within the district. For Instance, the mau who owns forty acres has forty votes, and the owner of 120 acres geti that many votes. If a majority vote for either propoHitloii, then the aaine shall le declared carried, und the as scssineiit will he levied according to the lieucUts lU;d by the commission ers. However. If the majority of the votes are against all of the proposl tlons the court shall pay the cost out of the road fund of the county and the district shall I dissolved and the pro ceedings xtnpiied, aud they cannot again he voted on for two years. The county courts of Cole aud Moni teau counties have recently awarded a Joint contract for the construi tloii of a wagon bridge across the Moreau rlv er midway between Jefferson City and California which when finished can b Utilized for the new state highway over the southern route. When the mercury drops out of sight, and you just can't keep the house warm, you'll lind it wonderfully convenient to use 1 PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) It's very light carry it toout heal ny cold , room. 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Holes are made In the ground, dry straw Is put at (he bottom of these, and on It at the close of the day are placed pans of water which aro left until the nest morning, when the Ice that Is found within the pans Is col lected. This Industry Is curried on only In districts where the ground Is dry and will readily absorb the vapor gtveu off from the water In the pa us. The freezing, of course. Is duo to the great amount of heat absorlMd by the vnpor lu passing from Its liquid to Its gaseous form. Another ,ir's eys was practiced In the day of ancient Koine, when thu wealthy are said to have had their wiucs cool ed by havlnn the bottles placed 111 wa ter Into which saltpeter was thrown, the bottles beliiK the while rotated. I)r. Cui'eu In IT.Vi discovered that the evaporation of water could be fa cllltated by the removal of the pres sure of the atmosphere and that by doing this water could be frozen. Nairn In 1777 discovered that sulphur ic achl would absorb the vapor of wa ter If placed lu a second vessel sep arate from that containing the water but connected with IL This discovery he put to use In 1S10 by constructing an apparatus for absorbing the vapor of the water that It was desired to cool or freeze. This apparatus greatly fa cilitated the freezing i-ratlous of a vacuum freezing machine. In China the detection of false coins Is a skilled, prosperous profession, known as "shroffing," and Is taught In special schools. The Black Sea. The llluck sea ilifTer lu a most re markable manner from other lakes and sens A uurfiu current flows contin ually from It Into the Mediterranean aud an undercurrent from the Medi terranean Into the HiB'-k sea The lat ter current U salt and, being heavier than the fresh water above It, becomes stagnant at the bottom, llelng satu rated with sulphureted hydrogen, thla water will not maintain life, aud so the Blrck sea contains no living thing below thu depth of about a hundred fathoms. Its area is ltlM.noO square miles. It la 740 miles long, aad Its greatest width Is .'1!M miles. Burglar's Notebook. "Here Is an Interesting flod," said Lecoo,, the detective. "It Is a burglar's nolelKwk Instructions for the burglari ous young. Usten, and I'll read yon some extracts." He opeued the little yellow book and read: "To keep from sneezing, close eye and okmi mouth aud pruss upper Up till desire vanishes. "Use turpentine to drill Iron If It la bard. 'Tut hard euap Into cut when sawing off psdhs'ks. "Black the fare when doing Job and carry aoap and pier of ailrror to wash eff with; also carry towel 'Tut ruhlier washer on bottom of v1m to make soundless. "Carry vial of tincture of arnica for cuts aud bruises. "Try all chisels before using. "I He electric lamp; never th uld fashioned oil lantern. "To break window, cut with dia mond and then spread thick whit lead on llaimel und pn-HS from. "Hold lump always nt arm's leugtn when lit. Then, !' It Is shot ar, yod will not be hit "-St Iiuls !.ubllr. r-riJLt U iw 12 i uudh rtymp. 'J C-aL U' In (itiim ZM'lUrVlZhkJk. J